What do you love about Thailand?

[thaibeachlovers]

41 minutes ago, 2009 said:

 

What ridiculous costs? Insurance isn't free you know. Nor are blood tests.

 

The 500k. Well, they want tourists to stimulate the economy right now cos times are hard.

 

Many countries aren't allowing international travel right now which is fair enough.

 

Thailand is being selective. They want tourists with a bit of cash.

 

It is risk vs reward.

They don't get the 500k. It is deposited, but not available to the government.

 

No tourist "without cash" can come to Thailand. Need 20,000 to show at the border on arrival ( if they want to see it ).

 

Tourists don't like risk.

[thaibeachlovers]

1 hour ago, bwpage3 said:

Air pollution is get better yes

 

500,000 baht in the bank for 60 day VISA yes

 

Exchange rate getting better?

 

Haven't noticed any rising prices the past 10 years?

 

You like that Sukhimvit Road SOI 4 is nothing but western fast food?

 

People that have trapped themselves in Thailand, never notice anything but the roses.

 

What choice do they have with no way to get out?

Did you never get past Nana on Soi 4? Plenty of proper restaurants further along.

[NCC1701A]

My 20 year old coyote dancer girlfriend.

[Peterw42]

48 minutes ago, 2009 said:

 

Some people in can spend thousands on a 2 week family vacation. Brits do it all the time in Spain.

 

I don't get it. What's the problem? Who doesn't have 500k in the bank? It is not a lot of money.

 

Christ. Even an farang English teacher in Thailand could save that up in a few years, max.

 

I see many people complaining about the 400k, the 800k, now the 500k. But I am thinking what's the problem? How can you blame Thai immigration that you don't have that amount of money? It ain't a fortune.

 

Even wealthy people dont leave money laying around in a bank earning 2% interest. 

I dont know anyone who has 500,000 sitting in a bank doing nothing, most would have it in the stock-market or leveraged into property.

Most people complain about the 800k because it could be put to better use, invested, getting a decent return, compound interest.

Anyone running there own business or retired etc, uses their money to make money

 

Edited November 16, 2020 by Peterw42

[ravip]

TVF of course. What else?

[nikmar]

i love how i never get cold!! 

Sitting in the local flea market on a saturday night sipping cold beer, munching on laab and watching the footy with friendly locals for very little money.

 

I think i give a different answer to this question every time i see it. ????

Edited November 16, 2020 by nikmar

[2009]

36 minutes ago, Peterw42 said:

 

Even wealthy people dont leave money laying around in a bank earning 2% interest. 

I dont know anyone who has 500,000 sitting in a bank doing nothing, most would have it in the stock-market or leveraged into property.

Most people complain about the 800k because it could be put to better use, invested, getting a decent return, compound interest.

Anyone running there own business or retired etc, uses their money to make money

 

 

500k is a somewhat modest emergency fund.

 

Oh yeah, wealthy. People who can afford to spend thousands on a single item don't have 500k in the bank. Pull the other one, will you?

 

Retirees having all their money on stocks and not even having 800k in the bank? What they gonna do when the market dips for a few years, live off state pension. Again, pull the other one, mate.

[Kadilo]

17 hours ago, bwpage3 said:

If you have to live in Thailand because of finances you can make it work, however, if you have the finances, there are much, much nicer places.

 

Thailand continues to go down hill year after year.

 

Years pass before a new government is elected, because the old government did absolutely nothing while they were in power.

 

Change of attitude towards foreigners. Make sure to keep 500,000 baht topped up so you can visit for 60 days and spend all your money.

 

Did you ever think how many 1,000's of countries you can visit without that requirement?

 

Air pollution and over crowding getting worse and worse.

 

Costs rising.

 

Poor exchange rate.

 

Just reported 41% of all Thai's living paycheck to paycheck.

 

How in the world could anyone even predict the next 1, 5 or 10 years in Thailand or the challenges that may arise due to the decisions of the government?

 

Student uprisings are just the start.

 

They are finally learning life and their future doesn't look quite so great.

 

 

 

 

Hard to believe you live in the USA

[Kadilo]

15 hours ago, 473geo said:

I think you misread the title ????

That’s what happens when you have an oven ready anti Thai speech prepared. 

[Traubert]

6 hours ago, bwpage3 said:

What does managing the pandemic have to do with all these ridiculous costs?

You don't have to put up wth any of your complaints about Thailand from Florida.

 

Regrettably the OP got a lot of absentee answers from ex-residents.

[herfiehandbag]

10 hours ago, bwpage3 said:

What does managing the pandemic have to do with all these ridiculous costs?

"Managing the Pandemic", particularly in respect of catering for foreign visitors, was seen by some who had previously ignored the tourist industry, as an opportunity to make a rather large amount of money. Their "influence" has allowed them to set up an immensely complicated system which allows them to charge as much money as they (mistakenly) anticipate the market will bear. 

 

[crazykopite]

Nothing I’m stuck here like a prisoner unable to leave as I know I couldn’t get back in to the country I made home ☹️☹️☹️☹️

[Techno Viking]

On 11/15/2020 at 11:07 PM, UB40 said:

Try to visit Thailand as a tourist again, as I did for many years, always 2-4 weeks and 2 trips every year.

 

Now:

Prepay tickets 40000

COE 3000

ASQ hotel 50000

"Fit-for-fly" medical 3000

Special Covid insurance 4000

Name a guarantee $$$  

2-3 days before flight PCR-Test 3000

If positive all above money is gone

 

After arrival 14 days jail with 3 meals daily. After that time is over, you wear a wristband 2-3 days and fly back home.

End of holidays

 

Gotta pay to play !!

[UB40]

13 minutes ago, Techno Viking said:

Gotta pay to play !!

Play? What? 

[Techno Viking]

3 minutes ago, UB40 said:

Play? What? 

 

Your imagination.

[UB40]

2 minutes ago, Techno Viking said:

Your imagination.

I don't wanna imagine your wet dreams, as they not belong to my intentions. Just stop that here now

[Techno Viking]

Just now, UB40 said:

I don't wanna imagine your wet dreams, as they not belong to my intentions. Just stop that here now

 

Wet dreams, did you read that in my post ?

 

Anywho clearly your cage has been rattled so, yes good idea to stop communicating.

 

glorious looking morning outside, Think I'll go for a walk on the beach and then grab some breakfast and maybe a sneaky morning Leo.

[Emdog]

"Thailand continues to go down hill year after year."

So do I. A match made in heaven.

[madmen]

On 11/16/2020 at 12:16 AM, bwpage3 said:

 

Did you ever think how many 1,000's of countries you can visit without that requirement?

Tell us exactly how many "thousands of countries" there are? And people think thais are stupid 

 

I love how Thailand can be anything you want it to be. It comes down to the person's attitude. Have a bad attitude and it comes straight back at you 

Edited November 17, 2020 by madmen

[nobodysfriend]

I loved Thailand without ...

Mass tourism , pollution , ugly xenophobic people , ridiculous rules and laws as of today , crazy drivers , crazy noise pollution , people who are not really believing in Buddhism anymore and do no effort to keep their own country clean , just money rules ...

If I could go back to the '70th , I would .

[ravip]

On 11/15/2020 at 7:46 PM, bwpage3 said:

If you have to live in Thailand because of finances you can make it work, however, if you have the finances, there are much, much nicer places.

 

Thailand continues to go down hill year after year.

 

Years pass before a new government is elected, because the old government did absolutely nothing while they were in power.

 

Change of attitude towards foreigners. Make sure to keep 500,000 baht topped up so you can visit for 60 days and spend all your money.

 

Did you ever think how many 1,000's of countries you can visit without that requirement?

 

Air pollution and over crowding getting worse and worse.

 

Costs rising.

 

Poor exchange rate.

 

Just reported 41% of all Thai's living paycheck to paycheck.

 

How in the world could anyone even predict the next 1, 5 or 10 years in Thailand or the challenges that may arise due to the decisions of the government?

 

Student uprisings are just the start.

 

They are finally learning life and their future doesn't look quite so great.

 

 

 

 

Did you ever think how many 1,000's of countries you can visit without that requirement?

 

Could you please post the list of the 1,000's of countries here for the information of the people who don't know about it?

[madmen]

22 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

 

Threatening to make visitors wear tracking devices is <deleted

Belgium Hong kong Singapore and many more are actually using it and now your country is even threatening it. 

 

https://www.yourlifechoices.com.au/health/covid19/covidtracing-bracelets-for-australia

 

Thailand are not implementing it and IMO they should. It's not <deleted> at all 

 

 

 

 

[bbbbooboo]

Hmmm...not love , but infatuation I suggest. It tends to wear off as reality sets in. We've all been there I suspect

[The Theory]

On 11/15/2020 at 9:16 PM, bwpage3 said:

Student uprisings are just the start.

It means that you have not studied Thailand history (especially after Vietnam war). 

[khunPer]

On 11/15/2020 at 3:16 PM, bwpage3 said:

Did you ever think how many 1,000's of countries you can visit without that requirement?

You must be a space traveller, which might require more than equivalent to 500k baht...

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There are 195 countries in the world today. This total comprises 193 countries that are member states of the United Nations and 2 countries that are non-member observer states: the Holy See and the State of Palestine.

 

[ChrisKC]

On 11/15/2020 at 9:16 PM, bwpage3 said:

If you have to live in Thailand because of finances you can make it work, however, if you have the finances, there are much, much nicer places.

 

Thailand continues to go down hill year after year.

 

Years pass before a new government is elected, because the old government did absolutely nothing while they were in power.

 

Change of attitude towards foreigners. Make sure to keep 500,000 baht topped up so you can visit for 60 days and spend all your money.

 

Did you ever think how many 1,000's of countries you can visit without that requirement?

 

Air pollution and over crowding getting worse and worse.

 

Costs rising.

 

Poor exchange rate.

 

Just reported 41% of all Thai's living paycheck to paycheck.

 

How in the world could anyone even predict the next 1, 5 or 10 years in Thailand or the challenges that may arise due to the decisions of the government?

 

Student uprisings are just the start.

 

They are finally learning life and their future doesn't look quite so great.

 

 

Many 1,000s of countries? There are approximately 225 countries and territories on this planet!

 

 

[ChrisKC]

The sun shines on me from every angle - I am here to stay unless it becomes impossible (not perceived, actually)

[khunPer]

On 11/15/2020 at 3:16 PM, bwpage3 said:

Just reported 41% of all Thai's living paycheck to paycheck.

Just for comparison...

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78% of U.S. workers are living paycheck to paycheck.

Source: Forbes "78% Of Workers Live Paycheck To Paycheck".

 

–And...

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Another report, the 2020 Financial Planning Survey by First National Bank of Omaha, discovered 53 percent of Americans don’t have an emergency fund, and 49 percent are living paycheck to paycheck this year. 

Source: The Business Journals "Four in 10 workers living paycheck to paycheck".

[khunPer]

Living in Thailand is great...????

 

Some major reasons for me why I was changing from Scandinavia home country to Land-of-Smiles:

• Weather: All year summer and barefoot Christmas, instead of utterly cold winter...????
• Location: A World class view that would cost a fortune in my home country, but is within reach here...????️
• Finance: In general little cheaper living costs, which enables me to to have a little higher living standard for the same money...????????????
• Taxes: Pay little less tax when living in Thailand, compared to World-class "Number one" taxation at home...????
• Girls/ladies: Self-explained...????
• Parties: Makes me continuously forget my age...????
• Community: Feeling extremely welcome, even for ever being an ????, and I have been widely accepted by the locals...
• Family: A great place to raise a family...????‍????‍????
• Future: I see more future possibilities in Asia, than in Europe...????

But we are all different, and we all find different values that matters...????

[iaminwa]

Climax at the bottom of the Ambassador Hotel....oh, they closed it.....now I hate everything in Thailand...