Green Star Readers’ Submissions

The BEST readers' stories!

Certain readers' submissions may be awarded a green star if I think they are significantly better than the average. There is no specific criteria here and it simply means a submission that was a bit more touching, moving, informative, incisive, or persuasive than most, in my opinion. The first green star was awarded to "Why I Never Married A Thai" written by Arthur, which was run in July 2005. At the time I thought that particular submission was so good that I had to come up with some sort of system to recognise exceptional submissions, and hence the green star was born. It should be noted that before that point in time, there was no green star award in place so exceptional submissions published before then may not have been recognised. Two submissions stick in my mind as worthy, "You Saved My Marriage" and "For Jiraporn" and have been awarded green stars retrospectively.
  1. My Bangkok Anabolic Steroids Story
    December 26, 2012
  2. Stranger In A Strange Land (A Land Of Opportunists)
    October 11, 2012
  3. Tales of Caves, Monks and Serpents
    March 7, 2012
  4. A Note on Sex, Women and Marriage: To My Son on his Twenty-First Birthday
    July 14, 2011
  5. Forgotten Corners of Asia – My Journey Through Absurdistan
    January 24, 2011
  6. It’s All Up To You
    January 12, 2011
  7. The Loss of Innocence
    December 1, 2010
  8. Farang Men / Thai Women — A Reality Check
    April 27, 2010
  9. About Mongering
    November 21, 2009
  10. Fantasy & Reality
    May 9, 2009
  11. Comments on Sex and Marriage (not necessarily incompatible)
    March 31, 2009
  12. Jinxed 7
    April 21, 2008
  13. Was It A Mistake To Learn Thai?
    October 6, 2007
  14. The Champion In Thai Boxing
    October 3, 2007
  15. Escape From Reality
    September 4, 2007
  16. Thailand v Vietnam…& Searching Beyond For That Expat Heaven in Asia
    May 7, 2007
  17. My Thailand
    March 30, 2007
  18. The 10 Biggest Mistakes Westerners Make With Thai Girls
    January 23, 2007
  19. Some Thoughts On Living Thai When In Thailand
    August 26, 2006
  20. Incountry #14
    July 25, 2006
  21. Thais, Farang, And The Land
    June 8, 2006
  22. The Case Against Sin Sot – And Other Reasons Not To Give Thai Women Money
    December 5, 2005
  23. Face, Guile And The Commerce Of Living
    December 5, 2005
  24. My First Visit To Bangkok – Summer 1999
    October 31, 2005
  25. We Are The Wrecked, Not The Wreckers
    October 3, 2005
  26. Regards From The Balcony
    August 18, 2005
  27. What Farangs Don’t Get About Thai Women
    July 26, 2005
  28. Why I Never Married A Thai
    July 4, 2005
  29. For Jiraporn
    December 8, 2003
  30. You Saved My Marriage The email that started it all……
    July 29, 2001