13 hours ago, bignok said:

Politics

Stupid visas

Stupid movies and music

Terrible drivers

To counter some of the above negatives.

 

Some of the positives:

1) Cheap cost of living by far when comparing it to your old country, including women & hotels

2) Cheap annual extension if you do it yourself, i.e. 1900 baht, it's only once a year, 90 days online take all but 2 minutes

3) Netflix, YouTube Music

4) When you accept that most buy their licenses, then you will accept that most drivers don't know how to drive properly, so just be weary and have 1st class insurance and a dash cam

5) Great weather all year round

 

I suppose if you can't handle the above, you can always get a flight back home, then you can post here on the forum what rubbish your tired of there ????

 

 

 

Wait until you see the alternatives, Cambodia, Vietnam, Philippines, other cheap places. At least in Thailand you can kind of hole up in a decent place and ignore the rest when you need to. That’s a luxury.

1 hour ago, Gottfrid said:

Yes, I do! Out of the reason it´s necessary to get some people to stop pestering this forum with negativity

Be very quiet otherwise

15 hours ago, bignok said:

Politics

Stupid visas

Stupid movies and music

Terrible drivers

 

 

Thailand is just as bad sometimes as whichever country you're referring to in those aspects!

13 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Tens of thousands of expats have already left.

Yeah, right.  Tens of thousands?  Over what period and where did you see those stats?  Perhaps there are stats that show that in the same period your "tens of thousands" were replaced by new arrivals?

When you are tired of the rubbish in your own country that you grew up,  it's not a surprise that you will be tired of an adopted country. 

 

BTW... Why settle down in Thailand? 

15 hours ago, bignok said:

Politics

Stupid visas

Stupid movies and music

Terrible drivers

 

 

What is a stupid visa?

5 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

15 hours ago, bignok said:

Politics

Stupid visas

Stupid movies and music

Terrible drivers

 

 

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What is a stupid visa?

They're what his own country also insists upon for visitors!   Oddly enough, it also has politics, stupid movies and music and some terrible drivers!

Just now, Liverpool Lou said:

They're what his own country also insists upon for visitors!   Oddly enough, they also have politics, stupid movies and music and some terrible drivers!

Indeed! 

 

But the TV was quality, Benny Hill and Coronation Street 555

 

 

I just watched all of Season 2 of Is It Cake? on Netflix.

 

Can't fault it. It's a big watch in Pot stores. Best drunk/stoned audience participation show ever. 

 

So no, I personally am not tired of all the rubbish. This is the Golden Era of Rubbish.

 

55 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Indeed! 

 

But the TV was quality, Benny Hill and Coronation Street 555

 

 

That was pretty good rubbish too.

21 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

A couple of years ago, I was considering leaving. Tens of thousands of expats have already left. There is ALOT of nonsense here. 

 

But, we did look around. Spent some time traveling and looking for alternatives. Couldn't find any that made sense, which we liked more than here. Alot of other places are worse, and if we were wealthy, we would have more options. But, many spots have become frightfully expensive. Thailand is still reasonable. And we were happy to return.

 

Many of us have very good lives here. Other than moaning on this forum, I spend most of the time with my head buried as deep in the sand, as I can, trying hard to ignore the waves of nonsense. 

I lived in several countries, and on balance Thailand was the best.

Singapore used to be the best till it went super affluent and sterile. When they closed Bugis street as a night spot it was the end of any fun in that place, IMO.

England/ London- too wet, too cold, too dirty, too crowded, lacking a fun vibe.

Saudi- less said the better.

Ireland- too wet, too cold.

Antarctica- ( not a country- I know that ) great place to live, but only if one has a job. No rentals or retirement villages down there.

 

Thailand- hot all year round, cheap, interesting, great scenery, nice beaches ( away from the tourist places ), best fun vibe of any country I've been in, pretty girls that don't think "feminine" is a bad word.

What's not too love?

8 hours ago, Neeranam said:

Indeed! 

 

But the TV was quality, Benny Hill and Coronation Street 555

 

 

Was Big Brother any better?

8 hours ago, ravip said:

BTW... Why settle down in Thailand? 

It's a bashers paradise! 

In tired of the actual rubbish. And there are a few other things I don't like. 

 

However, no place is perfect. Immigration makes me nervous every time, but if I don't blow it out of proportion mentally, it's a very small part of my life here.

 

For the most part, I get left to my own devices and can do what I want. 

8 hours ago, Neeranam said:

What is a stupid visa?

They are only issued to stupid people! Easy for some!

I think some posters are missing the point that this isn't a compliant about Thailand but a complaint about the regularity of boring topics, and the same boring comments, on Asean Now.

It is a sign that it is time to log off and go for a walk in the sunshine and not come back for a while. Otherwise you start making boring comments yourself that you have made before. Similar to what I am doing now. 

56 minutes ago, Fat is a type of crazy said:

It is a sign that it is time to log off and go for a walk in the sunshine and not come back for a while.

Torrential rain here!

10 hours ago, Neeranam said:

What is a stupid visa?

Non ngoh 

On 7/31/2023 at 5:57 AM, bignok said:

Politics

Stupid visas

Stupid movies and music

Terrible drivers

 

 

Seems you need to get a life, and try to really LIVE, instead of relaying on outside enjoyments.

Get friends get a hobby of some sort..... Maybe then you can be able to see stuff in a more sunny side of it, instead of this negative way.... It is really quite pathetic... 

 

- So do not read about politics that is just stupid as you cannot change any of it.

- VISAS, is stupid because you do not understand the law/rules

- Movies and music - Do not see them movies, and do not listen to the awful music... Stream you own movies/shows...

- Drive passive and as little as possible..... 

 

Learn how to adapt.... Time will teach you I am sure..

 

12 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

Yes, I do! Out of the reason it´s necessary to get some people to stop pestering this forum with negativity

No negativity ... it would come to a grinding halt ????

 

I'm surprised the suicide rate isn't much higher.  

10 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Yeah, right.  Tens of thousands?  Over what period and where did you see those stats?  Perhaps there are stats that show that in the same period your "tens of thousands" were replaced by new arrivals?

No. It happened. The expat population is lower now. In the past 3 years many left. 

 

A friend of mine uses a foreign lawyer in Bangkok, who is one of the top attorneys around. He said his office cannot find enough hours in the day to meet with expats who are leaving, with their Thai spouse or family, and dealing with legal arrangements and wills for their remaining Thai families, properties, etc. 

He said he has never seen anything like it, in the 30 years he has been in practice here. 

Woe is Thailand. Where is the hope for the future? 

 

The dinosaur creeps are moving this nation backwards at a breakneck pace. Truly regressive reptilian leadership. And now, a good guy is elected, and what do they do? 

58 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Torrential rain here!

so what?

positive people make the best of any situation.

but you and OP are clearly nothin' but whingers!

 

Whatever rubbish there is here does not affect me. OTOH, the rubbish that goes on in Australia does, which is why I prefer being in Thailand.

Another one who came and 'fell in love with the culture' thinking that was only bars and pro's then gets annoyed and bored when he finds out it's not ???? The music is amazing, would not stay without that.

6 minutes ago, proton said:

Another one who came and 'fell in love with the culture' thinking that was only bars and pro's then gets annoyed and bored when he finds out it's not ???? The music is amazing, would not stay without that.

The music amazes me too, it sounds like cats being tortured.

7 minutes ago, proton said:

Another one who came and 'fell in love with the culture' thinking that was only bars and pro's then gets annoyed and bored when he finds out it's not ???? The music is amazing, would not stay without that.

The music is largely dull as dish water (with a few notable exceptions) unless you get off on Morlam or Kantrum.

 

I don't know anyone who would stay for the music!

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

Torrential rain here!

Cold here. Thailand in two weeks. 

On 7/31/2023 at 6:58 AM, bignok said:

All my positive topics got few hits.

Wow. How sad.

Gaining hits is so very important too.

How do you get through the day after that?

28 minutes ago, hotandsticky said:

The music is largely dull as dish water (with a few notable exceptions) unless you get off on Morlam or Kantrum.

 

I don't know anyone who would stay for the music!

Morlam, luktung, ramwong, lukrung, get off on all of it, kantrum very much a niche, but usually gets put on when the family have had a few. Best times of my life have been at Thai music events, detest pop and string mush though.

1 hour ago, lamyai3 said:

Non ngoh 

lol