Bill Dauterive

This looks horrible to be honest. 

On 10/23/2022 at 9:35 PM, Iamfalang said:

Don't buy there.

 

problem solved.    

 

Best advice. Look further.

55 selling property without a deed shown or present....555

Paid 35 K for a fully operational system. One panel (3 piece) & one pump. That is enough to pump the fields full yes.

You blind to reality ? One can only live in a place when they see nothing wrong with it? We  have no obligation to better things when we can and adress problems. ? Strange. If you see the shortcomings you can not live here. whahahahahahaha...

23 minutes ago, bob smith said:

the USA is hardly bankrupt lol. they are the biggest economy on the planet.

euhm...........is that a real assumption...? Nothing that tells you it could be........hmm o.k.   time will not be kind.

There is a reason why  things are the way they are. Bankrupt country full of dirt and low quality, noise , non functional justice system and executing force behind it..low education level without any intent to better it, low wages, poor social system. Thailand is going down the drain the way they are going now. This is a Thai problem .Has nothing to do with the Farangs. It used to be upward some decade ago and more but there is not much left of that after the bosses thought they knew better. And it shows in the mentality amongst the Thai. 

1 hour ago, Andre0720 said:

My experience here, is that Thai people around you will establish some kind of contact, with the ultimate goal of obtaining a financial gain from you.

When they fail at that, they will stop interacting with you, to the point of totally ignoring your presence.

You are in a country where the culture is mainly about selfishness.

And I saw that also between Thais themselves.

Remember, the culture here is about 3 concepts:

1.-Generate money.

2.-Taking care (I take care of you, you take care of me- or for a fee)

3.- Saving face (The source of 90 % of the lies here)

 

Someone not part of this in the life of a Thai, is next to useless.

 

Go and enjoy your life here. It is very much possible.

Regards

100 % truth. selfishness is the main driving factor behind most Thais behavior. Sadly the reason why there is no greater future waiting. Ever.

I see you just got a taste of the lovely Thai mentality. Nothing you can do about it but curse them. They will never be social. They will never change. Trying to understand is a psychological risk. Good luck.

oh boy. nevermind. We are from different places i suppose.

On 11/11/2022 at 11:56 AM, KhunLA said:

Did you move there for the 'attractions' or peace & quiet of rural living.  Surely you knew that before moving there, hopefully.

 

Buriram has the excellent history/Khmer ruin, restored or not.

As with all Thai towns, small or large, the usual Wats, Park, Lake, stream or surf if lucky, City Pillars, Walking Street/Night market.

 

Not sure what else people expect, since not a tourist destination.  Some towns have water parks, for a bit of heat relief.  Larger towns, simply more of exactly the same.  More variety is about all.

 

Unless having a customer base for some other cultural or entertainment venues, that's about all you'll get.  

Nobody asked if we knew before we lived here what a backward boring place it is...and yes we did. The question was is is worth to make the trip there as a tourist. Regardless of your love for it. The answer clearly is no. It is not worth the trip as a tourist. AND it was specifically about the city. That is an even bigger no. The city has no sights. 

2 hours ago, puchooay said:

You need to get out more.

And go where ? 

Beside the temple complex relatively far outside the actual city...70 km or so...i can honetsly say no the city hasn't got anything worth to make the trip for. I live here 15 yrs. now. 

On 10/29/2022 at 1:29 PM, Neeranam said:

The casinos I know of are run by senior police. My nephew manages one in Ladprao, never any trouble. It's the ones run by criminals that are the bad ones. 

Is there a difference between the two...???????

Thai police is probably the most useless aspect in this country. And that means something. So amazing how the people accept it and pay for it. 

Just to be perfectly clear. It is not the lack of psychiatrists that leads to a rise in suicides......There are 1000 examples that do. This is not one of. m. 

42 minutes ago, Bill Dauterive said:

Skiled workers... I build 5 myself and have financed and or managed over a dozen more.) Some were extremely high end  homes in bangkok too yes. Can you refer me to the company you speak about..? Like i said i am about to build my own house so .. It seems i am in the typical Thai problem where others have exactly what you need but you can never ever find it anywhere.....ever.

BTW weren't we talking about a roughly 2 mill home in Isan ? Slim chance to find those there at those prices....

17 hours ago, unheard said:

Disagree.

There is a huge (yes huge!) difference in quality of houses in those price ranges.

The 20 mil mansion most likely than not will be built by a premium market specialist company utilizing quality materials and very high quality of labor, as compared to the 1 mil house built by part-time workers (farmers).

Skiled workers... I build 5 myself and have financed and or managed over a dozen more.) Some were extremely high end  homes in bangkok too yes. Can you refer me to the company you speak about..? Like i said i am about to build my own house so .. It seems i am in the typical Thai problem where others have exactly what you need but you can never ever find it anywhere.....ever.

After having build 5 houses in different ways, the first 2 in your way. With my own (better) ideas and searching how to get that done with the local workers and tools they have at their disposal...SO i advice you

1. Search skilled workers from anywhere who are known for being able to build high quality or..

2. Use building materials and methods the local builders know. That means probably you'll have to do concessions.

 They have so many ways to ruin something you could never dream it up and it's all your fault because you asked them to do this. No garantee they will tell you if they can't...... They mostly say yes until it's way too late and you're sure to lose money and time on it.

In the end the quality of a 20 mil. house ends up to be the same as a 1 mil house just other gimmicks, materials and more floorspace.... But don't be dissapointed when your roof leaks just the same ans your shower floor and you window frames...be there every step of the build is a good garantee for better quality but not for knowledge on material, technique and tools..

For isolation purposes i would look for tropical house designs rather than the blocks and isolation...Unless you have air on all day wich we don;t we only use fans..

I have used all different building blocks available and am planning my own house soon. Also in Isan. It will be build in either the grey cement blocks or the red brick. I will not use the white blocks..Have used them in 3 houses but pass m in my own house. Good luck to you.