Why I had to leave the UK for Thailand

[Sprigger]

6 months about is the best option if you can afford to maintain a home both ends, I love the U.K. in spring and summer, and hibernate to Thailand to leave the British winter behind.Never burn your bridges with your Homeland as you get older no one will insure you and one serious illness or accident can financially wipe you out.

[duanebigsby]

3 hours ago, connda said:

Dancing on the heads of the less fortunate is baked into this culture.

Seems to be baked into the heads of Farangs as well.

Look at all the teacher/cheap charlie bashing on TVF.

 

[upu2]

Thank you Dan for pointing out our mortality we would all thought we would live for ever.

[Aupee]

My brother at the age of 18 could see his life mapped out in the UK . He decided on Aus he paid his £100, done his bit in vietnam, now and for many years has been very well off and has never looked back not bad for a tyre fitter from a provincial back wood. His comment has always been. I shudder to think what life I would have had .They had me pigeon holed for life. 1960s Engand class class class and no way you climbed up

[Justfine]

21 minutes ago, Aupee said:

My brother at the age of 18 could see his life mapped out in the UK . He decided on Aus he paid his £100, done his bit in vietnam, now and for many years has been very well off and has never looked back not bad for a tyre fitter from a provincial back wood. His comment has always been. I shudder to think what life I would have had .They had me pigeon holed for life. 1960s Engand class class class and no way you climbed up

The smart ones left in the 1800s.

[upu2]

2 minutes ago, Justfine said:

The smart ones left in the 1800s.

You mean the deportation of convicts?

[Jip99]

5 minutes ago, Justfine said:

The smart ones left in the 1800s.

 

 

the smart ones arrived in the 1990's...

[Kinnock]

1 hour ago, transam said:

In what way...?

By most general happiness measures; miserable weather 99% of the time, faltering economy, weak, ineffective government, poor health care service, oppressive laws, political correctness, high living costs in the capital city, yob culture, high crime rate, traffic cameras everywhere, stagnant housing market, homelessness, religious extremism and division, new Top Gear ..... I could go on.

[Justfine]

4 minutes ago, upu2 said:

You mean the deportation of convicts?

No, gold miners and farmers. The worst convicts are still in the UK.

[Justfine]

2 minutes ago, Kinnock said:

By most general happiness measures; miserable weather 99% of the time, faltering economy, weak, ineffective government, poor health care service, oppressive laws, political correctness, high living costs in the capital city, yob culture, high crime rate, traffic cameras everywhere, stagnant housing market, homelessness, religious extremism and division, new Top Gear ..... I could go on.

Just say what you really think

[upu2]

Just now, Justfine said:

No, gold miners and farmers. The worst convicts are still in the UK.

I would love to disagree with you but your logic is impeccable

[Jip99]

1 hour ago, Sprigger said:

6 months about is the best option if you can afford to maintain a home both ends, I love the U.K. in spring and summer, and hibernate to Thailand to leave the British winter behind.Never burn your bridges with your Homeland as you get older no one will insure you and one serious illness or accident can financially wipe you out.

 

Just had a month back there as part of a 10 week escape from Thailand.

 

The snow on the Cairngorms at the end of March and walking the fells in the Lake District in June was worth the trip. Those events were split by 6 weeks on the Costa Blanca.

 

A perfect split for me would be 3 months in the UK, 3 months in Spain and 6 months Thailand.

[ancharee]

4 hours ago, AlexRich said:

I understand the sentiment, Thailand can be a great place to stay in your later years if you have sufficient funds to live a comfortable life and can cover any and all possible medical needs. If you don't have the funds to live here then best stay at home, I can't think of a worst place to be poor and elderly.  

 

And if you want to live here until the end of your days learn the language, it will make your life here much easier.

I can think of two, the USA and the UK

[Justfine]

12 minutes ago, ancharee said:

I can think of two, the USA and the UK

All expensive countries. Aus/NZ are very expensive.

[oldlakey]

4 hours ago, delphioracle said:

Sadly there are a number of folks here who had to leave the U K as  they were  being pursued by the authorities and employers with regards to certain activities, actions etc.

 

Over the years  a number of English citizens have apperaed at our legal practice offices both here in Thailamd and the U K  requesting  legal advice and help regarding their rapid departures to pastures new from the U K. as well as their about to be  rapid departure from Thailand to pastures new to  evade or avoid contact with the authorites  here in Thailand and subsquently the U K authorities too.

Life's a bitch then you die

[Hummin]

14 minutes ago, oldlakey said:

Life's a bitch then you meet one, and then you f....ng die

Fixed that for you ?

[Justfine]

Life is good then bad then good again then bad then good. Then you are too tired to care anymore and then you die.

 

Fixed.

[Hummin]

1 minute ago, Justfine said:

Life is good then bad then good again then bad then good. Then you are too tired to care anymore and then you die.

 

Fixed.

Life in Thailand is great! 

[Tacuisse]

5 hours ago, AlexRich said:

I understand the sentiment, Thailand can be a great place to stay in your later years if you have sufficient funds to live a comfortable life and can cover any and all possible medical needs. If you don't have the funds to live here then best stay at home, I can't think of a worst place to be poor and elderly. 

 

And if you want to live here until the end of your days learn the language, it will make your life here much easier.

Sound advice.

[AlexRich]

1 hour ago, ancharee said:

I can think of two, the USA and the UK

Tell that to the widow of Graham Briar, he died on the operating table in Chiang Rai due to heart issues. In the UK, his home country, his chance of survival would have been much better. The truth is that medical care here is not that great, unless you are in Bangkok and pay top dollar for the best surgeons. And if you get into financial difficulties in Thailand you will not experience a good outcome ... it’s fine to enjoy Thailand but we should not let that blind our judgement. 

Edited June 17, 2018 by AlexRich

[AlexRich]

2 hours ago, Sprigger said:

6 months about is the best option if you can afford to maintain a home both ends, I love the U.K. in spring and summer, and hibernate to Thailand to leave the British winter behind.Never burn your bridges with your Homeland as you get older no one will insure you and one serious illness or accident can financially wipe you out.

That’s a good option for those that can do that ... never burn bridges.

[lazygourmet]

4 hours ago, Dario said:

lazygourmet, you wanna say  ...  Spain? That is my target.

Ramatuelle, Var, South of France during summers.

Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain during winters.

[AlexRich]

3 hours ago, LivinLOS said:

agreed.. Went and had a solid look last year, and portugal.. Spain was a no go (barcelona and some of the area to valencia perhaps) I kind of liked the areas to  the west of Lisbon.. However ultimately I was disappointed with the potential, sort of expected more from spain. 

Going to go have a look around the adriatic next time, Croatia, Montenegro, etc.. See if any of that appeals.. I am looking to split my time part of each year, too much asia and I get burnout. I like some European / old world cultural vibes. 

Cyprus is pretty nice all year round, everyone speaks English, they generally like Brits and the tax take is pretty low. 

[473geo]

8 hours ago, rooster59 said:

If anyone has done the daily commute into London at 630am in winter then you will know it can be very hard work. For me it was one such morning that proved the tipping point, I needed to get out of the UK and change my life.

 

I changed my life rather than use the train I cycle to work ?

It's a great feeling to do something of benefit for yourself before you even start work, also saves money on the often unused corporate gym membership ?

For me the only downside of the UK is my limited time with my Thai family, but then, shortly that will be fixed and I will move to an enjoyable life in Thailand.

All the while thanking the UK for providing the education, opportunity, employment, challenges and experience that enables me to do so

[johng]

Getting up at 6.15 AM and being at work for 7AM  in the winter was horrid...in the summer it was quite nice.

[chacarero]

16 hours ago, BritManToo said:

I'm thinking you haven't been to Spain recently.

It's changed since the 1980s, and not for the better.

Realmente, soy español y no puedo entender por qué a los jubilados del norte de Europa les gusta venir aquí para la jubilación. España ahora no es un buen destino para hombres solteros e incluso es una prisión sexual (los mismos Estados Unidos, Italia, ...). Paradises no se acaba, pero Tailandia con suficiente dinero y el conocimiento sobre la sociedad y la cultura tailandesa puede ser mucho mejor

[chacarero]

1 minute ago, chacarero said:

Actually, I am Spanish and I can not understand why retired people in Northern Europe like to come here for retirement. Spain now is not a good destination for single men and it is even a sexual prison (the same United States, Italy, ...). Paradise does not exist, but Thailand with enough money and knowledge about Thai society and culture can be much better

 

[BritManToo]

13 hours ago, AlexRich said:

Cyprus is pretty nice all year round, everyone speaks English, they generally like Brits and the tax take is pretty low. 

The sea is nice, but the only available women are Eastern Euro hookers.

[BritManToo]

13 hours ago, AlexRich said:

Tell that to the widow of Graham Briar, he died on the operating table in Chiang Rai due to heart issues. In the UK, his home country, his chance of survival would have been much better. The truth is that medical care here is not that great, unless you are in Bangkok and pay top dollar for the best surgeons. 

On the other hand, who wants to live forever?

Not me, I've had enough already, and certainly wouldn't have people cutting into me to try and extend my stay.

[Justfine]

17 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

On the other hand, who wants to live forever?

Not me, I've had enough already, and certainly wouldn't have people cutting into me to try and extend my stay.

Fair enough if 80yo but he was only 53.