Thai GF and Sin Sod

[Bigkuss]

Halo Samsters. Sawadee krap. Looking for opinions. Found my Thai GF via online chat and been in relationship with her for last 1 year. She is 28 single, works as an boutique shopkeeper in bkk and am 35 single work in service industry. Looking for further commitment, came to know of Sin Sod from her. Shes from rural areas of udon thani and average sin sod there is claimed to be 700k for farang. She want to save face and asking for 1Million as show money during the ceremony. Which only 15% will be kept by parents and 15% by her. 70% will be returned to us.

If any one has idea how to go about this will be helpful. Dont want converting too much money and convert again to SGD. Dont wanna put in thai real estate as sin sod for now.

Khop khun krap
pat

[Bigkuss]

i want to ask firsly why is tehre even a distinguishing sin sod for a farange why must such a distinguishfatc, sidn soid if tehre is one should be the same regardless local or farang
So are you asking abt the logistics of converting SGD to TBT and back, or you asking whether you should be paying such a thing, from what i have read it seems only the low cl;ass girls who use it as a way of extracting further money from foreigners, middle class thais who marry other thais dont do such things

Thanks bro for ur reply.
Am looking at market average, i dont mind paying little extra, coz dont wanna park too much cash there. There are conflicting reports in Internet n youtube... some say sin sod is of the past n some say its still prevalent as a show of respect to the family. any first / second hand experiance is good to be aware of.

[hamsapkwai]

some things never change, its all about money. it starts with money and it will end with money

[Bigkuss]

Thx for the insights bro.

[Hanster]

1mil฿ for sin sod. That's about 40K sgd, +/-



Just my 2 cents baht. ;)
You avatar just look very familiar!:D,


Hoot! Hoot!

[cassano10]

Read more private dancer. Don't end up same the farang in the story.

[conquer]

This kinda culture only makes the bride looks like a prostitute and the father-in-law looks like an OKT. :mad:

[Tomokashi]

wow, 40k sgd for dowry is not a small sum. if it hit you hard on the financial portion, i guess u need to re-think.

[Zoick]

Put all the sin sod aside. You just knowing her 1 year and decided to get married? Let put aside she from thai, with all the culture difference than yours. So if a girl you know from Singapore, a Singaporean giel (Assume you are Singaporean too), will you get marry within a year knowing her?

With a local girlfriend, you see her almost every week if not alternate days, 1 years also seems too short to know her to decide get marry. How long you know your teeruk, how well? Sorry sound like wet blanket, this is important.

Tell her you are saving the money, of course you want to give 1 mil sin sod, but that alot money and need to save. That will buy you time to observe the relationship.

[naemlo]

Found my Thai GF via online chat and been in relationship with her for last 1 year. She is 28 single, works as an boutique shopkeeper in bkk and am 35 single work in service industry. Looking for further commitment, came to know of Sin Sod from her. Shes from rural areas of udon thani and average sin sod there is claimed to be 700k for farang. She want to save face and asking for 1Million as show money during the ceremony. Which only 15% will be kept by parents and 15% by her. 70% will be returned to us.


U know her thru online, guess u have met her maybe 12 times in a year assuming u travel to Thailand once a month. Within these 12 meetings and wonderful sex... u want to get married?? U think properly or u are desperate?

Sin Sot will be about 200k to 500k for Udon Thani. Furthermore, u need to buy gold.


If any one has idea how to go about this will be helpful. Dont want converting too much money and convert again to SGD. Dont wanna put in thai real estate as sin sod for now.



I can do this for u, u transfer SGD to my SG bank while I pass 1 mil THB to u but of cause I will charge u a fee. :D Once the ceremony is over, I take back THB and will return u back SGD.

[naemlo]

This kinda culture only makes the bride looks like a prostitute and the father-in-law looks like an OKT. :mad:

U can disagree with the amount but we have know, this is another culture. SG marriage, some families also ask for dowry.... like "wedding tables", indirectly like prosititute??

[Chantelfin]

U can disagree with the amount but we have know, this is another culture. SG marriage, some families also ask for dowry.... like "wedding tables", indirectly like prosititute??

1m baht should be enough to pay for a singapore wedding and a singapore bride has higher earning power, hence better investment plus no cultural problems. Especially there is no guarantee for the 70% to be returned.

Maybe ask her parents to accept the market rate of 500k.

[sammyboyfor]

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If any one has idea how to go about this will be helpful. Dont want converting too much money and convert again to SGD. Dont wanna put in thai real estate as sin sod for now.

Khop khun krap
pat

Why don't you just pay for each fuck. You get much more variety and it will end up far cheaper and far less stressful in the long run.

[Pleasure_empire]

Marry Thai ger v troublesome cos endless shit asking for money. TS think carefully.

[Kittenz]

Marry Thai ger v troublesome cos endless shit asking for money. TS think carefully.

it shouldnt even be a issue of troublesome or not, it should simply this look at each persons relatiuve worth or status, if SHE is lucky to marry him due to his hugher status ( age, looks finances etc) then he sholdnt have to pay, if he was of lower status, ie old fatter, low earning capacity then sure maybe he should considering he lucky to marry a younger pretty gal

[old_yet_horny]

To be honest... Its seems like an abuse of the sin sod tradition..

1 mil THB is overboard..

[dyelook]

1million bath sin sod? thats way too much... better save it for yourself.. ;)

[shadowalker]

https://www.thethailandlife.com/sin-sod

Interesting article. TS, you can read for reference.

[conquer]

U can disagree with the amount but we have know, this is another culture. SG marriage, some families also ask for dowry.... like "wedding tables", indirectly like prosititute??

This is not culture! People are taking advantage of the wedding ceremony in the name of "culture". :(

[naemlo]

This is not culture! People are taking advantage of the wedding ceremony in the name of "culture". :(

It has been like this for more than 100 yrs. If u have the opportunity, go n ask the ger grand parents. This does not happened suddenly for this generation. If u still want to argue on this "culture" then stick to it. Call them rubbish. I am just letting others know, either accept it or move on with another ger. Greedy parents or "face" treasure parents will ask for more. 200k, 2 mils, 20 mils sin sod are not uncommon. 10, 100, 1000 baht gold are also common.

If u are so concern with this n feel u are been cheated or treat like an idiot... then go India. GF parents will treasure u....:eek: They will pay for everything. This is not culture ??? :eek:

[Harley_Fatboy]

Sin Sod is only part of the married. They will ask for how many gold you need to give. Do forget you need to throw the dinner at their home town as it just like they buffet for all as the feast from afternoon to evening no doubt the dishes may no the a lot but looking at all the cost. How sure are will you be able to get back the so call 70%? Think twice as I have the same situation with you before and I have been in relationship for 4 years and I walk off. It not the money that you paying now as you are married to the whole family.

[kurtis]

tell your gf that you dun wanna get married already, because you dun have so much money.

[H9000C]

i am married to a thai lady and my sin sod is 300K thai baht.



i was given back 300K thai baht from my mother in law because she told me all she wants is for me to take care her daughter well in Singapore.....

i give her a gold penchant from Yaowarat in exchange for her kind gesture.

[sammyboyfor]

i am married to a thai lady and my sin sod is 300K thai baht.


Marry an Ah Neh and you don't have to give a cent. You receive a huge dowry instead.

[Sornporn]

When I married I paid 10 baht gold and 100k baht cash sin sod. Much of the sin sod was used to pay for the wedding or gifts for my in laws.

There is no right or wrong. How much is too little or too much. Pay the amount you can afford. Good luck.

[xchange]

Firstly you (TS) are no farang -so why pay farang price?
Secondly a thai girl told me her brother paid very little because the sister in law (to be) got pregnant before marriage (shotgun), get the drift?

[Alexiascat82]

Why don't you just pay for each fuck. You get much more variety and it will end up far cheaper and far less stressful in the long run.

[xchange]

another Isan girl told me her relative do not have money for Sin Sod ,so he eloped with the girl and ran away to work together in Bangkok.
After about two years, they came back to hometown to get married with a small Sin Sod coming from their joint bank account.

Actually no end to such stories, probably thousands of variation.

[Gixer]

Got a very simple answer for you. If you trust her, put whatever you can afford and whatever deal it is to keep or return how much.

If you don't trust her, don't get married, you will only get screwed.

If you do pay the sin sod, when you fuck her in the ass and she complains, tell her you "bought" her what....and remember to make her kowtow to you at the wedding. Afterall, it's tradition......and so is having mer noi.....:D