JimTripper

If things worked like clockwork you would be in Switzerland.

Do you rush when you have sex? Or do your partners rush you?

Also, quickly snatching at things because they have been trained in the past to see it being taken away. Or, eating very quickly because the food might not be there tomorrow. Grabbing and hoarding groceries because someone else may get them. Aggressive Walmart shoppers with huge carts full or groceries when the food stamps arrive once a month (common in the USA to buy everything the first few days and go on a binge, then run out before the end of the month). People with more have not had that experience of lack so they don't see it disappearing.

If they have dementia they probably don't care if they speak English. It would be more about acting friendly and quality of care.

I am interested in why less affluent people tend to rush more. Wealthy people tend to take their time and are very patient. Have you found this to be the case in your dealings? Is it because poor people have less, so by deduction think rushing will bring a desired result more quickly? Or, because they are anxious to get results right away because nothing is saved up for emergencies? Counter-intuitively I have found that rushing actually gets things done less well and quickly then having patience. One of the reasons for this may be that things are overlooked and mistakes made due to lack of thought and due consideration before acting. Thoughts?

Find a carrier shop in the mall and sign up for a real plan. It saves a lot of headaches.

You may want to actually try living in one. It builds character.

The narrator said "blokes" 🤣 They go where there are eligible brides, but every country has eligible brides.

I wonder if the Thai hospital bothers with an examination. So like many other things here, you get the paper but it does not mean much.

Food courts are about people being herded in due to other needed shops in the vicinity (or because they are skint and can't afford not to), not somewhere where people go to be happy. Most people want the wait staff. Ditto with bars, they want attention basically. Attention is energy. Drawing energy to yourself either by creating noise, looking different (clothing that stands out, jewelry, fancy cars/watches), eating out and being seen and noticed. That's what door greeters do. They are giving people attention and energy. Most people will go to where they are noticed.

Learn to enjoy suffering.

A lot of people go to restaurants, bars and especially cafe's to interact with other people. If that was not the case almost everybody would stay home. Even a negative interaction with wait staff is an interaction. To your social bonding mind that problem is the same as good service. It's all about having "some sort of interaction". You see everyone on the phone at many places these days, but they are doing that in public around other people. That's one thing McD's etc got wrong about self-checkout.

Terrible, even dangerous omen. That basically means the bad karma will work against the family, rather then being released. Even worse, the father's sins will work against the children.

Chiang Mai is pretty good during the rainy season. It much cooler here and therefore easy to go out and do stuff. None of the sweating problem that I hate or needing a/c. Decent weather makes a huge difference.

Simply lowering prices is a loss of face (pride). Many places will go broke before doing that. It's not the same as haggling or negotiating where you see a higher price and offer less.

When I got my O-A it was not that easy. I had to get criminal background checks (took weeks) and go in for fingerprinting. I also had to see some quack doctor I picked out of the phone book to do the routine visa health form (syphilis, etc) who insisted on a complete blood work battery, medical history and a physical requiring multiple visits before he would sign the simple visa form because I was a "new patient". If I had to pay that out of pocket it would not be worth getting the O-A. He also billed my insurance for over $2k+ USD before we were one and done. I finally got the form signed though. It was a two or three month process end to end altogether for everything.

Without the natives, it's just land. 🤣

Why are you asking if it's so great? Your problem should be having too many choices, not where do you move

Somewhere where you don't complain.

Good practitioners in the USA are far superior then any I have found in Thailand. I'm not sure why but things get done correctly. You need to goto a top dentist though. In Thailand it feels like everything requires multiple visits for future problems. It's like they are missing something by rushing or just can't do a thorough job. Or an impulsive recommendation is made, then it's discovered later it needed something else, etc. Also, Thai dentists have great difficulty giving professional treatment recommendations. They want the patient to decide the course of treatment, like they are afraid of being wrong. They have a hard time deciding what needs to be done right away and what can wait (treatment priorities). I'm not into that at all. I want an expert recommending the best course of action.

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned a fan yet. You need a fan on you anyway if you're not running A/C. If you are running A/C mosquito's are not an issue. Welcome to Thailand.

I was just giving a general idea what people can look forward to here for long term stays or retirement. Keeping track of dates in general and running in circles in one way or another is very much on the cards here.

Only if they are interested in border runs and keeping strict records of dates as a lifestyle.

Women fitting that description in the USA tend to be lesbian. That's the first thing I would think of seeing an overweight woman there with tatts, dyed hair, etc.

Yes, people in old age tend to break bones because they get brittle. Things like hips, not arms. When that happens they tend to not heal and it puts a lot of stress on the body. That stress causes other problems, like the immune system not being able to fight off many things including infections, etc. It does not mean someone is going to die right away, it just means they are getting old and they are headed in that direction. Many other signs appear, basically just ailments of all sorts, things not healing, one thing complicating another type stuff. Pretty soon you're going to the doctor all the time, taking all kinds of medication and realize your body is giving up and why the hell has your schedule started revolving around hospital visits.