SURVEY: Do you regret moving to Thailand?

[Mike Teavee]

1 minute ago, Yellowtail said:

And a survey will help you decide?

No... I will decide my future (as I always do, as anybody who can does), I'm just curious

 

 

[Stocky]

...If you could do it all again, would you choose living in Thailand?"

 

Yup.

 

Next.

[brokenbone]

5 minutes ago, Mike Teavee said:

Hi @Scott can we please have a parallel survey for those of us who have not yet made the move... 

 

For guys who are/were thinking of moving to Thailand...

1. Still Happy, steaming ahead
2. On the side lines, maybe/maybe not
3. decided against

 

Be honest I'm in trap 2, have more than enough money to meet the requirements just starting to think I'm not so welcome anymore so why shouldn't I look elsewhere.

 

 

 

if it was me, i would only ever look for places with an easy to get permanent residency, t'was a mistake coming here

and i'm no longer fit to move on

[Orton Rd]

If you regret it or not it's only likely to get harder for people to stay, more expensive and less welcomed. I would not regret it if the country had not changed so much in the past 20 years, for the worse.

[Mike Teavee]

1 minute ago, brokenbone said:

if it was me, i would only ever look for places with an easy to get permanent residency, t'was a mistake coming here

and i'm no longer fit to move on

 

Thank you for a wonderfully honest answer & something that us guys who are considering making the move have to keep in mind.

 

I have zero chance of getting PR in Thailand so no matter how deep I dig my roots, have to remember it's only ever temporary.

 

Thanks again ???? 

[Jiggo]

Had a good 10 years, but now think it is time to move on.

[Yellowtail]

15 minutes ago, Mike Teavee said:

No... I will decide my future (as I always do, as anybody who can does), I'm just curious

 

 

I've never known anyone that could decide their future. 

[FritsSikkink]

"If you could do it all again, would you choose living in Thailand? "

 

Yup.

 

Next

[Mike Teavee]

13 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

I've never known anyone that could decide their future. 

<deleted>?!? Are you on drugs...

 

What are you having for lunch? Where are you going on holiday, what colour shorts would you like to wear, would you like fries with that... ... ... ... You make none of those decisions???

 

Sucks to be you...

 

 

[faraday]

 "If you could do it all again, would you choose living in Thailand? "

 

Yup.

Next

 

But I do wish wine wasn't so darned expensive!! ????

[allanos]

The result of the survey (of TVF readers who bothered to respond) shows 80% largely positive about the decision they made, and their state of "being" in Thailand, and 20% who are regretful.  A kind of reflection of the Pareto Principal.  One doesn't know whether this would be a reflection of expat feelings globally in the country, but I think there is a good chance that it would play out that way.

 

For those people who are considering a move to Thailand, I think the survey result is encouraging.  It should give them hope that a move to Thailand will work out well, or fairly well, for them.

 

Everywhere changes, over time.  It has to be expected, be it Thailand, or the "home" country, and oftentimes for the worse.  That said, only a measly 7% or so of people who responded actually wish that they hadn't left their previous domicile.

[Yellowtail]

 

9 minutes ago, Mike Teavee said:

<deleted>?!? Are you on drugs...

 

What are you having for lunch? Where are you going on holiday, what colour shorts would you like to wear, would you like fries with that... ... ... ... You make none of those decisions???

 

Sucks to be you...

 

 

1

I was on drugs for a number of years, you?

 

If all I had to look forward to was lunch, my next holiday, what I was going to wear or whether or not to have fries, my life truly would suck.

 

Sure, I make plans and decisions, but plan my future? I'd have sold myself short.

 

"Man makes plans, God laughs."

[Mike Teavee]

13 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

 

I was on drugs for a number of years, you?

 

If all I had to look forward to was lunch, my next holiday, what I was going to wear or whether or not to have fries, my life truly would suck.

 

Sure, I make plans and decisions, but plan my future? I'd have sold myself short.

 

"Man makes plans, God laughs."

We can definitely agree on that ???? 

 

Obviously I might drop dead tomorrow so do not have full control of my future but at least (we can try to agree that) I can (try to) plan for it.

 

 

God I miss the drugs.... funny enough weed the most ????

 

 

 

 

 

[Huckenfell]

18 hours ago, madmen said:

take the bar girls out of the equation and 99 % of farang would not be here except of course the ones that married theirs ????

99% hey !  How did you arrive at this percentage?

 

[Huckenfell]

18 hours ago, madmen said:

take the bar girls out of the equation and 99 % of farang would not be here except of course the ones that married theirs ????

Although i cannot say that i have never indulged.  I can honestly say that bar girls have no influence whatsoever in my  decision to live here, so i guess that i am surprised to learn that i am part of a 1%.

[ThomasThBKK]

Nah you arent the 1%, maybe in this forum yes, neither me not people i know are here because of that....

 

Prostituion is entirely legal in germany anyway and not more expensive, no one really gives a f about that that i know...

[Huckenfell]

6 hours ago, hansnl said:

Not all Thai women married to foreigners have been in the barscene.

Maybe you speak for yourself?

Yes !  some farang living here have never moved further than Pattaya or Soi 4.  They have no idea what they are missing of this beautiful country and its people. I could give a list, but really don't have the time as i could go on forever.

[Yellowtail]

27 minutes ago, Mike Teavee said:

We can definitely agree on that ???? 

 

Obviously I might drop dead tomorrow so do not have full control of my future but at least (we can try to agree that) I can (try to) plan for it.

 

 

God I miss the drugs.... funny enough weed the most ????

 

 

 

 

 

 

I don't want complete control, I'd settle for next weeks numbers...

[Huckenfell]

6 hours ago, unamazedloso said:

thailand cant deal with me being able to do everything. When i moved to thailand decades ago i was a simple person. 9-5 job like everyone else i guess. Quit it all and sold houses and cars to live here because i thought it was smart concidering i have a health condition that will shorten my life. I have a thai wife and children and thought it best they remain near the thai family. Well since then due to being sick of incompetency ive become a qualified machinst, electrician, builder, etc.. Because i ride and race motorcycles, trick bicycles and even ride a skateboard in my old age im too much for neighbours to deal with so we will never be accepted. Lost houses, cars, moved 12 times and now carry a gun semi legally. Had to deal with mafia, dodgey land developers, criminals, corrupt officals and hey even pollution on a daily basis double that of bkk so yep, thailand sux but we couldnt afford to move away for the benefit of the future of the kids so i live here and do what i want to fill in my time even though thais are jealous or just racist because its different to sitting around drinking and putting other ppl down or trying to figure a scam to get money from us .

Sad Sad . perhaps you should have lived a more quiet life here and kept to yourself a little more, it works for me and i don't have any Thai enemies that i know of.

[Huckenfell]

4 hours ago, billd766 said:

So you prefer the military government of Thailand over the inept, lying, scheming and scumbag politicians, who at least could be voted out.

 

No, IMHO the junta are far worse. They stole the country.

And replaced with more of the same ?

[MyFriend You]

..If you could do it all again, would you choose living in Thailand?"

 

Yup  (Hiccup!!)

 

Yes

 

Move on, nothing to see here

[BritManToo]

7 hours ago, hansnl said:

Not all Thai women married to foreigners have been in the barscene.

Maybe you speak for yourself?

But they are nearly all sleeping with foreigners that can't get pussy in their own countries.

She may not have worked in the bar, but she ain't that different to the girls in the bar.

 

I don't care about a woman's past, as long as she doesn't care about my past.

Test them for disease, then move them in.

[mauGR1]

4 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Test them for disease, then move them in.

[sawadee1947]

19 hours ago, djayz said:

Up until recently, no, I didn't regret the move, but in light of the pending elections, the way things have developed/undeveloped in recent days, the prospect of you-know-who being PM, etc., etc., etc. I am starting to wonder if I really want to stay here or not. PLUS I have a child who I'd like to see grow up in Europe - mainly for the political stability, better education and health care, etc. 

Am really stuck between a rock and a hard place now. 

All of the above aside, I still like it here and I love the weather! ☀

I don't know where you live, but I just came back from Spain-Andalusia for some privat matters in CM. And I was "overwhelmed" by this pollution, inability of Thai people's driving and already rising temps. As soon I can I will go back. 

Thailand was once my destiny. However my roots are in EU. Though Dublin is too cold when you get older. 

[NoshowJones]

20 hours ago, Puchaiyank said:

The question is: "Do the Thais regret me moving to Thailand"?...????

Depending upon how much money you have.

[NoshowJones]

19 hours ago, madmen said:

take the bar girls out of the equation and 99 % of farang would not be here except of course the ones that married theirs ????

I knew nothing about the barscene when I first came to Thailand.

[sanemax]

I first came to Thailand when backpacking when 20 years old , back when everything was different (to the UK) new and exciting and loved Thailand .

  Then came to Thailand for long holidays during the UK winter , whilst working in UK and then enjoyed the development of Thailand  , better roads, hotels and transport .

  Then moved to Thailand about ten years ago , when it was still full-on , drinking all hours and a hedonistic lifestyle and loved it .

  Now Thailand has calmed down a bit , and so have I , quite welcome the alcohol sales restrictions , so much so, that I stopped drinking completely and still like living in Thailand .

   I've been quite lucky , seeing Thailand change from the hedonistic anything goes life , to a more civil life , which kind of matched my own lifestyle requirements

[mngmn]

Find it very difficult to chose one of the options as they all suggest that the decision to live here is final and irreversible.  Currently I have had enough of Thailand and plan to return to my home country. I would continue to visit for holidays but the pollution, cost of living and visa issues have started to make living here full time a less attractive option.

 

Maybe in a few years time, I will come back again (assuming that's even possible from a visa perspective). In the meantime I look forward to hassle free holidays in Thailand.  IMHO the trick is to never box yourself in financially in Thailand.  I have always treated any money I bring into Thailand as dead money that I will never see again. Note I don't subscribe to the 'if you don't have 800k you don't belong here' view but have seen people transfer a large proportion of their nest egg here with the result that staying does become their only option.

[billd766]

3 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

Like everything else, the polls are for entertainment, what else would they be for?

 

I think they should have a "Do you plant to Die in Thailand?" poll.

Yes.

 

Next.

[Puchaiyank]

9 minutes ago, mngmn said:

Find it very difficult to chose one of the options as they all suggest that the decision to live here is final and irreversible.  Currently I have had enough of Thailand and plan to return to my home country. I would continue to visit for holidays but the pollution, cost of living and visa issues have started to make living here full time a less attractive option.

 

Maybe in a few years time, I will come back again (assuming that's even possible from a visa perspective). In the meantime I look forward to hassle free holidays in Thailand.  IMHO the trick is to never box yourself in financially in Thailand.  I have always treated any money I bring into Thailand as dead money that I will never see again. Note I don't subscribe to the 'if you don't have 800k you don't belong here' view but have seen people transfer a large proportion of their nest egg here with the result that staying does become their only option.

Left Thailand several years ago as I too had had enough of Thailand.  Settled into a normal routine of life in a modern country with all its wonderful conveniences...and became bored shitless after a few years of a mundane existence.

Hustled back to Thailand and now life is interesting and exciting once more.   

Like paying 200 baht entrance fee to get into a national park while my girl only paid 40.  Like dodging motorcycles and other vehicles coming from most any direction at any time...life is good once more.  ????