Julian2 Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 It gets called a dowry, which it's not, a dowry is money or property that the bride brings to the husband. Sin sot is money paid by the man to the brides family and is supposedly common practice in Thailand. I have never paid it and would not have paid it but I believe that some members of this board have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weird Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 Phew. Now I can point at this post if ND changes his mind and wants sinsot for that night when he went home early and I went off with his niece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshaw66 Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 so what happens if you dont pay it?...will they not allow the daughter to marry u? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristianTroy Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 Try to look up sinsot or sin sot on wikipedia = interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pescator Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 so what happens if you dont pay it?...will they not allow the daughter to marry u? Add to that will the daughter marry u under these circumstances? Given the strong bonds between a TG and her parents I`d guess in most cases probably not. However, one could slip in the word Nee/eloping during the negotiations to see if that could make the parents come around Another term for the same is Kha Nom, cost of milk. Supposedly it is a "compensation" to the parents for the costs of raising their daughter. Doesn`t really make much sense to me, surely the upbringing of a son is every bit as costly? cheers hn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshaw66 Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 has anyone on this board paid sin sot....and if yes how much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Hi, I would imagine many have. I paid 59,999 Baht and got most of it back (20K was spend on additional costs for the wedding, 15K on paying of a loan Mom & Dad had, and the rest was returned). Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Was that figure 599,999 significant? (i.e. Rama V and Rama IX ...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshaw66 Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 I would imagine many have. I paid 59,999 Baht and got most of it back (20K was spend on additional costs for the wedding, 15K on paying of a loan Mom & Dad had, and the rest was returned). Sanuk! what was it that made you decide to pay? and who decided on the amount? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exit2dos Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 so what happens if you dont pay it?...will they not allow the daughter to marry u? Blood is thicker than water. If the family wants Sin Sot and you are not willing to pay, you are better off moving on. At any rate, that sort of family will keep hitting you up for money, thru the wife, for the rest of your life. They'll pressure her not you. If you send money to the family, from abroad, keep the wire transfer receipts. Some families will lie and tell the girl they never got the money, looking for a second bite of the apple. You can show the receipts to the girl, but since she may not read English and/or can't comprehend the transactions, you're still screwed. The wire transfer receipts may as well be a stack of parking tickets, for all she knows. The damn family, plus her homesickness and adjustment problems can turn your happy marriage into a nightmare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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