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I also think the post is somewhat demeaning to English teaching....I have done it and there is nothing wrong with staying in country by putting in an honest day's work.

Thank you. Honest days work. The end.

Teaching English is awesome. It was fun and I did it. However I don't think it's something long term.

How would you support yourself back in your home country ? Get an education, get a job, get some experience and then live where you want. The problem with young pups is they want to learn new tricks without putting in their time to be an old dog. There are no shortcuts to life son.

Unfortunately, the US doesn't work like that anymore. 2.5% GDP growth doesn't allow it. You can get an education but there is no guarantee of a job at the end of the rainbow.

I've supported my travels in the past by running an internet business. For somebody who doesn't want to teach English, this is definitely the way to go. There are thousands of digital nomads in Thailand now and they can earn good money.

I'm hoping to run an Internet business too for the freedom. I want to hear your story please.

FYI right now I am a huge bum. I sit on my butt. I did some teaching here it was a lot fun and fulfilling but it is working for beans. I turned down another job paying exactly the same.

I'm returning to the US hoping to establish myself as a digital nomad. Then travel!

why would anybody want to live in America , Ego driven war horse.. You can have it..

Gee, there must be some reason why so few of such an affluent citizenry travels overseas. Perhaps it is ignorance of the outside world, yet, as you suggest, many Americans have been overseas in the military and even many many more on business to support that great economy. Perhaps it is because the US is so big that you can find the sun even in the dead of winter, or find the mountains, desert, shore, swamp, forest, prairies, rivers, lakes, streams; or big, small and in between cities anytime you want. Perhaps it is because you can find all the most modern conveniences and any product or service you want, and a wide selection of them to boot. Perhaps America is not so bad that most Americans want to go somewhere else, like so many non-Americans seem to want to do.

Perhaps, not so many Americans travel abroad because they like it there. You had better ask the multitudes of Americans who stay there and go nowhere else.

I am an American, and proud of it, but I prefer to live overseas. I have lived overseas all my life and have no overwhelming desire to live indefinitely in any one country in particular. I am here in Thailand because it is convenient at the moment. I could leave here on very short notice, as I have so many other countries, including the US.

I think I've seen more of the world than America. I still want to explore other states like Texas.

Is Cambo weed bad? It's been so long since I had smoked.

USA ? Think about some of the best weed in the world we can by legally back home ! You are so lucky to go !!! Kiss <3

Lol, I had some weed in Cambodia. That stuff gave me a panic attack.

You all seem very wise and I'm just a young pup.

For those here living the dream how did you pull it off? How are you supporting yourself?

I'm really interested in hearing from the people who aren't retired or teachers.

I like this guy.

For what it's worth, OP, I'm leaving too in a couple weeks, after thinking of Thailand as home for 5 years. And, it breaks my heart as well.

For me, I've never worked in Thailand - but working legally in EU/UK for 4-5 months each year, spread out in short trips. But, I'm under 50. And, the last couple years, after first finding immigration completely encouraging of me living here...suddenly, I'm told each entrance that I'm a 'criminal' of sorts, for having developed close ties here as a result, and thinking of it as the place I want to support. People here are always saying how easy it is to get the 'right' visa; but if your circumstances are slightly unusual, or you're not a retiree or one of the few boxes they allow to be checked, immigration have become more like accusatory bigots. When I first came here, 5 years ago, they were begging me to have free, multiple entry visas as often as I wanted. I understand it's their country, etc. But, at least in my case and many of my friends, all they're doing is giving a hard time to people who want to support the economy and be a positive friend to their neighborhoods. Many, many people I know have had to leave recently.

If it really was 'Thailand' who felt that way - and not just angry old guys on TV, and I/O officers accusing me of things I haven't done - it would be easier to accept. But, all the Thai people I know, ask me to stay each day. I know they love me, and they know I love them. It's the government. It's immigration. It's xenophobia and distrust, completely disconnected from most Thai people, and becuase of the nonsense criminality of places like Pattaya, I think mostly.

I'm going to have to get used to life in the EU/UK/US again, full time - and, they all have their great people and aspects. But Thailand, for me, will always be the love that a xenophobic coup came between. My GF is heart broken, and there's nothing I can do to explain it to her.

nothing a short $50 flight would not fix. did you try that, or are you too lazy?

as for the immigration staff, they rarely spark up a conversation in my experience, and i'm ok with that.

Maybe they have something against them.

hmm... I really miss the "old" trolls sometimes... you know, those who operate the "dark side" forum... at least their threads were funny...

You can probably find those on Reddit.

Wow, you all have amazing stories. Thank you for sharing.

This place is magical and it stays with you forever. I feel like the people in my neighborhood are a community.

I hope I can make it back someday on a permanent basis.

You will be back - like General McArthur, except his cup of tea was the Filipina ladies, and you like your Thai women, like us

God speed, and take the best of your country as it were, it ain't all bad, that from a Canadian

Best,

R and Y = Orange

Oh women like you totally. I've become addicted.

I booked to return back to the United States.

I was hoping to stay longer but there's stuff I need to do.

This is the second time I'm leaving and it's hard. I feel so empty. The people here treat me the best I've ever been treated. I've met so many interesting people.

I always fear that I can never find my way back either.

I need a cyber hug.

I plan on going back to the States and enrolling for courses such as Ruby on Rails, Python, HTML5/CSS.

I hope to get good enough somewhere down the line, a year or so, where I can get a job that will let me telecommute. Maybe even start my own business.

I've been getting advice on other forums. The responses are mostly negative but I know people who are doing this.

I'm fairly good at Photoshop and my passion for technology is pretty large.

Stay in Thailand and teach English at a government school for 35,000 baht or go back to USA and maybe get grant money to retrain in skills which I can telecommute with like web design and programming?

One of these might have I bright future but I hate leaving Thailand!

Ahh, so they are probably shitty employers then? I didn't make it to my interview with them.

Perhaps not about drug executions.

But in 1977 when I first came to Thailand as a tourist there were still advertisements in Thai newspapers warning university students that unless they returned to register for their classes in the university, they would be suspended from the university.

That was after he events of 1976, when many students "disappeared" after anti government demonstrations when the police stormed the campus to arrest demonstrators.

And my tour guide when I went to the Crocodile farm then "jokingly" warned us not to get to close to the Croc pens as "they liked human flesh these days"

That was "Thainess" in 1977.

Thailand has a lot of history in the last few decades, they prefer not to talk about, especially to tourists.

I'm interested in finding out more about this.

I mean about the drug related executions.

You're obviously a newbie if you haven't heard of Thaksin's extra-judicial murder of over 5000 suspected drug dealers when he was PM...

Were there crowds of protesters?

I notice that a lot of news outlets are reporting on the Bali 9 who have been executed for drug offenses. It's all over my Facebook and in the news when I'm going through it.

Has there ever been a similar event in Thailand that has gained as much news coverage regarding drug offenses? I know Thailand executes for that as well.

Anyone here experience working for this company? I have an interview with them but am considering canceling.

I have had s similar problems. They are really not that bright.

I like eating Thai Fur Burgers.

I had one at Game Over. Not bad.