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I wanted to do something similar to you (the part time working to keep myself occupied) and what I learned while looking into it is that I would have to teach a minimum of 16 hours a week (plus whatever outside lesson prep time).  The only potential issue I see with regards to plan is your desire to take 4 week meditation retreats.  Of course, the schools won’t let you do something like that but I wonder how it might work with a private company if you were to tell your students “hey, sorry, I’m going to be unavailable for the next four weeks” multiple times a year.  Might work for the adult learner, but for parents sending their children for tutoring, I think they will want more a consistent lesson schedule.  Hope everything works out for you whichever route you take. 

If you want to dump the responsibility for reporting on your landlord, I cannot see how that would be beneficial for a copacetic relationship.  I prefer to have a good relationship with my landlords which is why they have always returned my full deposit (less a small cleaning fee) and never raised my rent.

7 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

Does not matter as from my experience your comments are inaccurate and actually extremely irresponsible.

Have you every used the Thai hospital system and made a comparison or just making a guess based on your negativity toward Thailand?

Well, I have and have an upcoming issue that will require hospitalization.

 

The Thai private hospital (Bangkok Hospital) cost for everything is 1/3 of the US.

Just an example a private room overnight stay here is about $200 US here.

The US price is well over $1,000.

 

So, your comments that a private hospital here compared to western is as expensive or more are false and very irresponsible and misleading to someone who is considering coming here for a medical issue.

 

 

Just a yesterday, I corrected the same poster on the same claim and put up exact $(and ฿) figures comparing a gastroenterologist visit at UCLA vs Vichayut in BKK.  He didn’t even respond, yet repeats the same nonsense here today.  I even stated that I have many other examples.

oh...and a friend of mine recently (last year or two) stayed 2 nights in the hospital and the hospitals billing showed just over $4000/ night for a standard (non ICU) room.  Insane.

On the flip side, Thais always chastise me when I use the word “Er” (เออ) and say  “Er (เออ) not polite.  Cannot sayyyyy”....which I find kind of odd as it’s not much different than us acknowledging a statement with something along the lines of “mmm hmm” or “uh huh” while nodding out head in agreement (vs the Thai single nod/bob of the head).

So...I follow it up with “ok...er krap (เออครับ)” to be more polite.

Works for me. ????

2 hours ago, Lamkyong said:

what if yo do not want the Mrs you have just  purchased a new mobile price 28000 k

Buy your mobile at the store.  Sorted.

As the old saying goes...

”If it floats, flies or *****, rent it”

34 minutes ago, wolf81 said:

I've used Grab in Chiang Mai, to get from the main bus station to the airport. It might be a little bit more expensive than other options, but it's speedy and comfortable. And the thing I like the most: don't need to negotiate price. I hate doing that when dealing with taxi drivers or the red busses.

Yeah...I used to live in CM.  The public transportation there is abysmal.  It’s no wonder that almost every article that I read where there are altercations between the taxi/tuk-tuk/songteaw drivers and Grab/Uber seem to come from that area.  

7 hours ago, BestB said:

hospitals and doctors charge same as in the west

Which “west” are you referring to?  

Last time I saw a gastroenterologist at UCLA (8 years ago/2011ish), I was handed a bill for $850 (@฿25,000). Nothing special about the visit,  After causing a commotion and spending 1/2 hour in the business office, they lowered it to $350 (@฿10,000)

My gastroenterologist in Bangkok (2019)...@฿1,000

Vichaiyut Hospital

Both cash pay.

I have many many more personal examples at about the same relative price difference.

I’ve never used the app myself, but a couple business owners have sent a grab car to pick me up and deliver me to their location.  The cars were more comfortable than most taxis and not much more expensive than the taxis here in BKK.  The drivers were definitely more “professional” than the average taxi driver.  However, since I live directly on Sukhumvit, it’s easier for me to just flag down a taxi.  If I lived more than a few hundred meters from Sukhumvit I would no doubt use one of the apps.

34 minutes ago, Nyezhov said:

Do you think he would be safe for a jerkoff like me? It could make me worse. Im already skating on the edge of social media ostracism

You’re tame compared to Bill

46 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

You've never seen Bill Burr?

+1000000000.

The king of non PC.  

4 minutes ago, Saint Nick said:

Okay....veeeeeery slowly now!

It was a global event in many countries, televised globally!

I would have been way more surprised not to read any English- language signs, then the other way around!

But then again: I am not wearing a hat, made from aluminum- foil...

Still not getting it.

Hopefully they’ll throw enough money at Thai Airways so they can regain approval to fly to the US again and subsequently re-introduce the nonstop LAX-BKK flight with fares that compete with the Chinese carriers. ????

4 minutes ago, Saint Nick said:

Oh...right!

Because it wasn't an INTERNATIONAL thing, ALL signs in Germany were exclusively in German, all in Italy exclusively in Italian and all in Nairobi...you get my point?!

 

No, I don’t get your point.  More “all caps” and exclamation points, mixed in with just the right dose of passive aggressive would help however.

29 minutes ago, Saint Nick said:

Is Georgepong Sorosporn behind it?

Don’t know, don’t care.  But you know I’m right.  A large group of Thais protesting their own government would have signs written in Thai, not English.  But of course, rather than raise an eyebrow at it, you throw a snide comment my way.

On 9/23/2019 at 3:51 PM, thaiguzzi said:

A high percentage of teachers work at a school in a province that is not their home town. Or city.

Let alone village.

So you are not going to buy a house in a village if you are only there on a 3-5 year contract.

Some of the larger schools in towns offer reduced housing expenses with on site housing, the same as hospitals for nurses and young doctors, which have similar problems.

19-22 y/o teachers?

The youngest i have heard of is 22-23 once they've finished their uni courses and graduated. Starting salaries now for teachers with uni grads are 15k, even in the provinces.

I have a friend who is a teacher in Chiang Mai.  She started 4 years ago with a salary of ฿8872/month in Saraphee.  She is now at ฿12,000/month in Chiang Dao.

43 minutes ago, Cake Monster said:

Judging by the Millions that were marching at the Weekend in many Citys around the Globe, against Climate Change, there are an awful lot of dreamers as you call them.

If those kids were actually doing it on their own accord, the signs at the march here in Thailand would have been written in Thai and not English.

5 minutes ago, stevenl said:

Who said you were attacking her? You're only attacking the people defending her.

No...I’m mocking people who are lapping up the staged histrionics.

2 minutes ago, stevenl said:

Don't have to agree with her, although with science behind her that is not very smart, but the people attacking her personally are just very, very sad.

I’m not attacking her.  I just know how the game is played.

50 minutes ago, Gabriel1 said:

As the poster, I decided to approach Re/Max first, which on fellow had a good experience with. Also, it is an American company and I thought they might be a cut above.  Well like most USA businesses these days there first interest is not the best for their customer.  I received a contract, or as they called it a boilerplate to bind the details of the work agreement.  I was shocked at the complete one sidedness of the contract. It was in no way a win/win based agreement, but a win/lose contract.  Of course the customer, in my case the seller is the loser.

 

In my specific case I have a time limit to sale the house of about one calendar quarter.  They were aware of that point.  Yet they sent me a contract stating that they would be paid even after the expiration of the contract, for which they required a 365 day commitment. They wanted an additional 1% if the home sold in the first month. 

 

I complained, and they told me to outline which clauses I objected to.  That is really, really a bad sign.  These guys are professionals, they know which clauses screw the customer, so I told them you are qualifying for employment to work for me.  You send me a win/win contract. They basically chose to bail out rather than send a contract that is based on payment for work done.  Morality is out the window, at least in a lot of USA companies.  Some one recommended Frank Knight.  I will go to them next and keep updating this string.  Also, thanks for the info, and I will also research the recommendations.

FWIW, agents have turned me off to buying a property (condo in my case) in Thailand as I cannot find one who would bring an offer to the seller that was anything less than their full listed price.  I was completely baffled by that until my Landlord, who owns 12 units in my building tole me that he will never deal with agents as, from what he says, the way they work is that you tell them what price you want and then the agent tacks on their “commission” and then that is the price listed.  Any drop in price comes directly out of their (the agents) “commission” vs back in the US where the agent receives an agreed upon percentage on whatever the property ends up selling for.  Whether or not there are agents that work differently...I don’t know as I haven’t found one yet.  So...from a buyers perspective, the only way I would buy a condo would be either directly from the owner or perhaps a developer (if they weren’t asking for such pie in the sky prices)