Give your life a score out of 10 in Thailand and last few years in farangland

[sidjameson]

No great transformation for me. A solid 7 in the UK and an 8 in Thailand.

 

Would be 10 here if I could have avoided ageing.

 

Because retired my daily routine is very similar in both places. Bit too much home based I'm sure.

Edited September 20, 2023 by sidjameson

[bob smith]

-10

[bignok]

2 minutes ago, sidjameson said:

No great transformation for me. A solid 7 in the UK and an 8 in Thailand.

 

Would be 10 here if I could have avoided ageing.

Good liar then

[bignok]

Life is pretty ordinary everywhere. The world is full of flogs. 6/10 is about it unless you got your hand on it.

[CharlieKo]

20 minutes ago, bignok said:

Life is pretty ordinary everywhere. The world is full of flogs. 6/10 is about it unless you got your hand on it.

You obviously ain't living! 

[sidjameson]

21 minutes ago, bignok said:

Good liar then

Yes, you're right.....my "10" is actually a "good as you can reasonably expect 10" not a "Hugh Hefner on opium 10"

[Dan O]

45 minutes ago, bignok said:

Life is pretty ordinary everywhere. The world is full of flogs. 6/10 is about it unless you got your hand on it.

only as good or bad as YOU make it. Seems we know which you chose

[bignok]

27 minutes ago, CharlieKo said:

You obviously ain't living! 

 Not flogging enough

[bignok]

2 minutes ago, Dan O said:

only as good or bad as YOU make it. Seems we know which you chose

Another flog

[CharlieH]

Life here is far far better in many aspects than the UK that's for sure. For me 8/10 here and the UK well, the UK I knew has long gone so doesnt even rate a number now, but 18 years ago, wouldve given it 5 at best.

[Dan O]

Yeah, truth hurts but its still the truth

Edited September 20, 2023 by Dan O
spell correction

[bignok]

I posted the truth. Increase Thai prices by 300% who rates it a nice place to live? Most would leave probably 95%. Its cheap with ok women. Otherwise its a 2nd world country.

[Dan O]

43 minutes ago, bignok said:

I posted the truth. Increase Thai prices by 300% who rates it a nice place to live? Most would leave probably 95%. Its cheap with ok women. Otherwise its a 2nd world country.

you're still here so it cant be that bad or you have no where else to go. Not sure what your going on about 300% increase? Perhaps you should look in the mirror to solve your problems as you bring them on yourself. 

[Furioso]

I've been lucky and made a few friends my first year here. There's a couple of guys here I know that don't like me but they are still cordial, and I respect them for this. Back in farangland people are much more unforgiving/hostile. Actually, I'm the #1 enemy of at least 75% of the farangland population back home, because I'm a 58 year old white male.

 

Cheap housing and not having to own a car are HUGE pluses. I love riding a scooter here, it would suck back in farangland. I think Europe is going to be ok for the next 10 years, even though there's the war in Ukraine. I think within those same 10 years millions of U.S. citizens will go to Washington D.C. and tear the government apart, thus ending the United States of America. 

 

My last few years in Farangland - 6.5

Farangland from 1975-2005 - 7.5

My one year here in Thailandland - 7

My 4 years in S. Korea - Meh

 

 

 

[mfd101]

Life in Canberra: comfortable, boring and noone to hold in my arms. 7

 

Life in Surin province : less comfortable, interesting, diverse, unpredictable, plenty of places yet to explore, trips to BKK & Cambodia & Vietnam, and I have my boy to cuddle every night. 9

[soi3eddie]

9/10 when in my Bangkok condo or travelling around Thailand and working remotely for my UK business over the UK winter. Lovely GF for last 3 years there too. Huge number of expat friends and aquaintances made over the pandemic lockdowns and reopening, when I was in Thailand for a full 14 months. 

 

4/10 when in my west London flat and working 6 days a week during the British "summer". A few trips out for Sunday lunch or dinner with friends and visits to family in Devon. Highlight of summer 2023 when GF came over from Thailand for 2 weeks and we bicycled 270kms on quiet west country roads and alongside canals, rivers, fields and seasides. 

 

Will "rinse and repeat" for next 5 years before hopefully moving to Thailand more permanently (then age 61, if still alive).

 

[still kicking]

So I can't vote then I moved away from Thailand many years ago 

[bignok]

6 hours ago, Dan O said:

you're still here so it cant be that bad or you have no where else to go. Not sure what your going on about 300% increase? Perhaps you should look in the mirror to solve your problems as you bring them on yourself. 

So you think if Thailand was expensive like Germany it would appeal?

[bignok]

1 hour ago, still kicking said:

So I can't vote then I moved away from Thailand many years ago 

Perth 10

Thailand 0

 

There you go

[Gottfrid]

9 hours ago, bob smith said:

-10

Still not drinking? ???? 

[scubascuba3]

Feels like a 10, happy, content, fit, healthy

[bignok]

3 hours ago, soi3eddie said:

9/10 when in my Bangkok condo or travelling around Thailand and working remotely for my UK business over the UK winter. Lovely GF for last 3 years there too. Huge number of expat friends and aquaintances made over the pandemic lockdowns and reopening, when I was in Thailand for a full 14 months. 

 

4/10 when in my west London flat and working 6 days a week during the British "summer". A few trips out for Sunday lunch or dinner with friends and visits to family in Devon. Highlight of summer 2023 when GF came over from Thailand for 2 weeks and we bicycled 270kms on quiet west country roads and alongside canals, rivers, fields and seasides. 

 

Will "rinse and repeat" for next 5 years before hopefully moving to Thailand more permanently (then age 61, if still alive).

 

Is it common for people to die at 61?

[bignok]

20 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Feels like a 10, happy, content, fit, healthy

How many bargirls last 30 days?

[2baht]

9 hours ago, bignok said:

Otherwise its a 2nd world country.

Not a 3rd world backwater?????

[2baht]

23 minutes ago, bignok said:

Is it common for people to die at 61?

I've beaten that! 

[bignok]

9 minutes ago, 2baht said:

Not a 3rd world backwater?????

Looks 2nd world to me. Bangladesh is 3rd world.

[2baht]

2 minutes ago, bignok said:

Bangladesh is 3rd world.

At least, they can play cricket! 

[bignok]

3 minutes ago, 2baht said:

At least, they can play cricket! 

Move there

[2baht]

1 minute ago, bignok said:

Move there

Why would I do that??? 

 

 

Edited September 20, 2023 by 2baht

[bignok]

4 minutes ago, 2baht said:

Why would I do that??? 

 

 

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