COSMOdude

I often see that chinese shoppers have to touch all the fruit before they buy it. Now I see why.

This is hilarious! I have to laugh. Good point anyway

I live in Phimai 60 kms away but regularly go to Korat for shopping trips,but there's little else in the city or even the whole region to enjoy. An Olympic pool in the Mall shopping centre with horrendous parking and a tired zoo but with an OK water park,and a night market,but that's it. Geographically it's a flat rather featureless region until you get to Kao Yai national park,but that's halfway to Bangkok anyway.Others have made good points but on balance I'd say a place you'd tire of quickly and at least in Bangkok (which I don't like anyway) you've more options to get away

Thanks for all the advices to everyone.

What would you think is the best town in Thailand then, apart from Bangkok and Chiang Mai?

I think I will get bored with Nakhon eventually, that's true...

I don't think that anybody can give you the right tip. It all depens what kind of a nature you are. I like quiet places and live in a village 30 miles outside Korat and am pretty happy. If you have a car you can drive to korat to buy things you need. You don't necessarily need to live in a big city.

What is the job skill of a deputy honorary consul? Why should Phuket need a Russian deputy honorary consul?

I read the replies to this topic and i could laugh for hours. In Thailand there bis one thing that counts and thats money. No matter what you marry.

Well this is Thailand, you're free to wear what you want driving a bike (even after having a few bears) but you could also die like this. RIP

How can someone end up his life like this?

Should i revise my flight to bangkok. is it worth going. is there a chance of another airport closing

Tourist areas have never been part of the trouble zone. Just try not to spend time in Bangkok. The rest of Thailand should be peaceful

I hope that the airports stay in business as I am going to be in BKK next week!

No matter how long you live in Thailand, you will always be a Farang. That means you're not going to really settle down in Thailand. The language is truly hard to learn and even if you understand some Thai, they will talk strange dialects so that you don't understand a word. To find a well paid job is literally impossible. Companies are forced to employ Thai staff and not Farangs!

You can not buy land or any other kind of property. BUT, Thailand is nice if you go for holidays, nice weather, nice food, shopping, friendly girls all over. Getting serious with Thailand is abnormal

Hi John and Roon,

I was wondering if you could tell me about the name of your baby. My son will be born in Thailand in about 2 weeks from now in a place close to Korat and I have some trouble with Thai boy names as they sound very strange to me.

All the best to both of you!

Maybe you try to get out of that place as long as the airports are in business!

A few days ago I heard that the demonstration has no impact on the summit itself but obviously it was wrong. I hope that the airports in Thailand stay in business so that people can get out timely.