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To Go Western or To Go Thai?
By Caveman
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The purpose of this article is to compare the general qualities of western women with Thai women. The comparisons are based on my personal knowledge and opinions. As you may have read here on Stick’s site, so many farangs are choosing Thai women over western women today not necessarily because they can’t find a partner in their corner of Farangland, but because they are simply fed up with western women and the attitudes and other negatives they sport about with nowadays. In fact, you can count me in on that list. For the record, I do not believe I am a chauvinist, as I believe that men are guilty of many of the same faults I attribute to women, as men can certainly be equally good or equally despicable. However, I am not interested in men as prospective mates, therefore I do not discuss them and their qualities for the most part. OK, so no woman, or man for that matter, is perfect. Yet it seems nowadays that too many western women have forgotten how to smile, have lost their femininity, are unable to control their eating binges (and therefore their weight), have ever-constant and geometrically increasing demands, and have altogether lost many of the qualities that men seek in a woman. Many can be described as "walking refrigerator units". It is not uncommon to see your typical western woman nowadays with men’s clothing, uncomplimentary “butch” type haircuts, and other masculine characteristics, so much so sometimes that it seems as if they are going out of their way to make themselves unattractive for some unknown, perverted reason (and they are succeeding quite nicely). If you really compare Thai women side by side with western women, how does the comparison fair? What if you are talking about Thai bargirls? Yes, they are Thai, but aren’t they of a “lower quality” than ladies who do not spread their legs for cash? Before I delve into my chart section, I would like to entertain this subject momentarily as a diversion. I have noticed that many of the submissions here on Stick’s site, and also Stick, mention the fact that “you wouldn’t marry or have a long-term relationship with a whore in your own country, so why do it in Thailand?” Just why is it that men who would NEVER consider having a relationship with or even marrying a prostitute from their own corner of Farangland would consider it with a bargirl? Seems like a sensible question on paper, and I guess it really is. However, it is my current take on this is that you are comparing apples and oranges. A Thai bargirl has little in common with a western whore. In fact, I don’t think you can even fairly equate them. I have never gone with a “working lady” anywhere except Thailand because, among other things, they are so different in Thailand that I dislike and therefore hesitate to think of them in that vain. I would go so far as to say, depending on the individual lady, that you’re actually getting much more than just a “whore”. Let’s face it: these women are usually willing to do so much more for you than merely spread their legs. The "classic model" Thai bargirls take care of you in ways that put the average western woman to shame. By the way, when I refer to “western women” in this article, I am primarily referring to women from the U.S., my homeland, because this is where the preponderance of my experience lies. To relate a single personal story, I was dating a lady recently, who happened to be a westernized Asian woman (I would still classify her as “western” because she has been here for about 20 years. Some Asians who were born in Asia retain much of their culture; this one did not). We were chatting together about our personal qualities, etc., and getting acquainted with one another. I informed her that I enjoy having my back, neck, and even my arms rubbed. Her pert response: “I don’t do that.” This was offered without being solicited in any way, as if to inform me straight out that she should never be expected to provide such a service for me at any time. Keep in mind that we were on the subject of likes and dislikes, and that was the only reason I really voiced it. I was not even necessarily asking her to proceed to the activity at that moment. That was our last fucking date! This is what we’re talking about when we rant and rave about the poor qualities of western women. You think that bargirls are out for #1? You think that they are “takers” more so than your western woman of today? Anyway, while the jury may still be out when you compare the bargirl with the western woman, there is simply no comparison between the Thai bargirl and western whore. The way I understand it, the western whore’s routine is to slam-bam-thank you, ma’am, “Gimme’ my money and let me get the hell out of here.” And when I say money, I mean loads of it. I have friends (or maybe I would prefer to call them "acquaintances") who engage in whoring, and depending on where you are, you really cannot expect to get anything of quality for less than maybe $200, which equates to about 8300 baht! If you really want to compare the Thai bargirl on the same scale as the western woman, you need to compare her to her counterparts over here, and on that there is no comparison. Also, bargirls have been badmouthed because they are choosing the easy way out: they are lazy and choose to be whores instead of getting a real job. While I do actually subscribe to this notion to a large extent and believe that whoring of any type displays poor judgment and is a foul choice for a lady to make, I can also say that it is FAR more understandable a choice for a Thai lady to make than a western lady, and one which I find much easier to forgive her for making. In the West, especially the U.S., there are loads of career opportunities for women who have an ounce of initiative. In fact, thanks to the liberal politicians, there are even regulations, such as quota systems, set up to ensure that a certain number of women and other “protected classes” get hiring preference, even if they are not the most qualified candidates vying for a job opening. Companies can actually get into big legal trouble for failing to follow the law in this area. The economic “safety net” is huge even for those who fail or fall on hard times (yes, welfare is still rampant, with lazy, worthless bums fleecing the government and living off the sweat of MY brow). Therefore, the western whore has no excuse whatsoever for doing what she does. She really does deserve the title “whore”. Yes, the Thai bargirl is a whore, technically speaking, but I do not like to refer to her as such and do respect and have compassion for her, especially when dealing personally with individuals and not referring to the group as a whole. For me, a whore is a lady who is taking your money for the sole and express reason of satisfying your base carnal desires and, most importantly, collect the cash, and then gets the hell out of there like as if the place was about to be gas-attacked any second. This is not the epitome of the Thai bargirl, especially the ones in Pattaya (BKK is unfortunately becoming more and more ‘westernized”, in my opinion). In fact, this is the antithesis of what the Thai action is all about, and the reason why Thai bargirls are so popular with farangs: whether we are correct or not, many of us do not see them as “whores”. Finally, if you are going to take the moral high ground and penalize them for sleeping with too many men, are you going to apply the same standard to yourself? How many times have you jumped into the sack with a woman you did not even know existed as recently as an hour ago, or even less? Go ahead and tell me you wouldn't do it again right now if a hot, inviting babe crossed your path. THIS is why people contemplate having relationships or even marriages with bargirls when they would not do the same thing in their home countries. Even with all of their negatives attached, they can still compare well and maybe even favorably with western women overall, even regular western ladies, depending on your personal preferences.OK, so how would you really go about comparing them all in an organized fashion, so that you can really make sense out of the whole thing? Well, I have devised a scientific method for plowing through this task. Actually, the comparison does not lend itself to scientific analysis; it is hopefully this fact that will add humor to my article (I did say hopefully). I intend to approach the matter scientifically, using charts to boot.
Haven’t you wondered how “computer” dating services work? It is my understanding that they correlate the qualities of the 2 prospective mates and try to match them up as far as suitability based on their particular qualities as compared with one another. I’m not sure if this is done by people or by machines. Well, I’m going to take a similar approach here. What I intend to do is to compare the relative attributes of Thai women to western women along the rows of a chart, with the columns designating the various qualities that we are interested in comparing. Here it is:
Quality A B C D E F G H I J K L TOTAL Thai 5 8 10 1 9 4 8 4 5 10 8 8 80 Western 6 4 3 2 4 6 6 7 7 4 4 6 59 Now you can see what I’m up to. You have a chart with Thai and western women being compared along the rows, then you have the qualities, rated from 0-10 with 0 being the lowest grade, etc. *Since there are so many categories I wanted to utilize, I used letters, which can be referred to their respective qualities below, so that I could fit it all into the chart. Please keep in mind that the numbers that I have plugged in the chart happen to represent my own personal scores, or my preferences. Everyone’s numbers will be different. When you’re finished plugging in numbers, you need to tally the final score at the end, as I have. The one with the highest score wins. What does this mean? Well, it means as much or as little as you want it to mean. However, it should tell you something about your own preferences, at least. In my case, this particular chart tells me that, given the qualities that I chose to compare them with, I generally prefer Thai women over western women, and by a pretty wide margin (80 to 59). However, does this mean that I will therefore never date any western women? Hell, no. Generalities mean nothing when you encounter an individual who is special to you. However, it could be used as a guide for you in choosing where to concentrate your time (so many women, so little time!). Time is a limited resource. Take a look in the mirror and see a new crease every bloody day!
Of course, this chart can also be used to compare any number of things, not just different types of women. For instance, let’s say that you are a bisexual and wish to compare the relative attributes of guys and gals to see where you should concentrate your efforts. You could utilize this chart to such an end. (BTW and for the record, there is really no such thing as a bisexual. You either suck dick, or you do not suck dick.).Look below at the categories that I used. Keep in mind that you can change the categories, or qualities, and make your own chart. QUALITIES LIST:
A. HONESTY. Also known as integrity. I don’t give high grades to either set of women for this category (gee, why the hell am I so cynical? Because of touching the fucking stove enough times, and watching others touch it, that’s why). In this category, I give the edge to the western woman. This is mostly due to Thai culture, it seeming that it is generally accepted for Thais to lie more so than it is in the West, especially when they are out to avoid losing face. This whole concept is really amazingly stupid, because when you catch them in the lie, they have lost even more face. Westerners generally value integrity to a higher degree than Thais, although admittedly they do not practice it the way they preach it. Yes, there are a lot of hypocrites in America. Still, I would give a higher grade to the western wench in this area.
B. LOOKS. This quality evaluates the overall appearance of the women, in general. Keep in mind that we’re talking generalities here. Of course there are some knockout western women and gruesome Thai ladies. On the whole, though, western women do not compare with Thai ladies (in my opinion). The vast majority of western women become “heffers” at quite a young age, and it’s all downhill from there. In fact, how many times have you seen a western woman slowly gain her “fighting weight” up until about age 35, and then begin to lose it? How about never? Same here. It doesn’t happen. It is common for women in America to continue to gain weight throughout most of their lives (and men, too, but I’m NOT interested in them). By the time they reach age 45 or so, they are usually about 180 sagging, lard-covered pounds. Watch out when you hit the hay with these jolly ladies. They could throw you, not to mention the injuries you could sustain by being impacted with an object that happens to be caught in the folds of their flesh during a heated session. Just last night I was out at a lounge, and was reminded of a sight which must be one of the most disturbing and gut-wrenching that a man can observe. It is the sight of an obese woman in feeding. This particular woman weighed at least twice as much as I did (no exaggeration here), yet was stuffing her face with enough lard to make me puke. She could have starved herself for a month, probably much more, and not die, feeding off her own lipid reserves. In fact, if I were her, I would hesitate to even go out in public until the situation was remedied. You think this is harsh? You think I should have more respect for her? Why should I have any more respect for a person than they have for themselves? (Keep in mind that these are just my opinions and I would never approach her with insults such as these.). On the other hand, the average Thai lady may gain some wrinkles, but to me, that is infinitely more acceptable than adding lard and cottage cheese-type cellulite to the issue. Thais also look young for their age, no matter how old they are. Their hygiene is also better. I guess it’s easier to keep yourself clean when there’s less of you to scrub. Sorry, but I don’t put mayo on my beef.
C. FEMININITY. Do I even need to write anything here? If you have read this site at all, or if you have any knowledge of Thai and western women, the Thai lady is bound to get the higher grade here, and by a landslide. In fact, I would give the Thai a “10” in this area. Thai ladies, to include bargirls, have an excellent sense of what it means to be a lady, which is sadly lacking in America. The words “take care of you” might as well be a foreign language to many western women, whereas the Thai lady seems to possess this quality as if it were innate and did not even have to be taught to her. Femininity is a large factor which explains the basis of the allure of the Asian woman to so many western guys. The long, dark, jet black hair; the smooth, silky, naturally tan skin; the curvaceous, firm, fit, yet thin and well proportioned body; the demure, friendly, inviting demeanor and attitude; the sweet smile that looks oh so natural on her pretty face; the subtly sexy, feminine walk; the pleasant scent like a bouquet of freshly picked petunias; and the beautiful, mesmerizing, and mysterious dark eyes that hypnotize. Not to mention the services they readily provide. In fact, Thai ladies are more feminine than many of us even expect them to be. For instance, I do not believe that it is a “woman’s duty” to clean the house, or cook, or even do my filthy laundry. In fact, I prefer that a woman is not treated and does not act like my personal slave. The relationship should be one with 2 people on equal footing. However, if you try telling that to a Thai lady, considering her likely perceptions of her “duties as a lady”, she’ll object and begin to think that something is amiss. To them, this is as much a part of being a lady and taking care of you as it is her responsibility to have sex/bear children. Most men, western or not, like to be spoiled by the niceties, personal servitude-wise, of the Thai woman. Their presence soothes the savage beast.
D. LOGIC. Go ahead and laugh at the scores, but can you dispute this? To a woman, logic is a foreign concept, as foreign as having a penis. Women are simply not cut out having this quality. God (or Buddha if you prefer) simply did not give it to them, but instead chose qualities like (hyper) sensitivity, (ill-placed) compassion, and other feminine qualities that you can think of. For instance, women are not cut out to be military strategists in general, or chess players, which both require a high degree of logic to master. Anyway, I would give a slight edge to the western woman for having twice as much logic (a whopping 2 to 1). This is one of the reasons that communication between men and women can be so challenging. The 2 genders simply have completely different ways of perceiving things. Remember the quote by Jack Nicholson in the movie "As Good As It Gets" when he was asked how he so accurately depicted the female characters in the books he wrote? His response: "I think of a man. Then I remove all reason and accountability."
E. TAKES CARE OF YOU. Aka “tender loving care”, the Asian lady more than doubles the score of the western lady in this area. If femininity is a large factor in the basis for the Asian woman’s advantage over the western woman, this quality could be the Number One reason for the Asian woman’s allure. It just seems that Thai ladies instinctively know what is important to a man, and they know how to treat a man. Admittedly, many men want their women to perform many menial tasks which today’s western woman is not willing to perform. Even for those men who do not expect performance of menial tasks (i.e., “Yo, honey, grab me a beer”), there are still many elements of “TLC” that place the Thai lady far and above the westerner. By acting the proper and traditional role of a female, their femininity is inspiring, thus making you feel more like the stud you should be. By being the way they are, they make you feel so much better about yourself, making you more comfortable by ensuring that you are provided with the little “creature comforts” like massages, and make you proud to show her off around town like a trophy (funny enough, there is a bar near San Diego that is frequented by almost entirely Asian women, hilariously called the “Trophy Lounge”). This was really demonstrated for me once when I had an Asian girlfriend a few years back during a period when I fell ill with a miserable flu bug. This saint of a woman did everything for me under the sun that you can imagine. She never left my side and ensured that my every need was attended to better than a nurse could manage, to include even turning me over and wiping me down as I sweated profusely at night with a high fever, even though that meant that she needed to stay awake to do it, and go to work the next day! What self-sacrifice! This woman used to rub my back for an hour each and every night just to put my sorry ass to sleep. This is not an isolated instance. I can honestly say that she cared for me better than a mother does for her child. Everything from wiping my sweaty body due to fever, cooking and bringing me the food, bringing me liquids to pound, watching over me and my symptoms, etc. It did not even seem to occur to her that she was in danger of catching what I had. In my “Thai Journal II” here in the Readers’ Submissions, there is another fine example of how Thai ladies take care of you: an example of a bargirl who attended me one night when I fell ill. That lady is a saint and did things for me that my own Mother never did. I’m sorry, but this kind of thing is a foreign concept to today’s western women. They are overly preoccupied with themselves, their careers, their mind games that they like to play to gain the upper hand in the relationship, and the mindset “What have you done for me lately?” The Thai lady’s entire attitude and treatment can probably even extend your lifespan as far as I’m concerned. In my experience, a Thai lady is less likely to challenge you on each and every minute detail of daily existence, whereas the western woman desires power in the relationship so that she can control you, with many of the most evil ones going about acquiring it in mischievous ways. You might construe this to mean that this only matters for men who want it “my way or the highway”. You may actually be correct, but when we’re talking about petty disputes over meaningless, trifling issues, it becomes irritating after a while with all the constant bickering over minutiae. While there are always exceptions, your average Thai lady is more laid back and simply “enjoys the ride”, and takes it for what it is, happy to be alive and that the sun rose again in the East. Western men who are with Thai ladies should consequently realize that they have a good thing, treasure it, and not take unfair advantage of it. Treat her like a lady, and she will continue to be a lady. One possible reason that some Thai ladies can turn sour is because many fat, lazy western farangs become sedate in such a relationship and begin to take their lady for granted. Taking your lover for granted is the beginning of the end. Treat her as if every precious day you spend with her might be your last, because it might.
F. INTELLIGENCE. As with logic, women were made differently from men and it is a scientific fact that they predominantly use a different side of the brain than men do (I think it is women that use the right side more than men, while men use the left). Well, this shows through when you evaluate the quality of intelligence. While I believe that women can be more perceptive than men in some ways (for instance, I believe that they are able to pick up subtle vibes about people, through casual observation, that can elude most men, who can be like bulls in a china store), the type of intelligence I’m talking about here is the analytical/problem solving variant. For those men whose “requirements list” has intelligence near the top and therefore highly value this quality, I believe that the western women hold an edge here, possibly because of the higher level of education that most western women have over Thai ladies. What leads me to believe that this is true is that if you bring a Thai lady into the U.S. and westernize her, or even more especially for the ones that are born here, in many cases she begins to even out-perform the westerner. Whatever the case, however, I believe that western women possess more intelligence of the analytical type, which is useful for solving problems that arise, and thinking on her feet. If you include financial responsibility in this category, as you probably should, the advantage becomes more apparent. Thais of both genders live their lives in a much more day-to-day fashion than westerners and consequently do far less planning. Maybe if they planned a little better, they would not need their children to support them in their later years. But hey, who the hell am I (the “ugly American”) to question their culture?
G. MOTHER. This quality rates the women on their mothering skills. It’s a bit difficult nowadays to rate western women in this particular category because many of them who are mothers do not practice this skill anymore. All too often, western women today put career ahead of family life, and the poor children are left in day care centers all day long during the week while Mommy and Daddy go out and rake in the cash. My personal preference is for the woman to assume the traditional role and remain home with the children, as they did in the U.S. prior to maybe about the year 1960 (I was not around personally to observe this). The lack of either parent to stay with the child nowadays is probably responsible for many of the bad qualities (i.e., lack of discipline, disrespectfulness, sloth, lack of focus, indulgence in drugs, etc.) that are beginning to manifest themselves in Americans nowadays. On the other hand, it is my understanding that in Thai society, the woman stays home with the children, using her mothering skills all day long. Additionally, as mentioned above in “takes care of you”, if they can take care of the husband, many of these abilities flow over into mothering skills. While my experience with Thai women is more limited than it is with other Asians, my personal understanding is that there is still a strong correlation between the groups. Another possible reason for the Thai woman having the advantage in mothering skills over the westerner is not directly the fault of the western woman as an individual, but the role that the U.S. government has assumed nowadays in raising your fucking children. “Big Brother” is far more involved in raising kids in the U.S. nowadays (thanks to your Hilary Clinton-types) and cases where parents are even jailed for silly crap like smacking their little fucking brat are not uncommon. There is a Gestapo-type agency in the U.S. today called Child Protective Services (CPS) that is doing far more harm than good. While I try not to get overly political or detailed about it here, their original intention of protecting children has morphed into their becoming an overbearing, swaggering bureaucracy that dictates what mothers and fathers can/cannot do in raising their children. I could give at least a few horrifying examples of instances where they abused their power to ruin the lives of some personal friends of mine who have children. One friend even calls them regularly to REQUEST PERMISSION to do certain things!! I was shocked to hear this when she told me. They actually go into public schools today and tell children to dial “911” if their parents strike them. To summarize, this type of interference inhibits both western mothers and fathers from being all they can be, whereas this does not exist in Thailand. While I could not resist getting off on this tangent, if mothering skills is high on your list of requirements, or “nice-to-haves” with the woman of your choice, the Thai lady has the advantage here.
H. COMMUNICATION. Communication skills are highly inter-related with intelligence and logic, both of which list the western woman with the advantage. For reasons as simple as the language barrier, the communication skills of the western woman are superior to those of the Thai. In my perception, Thai women tend to think along much more simple lines of reasoning and don’t prefer to strain their brains. They would rather just sit back, relax, and enjoy the moment than engage in a philosophical dialect where you solicit their thoughts and opinions on complicated subject matter (this can be a good thing, of course, depending on your particular preferences). This can also lead to problems in the relationship because things that you thought she knew or understood, you later find out that she had no clue about. When your lines of communication begin to get crossed, there is bound to be a short circuit in the relationship. I have worked with Asian women who even claim to understand exactly what you are instructing/telling them, but if you ask them to repeat what you said, or demonstrate something, they are clueless. Hey, maybe they didn’t want to admit they didn't understand because they thought they were losing face, I don’t know. It has even appeared to me on occasion that they are actually in pain when presented with new information, as if the assimilation of this information is damaging cerebral tissue. Also, Thai culture being what it is, communication problems between farangs and Thai women are a matter of record, with misunderstandings occurring very often as a direct result of the culture differences. The farangs are as much to blame for this as the women, because you could argue that we should know and respect their culture just as they should know ours. If you wish to marry a Thai, it will pay huge dividends to gain a command of the language, as I have currently begun to attempt (it is painful (!), but necessary). After all, why should farangs arrogantly assume that the poor lady is responsible for knowing English while we don’t have to learn Thai?
I. CULTURE. As most people probably know, the conflicts between Thai and western culture are very often a source of difficulty between farangs and Thai ladies. Issues such as paying of a dowry, the Thais’ concern with things such as losing face, and many other things can cause a rough ride for the farang who pursues a relationship with a Thai lady. However, I would not consider this deficiency to be too overwhelming. There are some positive elements of Thai culture could partially compensate you and offset the negatives, making her even more attractive a choice than her western counterpart. For instance, if you are an individual who desires a virgin, or even simply a woman that hasn’t “been around” excessively, you might actually have to go to Thailand. Try your luck in finding a western woman under 18 who has kept her knickers on. I’d say you have a snowball’s chance in Hell. Also, the cultural phenomenon of the woman playing a subservient role in the family is now very difficult to find in a western woman. Therefore, it is up to your particular taste. Personally, as far as culture goes, there are definitely some positive points, but I see it as a slight detriment to the Thai lady and something that needs to have the kinks worked out of it. It will likely prove to be most challenging in the early stages of the relationship; say for about the first few years. If you’ve managed to move on that far, chances are that the cultural differences will no longer be an issue once you have become well acquainted. Regarding western women, the U.S. alone is a diverse country. It is a mixture of immigrating races from around the globe, each of which takes their particular culture with them. “Multiculturalism” is a phenomenon that is highly unique to the U.S., so don’t be surprised that when you choose your western woman, you might have some similar cultural obstacles to navigate through. Depending on where you are from in the U.S., people who have immigrated from similar origins back in their “old country” tend to stay together in cliques, at least for a while, thereby retaining many aspects of their inherited culture. There are parts of cities like Philadelphia, NYC, Baltimore, etc., that are almost completely all Irish, all Italian, all German, all black, all Korean, etc., with definite boundaries between them that are not to be crossed. I once went out with a Korean woman when I lived in Hawaii who was actually afraid to introduce me to her friends for fear that they would persecute her for dating a white guy. Anyway, my final conclusion is that the American woman might still have the advantage in this area due to the many challenges presented by Thai culture particularly, but certainly not by a landslide.
J. APPROACHABILITY. Approachability the way I’m using it here could be defined as the level of ease/difficulty you will have in successfully locating, initiating discourse with, and successfully getting the lady to at least go out with you on a date. Read Stick’s site a little and you will see just how approachable the average available Thai lady is. They are really very friendly, and not just the bargirls. At least the ones I have met have never been arrogant or snobbish, and are always quick to smile. A simple smile can be so precious, and makes it all the more easy to break the ice. Hey, if you can’t break through the ice, you can’t get the fish underneath. How many times have you built up the balls to approach some western Ice Princess, and she would not give you the time of day? Some appear as if a smile would crack their faces right down the middle. Even if you succeed in engaging in some conversation, which is admittedly not that difficult for the most part depending on who you are, you may have quite a difficult time in getting a date. Sure, she may give you her phone number, but from my observations, a phone number doesn’t cement the issue anymore. If you give her your card or phone number, you will be very lucky if she calls. I’d say that your chances are about 5-1 against her calling here in the West, whereas I believe your chances are much better in Thailand. Thai ladies are all so inviting. When I sit down to think of it, I cannot actually remember even one occasion where I attempted to engage in friendly chatter with a Thai lady (who was a potential date), and was let down by the end result of the engagement. Even the receptionists, waitresses, ladies in shopping malls, are all so approachable. I can just imagine the success I would be having if I had a command of the language. That would magnify things for you geometrically. The only exception to this might be the case of the bargirl, who might actually prefer a farang who is not “Asianized”, for lack of a better term. They want one fresh off the boat with pockets full of cash. The way they see it, if you speak the language, you’re probably an expat, and consequently offer no chance of getting them out of Thailand and onto the Farangland Gravy Train. Yes, as I was saying, western women today are becoming less and less approachable. Throughout my life, I have personally tried many methods for cracking this egg, from just the normal approach where there are no pretenses, to coming up with silly lines, to just about any ridiculous, bawdy act you could think of. The best approach is always to just be yourself, smile (!), open your eyes wide, think about what you’re doing and saying but keep it simple, and just let it all flow naturally and normally. A mistake that many guys make is that they predominantly talk about themselves in an effort to impress the lady and never ask about her. Get her to talk about herself while you (shut the fuck up and) listen intently and your chances will be multiplied a thousand fold. Trying to put on an air will not impress today’s western woman: they’re savvy enough to see through it. Even more importantly, how long can you maintain such an air? Sooner or later, you’re going to have to “revert back” to being yourself, and then your bubble is going to burst with a loud “kaboom”. I used to do this type of thing in my younger years (say, age 16-26), that is, I used to try and figure out what type of man the woman preferred, and then go about trying to be that person, but after that, my approach has been simply to be myself and let the chips fall where they may. If she doesn’t give me the time of day, there are more fish in the sea. In my opinion, whether you are approaching Thai ladies or western women, this offers your best chance for success.
K. EASYGOING. Perhaps this would not be a quality which you might contemplate belonging in this chart, but I believe it is an important quality, and one which reveals another edge for the Thai lady. A laid back and easygoing nature is something I desire in a woman. Too often nowadays, women can be so petty, and about the most meaningless little things. You have, of course, heard the phrase, “Don’t sweat the small stuff”? Well, with the possible exception of the occasion where the doctor diagnoses you with fucking anal cancer, IT’S ALL SMALL STUFF. Every day is another opportunity to shine. Every day should be a party, and every meal a banquet. Celebrate on every occasion if you have things good, as many Americans have them. We just don’t know how good we have it because with most of us, our personal experience is limited to only having it good. You don’t know what you have until you lose it, and Americans usually always have what they need, and most of what they want, except for the extremely lazy ones who would if they would just get up off their fat, dead ass and work for a living. Try selling that to many of today’s western wenches. Maybe my knowledge of Thai ladies is too limited and they have the same sad quality, but I believe the westerner, at the very least, outdoes her in “sweating the small stuff”, and therefore being less easygoing. At this point in my life, all I really want is a woman who wants to go along for the ride without kicking and screaming too much, enjoying the scent of the roses in passing. Row the boat, don’t rock it, honey. Life is a journey of experiences to be shared with another. Western women nowadays never seem quite happy or satisfied, even as good as they have it sometimes, but prefer to make a soap opera out of situations where, honest to Buddha, no complexity exists. This is a good instance of what I referred to above as a woman’s “hypersensitivity”. Western women all too often try to read too much into a situation. I don’t know, maybe they have things so good nowadays that they have too much time on their hands. As off-the-cuff, ridiculous, and strange as that may sound, it probably has strong validity. The better people have things, in general, the more petty they become. And let’s face it: Americans have it better than most, to the point where all Americans have the luxury to debate silly bullshit like our government policy on abortion. Who really gives a rat’s ass about an issue like that? The Thais are concerned with putting food on the table day-to-day, and consequently, their priorities are much more basic. Americans have it so good that we’re getting fat, both literally and figuratively. This leads to a distortion of values and a clouding of what your vision and outlook on life should really be. Priorities can become twisted and off balance when you have things too good. A little bit of suffering is good for the soul. A good 3.5 hour workout or 12 mile run definitely makes my beer taste better that night. This is why the Thai lady has a serious advantage over the western woman in being easygoing. She is an altogether more pleasant person to be around because she does not have many of the luxuries of the westerner, and is therefore less spoiled.
L. FUN. Call it fun, call it fun-loving, but the Thai lady has the advantage in this department, and for many of the reasons mentioned in above paragraphs. Thai ladies seem better able to just let loose and forget about existing problems in their lives, and just live for the moment. Consequently, this makes them more fun to be with. They are a happy-go-lucky lot of ladies compared with western women. This is not to say that there are not some fun western women. There certainly are. But if I were rolling the dice, I'd hedge my Vegas odds on the Thai for being fun over the western woman. Western women can tend to be an austere lot, again probably because they have it so good and always have.
There is another feature that can be added to the above chart to make it even more meaningful and therefore representative of preferences. We can add weighted values to the qualities. Doesn't everybody value certain qualities more than others? Perhaps some of the above qualities mean nothing to some guys, while others hold vast import. This can be compensated for by assigning weighted values to each quality. To demonstrate, I will add my own personal set of weighted values to the above chart. As a rule, let's say that each value can be rated from between 1-10, with 10 being the highest. Nothing can be zero as far as weighted values go, because if it were zero, it would not be on the chart to begin with because that would mean it has no significance (a weight of zero). OK, here is the way I would personally weigh them:
A. Honesty = 10. This is an important quality for me. If the lady is not honest, there is no chance for a stable relationship.
B. Femininity = 7. A woman should be a woman, not a he-she.
C. Looks = 6. She needs to take care of herself, be slim, etc., but let's not get too carried away. If they are too good looking, they'll probably wander on you eventually.
D. Logic = 4. If this quality is really important to you and is a necessity, you may want to try to transplant the brain of a man into a woman.
E. Takes care of you = 7. Those massages can really do it for me. I just love a woman's hands to be in contact with some part of my body at all times (and I am not talking about my groin).
F. Intelligence = 5. See "D" above. Good luck if this is really important to you. I don't want a fucking rocket scientist, I want a lady.
G. Mother = 4. Since I have no kids and might never have them, this quality lacks importance.
H. Communication = 7. Unlike intelligence or logic, a woman must be able to communicate well, or you'll never be able to work out the kinks. A woman who cannot properly communicate is an irrational woman.
I. Culture = 5. Let's not get too carried away with the importance of this item.
J. Approachability = 6. If you can't approach her, where does that leave you? Spanking the monkey.K. Easygoing = 9. Cannot be underestimated. I am tired of the austere woman who is never happy because she does not know how to be. The ability to be easygoing demonstrates adaptability and is a skill.
L. Fun = 8. Didn't Cindy Lauper make the (shitty) song, "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"? She must have been thinking about Thai ladies.
Now, if you multiply the value in the chart with the weighted value as stated above, you have the following chart:
Quality A B C D E F G H I J K L TOTAL Thai 50 56 60 4 63 20 32 28 25 60 72 64 534 Western 60 28 18 8 28 30 24 49 35 24 36 48 399 The result in this case happens to be similar to the chart above. However, this need not necessarily be so, depending on what is important to you. Assigning weighted values to the chart can change the results. But for me, I guess it's written in the stars. My hat's off to the Thai lady. May your choice bring you as much happiness.
Stickman says:
A great look at the differences between Thai and Western women. At the risk of sounding prurient, I was mildly surprised that you did not include a quality "between the sheets". No, it is not the be all and end all in a relationship, but if it is bad, then it can really effect things. Sexual harmony can have a very positive effect on a relationship BUT conversely, problems in the bedroom can spill over into other aspects of the relationship too!
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