Hillary
A gift horse in the teeth
Dear Hillary,
I spend three months every year here in Pattaya. My young Thai girlfriend and I were getting along so well I decided I...
Bar hopping or bar hoping?
Dear Hillary,
One of my colleagues at work keeps on suggesting I go out with him to go bar hopping one night. When I asked...
Thai alphabet a good bet?
Dear Hillary,
I am about to try and learn the Thai language (for the third time) and I have been getting some conflicting advice and...
Bank loans in Braille
Dear Hillary,
I met a wonderful girl in a new bar the other night. Beautiful nature, beautiful skin, lovely smile and figure, in fact I...
Not a Cheap Charlie
Dear Hillary,
How do I stop my husband tipping? I know it probably sounds mean, but he is always leaving 20 baht here, 50 baht...
Massage Madam
Dear Hillary,
I met this attractive lady at a concert the other evening. She was well dressed (not provocative) and spoke good English. We chatted...
Anyone for a transplant?
Dear Hillary,
I am a new transplant to Pattaya. Today was my first day reading your newspaper. I simply could not stop laughing hard after...
Don’t get your haircut at the bar beer!
Dear Hillary,
I have had a jokey type relationship with my hairdresser for about six months. Last week she made it clear (I thought) that...
Waiting for my Veuve Cliquot
Dear Hillary,
You bleat on every week about not having any expensive French champagne. Why don’t you do what the rest of us do, and...
Som Tam and a bar fine
Dear Hillary,
Can you tell me just what goes on in a Thai girl’s head? I have had this relationship with one of the girls...
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