Do You Have Something in Common? - Over my seven years living in Bangkok, I've met too many western guys who proposed to and married a Thai girl because she was beautiful. A year or two later, they're already realizing not only do they have little in common, they can't communicate very well as the girl doesn't speak much English and he doesn't speak much Thai. Before you propose to a Thai woman, be absolutely sure you actually have something in common. Just like you would with a western girl.