It is not the westerner point of view where the two wages are used in everyday life. A n another cultural shock is the opinion that other Thai people has on foreigner husbands. But well never mind with remarks from strangers. What is important is to be accepted in her village or district. T hai people like gold more than banknotes.
Thai people think that if there are problems, gold can be sold to have cash.
A minor cultural shock can happen here because buying gold is not anymore a safe investment. E ven the wedding preparation can lead to cultural shocks. Before the marriage there are talks about money, about gifts to be given to the family. So traditions are different from westerner countries. There is often a difficult bargain for the amount of money to be given to the bride's family.