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I was originally planning to move to Koh Chang (Thailand) when I retire at the end of this year, but after monitoring the air quality there for the last few months (which was mostly not good) I’ve been having second thoughts.

So now I’m exploring other options, one of which is Nha Trang. The air quality, for starters, seems to be a lot better there than in most of Thailand. Now I would like to know a few things about living in Nha Trang.

* What kind of visa would I need? I am Dutch, by the way.

* What’s the cost of living? I’m single, not much of a drinker or party-goer or anything like that. A one or two bedroom apartment would be quite okay for me, doesn’t have to be centrally located.

* Is there a good hospital in Nha Trang? 
* Is health insurance compulsive? Or recommended? 
* Are there any good supermarkets in Nha Trang that sell western food, like peanut butter, pasta, stuff like that?

I’m just trying to gather as much information as possible, so anything you can offer will be very welcome.

Thanks!

Can you imagine the reactions if von der Leyen did a similar speech in the USA and chewed Trump and his  MAGA lot out? The outrage, the indignation, the thousands of death threats? Just saying….

15 minutes ago, morrobay said:

Ya all's got nothing but strawman arguments. Actually Europe in the 1930s would look good compared to where it's going now 

 

So what you’re saying is that a rise of fascism/nazism is better than the current situation? 

I see Trump and his goons continue to fight windmills. Regular Don Quixote’s, the lot of them. Drill baby, drill….

10 minutes ago, Watawattana said:

This is just noise.  Utter rubbish.

Just like Trump trying to pin this on DEI.

11 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Do you have a reliable source for this?

What do you mean? These are facts. You can look them up yourself if you don’t believe it.

This just in: Denmark is going to spend 2 billion euro to strengthen Greenland’s defense capabilities. So on the one hand, Trump has gotten his way: a NATO member is going to spend considerably more money on defense. On the other hand, they do that to keep another NATO member (the USA) from using their military to take Greenland by force. 
These are weird times that we live in. 

3 hours ago, UWEB said:

What for Health Insurance you are using, looks quite expensive. I'm in the same age, have a coverage of 20 million THB, In-and Outpatient, 40k deductible per year and pay after 20% no claim discount 62.000 THB a year.

Can you share with us which company?

21 minutes ago, Hardcastle P said:

Why isn't she in jail.

 

That’s a rhetorical question, right?

It’s not just Elon Musk, it’s (almost) every ridiculously rich billionaire, and big corporations. Their interests are diametrically opposed to that of ‘the common man/woman’. They have power and money and will do literally anything to hang on to that, or to get even more power and money. If that means that Joe Schmoe can’t have a liveable wage, or universal health care, or affordable housing or whatever, then so be it, they really don’t give two hoots. 

2 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

I would think any of us older folks would support back to work. These remote workers seem to be weak babies, pampered do nothings. They think they deserve staying home.  

Jeez, no prejudice there, right? Why would you be a weak baby and pampered do nothing if you prefer working from home? Like I explained in my earlier post, it saves me a 1,5 hours commute every day, I can concentrate much better and get more done in less time, I have more freedom and working from home makes me a lot happier than working in an office.

By the way, I’m 66. So I would fall the in the category of what you call ‘us older folk’. All I can say is: speak for yourself.

32 minutes ago, Iron Tongue said:

Of course remote work for entire departments isn't efficient.

Why wouldn’t it be efficient?

Not all employees are the same. Some thrive in an office work environment, with lots of contact with their co-workers, and others thrive working from home. And some enjoy working at the office half the time, and working from home the other half.
I myself have been working mostly from home for almost five years now, and it suits me much (much!) better than having to work at the office every day. I don’t have to commute 1,5 hours a day, which I have always found to be wasted time. That’s 10% of the time you’re awake every day right out the window.
I can also concentrate on my work much better, because there are way less distractions: no people walking around the whole time, no people talking around me the whole time. So I get a lot more done in less time.

And I really enjoy the freedom that I have very much. I can go for a walk when I want to, get some groceries, ride my bike, sit outside and enjoy the sunshine for an hour or so. If that means having to work an hour (or two) extra at night or in the weekend, I’m more than happy to do that.

That’s what I think it’s all about: what makes you happy. And happy people are usually more productive. Here’s a very interesting article:

https://stackoverflow.blog/2023/11/27/are-remote-workers-more-productive-that-s-the-wrong-question/