Cumbria couple relocates to Thailand, goes off-grid

[roo860]

59 minutes ago, newbee2022 said:

Coming from UK but counting their money in USD ?

Fake story???😳

The reporter is Yank 

[Dolf]

Is the tall guy or the short guy Anna?

[newbee2022]

13 minutes ago, roo860 said:

The reporter is Yank 

I see, so the UK couple paid him in USD for this story. Well done🙏

[Andrew Dwyer]

Just now, newbee2022 said:

I see, so the UK couple paid him in USD for this story. Well done🙏

What U.K. couple ??

[newbee2022]

Just now, Andrew Dwyer said:

What U.K. couple ??

As far as I know "Cumbria" is somewhere in UK?

[Andrew Dwyer]

Just now, newbee2022 said:

As far as I know "Cumbria" is somewhere in UK?

Read the topic not just the misleading headline !

[bamnutsak]

10 minutes ago, Dolf said:

Is the tall guy or the short guy Anna?

Neither. I think "Anna" is taking the photo.

 

Maybe the short guy is Anna's "brother"?

[HK MacPhooey]

4 hours ago, AlexRich said:

 

The pic is hard to tell? It looks like two guys? So you think Anna is Thai? 

Well she ain't Felicity Kendal 

[sandyf]

52 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

For example if I decided to go back home with my wife after seven years here would the headline be “ Thai couple relocates to the U.K. “ ??

No, more likely it would be “ Thai couple fails to relocate in the U.K. “ 

with statements along the lines

“Honestly, there were so many times I felt regretful about this decision. It seemed like the end of the world. Wading through waist-deep government red tape just to get there, I’d look around and think, What am I doing?”

 

But keeping in context the first part of your post is probably right, click bait.

[BigStar]

2 hours ago, Chassa said:

I know this couple and most comments so far by Aseannow people have been speculation and bull<deleted>!

 

Yes, as usual, our old buzzards have gathered to see how many different ways they can poop on this hard-working couple. We need that feeling of superiority.

 

 

[Humpy]

What Nationality is Anna ?

[WHansen]

2 hours ago, PJ71 said:

So many negative horrible comments.

 

They've followed their dream, something that is apparent many have not, majority just come here to drink themselves to death with the devils alcohol - horrible drug!

 

Good luck to them...

Very common on here. It's a forum full of angry old men whos lives are empty with nothing better to do than whinge about everything and everyone whilst waiting for death.

 

Well done to the couple and best of luck.

[KhunLA]

6 hours ago, HighPriority said:

“Look at me !”

”Look at me !”

Yep ... nothing 1000s of us haven't already done, and apparently with better forethought (flood area & smog).   

 

They obviously had a nice bank account, since stating they can live on $500 a month, along with the 400k in the bank, if marriage visa.  Since that's not enough to meet Imm requirements, and nothing financed, or their monthly bills would be more.

 

There monthly petrol bill is probably their biggest expense, since out of town a bit.

 

Don't think they are living off the land yet, or they wouldn't need to spend ฿17k a month, as we spend less than that on necessities, and our garden isn't producing enough food to live on.

 

So quite of bit of BS in that story, and suspect leaving quite a bit out.  Kudos for the move, and being independent, as I can relate, but worthy a news-blip ... I think not.

 

OK, I'm officially bored ... Sniffy, time for a walk.

[fondue zoo]

3 hours ago, Chassa said:

I know this couple and most comments so far by Aseannow people have been speculation and bull<deleted>!

 

 

[bamnutsak]

29 minutes ago, WHansen said:

Very common on here. It's a forum full of angry old men whos lives are empty with nothing better to do than whinge about everything and everyone whilst waiting for death.

 

You do realize this is a "whinge"? Right?

 

 

 

 

[brianburi]

30 minutes ago, WHansen said:

Very common on here. It's a forum full of angry old men whos lives are empty with nothing better to do than whinge about everything and everyone whilst waiting for death.

 

Well done to the couple and best of luck.

That's no way to talk about our ex poster of the year....... Trans...

 

I have watched  several of their vids on Tube, the partner wife or GF rarely appears, plenty of him doing the farmer routine. 

Bit iffy,  some jealous bod will drop him in the do do........

[bamnutsak]

5 minutes ago, brianburi said:

I have watched  several of their vids on Tube,

Can you provide a link?

 

I've searched, no luck, obviously using nong bua lam phu just yields videos of the massacre there last year.

 

 

found it https://www.youtube.com/@LifeinThailand777

 

too many Isaan Farmer channels.

Edited February 21 by bamnutsak

[brianburi]

36 minutes ago, bamnutsak said:

Can you provide a link?

 

I've searched, no luck, obviously using nong bua lam phu just yields videos of the massacre there last year.

 

 

found it https://www.youtube.com/@LifeinThailand777

 

too many Isaan Farmer channels.

 

[RobU]

How can they work here and own land if they are both British. Just asking for a friend

[PremiumLane]

2 hours ago, bamnutsak said:

 

You do realize this is a "whinge"? Right?

 

 

 

 

That wasn't a whinge, it was a statement of facts, the old boomers  on here will moan about anything 

[Denim]

8 hours ago, jak2002003 said:

This is a joke? 

 

It's illegal for foreigners to be farming as work here.

 

What visas are they here on, if they are below retirement age? 

 

How can they own the land they are farming? 

 

How have they registered the house in their name? 

 

They think it is so isolated to be 30 minuites from the city, lol

 

Also, they dug the well by themselves..haha, with shovels? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am detecting a wee bit of outrage so far 

 

 

But seriously , foreigners building a house in Thailand is not exactly something new.

[PETERTHEEATER]

The reason you dont see Anna is she's out tending the rice growing on their 5 acre plot?

[ChrisY1]

11 hours ago, JensenZ said:

It's a bit dumb to advertise to the whole of Thailand that you're working illegally.

 

Ben said:

 

"Despite still being involved in a UK chef recruitment business, the reduced cost of living alleviated work-related stress for him, reported Business Insider. “I don’t need to earn thousands every week or month.”

 

Beyond work, Ben devoted himself to farming and chronicled his experiences on YouTube. He aimed to portray the realities of his journey authentically, encompassing both joys and hardships."

 

So he's working on a chef recruitment business online, and YouTube is a business too.

 

He's a bit of a dumb***

They're Brits!

[Dolf]

4 hours ago, RobU said:

How can they work here and own land if they are both British. Just asking for a friend

By using a Thai person? 

[bamnutsak]

3 hours ago, PremiumLane said:

That wasn't a whinge, it was a statement of facts, the old boomers  on here will moan about anything 

 

I don't think the "whinger" (you in this case) ever thinks their "statements of facts" are whinges.

 

They are. You just lack the self-awareness to recognize it.

 

 

[Mike Lister]

Can you guys not read a simple story without constantly getting into fights and being offensive towards each other, dear god!

 

Any more of this nonsense and it's vacation time for whoever is first!

[Jai Dee]

Several baiting troll posts and replies have been removed as they are in violation of our Community Standards.

[SunsetT]

“We didn’t realise this until we started building the house, it was just a lucky bonus.”

 

Realise what? What was the lucky bonus?

Edited February 21 by SunsetT

[PremiumLane]

2 hours ago, bamnutsak said:

 

I don't think the "whinger" (you in this case) ever thinks their "statements of facts" are whinges.

 

They are. You just lack the self-awareness to recognize it.

 

 

 

Well you tried

[Burma Bill]

15 hours ago, webfact said:

Settling in the serene province of Nong Bua Lam Phu

 

Whatever the adverse, and in many cases jealous, comments on AN, congratulations on achieving your ambition. IMO, you have chosen a very pleasant picturesque area of Isaan in Thailand to live in. The cost of living will be less expensive than "rip off" Bangkok, Pattaya, Phuket etc. etc. down south. I used to live not so faraway in Phu Wiang, Khon Kaen Province before moving to Cambodia. Enjoy your new life.