England - if you like the food, you’ll love the weather.

1 hour ago, gamini said:

Expat conversation in Thailand "Bar girls, Beer, Bikes and Football" personally I prefer  the company of educated Thais

Looks around, sees no 'educated' Thais in the forum, wonders why you are posting here?

1 hour ago, Blackheart1916 said:

England misses Dan.

Dan who?

6 minutes ago, possum1931 said:

Dan who?

The OP's name is Dan so.... 

Apart from a pint or two of real ale sipped outside a quaint country pub during a long summer evening and a proper English ruby murray there is very little I miss about England.

 

 

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1 hour ago, nchuckle said:

Thr bread here in thailand is virtually inedible,even the so  called multigrain,multi seeded are pale imitations. Your comment about overcooked is just a stereotype-you can cook for yourself and order rare steaks (not buffalo). I’m more worried about the reports of widespread insecticide contamination on vegetables here. 

I make my own bread out of the four basic ingredients, its really quite simple 

2 hours ago, twix38 said:

I used to go back to UK every year for a few weeks. Then a couple of months and last year nearly 4 months. Slowly realising I prefer to be there and next week I return and plan to stay 6 months. 

 

The negatives in Thailand now often outweigh my reasons for living here and it's no longer cheap living.

 

I agree with the 13 list and would add cycling, walking in the countryside, woods, parks etc in UK. It is usually built on in Thailand and dangers of air pollution.  The food pesticide risks in Thailand are concerning for medium/long term health. Also the standard of healthcare here on the surface look fine. My experience repeatedly is that it is patchy with no accountability and is often found wanting.

I expect to return to Thailand for the Winter time only rather than staying for most of the year . 

 

I am actually looking forward to a life back home where life maybe slightly less free but one hell of a lot safer and equal to all.

I retire here in the US in 5 years and I’m starting out only going in the winters. I know I’ll miss spring and fall and the cooler summers of Michigan and deer hunting and Christmas with the grandkids and the food. But I won’t miss the ice, snow, and freezing temps of January, February, and March. So we’ll be snowbirds to Thailand and my wife can see her family and friends and have her food there every year.

Miss in USA

- American football

- Baseball

- Las Vegas

- Swims at northern lakes void of death-dealing creatures

- Flour biscuits right out of the oven covered in milk gravy made with sausage.

- Giant ham steaks

- Pumpkin pie

- Trick or Treater's at the door

- Yosemite national park

- Lake Tahoe in the High Sierra.

(Canadian bonus - Vancouver, best summertime city in N. America)

 

 

British food!?!? LMAO! You have to be kidding. Why when I walk around Paris, Barcelona, Rome, Athens, Istanbul , Bangkok, Tokyo, Boston etc are there NO  British restaurants all over? Yes there are pubs lol and British sounding tatoo shops.  Even the States has famous barbecue, lobsters, chowder and  hamburgers  you can find around the globe.  Was just at a resort at Karon beach not a Brit in sight there was a bread budding and at the end of the breakfast hour no one took a piece. Put a piece of bread pudding and a simple ice cream Sundae in front of 5 British kids and I bet they will all take the Sundae if told they could pick just one desert! 

Christmas? Is he kidding! Big wind up I think. 

 
Please tell me you are joking. Every school has activities for Christmas, every shopping mall has Christmas stuff up and selling.

The trouble is the schools are open Christmas and it is just like any other unless you are in an international school, nothing beats a Christmas back home.

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4 hours ago, Moti24 said:

I miss scraping the ice from the windscreen in the morning.  But, I suppose I'll just have to live here without that stimulating habit; sometimes, life really sucks!

What stops you from scraping the ice from your windscreen every morning in Thailand ? 

English food?? The poster must be joking. Especially when he talks about bread. They overcook all their meat and their vegetables are tasteless. In fact, you'll find better English food in Thailand. I have met a few who make such claims. But they like bland food. The only food I miss is Kippers, and salmon, but they are from Scotland!

I always order my steak just as I like it, not overcooked, perhaps these people you have met should try eating in a decent establishment.

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Makes me wonder why you're here.

 

Seems your reminiscing is a little rose-tinted.

Wood pigeons on the grill and a ferret down my Y fronts ?

13 types of British real ale.


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you forgot about the snakes idiot tourists heat expesive health care power cuts and more in thailand you best come home 

I find that bread from 7-11 and Tesco Lotus stay fresher much longer than bread in Scotland.

Thats because its not bread !

26 minutes ago, johng said:

Thats because its not bread !

Well what is it? I always buy wheat bread.

1 hour ago, federico said:

What stops you from scraping the ice from your windscreen every morning in Thailand ? 

I don't usually get-up until 7; it's already melted by then!

USA: What I miss; A great hardware store. Where i can buy everything for a job in one trip for a reasonable price. I miss being able to go to a common store and buying most common medical aids like aspirin or pain relievers. I miss spring and fall colors. Nothing else do I miss. That's why I left.

3 minutes ago, PeterA said:

I miss being able to go to a common store and buying most common medical aids like aspirin or pain relievers.

Tramadol and paracetamol widely available.

I can buy antibiotics and viagra in Thailand, which I can't do in the USA or UK.

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1 minute ago, MaeJoMTB said:

Tramadol and paracetamol widely available.

I can buy antibiotics in Thailand, which I can't do in the USA or UK.

Aspirin is much easier on the stomach, and good for many things, including your heart. Tramadol and Paracetamol are not. New Skin, a liquid bandage, can be bought even at a 7-11 or comparable store. I get a lot of small infections from cuts here. I can't even find band aids at Tesco. Have to go to a pharmacy. I also miss doctors who do not give you antibiotics for everything under the sun!

Well what is it? I always buy wheat bread.

Not sure exactly what it is but leave it out and see if the ants eat it and how long it takes to go mouldy

Real bread not long at all

I saw the thread title and in a blinding flash of clairvoyance surmised it was going to be another desperate Dan effort.

 

Opened the thread and presto...Cheeseman at work turning milk into cheese.

 

I don't agree with crowd funding but if someone starts one up to get Dan solvent enough to give blogging and vlogging up , I will contribute.

7 hours ago, Tilacme said:

How can you compare apples to mangoes?  They cannot practically be compared.  Its whatever you fancy or can afford at the time.

Cox's Orange Pippins,  Bramley Cookers,  and another I forget its name, brown rough skin, I google russic but get nowhere

Winegums

Sir Ken Dodd,,   rest in peace good man

7 hours ago, Blackheart1916 said:

England misses Dan.

 

I wouldn't bet on that..............Oh wait, yes they miss him and they want him back asap, did you hear that Dan?

3 hours ago, MaeJoMTB said:

I can buy antibiotics and viagra in Thailand,

 

And look where that has brought Thailand, the antibiotics I have in mind

24 minutes ago, nanglong218 said:

Cox's Orange Pippins,  Bramley Cookers,  and another I forget its name, brown rough skin, I google russic but get nowhere

Russets