21 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

I didn't answer because it's obvious I'm not one to assume things, especially things no one knows about. You can only ask them individually, then keep asking. Since these are your types, spend time asking them. When you get to 100, you can see the percentage.

A number was sufficient rather than waffle

12 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

A number was sufficient rather than waffle

That's the point. No one knows the number, but it's many. I never waffle, babble, or blather.

28 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

That's the point. No one knows the number, but it's many. I never waffle, babble, or blather.

Another word salad

13 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

Post a link, because bar girls come from all over. Many of coursde come from a large area called Isaan. Some are actually born in tourist areas, some come from Isaan, some from northern Thailand, many from neighboring Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia.

so put a number on it? from Isaan? guess?

Topic is cheap houses in Japan.

Off topic posts removed.

 

Try and work the words 'houses' and 'Japan' into your post if you want it to remain!

Besides houses, many things in Japan are cheaper then in the west of course, but also cheaper then in Thailand. Vers surprising.

3 hours ago, SingAPorn said:

Besides houses, many things in Japan are cheaper then in the west of course, but also cheaper then in Thailand. Vers surprising.

Most things not. 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0328589/

 

Yeah, it's a chick flick, but scrape off the cute Hollywood stuff and this will give an idea of what it will be like to buy a $1 house in Italy.

 

 

For Japan, wouldn't want to have the face the bill for having this roof re-tiled.  Those charismatic old wooden houses don't seem to be insulated.

 

 

 

Japan might be interesting, but........

 

1.  Is there some flavor of retirement visa?  If so, what are the age and financial requirements.

 

2.  What about taxes on remittances and global income for retired folkses?

On 8/5/2024 at 3:43 AM, fredwiggy said:

What exactly is a soi dog farang?

 

That's me.

 

Any uni chick reasonably hot and I'm on her leg quicker than you can say 'Here boy !"

 

having lived and worked in japan, which i suspect the OP hasn't, his assertion is ridiculous, unless you want to buy and live in a heap. the cost of living is high in japan, fortunately i was on a good salary so was able to have a very comfortable life there. it is an interesting and rewarding place to live and work, the locals, once you get to know them, are generally pretty cool.

Please pardon my poor memory.   😟. Natsu is indeed the word for summer. 

No worries about "natsu". Meanwhile let me reiterate that there are a number of great areas in Japan, weather wise, and visually pleasing, that are also surprisingly inexpensive. You could even live at the same price point as Thailand.

On 8/5/2024 at 3:02 PM, scubascuba3 said:

What percentage of the girls in Pattaya are from Isaan?

How many percent of them end up married to a farang?

On 8/5/2024 at 2:15 PM, Celsius said:

I see foreigners in Japan buying houses for $6,000. Yes it's in the boonies with declining population, but houses are relatively nice and Japan is a livable place with good infrastructure. No trickery as the foreigner can own a land and house in full.

 

How does that compare to soi dog Farang building a 5 million baht house in the rice fields of Isaan for his bargirl that he will never own (a house and a bargirl).

 

Discuss

I'd love to live in a rural area of Japan. The infrastructure is very good and superior to anything in a rural area of Thailand. The problem would be that renting a "translator" in Japan would be astronomically expensive compared to LOS.

 

 

On 8/7/2024 at 4:43 AM, it is what it is said:

 

having lived and worked in japan, which i suspect the OP hasn't, his assertion is ridiculous, unless you want to buy and live in a heap. the cost of living is high in japan, fortunately i was on a good salary so was able to have a very comfortable life there. it is an interesting and rewarding place to live and work, the locals, once you get to know them, are generally pretty cool.

Villages are being depopulated, so I expect houses in villages to be cheaper than in the city, but that is nothing to do with cost of living. In the country one can grow one's own food to help with expenses.

if  you think red tape in Thailand is bad, 

try opening a bank account or mobile phone service in Japan 

Currently... it is totally easy to open a bank acct. or phone service in Japan.

 

I got my first bank account in Japan more than 40 years ago, and with no problems.