Really, what is a life worth ?.Sorry to hear your news Coffee. May she R.I.P. Lucky to get 25,000 I expect.
Poor lady, RIP.
It would depend on the negotiating skills of Grandma's family and the wealth of the driver.
My wife gets called upon often by other families in the village to negotiate dowries and compensation. She does not bow down to authority and is not easily intimidated.
My wife's father was killed about 8 years ago, struck head-on by a truck while he was on his moto-cy. Instant goner. If I recall correctly the truck's insurance paid 350,000 baht for the loss. The funeral and subsequent cremation went on for 9 days.
Did the funeral rites go on for 9 days because of the 350k - or were they already planned for 9 days ?
Not sure I understand your post Yorkie, this was the funeral for my Thai wife's father...a Thai. What could my wife have learned about frugality? The funeral lasted many, many days.I am aware that Thai funerals can extend to 3, 4 or 5 days and even more. However, I've yet to come across a Farang funeral that has lasted more than the one day. Perhaps the wife learnt some frugality from her former husband?
Not sure I understand your post Yorkie, this was the funeral for my Thai wife's father...a Thai. What could my wife have learned about frugality? The funeral lasted many, many days.