Thailand. Fall 2009. The plane lands on time, the doors open and the climate controlled tunnel guides the passengers into Bangkok’s Suvarnbhumi airport. This airport is a monster – the world’s third largest after Dubai and Beijing – with metal limbs and glass skin, pathways that move even if it’s not going uphill. Making my way through to the baggage claim is no small task, nor does time fly by traveling on and off the kilometers of moving pathways. Luggage in hand, customs is a breeze with high tech and short lines, ending with a brand new stamp in a veteran passport.
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The most startling aspect of Thai culture was the docility and subversive nature of the women and their infatuation with western men (men with money.) Perhaps this was the reason behind the large percentage of men who marry Thai women and remain there. I was shocked when I visited the Immigration bureau and found a button for a waiting number that read “Thai Wife.” The patriarchal system wa …
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