Such simplistic views and stereotypes can be grating (being a Thai a woman married to a Western man, I know). However, one cannot deny that there is such an audience who might appreciate that kind of books.

Incidentally, unaware of the existence of such a book, I’ve written a reverse guide:“Looking for Love: A Rough Guide for Finding The Right Thai Woman for Western Men” on my blog: http://thaisextalk.wordpress.com/. Another perspective from a Thai woman.

The fact is that a helluva lot of foreign men are going to Thailand for one thing and have been for a long long time, that’s just a fact. That doesn’t mean all foreigners or all men but you can’t deny that this is happening.

It doesn’t matter why you go to Thailand, as soon as a western woman finds out you will be despised for it. Many men marry Thai women or go to Thailand for anything but sex but you’ll never convince a western woman otherwise.

I you have a Thai wife or girlfriend they all think it’s because Asian women are subservient and sexually charged 24/7. Western women have an inferiority complex when it comes to Asian women.

Aside from the “preferably you and your sister at the same time” comment I made the rest was from the book and or the Author. I wouldn’t say they were negative from the authors point of view either… she’s writing from experience and what she knows.

It pisses me off much worse when a pedophile is caught or being looked for in Thailand as then all of the media and moral majority point out that Thailand is a haven for sex with children which is hardly the case and of course any single male going there is looked at much more closely.

Seriously, the quotes in the article from the book were fine, and you could have discussed them. Are all of the negative views in the article from the book, or are some just your opinions? If they were all from the book, then I apologize.

I do know that the other side of the coin exists and I am on that side of the coin.

It seems if you’re a Thai male then you are probably an alcoholic wife beater and perpetual womanizer.

If you are a farang male then you are desperate so and so who cannot get a female partner in your own country so you seek out a poor desperate lady to rescue with your limitless supply of cash.

I and my partner bust this whole perspective open and exposed. I have a good career, I do actually possess good looks (I add this in the context of the post) and was never without female attention in the UK or any country I have traveled to.

My partner is gorgeous, university educated holds a good job, is intelligent, contemporary minded and…..comes from a family with way more wealth then I am ever likely to accumulate myself.

So my hope is this…the world is changing fast thanks to a younger generation which consists of Thai females becoming career minded and young eligible farang males (and Thai males for that matter getting it together with farang females).

The old stereo types of a ‘handsome’ 25 stone farang hugging a bottle of Singha in nana will hopefully become a ‘once was’ sight – but it seems that old bleeding deacons die hard!

Let’s raise a glass to the future.

I would have enjoyed this review except for the decidedly anti-farang male slant. I have been there 5 times, and never have done what the author assumes all farang behavior must be. I go there to visit Thai friends and enjoy their culture, though I believe Talen doesn’t know we exist. “Unfortunately most of the foreign men that come to Thailand will want to sleep with your sister too…preferably you and your sister at the same time”, I believe that sums up her view.