Travel at Thailand

Thailand Fever Review

So — right up front — this book is NOT a sleazy man’s guide to picking up hot Thai chicks. (Who the heck approved that title and cover design?!?) Despite the cheesy first impression, this is actually an intelligent and well-thought-out book, written for anyone interacting extensively across the Thai-farang cultural divide (farang being the Thai word for white-skinned Westerners, FYI.)

The interesting thing is, the book is ostensibly about *romantic* relationships across the cultural divide, but it worked really well a resource to understand Thai culture overall. (I’m not in any romantic relationship, and I felt it was well worth the money!) This book was strongly recommended to me by another Westerner, and I’m so grateful for the good tip that I’m passing it along here (I don’t usually review books at all!)

I had interacted with the (lovely) people of Thailand fairly extensively before reading this book. And I can say two things: First, the authors earned a lot of credibility with me up front — everything they said about what Thai people on the whole are like, matched up with my experience. Secondly, (and this is the real payoff) this book points out many subtle little ways in which I had been slightly off the mark in how I interacted with Thai people.

I feel like someone finally told me the rules by which I can *really* express politeness and gratitude toward the Thai people that have been always been so gracious and welcoming to me! Strongly recommend this book to anyone before setting foot in Thailand.

Thailand Fever Overview

You’ve met the perfect Thai woman. You’re dizzy with joy as her exotic world swirls around you. You’ve heard so many horror stories, but your heart tells you that she’s for real. You want to understand her mysterious ways, and you wish she could understand yours. Now, there’s help. Thailand Fever is an astonishing, one-of-a-kind, bilingual expose of the cultural secrets that are the key to a smooth Thai-Western relationship.

Whether you met in a bar, in a university, or at work, and whether you met last night or decades ago, Thailand Fever covers your issues:

* Trusting Each Other * Sex * It’s My Money! * The Parents * The Dowry * Privacy * Independence * Saving Face * Living in “Paradise”

Thailand Fever is the must-have relationship guidebook which lets each of you finally express complex issues by just pointing across the page! Everything in the book is in both Thai and English on facing pages. Thailand Fever teaches each of you about your loved one’s values and culture.

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