SuperSaiyan

I personally would prefer Thailand if it had no taxes for foreigners who can't benefit from a DTA (Philippines = no taxes), if it had real visas options for under 50 yo except Elite visa (Philippines = limitless visa without bureaucratic), if it had more Christian churches (Philippines = Churches everywhere).

Those are my 3 main reasons.

And more reasons would be:

More Tinder matches in PH and I am actually able to flirt with Girls in Tinder and on Facebook - in Thailand it's like 1 in 10 is able to match my energy while in the Philippines it's 8 in 10. It's due to Filipinas actually being able to speak English while your typical Isaan girl just can't, and for that matter, the Bachelor educated BKK chick neither.

Thailand is flooded with tourists. I love to relax on an empty beach. I did that in Thailand while it was in lockdown and it was amazing.

What pisses me off majorly about the Philippines though: It's 7000+ islands and thousands of kilometers of SEA VIEW and you nearly can't find any accommodation with actual sea view. It's hilariously bad. Not even in Bohol, Cebu or Palawan.

26 minutes ago, lopburi3 said:

Actually I post what I believe - and do not troll the forum - if you find something to be different that is fine - but do not appreciate being called a liar because my view and experience is different than yours.

Alright, bro. That's okay! Are you done with your 90 day reporting already or are you due to renewal of your yearly visa with a map full of supporting docs? Nice!

17 minutes ago, Trippy said:

Ok, believe what you want, but I will say this. If you have a lot of negative violent encounters you're doing something wrong. In my 30 years of coming to Thailand I've only had 2, and both were with drunk Brits. 

 

First time arrived in Thailand at 2006 and got robbed 40k at the ATM at 5am by Ladyboys in Phuket. And this happened again later with a lot of other stuff.

17 minutes ago, Trippy said:

I could go on and on, but I don't think whatever I say will change your mind, so I agree to disagree.

 

Yeah, I think you are just attached to Thailand and are not open for new things. It shows because you only look at negative things of the Philippines but don't write about positive things or which are better than in Thailand while I actually go into it and look at both sides.

Anyway, you have to agree that you can't freely recommend Thailand for anybody under 50 who wants to stay in Asia for a long period of time and not just holidaying.

3 hours ago, lopburi3 said:

Are you serious?  A much better infrastructure to start with.  Much more modern.  Much better transportation options.  Much better quality food available local or imported.  Much lower fear for robbery.  Much lower prices for most things (accommodations number one).  No cyclones.  Less electric outage.  Much less bureaucratic nonsense.

Are you serious and if why so serious?

None of that outweighs the positives for me.

Infrastructure is better? More transportation options? What does that even mean? Everywhere are taxis available and airplanes fly to all destinations. There's no tuktuk mafia as well. So, this is clearly a lie.

More modern? Yeah, it's a bad thing as you might have noticed.

Much better food quality? I only buy in Villa Market (TH) and the same brands in the Philippines.  But true, street vendors offer more variety. I don't eat from street vendors. Steak is a steak.

Lower prices? In the Philippines everything is cheaper, not sure where you got your info.

Much less bureaucratic nonsense. BWHAHAHAHAHA, okay, your entire post was bait and I fell for it, nice job!

2 hours ago, Trippy said:

Legal weed, better food, better infrastructure, legal weed, better safety, less poverty, better public transportation, far fewer scams scams, and did I mention legal weed, 555

Non-drug user here, weed does not affect me. Taxis are cheaper in the Philippines and airplanes fly everywhere so not true. Safety is subjective as I have a lot of negative violent encounters in Thailand while none in the Philippines. And fewer scams in Thailand? Lol, you can't be serious.

So, better public transportation. That's it?! Wow. Okay. What about taxes? What about visa for under 50? What about easier to get real girlfriends? What about clean sea water? What about less Indians/Arab tourists?

25 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

I'll try to clarify. I don't want to move to the Phillipines.

Well, the thread starter looking for good places in the Philippines and you offered your opinion based on never having visited. I guess thank you for your valuable opinion?

Anyway, I wonder why people always say they like Thailand more than the Philippines but never really explain anything beyond "oh the crimes and PH is a <deleted>hole". Like, okay, wow, so valuable as well.

I guess it's due to the fact that Thailand once was nice and people got just attached to it. But hands down, what does Thailand has to offer, what the Philippines don't?

Okay, the easy accessible whores in Thailand are important for some and obviously friends you made connections with and new friends can be easier made if there are more expats but what else and why would you recommend Thailand to a under 50 yo who wants to emigrate to Asia? What visa options does he have while in the Philippines it's so easy? Why he needs to pay taxes in Thailand while in the Philippines he doesn't?

1 hour ago, Jingthing said:

without actually visiting.

Yeah, even without going to school or university I feel very educated.

Franchising is statistically always a loss if you have only one retail store.

6 hours ago, lopburi3 said:

But will add that suspect most type A folks will not be happy anywhere in PI.  

Are you talking about those guys sitting with their Chang T-Shirts at 9:00 am sipping on their 3rd beer?

11 minutes ago, Prubangboy said:

https://www.stickmanbangkok.com/readers-submissions/2023/03/my-pinay-horror-story-part-1/

 

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and having an affair.

I couldn't read further than that, not interesting in stories from cucks.

8 minutes ago, Prubangboy said:

-Koreans are running more and more bars and that's a bad thing.

-Much lamenting about the lack of old style mama sans.

No no, its a good thing! Let the guys seeking prostitutes go to Thailand!

6 hours ago, Trippy said:

Are you joking? Getting laid in PI is like shooting fish in a barrel, much easier to get some for free compared to Thailand.

But I like to feel safe wherever I go, and that's very hard to find in PI.

Dude, this is exactly what I wrote. Yes, getting laid is easier with NON PROSTITUTES. Imagine that. While in Thailand everywhere you can go to some Agogo/Bar and barfine a prostitute. Try that outside the small AC Walking Street.

Where don't you feel safe? Somebody saying mean words on the internet?

Just now, Trippy said:

Compared to Thailand, my answer would be NONE, to live in.

For a short holiday go to Palawan.

Cebu is nice. Moalboal is nice. Palawan is nice. Bohol is nice... and a lot more nice places, especially compared to Thailand. No deer in headlight stares, no visa complications, no taxes. Lol, Thailand. Thailand just has more places to get prostitutes.

To sum it up: 95% won't be affected. Your pensions or whatever are taxed already in the originating country. For the others: I want to see how a 35 year old guy on his 3rd ED visa gets asked from the Thai gov about paying taxes.

On 9/30/2023 at 11:37 AM, Middle Aged Grouch said:

I knew a family who rented a pool villa in Hua Hin. They were charged for the rent, separate bill for electricity and another one for getting the house cleaned at their departure.

WHAT? The audacity! And they were even presented with the bills! UN <deleted> BELIVABLE!

19 minutes ago, hydraides said:

So stupidly naive

For you and the others boomers.

This is fking epic!

12 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

Whether being interested in naked 16 years is normal or not, is debatable .

 If Asking whether a 60 year old man whether he will masturbate or use prostitutes is normal or not  is also questionable  .

  If that is normal, I would rather not try it , thanks all the same 

You have interesting masturbation/prostitution fantasies about 60 year old men. But please keep it to yourself, the op didn't write any of that.

2 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

I do think that its rather impropriate to be talking bout naked 16 year olds and one wonders why youre sat at home and reminiscing about naked 16 year olds .

   Naked 16 year olds , 60 year olds masturbating .

Maybe George should switch off ASEANNOW for the night ?

Some people are just normal, try it yourself.

My children both look very Caucasian and in Germany, nobody thought they are Thai/German, especially my son. He looks like a German boy with a bit darker features (skin tan and hair and eyes). My daughter has more from the Thai mom but the skin is much lighter and the hair is much lighter, it's nearly dark blonde. People probably thought the mom is from Spain if they would see me walking with them alone.

So, not sure where you're getting your infos from. If you have strong Viking genes, they will prevail, otherwise google Elliot Rogers.

Or at a larger scale, it's used to offload loss into a different account.

Good movie: Rogue Trader (1999).