Muzzique Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Looks like some dodgy magazine that runs conferences and scams the attendees. https://infolific.com/money-management/retirement/international-living-review/ The comments in the thread below the article makes AN look tame. Subscriptions that cannot be cancelled, FREE seminars that force you pay at the end, biased articles and sales promotion of way over priced services. No wonder Thailand came in their top ten. Sounds like a match made in heaven. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Muzzique said: Looks like some dodgy magazine that runs conferences and scams the attendees. https://infolific.com/money-management/retirement/international-living-review/ The comments in the thread below the article makes AN look tame. Subscriptions that cannot be cancelled, FREE seminars that force you pay at the end, biased articles and sales promotion of way over priced services. No wonder Thailand came in their top ten. Sounds like a match made in heaven. Yes they're a profit seeking company. The way I see it is that retirement abroad media which has become massive on youtube should be seen as a way to get ideas. You can actually save a lot money this way. Hear about a new destination? Research it online first and then if you're still interested do the needed step of boots on the ground research. For example don't waste your time and money with a destination you don't visa qualify for! Edited July 18, 2023 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dont confuse me Posted July 18, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 18, 2023 11 hours ago, h90 said: and neither are these: Portugal, Mexico, Panama, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Spain, Greece, and France I've lived in Portugal, Spain, USA and Thailand therefore I'm unable to give an opinion on the other countries. But I can say that for me and my Thai wife and 15 yr daughter we prefer Spain. There is a large Thai community and I don't know one of them who wants to return to Thailand other than a holiday. I suggest this gives a clearer picture of Thailands ranking. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 20 minutes ago, Dont confuse me said: I've lived in Portugal, Spain, USA and Thailand therefore I'm unable to give an opinion on the other countries. But I can say that for me and my Thai wife and 15 yr daughter we prefer Spain. There is a large Thai community and I don't know one of them who wants to return to Thailand other than a holiday. I suggest this gives a clearer picture of Thailands ranking. International Living's main focus is Americans and Canadians retiring abroad. That's a specific kind of expat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geisha Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 15 hours ago, blazes said: Kind of depends WHERE you live in a particular country. In Thailand: Chiang Mai: 4 months of cancerous smog. Bangkok: immobile traffic. Phuket: ruinous prices for everything that a falang needs or wants. Hua Hin: Crossing the road is bad for your health. Pattaya: Lo-so. Find a nice quiet village in Issan....but then you are bored pretty well to death in less than a week. So, maybe not retire, but just visit for six months or so of every year... That’s what I do , 5 months maximum and even then I go to Bangkok for Christmas, and have never wanted to stay for Songkran . I also do another trip somewhere, otherwise I get bored . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geisha Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Everyone has différent tastes and needs, more or less money, bought your home or not. I’d think that those who have invested ,probably would stay permanently. Those who rent like myself , have much more freedom to move around, in Thailand or not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
still kicking Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 4 hours ago, Dont confuse me said: I've lived in Portugal, Spain, USA and Thailand therefore I'm unable to give an opinion on the other countries. But I can say that for me and my Thai wife and 15 yr daughter we prefer Spain. There is a large Thai community and I don't know one of them who wants to return to Thailand other than a holiday. I suggest this gives a clearer picture of Thailands ranking. You are right I don't live in Spain I live in Australia not 1 Thai wants to go back to Thailand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayArea Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 4 hours ago, Dont confuse me said: I don't know one of them who wants to return to Thailand other than a holiday. My Thai wife of 14 years (lived in the US for 13 years) feels the same way. She sees LOS for what it is and preferred to visit family every other year. Lately, she has become more travel savvy and would rather avoid Thailand all together if she could. We just got back from France, the whole family loved the vacation, and she could see herself living there esp. near the southern coast. Prices are not that bad and everything from transportation to shopping are very convenient. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
still kicking Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 4 minutes ago, BayArea said: My Thai wife of 14 years (lived in the US for 13 years) feels the same way. She sees LOS for what it is and preferred to visit family every other year. Lately, she has become more travel savvy and would rather avoid Thailand all together if she could. We just got back from France, the whole family loved the vacation, and she could see herself living there esp. near the southern coast. Prices are not that bad and everything from transportation to shopping are very convenient. Absolutely correct my Thai wife of about 20 years don't want to go back either 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 We're out & about now, and I'm actually getting a deeper appreciation for TH. Up N of Krung Thep and lovely countryside, though I wouldn't bother being here if not rainy season. Only lived in 2 countries, so don't have much to compare to, but think TH rates higher than many, depending on one's circumstances and why they actually came here. Visited many, and can't say there's too many I'd want to live in. Could leave tomorrow if wanted to, but can't think of a place I'd prefer to go to. Quite happy here. Enjoy the positives, ignore the negative, and accept both for what they are. Value for smile factor is pretty hard to be for myself. YMMV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuma Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 On 7/17/2023 at 7:59 PM, KanchanaburiGuy said: WE'RE NUMBER NINE! WE'RE NUMBER NINE! Nah, just doesn't sound right when you chant it. ---------------- ---------------- I always got a kick out of restaurants proudly displaying a plaque from their local Camber of Commerce or newspaper, saying "Best Mexican Restaurant of 2019!" -- Reader's Poll. I always wanted to say to them, "That's great mate, but who's the best THIS YEAR? Where are THEY?" (HINT: Any "Best Of" plaque that's older than last year......... take it down! That sad, solitary 2015 "Best Of" plaque just reminds me that you HAVEN'T won it in the last 8 years! ????) ----------------- ----------------- WE'RE NUMBER NINE! WE'RE NUMBER NINE! ---------------- ---------------- Nope, still not doing it for me! Lol 9 very auspicious number, Thais will be quite happy that they are #9. What do you think you rank, in anything? #3 mopey doomer perhaps? Just throwing stuff out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuma Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 2 hours ago, BayArea said: My Thai wife of 14 years (lived in the US for 13 years) feels the same way. She sees LOS for what it is and preferred to visit family every other year. Lately, she has become more travel savvy and would rather avoid Thailand all together if she could. We just got back from France, the whole family loved the vacation, and she could see herself living there esp. near the southern coast. Prices are not that bad and everything from transportation to shopping are very convenient. see ya, dont choke on a baguette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayArea Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 2 hours ago, kuma said: see ya, dont choke on a baguette Oh look, we have a well thought out response from such an astute poster. I must have hit a nerve, huh? stay in your lane and keep the smart ass replies to yourself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipalongcassidy Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 13 hours ago, off road pat said: Exactly,...heard the same thing over and over again,...and saw it at a friend's luxury place... And Mexico... Costa Rica... and other countries have changed their laws about foreign ownership of property as well... They just take land previously purchased by foreigners with no compensation and say "too bad, if you don't like it leave" SO WHAT'S YOUR POINT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KanchanaburiGuy Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 9 hours ago, kuma said: 9 very auspicious number, Thais will be quite happy that they are #9. What do you think you rank, in anything? #3 mopey doomer perhaps? Just throwing stuff out there Hey, I'll have you know I was the #1 Chess player in the fictional world I created. I defeated the AI Chess Champion by pushing a my black pawn to the eighth rank. Upon achieving the eighth rank, I was allowed to choose a piece to put on the board. The piece I chose was a second White King. (After all, I've never seen a rule that says I ~CAN'T~ choose to place one of my opponents pieces on the board, when my pawn reaches the eighth rank!) The two King's got into a power struggle and my opponent's defenses broke down. I then sat back until one King killed the other, and I swooped in for the checkmate! Thus, I became the #1 Chess Player on my fictional planet, Sun Tzu! So, don't even think about underestimating me again, if, you know, thinking ever becomes your thing. Cheers! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardinalblue Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 On 7/17/2023 at 6:43 PM, bignok said: "After living in Chiang Mai, a large city in the north of Thailand, my life could not be better. Over the last seven years, I have not been bored, not even for a minute." Must like temples more than me. I was getting bored after 2 weeks and I like temples. CM is fine between June and December - 7 months; the other 5 months is totally unacceptable - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimTripper Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Not again ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 18 hours ago, Skipalongcassidy said: And Mexico... Costa Rica... and other countries have changed their laws about foreign ownership of property as well... They just take land previously purchased by foreigners with no compensation and say "too bad, if you don't like it leave" SO WHAT'S YOUR POINT? I don't know about Costa Rica but I don't think Mexican law has much changed about foreign ownership. Foreigners can own all over the country exactly the same as Mexicans EXCEPT within set distance to the ocean and also borders. For the exceptions, yes legal games need to be played and I suppose those arrangements are more risky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
save the frogs Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 On 7/18/2023 at 12:16 PM, still kicking said: Absolutely correct my Thai wife of about 20 years don't want to go back either haha, how's your anti thailand bashing campaign going because you're holding a grudge? why did you change your avatar? you quit drinking? haha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
still kicking Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 (edited) 7 minutes ago, save the frogs said: haha, how's your anti thailand bashing campaign going because you're holding a grudge? why did you change your avatar? you quit drinking? haha I never drank a lot, my avatar was removed by the mods because it is illegal to display or advertise alcohol and I am not a Thailand basher I am married to a Thai almost 20 years it is time you get of your bar stool and stop drinking. before writing nonsense get informed on the laws in Thailand Edited July 19, 2023 by still kicking 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
still kicking Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Why don't you save your frog legs and ask the mods? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 On 7/19/2023 at 2:16 AM, still kicking said: Absolutely correct my Thai wife of about 20 years don't want to go back either Only because of work and pensions. Most Thais eat Thai food mostly and speak basic English only. If they had money they would go back at least half the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nglodnig Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 On 7/18/2023 at 2:27 AM, h90 said: not even understanding Yes and No The Italian for "no" is NO ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
still kicking Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 (edited) 8 minutes ago, bignok said: Only because of work and pensions. Most Thais eat Thai food mostly and speak basic English only. If they had money they would go back at least half the year. My wife goes back every 6 months to see her mum which is 80 now but she does not like to go back and live there she knows she has a good live where she lives and works for 20 years now and she does not cook real Thai food anymore forgot to mention she speaks perfect English Edited July 19, 2023 by still kicking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 1 minute ago, still kicking said: My wife goes back every 6 months to see her mum which is 80 now but she does not like to go back and live there she knows she has a good live where she lives and works for 20 years now and she does not cook real Thai food anymore Thailand doesnt have much of a pension and work difficult without contacts. It is just economics. Also Thailand is better for males. For horny males Thailand is great. If not horny much it's a bit boring. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 9 minutes ago, still kicking said: she speaks perfect English What's perfect English? The English can't even speak perfect English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
still kicking Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 2 minutes ago, bignok said: Thailand doesnt have much of a pension and work difficult without contacts. It is just economics. Also Thailand is better for males. For horny males Thailand is great. If not horny much it's a bit boring. Agree with everything I am to old to be horny but I still go on holidays ones or twice a year to Thailand and yes, my wife makes good money being a nurse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
still kicking Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Just now, bignok said: What's perfect English? The English can't even speak perfect English. Her English must be good because she has to have an English test to learn to be a nurse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cult of the Sun Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 24 minutes ago, nglodnig said: The Italian for "no" is NO ???? I'm Italian & my last name ends in 'no'.. ???? Stay tuned for more useless trivia. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Hobbies are the key to happiness i feel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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