georgegeorgia Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 I love cities I'm a city boy Currently I'm in Manila Philippines I love it I love it all The country areas on Asia are beautiful but in Australia they are terrible crime riden places Are you a city boy or country boy OR please don't discriminate and add a beach boy or islands boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 2baht Posted May 19 Popular Post Share Posted May 19 8 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said: The country areas on Asia are beautiful but in Australia they are terrible crime riden places Absolute rubbish! 3 3 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post save the frogs Posted May 19 Popular Post Share Posted May 19 not sure why anyone would stay in a big concrete jungle once they've retired. big cities are mostly factories. ok to pop in for restaurants, shopping, but not to live permanently once you no longer need to 2 2 2 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pgrahmm Posted May 19 Popular Post Share Posted May 19 I'm definitely more country oriented....I was raised in a small community about 15 miles away from a large city & have kept the same pattern ever since.... Usually within a half hour/hour drive to a city.... Close enough for convenience & far enough away to be away from it. ..I generally don't like cities.... 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OneMoreFarang Posted May 20 Popular Post Share Posted May 20 55 minutes ago, save the frogs said: not sure why anyone would stay in a big concrete jungle once they've retired. big cities are mostly factories. ok to pop in for restaurants, shopping, but not to live permanently once you no longer need to Some of us want to live in the city. I live in a condominium high up, no mosquitos, snakes, rats and whatever there is on the ground in the villages. I have lots of restaurants, bars, and supermarkets in walking distance. A fresh market 10min away with the bike. World class hospitals - in case I need them. Everything is nearby. We even have some parks. And if I want to see more nature or the beach, I can take a day trip or more to go there. 3 1 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fredwiggy Posted May 20 Popular Post Share Posted May 20 A couple posts ago you said you were in the Philippines last year. So you're back now? But a few posts before that, you said you were in Pattaya, and a few before that, you were mopping floors in Australia. I wish I could travel on such a salary. 1 1 1 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post KhunLA Posted May 20 Popular Post Share Posted May 20 (edited) Like visiting, and usually something going on, but couldn't live in any city, and I'm not neighbor friendly. Nor care for the smells, exhaust, sewers, trash. Pass on the roaming rats, and stepping over the roaches at night. Edited May 20 by KhunLA 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob smith Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 1 hour ago, OneMoreFarang said: Some of us want to live in the city. I live in a condominium high up, no mosquitos, snakes, rats and whatever there is on the ground in the villages. I have lots of restaurants, bars, and supermarkets in walking distance. A fresh market 10min away with the bike. World class hospitals - in case I need them. Everything is nearby. We even have some parks. And if I want to see more nature or the beach, I can take a day trip or more to go there. ....how's the pollution levels though? and don't fall off your balcony now, that would break my effing heart! bob. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ezzra Posted May 20 Popular Post Share Posted May 20 1 hour ago, fredwiggy said: A couple posts ago you said you were in the Philippines last year. So you're back now? But a few posts before that, you said you were in Pattaya, and a few before that, you were mopping floors in Australia. I wish I could travel on such a salary. Wow, some memory you've got there to remember the OP every move and here I'm can't remember what i had yesterday for fro breakfast... 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expat68 Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 8 hours ago, georgegeorgia said: I love cities I'm a city boy Currently I'm in Manila Philippines I love it I love it all The country areas on Asia are beautiful but in Australia they are terrible crime riden places Are you a city boy or country boy OR please don't discriminate and add a beach boy or islands boy Country boy always have been, always will be 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 I was born and raised in London, but feel that if it had happened in the countryside I wouldn't have wanted to step foot in a city. I suppose a compromise for me would be living in a small town next to the sea. That would be my ideal. Instead, I'm stuck in Issan. Sometimes, life sucks. (note to those who will now comment that I could move: That is not an option.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayWright Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 11 hours ago, georgegeorgia said: .... The country areas on Asia are beautiful but in Australia they are terrible crime riden places ... Get where you coming from. Was in Casino in March and being "The Beef Capital of Australia", really looking forward to an eye of Augus fillet. However the local Gen-Zeeders had kicked off big time at the wake of four of their own who were killed in a Police car chase over a major drugs bust. Local BiB closed all the pubs / Hotels / Resturants in order to contain the ruckus. Missed my steak I've been pining for all year. Turns out Casino is a major drugs town in NSW. Who'd have thought. Times change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevemercer Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 11 hours ago, 2baht said: Absolute rubbish! Absolute rubbish! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 30 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said: I was born and raised in London, but feel that if it had happened in the countryside I wouldn't have wanted to step foot in a city. I suppose a compromise for me would be living in a small town next to the sea. That would be my ideal. Instead, I'm stuck in Issan. Sometimes, life sucks. (note to those who will now comment that I could move: That is not an option.) We all have different and quite diverse growing up locations. I was born and grew up 650 Km from nearest city, small town 300,000 people, desert environment, never cold, in summer most days around 45 degrees, very low rainfall, some years none at all, a wet year 20 minutes of rain (never heavy) three time in my life from birth to 21 years old didn't rain for 3 years, only one industry mining, many pubs (miners are drinkers), no entertainment except for Saturday night outdoor old movies once a month. At 21 had to move to big city to report for compulsory national service. First time ever on a train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex8912 Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 11 hours ago, save the frogs said: not sure why anyone would stay in a big concrete jungle once they've retired. big cities are mostly factories. ok to pop in for restaurants, shopping, but not to live permanently once you no longer need to Add the word " live" to your post it makes total sense! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummin Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 10 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said: Some of us want to live in the city. I live in a condominium high up, no mosquitos, snakes, rats and whatever there is on the ground in the villages. I have lots of restaurants, bars, and supermarkets in walking distance. A fresh market 10min away with the bike. World class hospitals - in case I need them. Everything is nearby. We even have some parks. And if I want to see more nature or the beach, I can take a day trip or more to go there. What do you do to have some contrasts in life? What makes you feel you doing something different? Being a country boy who loves travel frequently to bangkok for a few days, live in luxury for a few days and off to a paradise Island for a week in a beach bungalow, before back to reality in Isaan. Live is all about contrasts 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LALes Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 I'm a city boy all the way. NY, LA, SF, HNL, BKK and now Jomtien. As you can probably surmise, Jomtien is a big comedown for me. Finances dictate that I stay here for the time being, so be it. Any improvement in that area of my life will mean a quick exit from this boring burg. I don't think I could ever live in the country, anywhere. A few days is great, just like an island beach, but get me back to my high rise condo where I feel most at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celsius Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 mods could check the posting ip and let us know 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwest5829 Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Raised in the multiethnic Philadelphia metropolitan area. Drive the highway and the sign reads “leaving …”, close by is the sign saying, “entering … “, virtually no break in the houses, buildings. OK … college in Western Kentucky, never mind the culture shock of moving to the agricultural middle of the county culture shock. I lived in the 3rd (now 4th) largest city in Kentucky. Including the county, afterall we Americans oft live outside the city and drive in. I had 18.4 acres about 9 miles out of town. Lake, woods, deer, raccoons, coyotes, etc. Loved it. Retiring to Thailand … no Bangkok but on the fringe of Chiang Mai has met my needs (which include world class healthcare). Yea, yea smoke … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OneMoreFarang Posted May 20 Popular Post Share Posted May 20 31 minutes ago, Hummin said: What do you do to have some contrasts in life? What makes you feel you doing something different? Being a country boy who loves travel frequently to bangkok for a few days, live in luxury for a few days and off to a paradise Island for a week in a beach bungalow, before back to reality in Isaan. Live is all about contrasts For me, life is about living comfortably, without stress, with enough variety. Probably I have in the 2km around me more than 1,000 restaurants, bars, shops, cinemas, a couple of parks, and anything else. I guess up country people don't have so much variety 100km around them. Long time ago, when I lived in a cold country far away, I made holiday in warm countries. And then I made holiday in Thailand, and I liked it a lot, and then I moved to Thailand. Since then, I didn't go on holiday anywhere else. I like it here; I am not looking for something different. Some time ago I was sometimes on the weekend in Pattaya, maybe 2 or 3 hours on the beach, and then a little here and there. Apart from the beach there is nothing there which is not also available in Bangkok. The few times when I go up country with my gf maybe we go with the family to a lake or something like that. Ok, it's nice for half a day. And then the ants and mosquitos take over. Nothing for me. And then I visited "home" again, a couple of years ago. Ok, I liked some of the food which I didn't eat for a long time. But all in all, nothing special over there which I like to see regularly. For me, 100% of the time in Bangkok is just fine. I know that is not the same for everybody, and that is the nice thing, we can all do what we like. 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummin Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 1 minute ago, OneMoreFarang said: For me, life is about living comfortably, without stress, with enough variety. Probably I have in the 2km around me more than 1,000 restaurants, bars, shops, cinemas, a couple of parks, and anything else. I guess up country people don't have so much variety 100km around them. Long time ago, when I lived in a cold country far away, I made holiday in warm countries. And then I made holiday in Thailand, and I liked it a lot, and then I moved to Thailand. Since then, I didn't go on holiday anywhere else. I like it here; I am not looking for something different. Some time ago I was sometimes on the weekend in Pattaya, maybe 2 or 3 hours on the beach, and then a little here and there. Apart from the beach there is nothing there which is not also available in Bangkok. The few times when I go up country with my gf maybe we go with the family to a lake or something like that. Ok, it's nice for half a day. And then the ants and mosquitos take over. Nothing for me. And then I visited "home" again, a couple of years ago. Ok, I liked some of the food which I didn't eat for a long time. But all in all, nothing special over there which I like to see regularly. For me, 100% of the time in Bangkok is just fine. I know that is not the same for everybody, and that is the nice thing, we can all do what we like. For sure it would had been different if Bangkok could offer me a job I found interesting, and gave me some inspiration in the daily life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 11 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said: World class hospitals - in case I need them. .....with 3rd rate doctors! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 6 minutes ago, BritManToo said: .....with 3rd rate doctors! No, there are many good doctors in Bangkok. There are obviously also bad once, I guess that is not only a problem in Thailand. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddy42OZ Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 13 hours ago, georgegeorgia said: I love cities I'm a city boy Currently I'm in Manila Philippines I love it I love it all The country areas on Asia are beautiful but in Australia they are terrible crime riden places Are you a city boy or country boy OR please don't discriminate and add a beach boy or islands boy Cities all the way. I can't stand being out in the boonies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjintx Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 I grew up in the sticks, left them for good at 17 and never looked back. I like the variety and convenience of big cities (I've lived in most of the larger US ones). Currently, I live in a high-rise condo between Sukhumvit and Phetchaburi and would have it no other way. The country is to visit (briefly), the suburbs are to go through (as quickly as possible). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf001 Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 I grew up on a 5000 hectare farm. I love living in the city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 I am a suburban lover living in a large townhouse gated community with a backyard of grass, trees, bushes and flowers. Know all my neighbors, close to regional shopping amenities and hospitals, and mass transit going north into Metro Bangkok and South to river ports. Foreigners are almost non-existant which feeds the curiosity of local Thai people and their children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post timendres Posted May 20 Popular Post Share Posted May 20 16 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said: World class hospitals - in case I need them. A consideration that increases in importance as one ages. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgegeorgia Posted May 20 Author Share Posted May 20 6 hours ago, RayWright said: Get where you coming from. Was in Casino in March and being "The Beef Capital of Australia", really looking forward to an eye of Augus fillet. However the local Gen-Zeeders had kicked off big time at the wake of four of their own who were killed in a Police car chase over a major drugs bust. Local BiB closed all the pubs / Hotels / Resturants in order to contain the ruckus. Missed my steak I've been pining for all year. Turns out Casino is a major drugs town in NSW. Who'd have thought. Times change. Yes most country towns in Australia are no go , Moree ,Bourke, Alice Springs, Townsville and add many more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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