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michaellee

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  1. 3 hours ago, dotpoom said:

    I think 45 mins. is a bit short. I live Bang Saray. Takes me 35-40 mins. to Jomtien. on my motorbike, longer by car as can't nip in and out between the cars (I'm not Thai). Driving in the opposite direction towards U-Tapow it takes me about the same length of time to reach the airport (I'm usually going to the beautiful Nang Ram beach). 

     

    38 minutes ago, jay1980 said:

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    I use the google maps recomended route, and live in Jomtien, maybe a little longer if you are further into Pattaya depending on the time of day. Hope that helps.

     

    cheers

    There'e mini bus from Utapao to Pattaya 200-250b one way  no need for taxi provided your flight is in the morning or mid afternoon

  2. 9 hours ago, KevT said:

     

    Thanks for the response. Yes, I agree that a degree is important. I'm just trying to assess if the college degrees that I have can be considered as university-level education, and if not, if there are other ways or places (legal) where I can teach of which a university or bachelor's degree isn't a requirement. 

    Nope, there's no other way you may as well try China or Vietnam. You could go to smaller town or cities that may give you WP. Fluency in Thai won't get you far in school like other poster said, it's advantage for everyday communication with the locals. 

  3. 10 hours ago, PatOngo said:

    Definitely a ghost....spinning wheels, falling paint tins.....has all the hallmarks.

    Agreed....seen enough of the supernatural happenings and this is one of them, unexplained

     

    11 hours ago, Nepsydaz said:

    I think it is a Rat.... 

    What makes you think its a rat?? rat does not spin the wheel and throw the bucket like being pissed off!!

  4. All they have to do is, make it a mandatory to speak ENGLISH in school, no if or but about it, that's the only way they can learn english spending 7 hours a day for the next 12 years. I came from a non native speaking country, but we spoke only English in class as well as outside the english classroom plus we had to study 3 other languages which were native. But then learn English language for what?? Thai language dee mak mak!!

  5. 5 hours ago, nuakmuaynina said:

    I wasnt teaching there, was visiting my soon to be ex husbands family, I speak a bit of thai yes, but I find the southern accent very hard to work out sometimes! no one spoke English at all, was an interesting place...I was quite the novelty..

    Yes, indeed the southern dialect is so different, I stayed for a week the apartment rentals were not cheap almost as pricey as bkk, that place is good if you have someone otherwise you on your own with no communication at all. I'm asian so i blend in more easily and my thai's are pretty good so no problem there buying food. May I ask are you Thai or Caucasian? 

  6. 18 minutes ago, nuakmuaynina said:

     

    The town I was actually in was Thung Song.... I went to the public school there, as my ex's dad used to sell fruit at lunch.  A group of students had juts come out of an english lesson, and the dad said to them to practise their english, they could only manage a hello, and how you? Nothing else. 

    OMG!! are you still teaching there? Luckily I could speak decent Thai otherwise you on your own, none spoke english even at that Sunee plaza.

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