[LivinLOS]

Its very hard to generalize and before I start I should emphasize that there are I am sure great normal Thai guys.. I think the higher in the social standing people look the more civilized some of the following problems become.

But in the normal / poor classes of Thais some things are very obvious. Thailand is still a very macho and male dominated culture (look at how boys are treated v girls).. Thai guys seem to need to have multiple giks / mia nois to prove to other Thai guys they are manly, they are also very quick to give the missus a slap for stepping out of line. You wont see a Thai guy changing nappies or doing much in the way of child care and it seems the norm that Thai males will go out, get drunk, sleep with Karaoke singers, and miss behave (I know I try my best to keep this tradition alive in my household) and this is tolerated / expected.

Now that doesnt in any way mean a Thai woman would not prefer to be with a Thai man of a higher social standing then her, Its not considered such a problem if your hi so husband keeps a discrete mistress as long as theres a merc in the garage. However with Thailands very tight social class structure this is unlikely and the girls in bars (with kids and previous marriages) almost impossible. As Thailand has very little middle class only a huge rural poor this leads to a massive amount of Thai women who would like to upgrade from the low social standing Thai guys and not much chance to do so. Hence the Thai farang relationship boom.