jerrymahoney Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 8 minutes ago, Sparktrader said: What is fake wife? A girl that marries you but doesn't at all like you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 5 minutes ago, jerrymahoney said: A girl that marries you but doesn't at all like you. So 90% then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laphroaig27 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 18 minutes ago, Sparktrader said: What is fake wife? A woman you hang out with, costs you money, time. No sex or love. A girlfriend you never entirely commit to. A woman far hotter than you could marry. Take her out, buy her shi+, feed the cow and once ever few months you get a terrible bj. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laphroaig27 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 6 minutes ago, Sparktrader said: So 90% then Speaking only for yourself of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 1 minute ago, Laphroaig27 said: Speaking only for yourself of course You think I had 10 wives lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 2 minutes ago, Laphroaig27 said: A woman you hang out with, costs you money, time. No sex or love. A girlfriend you never entirely commit to. A woman far hotter than you could marry. Take her out, buy her shi+, feed the cow and once ever few months you get a terrible bj. Sounds like lots of western marriages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummin Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 (edited) My Isaan life cost me on average 30k a month, spending about 800k + on food, wine, travelling, car, motorbikes and insurance. This is Thailand expenses, not working related travel and living expenses related to work, or visiting family home. Edited November 8, 2022 by Hummin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomer6969 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 13 hours ago, georgegeorgia said: I say this because I'm wondering those who (are retired) spending more than a million baht a year what are you wasting it on On life.. [3 M a year]. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomer6969 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 11 hours ago, bkk6060 said: 100k a month is about right for a full enjoyable quality lifestyle including hobbies and travel. If single, maybe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 35 minutes ago, Boomer6969 said: If single, maybe. You can holiday on 2,000 baht a day. How does one need 3,300 baht a day living full time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrymahoney Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 (edited) Sure, Dear, we can get by on xx,000 per year, BUT ... Edited November 8, 2022 by jerrymahoney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomer6969 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, Sparktrader said: You can holiday on 2,000 baht a day. No Edited November 8, 2022 by Boomer6969 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Just now, Boomer6969 said: No Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 11 minutes ago, Boomer6969 said: No Bunch of nonsense put together by people who have never been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Family of four estimated monthly costs are 59,496฿ without rent. A single person estimated monthly costs are 16,647฿ without rent. Hua Hin is 27.27% less expensive than Bangkok (without rent). Rent in Hua Hin is, on average, 41.90% lower than in Bangkok. https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Hua-Hin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 15 minutes ago, Boomer6969 said: No HH 50% higher than Cha-am? Dead giveaway the data is bad. They also have Samui as cheaper than Krabi? That is massively wrong. Thats the worst cost table Ive ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 I am just grateful that, no matter how much I might spend, I have enough to eat, a bed to sleep, and an 8000-watt shower to keep me feeling fresh. For me, pleasure in life boils down to: a. Not feeling hungry. b. Not feeling dirty. c. Not feeling either too cold or too hot. d. Having something to read in order to divert my attention from the impending Armageddon. e. Dreaming about past loves of my life, in detail. f. Listening to the pigeons cooing around here, almost incessantly. What more could one ask from life? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomer6969 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 12 minutes ago, Sparktrader said: Bunch of nonsense put together by people who have never been. Based on the local UN who employ several thousands op people here. And welcome thousands of missions every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Just now, Boomer6969 said: Based on the local UN who employ several thousands op people here. And welcome thousands of missions every year. Yet it is massively wrong. Ive been to all these places. A good room in Krabi right now is $33aus. Im in HH. Got a good room for $27aus. Nice food for 60 to 80 baht a plate. The link you posted has no credibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Boomer6969 said: Based on the local UN Explains why it is so bad. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/07/what-has-the-un-achieved-united-nations Edited November 8, 2022 by Sparktrader Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomer6969 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 5 minutes ago, Sparktrader said: Explains why it is so bad. Didn't say it was good, we used to complained is was too low, so we were allowed to post a separate bill for "official entertaining". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Just now, Boomer6969 said: Didn't say it was good, we used to complained is was too low, so we were allowed to post a separate bill for "official entertaining". How does it cost $190 a day for basic living in Thailand? Unless basic living is 4.5 star hotels and steaks which maybe the UN staff have. Look at their gross spending. My $27a room includes free coffee and toast all day long. The UN must have choosen the big brand name hotels to stay at given they dont pay themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomer6969 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 19 minutes ago, Sparktrader said: Explains why it is so bad. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/07/what-has-the-un-achieved-united-nations Thought you were a commie backpacker. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelforbes Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 35 minutes ago, Sparktrader said: Family of four estimated monthly costs are 59,496฿ without rent. A single person estimated monthly costs are 16,647฿ without rent. Hua Hin is 27.27% less expensive than Bangkok (without rent). Rent in Hua Hin is, on average, 41.90% lower than in Bangkok. https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Hua-Hin If a single person's estimated monthly costs are 16,647 Baht, without rent, that means at least 50% of the Thai population can't afford to live in their own country! Those figures are for Westerners and are the product of western perceptions of how much westerners need to live in Thailand, maintaining a semblance of their Western standard of living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelforbes Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 28 minutes ago, Boomer6969 said: Based on the local UN who employ several thousands op people here. And welcome thousands of missions every year. The figures are far too generous and are not realistic at all, I don't care who compiled them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomer6969 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 7 minutes ago, Sparktrader said: How does it cost $190 a day for basic living in Thailand? Unless basic living is 4.5 star hotels and steaks which maybe the UN staff have. Look at their gross spending. Yes, that's correct but is pretty standard. And I expect a similar standard when I have a holiday. My backpacking have been over for 40 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelforbes Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 3 minutes ago, Boomer6969 said: Yes, that's correct but is pretty standard. And I expect a similar standard when I have a holiday. My backpacking have been over for 40 years. That's quite different from saying it's not possible to holiday here for 2,000 baht per day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomer6969 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 3 minutes ago, nigelforbes said: That's quite different from saying it's not possible to holiday here for 2,000 baht per day. You can't have a holiday, but you can stay/survive. Tell be what sort of activity you can finance with 2000 THB after you've paid food and lodging. Especially in Thailand, in Ecuador maybe, as you can go hiking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 It all depends upon what you might believe your purpose here might be. If you believe that your purpose here on planet Earth is to sail yachts all day long, then you will require more money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelforbes Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 3 minutes ago, Boomer6969 said: You can't have a holiday, but you can stay/survive. Tell be what sort of activity you can finance with 2000 THB after you've paid food and lodging. Especially in Thailand, in Ecuador maybe, as you can go hiking. I personally wouldn't try and have a holiday here on 2,000 baht a day but I'm older now and am used to a good standard of living. When I was 17 I frequently hitch hiked around Europe and slept on beaches for much less than that and it was great fun. Younger people can easily do it, so can people who have not been accustomed to living the same way that we do. I think that's the whole point of this discussion, there is no fixed amount, it's variable based on a range of factors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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