Leaving Thailand 2024

[Hummin]

7 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Anywhere in TH would work for me, if single, and or looking for a relationship.

 

Avoiding smog is a priority for myself, so it would be probably be Chumphon or lower.  Happy where we are, North of Chumphon, but South of Hua Hin, and close enough to Bangkok, to visit daughter.

 

Only real considerations are, if you're a fan of P4P, then that limits your choices, on a convenience level.   Or if having a lot of western food options is a priority, especially if you don't cook at home.

 

You want metro, urban or rural living, no prob.  You want hills or surf, no prob.   TH has it all.

 

Didn't you leave already ???

I'm here now, but leaving in 2 weeks for 2 1/2  month, and then, staying another 1 1/2 month. Coming back In October and probably staying to March or so. We will see, and all depending on work to. 

 

Wife just delivered her spouse visa today, and that will take another 15 months or so. 

 

Just back from your neighborhood down to Ranong and back, and it was great. 

 

 

 

 

[KhunLA]

1 minute ago, Hummin said:

I'm here now, but leaving in 2 weeks for 2 1/2  month, and then, staying another 1 1/2 month. Coming back In October and probably staying to March or so. We will see, and all depending on work to. 

 

Wife just delivered her spouse visa today, and that will take another 15 months or so. 

 

Just back from your neighborhood down to Ranong and back, and it was great. 

Have wife, but asking about single life ... hmm 

[Hellfire]

Typical Thai food is terrible. The only advantage is that it doesn’t lead to obesity (which isn’t surprising for such bland and extremely spicy food filled with lots of artificial additives). I always wonder what all those people who praise Thai food used to eat before. It is even scary to imagine.

[Katatonica]

On 11/3/2024 at 9:02 PM, JimTripper said:

The hot sweaty weather gets old fast. The only place I have felt Ok in Thailand was in Chiang Mai. Other places are just too uncomfortable and sweaty during the day to make a go of it most of the time. Who wants to live with A/C, not me.

We live 160m up a hill in Phuket, never use AC at all, only experience it in shops etc. We don't even use fans all the time, even then only on low as there's usually a bit of a breeze, even on the beach. Perfectly cool compared to Singapore. where I work.

[Katatonica]

11 minutes ago, Hellfire said:

Typical Thai food is terrible. The only advantage is that it doesn’t lead to obesity (which isn’t surprising for such bland and extremely spicy food filled with lots of artificial additives). I always wonder what all those people who praise Thai food used to eat before. It is even scary to imagine.

Really not keen on Issan style food but other Thai food, properly cooked, there's nothing wrong with it, I find it very healthy. My wife grows pretty much all the herbs, chillis, pepper, vegetables and fruit she needs to cook in the garden. Nothing artificial, like any restaurant we frequent. We even have a lemon tree for the vodka tonics.. I have to say a lot of the cheaper roadside type places stick a load of crap in the food, like lots of sugar, MSG, etc, nasty.

[Lacessit]

8 minutes ago, Hellfire said:

Typical Thai food is terrible. The only advantage is that it doesn’t lead to obesity (which isn’t surprising for such bland and extremely spicy food filled with lots of artificial additives). I always wonder what all those people who praise Thai food used to eat before. It is even scary to imagine.

Bamboo is rich in fibre, vitamins and minerals, and has zero calories. Pork rinds are crunchy and delicious, a good source of collagen. which helps maintain skin tone and cartilage.

 

Then there's pad siew gai, pad thai goong, mussuman curry, northern thai sausage. Roasted fish with garlic, Kai tod. Pad pat ruam.

 

I used to eat meat and three veg back in Australia, IMO Thai food has far more variety.

 

I'd say Thai food is healthier. In Oz, I was 93 kg, sometimes ballooned out to 100 kg. Now I am a svelte 79 kg.

 

 

[Bday Prang]

On 11/6/2024 at 11:07 AM, spidermike007 said:

Although I can certainly imagine the benefits of having RTP in the family, what would concern me is just the spectacular level of moral and ethical bankruptcy. Am I wrong? Are there any ethical cops here? 

There is a limit to how ethical one would want them to be if one was calling in a favour. One could not expect much assistance from a jobsworth "mr clean" if trying to get off from a serious charge.

I actually have many police in the family ranging from the wife's (useless) youngest brother who will forever be a constable, right through to her sister's husband who is currently a chief inspector.  

All appear to me to be normal guys just doing their job, but we have to understand, for all police  their hands are tied and they all have to answer to their superiors

Best to keep ones nose clean and / or not get caught, favours invariably need to be repaid

[Bday Prang]

26 minutes ago, Hellfire said:

Typical Thai food is terrible. The only advantage is that it doesn’t lead to obesity (which isn’t surprising for such bland and extremely spicy food filled with lots of artificial additives). I always wonder what all those people who praise Thai food used to eat before. It is even scary to imagine.

bland or spicy? make your mind up

[GypsyT]

4 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

Typical Thai food is terrible.

Why are you here?

[Katatonica]

On 11/6/2024 at 12:07 PM, spidermike007 said:

Although I can certainly imagine the benefits of having RTP in the family, what would concern me is just the spectacular level of moral and ethical bankruptcy. Am I wrong? Are there any ethical cops here? 

I have met some and been related to one or two. They don't live long, sadly. 

[Bday Prang]

7 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Bamboo is rich in fibre, vitamins and minerals, and has zero calories. Pork rinds are crunchy and delicious, a good source of collagen. which helps maintain skin tone and cartilage.

 

Then there's pad siew gai, pad thai goong, mussuman curry, northern thai sausage. Roasted fish with garlic, Kai tod. Pad pat ruam.

 

I used to eat meat and three veg back in Australia, IMO Thai food has far more variety.

 

I'd say Thai food is healthier. In Oz, I was 93 kg, sometimes ballooned out to 100 kg. Now I am a svelte 79 kg.

 

 

Don't forget many on here have no idea what Thai food is available to them, and are incapable of ordering anything other than khao pad.  Last year I met a guy who ate nothing but Pad Kra Pao moo for two weeks lol

[Bday Prang]

1 minute ago, GypsyT said:

Why are you here?

probably because I did not say what you quoted me as saying.   That was @Hellfire

[GypsyT]

3 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

6 minutes ago, GypsyT said:

 

 

 

3 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

probably because I did not say what you quoted me as saying.   That wa

I am sorry!

2nd time I mess up same thing...

Better stay out here.

 

[Bday Prang]

Just now, GypsyT said:

 

I am sorry!

2nd time I mess up same thing...

Better stay out here.

 

its ok we've all done it

[Hummin]

Now you making drama again 😁

 

It was a question to a single man in context with the previous replies.

 

I know the answers out of personal experience,