SAWASDEE 3 (2009 Thai thread restarted)

[birch- phuk_beer 0]

hehehehe, yea, theres a lot of stupid MF'ers for sure..............

[KnightAndMagpie 7]

What does SAWSADEE mean?

[bill13060 0]

What does SAWSADEE mean?

supposed to be sawat dee

Edited April 14, 2009 by will92104

[scandal 951]

I can only say that it is very sad reading and hearing the news from Thailand.

I hope they can find a way to resolve the dispute peacefully.

Thailand does not have the strong democratic institutions we take for granted in western countries.

But it is (or at least was!) a liberal, tolerant country with basic freedoms and growing prosperity.

It would be absolutely horrible to see it regress from its achievements and become lawless and uncontrolled.

[KnightAndMagpie 7]

What does SAWSADEE mean?

supposed to be sawat dee

Okay. So what's that mean?

[bill13060 0]

What does SAWSADEE mean?

supposed to be sawat dee

Okay. So what's that mean?

http://www.thai-language.com/dict/

a polite greeting or farewell used when meeting or parting] hello; goodbye; good morning; good afternoon; good evening; good night; greetings.

I hope you get out of AP soon. That sucks

Edited April 14, 2009 by will92104

[daboyz 36]

What does SAWSADEE mean?

supposed to be sawat dee

Okay. So what's that mean?

It's a greeting like hello.

If you are a female you say: Sawadee Kaa

If you are a man, you say Sawadee Khap (Krub sometimes)

it is spelled in Thai Sawasdee but this 's' is kinda silent Sawasdee

[KnightAndMagpie 7]

What does SAWSADEE mean?

supposed to be sawat dee

Okay. So what's that mean?

http://www.thai-language.com/dict/

a polite greeting or farewell used when meeting or parting] hello; goodbye; good morning; good afternoon; good evening; good night; greetings

Thanks! That's one less thing I have to stay up at night and wonder about.

-Knight

[daboyz 36]

What does SAWSADEE mean?

supposed to be sawat dee

no 't' in the Thai spelling at all

[birch- phuk_beer 0]

But it is (or at least was!) a liberal, tolerant country with basic freedoms and growing prosperity.

:) your kidding right???

[daboyz 36]

ส วั ส ดี

sa wa s dee

The second 's' is never pronounced. Kinda like the gh in light isn't pronounced.

[NillandNan 0]

But it is (or at least was!) a liberal, tolerant country with basic freedoms and growing prosperity.

:) your kidding right???

Hahaha!

[scandal 951]

But it is (or at least was!) a liberal, tolerant country with basic freedoms and growing prosperity.

:) your kidding right???

Well, actually ... no!

Would you prefer Burma? Or for that matter, Vietnam? Indonesia?

From CIA World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/th...k/print/th.html -

With a well-developed infrastructure, a free-enterprise economy, and generally pro-investment policies, Thailand was one of East Asia's best performers from 2002-04, averaging more than 6% annual real GDP growth.

Ok, that was the good part. Unfortunately the bad part is the next sentence:

However, overall economic growth has fallen sharply - averaging 4.9% from 2005 to 2007 - as persistent political crisis stalled infrastructure mega-projects, eroded investor and consumer confidence, and damaged the country's international image.

That's the part that makes me sad and worried about the future of my fiancee's homeland.

[daboyz 36]

But it is (or at least was!) a liberal, tolerant country with basic freedoms and growing prosperity.

:) your kidding right???

Well, actually ... no!

Would you prefer Burma? Or for that matter, Vietnam? Indonesia?

From CIA World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/th...k/print/th.html -

With a well-developed infrastructure, a free-enterprise economy, and generally pro-investment policies, Thailand was one of East Asia's best performers from 2002-04, averaging more than 6% annual real GDP growth.

Ok, that was the good part. Unfortunately the bad part is the next sentence:

However, overall economic growth has fallen sharply - averaging 4.9% from 2005 to 2007 - as persistent political crisis stalled infrastructure mega-projects, eroded investor and consumer confidence, and damaged the country's international image.

That's the part that makes me sad and worried about the future of my fiancee's homeland.

During that growth period, there were some nasty things going on thanks to Mr. T.

http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2004/07/07/thai...ns-aids-success

[HYENA 4]

Just an FYI for people bringing their spouse here from Thailand. The prejudice is pretty big with 90% of the Thais that are her already against your newly arrived spouse. If you think the Thais in Bangkok treat the up-country Thais bad in Thailand, wait until you get here. My wife has been here a month, and has already run into some pretty severe prejudice. If you wife is from Bangkok, you're fine. If not, don't take her around other Thais that are from Bangkok. Just a word of advice. They can be pretty mean.

ethnic Thais can be quite a nasty, nasty prejudice bunch (I've seen some shocking cruelty). Too much gossip, high school minded thinking, jealousy and this my sh*t don't stink attitude makes me sick. Light skinned dark skinned BS with brains the size of a pea. Someone mentions skin tone and I get very upset (like skin tone has anything to do with intelligence...what a bunch of idiots)! Don't get me started on the prejudice thing. Yes, som nom naa for farangs choosing the darker skinned ethnic regions outside of BKK (it's because they have good hearts). jealousy is rampant in a supposed Buddhist nation. I see less real Buddhism than any other "Buddhist" nation...it's warped!

My wife has low self esteem due to the noble thinking of the media public, ads and the gossip, rumors, employers and asses who decide to comment when they see us together (of course, no one would want them because of the shallow mindedness...go ahead and be jealous...no one wants you)!

No one wants a self serving egotistical woman who thinks she's superior only because of something she can't control (the skin color genes) and she had nothing to do with it! I find it's mainly the women with this catty attidue, as well.

Small minded thinking for small minded people. I was happy to respond once, though and let the noble know they were kee. The ignorance is rampant in BKK and so very hurtful. Each time I witness prejudice, my hair stands on end because it's so blatant and downright catty. I guess it is elsewhere, as well...me being farang....I'm no more farang or German than they are Japanese. Don't worry, I don't go around with a chip on my shoulder in Thailand...just venting here so I don't elsewhere. I'm no better than anyone...it was only by luck that I was born where I was and my dream is to bring someone here so they can enjoy the same luck I have (before our country goes belly up). I hear Australia has better opportunity and treats their citizens better (I'll have to see, though).

The lack of opportunity because of skin color really nauseates me (infuriates me, to be honest). Don't get me started...our country is learning how to address it after centuries of stupidity but at least we're aware and ashamed of it and are trying to correct our past wrongs. I' not used to seeing a country still proud of bigotry and ignorance...a Buddhist peace loving nation (where Buddhists don't drink but the bars and hookers per capita rank Thailand #1 in the world...be kind but don't punish for murder...porn is illegal but a 60 year old with a 19 year old is perfectly acceptable). it's too bad what becomes acceptable only because of money. If they all had money, the streets would be quiet and young girls could enjoy their youth untainted by VD.

I was shocked the first time I saw the small mindedness as if it was the 19th century USA all over again. I told my fiancee she's pretty and I like a nice tanned bod and she'll be quite sought after here (lucky me, she's taken)! She doesn't believe me because they remind her daily she's at the bottom rung of Thai society. Maybe she'll believe me when she sees all the tanning products here (direct opposite of the whitening products there). Sure, let's all look like we just got out of a hospital ward for 6 months...nice and pale with no color like we've been inside smoking crack all year. The ads and media supports this...the same looking stereotype...so many undertones of this small minded thinking supported from the very top all the way down. Unfortunately culture and rumor defeat education and reason in Thailand so whitey wins hands down every time. They can't even be proud of their own look...everyone wants to look like their from China...then you hear the Thai say "I'm 100% Thai" (adding "you're not Thai, you're Issan). The smallest amount of education would teach them they're no more ethnic Thai with a separate look than I am ethnic American with an "American" look....does our president look like me? That's one thing I look forward to...seeing my wife fully accepted with real friends that don't expect you to treat them everywhere (my fiancee's too poor to have a lot of friends...unfortunately friends cost money there).

Thanks for listening to me rant. I just needed to get that out of my system since I try to avoid it with my wife...her self talk is louder than my compliments. Only time and a loving, stable, accepting husband (and society) can heal, I guess.

Sooooo what about my visa application???

NO SECOND NOTICE...NOTHING. They gave me 60 days which have expired, now they want another 60 days to pick their nose. The first 60 days was to respond...that ran out...now they want 60 more to respond to my inquiry why the first 60 days was blown! ...Then i get to look forward to a nasty bald guy expected to make her cry (says all the other interviews). USCIS told me it's some sort of psycholical training to screen out the bad one's (Isn't that a fiancees job not the government to approve of your own spouse)? I returned on a plane with a guy waiting 5 years because he chewed the bald guy out for calling his wife a scammer, ####### and cheat (they have kids together..started as k1 now k3 and this ####### is all over their case...if their case isn't legit, i don't' know what is! Give a peon power and look what happens! He decides to do the opposite of Thai culture (waves his arms, yells, makes the women cry and calls them names)... Welcome to American arrogance! I'd be scared if I were a fiancee after being yelled at by a farang I never met and called names. He's apparently quite inappropriate with some of his questions, as well (some of the women don't like to talk about what he asks...being a shy culture and he's asking about sex, affection...told one lady she better go right outside and hug and kiss her husband the moment she left the building. He definitely needs cultural sensitivity training!

I've waited patiently, called the idiotic NVC in NM (far from Vermont)..amazing they hire hundreds in a call center rather than hiring adjudicators. I contacted my senators a third time (they even get canned BS misinformation responses...NO accountability). I don't have a million dollar contribution these idiots expect for "legal" bribery to get our case heard so i guess we get to endure this BS and wait. At least the Thais are blatant and open about bribes...we pretend we don't do it so the normal Joe will get the runaround but if you've got money or if you know the right people (or contribute to the right campaign), it takes a matter of weeks to get here.

going on 8 1/2 months without a second NOA...no accountability, just the runaround BS they've always done. I contacted the president's office today. I'm sickened by this over paranoia (lets blame it on terrorists but punish the public, instead). An hour through customs and some serious grilling on my return (better than the 2 hours last trip).... Our country has become the gestapo (really)!

Everyone's scared of terrorists but no one admits they already won! All they have to do is one scare and we spend ourselves into oblivion, over reacting and over budgeting taking it out on our citizens and since fiancees have no legal rights, our government retains nasty people who must hate their jobs...then they get to abuse non citizens for fun! This gem of a guy in BKK trusting an assistant who lies and claims your file is virtually empty giving everyone the runaround (another example of a BKK catty prejudice woman hating everyone who has the opportunity to lve with their love...while she sits there and claims "Tax file...no have...pictures...no have...Financial form...no have...emails...no have..." contrary to what's sitting int the file staring at her! This guy at the embassy has too much power and again, no accountability. Apparently he hasn't been following the published website USCIS guidelines from what i've learned off a couple cases where he denied and the basis for denial were things supposedly not required by USCIS website (when these denied spouses show him in writing, he says "the rules just changed" but refuses to show it in writing the new policy requiring what's not there or what's mentioned you don't need. It's all up to whether he's having his period or not, from what I understand.

I'm very disappointed with this entire process. I do not look forward to seeing my wife exit the building crying regardless of the decision (it better be a yes...we've got overkill so if that Thai lady says "No have..." What will I do? Absolutely nothing but wait outside and smile (and so will she) because we have no choice but to endure the nasty comments, gestapo tactics and lying assistant because we've no choice and they've got all the power. No one has any accountability (someone should wear a bug and record it...of course that's not allowed so he can get away with saying ANYTHING he wants just to get back at life for whatever happened to him when he was a child.

Report the guy for calling a fiancee a cheat, #######, liar, scammer? report to who? who cares? who listens? who's got 50k for a political contribution? constituents have no power, no say...only mal treatment and misinformation published by USCIS. My guess is USCIS is saying they're working on May cases now (while December applicants are sailing over here from other countries...). I've patiently waited only for my file to be put in someone's latrine.

I was not happy to have to return without my fiancee. I'm very disappointed with the complete lack of accountability USCIS has...blowing their own deadlines then asking for repeated 60 days every time an inquiry is made. So you have to blow your deadline by 30 days till they talk to you. Then they give you 60 days to respond. Once that's blown, the 60 days starts over again for another response. Each time they focus on the new countdown (never mind your case is over 6 months old) My guess is it'll be a full year when REAL countries are 2-3 months for a visa, our idiotic nation has boneheads....some senator's pork bill likely got the funding for a call center in NM rather than adjudicators in VT. so we wait for nothing to happen quickly with no accountability, no rights, no help...nothing.

(thanks for the ear...I feel better)!