Even at 38 baht to the pound most retirees won’t and cannot leave Thailand

[473geo]

8 minutes ago, Andrew65 said:

The guy who's been married for 30 years seems very happy with his life. He also believes that part of the success of his marriage is that his wife is only around 10 years younger than him, I don't think he's gonna be looking for a younger model.

 

Another thing being, as someone in his 70's, he doesn't want to be doing the 12'ish hour flight LON-BKK any more, something I notice in many of my septuagenarian friends. Doesn't want to live in LOS full time either.

Ah yes that unfortunate time in life when irrespective of financial situation, or exchange rate, a good shag and party lifestyle are no longer worth the effort of a 12 hour flight......?...I wish both your friends well as winter approaches in the UK

[sanemax]

On 8/25/2018 at 10:51 AM, Easy Come Easy Go said:

 Like I've said already today, we aborted one 2 months back, that is the first time it has happened to me, so I may go back to using condoms or just get the snip 

Maybe when you get older and look back on your life , you may be think that your child would be turning 18 today , well, you wouldnt even know exactly when his/her birthday would have been .

    Poor little kid , didnt even have the chance to be born 

[Andrew65]

2 minutes ago, 473geo said:

Ah yes that unfortunate time in life when irrespective of financial situation, or exchange rate, a good shag and party lifestyle are no longer worth the effort of a 12 hour flight......?...I wish both your friends well as winter approaches in the UK

I've just moved back to the UK. The Thai weather is the one thing I will miss.

 

I can't get a job, or (free) healthcare, or a pension in Thailand, and I'm only a mere 53 y o.

 

As far as the party lifestyle, there's a danger of drinking yourself to death (as I've seen some do in Thailand), plus I can get drunk for about the same price in the UK, Thailand just ain't that cheap any more.

 

As far as the sh**ing, been there seen it done it, can't be bothered with it any more. Expense, hassle, VD, someone on the phone every day (mobile phones were a game-changer!!).

[BritManToo]

14 minutes ago, Andrew65 said:

As far as the party lifestyle, there's a danger of drinking yourself to death

As good a way to go as any.

I can't decide which is best, death from viagra with a friend (or two) on top of me in a short time hotel, or drinking until my liver fails.

I'm leaning towards booze at the moment, drunk twice yesterday, and once today.

Edited August 26, 2018 by BritManToo

[Easy Come Easy Go]

29 minutes ago, sanemax said:

Maybe when you get older and look back on your life , you may be think that your child would be turning 18 today , well, you wouldnt even know exactly when his/her birthday would have been .

    Poor little kid , didnt even have the chance to be born 

Cry me a river. 
It wasn't even a child, it was a collection of cells, non sentient.

Will I regret it later in life, no I will not.

I'm not sure why people seem to think everybody else feels in the same way, and has a similar outlook on life as they do.

I enjoy my privacy and I relish having a very simple life. Having children is not for me, and I know that to be a fact; at least I know that and I don't go ahead and bring lives into this world, without even considering it. How many kids grow up in homes that have issues, with parents that are not capable or not loving enough? How much does that hurt and destroy lives to those children as they grow into adulthood? 

Something that is not and will never be, wasn't /

 

Edited August 26, 2018 by Easy Come Easy Go

[Andrew65]

On 8/19/2018 at 6:57 AM, Mickmouse1 said:

Now he is a dual national ????Any more offers chaps..kiwi or froggy?

A bit complicated, but this is from Mel's Wikipedia page:

 

Gibson was born in Peekskill, New York, the sixth of eleven children, and the second son of Hutton Gibson, a writer, and Irish-born Anne Patricia (née Reilly, died 1990).^[7][8] Gibson's paternal grandmother was opera contralto Eva Mylott (1875–1920), who was born in Australia, to Irish parents,^[9] while his paternal grandfather, John Hutton Gibson, was a millionaire tobacco businessman from the American South.^[10][11] One of Gibson's younger brothers, Donal, is also an actor. Gibson's first name is derived from Saint Mel, fifth-century Irish saint, and founder of Gibson's mother's native diocese, Ardagh, while his second name, Colmcille,^[12] is also shared by an Irish saint^[13] and is the name of the Aughnacliffe parish in County Longford where Gibson's mother was born and raised. Because of his mother, Gibson retains dual Irish and American citizenship.^[14] Gibson is also an Australian permanent resident

Edited August 26, 2018 by Andrew65

[473geo]

1 hour ago, Andrew65 said:

I've just moved back to the UK. The Thai weather is the one thing I will miss.

 

I can't get a job, or (free) healthcare, or a pension in Thailand, and I'm only a mere 53 y o.

 

As far as the party lifestyle, there's a danger of drinking yourself to death (as I've seen some do in Thailand), plus I can get drunk for about the same price in the UK, Thailand just ain't that cheap any more.

 

As far as the sh**ing, been there seen it done it, can't be bothered with it any more. Expense, hassle, VD, someone on the phone every day (mobile phones were a game-changer!!).

Agree with all you say, my post was a little bit flippant ? but I would like to think if required I would carry the tenacity and energy to endure a 12 hour flight for some quality R&R - although my intention is to be in Thailand in my 70s 80s and 90s ?

[The manic]

1 hour ago, Easy Come Easy Go said:

Cry me a river. 
It wasn't even a child, it was a collection of cells, non sentient.

Will I regret it later in life, no I will not.

I'm not sure why people seem to think everybody else feels in the same way, and has a similar outlook on life as they do.

I enjoy my privacy and I relish having a very simple life. Having children is not for me, and I know that to be a fact; at least I know that and I don't go ahead and bring lives into this world, without even considering it. How many kids grow up in homes that have issues, with parents that are not capable or not loving enough? How much does that hurt and destroy lives to those children as they grow into adulthood? 

Something that is not and will never be, wasn't /

 

It's interesting that the mystery of declining crime rates in the USA were eventually attributed to Wade V Roe and the legalisation of abortion.

[Andrew65]

3 minutes ago, 473geo said:

Agree with all you say, my post was a little bit flippant ? but I would like to think if required I would carry the tenacity and energy to endure a 12 hour flight for some quality R&R - although my intention is to be in Thailand in my 70s 80s and 90s ?

OK, no problem.

 

My old mate's also a smoker, the full journey (smoke-free) is about 15 hours LON-BKK, this is a big deal for him.

 

The one recurring theme with my friends in their 70's is healthcare, insurance cost etc

[473geo]

2 hours ago, Easy Come Easy Go said:

Cry me a river. 
It wasn't even a child, it was a collection of cells, non sentient.

Will I regret it later in life, no I will not.

I'm not sure why people seem to think everybody else feels in the same way, and has a similar outlook on life as they do.

I enjoy my privacy and I relish having a very simple life. Having children is not for me, and I know that to be a fact; at least I know that and I don't go ahead and bring lives into this world, without even considering it. How many kids grow up in homes that have issues, with parents that are not capable or not loving enough? How much does that hurt and destroy lives to those children as they grow into adulthood? 

Something that is not and will never be, wasn't /

 

There will always be those who try to guilt trip others as they 'imagine' what 'might have been'

One of the things I enjoy about Thailand is the ability to leave the past behind and concentrate on what is happening today

My brother and his wife decided on no children - no adverse effects, have had a great life together, financially sound,retired early, still just enjoying each others company after all these years.

Struggled to understand why they subsequently bought a dog, something that demands attention and consideration, but each to their own.

[Gandtee]

On 8/26/2018 at 9:13 AM, Andrew65 said:

No, this was real. So your saying that there can't ever have been a case like that. Also my friend is teetotal, so it wasn't told from a bar stool.

 

I also have a friend who has been married to a Thai lady for 30 years & still going strong, living in the UK.

I've been married for 31 years and lived here for that time. What's the problem?

[Kwasaki]

On 8/26/2018 at 4:00 PM, Andrew65 said:

plus I can get drunk for about the same price in the UK, Thailand just ain't that cheap any more.

Sad really, sounds like you never got around much here.

620ml bottle of lager beer 5% at 48 baht ( 110 p ) same as UK now is that because of the exchange rate.

[transam]

7 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

Sad really, sounds like you never got around much here.

620ml bottle of lager beer 5% at 48 baht ( 110 p ) same as UK now is that because of the exchange rate.

I pay 50bht a pint, a bit over a quid....I don't fink the UK has that...Oh, plus I can smoke at my venue...

[Tanoshi]

8 minutes ago, transam said:

I pay 50bht a pint, a bit over a quid....I don't fink the UK has that...Oh, plus I can smoke at my venue...

Varies between £3.30 and £4.40 a pint in the UK.

 

On a recent visit to the UK, I ordered a small bottle of orange in a public house.

With £2 in hand, I nearly fell of the stool when they said £2.80...……….. what the flook!

I was more than happy to return to Thailand.

Edited August 28, 2018 by Tanoshi

[simoh1490]

7 minutes ago, transam said:

I pay 50bht a pint, a bit over a quid....I don't fink the UK has that...Oh, plus I can smoke at my venue...

Ah yes, but there's beer and then there's real beer - I'm in the UK currently and am paying GBP 1.65 for Ruddles at Weatherspoons, it beats the pants off anything I've ever imbibed in Thailand.

[sanemax]

8 minutes ago, simoh1490 said:

Ah yes, but there's beer and then there's real beer - I'm in the UK currently and am paying GBP 1.65 for Ruddles at Weatherspoons, it beats the pants off anything I've ever imbibed in Thailand.

You must be living in year 1490 , if you re getting it for that price

[transam]

4 minutes ago, simoh1490 said:

Ah yes, but there's beer and then there's real beer - I'm in the UK currently and am paying GBP 1.65 for Ruddles at Weatherspoons, it beats the pants off anything I've ever imbibed in Thailand.

For sure...But I can go to my place 365 days of the year in a T-shirt and lug on a ciggy and not stand out in the cold and rain whilst doing so ....?

Sadly Wetherspoon's ain't on every street corner in the UK...

[transam]

2 minutes ago, sanemax said:

You must be living in year 1490 , if you re getting it for that price

Wetherspoon's buy near sell bye date beer in bulk to provide cheap beer..

[Tanoshi]

5 minutes ago, sanemax said:

You must be living in year 1490 , if you re getting it for that price

 

2 minutes ago, transam said:

Wetherspoon's buy near sell bye date beer in bulk to provide cheap beer..

From 1490!

[DILLIGAD]

I pay 50bht a pint, a bit over a quid....I don't fink the UK has that...Oh, plus I can smoke at my venue...

Weatherspoons is still cheap (2.29) but you have to sit with grumpy pensioners and the great unwashed (unemployed).

 

 

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[transam]

Just now, DILLIGAD said:

Weatherspoons is still cheap but you have to sit with grumpy pensioners and the great unwashed (unemployed).


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Ah, that's at their Heathrow Terminal 5 outlet....?

[DILLIGAD]

Wetherspoon's buy near sell bye date beer in bulk to provide cheap beer..

Correct. It use to be 99p a pint when they started!!!! OmG!


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[simoh1490]

3 minutes ago, DILLIGAD said:

Weatherspoons is still cheap (2.29) but you have to sit with grumpy pensioners and the great unwashed (unemployed).

 

 

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No sacrifice is too great for a pint of Ruddles.

[simoh1490]

21 minutes ago, sanemax said:

You must be living in year 1490 , if you re getting it for that price

You've not been to the UK for a while, we can tell. Abbots was 2.29 but sadly no Pedigree or London Pride although Hogoblin at 3.25 is a bargain.

[Kwasaki]

15 minutes ago, transam said:

Weatherperson's buy near sell bye date beer in bulk to provide cheap beer..

Never liked those places, my country pub 14 years ago was 1.10 for a pint of Tetleys draught,  it's now been turned into a house, sad UK.

[sanemax]

5 minutes ago, simoh1490 said:

You've not been to the UK for a while, we can tell. Abbots was 2.29 but sadly no Pedigree or London Pride although Hogoblin at 3.25 is a bargain.

[simoh1490]

On the subject of pricing in the UK.....there's a massive difference between the cost of products and services from one place to the next. I went to buy a replacement battery for a remote control which came in at 6.65 or so at B&Q, Poundland had the same product by Kodak at eight for a pound!. Three plumbers gave me quotes to swap out some taps and a tank and the prices came back at 220, 250 and 635, all for the same job. TUI (high street) quoted me 1,345 for LHR/BKK in October, BA quoted me 248, incredibly differences all across the board.

[Kwasaki]

5 minutes ago, simoh1490 said:

BA quoted me 248, incredibly differences all across the board.

I thought that price was for smokers, they have to sit on the wing though.

[simoh1490]

1 minute ago, Kwasaki said:

I thought that price was for smokers, they have to sit on the wing though.

And wear a free Biggles tee-shirt, the downside is that the meal choices are still only chicken or fish.

[DILLIGAD]

You've not been to the UK for a while, we can tell. Abbots was 2.29 but sadly no Pedigree or London Pride although Hogoblin at 3.25 is a bargain.

Stop! Your make me homesick (only joking)!!


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