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I got  my 1 vaccine in Sriracha(PFIZER) yesterday and at very same day they sent me message from expatwac that I am not foreigner with proper visa???This is crazy. After that they try to explain to my Thai wife on phone that that is some bug and error in system !!!!

On 8/14/2021 at 9:36 AM, jackdd said:

Did you look at the Covid numbers?

October 2022 maybe.

Yeah,I hope they can open country maybe  next year.

3 hours ago, Brierley said:

And when I visited three hospitals yesterday, and the local health office they all told me that foreigners cannot register until 1 July. It's a great article but what it says, in practice, is wrong.

Whatever June or July .If we can register and get free vaccine it is OK.

Yes, COVID spread in Thailand as well, but still much less than in EU and USA ,Russia etc.

2 hours ago, Neeranam said:

Why the need to repeat you speak Thai? How does this affect your living expenses? 

Wait a minute, why are you even posting here if you are not and never have been a teacher?

You probably wish you had moved here young and are bitter.

It does affect a lot my living expenses. Locals can get almost all on markets much cheaper than "farangs".Besides I have many Thai friends and my wife family live here. My wife does not speak foreign languages nor anyone in family. I am not teacher ,but I think it is good profession although and they deserved respect . You try to slander this people .I feel  still pretty young and my wife is 35 years old.I do not know what is Your problem ,but You should stop talking from high to people .

11 hours ago, BKKBike09 said:

Good for you if you are able to live happily on 30K a month.

 

However, you also say you have a 'great pension' and savings. That implies you worked for 20+ years in your home country on a reasonable salary (whatever that might have been) before moving to Thailand. So it's your choice to live modestly: you are not forced to do so by lack of funds, and if you need more money, you have plenty available.

 

The point of this thread was to discuss what a young person just embarking on their working life might need to earn, here in Thailand, if they want to be in your position in 20 years (ie financially secure). 30K a month would be wholly insufficient for anyone hoping to save money for their future.

Yeah,but I live with my Thai wife and we have a condo. She cook domestic food every day and she like it.I can speak Thai. We do not need a car (motorcycle is enough  ).OK ,with kids we should spend more ,but not more than 40-50 K from my point of view. I do not live modestly. We live great life like a rich people in Europe.

2 hours ago, Neeranam said:

I remember writing similar things when I joined this forum. Things change, good luck. 

Looking back, I was living in a horrible house for 3,000 a month and driving a 50,000 baht car, which I had borrowed the cash. Living hand to mouth is not fun, regardless of what I told myself, and others. 30k a month is NOT enough to live a decent life. For a few years you could get by if single. 

 

Yeah,You are not able to live good life whatever You spend .I have great life here and I am socialized well. Even 30 K is too much if I do not have extra expenses.

I have great pension from EU and savings but I spend only about 30%.I do not need a car.I think that You like talking about money ,cos. You do not have other skills so "money is only way to show people that You are here".Very sad and poor way to live, as I think.

4 hours ago, Pottinger said:

Farookin' ridiculous! Three million Baht earning 0.1% in a Thai bank plus another half million doing nothing in your home country - just how anxious do they think people are?

Expect a lot more condos to come up for sale.

Yeah,I think many foreigners will try to sell condos cos. they can not use them or rent them on fair price. I recon prices can drop pretty much in coming months and next year.

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For a REIT investors it seems to be a good idea,not bad one.I am not sure how it will work in a real life.Better to stay aside for now.

Well,yeah,but not all economy.Thai stock market -SET remains very,very strong.I am not sure why,but it is very resilient.

17 hours ago, banagan said:

It's not a new condo or development.

 

I bought from the same owner already and paid in installments over 4 months. The property agent I used prepared all documents we both signed, stating the terms. 

 

Wouldn't a legal document like this not protect both parties?

 

No,You are not well protected like in western countries.

It is crazy to buy now in Thailand.Wait a year or two or buy foreclosure property.

I think we need 30000-40000 THB per a month in average for a really good life in a Thailand.Need to avoid some tourist spots and rip off pricing .Luxury like a new car or buy real-estate here should be avoid as well.Rental is a cheap and You can change a place if You want easy.Public transport is pretty good here.Food is great and You can eat very cheap Thai food .For this money You can have great social life as well.If You drink too much and if You are all the time in a bars and have bar girl as a wife or GF,You can spend 10 time more with a very low quality of life.

21 hours ago, simon43 said:

Has no one ever heard of bank accounts that pay interest?  I currently receive 8% pa on my savings here in Laos with a Franco-Lao bank.  When I retire in 5 years from now, the interest from my modest bank savings, plus my modest UK part-pension will be more than enough to live happily on.

 

Do banks in Thailand not offer similar interest-paying accounts?  (I guess not!).

And inflation maybe 7-8 % per a year,he he.Good job,he he!

13 hours ago, Destiny1990 said:

They will never go back here again...and back home their case will get media attention and discouraging others from visiting.. 

 

Nonsense. They should be punished .

18 hours ago, smedly said:

I wish every western tourist that ever visited Thailand was here right now to experience this - it would take a very long time to forget about the treatment they received - in fact it would leave such a sour taste I suspect they would never be back

Foolishness !

1 hour ago, longevity said:

After last year's <deleted> show with T38 etc, we put in exit strategy, which was supposed to be this month.

 

Now locked down and stuck with this shower show till thing return to some semblance of normal. 

 

After 15+ years here, myself, wife and kids can't wait to escape. 

Escape where?there is a chaotic everywhere ?

It will go pretty much down next week.Classic bear market.I stop to trade at all on SET .Cash matters only now.Index will go bellow 1000 soon from my pint of view.