Through Farang Eyes
Nonfiction, Travel, Asia, Far East, Fiction & Literature, Short Stories, Romance
| Author: | Sam Sackett | ISBN: | 9786162450259 |
| Publisher: | booksmango | Publication: | March 10, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Sam Sackett |
| ISBN: | 9786162450259 |
| Publisher: | booksmango |
| Publication: | March 10, 2014 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Southeast Asia looks different to a farang than it does to a native. Here are seven stories picturing some of the things that one farang saw. A retired American takes a young Thai wife and gets more than he bargained for. A young Thai woman lets her jealousy destroy her chance for a good future. A Thai girl who is sweet but has only one talent finds that those two qualities are enough. A Japanese engineer and his Thai wife fight to a draw. A German engineer falls prey to one of the oldest and most common scams in Thailand. A Thai woman learns that industriousness is not enough when it comes to finance. And an American journalist finds more than he was looking for in the jungles of Myanmar.
Southeast Asia looks different to a farang than it does to a native. Here are seven stories picturing some of the things that one farang saw. A retired American takes a young Thai wife and gets more than he bargained for. A young Thai woman lets her jealousy destroy her chance for a good future. A Thai girl who is sweet but has only one talent finds that those two qualities are enough. A Japanese engineer and his Thai wife fight to a draw. A German engineer falls prey to one of the oldest and most common scams in Thailand. A Thai woman learns that industriousness is not enough when it comes to finance. And an American journalist finds more than he was looking for in the jungles of Myanmar.
