Why I left Thailand

[still kicking]

2 minutes ago, jori123 said:

Everyone gets old and buggered, not necessarily in that order. Health cost in TH are expensive     It isn't all that bad in UK   food delicious  (restaurants excepted) used to dream good food, gees it is good. One time in my life I don't need money, thrown at you in UK,Ill sure come back for holidays   but no way full time

I agree I am not in the UK I am in OZ I went back a few years ago and do not regret it, being a pensioner now I pay nothing for healthcare nor doctor or hospital, I have not have a rent increase for 8 years yes I pay about 5600 baht per week but my pension is well over 29.000 baht per week cheap food at Aldi's, water rates included in rent what else do I need? I still go to Thailand twice a year  pay nothing for accommodation since I still have property and family there. Thailand is overrated so is the food. I can get any food here where I live but since I like cooking I only venture out ones a week. So all in all I am happy here 

[NORDO]

I’m same situation as you, with same considerations.    So if I decide to bail out of the Land of FAKE Smiles, what is the best way to transfer all my BKK accounts out of Thailand?

[mlkik]

4 hours ago, Confuscious said:

I had yesterday for dinner a Fish and Chips at a beach resto with Music.
The Fish was a big junk of REAL seafish (not the Tilapa fish like in Thailand).
Had also a big portion of French Fries.
And the salad had black and green olives.
On each table was a basket with bread and a bottle of olive oil (free use).
I had also a glass of wine.
Total bill: 12.99 EUR
About the same price I would see in Phuket or so.

 

That is the worst excuse for fish n chips I have ever seen.

[Hummin]

3 minutes ago, mlkik said:

That is the worst excuse for fish n chips I have ever seen.

Just been in Spain to, and the quality of food and wine for 25 euro, is amazing compared to Thailand. Quality steaks, lamb, fresh fish (no farm fish), and vegetables, but I will not live in Spain 24/7 either. Nice to have some choices tho

 

 

[Confuscious]

1 hour ago, NORDO said:

I’m same situation as you, with same considerations.    So if I decide to bail out of the Land of FAKE Smiles, what is the best way to transfer all my BKK accounts out of Thailand?

 

[scubascuba3]

5 hours ago, Confuscious said:

I had yesterday for dinner a Fish and Chips at a beach resto with Music.
The Fish was a big junk of REAL seafish (not the Tilapa fish like in Thailand).
Had also a big portion of French Fries.
And the salad had black and green olives.
On each table was a basket with bread and a bottle of olive oil (free use).
I had also a glass of wine.
Total bill: 12.99 EUR
About the same price I would see in Phuket or so.

 

On your own though? One of the reasons people like Thailand is female company

[georgegeorgia]

12 hours ago, Toby1947 said:

 

Another sponger going home, Thailand is full of them 

Please explain?

My definition of "sponger" would be the same as a "leech" 

How would that be possible in Thailand?

[georgegeorgia]

5 hours ago, still kicking said:

I agree I am not in the UK I am in OZ I went back a few years ago and do not regret it, being a pensioner now I pay nothing for healthcare nor doctor or hospital, I have not have a rent increase for 8 years yes I pay about 5600 baht per week but my pension is well over 29.000 baht per week cheap food at Aldi's, water rates included in rent what else do I need? I still go to Thailand twice a year  pay nothing for accommodation since I still have property and family there. Thailand is overrated so is the food. I can get any food here where I live but since I like cooking I only venture out ones a week. So all in all I am happy here 

And the Australian taxpayer is paying for your government housing and free medical 

Aren't you lucky you made the decision all those years ago to emigrate from Germany to the lucky country of Australia 

"Don't mention the War now " 

Dont mention the War !

[Confuscious]

5 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

On your own though? One of the reasons people like Thailand is female company

I didn't have any "THAI female" company since my divorce in 2010. If people are happy to spend all their life savings on a greedy THAI family, it's up to them. Not me.

[FritsSikkink]

20 hours ago, john donson said:

not too much arabs and blacks? being so close to africa?

Bit racist 

[mdr224]

You go to Thailand for the girls, if thats not enough for you theres not many places that will make you happy. You will miss it

[MalcolmB]

17 hours ago, FruitPudding said:

 

How is he a sponger?

 

It isn't even possible to sponge in Thailand,  lol.

Sounds like he doesn’t want to pay any tax and wants free healthcare.

 

Sounds like a sponger to me.

[Confuscious]

15 minutes ago, mdr224 said:

You go to Thailand for the girls, if thats not enough for you theres not many places that will make you happy. You will miss it

I went to Thailand to do a job for the company where I was working. Not for the girls or the Ladyboys. If you came to Thailand for the girls it says enough of who you are.

[mdr224]

Just now, Confuscious said:

I went to Thailand to do a job for the company where I was working. Not for the girls or the Ladyboys. If you came to Thailand for the girls it says enough of who you are.

I understand but ive lived there for three years and dont see any reason other than the girls to live there. Anyone that says otherwise is deluded

[georgegeorgia]

20 minutes ago, mdr224 said:

You go to Thailand for the girls, if thats not enough for you theres not many places that will make you happy. You will miss it

Omg ,your busy posting today Mdr ?

No job ? 

[mdr224]

Just now, georgegeorgia said:

Omg ,your busy posting today Mdr ?

No job ? 

You know im right sir you know im right

[FritsSikkink]

14 hours ago, Confuscious said:

According to Thai law, the THAI MOTHER keeps being the sole responsable for her children and nothing was possible without the permission of the mother.
I had to contact many times lawyers and the Immigration Police because the mother could not be traced and I needed URGENT DOCUMENTS for my daughter.
Example: In 2009, a new law was introduced that all children had to apply for an ID-Card from the age of 9.
 

Mother always sole responsible is not true.

ID card age is 7.

[Confuscious]

3 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

Mother always sole responsible is not true.

ID card age is 7.

I don't give a rats a... about your opinion.

When I went with my daughter to several places in korat to apply for an iD card for my daughter, I was told everywhere that the application needed to be signed by the THAI mother. Despite that I was having the sole parenthood.

[edwardflory]

14 minutes ago, mdr224 said:

dont see any reason other than the girls to live there. Anyone that says otherwise is deluded

Here is a good reason.

( Deluded me!!!)

The 1BR UNFURNISHED APARTMENT I lived in in the USA cost me $1250.00USD a month in a apartment complex , the 2 BR UNFURNISHED HOUSE I live in now ( in Thailand ), with a fenced yard, veggie garden, carport  and indoor kitchen ) in a gated community ( close to 4 major stores and Immigration ) costs me $128 - $134.00USD ( depending on exchange rate ) a month.

Edited November 8 by edwardflory
spelling ...fat fingers

[mdr224]

1 minute ago, edwardflory said:

Here is a good reason.

 

The 1BR UNFURNISHED APARTMENT I lived in in the USA cost me $1250.00USD a month , the 2 BR UNFURNISHED HOUSE I live in now ( in Thailand ), with a fenced yard, veggie garden, carport  and indoor kitchen ) in a gated community ( close to 4 major stores and Immigration ) costs me $128 - $134.00USD ( depending on exchange rate ) a month.

Are you saying that the girls arent a factor?

[GypsyT]

9 hours ago, NORDO said:

what is the best way to transfer all my BKK accounts out of Thailand?

Take cash out and give it to the poor. They'll always love you.

[edwardflory]

Married, LADIES are ALWAYS a factor ANYWHERE!!

[Confuscious]

14 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

Sounds like he doesn’t want to pay any tax and wants free healthcare.

 

Sounds like a sponger to me.

I pay taxes in my country which has tax agreements with Thailand (double taxation agreements).

The system of "free healthcare" in my country is based on the agreement that I paid for the "free healthcare" of other citizens and I am entitled to the same "free healthcare". That's not "sponging" according to my books.

[FritsSikkink]

7 minutes ago, Confuscious said:

I don't give a rats a... about your opinion.

When I went with my daughter to several places in korat to apply for an iD card for my daughter, I was told everywhere that the application needed to be signed by the THAI mother. Despite that I was having the sole parenthood.

There is a difference between being the only parent taking care and having sole custody.

But he, don't care.

You haven't got a clue about Thai law though.

[scubascuba3]

1 hour ago, Confuscious said:

I didn't have any "THAI female" company since my divorce in 2010. If people are happy to spend all their life savings on a greedy THAI family, it's up to them. Not me.

Can rent not buy, many people do

[Ben Zioner]

On 11/7/2024 at 3:41 AM, GypsyT said:

Thank for telling. Good luck!

PS. I may join you soon. EU have problems but freedom to live in 27 countries with same health insurance benefits is a great asset.

That's a dangerous statement to make here. Now that Trump has won.

[FruitPudding]

1 hour ago, MalcolmB said:

Sounds like he doesn’t want to pay any tax and wants free healthcare.

 

Sounds like a sponger to me.

 

He's 70.

 

He has likely paid enough tax in the EU, if he worked in his lifetime. Why shouldn't he get healthcare there?

 

Why should he want to pay tax to Thailand? How does he even benefit from Thai taxation? They can barely tax their own wild citizens, and now they are coming after foreigner's overseas income. 

 

 

 

Edited November 8 by FruitPudding

[GypsyT]

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

Can rent not buy, many people do

Yes.

"If you need just litre of milk twice a month why to keep a cow?"

 

[Ste78]

On 11/7/2024 at 2:49 AM, Confuscious said:

 

Living in Thailand was never my first choice, but Thailand was a nice country to live in.
Everything was dirty cheap, unless you wanted to keep eating Western food and have a Western lifestyle.

Eating a full "Pad Grapao lae Kai daew" in a roadside restaurant costed 20 Baht (0.60 Euro).

 

But as I grew older and my Health started to go downhill, life in Thailand became less enjoyable.
Also, the cost of living became very expensive for me.
I needed to go frequently to a doctor visit at the hospital and I was feed a lot of medication.

Daily tasks became a burden to me.

 

What made me decide to leave Thailand?

1. In 2022, I got the message of my doctor at the hospital that my Kidney function was degradating very fast and that I would soon need to start to do a Kidney Dialysis. The cost of this would be a very big junk of my income.

 

2. The level of corruption at Immigration and other departments started to become a burden. At the age of 70, I am not keen to run around for every "requirement on the spot" of the immigration officers. I thought that thai people had more egard for the elderly.

3. The oncoming changes and requirements for foreigners who were staying more than 180 days in Thailand was a "NO" for me. New taxation rules, taxation on my foreign income and a message of my bank in Belgium warning me that they had send the documents about my "Wealth" that were asked by Thailand was the "Final Straw" for me.

4. I was residing in Thailand on a Retirement Visa, type "O". This type of Visa did not require to show a Health Insurance. But Immigration was changing the rules and there were remours that they would require a Health Insurance on this type of Visa as well. Which insurance company would be willing to write a health Insurance for a 70 year old men with a medical history of a Stroke, a Heart failure, a Pacemaker implant, recent surgery for an AAA, and Kidney failure?
Yes, paying a very high Insurance price which at the end would mean nothing as every little thing could be connected to existing diseases.

I went back to Europe.

I chosed Spain because it is my country of birth, the nice weather and benefit the (almost) free healthcare as an EU citizen, Besides healthcare, I have other benefits in Spain by being a 65+ citizen.

I will reside here 179 days in a year, to avoid being taxed and do trips to other countries as long a I can.
As an EU citizen, I am entitled to the EU health insurance which repatriate me in case of an accident.
If I have an accident or need hosptal care, but can not be transported, the EU healthcare will sponsor my hospital bill.

It is maybe not the most perfect choice, but for the moment it is the best option.

hello,

 

you please explain this ?

"As an EU citizen, I am entitled to the EU health insurance which repatriate me in case of an accident.
If I have an accident or need hosptal care, but can not be transported, the EU healthcare will sponsor my hospital bill."

 

normal EU heathcare support during your stay in Thailand?!

 

so all turists from EU pay travel insurance for nothing?

[Confuscious]

3 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:

There is a difference between being the only parent taking care and having sole custody.

But he, don't care.

You haven't got a clue about Thai law though.

And many lawyers, and Thai immigration police who were involved in this case didn't know Thai laws as well. Lucky that the Here Frits Seaking is a specialist on Thai laws 

What a plonker Here Frits is.