Family Is as Important as a Spouse - Having family values in Thailand means, if a Thai man or woman has to make a decision either for or against their parents' wishes versus for or against the wishes of their spouse, they will make the decision their parents want them to make. For Thais, they appreciate so much what their parents did for them, bringing them up and taking care of them, this means even when they're adults, they must pay their parents back. And, if that means doing what their parents want them to do and not what their husband or wife wants them to do, so be it. Strangely though, it doesn't cause much friction between spouses as the other spouse, if in the same situation, would likely make the same decision too.