In Your Opinion: What's the best place for living in Thailand?

[GammaGlobulin]

22 minutes ago, Sparktrader said:

So you aren't American after all. Great breakfast, very high protein.

 

Not a good tea, tea is a good tea.

 

NO!

 

I am no American.

 

Call me a Keck, any morning.

 

Because, I eat just one jar of this, in the mornings, to keep me fit.

 

For breakfast, this is the worst Keck you ever might taste.

I will never buy it again.

 

Terrible flavor, but what would you expect from ....where?

 

 

Try it.

[scubascuba3]

1 hour ago, Kwasaki said:

More like from my point of view some people don't like over populated busy places or Cities. 

Maybe, empty isolated places can be really boring as most people know. With Pattaya you can have both, not compulsory to be where it's busy

[thaibeachlovers]

4 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

So your a drinker and a carouser who needs a social life...good on ya mate.  Enjoy being propped up in the corner next to the Wurlitzer.

LOL. Not all of us need to drink to excess.  I like to experience good things without being in an alcoholic haze.

Need a social life- yes, but there's nothing around here that even approximates the Thailand scene, so missing it. If I even look at a young woman here they'd probably call the thought police on me.

[GammaGlobulin]

6 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

NO!

 

I am no American.

 

Call me a Keck, any morning.

 

Because, I eat just one jar of this, in the mornings, to keep me fit.

 

For breakfast, this is the worst Keck you ever might taste.

I will never buy it again.

 

Terrible flavor, but what would you expect from ....where?

 

 

Try it.

IMHO,,,

 

Anyplace where this is not is a good place for me.

 

Each to his own.

 

 

[thaibeachlovers]

1 hour ago, proton said:

Apart from shops then, the poor beach, broken pavements, horrible traffic and zero town planning with few open spaces and no cultural centrers? 

Never been out of the Beach Rd area then? The good stuff isn't there.

[KhunLA]

13 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

... but you have to make an effort and get out of the bar

BINGO ... we have a winner ????

[Kwasaki]

2 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Maybe, empty isolated places can be really boring as most people know. With Pattaya you can have both, not compulsory to be where it's busy

Not just that the place and the people are not the same.

[thaibeachlovers]

57 minutes ago, Sparktrader said:

Indian food. English breakfast is the only good Brit food imo

Are those strange things that look like waffles hash browns? Too small for me, as I like my hash browns large size and at least 3 of them. Also, no fried onion and only 3 mushrooms is taking the p.....

[KhunLA]

Anywhere works with me, as long as it's not in the main business/congested districts.  Now, I would avoid living anywhere, Hua Hin or above, due to 4 to 6 months of air pollution.

 

Houses built in very rural areas, but 5 to 20 minutes away from whatever is needed or wanted.

 

Fresh air most of the year, go South.  Swimmable beaches half the year, Andaman Sea side, but choose wisely.  Gulf is nice to look at, but that's about it, with few exceptions.

 

Nightlife is everywhere, just depends how prejudice you are if you'll enjoy the shared company at said venues.

[spidermike007]

17 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

To each there own views. Pattaya is for those wanting a night lifeand like the bar scene, yet HH has a nightlife scene if one wants it. HH is for those of us who like to chill and relax. Great beaches out towards Pranburi near our house. Of course having the condo in BKK as well gives options for weekends out if wanted.

Great lifestyle. HH is a nice town. Not too busy, plenty of shopping, good food, enough nightlife, great beaches to the south, some nice rural areas within an hour, etc.

 

If and when they start using the airport for more domestic and regional flights, it will be even better. 

Edited September 20, 2022 by spidermike007

[proton]

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Never been out of the Beach Rd area then? The good stuff isn't there.

Just what is the 'good stuff'?

[2009]

2 hours ago, Sparktrader said:

Indian food. English breakfast is the only good Brit food imo

British food kicks Thai foods ass:

 

Fish n chips

 

Pie n mash

 

Stew

 

Sunday roast

 

Any variation of meat n two veg

 

Soup with bread butter

 

And don't get me started on quality, fresh, affordable ingredients. British is best.

[2009]

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Are those strange things that look like waffles hash browns? Too small for me, as I like my hash browns large size and at least 3 of them. Also, no fried onion and only 3 mushrooms is taking the p.....

Swap the tomato for black pudding.

[BritManToo]

2 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Not all of us need to drink to excess.  I like to experience good things without being in an alcoholic haze.

I like to experience good things while being a bit fuzzy.

In the day, 2-3 wine coolers, at night 0.5gm of MJ.

Happy to do both in my CM home as I already have an attractive enough woman in my bed every night.

 

The newly arrived single guy needs to surround himself with women and entertainment for at least his first year here (Pattaya). Then he can move somewhere quieter with the new love of his life (Hua Hin or Chiang Mai).  

 

Note to n00bs ........

No capital expenditure in your first 2 years (beyond a scooter).

The car/house/condo/farm can wait a while.

Edited September 20, 2022 by BritManToo

[2009]

23 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

I like to experience good things while being a bit fuzzy.

In the day, 2-3 wine coolers, at night 0.5gm of MJ.

Happy to do both in my CM home as I already have an attractive enough woman in my bed every night.

 

The newly arrived single guy needs to surround himself with women and entertainment for at least his first year here (Pattaya). Then he can move somewhere quieter with the new love of his life (Hua Hin or Chiang Mai).  

 

Note to n00bs ........

No capital expenditure in your first 2 years (beyond a scooter).

The car/house/condo/farm can wait a while.

The women are THE most overrated thing in this country.

[Lacessit]

3 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Are you joking?

 

Any place in Thailand is good IF there are no worms like there are in America.

 

 

Also, no movies in Thailand, for idiots, which is a good thing, too.

 

 

"Any place in Thailand is good IF there are no worms like there are in America"

 

These are an expensive delicacy in my GF's village, although not as big as Aussie witchetty grubs. Apparently they grow in bamboo.

 

A Chiang rai condo and my GF's village is all I want or need.

 

 

[ColeBOzbourne]

1 hour ago, 2009 said:

British food kicks Thai foods ass:

The British/English food I've tried was always bland. I suppose a few squirts of Tabasco or Cholula might make it barely edible. 

[TheFishman1]

I’ve lived here 11 years and I’ve been to many of the places the people here have talked about or mentioned for me I like living in Chiangmai and when burning season starts how do you spell your month or two in the islands or traveling elsewhere where the air is good to bring for me Chiang Mai has everything many cultural things many different types of restaurants and I live about 20 minutes outside the city on a dead-end street in a very quiet area a gated community I find my life has been very relaxing and enjoyable TIT

[HappyExpat57]

On 9/19/2022 at 9:55 AM, scubascuba3 said:

Poll would have been good. Having travelled around Thailand I'll vote for Pattaya

Jomtien for me. Close enough to Pattaya yet far away enough as well.

 

Hasn't this subject been beaten way past a pleasant death?

[buick]

i prefer BKK.  i like living w/o a car or moto.  easy to get around walking and using BTS/MRT.  i tried pattaya and phuket  and the transport options weren't great.  the beaches weren't very clean.  and alot of 'hawkers and scammers' there, in my face all the time.  i don't get that much in BKK, maybe more than i do when i spend time in buriram.  but a hell of alot less than pattaya and phuket (patong, kata).

[SAFETY FIRST]

On 9/19/2022 at 9:21 AM, 2009 said:

what's your "best place" to live in Thailand

My place 

[Kwasaki]

21 minutes ago, buick said:

i prefer BKK.  i like living w/o a car or moto.  easy to get around walking and using BTS/MRT.  i tried pattaya and phuket  and the transport options weren't great.  the beaches weren't very clean.  and alot of 'hawkers and scammers' there, in my face all the time.  i don't get that much in BKK, maybe more than i do when i spend time in buriram.  but a hell of alot less than pattaya and phuket (patong, kata).

That reminds me of a friend contacting me saying he had been to Thailand and he said he thought it was a great place.

 

Me... Oh right how many places did you go to in Thailand.

 

Ans... We stayed in Pattaya. ????????

[TPI]

Please! By telling people where the best place is it will be immediately spoiled by an influx of visitors????

[Harveyboy]

On 9/19/2022 at 10:19 AM, Peterw42 said:

I have lived all over and ended up in Pattaya (the last place I thought I would live).

For me, its got a bit of everything, Bangkok type urban city without the Bangkok price tag, a couple of ks from the city centre there are nice beaches, rural villages, islands. You can be part of the tourist universe, or part of normal Thai living. Expat, sexpat, tourist, quiet life, busy party life. 500 baht a day or 5,000 baht a day.

Whatever lifestyle you seek, you can find it in or around Pattaya, An hour from BKK and all the infrastructure and all the lifestyle choices.

Its unfortunate, but most of the commentary focuses on the sex tourism side of things but never mentions the other side if things.

i suppose i get bit of both house near the town in phetchabun   mountains ..jungle good family place ..go to my condo once month catch  up with the old fellas for a few cold ones ..good life

[Sparktrader]

27 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

That reminds me of a friend contacting me saying he had been to Thailand and he said he thought it was a great place.

 

Me... Oh right how many places did you go to in Thailand.

 

Ans... We stayed in Pattaya. ????????

People never been ask me whats to do in Thailand? Anything apart from meeting women 555

[scubascuba3]

25 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

That reminds me of a friend contacting me saying he had been to Thailand and he said he thought it was a great place.

 

Me... Oh right how many places did you go to in Thailand.

 

Ans... We stayed in Pattaya. ????????

That's not unusual, many people have only been to Pattaya. I actually avoided Pattaya for 15 years and instead travelled round Thailand and other countries, funny for me that i now live there

[MrJ2U]

Anywhere but Issan. 

[ThailandRyan]

37 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

That reminds me of a friend contacting me saying he had been to Thailand and he said he thought it was a great place.

 

Me... Oh right how many places did you go to in Thailand.

 

Ans... We stayed in Pattaya. ????????

A friend of mine many many years ago said Tourists to Thailand take 5 years to discover the real Thailand. The first trip is to Bangkok. The second to Phuket. The third Trip to Chiang Mai. The fourth trip to Ayutthaya, the the fifth trip to rural Issan or the deep south. Of course if they had 10 weeks to visit at one time they could do it all once and add in Pattaya and Hua Hin.  In the end however, home is what you make of it and how you want to live.  Many rent for a few years in locations before determining where they want to be.  It would be a mistake to decide you want to be in just one place without travelling and buying a condo or a home in that first location.  

[Sparktrader]

5 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

LOL. Not all of us need to drink to excess.  I like to experience good things without being in an alcoholic haze.

Need a social life- yes, but there's nothing around here that even approximates the Thailand scene, so missing it. If I even look at a young woman here they'd probably call the thought police on me.

Nz is bottom of world.

[Sparktrader]

3 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

A friend of mine many many years ago said Tourists to Thailand take 5 years to discover the real Thailand. The first trip is to Bangkok. The second to Phuket. The third Trip to Chiang Mai. The fourth trip to Ayutthaya, the the fifth trip to rural Issan or the deep south. Of course if they had 10 weeks to visit at one time they could do it all once and add in Pattaya and Hua Hin.  In the end however, home is what you make of it and how you want to live.  Many rent for a few years in locations before determining where they want to be.  It would be a mistake to decide you want to be in just one place without travelling and buying a condo or a home in that first location.  

I did isaan year 2. Must be 3 years ahead of curve.