No positive Thailand stories on here and expat mental health

[whereyougo]

Its very obviouse that long term posters are suffering mental health issues IMO due to the constant bad news stories without a break.

Be careful people

[Meat Pie 47]

5 minutes ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

One has to be a little crazy to live here to begin with--myself included!

I am recovering since I moved back to the west

[Maha Sarakham]

Most news is negative these days as it drives viewership and engagement.

[blackcab]

This is why Asean Now has corporate membership of the Royal Bangkok Sports Club and the RBSC Polo Club.

 

The news team, the admin team and the moderators need elite levels of relaxation after a day dealing with the characters on here.

 

@webfact is often seen on the driving range while @Crossy looks on from the verandah with a cold beer. The rest of us hide in plain sight.

 

True that.

[Berkshire]

14 hours ago, whereyougo said:

Its very obviouse that long term posters are suffering mental health issues IMO due to the constant bad news stories without a break.

What on Earth are you talking about?  In case you were just born yesterday, news in Thailand and around the world are typically "bad."  That's what makes headlines.  Whether it's the war in Ukraine or political dysfunction in the US or the Will Smith btch slap.  No one is interested in reading about other people living a normal or happy life.  So again, what are you talking about?   

[puck2]

You will have good news, if Prayut is condemning the Russian war in Ukraine.  But When?

[whereyougo]

19 minutes ago, Berkshire said:

What on Earth are you talking about?  In case you were just born yesterday, news in Thailand and around the world are typically "bad."  That's what makes headlines.  Whether it's the war in Ukraine or political dysfunction in the US or the Will Smith btch slap.  No one is interested in reading about other people living a normal or happy life.  So again, what are you talking about?   

I challenge you to find 5 feel good story on this site .You dont get it mate this is a forum and not CNN .Your a great example just look at the anger in your post and your exactly who Im talking about in my OP

[Berkshire]

9 minutes ago, whereyougo said:

I challenge you to find 5 feel good story on this site .You dont get it mate this is a forum and not CNN .Your a great example just look at the anger in your post and your exactly who Im talking about in my OP

There are quite a few "feel good stories" on this site.  They're all over the place.  Go find it yourself. 

[buddy2010]

A newspaper or news channel that only spreads good news...I don't know of any!

Would probably not profitable...Most people want blatant "headlines" 

 

I live now more than 30 years in Thailand, and NO, I have NEVER regretted it!

Who thinks positive will also experience much positive...;-)

 

Who sees everywhere only mistakes / misconduct, which will be able to live nowhere happy or even satisfied!

 

 Contentment is based on a positive mood, on basic life affirmation!

 

[zzaa09]

19 hours ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

One has to be a little crazy to live here to begin with--myself included!

Greatly dependent, and reflective, on one's lifestyle and company one keeps. 

[KhunLA]

Positive stories don't generate nearly as many replies, so not a good business platform.  As many website earnings are from clicks & ads, especially if people actually use them.

[London Lowf]

4 hours ago, Berkshire said:

There are quite a few "feel good stories" on this site.  They're all over the place.  Go find it yourself. 

I find the "Diary of a farang in Isaan" topic generally well-written, interesting, amusing and optimistic.

Edited April 4, 2022 by London Lowf

[BangkokReady]

3 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Positive stories don't generate nearly as many replies, so not a good business platform.  As many website earnings are from clicks & ads, especially if people actually use them.

Sad but true.  Also, people generally don't feel the need to post about positive experiences, unless their ego is attached to the image Thailand has, then you get the "Thailand is great, what are you Thai bashers moaning about, go home if you don't like it."  However, if something bad happens to someone, they generally want some validation and to be told they are in the right and the offending party is the bad guy.  This is simply human nature.

 

A typical positive Thai thing that happens to me is some random act of kindness or good manners, managing to have a conversation in broken English/Thai and Google translate, a pleasant interaction in a café or 7/11.  Things I would hardly write a post about but still brighten my day.

[OneMoreFarang]

Many people all over the world have mental health issues.

One question is: Are they comfortable living with these issues?

Another question: Can they afford to live with those issues?

If people are too crazy then the social security net catches their fall in some countries. In other countries there is no net.

And then I am sure some guys prefer to die crazy but with fun in Thailand compared to surviving until and old age, without fun, somewhere else.

[OneMoreFarang]

Who would like to read about my wonderful times with Nit, Noi and Pit? How much detail do you want before it get's boring?

But talkin about that bitch May who told me to buy a house for her and who I loved so much and later I found out our kids are not from me... Now I am sure you all love those stories. 

[shdmn]

On 4/3/2022 at 9:12 AM, blackcab said:

This is why Asean Now has corporate membership of the Royal Bangkok Sports Club and the RBSC Polo Club.

 

The news team, the admin team and the moderators need elite levels of relaxation after a day dealing with the characters on here.

 

@webfact is often seen on the driving range while @Crossy looks on from the verandah with a cold beer. The rest of us hide in plain sight.

 

True that.

Meh, I think they have been phoning it in for awhile now and don't really care anymore with all the toxic stuff that is allowed around here.

Edited April 4, 2022 by shdmn

[OneMoreFarang]

6 minutes ago, shdmn said:

the random BS like crypto currency moonboys thinking they are the next Warren Buffet

Sometimes I like to read those stories. It's fun how delusional one can be without realizing it.

[Hummin]

23 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Who would like to read about my wonderful times with Nit, Noi and Pit? How much detail do you want before it get's boring?

But talkin about that bitch May who told me to buy a house for her and who I loved so much and later I found out our kids are not from me... Now I am sure you all love those stories. 

Happy living with with my BG? 

My BG made my life complete?

My bar girl loves me?

Happy In Is an?

Living the good life in Isan?

 

That could be some really positive treads, but we know how long it will take before the negativity kills the spirit ????

[Meat Pie 47]

1 hour ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

now thats just insanity!!!

Is it? I don't have to hide in the sticks some where in Nakhon Nowhere pay thru the nose for insurance if you lucky to get any insurance after you turn 70 plus.I don't have to put up with village kids running after me and screaming Faran,Farang,Farang I get a pension of 60.000 baht per months cheap electricity, rent assistant,free bus travel or train and at the end of the month I still have half of my pension left in the bank. Any more questions?

[Will27]

7 hours ago, Meat Pie 47 said:

Is it? I don't have to hide in the sticks some where in Nakhon Nowhere pay thru the nose for insurance if you lucky to get any insurance after you turn 70 plus.I don't have to put up with village kids running after me and screaming Faran,Farang,Farang I get a pension of 60.000 baht per months cheap electricity, rent assistant,free bus travel or train and at the end of the month I still have half of my pension left in the bank. Any more questions?

I have a few friends on the pension and thought the maximum you could get with supplements was $987 per fortnight.

About 50 000 Baht.

 

[Peterw42]

I would respond with my thoughts on the topic, but way to busy reading "a bargirl stole my kidney" threads.

Like everything nowadays, there is nobody filtering the media we consume. You can read the puppies adopted a kitten stories, or the Thai people hate us threads.

We tend to consume the stories that reenforce our world view.

[thaibeachlovers]

20 hours ago, whereyougo said:

I challenge you to find 5 feel good story on this site .You dont get it mate this is a forum and not CNN .Your a great example just look at the anger in your post and your exactly who Im talking about in my OP

Why don't you start some happy threads then?

[BritManToo]

On 4/3/2022 at 10:53 PM, whereyougo said:

Its very obviouse that long term posters are suffering mental health issues IMO due to the constant bad news stories without a break.

Don't watch the news and you won't have a problem.

[BritManToo]

10 hours ago, Meat Pie 47 said:

Is it? I don't have to hide in the sticks some where in Nakhon Nowhere pay thru the nose for insurance if you lucky to get any insurance after you turn 70 plus.I don't have to put up with village kids running after me and screaming Faran,Farang,Farang I get a pension of 60.000 baht per months cheap electricity, rent assistant,free bus travel or train and at the end of the month I still have half of my pension left in the bank. Any more questions?

Me neither,

I don't have insurance

Live in a gated community

Generate my own electricity

Don't need help paying the mortgage

Own a car, m/c and scooter

And have enough pension to buy what I like.

 

Enjoy living in your nanny state in a single room with no personal transport, no sex and a woman your own age (if you can find one that doesn't prefer cats).

[BritManToo]

20 hours ago, Berkshire said:

There are quite a few "feel good stories" on this site.  They're all over the place.  Go find it yourself. 

My life in Thailand is a 'feel good' story.

I have a nice house, a pension, a much younger woman, children, pets, warm weather, beer, food .....

Life is better than I had ever imagined for an old guy at the end of his life ..........

[CharlieH]

Time for another "bum gun" thread ? Or shall we be daring and opt for Sinsod ! ????

[whereyougo]

20 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Don't watch the news and you won't have a problem.

Its not just the news but participation on a forum to discuss topics that are all negative. Ive gone back a long way to find a nice story even way past covid and the sky is always falling. why ?

[BritManToo]

33 minutes ago, whereyougo said:

Its not just the news but participation on a forum to discuss topics that are all negative. Ive gone back a long way to find a nice story even way past covid and the sky is always falling. why ?

I don't know about you, but I mainly participate in the 'fun areas' of the forums.

What is a high quality man/woman, can you have a relationship with a woman 20 years your junior, etc.

Threads don't have to be nice, to be fun, I'm having a whale of a time in Asia, and on this forum.

If I didn't enjoy living in Thailand, I'd move elsewhere.

If I didn't enjoy posting on AseanNow, I'd post elsewhere.

 

Life is what you make of it, there's nobody else to blame.

[whereyougo]

1 minute ago, BritManToo said:

I don't know about you, but I mainly participate in the 'fun areas' of the forums.

What is a high quality man/woman, can you have a relationship with a woman 20 years your junior, etc.

Threads don't have to be nice, to be fun, I'm having a whale of a time in Asia, and on this forum.

If I didn't enjoy living in Thailand, I'd move elsewhere.

If I didn't enjoy posting on AseanNow, I'd post elsewhere.

 

Life is what you make of it, there's nobody else to blame.

A lot of your posts saying if you had your time again you would never live in thailand as cambodia and vietnam much better so its a bit contradictory .

I personally love it here and never pretend I would rather be somewhere else

[BritManToo]

Just now, whereyougo said:

A lot of your posts saying if you had your time again you would never live in thailand as cambodia and vietnam much better so its a bit contradictory .

I personally love it here and never pretend I would rather be somewhere else

Comprehension problem?

I always clearly state if I wasn't already here, I probably wouldn't be coming now.

Back in 2009, when I arrived, Thailand was the best of all the Asean countries.

Now it isn't, for many reasons.

 

Cambodia and the Philippines are much better choices for retired gentlemen today.

Vietnam would be better as well, if only they sorted out their VISA problems.