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Perhaps stay in Udon thani rather than pattaya with than strong baht, Theres rooms for 1500 Baht a month there and 20 baht pad thai , home brew loa khao is cheap too up isaan way?

28 minutes ago, whiteman said:

think about us poor kiwis ours nearly always is lower than the ausy so you are lucky bro kiwi now 20.40750

Pretty expensive to holiday in thailand, unless you live on a very tight budget and live thai style is it really worth it??

Its becoming a joke, but a reality on how asia may  overtake the west, the currency may have been the whole time undervalued.

Seems odd.

Perhaps have your onwards ticked, hotel reservation and 20000 baht ready just in case.

Or just goto cambodia or loas, cheaper and friendlier than Thai.

1 hour ago, chrisinth said:

Ditto.....................

 

Probably more so the 'as have I' comment.

 

If the OP hasn't been here long and is already getting homesick, IMO it's time for him/her to go home. Regardless with what people think, and certainly no disrespect to them, not everybody is cut out to be an expat.

I been to thailand at 22years old and worked in nightclubs in patong , i was getting three different women in a day, That was before the impact of social media, before extremist third wave feminism and before thailand got expensive.

Im 32 now , i learned thailands "fun days" are over, Thats it.

50 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Perth is not a bad place to live. It's them versus the Eastern Staters. Cheaper now the mining boom north has retreated.

I think your perspective might change when you are 60 or 70, and no longer able to pull good looking women, of which Perth has quite a few. You may well return to SE Asia.

Women here have mile long checklists and think they are too good for the average joe, even those on there own social economic level they ofter wont even talk to.

I call it the bus stop theory, A regular joe is waiting at a bus stop and sees a beautiful women waiting for the same bus, He trys  to spark a conversation but she gives him the cold shoulder and assumes  he is poor and a loser because he uses public transport.

She is on the same bus and in the same social class at that point in time but refuses him, This is why we will never be equal in the western world, Because situations like this prove women think they are above men.

6 hours ago, eldragon said:

West definitely has an upside and probably makes more sense for most. But its boring and its hard to connect with folks after youve lived abroad. Good luck.

 

 

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I found Third worlders less friendly here in australia, Most here are segregated i agree with charlie.

56 minutes ago, Berkshire said:

I've always felt that young westerners were better-off in their home countries during their most productive years.  Thailand isn't a place to go to make money (in most cases), it's where you go to spend money.  Which is why it could be heaven for retirees with a decent pension and/or a healthy nest egg.  You could always come back when you're 50+.   

Im a labourer, uber eats driver and  trying to get my foot in the door teaching english online then once the bank balance is sky high i will live of the online teaching and use my savings as a passive income, 20K aud at 500$ a week is 40 weeks in living in South east asia  hopefully i will reach thay in. Three months, Better yet, Find a hot china girl here in Australia to boom boom and never travel again.

30 minutes ago, roo860 said:

So you don't have the money to stay?


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I am making 44K THB per week from this day increasing up to 60K baht per week in the near future, f i wanted i could easily retire at 35 years old at this rate.

1 minute ago, White Christmas13 said:

yes I also live in Perth after a few years in Thailand and I never regret moving back to Perth

Easy life in australia compared to the madness that could be in Thailand, That place is stressful at times, That place will ruin a western male unless he has  passive income/Bulk saving or a bachelors degree to teach in Bangkok.

18 minutes ago, StreetCowboy said:

I repatriated the clan back to near Perth a few years ago and never regretted it.

Im now working a third job and will be clearing close to the 10K a month mark by the end of this FY.

Nowhere else in the world is that possible without a degree or some training.

Best thing is its easy money, Im barely lifting a finger .

For this reason i love australia

25 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

Justifying your choice to us or yourself.

 

You seem to me to be trying to convince and reassure yourself you made the right decision.

 

Best of luck, as long as your happy and content.

 

So you left SE Asia, went "home" and immediately made your life surrounded by and immersed in SE Asian people/community, a home and job there too.

Seems to me you never really left.????

Hahaha, Just came from the vietnamese mom and pop store and had a malaysia white coffee and an indian curry puff for breakfast.....

In other words, So many people are dying in thailand they have a

100 THB - 'Send your body home just in case tax....."

1 minute ago, Briggsy said:

Yes, I can see your point. And the "good" thing is that Thailand will always be here should things change.

 

p.s. Expect a lot of abuse from posters on this site. You have expressed a view which is somewhere between verboten and taboo. Be strong, my friend. ????

 

p.p.s. What did you do with all your "stuff"?

I have a friend who stores my stuff for me in perth (a suitcase), I never had alot in thailand and lived minimalistic.

Just stay home and watch youtube. Much easier.

It feels like doom and gloom when in thailand and thinking bout home.

But niw i simply cannot afford to splurge thailand i have

made my life in the western world livable, I live in china town and frequent  Thai restaurants and convenence stores, Goto language exchanges and  get thai massages regularly.

I am working a very easy job with the shire and every week i can have 700$ to spend after rent/Fuel is payed.

With globalisation here to stay its much more productive,safer,easier to stay at home in the western world, You drink less, gave better access to medical and have access to high salarys .

I choose the western world.

You cannot trust them.

This new VLOGGER  chuck wow just made a video of him reviewing a hotel in Patts, He proceeded to tell the maid he likes "rough sex" and to jump all over the bed.

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Definate thai VLOGGER cringe moment if there ever was one.

14 hours ago, sanemax said:

Been there done that .

Wasnt really intentional , just went to the same bar to watch football and became friends with "the cashier" , get to know her quite well , became friends and saved her from a life of bar work by supporting her , so that she didnt have to work in a bar .

    With the Pound at 55 Baht , we had a great few years , spending like there was no tomorrow .

  My income fell by by 30 % , the Pound went to 40 Baht and I had to cut back on spending , she then <deleted> off back to the bar   

Dont forget " money number one". 

On 5/3/2019 at 1:44 PM, Uptooyoo said:

At first when I saw the picture it reminded me of any-street, California, USA. A ubiquitous sight indeed: young able-bodied millennials looking for a hand-out using cheesy scraps of cardboard with hand written pleas for money. Face reality. It's too early for you to retire in Thailand! You have a lifetime of putting your nose to the grind stone like the rest of us did. See you back here in 30 years with a pension. Time to get a job or move back in with mom....

"Big Joke" where are you when we need you!!!! Old guys who paid their dues-in, free loaders-out! 

Thats B/S the pension age will rise to 70  in 30 years.

You boomers got rich off us millenials and refuse to hand over 1$

This "Crack down" happened a couple years ago in KRS i remember it lasted about a month

Depends.

Doubt they are gonna check you in bus, Eikamai station is definatly a checkpoint for coppers.

Perhaps get out a stop before ekamai and taxi to your embassy