10 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

Don't know about 10 reasons but here's my 8...

 

 

I only see 7 reasons, unless one of them have a hidden skill you are not sharing with us.

Farang99  You are right on point.  Number 1 for me.  Go into any village and out of no where you will see a beautiful girl/woman.  Been married to one for 45+ years.

4 hours ago, 4MyEgo said:

10 reasons I LIKE Thailand

 

1. Being married to a women who hasn't been spoilt or damaged by western standards and knows her role in a marriage without changing or challenging it, and is happy, isn't negative, jealous, or a ball breaker, and is a pleasure to be around.

 

2. Being able to afford not having to work another day in my life here Vs literally killing myself by working 5/7th's of life, having worked between 60 - 80 hour weeks back in the production line, just to survive and put a little aside for an annual holiday, while everything just kept increasing except wages for the past decade.

 

2. Being able to build a house 4 times the size of the old one, for 1/10th of the price it would cost me back in the old country, and have the time to enjoy living it in Vs being away from it most of the time.

 

3. Being able to not have to pay any tax from my investment back in the old country, while living the life I always wanted here, pinching myself everyday so as not to have to wake up from living the dream.

 

4-10+. Extremely affordable:

                                            Water rates, Electricity, Gas, House Insurance, Car insurance, Diesel, Food, excluding imports, Alcohol, excluding imports, Women, entertaining you, Hotels, Cars, Motorbikes, Drivers licences, Extensions of stays, Speeding fines, Flight routes and choices of airlines.

 

10 Reasons I DON'T like Thailand

 

1. Annual extension of stay applications

 

2. 90 day reporting

 

3. Relaxed police

 

4. Relaxed laws

 

5. Double pricing

 

6. International insurance prices

 

7. School punishment

 

8. Corruption

 

9. Back burning in the country

 

10. lack of education in Thai society

 

At the end of the day one has to balance things out and the LIKES outweigh the DON'T LIKES, so its "up to you" as the Thai's say, so for me, its more LIKES than DON'T LIKES

 

 

1. is obviously tongue in cheek.

2 minutes ago, keithpa said:

1. is obviously tongue in cheek.

Not really, its the 1st thing I like about Thailand, i.e. she is Thai, from Thailand.

 

Are you insinuating that I am a male chauvinist, squire ?

 

If so 50 lashes to you 

Topic is good things and positive.

 

If people want to say negative stuff go start your own topic.

 

Far too much negativity.

A couple of posts have been removed, please discuss nicely without all the flaming 

My 10:

-- I don't need a car and all the related expenses.

-- I can use the pool year round.

-- $6 Thai massages.

-- All that fresh fruit!

-- Ocean-view condo at 1/10th the cost in California.

-- Eye contact with a smile, not a snarl.

-- The occasional and surprising thing a Thai will do for you that would never happen at home.

-- Cheap movies and popcorn.

-- Lousy TV, so I turn it off and go do something, like swim.

-- Blood pressure about half what it was in Trumpland.

 

3 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

I only see 7 reasons, unless one of them have a hidden skill you are not sharing with us.

I count 12 good reasons. (1 girl is turned sideways.)

46 minutes ago, Mac98 said:

My 10:

-- I don't need a car and all the related expenses.

-- I can use the pool year round.

-- $6 Thai massages.

-- All that fresh fruit!

-- Ocean-view condo at 1/10th the cost in California.

-- Eye contact with a smile, not a snarl.

-- The occasional and surprising thing a Thai will do for you that would never happen at home.

-- Cheap movies and popcorn.

-- Lousy TV, so I turn it off and go do something, like swim.

-- Blood pressure about half what it was in Trumpland.

 

How much are movies in the US? Thai cinemas arent cheap

5 hours ago, NanLaew said:

Don't know about 10 reasons but here's my 8...

 

 

Where is n°8 ? A little bit shy maybe

2 hours ago, Mac98 said:

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-- Ocean-view condo at 1/10th the cost in California.

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But in California, you actually get to view an ocean.

Just now, JLCrab said:

But in California, you actually get to view an ocean.

Just walk past the army of homeless crack heads and drunks.

Yes, true beauty.

3 minutes ago, HLover said:

Just walk past the army of homeless crack heads and drunks.

Yes, true beauty.

Where?

Walking along the beach looks difficult

1 minute ago, Justfine said:

Walking along the beach looks difficult

There is plenty of beach just that the water is a bit rough for swimming.

5 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

I only see 7 reasons, unless one of them have a hidden skill you are not sharing with us.

It depends on whether you are a leg man. I can see 14.

3 hours ago, Justfine said:

Topic is good things and positive.

 

If people want to say negative stuff go start your own topic.

 

Far too much negativity.

I agree, too much negativity and rules of conduct.

8 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

I only see 7 reasons, unless one of them have a hidden skill you are not sharing with us.

Some bugger barfined her!!!

13 hours ago, mamypoko said:

11 bum gun 

 

Are you Gay?

Thailand is all about to love and dislike for my part I do love it even if it s a little scary driving on their roads but for the rest of living peacefully it happen and if you keep to yourself and sometime give to the temple the local become friendly and they show it by smiling , they do not know the word Thank you.

4 hours ago, JLCrab said:

Where?

Gee, instead of using a Flickr online photo account for your photos, have you considered real life actual images?  Enjoy your picturesque day at the beach ?

59 minutes ago, White Christmas13 said:

Are you Gay?

Not unless a gadget counts as a person of the same gender

9 hours ago, Justfine said:

How much are movies in the US? Thai cinemas arent cheap

$9-12 in Utah, $12-16 on West Coast, plus $6 for Coke and $8 for popcorn. So a movie date could cost $60 before dinner, drinks and parking. But the feeling of relief when the date is finally over is so intense it's almost orgasmic. Money well spent! (Note the sarcasm )

8 hours ago, JLCrab said:

But in California, you actually get to view an ocean.

Up off Pratamnak. Can't see any crackheads near beach from there.

Just now, Mac98 said:

Up off Pratamnak. Can't see any crackheads near beach from there.

Plenty of bums and crackheads on California beaches too.

I only see 7 reasons, unless one of them have a hidden skill you are not sharing with us.

 

Eliminating the one obligatory “ladyboy” I’ll call it six.

6 hours ago, HLover said:

Gee, instead of using a Flickr online photo account for your photos, have you considered real life actual images?  Enjoy your picturesque day at the beach ?

No -- I just posted a view of the ocean at Pt. Reyes National Seashore near where I used to live in California.

 

But at least you get ocean views in California. Where in Thailand do you get an ocean view -- not a Gulf or Sea view --  from a condo or anywhere else?

 

3 hours ago, Mac98 said:

$9-12 in Utah, $12-16 on West Coast, plus $6 for Coke and $8 for popcorn. So a movie date could cost $60 before dinner, drinks and parking. But the feeling of relief when the date is finally over is so intense it's almost orgasmic. Money well spent! (Note the sarcasm )

Take water from home and a bag of nuts/chips from supermarket.

 

 

9 hours ago, White Christmas13 said:

Are you Gay?

Why do you ask?

On 3/7/2018 at 3:53 PM, Justfine said:

9 $10 massages

Must be a big spender!  There are lots of 100 baht foot massages about!