Author name: Chris

Chris founded LivingThai.org in 2011 and has received over 3 million visitors. He has lived here for over 10 years and speaks reads and writes very good Thai.

Mall Fining Thai Girls

Mall Fining Thai Girls

A mate of mine recently introduced me to the term “Mall Fining” which is a twist on the whole “Bar Fining. A Bar fine is where you pay the bar in order to take the girl out and then you negotiate further with the girl. Mall Fining is where you take what the girl was […]

Do Thai people hate Farang

Do Thai people hate Farang?

Hate is a very strong word and while I don’t think Thai people hate Farang I still think there is a very ingrained dislike for the westerners. Thai’s are very xenophobic and fear is ingrained in them like chili is with their food. So is it that Thai people fear Farang or do they hate

Blueprint for living in Thailand

Blueprint for living in Thailand

Are you moving to Thailand? Unsure of many things? If you are like most you’re probably spending a lot of time reading boring forums with outdated information. But what if you could get all the information in one simple quick to read book, a plan like no other? Well now you can! I created the

speed dating in Bangkok

Speed Dating in Bangkok Thailand

For less than the cost of a Dating site you can go to a speed dating event in Bangkok and meet 20+ single girls in one night! I simply love this concept. I’ve been to speed dating events in California before and they were really fun so I can just imagine how much fun speed

Aussie Guy Sings for The Star Thailand

Aussie Guy Sings for The Star Thailand

I don’t watch TV anymore so I’m out of the loop on all the news other than what I might see on the internet. So when a girl messages me on Facebook and says there’s a Aussie guy called Chris tried out for The Star I had to check it out. The video is below

Something strange about Thai Nicknames

Something strange about Thai Nicknames

Have you ever met a Thai person called “Moo” (meaning Pig) and then noticed how large they are? Or have you ever met a “Nok” (meaning bird) who never stops talking? I’ve been noticing lately how Thai people seem to match the personality of the Nickname they were given. Really that’s just the top of

10 Reasons to dump your Thai Girlfriend immediately

10 Reasons to dump your Thai Girlfriend immediately

Knowing when to pull the plug on a Thai girlfriend is something every guy who comes to Thailand should know or maybe you’ve been living in Thailand for years now and your stuck in a relationship you think isn’t going anywhere, maybe it’s time to go your separate ways. 1. Your Thai girlfriend worked as

How to open a USA bank account and launder money

How to open a USA bank account with no money

I have to give the good old save my ass clause on this article so where we go. The following information is for informational purposes only. The author does not endorse or encourage the practical use of anything you may read here. The author cannot be held responsible for any losses incurred from acting on

no flying to pattaya

You can’t fly in Pattaya

I had a guy tell me the other day that he won’t go to Pattaya because you can’t fly. Puzzled I was confused. Why would you want to fly when you can just get a cab takes no more than 2 hours depending on traffic. But when he smiled I immediately realised what he was

Battle of the Zip Line Tours in Chiang Mai

Battle of the Zip Line Tours in Chiang Mai

There’s a battle going on in Chiang Mai these days, there are Gibbons, Squirrels and Eagles fighting for the dominance of the lucrative Zip Line adventure tours. Flight of the Gibbon were the first to come out and have set up shop in the big tourist cities of Thailand, they are the heavy weights, but

stupid sign in khon kaen

Stupid Sign in Khon Kaen

I’ve seen a lot of really stupid signs in Thailand before, most common one is french fried. I’m not one to talk about spelling and grammar but when it comes to naming your business, this is something you should really put some effort into. So while I’m riding around Khon Kaen I see this sign

Thai Girl of the month 2013

Thai Girl Of The Month Nook

Some real interesting stuff for you this month, first there is Nook 23y/o hotty who loves guns any guys out there wanna show her your gun? Then there is my Trip to Khon Kaen recently and my recommendation for accommodations. I also found the coolest gadget you have to check out and of course the

Problems with playing the game in Thailand

Problems with playing the game in Thailand

Sometimes I’ll go through months of using Dating Sites, then I’ll move to the Chat Sites, then i’ll go through periods of sleaze where I’m hitting the Karaoke Clubs, G clubs and go go clubs, I’ll have stints at beer bars and nightclubs, even going to 7 eleven I can come back with phone numbers.

inside believe nightclub chiang mai

Belive nightclub in Chiang Mai – Mini Infinity

I remember 10 months ago I talked about the Discovery club closing down and a new nightclub that was going to open up out near Mae Jo Chiang Mai. The place is really far out of town and honestly the trip just felt like too much effort to do until last night when I went

Online Work You Can Do In Thailand

Online Work You Can Do In Thailand

The following is a list of Ideas jobs and occupations of ways you can make money in Thailand without having to work a boring desk job in Bangkok or a Teaching Job up country. Tens of thousands of people are living in Thailand off money they make overseas. I’ve done a number of online jobs

Rat meat in Thailand

The price of Rat meat goes up in Thailand

I rarely copy a news story but a story about eating rats I can’t pass up. This story from PDN about the price of rat meat in Phitsanulok. Before you think that’s it’s only poor farmers eating rats, the cost of rat meat is double that of chicken and pork. This lady says it costs

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