Is Thailand a good value for money - if you have money?

 

In my opinion it was always bad value, even 11 years ago when I moved and cad$ was worth 30 baht.

 

Thailand always wants to take all while giving nothing in return. Actually they will take it even more.

 

They want to tax you, but give you no benefits. As a matter of fact, still report to us every 90 day like a criminal.

 

They want to give you LTR visa, but you have to invest millions, while still giving you nada besides tome tax benefit that may or may not hold up in the future.

 

They want to sell you a long term tourist visa for 30,000 usd.

 

Is 😺 and 🛕 really worth it.

 

This place would be a hard pass with anyone who has brain.

Foreigners and westerners rarely get a good deal in Thailand as they are usually cheated and overcharged.

15 minutes ago, Celsius said:

Is Thailand a good value for money - if you have money?

 

In my opinion it was always bad value, even 11 years ago when I moved and cad$ was worth 30 baht.

 

Thailand always wants to take all while giving nothing in return. Actually they will take it even more.

 

They want to tax you, but give you no benefits. As a matter of fact, still report to us every 90 day like a criminal.

 

They want to give you LTR visa, but you have to invest millions, while still giving you nada besides tome tax benefit that may or may not hold up in the future.

 

They want to sell you a long term tourist visa for 30,000 usd.

 

Is 😺 and 🛕 really worth it.

 

This place would be a hard pass with anyone who has brain.

Find a better home....so time you left, if you are actually here.

12 minutes ago, SingAPorn said:

Foreigners and westerners rarely get a good deal in Thailand as they are usually cheated and overcharged.

Such rubbish...

I think it is better value for money in many aspects...just have to remember that you don't actually own anything  just renting it  unless you are already a multi billionaire multinational company and even then can still get screwed over  (Hopewell)

18 minutes ago, Celsius said:

This place would be a hard pass with anyone who has brain.

 

So  ....um....where is your brain right now then ???

16 minutes ago, SingAPorn said:

Foreigners and westerners rarely get a good deal in Thailand as they are usually cheated and overcharged.

 Utter gonads .

24 minutes ago, Celsius said:

Is Thailand a good value for money - if you have money?

 

In my opinion it was always bad value, even 11 years ago when I moved and cad$ was worth 30 baht.

 

Thailand always wants to take all while giving nothing in return. Actually they will take it even more.

 

They want to tax you, but give you no benefits. As a matter of fact, still report to us every 90 day like a criminal.

 

They want to give you LTR visa, but you have to invest millions, while still giving you nada besides tome tax benefit that may or may not hold up in the future.

 

They want to sell you a long term tourist visa for 30,000 usd.

 

Is 😺 and 🛕 really worth it.

 

This place would be a hard pass with anyone who has brain.

 

Yes, it's horribly expensive here, constant rip off. Almost like Philippines.

 

I was charged 70 Baht instead of 60 for Pad See Ew just now. It's outrageous.

28 minutes ago, Celsius said:

Is Thailand a good value for money - if you have money?

 

In my opinion it was always bad value, even 11 years ago when I moved and cad$ was worth 30 baht.

 

Thailand always wants to take all while giving nothing in return. Actually they will take it even more.

 

They want to tax you, but give you no benefits. As a matter of fact, still report to us every 90 day like a criminal.

 

They want to give you LTR visa, but you have to invest millions, while still giving you nada besides tome tax benefit that may or may not hold up in the future.

 

They want to sell you a long term tourist visa for 30,000 usd.

 

Is 😺 and 🛕 really worth it.

 

This place would be a hard pass with anyone who has brain.

There are two words in The King's English......so do it if you do not like it here.

There are plenty of us who do like it.

32 minutes ago, Celsius said:

Is Thailand a good value for money - if you have money?

 

In my opinion it was always bad value, even 11 years ago when I moved and cad$ was worth 30 baht.

 

Thailand always wants to take all while giving nothing in return. Actually they will take it even more.

 

They want to tax you, but give you no benefits. As a matter of fact, still report to us every 90 day like a criminal.

 

They want to give you LTR visa, but you have to invest millions, while still giving you nada besides tome tax benefit that may or may not hold up in the future.

 

They want to sell you a long term tourist visa for 30,000 usd.

 

Is 😺 and 🛕 really worth it.

 

This place would be a hard pass with anyone who has brain.

See ya.

40 minutes ago, Celsius said:

This place would be a hard pass with anyone who has brain.

So where do you live?

Or are you part of those who, according to you, have no brain. 

 

Personally, I guess I would still live in Thailand even if I would be rich.

24 minutes ago, Denim said:

 

So  ....um....where is your brain right now then ???

 

Well, yes. A bunch of predictable posts followed.

 

The thing is, I am allowed to change my mind. The beauty of it is I am not stuck here. I can leave whenever I please. If I was once dumb and full of cuum it does not mean I should choose to remain stupid.

39 minutes ago, SingAPorn said:

Foreigners and westerners rarely get a good deal in Thailand as they are usually cheated and overcharged.

 

It depends.

If you are in the middle of Pattaya and Thais see that you are new in town then don't be surprised if they try to get a lot of money from you.

If you have some experience some Thais will still try, but then it's up to you if you let that happen.

 

I don't know if this is good news or bad news, but Thais don't only try to make money from unexperienced foreigners but also from their own brothers and sisters from up country.

I heard enough stories from Thai who arrived at a bus depot or airport inside Thailand and then the locals try to overcharge them just like they do with foreigners.

55 minutes ago, Celsius said:

Is Thailand a good value for money - if you have money?

 

Those who have money would never consider Thailand period.

 

That is the truth of it. Thailand was & always will be a race to the bottom price wise.  Yes you can live a somewhat better life in Thailand than most western countries on the same budget but it is still a budget life filled with low quality food, products, home & condo construction, even the air for part of the year in most places is of poor AQI quality.

 

Recent floods that left towns floating in diarrhea water due to open sewer systems + the lack of any planning or warning not to mention zero help by police or military during the mini catastrophe showed exactly how things are done here. Imagine a really large problem.

 

Expats who live in Thailand are 99.9% folks that found they could not have a decent life anywhere else.

That is not a bad thing & also not a put down on expats who choose Thailand for that reason.

 

Thailand would do well to remember that is the reason too.

Because while those expats cannot afford a nice life in their country they do help Thailand in many ways by spending their dimes here.

 

But to your question I would say 101% NO Thailand is not good value for those who can afford better of course not.

Thailand is good value for those that cannot afford better period

8 minutes ago, Celsius said:

 

Well, yes. A bunch of predictable posts followed.

 

The thing is, I am allowed to change my mind. The beauty of it is I am not stuck here. I can leave whenever I please. If I was once dumb and full of cuum it does not mean I should choose to remain stupid.

Didn’t you just leave, went back to Canada and slagged Thailand off big time, then in the flicker of an eye you were back here ??

 

Sorry, but can’t believe anything you write on here.

10 minutes ago, Celsius said:

 

Well, yes. A bunch of predictable posts followed.

 

The thing is, I am allowed to change my mind. The beauty of it is I am not stuck here. I can leave whenever I please. If I was once dumb and full of cuum it does not mean I should choose to remain stupid.

I think it is quite clear from the majority of your posts that you have chosen to remain stupid. 

5 minutes ago, mania said:

 

Those who have money would never consider Thailand period.

 

That is the truth of it. Thailand was & always will be a race to the bottom price wise.  Yes you can live a somewhat better life in Thailand than most western countries on the same budget but it is still a budget life filled with low quality food, products, home & condo construction, even the air for part of the year in most places is of poor AQI quality.

 

Recent floods that left towns floating in diarrhea water due to open sewer systems + the lack of any planning or warning not to mention zero help by police or military during the mini catastrophe showed exactly how things are done here. Imagine a really large problem.

 

Expats who live in Thailand are 99.9% folks that found they could not have a decent life anywhere else.

That is not a bad thing & also not a put down on expats who choose Thailand for that reason.

 

Thailand would do well to remember that is the reason too.

Because while those expats cannot afford a nice life in their country they do help Thailand in many ways by spending their dimes here.

 

But to your question I would say 101% NO Thailand is not good value for those who can afford better of course not.

Thailand is good value for those that cannot afford better period

 

 

Sorry, I disagree with that.

 

 

There are many people like me (financially comfortable) who chose Thailand for its many qualities. I avoid buying crap (although I have in past) but I will always look for value 

 

 

I could not be happier than I have been over the last 18 years.

 

 

9 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Didn’t you just leave, went back to Canada and slagged Thailand off big time, then in the flicker of an eye you were back here ??

 

Sorry, but can’t believe anything you write on here.

 

I DID.....and will do the same again

1 hour ago, Celsius said:

Thailand a good value for money - if you have money?

It's not about the money.

 

For me it's living amoungst the most beautiful, polite, friendly, easy going people in the world.

It's the food, the weather, the beaches, the country, it's amazing.

 

Sadly, but good for me, some of the young Thai women get pregnant to a deadbeat father who leaves before or shortly after the birth of their child, now the young mother needs to leave her child with her parents, go to the city to work, now she must pay monthly rent for accommodation, electricity, water, pay costs for commuting to and from work, buy clothing for her and her newborn, food for her and her newborn, monthly payments to her mother (child's guardian), for caring for her child etc., because Thailand does not provide this young mother a single mothers pension, or Social security payments or even garnish of the fathers wages as done in the west. 

 

Sadly the costs for the above adds up, now this beautiful, petite, very young woman must look elsewhere for a better paying job, she now has a debt so most times must work in the sex industry to make ends meet. 

1 hour ago, Celsius said:

They want to tax you, but give you no benefits.

 

They want to tax you?! How dare they! 

 

Did you not explain to them that you're from Canada?

 

Still nothing?

Thailand is good value for money.

 

Examples:

 

House in Australia 20 million Baht. Equivalent house here 5 million baht.

 

Rent here 10 K baht/MONTH. Equivalent rent in Australia 10K baht/WEEK.

 

Car registration in Australia 16K baht. Here, less than 2K baht.

 

One hour massage here, 200 baht. In Australia, 1500 baht minimum.

 

Not just value. I don't know of too many other places in the world, where I can enjoy a GF who is 23 years younger than me.

 

Anyone who has a brain can negotiate Immigration requirements quite easily. Perhaps the OP's brain cells don't stretch that far.

32 minutes ago, GypsyT said:

True, but where can old man like me get company of beautiful, sexy babies (not hookers!) to be with me?

So, it's worth every penny they steel from me.... and get this; More they steel less I complain!

 

That way the word gets around "He's SO dummy!" and more and more come to me 😉

 

STEAL = nick, half-inch,   STEEL is the place which just shut down in Wales.   555

1 hour ago, Celsius said:

 

 

They want to sell you a long term tourist visa for 30,000 usd.

 

 

Which one is $30,000 USD ?

 

https://ottawa.thaiembassy.org/en/page/visa-fees?menu=651c2cee62e8195f8210aa63

 

1 hour ago, Celsius said:

In my opinion it was always bad value, even 11 years ago when I moved and cad$ was worth 30 baht.

 

1 hour ago, Celsius said:

This place would be a hard pass with anyone who has brain.

and your point is???

Some people are never happy ,I disagree with everything the OP wrote , Thailand has been very good to me,

I don't regret a single day  of the 36 years I have lived here , I have visited nearly a 100 countries and Thailand 

is where I choose to live and where I will end my days....

 

Wonder where the OP will end up moving to ? best wishes to him and hope he finds happiness.

 

regards worgeordie

20 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

One hour massage here, 200 baht.

 

200 Baht for a massage?

 

What a rip off.

 

I go to the monastery here, and pay no more than 150 Baht.

 

7 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

 

200 Baht for a massage?

 

What a rip off.

 

I go to the monastery here, and pay no more than 150 Baht.

 

 Can beat that, 120 an hour, always have 2 hours, blindman masseuse, never had better anywhere.

Thailand is cheap because it's lower quality. That's just a fact as far as I'm concerned. But is it a good value for money? I think we  all agree it is or we wouldn't be here.

 

When I go back to US is very apparent how much things in Thailand are lower quality but you get what you pay for. We know that going in and I personally enjoy the more simple life anyways so it works out perfectly.

 

I think people with serious money and expecting a high standard of living would struggle here. Sure you can lock yourself down in the most affluent parts of the country but you need to leave your house eventually and then you'll experience what the real Thailand is like. 

39 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

One hour massage here, 200 baht. In Australia, 1500 baht minimum.

 

Massage and hair cuts are the best value of money I experience here. The massage is not as medical as you may find for 20x the price in the US but for enjoyment it's an amazing deal.

 

Hair cuts I prefer over USA any time but a wealthy person expecting a pristine salon would be disappointed. Not me though I love the Thai barber shops. They have a cozy feeling I don't get from the bland chains that liter America.

7 minutes ago, NorthernRyland said:

Thailand is cheap because it's lower quality. That's just a fact as far as I'm concerned. But is it a good value for money? I think we  all agree it is or we wouldn't be here.

 

When I go back to US is very apparent how much things in Thailand are lower quality but you get what you pay for. We know that going in and I personally enjoy the more simple life anyways so it works out perfectly.

 

I think people with serious money and expecting a high standard of living would struggle here. Sure you can lock yourself down in the most affluent parts of the country but you need to leave your house eventually and then you'll experience what the real Thailand is like. 

 

Depends what you talk about. I lived in America and I was not able to find Cafes of the high quality that are all over the place in Chiang Mai. Those giant theme Cafes like a Disney world or Park.

 

Shopping Malls also are of higher quality in Thailand than in the US.

 

Restaurants, okay, there's great restaurants in the US, but there's equally awesome ones in Thailand.

 

The thing is you don't get what you pay for in the US, you pay a giant price for a Thai massage, but it's unlikely to beat a 1300 Baht Spa massage in Thailand.

 

There's degraded places in the US too, it's not all Wyoming super ranches.