Popular Post jayboy Posted March 19, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 19, 2021 3 minutes ago, Neeranam said: Are there any Brits that really left the UK because of this? I was reacting to a post which said exactly this. 4 minutes ago, Neeranam said: At least they are financially secure and don't/can't sponge of the system like in in the UK. I guess this isn't the immigrants fault, but the country's. Ludicrous statement.There's no evidence immigrants to the UK "sponge" off the system.On the whole they are a great deal more industrious and productive than the "native" population.As for these Thailand "expats" being financially secure, aren't they the ones constantly whining about their tiny state pensions? 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Troll post removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surelynot Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 What's your biggest fear/worry of retiring in Thailand...... Wasting my life away on TVN. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Forever Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 On 3/14/2021 at 2:09 PM, jayboy said: Yeah that awful UK with its inflation linked state pension and free healthcare and vibrant culture.Who would want to retire there? Much better to stick it out in Thailand with its pollution, ever increasing cost of living, political clusterfxxx, thinly masked xenophobia and immigration insecurity. Are you saying that UK has no problem with increased cost of living, political clusterfeck and thinly masked xenophobia? Credit to you though for pointing out the Socialist policies of inflation linked State pension and free healthcare. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 44 minutes ago, Red Forever said: Are you saying that UK has no problem with increased cost of living, political clusterfeck and thinly masked xenophobia? Credit to you though for pointing out the Socialist policies of inflation linked State pension and free healthcare. I'm not sure the xenophobia is masked in the UK these days, even thinly! That said, the horrific xenophobia and worse against Asians in the US is far worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayboy Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Red Forever said: Are you saying that UK has no problem with increased cost of living, political clusterfeck and thinly masked xenophobia? Credit to you though for pointing out the Socialist policies of inflation linked State pension and free healthcare. I agree with much of this.However the point of my original post on this subject was to puncture the silliness which uncritically portrays Thailand as an earthly paradise and the UK as a wholescale disaster.Both countries have their strengths and weaknesses, and I love them both - though not uncritically. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ivor bigun Posted March 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 24, 2021 On 3/16/2021 at 2:39 PM, oldhippy said: Isn't is truly funny? As you point out, an important reason to leave the UK is the influx of immigrants. .....and then they become immigrants themselves...... 555 I love it when this is said "your an immigrant yourself" i lived most of my life in an area that had immigrants in the UK ,there were not a lot and everyone got on ,over the years more and more and more arrived ,until now the nice working class town i spent much of my life in became a foreign land ,you no longer hear the church bells ,just wailing from the Mosque towers. immigration ,like ours here to Thailand is not really a problem ,as we have not tried to take over ,but i am sure if as many of us decended on Thailand as have immigrants from all over the world have on the west and in my case the UK i am sure they would not be happy . but then ,i doubt you would agree , i suppose to you multiculturalism is the way to go for a happy land , 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Monday Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 (edited) I wont marry a Thai or work so now chance for citizenship or PR. My only worry is the rules being changed for example, Insurance requirements no longer able to comply with due to age or conditions. I could afford to retire here today, what if they move the goal posts? That is why one must have a plan B and perhaps plan C, and never invest in Thailand more than one can afford to lose. This is to include National confiscation of assets by a future govt that might not be as foreigner friendly What's in your bug-out bag? Edited March 26, 2021 by Captain Monday 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unblocktheplanet Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Requirement for medical insurance. Catastrophic illness in old age. Being a burden on my wife & using up all our savings. Still love it here... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwpage3 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 On 3/19/2021 at 6:15 AM, brewsterbudgen said: I'm not sure the xenophobia is masked in the UK these days, even thinly! That said, the horrific xenophobia and worse against Asians in the US is far worse. Horrific? Out of 333 million people how many cases? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwpage3 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 On 3/19/2021 at 6:15 AM, brewsterbudgen said: I'm not sure the xenophobia is masked in the UK these days, even thinly! That said, the horrific xenophobia and worse against Asians in the US is far worse. Horrific? Out of 333 million people how many cases? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceN Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 15 hours ago, unblocktheplanet said: Requirement for medical insurance. Catastrophic illness in old age. Being a burden on my wife & using up all our savings. Still love it here... Maybe I have misunderstood what you mean, but wouldn't medical insurance mitigate the risk of "being a burden on my wife & using up all our savings"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 16 hours ago, unblocktheplanet said: Requirement for medical insurance. Catastrophic illness in old age. Being a burden on my wife & using up all our savings. Nobody forces you to 'use up all our savings' if you become ill, death is always a choice. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Leaver Posted April 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 16, 2021 (edited) On 4/15/2021 at 11:06 AM, BritManToo said: Nobody forces you to 'use up all our savings' if you become ill, death is always a choice. Death is always the preferred choice of the Thai wife, when a farang is using up their savings to stay alive. ???? Edited April 16, 2021 by Leaver 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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