Please don?t pay attention to what your ?friends? say. They don?t sound like much of an ?in? crowd to me. I have always been under the impression that Thailand was very ?nonjudgmental? when it came to transsexuals. Perhaps someone with more experience than me such as Hank, ila, or smc could shed some light on this. My feeling is that you have nothing to be embarrassed about. Aguy and Bisatinlover are 100% correct. Maybe it?s time to find some new friends.