Is Thailand A Good Place For A 23 Single American Woman To Live?
26 January 2010
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Going to teach english and don’t know any thai yet.. will i make friends/find a boyfriend? I hear expat woman are very lonely there.. I hope this is not true!
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I’m a 23 single american woman living in thailand. I’ve been here 1 year and i absolutely love it. There are sooo many other foreign women our age here. I’ve made so many friends, most women, most around my age. 23, 24, 25-ish. american, english, australian, german…
You will definitely make friends, amazing friends. You will not at all be lonely. There are so many of us here. Yeah, not as many as the sexpat men, but we definitely exist and are quite plentiful. I don’t know any lonely expat women?? where did you hear that from? I’ve never heard that before… in fact, for some reason, most people i know living in thailand are women.
And there is so much to offer in Thailand for someone our age. We get to live very well here, because of the cost of things, must better than we’d live at home. We can take off for a beach holiday every weekend if we wanted to (assuming you live in Bangkok). Or else, live on the beach! I live in Bangkok, it has everything I could ever ask for, great nightlife, and it is a very young city. Tons of clubs, bars, something for any taste. And great shopping. Oh, and tons of ladies nights!! free drinks. it’s really inexpensive to be a woman in bangkok.
Will you find a boyfriend? Well, it is harder if you are looking for a foreign boyfriend. There are some good foreign men who come here, but many, unfortunately, come for the Thai women. So the odds are not as much in your favor as they’d be at home. But Thai men are definitely keen on foreign women. I do have friends with Thai boyfriends. But just watch out about the “geek” culture here, “geek” meaning a second girlfriend/boyfriend. Thai men are huge flirts.
I’ve never heard any stories about Thai men asking for money… I think that’s only a Thai woman thing… Most Thai men pay for everything, way more than western men do.
It is true some are lonely as the men have so many options in Thailand and most men here do not like American women for some reason. Of course I do so you can email me if you get lonely
Also, you will not have any Thai true friends. You may think they are your friend but that is only before you get to know Thailand.
Best of luck
John C — will do, let me know when — I like the coffee shop idea
Some expat women get lonely and end up with one or two Thai boyfriends that they may help support but there are some female expats that are happy living alone.
There is a couple categories on the Thai Visa Forum that you can check out for more information.http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Teaching-T…http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Ladies-Tha…
Your opportunities increase for more expat friendship if the place you teach in is larger.
In general Thailand is pretty safe if you take normal precautions. You will probably use the internet for lots of communications to your relatives and friends back home.
Good luck.
It depends on you. If you are so wild and free, you will easily get into trouble. If you are controlled and friendly, but not wild and free, you will make a lot of good friends and who knows, a boyfriend you have been wishing to meet. Life here, as in other places , is how you make it!
Teaching English here in this country will not give you a big amount of
money, but enough to live happily and decently! Bangkok is a hurry-scurry
life, but country side are peaceful and serene, like Chiang Mai. You will
surely fall in love with Chiang Mai, with its friendly people and very serene
atmosphere. Welcome abroad! Sawatdee Chao!
If you are into Asian guys, it probably won’t be a problem. Hooking up with a white girl is a bit of a novelty for them. Just note that many Thai guys don’t start acting mature until about 70. So beware. If any guy starts asking you for money, just point out the fact that he’s not a “real man” if he can’t take care of himself and blow him off. Seriously.
Half-Thai/Half-White Thai men have a soft spot for western women. And they can be devilishly charming, so be forewarned as they probably have many girls chasing after them.
After living in Thailand for a few months you will probably start to loath western men. But should you ever wish to meet and date a western man, attending functions arranged by the Embassy and various Chambers of Commerce may put you in touch with them. Believe me, not all western men in Thailand are into Asian women. You can find us hanging around the coffee shops near Embassies trying to intercept and hit on western women heading to their embassy for business
Khun Larry, you prefer girls who speak your language too? We should hang out.
I am an expat living here for a long time and I have never heard of anything happening as mentioned above.
personally, I find Thailand extremely safe. My basic rule of thumb is that if you do not get into trouble in your own country, you are not likely to get into trouble here.
This probably applies to dating as well.
enjoy yourself and smile -
Don’t you worry too much. It’s easier to find a boyfriend Thai or Expat than a true girlfriend but not impossible. Through your teaching job you’ll also meets mum’s (they are quite young over here) and if you are an outgoing person you won’t feel lonely.
If you want Thai boyfriend no problem but if you are looking for farang men (expats) as possible suitors, yes it will probably be lonely for you, as expats go there for the Thai women. As, far as safety you will be fine. Good Luck
You are young and if you are pretty, it would be a great risk getting into unfavourable situation. It would be better if you can find a teaching job in some private language school in Singapore. You will never be dull and lonely.
If you’re not lonely where you are, chances you will not be here in Thailand as well. If you’re damn lonely there where you are right now, chances you will be here too.
hey I’ll be there in few months too. wanna hook up? I want a gf too
I hear that expat women get kidnapped and forced into white slavery there. better check on the safety where you will be!
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