JohnnyThai

My answer is that yes, they (Sukhothai, maybe Raimon Land with The River) are trying to raise the bar. Exactly how far they can raise the bar i dont know, but 200,000/sqm is a 33% rise over the cost of the nearest priced Grade A development. My gut feeling is that they are just trying it out. Its Marketing, but i guess we wont know until we can all see the finished product.

Im really not sure that they can make the boat float with those prices, but it sure will be interesting to see.

Bangkok/Thailand used to offer value for money, and that wass much of the attraction to foreign buyers. At those prices, with the local infrastructure, that value for money has long disappeared. Comparable property in many other markets offers comparable prices without all the headaches of other worries in Thailand.

some people like spending more money. it makes them feel like they are getting something special. guy brings his bmw into the shop. if a guy quotes a low figure, he must be an amatuer. if he quotes an exhorbiant figure, he must be a top notch specialist.

someone is paying this price, so that is the market value my friend.

there are less investment vehicles for thai people than we have back home. back home, people dump their money in the stock market, mutual funds, index funds and etf's etc that let us easily invest in foreign markets, but what do the thais have besides the SET?

thai banks give very lousy interest rates? keep the money in the bank getting 3% or buy a condo and rent it out and get 4.5%... that is what it comes down to... price:rent ratio is not very good for condo owner in bkk for this reason.

I used to live in America

Pom yu thee bpra thaeht America dtaae gaawn Krap

I lived in America three years ago

Pom yu thee bpra thaeht America meuua saam bpee thee laeo

I worked there previously

Pom thahm ngan thee nan meuua gaawn

I worked there for three years

Pom thahm ngan thee nan meuua saam bpee

I went to Japan nine days ago

Pom bpai Yippun meuua gao wan thee laeo

I went to the Post office last Friday

Pom bpai thee Bprai sa nee meuua Wan Suk thee laeo

you have to be certain that the farang familes who come here go home saying

"it was great except the tuk tuk always ripped us off and there are too many creepy old guys walking around with young girls".

Thailand has an image in the West that it will have to work hard to shed, if its even possible.

confirm what soi is otto's on?

nevermind its soi 20

i am also interested on finding pickles and bagels outside of the grocery store selection.

Khaw jaawng dtuaa nang The Invasion song bai krap

May I purchase two tickets to The Invasion please.

Correct?

i heard these classes are filled mostly with Asian businessmen.

bpai duay = go together

duay gan = together together?

can someone clarify?

your business is what?

thanks

when will you setup shop in paragon? inside the food court?

you are the one trolling. Mods, take action?

i didnt realize thai chinese arent thai.

In the other thread: Your quote " I asked my girl friend what Thai people thought when they see a 55 year old farang and a 20 year old Thai women. She said that she thinks the following" unquote

Now you have a wife ?

Like I say, a rank bleedin' amatuer.

I have a wife and a girl friend you idiot.

I am looking to purchase a condominium in either Bangkok or Phuket. My budget is 16 million baht. Most of the condominiums I have been eyeing in Bangkok go for around 100k baht per square meter. What would the costs be for Grade A in Phuket?

Do you think Bangkok is going to be swallowed by the sea? Which condominium will be appreciate faster?

i didnt realize thai chinese arent thai.

He probably wrote down your passport number and they are going to hit you up on your weigh out and split the money for a night on the town. why are farang always trying to find a way to skirt the law?

one of the weird things living for Thailand for me is how highly regarded the Thai Chinese are. My wife is Thai Chinese and I will often recieve acknowledgment of this fact from even Isaan and Southern Thais. They look at us and with a sort of mystified expression comment that I am a farang and that my wife isn't 'see dam'. My wife was confused, until I explained to her that most farang perfer Isaan women. Number one, why do Thai people think Thai Chinese are better than other Thais? Number two, is your Thai partner Thai Chinese, and if so, have you experienced this sort of thing?

even in the USA, it would be hard to press charges against him. whether he was initially in shock or he purposely murdered these people is unprovable. you need motive, and even if he was upset, it is hard to believe that he intentionally killed these people. Does he have a history of this type of severe reckless violence? No, but he does have a medical history. he should not have been given a license, that is the true crime.

in the USA, with a good lawyer, he is not going to jail.

Im still confused about something, if it is acceptable for 60 year old men to parade around with 19 year old girl friends, then why dont I ever see any Thai males doing the same thing? Is it only acceptable in Thai Culture for farang to act in such a manner?

I once saw a photo of an elephant kneeling before The King. Does anyone know where I can find this photo online or in Bangkok? Thank you

these large age gap couples and what Thai people in general think.

You already know, cos your GF told you, why contradict yourself ?

In reality, do you actually have a Girlfriend at all?

Because I have never known any Thais that will judge people the way you say your girlfriend does, why would they, it's not their business.

You are saying that she actually bothers to question the relationships of others, when she herself is walking round with a Farang?

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Nice try Johnny, you may get a few bites though.........good luck.

Nice try Maigo, Id respond but its almost 9pm and I imagine that they will be putting you to bed soon.

I asked my girl friend what Thai people thought when they see a 55 year old farang and a 20 year old Thai women. She said that she thinks the following:

Did her parents sell her to him?

Does she really love him?

Does he really love her?

And that she believes most Thai people would have the same reaction as her. And I must have opened a door to rag on farangs because she then said

The worst is when farang wear jetukram necklaces. Do they even know what it means? Did their wife just buy it for them? Jetukram is very silly and they look very silly.

FWIW, She has had very limited contact with farangs besides myself.

I would honestly be very interested in what people from Isaan think about when they see these large age gap couples and what Thai people in general think.

a. start construction company

b. pay workers from poor province 200 baht a day for manual labor

c. profit

labor is so cheap in thailand that makes it very easy to make a profitable business.

Thank you for this post. I am happy that you have come to see that my evolutionary posts are in fact meaningful. Cheers and apology accepted.