BritScot

Nonsense, utter Nonsense! Your assumption that retirement visa holders or married visa holders fit into your pigeon logic. First the minimum requirement is to give thai banks £10,000 - £20,000 of their money until they leave or die, they will spend millions in setting up their home (house 2 million up and vehicle 1 million up) so their initial investment into the Thai economy is about a minimum of £100,000 of foreign currency into thailand with minimum of £10,000 - £20,000 a year of more foreign currency every year. If you think this is peanuts and Thailand doesn't need it wow!!! Very twisted attitude. Think it's called being racist!

What an attitude! I now feel physically sick. Disgusting. Unbelievable attitude!!!

I don't understand why especially Thai people don't buy land and have a house built on it, buy every nail, screw and material needed so you know what is being used and above all "project manage the build". Savings are massive and you know its done right. I did it and built a small 110 square metre bungalow built on the foundation for a 3 storey house teak doors quality tiles etc for 750,000baht in 2010. I put a high roof with vents either side so air flow and guess what my house doesn't get too hot. 13 years and no problems. 3 bedroom detached bungalow..... Nice wee house. 2 million and you could build a nice big house and maybe a small swiming pool.

And this is why we left in 2019 "changes/rumours". How can anyone live with this hanging over their heads in later life when you want stability and security? Best move we ever made.

If I wanted a tattoo that high on my leg I would kind of expect my balls etc might get touched etc but if your more accurate comparison if I stupid and decided to get "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" on my tager and my balls got a feel well no being that stupid I would not think anything of it.

Wouldn't it be nice if someone had thought about stock piling rice to sell now! Oh wait they did!!! What ever happened to the money when the generals sold it all off at great loss? Rhetorical question.

I've just realised I'm also a victim! I remember when I was getting my tattoos on my arms several times other parts of my arm were touched pinched or moved as he tattooed the area.... what utter crap.... I'm sorry but a woman getting her tits out for a tattoo then crying because her tits were touched.... omfg!!!

You should do a little research because these clowns on YouTube are making £100000's for their content if I goes viral. Nearly all the content on YouTube are doing it for the money and the more outrageous or crazy they are the more they make with every click, like or thumbs down and then more for the comments left. Why do you think so many celebrities have jumped on this money train.

Opinions are like A****. everyone has one. In all the years I lived in Thailand since 2002 to 2019 this consisted of several breaks back to the uk to live. I lived the dream of island life as a diving instructor, Bangkok and village life and I noticed people go through different stages of loving Thailand and as the rose coloured glasses slip to hating thailand, then they leave. The ones who invested far to much become trapped they become very twisted attacking anyone who dares to shine a light on their rose coloured life. We still have a house in Thailand, obviously family and friends but our life in the uk is far, far better on many levels. Our children have far more opportunities, my wife has good friends, job she loves and holidays in the uk she enjoys and me I have my garden, social and friends. Yes best move ever. Thailand is for the obligation holiday to see our house and family/friends. Note, I'm no ponce and never been called one to my face only by KBW.

I agree. I don't like the area however its the signage that attracts and thae other 99% love.....

Lost its charm in 2004 for me. Roads became concrete and the atmosphere evaporated.

Is that cigarette ends/buts on the ground in the photo? Oh I feel safe already.

It's why my family and I left Thailand in 2019. Howcan anyone in their later years live on a nice edge of ever changing rules. Never ever invest any more than you can easily walk away from in Thailand.

So a holiday island minus the tourist just leaves an empty broke, poverty stricken rural landscape. Sometimes I just shake my head at their stupidity. How about investing in the one industry making in safer and enjoyable for both Thai and foreigners so they tell their friend and come back? However, the mentality of screwing every satang and ripping off, assaulting and scamming as much as you can with the mentality of so what there is more until you find out your reputation has stopped millions from coming.

Well I have to praise Thailand for using the correct scientific conclusions with changing weather patterns instead of cult hysteria. Well done Thailand.

Less of the derogatory remarks about the UK please! The uk is a very beautiful country and I have lived in 3rd world Thailand and there is no comparison unless your chassing young girls or boys in your old age. We moved back to the uk in 2019 and never regretted it once infact the thought of moving back to thailand for more than a holiday sends shivers of fear through my children who have great lives here in the uk. The dark cloud that hangs over me is that family commitments drag us back to thailand.

Sometimes just reduced.

Any dog is a time bomb if kept locked up and never exercised. Correction get a goldfish!

What a tiger from tiger temple maybe?

Didn't take long!

Never invest more than you can easily walk away from. Nice to see someone thinking the right way. I built a bungalow and the budget was 10 years worth of rent @ 10,000baht per month my thinking was we had a child and the house would be his home if for some reason I had to walk away. Well we did walk away from Thailand after 8 years we still have our house and the investment was less than would have paid in rent (house was under budget as I designed and project managed plus bought every thing myself) 18 years married very happy living in the uk with our second home in thailand. Again never ever invest in Thailand any more than you can afford to walk away from!

Think you have recieved bad financial advice but a very good excuse. I was an expat on retierment visa and purchased over the years one pickup, one suv and 3 big bikes all on finance. I could walk into tisco bank and walk out with a vehicle loan never once a problem.

I lived in Thailand for a long time and was kept upto date with what was going on locally not only by my wife but also thai friends. I've also lived in many countries during my life so far. My observations are thus: Thailand is far more dangerous than most expats realise even at village level.

What dribble! First 1 ton Pickups in Thailand are basically the same dimension width and length with high changed by suspension etc. If you are concerned about tearing up the roads don't look at pickups look at ev's as their weight "battery" not only destroys the roads but also destroys any car it hits due to its weight. Weight/speed!!!! All a raptor is, is a Wildtrack with factory off road add ons.

Must disagree about it not being easy to get a loan or credit card for a Thai. My wife who had no job got a credit card because married to me while I would have to deposit say 50,000 baht to get a 50,000 baht credit card so I would be borrowing my money and paying interest for the pleasure. Obviously I said NO!