What is the good news about living in Thailand now?

[Dialemco]

4 hours ago, Tom H said:

Good is, that Russia wont attack Thailand.

Thailand has a far greater foe nearby.

[hotandsticky]

2 minutes ago, Dialemco said:

Thailand has a far greater foe nearby.

 

 

Yes. But, to be fair, Thailand surrendered years ago.

[bang saen guy]

The only upside to living here is cheap rent and readily available sex.

The only foreigners that survive on Thai food are skint or too lazy to cook for themselves

[roo860]

54 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

 

Your shopping sources must be inferior to mine. 

Is that how much you paid for them?, you were robbed.

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[actonion]

Sunshine

[blazes]

2 hours ago, Jerno said:

Yes, fresh fruit is an accurate proxy for a country's livability.  It's middle of winter in Canada right now, not exactly fresh fruit season. Idiot.  And living in Canada right now is just dandy, thank you very much. Obviously you have no clue in what you are saying.  Sheesh! 

Canadians bravely suffer their (at least away from the West Coast) abominable winters, but they suffer greatly under their Dear Leader, Kim Il Trudeau.

 

 

[jacko45k]

8 minutes ago, roo860 said:

Is that how much you paid for them?, you were robbed.

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Don't be foolish.... coin is there to give you a size reference. I have no idea what was paid for them, Mrs brought some back from the market. Knowing her it would not be too much!

[phetphet]

2 hours ago, tonray said:

Yes, but at least the Durian crop can survive the onslaught

Not sure about the seafood though. Especially the prawns.

[wwest5829]

5 hours ago, Tom H said:

Good is, that Russia wont attack Thailand.

I don't know ... many Russian speakers in Phuket needing protection from the native population ... no, I am not serious, just applying Putin logic.

[micmichd]

27 minutes ago, hotandsticky said:

 

 

Yes. But, to be fair, Thailand surrendered years ago.

In fact Thailand never surrendered to anyone in the last decades. 

[MisterTee]

5 hours ago, Orinoco said:

Ma and Pa shops,

They will always sell you beer.

what ever the date or time of day.

Good job. 

 

That's Thai Freedom.

It beats Philadelphia Freedom by a country mile.

[mikebell]

2 hours ago, HappyExpat57 said:

Compared to my home country - cheap rent, cheap utilities, cheap food, GREAT weather, plenty of companionship for rent available, a 90-day online reporting system that FINALLY works well. What's not to love?

Dogs.  Road accidents.  Sleeping policemen.  Not being able to own your own house.

[clivebaxter]

2 hours ago, HappyExpat57 said:

Compared to my home country - cheap rent, cheap utilities, cheap food, GREAT weather, plenty of companionship for rent available, a 90-day online reporting system that FINALLY works well. What's not to love?

Air pollution, terrible driving standards, poor education system, mostly moronic Tv, corruption, undemocratic and the archaic fuedal social system as well as the vast wealth inequality?

[Will B Good]

Right now? The air is 'freezing'......I am wearing a fleece most days....it is wonderful.

[KannikaP]

2 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Strawberries, raspberries and blueberries have been available in Sainsburys/Tesco all year round for around 2.50/bag (120bht) for years. I never considered them a luxury and I've never seen anything available like this in Thailand.

 

Until this year Cavendish bananas weren't easily available in Thailand either, Thai bananas I feed my rabbits as they taste awful ..... not fit for human consumption IMHO.

Glad to see that you didn't go overboard on the portion!    LOL

[roo860]

37 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Don't be foolish.... coin is there to give you a size reference. I have no idea what was paid for them, Mrs brought some back from the market. Knowing her it would not be too much!

Take it easy girlfriend, was a whimsical comment.

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[Tropposurfer]

3 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I agree with most of what you write. But strawberries in Thailand are just not what strawberries are supposed to be.

Where in Thailand can you get strawberries like this?

 

Grow our own and they are as good as any I've eaten around the globe  

[hotandsticky]

24 minutes ago, micmichd said:

In fact Thailand never surrendered to anyone in the last decades. 

 

It was a metaphorical comment !

[Tropposurfer]

Cheap as chips to live.
Great golf courses.

Empty beaches and crystal clear beaches.

Cheap gym fees.

Gorgeous women.

Great food.

Travel across the globe from here is easier.

Cold beer anywhere, anytime.

Great gardening weather.

Smiling Thai's.

Hilarious paradox and contradiction abound.

Delicious fruit all year round.

Gaffee buran everywhere.

Live as lazily or as frenetically as you like and nobody shames and judges you for either.

I can be an spy a diplomat a mega rich falang a Nobel Prize winner a fighter pilot all in one day lol ????????

[Orinoco]

2 hours ago, Sparktrader said:

200 baht massages

500 baht ones are much more fun

[roo860]

3 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I agree with most of what you write. But strawberries in Thailand are just not what strawberries are supposed to be.

Where in Thailand can you get strawberries like this?

 

Unfortunately they don't have decent soil to raise good strawberries, IMO.

[Derek B]

6 hours ago, Tom H said:

Good is, that Russia wont attack Thailand.

Don't you mean Putin rather than Russia.

[Tropposurfer]

10 minutes ago, hotandsticky said:

 

It was a metaphorical comment !

Don't get metaphorical with me !! lol ????????????

[mrfill]

2 hours ago, 4MyEgo said:

Not worried about the pandemic/endemic as I used to with Delta, now with the Omicron variant, family also being vaccinated and me boosted.

 

As for the weather conditions, well it has been a little chilly lately which I don't mind before we enter the summer oven.

 

As for WW III, can't see that happening, this could all be part of the bigger plan to plunge economies further into the red, while the commies expand there territories, no doubt China will be ready to pounce into Taiwan as it sees the USA, the UK and Europeans forced to sit on their hands by Russia, and they know if they try to escalate things, that it just might turn into a nuclear war, they also know that there are no profits in wiping each other out, share and share alike boys, wait your turns. 

 

Wonder what's next in store for us, well from where I'm sitting, as far away as possible from the outside world, I'm chilled and enjoying the cheap cost of living here with plenty of everything, well not so much the fresh fruits I used to get my teeth into so to speak, but am patient, no b-l-o-o-d-y- choice really. 

But is Russia a communist country? The communist party only got 19.5% of the vote in the last election (2021). Putin's party is an extreme right wing cabal somewhat similar to the nazi party in 1930s Germany, with similar actions and ambitions.

[Derek B]

14 minutes ago, Tropposurfer said:

Gaffee buran everywhere.

Lost me - can only think you are referring to Russian speaking pussy?

[Enzian]

I can forget about having to deal with American women (like my ex, etc.) in any way shape or form. I no longer need to be reminded why I left, I know well.

[KCPhuket]

Actually I am going on a picnic to Nai Yang Beach ????

 

Getting better steadily.

[wombat]

3 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Brussels sprouts.

please please...didnt you get the memo?
they are now known as miniature Chinese cabbage.

[4MyEgo]

27 minutes ago, mrfill said:

But is Russia a communist country? The communist party only got 19.5% of the vote in the last election (2021). Putin's party is an extreme right wing cabal somewhat similar to the nazi party in 1930s Germany, with similar actions and ambitions.

Just goes to show you how up to date I'm not. Now if that is the case, that's scarier than being a commie.

[wombat]

36 minutes ago, Tropposurfer said:

Cheap as chips to live.
Great golf courses.

Empty beaches and crystal clear beaches.

Cheap gym fees.

Gorgeous women.

Great food.

Travel across the globe from here is easier.

Cold beer anywhere, anytime.

Great gardening weather.

Smiling Thai's.

Hilarious paradox and contradiction abound.

Delicious fruit all year round.

Gaffee buran everywhere.

Live as lazily or as frenetically as you like and nobody shames and judges you for either.

I can be an spy a diplomat a mega rich falang a Nobel Prize winner a fighter pilot all in one day lol ????????