Freddy42OZ

Based on my observations of old guys in Thailand, they weren't exactly very smart to start with. They just get fatter, grumpier and fixated on how "it was better in the 50s" They also seem to lose the ability to dress well or keep themselves looking well groomed.

Are you sure you're not 70? Lots of old music is great, but EDM, Techno, House and Trance are awesome!

I would LOVE to actually be 17 in 2023. Instead I only feel like I'm still 17 (I can still wear the same sized clothes and can probably skateboard, snowboard, BMX, etc about as well as when I was 17). What I can't do anymore is walk into a nightclub and pick up hot young white women. I'm basically invisible to most white woman under 45 (aside from my very hot 38 year old white GF ???? so not being able to pickup younger white women isn't actually an issue, although it definitely would be be if I was single).

Why is everyone assuming his job here has finished? Sounds more like he's just going on holiday for a few days. In which case just needs to get a re-entry permit so his current extension of stay (and WP) don't get cancelled.

Population aging is one major issue

SMH. Of course you leave the heating on. If he leaves the water main on, goes away for more than 30 days and there is a flood (burst pipe) then his insurance won't pay out. That wasn't hard to understand. Upside is bigger? I think he means being able to spend the winter in Thailand is a bigger upside than the cost of leaving some heating on back home.

I was living in HK from 1973 to 2008. If it could be done in HK, I've done it.

Not only that but assisted suicide should be made available so *anyone* who wants to end their life can.

You said he's 60. He doesn't have 50 years left. He might if he's lucky have 25 years to go.

100% agree.

When the hair has grown in and they now have a lifetime of itching from shaving.

No they don't. She can't do anything.

Only people who are an unusual shape need custom made shirts. Typically that means fat blokes or the ones who insist they need to work out so much that they have biceps like a normal persons thigh. Maintain a normal body size and you can walk into Zara or H&M and buy shirts off the rack.

I've never owned a property. Lived my whole life in Asia and aside from when I lived in houses my parents owned, I've always rented.

Bangkok is the only place in Thailand I would call a city. The others are just big towns; and some (actually most) of them are boring sh*tholes (Buriram City I'm looking at you!) After going all over Thailand, I would only ever want to live in Bangkok.

Well done Bob. I quit alcohol almost 3 years ago on New Years day. One of the best decisions I've ever made, just wish I'd done it at 33 instead of 53.

Isn't that how all people actually living here do it? Only tourists go in the weed shops in Bangkok.

Are you really advocating for starting WW3 ?!???!!?!

What can I get for 35K-50K a month out in "the country"?

A much better version of the Kate Bush track

I would hope his new wife has had her 'extension' removed.

His wife is doing much better, she's finally rid of him.

This the only correct answer. The server is compromised and cleaning it is very hard. Better to completely wipe the server and start over.

I agree. I spent 11 years in a 40 sqm studio with a decent sized separate kitchen and nice bathroom, then upgraded to a 50sqm one bedroom unit for two years. I've just upgraded to a 200 sqm house and I'm loving the extra space.

My fridge has a Western style (?) open back. One side gets very hot the rest of it stays cold. It has been working perfectly for the 8 years I've owned it and I bought it second hand off another Farang, who had it for at least 5 years I reckon, making it at least 13 years old at this point. It's a very large unit with a built in ice-maker.