Its too expensive I may leave

[georgegeorgia]

Shocked tonight to cash my Australian dollars to get a lousy 21.73 , 2173 baht  $100

Can someone please calculate maybe a mathematical expert how much is 100 baht in AUD please !

 

Now I have been advised by another visitor in my hotel to go to Vietnam that's where he is moving to 

 

Please how do you Australian expats survive on old age pension here when prices here in Thailand are comparable to Australian prices after the exchange 

I paid nearly $6 for a 6 inch subway ,same price in Australia 

 

Gone are the days of buying cheap shoes and clothing here in Thailand 

 

Nearly $5 for a pair of thongs and I don't mean underwear! Please !

The thongs that go on your feet 

 

Is Vietnam cheaper,I still have 3 weeks to go on my work leave , I feel like I should go back to Australia where it's cheaper .what an expensive place 

How do you afford to retire you guys who only have a small Government pension ??

[G_Money]

Work more.  Save, invest more.  State pensions were never meant to be one’s sole means of retirement income.

 

Naturally this reply won’t go over well with the “I want it now “ crowd.  
 

Hence they have a low income retirement.

[georgegeorgia]

6 minutes ago, G_Money said:

Work more.  Save, invest more.  State pensions were never meant to be one’s sole means of retirement income.

 

Naturally this reply won’t go over well with the “I want it now “ crowd.  
 

Hence they have a low income retirement.

Excellent point 

But...I'm thinking inflation had caught up to Thailand,times change ,prices change 

$$10 for a pair of sandals I can get in Kmart for $5;

This year Australians WILL Not be going to Thailand I can assure you ,they will go to Bali or Vietnam ( the new Bali) 

You have lost Australians blame it on yourself 

[MalcolmB]

11 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

You have lost Australians blame it on yourself 

Maybe blame it on Australian governments whose policies have caused the dollar to drop so low.

 

with the millions of bigger spending Chinese and Russians here now  I doubt any of the Thais will notice the thrifty Aussies pensioners are missing.

 

I certainly won’t miss them.

[marin]

46 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Shocked tonight to cash my Australian dollars to get a lousy 21.73 , 2173 baht  $100

Dont blame that on Thailand.

 

46 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Now I have been advised by another visitor in my hotel to go to Vietnam that's where he is moving to 

What about the doctors?

 

31 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

$$10 for a pair of sandals I can get in Kmart for $5;

Big C or Lotus. Less than 100 baht. 

[chickenslegs]

53 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Nearly $5 for a pair of thongs

Free on the steps outside any temple.

[Northstar1]

5 minutes ago, marin said:

Dont blame that on Thailand.

 

What about the doctors?

 

Big C or Lotus. Less than 100 baht. 

The health care system is quite good 👍 

[still kicking]

39 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Excellent point 

But...I'm thinking inflation had caught up to Thailand,times change ,prices change 

$$10 for a pair of sandals I can get in Kmart for $5;

This year Australians WILL Not be going to Thailand I can assure you ,they will go to Bali or Vietnam ( the new Bali) 

You have lost Australians blame it on yourself 

1 AUD  = 22.31 THB  at the rate on 2024-10-14.

[still kicking]

59 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Shocked tonight to cash my Australian dollars to get a lousy 21.73 , 2173 baht  $100

Can someone please calculate maybe a mathematical expert how much is 100 baht in AUD please !

 

Now I have been advised by another visitor in my hotel to go to Vietnam that's where he is moving to 

 

Please how do you Australian expats survive on old age pension here when prices here in Thailand are comparable to Australian prices after the exchange 

I paid nearly $6 for a 6 inch subway ,same price in Australia 

 

Gone are the days of buying cheap shoes and clothing here in Thailand 

 

Nearly $5 for a pair of thongs and I don't mean underwear! Please !

The thongs that go on your feet 

 

Is Vietnam cheaper,I still have 3 weeks to go on my work leave , I feel like I should go back to Australia where it's cheaper .what an expensive place 

How do you afford to retire you guys who only have a small Government pension ??

I agree with your comment about Vietnam but not with your comment about Aussie pension, I live in OZ on just an OAP it all depends where you live. I still pay AUD 240 per week for about 8 years now and still can afford to travel to LOS twice a year. 

[georgegeorgia]

27 minutes ago, marin said:

Dont blame that on Thailand.

 

What about the doctors?

 

Big C or Lotus. Less than 100 baht. 

Blood tests are free in Australia 

Can go to Medicare doctors also free 

[shdmn]

You can live pretty cheap in Vietnam. The only problem is they don't have a retirement visa, so you have to be ok with doing border runs every 3 months.

[FriscoKid]

1 hour ago, georgegeorgia said:

Shocked tonight to cash my Australian dollars to get a lousy 21.73 , 2173 baht  $100

Can someone please calculate maybe a mathematical expert how much is 100 baht in AUD please !

 

Now I have been advised by another visitor in my hotel to go to Vietnam that's where he is moving to 

 

Please how do you Australian expats survive on old age pension here when prices here in Thailand are comparable to Australian prices after the exchange 

I paid nearly $6 for a 6 inch subway ,same price in Australia 

 

Gone are the days of buying cheap shoes and clothing here in Thailand 

 

Nearly $5 for a pair of thongs and I don't mean underwear! Please !

The thongs that go on your feet 

 

Is Vietnam cheaper,I still have 3 weeks to go on my work leave , I feel like I should go back to Australia where it's cheaper .what an expensive place 

How do you afford to retire you guys who only have a small Government pension ??

Cost of living is very low to me in Thailand compared to the West. Just gotta mop more. Mop till you drop. Or go hang out in the Manila subways. I heard it's the most fun anyone can ever have. 

[Upnotover]

1 hour ago, georgegeorgia said:

I paid nearly $6 for a 6 inch subway ,same price in Australia 

Why on earth would you buy/eat that?  Australia is actually the only place I ever bought one, never again, anywhere.  Or maybe  Brisbane just can't get real bread.

[Fat is a type of crazy]

Accommodation is the big expense and for longer term tourists such as the likes of you and I - nice accommodation in places like Jomtiem and Koh Chang so much cheaper compared to Bali by what I've seen - and of course Australia. 

 

[scubascuba3]

8 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

This year Australians WILL Not be going to Thailand I can assure you ,they will go to Bali or Vietnam ( the new Bali) 

You have lost Australians blame it on yourself 

They don't care, they've got Indians. THB is about 7% stronger than it was a few months ago, some link to the ex PM getting fired 

[thaibeachlovers]

10 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Can someone please calculate maybe a mathematical expert how much is 100 baht in AUD please !

Google is your friend.

 

 

Surely you didn't imagine the exchange rate would be favourable to you for ever, did you? Did you not make plans for that eventuality?

 

[thaibeachlovers]

9 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Blood tests are free in Australia 

Can go to Medicare doctors also free 

Did you expect Thailand to be just like Australia?

[thaibeachlovers]

10 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

This year Australians WILL Not be going to Thailand I can assure you ,they will go to Bali or Vietnam ( the new Bali) 

You'd have to pay me to go visit Bali. It's full of Aussies.

[2baht]

10 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Is Vietnam cheaper, 

Go there and find out! I don't think floor sweepers are paid much there either! Make sure to take care of those super expensive $5 thongs now, can't be wasting $5 too often now, can we???

[georgegeorgia]

2 hours ago, 2baht said:

Go there and find out! I don't think floor sweepers are paid much there either! Make sure to take care of those super expensive $5 thongs now, can't be wasting $5 too often now, can we???

No your right ...Definitely not !

$5 is $5 and I'm very poor ,that's my hourly rate ! 

Sundays I get $7 an hour though

And no retirement benefits !

 

 

I was thinking a part time job in Boyztown to make up for it ,I have write to my HR department to ask for a reference 

 

I will have to stay in the flybird condo it looks like .

 

[G_Money]

4 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Definitely not !

$5 is $5 and I'm very poor ,that's my hourly rate ! 

Sundays I get $7 an hour though 

I was thinking a part time job in Boyztown 

Thailand not for you 

 

If your appearance resembles the typical nearly broke cheap charlie loitering around Pattaya even boyztown will not be successful for you.  
 

Best to stick with the Outback.

[georgegeorgia]

1 minute ago, G_Money said:

Thailand not for you 

 

If your appearance resembles the typical nearly broke cheap charlie loitering around Pattaya even boyztown will not be successful for you.  
 

Best to stick with the Outback.

Well as there is a lot of people with indian background who work with me ,I'm thinking India 

They seem to go there on our $5 hourly rate sometimes twice a year ,!

Yes I have had to change I found 40 baht second hand t shirts at Soi bukhao market 

And....I went to a buffet and when they wernt looking I quickly put the food in a container in my bag ,take it home for later !

[georgegeorgia]

11 minutes ago, G_Money said:

Best to stick with the Outback

I have heard the Outback of Australia is more expensive, no I think I will have to start living like an old backpacker ,buses to airport from Pattaya , hostels as rooms ,maybe even someone here will lend me their room 

It's the working poor like me who can't afford these prices of inflation.

Many of us in Australia as janitor are working for less than $5 an hour we are the working poor with no retirement benefits,

 

I will end up an old sex worker with a beer bottle laying outside the Nirun Condo's at 7am in the morning wearing a Chang singlet !!!

 

 

 

[G_Money]

Just now, georgegeorgia said:

I have heard the Outback of Australia is more expensive, no I think I will have to start living like an old backpacker ,buses to airport from Pattaya , hostels as rooms ,maybe even someone here will lend me their room 

It's the working poor like me who can't afford these prices of inflation.

 

Pity

[georgegeorgia]

1 minute ago, G_Money said:

Pity

Thankyou for sympathy 

You could always donate me a few drinks in a bar 

[G_Money]

8 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Thankyou for sympathy 

You could always donate me a few drinks in a bar

No problem.  I’m known for my generosity.

[georgegeorgia]

Just now, G_Money said:

No problem.  I’m known for my generosity.

Yes well beggars cant be choosers so I thankyou for your generosity 

You could take me to a bar and we could talk about how you can  change and appreciate the World's cultural diversity,and stop your transphobic & Islamophobia 

thankyou for your service Sir

[G_Money]

1 minute ago, georgegeorgia said:

Yes well beggars cant be choosers so I thankyou for your generosity 

You could take me to a bar and we could talk about how you can  change and appreciate the World's cultural diversity,and stop your transphobic & Islamophobia 

thankyou for your service Sir

“your transphobic & Islamophobia “

 

What makes you think that?

 

 

[georgegeorgia]

2 minutes ago, G_Money said:

“your transphobic & Islamophobia “

 

What makes you think that?

 

 

Could I perhaps ask you kindly not to change the topic please ,that's all I ask , surely thats not too much to ask 

 

[terryq]

24 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

...

And....I went to a buffet and when they wernt looking I quickly put the food in a container in my bag ,take it home for later !

 

Thief.

Arrest , deport, ban.