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Thai neighborhood. I find the Expats not very friendly. Thai people are much easier to talk too.

If they can’t behave they should be deported. Everyone thinks they can come to Thailand and be ass holes. They can’t do this in there on country but in Thailand it’s acceptable and easy to just pay a fine. And keep doing it. It ruins Thailand for everyone else.

I think that if you don’t have the skill to speak English to the Foreigners then you shouldn’t be waiting on them. Hospitals and dentists included. I always ask for a English speaking person to deal with and if they don’t have any I go elsewhere, there are plenty of people who speak English in Thailand.

No one is talking about the current mess with Social Security in the US. Has everyone set up their online ID as Musk ask us to do? We are in our 80’s don’t use the computer and we have no clue how to set up this online ID. We are told that if you don’t have it set up soon you will lose your monthly income. We do have back up income but we rely mostly on our SS from the US. Every month I worry about are we going to get our automatic deposit. Patrick

It is not a complete language and many of the words can be used many times but not meaning the same which makes speaking very difficult, many words sound the same but have different meanings, some which are impolite. To much frustrations, and difficulty. Not worth it. So only use basic language skills, like ordering food, hello, goodbye, thank You, where’s the bathroom, and so forth. Been here 12 years and get around very easy.

There aren’t any in Thailand.

What’s stopping you. We have a beach condo there that we rent. Love that area, it’s still rural, farm land community but now has a few hidden restaurants scattered around a very big wet market & Makro. You still have to drive to Hua Hin for hospitals and upscale restaurants. No tourists so far in Cha Am and thats how I like it. Patrick

The 60’s were a Great time. Am a native born California boy but after retirement we couldn’t afford to live there any longer so we moved to Thailand been living here since 2012. Am sure glad am not living there now. Or even in the US to watch my country being destroyed.

It’s all about Manners and Consideration for others, Thai people do not have either of these qualities.

Are any American Expats worried Trump will stop there retirement income? He’s headed for that next step. He will destroy the SS system and Americans won’t have money to live on anymore. We have our savings but it won’t last forever. A reverse mortgage may be in our future.

These people must of all be looking at their phones. I spend my whole life in Thailand looking down to prevent myself from getting hurt or worst. Holes are everywhere and hazards are what Thailand is all about. Sad but could had been prevented if only you look before you step.

Hua Hin is getting crowded these days and they have to many tourists arriving everyday. But Cha Am is about 10-15 minutes away and it’s more country style living no tourist yet, half of dozen decent restaurants, wet market, chicken & pork market, nice beaches with few people, but for big shopping you have to take a trip to Hua Hin, there is a Makro in Cha Am though. We like living there because it’s quiet and relaxing. Patrick

What kind of air purifiers are you using? I can’t find an answer to what air purifier is best. People in Thailand just want to sell you the most expensive ones.

Villa Market, Robbie’s, accidental butcher and more.

Easy to find frozen lamb. Villa Market, Robbie’s, accidental butcher, Makro .and so on. Tops Market has all that cheese you’re looking for. And Makro

My wife and I have been here for 12 years from the US. We usually don’t go over 3,000 a month and we have a condo in Cha Am right on the beach and another condo with a city view in Nonthaburi, we own 2 cars and we self insure, we get physicals every year 1500 dollars for the 2 of us. Even MRIs. Blood tests every 6 months, we both have good genes, never been in the hospital and we are in our late 70’s. We have a bank of money saved for medical needs. We eat healthy and very well, cook ourselves and eat out at the Salad Factory or Wine Connection once a week. And take vacations in Thailand and out of Thailand, Australia and New Zealand, Spain and Italy. Life is very good for us in Thailand, if we were in the US we would probably be homeless living in a tent somewhere.

That was a Great car. I had its brother a Saab model 95 front wheel drive with 18 in wheels that car was a real joy, Never had problems with the snow. The back seat laid down flat for camping and it had the strongest heater never got cold. It also had something called free wheeling, when you took your foot off the accelerator it would go into a neutral gear and got Great gas’s mileage. 4 speed on the wheel. Kept that car the longest. It was a hand me down from my brother. If I had money I would buy another today. That car was so safe and ran for over 500,000 miles.

Mine was a Triumph Spitfire convertible hardly ever ran. Next car was the Chevrolet Corvair with rear engine 3 speed on the floor. Convertible. Great looking but had terrible balance issues with the rear engine finally had to put 50 lb bags of sand in the front trunk. Never great. But the women liked the convertible part.

That’s a great price. Average price in a private hospital is 20,000 to 50,000 baht.

I use a US credit card without any problems.

So if I already pay US taxes I should not be liable for paying Thai taxes too. My Social Security income that I live on in Thailand should not be taxed by the Thai government also. Are these both correct statements? Other than my 25,000 thousand for my retirement visa I don’t keep any money in Thailand. Patrick

Am staying in Cha Am now days because Bangkok’s air is so bad. But they burn the fields at night and the air quality suffers at night and mornings. No eating outdoors any longer. There is always a steady breeze or wind and that helps. And it’s better than Bangkok but still not like San Francisco with its cool fog that would come in and chase the smog away. It could be so much better if trucks and Autos had smog control and they got rid of the diesel guzzlers on the road. And stopped burning the fields at night. Is that to much to ask?

I agree with you. All of our Christmas family dinners everyone got drunk and started fights with each other. Lots of racism in my family. Been in Thailand 12 years went back 3 times but after Covid in 2019 never returned again. Thailand is my home now. No regrets.

Never. We get lost all the time, and end up asking for directions from strangers, taxi drivers, motor scooter taxi’s, gas stations, and some sleazy neighborhoods and everyone always try’s to help us. Many times they will tell us to follow them back to our familiar neighborhood without even asking for money but we always give them at least 100 baht.

I pay takes in the US so am not paying double taxes in Thailand too.