Why did you guys chose to live in Thailand but not Australia?

[Lacessit]

6 minutes ago, Kelsall said:

I can speak Thai but not Australian.

It's easy, you speak it with the mouth, not through the nose.

[fruitman]

Because i refuse to pay 20$ for a pack of cigarettes. 

[talahtnut]

4 minutes ago, Kelsall said:

I can speak Thai but not Australian.

'Mate' and 'tinny' is all you need, not forgettin

to inspect the dunny fer redbacks.

[1FinickyOne]

26 minutes ago, Boomer6969 said:

the obnoxious Thai xenophobia,

maybe in phuket?? but I never see/hear it here...

 

but this is a world wide issue... 

 

you wouldn't want to be a mexican in USA and they are physically attacking asians in NYC subways... 

 

and just from being out and around I have seen more instances of farang abusing Thai than the other way around... 

[fruitman]

enjoy your meal mate!

 

[brokenbone]

thailand is warmer, i guess north australia is ok also

but thailand is very popular destination for holiday,

so it had a head start in my selection process.

back when i decided thailand also had decisively

price advantage

Edited April 15, 2020 by brokenbone

[GalaxyMan]

38 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Sorry Yinn, Thai music sounds like cats in a mating frenzy.

Not in Isaan. You need to listen to some Mor Lam music. That's the best Thailand has. ????

[Aussiepeter]

Thai missus and daughter and I are sitting here laughing at all the replies. It is 2000 hours. We live just outside a little country town in N/E Oz and she finally got her letter from some Minister the other day saying she's been accepted to be an Oz citizen, after passing all the hoops. Yes it is not cheap, but my wife says it xxits all over LOS and she's 100% right. No racism here - she's just a local, - dozens of Asians in this valley. Her best friend is a spunky 42 y.o. Thai who after 3 kids still looks fantastic. Add to that our air is the best I have ever breathed, which after getting laryngeal cancer from 13 years of the filthy muck I was forced to inhale in C Mai, is a blessing. Went into town today to buy beer and other stuff. No sweat. No one within 100klms has any knowledge of anyone who has caught C-19. Biggest bitch is that I own racehorses that are trained in QLD and race there, but I can't cross the blxxdy border at the moment 'cos of C-19. My wife says her English is krap, (can't use a 'c' or I'll get moderated) but everyone here says its' great, so she agrees with a few of the op's about local English ! Wife, daughter and I have zilch intention of ever returning to LOS - too set up here now and anyway, better places to visit in SE Asia when the virus is gone. As for the cops ? My 98 y.o. dad was a cop after WW11 -  as he says, if you don't break the law, you will never see them. I know the local Sgt - my missus says she loves it that they have street patrols. Zero crime area. Plenty of weed around and cheap too for those who indulge (I don't). As for black street gangs, yeh I've heard they have them in Melbourne, but none here in the bush. Too boring for them and anyway, the local indigenous coloured folk dominate this valley - we don't need to import any ! Stay safe boys and girls (especially boys) ! We love reading T/V during lockdown - home-schooling is a bitch !

[ozz1]

Beers cheap once you get used to putting ice in it and its ok rents $200 a month compared  with $300 a week! electricity  $30 a month in Aussie $300 a month you loose on the exchange rate at the moment but it's still cheap when you are on the pension

[petedk]

I was going to answer with a stupid remark about "Why only 2 choices when there are so many other countries?", but I won't.

 

For those of you who like Leo: Why do you like Leo and not Guinness?

 

Edited April 15, 2020 by petedk

[brokenbone]

6 minutes ago, petedk said:

For those of you who like Leo: Why do you like Leo and not Guinness?

i like sweet light pilsner type of beer, i cant bear dark bitter stuff. my fave is anchor in cambodia, but that is about the only good thing about cambodia

Edited April 15, 2020 by brokenbone

[CGW]

38 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

Australia also has a big homeless problem.  Very sad.

 

https://www.homelessnessaustralia.org.au/about/homelessness-statistics

Wandering off topic - apologise. But - I have wondered what has happened to all the homeless people in cities around the world, no mention of them from what I have read, heart goes out to them regardless! ????

[Sujo]

I left oz 7 years ago. Looked at thailand, vietnam and malaysia to live. Decided on malaysia, just ahead of vietnam. I like to visit thailand but dont want to live there.

 

I returned to oz 5 years ago for 2 weeks holiday. Never again. Way too expensive, police/nanny state. If I had to leave asia for down under would probably rather nz.

 

only reason i will/may return to oz is to attend funerals of family, if i have to. I have nothing there and no reason to return.

[Mavideol]

it appears they don't have happy endings down there, but I could be wrong 555

[4MyEgo]

More bang for your buck.

Edited April 15, 2020 by 4MyEgo

[transam]

Don't want to wear a hat with corks hanging off it.....????

[Grumpy one]

1 hour ago, Boomer6969 said:

Agree that some fun is more affordable here, but there is a painful counterpart: the obnoxious Thai xenophobia,

Go to Lakemba in Sydney's inner west, there you are treated as a leper unless you are Muslim

Every country has its bad points

For me its wifes siblings,  or as I call them the give me give me's

[madmen]

1 hour ago, fruitman said:

enjoy your meal mate!

 

Love it 

[4MyEgo]

3 minutes ago, Grumpy one said:

Go to Lakemba in Sydney's inner west, there you are treated as a leper unless you are Muslim

Every country has its bad points

For me its wifes siblings,  or as I call them the give me give me's

Agree every country has it's bad points, but Lakemba ain't that bad, mum lived there from 1990 till she went into a nursing home in 2017.

 

I have walked the streets of Lakemba many times, especially down Haldon Street, which is the main drag, and no issues, but then again, I look like a w.o.g. so I suppose for a fair skinned Ozzie, you would stand out like dogs balls and feel out of place.

 

Alla what's his face.

Edited April 15, 2020 by 4MyEgo

[Lacessit]

5 minutes ago, transam said:

Don't want to wear a hat with corks hanging off it.....????

They are there to keep the flies off your face in Oz, don't see too many flies in Thailand.

[totally thaied up]

After thinking about it for a hour, I would prefer Australia due to a few things. I am only two minutes walk away from a World Class beach, health care is free and with the AUD to Baht being in the toilet, it is not much more expensive to live in Australia IF you own your own house or condo outright like we do.

 

I don't go out and eat pub meals or go to restaurants. Even here in Thailand, most of it is home cooking. I am married, don't need a bar or girl. I don't drink. I miss clean air and the beach a great deal. Chiang Mai has not got clean air and it is a long way to the beach. My wife after getting PR in Australia can become a Resident easy. Sure I may pay twice the amount for a coffee but you won't get the beach-side view I have got. If you drink, well, it's not cheap but then you have decent wines. The beef is real beef and even the taste of milk is different. I would kill for some Lamb now.

 

Thailand has treated me good; great wife and great family but nothing in the back of my mind beats the beach, free health care and clean air. I will remain in Thailand most likely for another 10 years but when my health insurance here gets too out of reach even for me, going home may well be the answer.

 

For many here, lack of funds in Australia and being on most likely a old age pension, living in Australia is not that easy, so most of SEA beckons. I know many Australian guys here that have nothing in Australia and no way back. With losing a massive amount in currency value, many of these people would barely make 34,000 a month now and would have had to tighten the belt a lot. For me personally now, it is about the same price to live in Australia to Thailand now once again, if you own your own property.

[madmen]

49 minutes ago, ozz1 said:

Beers cheap once you get used to putting ice in it and its ok rents $200 a month compared  with $300 a week! electricity  $30 a month in Aussie $300 a month you loose on the exchange rate at the moment but it's still cheap when you are on the pension

Electricity depends where you are. On the gold coast due to a perfect climate means using AC 3 WEEK'S of the year .Never seen 300 bucks. Great transport system with subsidised fares so no car . would need to go share accommodation though with a 30 % rent assistance . wine is silly cheap and not illegal to home brew beer like here.

Its very doable

Forgot to mention deli food and cheeses!

Most expats think a mountain of boiled rice with an egg  or 50 grams of pork mince on top is amaaaazing lol it's 40 baht for good reason, its sugary msg garbage

 

I see not a single post on health insurance the biggest expense god forbid one ends up on a ventilators= minimum 1 mill

 

[fruitman]

7 minutes ago, totally thaied up said:

health care is free

But but @madmen has never met an aussie with a healthcare insurance as he wrote....and i think he is one of them.

[totally thaied up]

Just now, fruitman said:

But but @madmen has never met an aussie with a healthcare insurance as he wrote....and i think he is one of them.

I have Insurance here - One Million USD a year. That should cover everything

[fruitman]

3 minutes ago, madmen said:

I see not a single post on health insurance the biggest expense god forbid one ends up on a ventilators= minimum 1 mill

 

Aussies have medicare mate, and also when they go on holiday to a friendly nation they will get free? healthcare there as well. Are you an aussie?

[giddyup]

Just now, fruitman said:

But but @madmen has never met an aussie with a healthcare insurance as he wrote....and i think he is one of them.

It's free if you are happy to be put on a waiting list for non-emergency treatment and take whatever doctor is available, and dental treatment costs are prohibitive.

[Yinn]

1 hour ago, GalaxyMan said:

Not in Isaan. You need to listen to some Mor Lam music. That's the best Thailand has. ????

Maybe he never go concert?

Morlam sing!!!

 

 

[giddyup]

1 minute ago, fruitman said:

Aussies have medicare mate, and also when they go on holiday to a friendly nation they will get free? healthcare there as well. Are you an aussie?

these countries have reciprocal health arrangements with Australia.

• Belgium
• Finland
• Italy
• Malta
• Netherlands
• New Zealand
• Norway
• the Republic of Ireland
• Slovenia
• Sweden
• United Kingdom
• do not cover all medical situations, they're usually for urgent care that can't wait until you get home
• do not pay total medical costs, most expect you pay a percentage of it (a co-payment)
• do not pay for you to get private health care, you'll have to pay the full cost
• do not cover costs for any non-subsidised medicines or treatments 
• do not cover non-urgent medical needs, you'll have to pay
• are not a substitute for travel insurance

[madmen]

7 minutes ago, fruitman said:

Aussies have medicare mate, and also when they go on holiday to a friendly nation they will get free? healthcare there as well. Are you an aussie?

I meant in Thailand sorry bad wording

[Odysseus123]

9 minutes ago, fruitman said:

Aussies have medicare mate, and also when they go on holiday to a friendly nation they will get free? healthcare there as well. Are you an aussie?

Well....