"Rona Yuthasastrakosol" > wrote in message
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> "Lawrence" > wrote in message
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> >
>
> >
> > Though having a second wife sounds nice, I think my housekeeper would
run
> for
> > the hills at the suggestion...
> >
> > ;-)
> >
>
> OT: Speaking of second wives....minor wives, as they are often referred
to
> in Thailand...
>
> One of my father's friends married an American woman but took a minor wife
> after they moved back to Thailand. (Keep in mind, this was in the
mid-late
> 1960s.) The minor wife opened a department store and the American wife
> worked alongside her in the store. They were good friends, apparently.


Gosh, I'm gonna move to Thailand too now....

My grandpa had minor wives. I thought my ex-Taiwanese GF might be receptive
to the idea, but she threatened me much as your mother would have...

Peter