What are the positive and negative reasons for living in Thailand?

[jimgilly]

Thailand was ranked the 6th best country for expats to live and work according to a survey done by Internations.  I'm curious to compare and see what people living here think are the positive and negative reasons for making the move to Thailand and who plans to stay and who plans to leave. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[OneMoreFarang]

6 minutes ago, jimgilly said:

Thailand was ranked the 6th best country for expats to live and work according to a survey done by Internations.  I'm curious to compare and see what people living here think are the positive and negative reasons for making the move to Thailand and who plans to stay and who plans to leave. 

 

I didn't read that article, only the headline.

 

I think all of those rank lists don't make much sense for many people.

I.e. there might be a category like international schools. If you have children, then that matters, otherwise not.

And I am sure there is no category: How easy is it to find sexy company for the night.

 

I know not all people who live here come here because of the not to be named category. But for many of us that is not irrelevant.

 

And then there is the weather. Some like it hot. Some are very sensitive to air pollution. There is no "best" for everybody.

[rocketboy2]

Maybe .

 

 

[jimgilly]

1 minute ago, OneMoreFarang said:

 

I didn't read that article, only the headline.

 

I think all of those rank lists don't make much sense for many people.

I.e. there might be a category like international schools. If you have children, then that matters, otherwise not.

And I am sure there is no category: How easy is it to find sexy company for the night.

 

I know not all people who live here come here because of the not to be named category. But for many of us that is not irrelevant.

 

And then there is the weather. Some like it hot. Some are very sensitive to air pollution. There is no "best" for everybody.

I started a topic in the Thailand General Chat section asking what people considered the positives and negatives of living in Thailand to see individually what people consider the good and bad and also if they plan to stay or leave.

 

It will be interesting to compare if more people think the positives outnumber the negatives and why they think that.  I have my list and I'll share that later with those that reply to the topic.

[OneMoreFarang]

4 minutes ago, jimgilly said:

It will be interesting to compare if more people think the positives outnumber the negatives and why they think that.

 

Why is it interesting for you if more people think like this or like that?

 

If you like a busy city and 30 degrees and motorcycle taxis and you don't care too much about air pollution why do you care if many people agree with you?

It's like is it better to live in the city or up country. These is no better. It's different, and it depends on what individuals like.

[Will B Good]

 

+ Cheap, women are sexiest on Earth, Bangkok is hopping

 

- Lunatic visitors and other expats, no one can drive safely, IO's, heat and humidity.

[SAFETY FIRST]

1 hour ago, jimgilly said:

negative reasons for making the move to Thailand

Too many weirdo foreigners here now, troublemakers. 

 

Foreigners arriving then whinging and whining, saying bad things about Thailand and wanting to change things. 

 

These fools left the West for Thailand, now they want it the same. 

 

Prices will increase etc. I like Thailand the way it is, leave it alone. 

 

How bloody stupid these people are. 

 

Edited July 8 by SAFETY FIRST

[OneMoreFarang]

8 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Too many weirdo foreigners here now, troublemakers. 

 

Foreigners arriving then whinging and whining, saying bad things about Thailand and wanting to change things. 

How bloody stupid these people are. 

 

I think they are called "influencer".

 

 

[KhunLA]

How many different ways can the same question be asked;

... why are you here ?

... what are the pros & cons of TH ?

... etc

... etc

... etc

[KannikaP]

35 minutes ago, jimgilly said:

I started a topic in the Thailand General Chat section asking what people considered the positives and negatives of living in Thailand to see individually what people consider the good and bad and also if they plan to stay or leave.

 

It will be interesting to compare if more people think the positives outnumber the negatives and why they think that.  I have my list and I'll share that later with those that reply to the topic.

Yes Jim, that's is why we are on the topic which you started 55 minutes ago.

[Will B Good]

2 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

How many different ways can the same question be asked;

... why are you here ?

... what are the pros & cons of TH ?

... etc

... etc

... etc

 

Start a thread.....How many different ways can the same question be asked?

[ChaiyaTH]

20 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Too many weirdo foreigners here now, troublemakers. 

 

Foreigners arriving then whinging and whining, saying bad things about Thailand and wanting to change things. 

 

How bloody stupid these people are. 

 

They are not, they seen nothing changed in 20 years, while it did change elsewhere. The majority of Thais want the same thing just as much. To not see that, is stupid.

[OneMoreFarang]

13 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

How many different ways can the same question be asked;

... why are you here ?

... what are the pros & cons of TH ?

... etc

... etc

... etc

 

There are many different ways the same question can be asked. Here are a few examples:

Variations on "Why are you here?"

• What is your purpose?
• What is the reason for your existence?
• What is your role or function?
• What is your motivation for being here?
• What is the driving force behind your presence?

Variations on "What are the pros and cons of TH?"

• What are the advantages and disadvantages of TH?
• What are the upsides and downsides of TH?
• What are the positive and negative aspects of TH?
• What are the benefits and drawbacks of TH?
• What are the merits and demerits of TH?

The possibilities are endless, as the same core question can be rephrased in many different ways to elicit a similar response. The variations may use different words, sentence structures, or phrasings, but they are all ultimately seeking the same information. The key is to understand the underlying intent behind the question, rather than focusing solely on the specific wording used.

 

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[SAFETY FIRST]

17 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

27 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

 

I think they are called "influencer".

I have another word but I'm not allowed to say it. 

 

Edited July 8 by SAFETY FIRST

[OneMoreFarang]

2 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I have another word but I'm not allowed to say it. 

 

 

[SAFETY FIRST]

4 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

 

Ha ha, very good 😂

 

Edited July 8 by SAFETY FIRST

[The Fugitive]

Pro's: Affordability (both for renting and buying land/property). Eating out is cheap. Convenience of shopping at 7/11, Big C, Lotus's and CJ. Availability and affordability of local community hospital services and High Street clinics. Specialist dental services extremely good value. Reliability of water, electricity and internet/mobile service. Cheap and comfortable internal air and coach travel. Railways are an option and improving.

 

Con's: March/April can be too hot. Wish I was elsewhere. Soi dogs and everyone turning their pets loose. Excrement everywhere. Lack of choice in bread, butter and cheese. Pies and pastries are not common.    

[KhunLA]

1 hour ago, OneMoreFarang said:

 

There are many different ways the same question can be asked. Here are a few examples:

Variations on "Why are you here?"

• What is your purpose?
• What is the reason for your existence?
• What is your role or function?
• What is your motivation for being here?
• What is the driving force behind your presence?

Variations on "What are the pros and cons of TH?"

• What are the advantages and disadvantages of TH?
• What are the upsides and downsides of TH?
• What are the positive and negative aspects of TH?
• What are the benefits and drawbacks of TH?
• What are the merits and demerits of TH?

The possibilities are endless, as the same core question can be rephrased in many different ways to elicit a similar response. The variations may use different words, sentence structures, or phrasings, but they are all ultimately seeking the same information. The key is to understand the underlying intent behind the question, rather than focusing solely on the specific wording used.

 

Created just for you by https://www.perplexity.ai/ 

Guess I should have asked a different way myself ...

... not how many ways ... but ... "how many threads" asking the same thing 

[Hummin]

14 minutes ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

And yet they allowed you in........hmmmmm

 

Best....7-11 toasty

 

Worst---Most posters on this thai site...weirdos..as others have mentioned

And the weirdos have no idea other thinks they are weirdos, but everyone else is 😁

[Thingamabob]

+Friendly people

  Good food

  

-Reckless driving

  Politics

  

 

[steven100]

positives ...

Beer prices are relatively inexpensive.

Some food is acceptable for a reasonable price.

Accommodation is not expensive.

 

 

negatives ... 

sorry,  to many to list on the page.  insufficient space ... 

 

 

Edited July 9 by steven100

[nobodysfriend]

I like it here , it is nice and warm , prices are much lower than in the west , people are generally nice ( to me ) , Omnipresent corruption will always enable me to buy my way out , just in case ...

I do not get bills or letters from the government in my postbox .

When getting old , I'll hire help easily ...

And , anyway , did you not follow the news about what happens in the west ?

They are all gone mad it seems .

Thailand is one of the best and most secure places to stay .

Some negatives , ok , but not as many as in the west .

[Andycoops]

No plans to leave, been here 15 years, unless they kick me out for whatever reason.

 

Positives are that it's a far better quality of life than where I came from and still is.

 

Negative is having to deal with Thai bureaucracy but it's only a occasional negative.

[john donson]

lists made by people who knows just some general facts they red ...

 

or sponsored by TAT?

[NoshowJones]

23 hours ago, jimgilly said:

I started a topic in the Thailand General Chat section asking what people considered the positives and negatives of living in Thailand to see individually what people consider the good and bad and also if they plan to stay or leave.

 

It will be interesting to compare if more people think the positives outnumber the negatives and why they think that.  I have my list and I'll share that later with those that reply to the topic.

The positives far out weigh the negatives for me, but I am still very angry and feel cheated by Thai Immigration or maybe I should say the Thai government the way things have changed for me since I came to stay in Thailand in 2005. There are a few examples but one of them is I would never have come to Thailand if I knew that I was going to be treated like a criminal on parole with this ridiculous 90 day reporting.

[NoshowJones]

3 hours ago, Andycoops said:

No plans to leave, been here 15 years, unless they kick me out for whatever reason.

 

Positives are that it's a far better quality of life than where I came from and still is.

 

Negative is having to deal with Thai bureaucracy but it's only a occasional negative.

I would say it is a bit more than only an occasional negative, ie the way that different IO's and different branches of the same banks all seem to make up their own rules.

[Thingamabob]

4 hours ago, Thingamabob said:

+Friendly people

  Good food

  

-Reckless driving

  Politics

  

 

...plus, warm weather, warm women..

[jimgilly]

On 7/8/2024 at 12:08 PM, KhunLA said:

How many different ways can the same question be asked;

... why are you here ?

... what are the pros & cons of TH ?

... etc

... etc

... etc

I have no idea what you posted as I was looking to see what people considered the plusses and minuses of living in Thailand and if they planned to stay or leave but I guess that went over your head.

[jimgilly]

On 7/8/2024 at 12:10 PM, KannikaP said:

Yes Jim, that's is why we are on the topic which you started 55 minutes ago.

So I guess you didn't understand the part about listing the positives and negatives of living in Thailand or if you plan to stay or leave.   Better luck next time.

[jimgilly]

On 7/8/2024 at 1:22 PM, The Fugitive said:

Pro's: Affordability (both for renting and buying land/property). Eating out is cheap. Convenience of shopping at 7/11, Big C, Lotus's and CJ. Availability and affordability of local community hospital services and High Street clinics. Specialist dental services extremely good value. Reliability of water, electricity and internet/mobile service. Cheap and comfortable internal air and coach travel. Railways are an option and improving.

 

Con's: March/April can be too hot. Wish I was elsewhere. Soi dogs and everyone turning their pets loose. Excrement everywhere. Lack of choice in bread, butter and cheese. Pies and pastries are not common.    

Intelligent reply.  Thanks