Tchiowa wrote:
> "Michael Christoffersen" wrote in message
> news:<3f4dcd41$0$6836$ba624c82@nntp02.dk.telia.net>...
>> Tchiowa wrote:
>>
>> That would very much depend on who you would ask.
>> If you are registered you are married in the eyes of the
>> administration but
>> hardly in the eyes of the family and that may very well be more
>> important
>> for the success of the marriage.
>
> Being married in the eyes of the family no doubt affects the success
> of the marriage. But in Thailand being married in the eyes of the
> family also means registering at the amphur. Thais are mostly
> Buddhist. The belief I described above is not just the belief of the
> monks. The people hold the same belief.
>
I disagree. In my experience the wedding ceremony is much more important.
I was married in my wife`s village 10 years ago. And we had a local wedding
with guests, monks and the works.
This was on the request of my wife`s parents, so that everybody could see -
friends, neighbours and - that we were indeed married.
This was very important to them. This was a face thing. We never bothered to
register at the amphur as they were totally indifferent about that.
Many upcountry rural weddings are never registred at the amphur, but to
everybody else involved they are indeed married, although not in the eyes of
the authourities.
cheers
Michael Christoffersen
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