Is Thailand Value for money

[Celsius]

Things are not that bad back home. At least these people that can go bankrupt any day still have some support.

 

Unlike Thailand where people use agents to deposit money for long term visa. That is much worse than living paycheck to paycheck.

[liddelljohn]

When I first came to Thailand in 1993 it was very good value ,

The £  was worth only about 42 baht if I remember correctly but it bought £5 worth of good s and services  so Value was excellent .

 

But Today with £ about 44baht  It can buy on average   about £1 worth of goods and services  when averaged out.

When In UK or EU I spend about £2500 a month 100k baht and in Thailand its about the same  ,, But what I get for that money is no different ...

 

Thailand is no longer cheap  many things here cost more than UK  and yes some things are cheaper   thats why I say  the value in Thailand is   on par with UK and EU.. 

 

So no Thailand is no longer a cheap destination for holidays or  expats ,,

[newnative]

1 hour ago, Celsius said:

 

You mention restaurants here are fine, but they are not. Thais cover their meals with some of the worst and unhealthiest sauces on the planet. Let's not even mention the disgusting oil. CNA did a report in Singapore and pretty much concluded that vendors only change oil once a week. You think Thailand is better?  If I order on Grab or go to a restaurant I will always look for a place that does not mix some of their disgusting sauces with the meal. The chicken steak you refer to mis a hit and miss in Thailand. If that Chicken steak comes with a salad it is a given that it will always arrive with the most disgusting mays sauce available.

 

So, BAD value for money because it costs you your health. I do have more confidence in McDonald's. 

 

 

       If that is your opinion of food choices in Thailand then you are yet another member for whom I wonder why you are here.   My spouse and I eat well here, and certainly better than what I was eating in America--which was mostly fast food when I ate out and tv dinners when I ate at home.   

    We like to eat out here but he's a good cook and we also eat at home, as well, taking advantage of all the fresh fruit and vegetables available year-round.   I'll take most of what we eat here over McDonald's any day.  

[KhunLA]

2 hours ago, Celsius said:

 

You mention restaurants here are fine, but they are not. Thais cover their meals with some of the worst and unhealthiest sauces on the planet. Let's not even mention the disgusting oil. CNA did a report in Singapore and pretty much concluded that vendors only change oil once a week. You think Thailand is better?  If I order on Grab or go to a restaurant I will always look for a place that does not mix some of their disgusting sauces with the meal. The chicken steak you refer to mis a hit and miss in Thailand. If that Chicken steak comes with a salad it is a given that it will always arrive with the most disgusting mays sauce available.

 

So, BAD value for money because it costs you your health. I do have more confidence in McDonald's. 

 

 

I think you need to dine at better vendors.  I eat rather healthy when I eat out, most times.   

[KhunLA]

1 hour ago, newnative said:

       If that is your opinion of food choices in Thailand then you are yet another member for whom I wonder why you are here.   My spouse and I eat well here, and certainly better than what I was eating in America--which was mostly fast food when I ate out and tv dinners when I ate at home.   

    We like to eat out here but he's a good cook and we also eat at home, as well, taking advantage of all the fresh fruit and vegetables available year-round.   I'll take most of what we eat here over McDonald's any day.  

Yikes ... fast food & TV dinners.

 

I was single the majority of time in the USA, and I still ate damn good, dining out or in, though very rarely fast food or frozen dinners.

[newnative]

2 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Yikes ... fast food & TV dinners.

 

I was single the majority of time in the USA, and I still ate damn good, dining out or in, though very rarely fast food or frozen dinners.

I was a non-starter as a cook.  I dusted my stove rather than cleaned it.  

[newnative]

1 hour ago, fredwiggy said:

True, because their homes and everyone in them are included. I'm thinking of the higher percentage of people that owe more then what they have paid off. Many people are just getting by and in danger of losing homes and cars than own them outright. Many are in major debt and are living paycheck to paycheck, although their homes and other assets does increase their net worth. I have known thousands of people while living there, and only a few were doing okay, with the remainder needing to save just to have a yearly one week vacation.

     Color me impressed that not only did you know 'thousands of people' but you also knew that 'only a few' of the thousands were doing 'okay'.   I don't know how you managed to keep those 'thousands' of different financial situations in your head.  I, myself, have my hands full just keeping track of my finances.  Forget thousands.  Bravo, you!

      As I said in my previous post, there are certainly lots of people not doing well in the US.  That's a given.  Always been the case, likely always will be the case.  It's interesting, though.  Did a little checking and found there are 37.9 million people living in poverty in the US.  Certainly a lot. 

    But, here's what I found interesting.  There are also 24.5 million millionaires in the US.  That's also a lot--and I suspect the actual number is both higher, and growing fairly rapidly.  And, that number will continue to grow when the many wealthy, aging Baby Boomers pass their wealth, plus the wealth they inherited, themselves, from their Greatest Generation parents, on to their kids.

     

     

[gearbox]

8 hours ago, newnative said:

     And, average USA household net worth was $1,059,470 in 2023, up from $746,821 in 2020.  Sounds about right.  

Average means people like Musk are included in the calculation. I eat chicken, you eat rice, average is chicken with rice.

[QuantumQuandry]

On 10/1/2024 at 6:43 PM, Celsius said:

Well, yes. A bunch of predictable posts followed.

 

Funny you mention predictable.

 

When I saw the attitude of the post, I knew it was one of 3 or 4 people that wrote it.  Of which you were one.

 

Predictable, indeed.