18 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

I am 57 now and I get told I look like I am 45 by folks.  Many ask me what I do for work and when I tell them I am retired, they look shocked and say how can you have retired already, you look to be about 45.  When I tell them my age they think I am lying.  It is called good genetics, as I have no wrinkles on my face or forehead.  

Me too. People that don't know me are always asking me what I do for work and surprised when I say long retired.

14 hours ago, LaosLover said:

What if it really doesn't matter much what you do and nobody cares what you think?

He is doing it for himself, not for anybody else.

So your mythical 'What If' does not apply.

I’m 75 and when I tell people they say, “Good grief. I’d never have believed that. I would have said you were about 80!”.

3 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Me too. People that don't know me are always asking me what I do for work and surprised when I say long retired.

Get a job, then you can afford to travel to Thailand.

3 hours ago, seedy said:

He is doing it for himself, not for anybody else.

So your mythical 'What If' does not apply.

Exactly he is 62. Go live life. Only got 20% left.

9 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Some of us with more than 20 years on that still look good too. IMO the answer is to not drink alcohol, do illegal drugs, or smoke.

one question. are legal drugs like weed healthier now?

On 10/31/2022 at 4:11 PM, Sparktrader said:

Get a job, then you can afford to travel to Thailand.

You really should stop telling people you don't know what to do. You are getting boring.

On 10/31/2022 at 9:50 PM, n00dle said:

one question. are legal drugs like weed healthier now?

It's not legal where I live.

If it was I'd be permanently stoned.

2 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

You really should stop telling people you don't know what to do. You are getting boring.

You keep saying u hate nz

1 minute ago, Sparktrader said:

You keep saying u hate nz

On 10/30/2022 at 4:12 PM, thaibeachlovers said:

Me too. People that don't know me are always asking me what I do for work and surprised when I say long retired.

That question is usually about money.

 

They are not surprised, they are disappointed because there is no gauge to determine your income. It could be any amount.

 

If it's a job that pays well, everyone's interested. If not, they usually don't want to discuss it.

10 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

It's not legal where I live.

If it was I'd be permanently stoned.

And here I thought we were talking about Samui/Phangan, not about where you live,

15 minutes ago, n00dle said:

And here I thought we were talking about Samui/Phangan, not about where you live,

No. The headline does not mention Samui/ Phangan. Can be anywhere.