I came accross this article and noticed that they included specific cities as well as entire countries on their list of places to retire abroad where English is spoken. Such as Boquette Panama and Ajijic Mexico.
Best Places to Retire Overseas Where English Is Spoken | Retirement | U.S. News (usnews.com)
Obviously this list is not inclusive. Like where is the Philippines for example?
But they clearly missed out on listing Pattaya, Thailand!
You can live in Pattaya (and Jomtien etc.) and never speak a word of Thai!
You can do all your important business such as banking and immigration all in English.
Pattaya has its pros and cons but the the fact that you can easily live here just with English is definitely one of those pros.
So there.