Issan women want a Western husband: the Nation

Of 484 women living in 19 northeastern provinces surveyed in March and April, 61% said they deemed Western men rich, 53% said they thought Western men were kind and respected women more than Thai men, while 16% said they wanted to marry and live abroad.

Englishmen were the favorites, gaining 32% respondents' votes, while Americans got 21% and Germans trailed behind with 8%.