I have contacted this Dr , about my wife's serious condition, his response and information was invaluable, and happened to be correct and helpful as well
Lots of pearl clutching by the thais, up here in isaan 12/13year old girls sold off to guys or they leave school and live with their "boyfriend".
A gut who was a labourer on our house build was 25 married a 14 year old and was proud of it.
I must be missing something here, All these songteaws and motorcycle taxis on Samet, I thought the island was tiny when I went there a long white back, where do all these taxis etc go.