Its too expensive I may leave

[Olmate]

When you started sniffing the women patients bedpans all went up$hit river from then on G boy! Give up, go awol, overstay, hit the slops and the skids, you will be  GGJohndoe by xmas!? Keep us regularly posted tho, loving the story so far!! 

[G_Money]

1 hour ago, georgegeorgia said:

Yes today I will visit two new doctor clinics 

I noticed there is a new one now in Jomtien , opposite the complex area 

Beautiful looking white & blue colours 

I took a picture 

Running out of PrEP or PEP. or need an antibiotic shot?

[Gottfrid]

16 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

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

As I have pointed out numerous times. Retiring abroad is not something that is possible for everyone, and has never been. Also never going to be. There are people that are saving, investing, have good education and work as well as take out extra retirement savings plans. Here we have the different groups who can afford to live in comfort abroad without worries.

There are no, or only dumb people living on fantasy clouds that are trying to retire in Thailand on only a small government pension. That goes for Australians and all other nationalities as well. To retire abroad on only such income is not possible or just foolish. People who wish to retire abroad need savings and side incomes. Alternatively, just be rich!

[Pattaya57]

1 hour ago, georgegeorgia said:

What do you mean 2.20. out?

Does anyone know the answer please !

If I received 2173 baht for $100 how much would 100 baht he in Australian dollars?

Is this the same person that keeps going on about how analytical and academic he is and he only wants intelligent people to answer his posts 😆 

 

How do you not know such simple math as:

100 ÷ 21.73 = $4.60

 

Btw if you go to a TT Exchange today you can get 2217 baht for A$100 so 44 baht more than the exchange you use giving 2173

 

Edited October 15 by Pattaya57

[Pattaya57]

2 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

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 !

 

You earn $5 an hour when the minimum wage by law in Australia is $24.10. And how do you figure no retirement benefits 

 

This is a straight out lie which really proves this whole thread is just another GG troll.

[retarius]

16 hours 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 ??

Why don't you look up the exchange rate on the internet....spot rates are there for almost all currencies. 

You are right Thailand has become very expensive indeed....only labour is cheap and accommodation which was very cheap has crept up. I spend less than 179 days a year in Thailand and the rest in my second home where better quality goods and food cost much less than Thailand. 

I am shocked that you are still working....by your posts I imagined you were about 80 years old.

 

 

[Liverpool Lou]

16 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

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.

Hear, hear!

[retarius]

2 hours ago, G_Money said:

“your transphobic & Islamophobia “

 

What makes you think that?

 

 

Who cares about transphobic? Not me that's for sure. He can be anything he wants.

[SAFETY FIRST]

14 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

16 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

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.

Hear, hear

Crikey, I think this is the first time I've ever seen you agree with someone. 

 

[Sandboxer]

I only wish more Aussies would follow your brave lead and f off.

Edited October 15 by Sandboxer

[Albaby]

2 hours ago, G_Money said:

“your transphobic & Islamophobia “

 

What makes you think that?

 

 

I think he's got you mixed up with me😂

[Hummin]

3 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Thankyou for sympathy 

You could always donate me a few drinks in a bar 

The first thing to do if you are poor,  stop drinking, it may prevent you from making bad decisions leading you further down in poverty. 

[scubascuba3]

2 hours ago, ChaiyaTH said:

Been saying all this for the past 4-5 years on this forum and laughed at, it all came out so far to be true once again. Last but not least the only thing Thailand really had VS others was the nightlife and girls, that also kind of died + huge inflation. Oh yeah and the street food but also removed + expensive + small portions.

Nightlife hasn't died and street food portions are the same size for years, prices similar to pre-covid, try somewhere else in Thailand

[Liverpool Lou]

34 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Crikey, I think this is the first time I've ever seen you agree with someone. 

 

Must be the first time that you've opened your eyes, then.

[G_Money]

46 minutes ago, Albaby said:

I think he's got you mixed up with me😂

That is possible.  He/She is a bit confused.

[Nick Carter icp]

18 hours 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 !

 

   How much pension will you receive , then we can work out whether you would be able to afford to live in Thailand and where .

   

[Pattaya57]

48 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   How much pension will you receive , then we can work out whether you would be able to afford to live in Thailand and where .

   

Aussie pension is currently $2480 per month, so about 55,000-60,000 baht per month, which is plenty for most 67+ you'd think

 

Edit: in reality you'd also have Superannuation income as well

 

Edited October 15 by Pattaya57

[KannikaP]

18 hours 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 !

According to my simple to use Currency converter app, Bht 100 is 4.4673 AUD. 

It doesn't need a maths expert, just ask Google.

If you are leaving Thailand, don't forget to cancel your AN subscription please. 555

[KannikaP]

18 minutes ago, Pattaya57 said:

Aussie pension is currently $2480 per month, so about 55,000-60,000 baht per month, which is plenty for most 67+ you'd think

My house, car and all is paid for. Live easily on my UK pension of about Bht 40,000, in a rural village near Phitsanulok. Done with all the womanising and gogos.

[Fat is a type of crazy]

16 minutes ago, Pattaya57 said:

Aussie pension is currently $2480 per month, so about 55,000-60,000 baht per month, which is plenty for most 67+ you'd think

Don't know why I recall such details but in a different post he's got a decent amount  of super and working till saving 800,000 so he'll get nothing. Unless he spends a decent chunk before 67. So all this budget talk is either trolling or he can't get used to the idea of actually spending after saving after 30 years or more of working. 

[Pattaya57]

1 minute ago, Fat is a type of crazy said:

Don't know why I recall such details but in a different post he's got a decent amount  of super and working till saving 800,000 so he'll get nothing. Unless he spends a decent chunk before 67. So all this budget talk is either trolling or he can't get used to the idea of actually spending after saving after 30 years or more of working. 

Well he can't work out how much A$ is 100 baht so what hope is there that he could work out a retirement plan 😉

[KannikaP]

5 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

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

Why are you quoting prices and wages in $, US,CAD,or AUD, when you are in Thailand. 

You quote $5 an hour = $40  for 8 hours =  $1000 for 25 days = THB 22369, plus your little bonuses on Sundays. Better than a lot of Thais earn.

[KannikaP]

5 hours 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 !

And thankfully, I heard that some restaurant buffets are charging for thieving gits like you.

[MalcolmB]

3 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Crikey, I think this is the first time I've ever seen you agree with someone. 

 

Lou always agrees with me.

He knows I am right all the time. 

[Liverpool Lou]

11 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

3 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Crikey, I think this is the first time I've ever seen you agree with someone. 

 

Lou always agrees with me.

He knows I am right all the time. 

B0llocks..

Edited October 15 by Liverpool Lou

[PattayaParent]

5 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I worked Vung Tau for a couple of years. 

 

The things I like were cheaper but I'm not sure what you are looking for.....thongs????

 

I didn't visit any doctor clinics so I can't say if they are cheaper. 

 

 

I've been to an ENT clinic in Ha Noi $15 for doc, scope things down my ears, treatment and meds.

[SAFETY FIRST]

12 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

B0llocks..

Now........that's the opposing, disagreeing, wrangling Lou we all know. 👍

 

[SAFETY FIRST]

11 minutes ago, PattayaParent said:

 

I've been to an ENT clinic in Ha Noi $15 for doc, scope things down my ears, treatment and meds.

Wow, that's cheap, maybe we could persuade Georgie to go Vietnam next holiday. 

 

[bkk6060]

How?  Well, some of us actually started a financial plan years ago that did not include pensions.  Stupidity, laziness, and lack of education creates improper funds when one retires.  

Hearing old people always complaining about money makes me want to vomit.

Edited October 15 by bkk6060

[MalcolmB]

28 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Now........that's the opposing, disagreeing, wrangling Lou we all know. 👍

 

He is just joking.

He has a cracking sense of humor for an elderly gentleman.

He often writes to me for advice on life.