save the frogs

The French know what they're doing with an apron on.

right now, i'm the worst version of myself. it all sucks and it's crumbling.

Yes, valid points. It might enhance the financial well-being of your wife in the future. Although some expats are well off enough that their women are taken care of sufficiently in thailand. When you have a partner, you can't just think of yourself and it complicates things. You seem like a wonderful human being and I wish your decisions work out for the best.

ok, fair enough. if you have a long list of valid reasons, it's always good to share. for me, i might be forced out of my home country (ie comfort zone) soon due to bad circumstances. so everyone's situation is different.

it's because it's not real cheese, but highly processed cheese. and some of the ingredients might eerily resemble plastic.

there's no need to be looking to meet interesting people in the real world as most interesting people have a youtube channel in this day and age. and digital is even better than real world in many ways. because they can be accessed from anywhere in the world in the comfort of your living room. I've given up trying to meet interesting people in the real world. Anyone who has anything interesting to say usually has a presence on social media.

The forum always has at least one person who left the country and is trying to convince everyone else to leave. This other guy Celsius is doing the same.

By the way, this might be the best commentary I've seen on the 90 day reporting. The title of the video is click-baity, but basically he probably hit the nail on the head with what the 90 day reporting is all about. It's not because they necessarily want to treat farangs like criminals, but it's designed to create jobs and keep govt folks on a payroll. So it's annoying, but not because they think you're a criminal. at 7:00, he makes the point

yeah, I get where you're coming from now. good point. Comfortably Numb, man. Pink Floyd was warning us all those years ago that sitting around not challenging ourselves and being too comfortable leads to numbness.

sounds boring

never met anyone who misses dark winters.

Because I was born in a cold climate? I do see your point that it can be romantic though. Northern lights, being at the cottage, fireplace. It can have some enchantment to it. But the long drawn out winters are not so sexy. Gets dark really early, shoveling, ...

Is it my imagination or does this guy cut and paste previous posts? I don't mind. I'm slow. I need repetition. I agree that westerners are some of the most miserable human beings on the planet.

thats probably because there were too many literal criminals who were unchecked 20 years ago.

no, experiencing dark cold winters is sth human beings should avoid if they can anyone can delude themselves of anything is what I'm getting from your posts.