On 9/3/2024 at 4:00 AM, HappyExpat57 said:

So refreshing to see a Thailand-bashing topic. We haven't had one of those around for, what, almost a week now?

 

right ? a relief from the every 30 minutes a US political thread pops up. 

On 9/3/2024 at 11:48 AM, OneMoreFarang said:

Imagine you will find paradise somewhere. No traffic, no tourists, just paradise. And they you realize it is so expensive that you can't afford it.

Tasmania is this place AFAIAC. 

 

NZ South Island could probably qualify as well but I have never been there.

 

I have also fond memories of Dorrigo and Bellingen.

On 9/3/2024 at 2:51 PM, Mike Teavee said:

Which one 🤣

The one where Bobs wife lives?

1 hour ago, stoner said:

 

right ? a relief from the every 30 minutes a US political thread pops up. 

You must be a little too high if you can't smell sarcasm.

1 minute ago, HappyExpat57 said:

You must be a little too high if you can't smell sarcasm.

 

right. and your excuse ? 

1 hour ago, Ben Zioner said:

Tasmania is this place AFAIAC. 

 

NZ South Island could probably qualify as well but I have never been there.

 

I have also fond memories of Dorrigo and Bellingen.

 

 The Maldives were paradise many years ago. I was there. Wow!

 

 

3 hours ago, GinBoy2 said:

As we move through life things change.

 

I've lived in Singapore, Taiwan, China, Thailand. All were great until they weren't.

 

Not to say I hate any of them, but they ran their course, but I do have lingering fondness for Taiwan

 

Thailand obviously still has a draw, still got our house there, but if I had to do it all again I'd probably try to move to Taipei 

You brought yourself with you wherever you went.

Just now, spidermike007 said:

@Yagoda wins the award for shallowest, least informed and least intelligent posts on this forum. He never has anything to say, and consistently insists all Democrats are Marxists or Communists. A true demagogue. 

Spoken like a typical Democrat. 

22 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Not strange at all. They look at western countries and decide quite rightly they ain't having any of that nonsense in LOS. Same as not allowing us to own land. Very wise people.

 

Yes. Poland's got the right idea:

 

 

 

2 hours ago, Yagoda said:

Spoken like a typical Democrat. 

Thanks I appreciate that, I do consider it a badge of honor to be a Democrat, so I appreciate your acknowledgment of that. 

4 hours ago, BigStar said:

 

Yes. Poland's got the right idea:

 

 

 

Do they have polish sausage there? May be a retirement option, never been there.

30 minutes ago, JimTripper said:

Do they have polish sausage there? May be a retirement option, never been there.

 

https://letmegooglethat.com/

Somebody likes it here. 3-year "Army veteran". How is that possible? Something's fishy....

 

"Simms-Aur served for three years, and after he was honorably discharged, he said he realized how expensive it was to live in the US. He was receiving veteran benefits — but declined to elaborate on what type — and worked in IT, but felt like he was "scraping by" living in St Mary's County, Maryland."

"Myles Simms-Aur had a $70,000 salary, a nice car, and a stable routine living in Maryland."

 

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/gen-z-left-70-000-180302541.html

 

 

The thing is Thailand (specifically Pattaya and Bangkok) were much more livable for me 8-20 years ago then now. Pattaya and Jomtien have become unlivable for me. Way to crowded, noisy and now flooding a lot.

 

Bangkok is really bad now and holds no appeal whatsoever. It's a giant over crowded metropolis and most of the Thai women I have met here all want to be "Bangkok" girls going to fancy restaurants every night, taking selfies and pictures of their food and aspire to live in a new high rise beehive condo with a small lap dog as a decoration.

 

All this is obviously subjective to my taste. If I would stay in Thailand I'd more than likely choose a place that is not full of tourists. Someone called them "tourist" ghettos. Pattaya is just that these days IMHO. The Sukhumvit stretch of Bangkok is way to crowded now. So many new condos and hotels have sprung up and the traffic is bad most of the time. 1 hour to go 2 Kilometers at peak times in a Taxi.

 

I was basically looking for opinions from others about alternatives. But, as is the norm here on AN, things go unhinged pretty quickly with politics and unrelated posts dominating and the original theme lost.

 

So, if I may again, just request where else folks would go as a long term living alternative. East Europe? Latin America? Other SE Asian countries?

 

However, I think this post won't bear much fruit. There are too many people who have not done much scouting but have landed here and just stayed and dealt with the increase of tourism and ever increasing immigration issues. I think I may just end up having to do my own scouting and research which has a bit of an appeal for me but I would rather not waste time.

 

I do appreciate the Philippines experiences. Those were valuable. I may go to see for myself but I have been many times and this time will be more of a "at this age can I tolerate the downsides"

3 hours ago, StandardIssue said:

The thing is Thailand (specifically Pattaya and Bangkok) were much more livable for me 8-20 years ago then now. Pattaya and Jomtien have become unlivable for me. Way to crowded, noisy and now flooding a lot.

 

Bangkok is really bad now and holds no appeal whatsoever. It's a giant over crowded metropolis and most of the Thai women I have met here all want to be "Bangkok" girls going to fancy restaurants every night, taking selfies and pictures of their food and aspire to live in a new high rise beehive condo with a small lap dog as a decoration.

 

All this is obviously subjective to my taste. If I would stay in Thailand I'd more than likely choose a place that is not full of tourists. Someone called them "tourist" ghettos. Pattaya is just that these days IMHO. The Sukhumvit stretch of Bangkok is way to crowded now. So many new condos and hotels have sprung up and the traffic is bad most of the time. 1 hour to go 2 Kilometers at peak times in a Taxi.

 

I was basically looking for opinions from others about alternatives. But, as is the norm here on AN, things go unhinged pretty quickly with politics and unrelated posts dominating and the original theme lost.

 

So, if I may again, just request where else folks would go as a long term living alternative. East Europe? Latin America? Other SE Asian countries?

 

However, I think this post won't bear much fruit. There are too many people who have not done much scouting but have landed here and just stayed and dealt with the increase of tourism and ever increasing immigration issues. I think I may just end up having to do my own scouting and research which has a bit of an appeal for me but I would rather not waste time.

 

I do appreciate the Philippines experiences. Those were valuable. I may go to see for myself but I have been many times and this time will be more of a "at this age can I tolerate the downsides"

Already mentioned. Siem Reap. Research it.

Ballooning in Siem Reap. Thats my next trip.

2 hours ago, Yagoda said:

Already mentioned. Siem Reap. Research it.

How long have you lived in Siem Reap? I was bored out of my mind there after 9 months. If not, how do you fill your time?

6 minutes ago, JimTripper said:

How long have you lived in Siem Reap? I was bored out of my mind there after 9 months. If not, how do you fill your time?

Posting on here like you I guess. Everywhere is boring.

2 hours ago, maesariang said:

Ballooning in Siem Reap. Thats my next trip.

 

I don't plan on eating that much but I guess Siem Reap is as good a place as any to gain weight and balloon up.

15 minutes ago, JimTripper said:

How long have you lived in Siem Reap? I was bored out of my mind there after 9 months. If not, how do you fill your time?

 

Where do you live now and how do make it so you are not bored?

7 minutes ago, StandardIssue said:

Where do you live now and how do make it so you are not bored?

I live in Chiang Mai now which is a much bigger city then Siem Reap.

I pretty much do what I did in Siem Reap, there are just many more venues to do those things in and they stay open later. When I'm not going to the same places every day life is more interesting because there is more variety, even if I am doing the same activities in those places. There are also more people around so it's easier to meet people.

3 minutes ago, JimTripper said:

I live in Chiang Mai now which is a much bigger city then Siem Reap.

I pretty much do what I did in Siem Reap, there are just many more venues to do those things in and they stay open later. When I'm not going to the same places every day life is more interesting because there is more variety, even if I am doing the same activities in those places. There are also more people around so it's easier to meet people.

 

   Why type of activities are you participating  in ?

1 minute ago, Nick Carter icp said:

Why type of activities are you participating  in ?

I'm talking about daily life, not particular activities. If you don't get what that means, I can't help you. I don't have a list or a menu to show you.

11 minutes ago, JimTripper said:

I'm talking about daily life, not particular activities. If you don't get what that means, I can't help you. I don't have a list or a menu to show you.

 

   What places stay open later in Chiang Mai , rather than Sim Reap .

   McDonalds ? KFC's ?

33 minutes ago, maesariang said:

Posting on here like you I guess. Everywhere is boring.

Everywhere gets boring if you have nothing to do that inspires you to get up in the morning and do something! 

 

Even paradise gets boring if there is no meaning, unless you create the meaning of interesting life.

 

My best time in Thailand, was before internet in a bungalow in the jungle at the beach with electricity from 7 to 10 in the evening. 

 

Read at least two books a week, kayaking, diving, climbing, socializing and slept like a baby every night to the jungle sounds. That was Thailand for me, and that Thailand doesnt exists anymore. 

 

 

16 minutes ago, Hummin said:

Everywhere gets boring if you have nothing to do that inspires you to get up in the morning and do something! 

 

Even paradise gets boring if there is no meaning, unless you create the meaning of interesting life.

 

My best time in Thailand, was before internet in a bungalow in the jungle at the beach with electricity from 7 to 10 in the evening. 

 

Read at least two books a week, kayaking, diving, climbing, socializing and slept like a baby every night to the jungle sounds. That was Thailand for me, and that Thailand doesnt exists anymore. 

 

 

True that.

2 hours ago, JimTripper said:

How long have you lived in Siem Reap? I was bored out of my mind there after 9 months. If not, how do you fill your time?

Eat, sleep, do laundry, cook, smoke weed, go to watch crappy live music, watch US news and post on internet, edit photos, grocery shopping, chase slutty backpacker chicks, smoke weed, X bar,  choke it,  go to Temples, eat, hang out, watch football, go to Bangkok to satisfy my filthy perverted desires......

2 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

Eat, sleep, do laundry, cook, smoke weed, go to watch crappy live music, watch US news and post on internet, edit photos, grocery shopping, chase slutty backpacker chicks, smoke weed, <deleted>,  go to Temples, eat, hang out, watch football, go to Bangkok to satisfy my filthy perverted desires......

I started doing Bangkok trips also while I was there. I kept finding a reason to goto Bangkok.

5 minutes ago, JimTripper said:

I started doing Bangkok trips also while I was there. I kept finding a reason to goto Bangkok.

Dude there is always a reason to go to Bangkok. If I was living in Vermont, I would go to NYC. Got to get some action once in a while.

 

I forgot to mention Pool Day in my salt water pool.

55 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

Dude there is always a reason to go to Bangkok. If I was living in Vermont, I would go to NYC. Got to get some action once in a while.

 

I forgot to mention Pool Day in my salt water pool.

Be careful if you walk up that sidewalk or trail along the canal late at night that leads to angkor wat. A bunch of prostitutes came out of the bushes/trees at me in the dark. They seemed predatory, just moving towards me without saying anything.