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Product Description 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. Paiboon Publishing's recommends that you check out their 2011 award winning book "The Interpreter's Journal" which is a perfect book to read along with "Thailand Fever." It also gives you insights about Thai-Western relationships. Review "For anyone who has not lived in Thailand but is considering a long term relationship...this is a MUST READ." -- Stickman's Guide to Bangkok Book Review Page "Very thoughtfully designed...light and frankly, fun...very highly recommended...even for people who have lived in Thailand." -- Stickman's Guide to Bangkok, January 1st, 2005 About the Author Vitida Vasant received a BA from Chulalongkorn University and an MSc in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania. She moved to California in 1981 and frequently returns to her homeland. She married and divorced a Westerner, she raised her beautiful daughter as a single mom, and she is currently engaged to an American. Besides running a recruiting business, she also teaches Thai, freelances as a Thai translator and interpreter, and offers relationship consulting to Thai-Western couples. More information on her services is available at thailandfever.com. Chris Pirazzi has been traveling in Thailand and Southeast Asia since 1999. He currently lives in Mae Hong Son province. He has chronicled Thai culture extensively and he co-developed the Thai-English software dictionary from Paiboon Publishing. His personal experiences, and his contact with other Westerners in Thailand and students of the Thai language in the United States, have provided a broad view of the cross-cultural problems faced by Thai-Western romantic couples. He received a BSE from Princeton University.