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Bob Smith

Or?

I could go on and on, all day long about the reasonable cost of living here. I live at a level here, that I would never be able to live at, in the US, in most of Europe, in Oz, or Canada. , 

 

In many medium and smaller cities in Thailand one can find a small apartment for under 10,000 a month, and nice houses for well under 20,000 a month. That is cheap. That same house in Los Angeles, is 120,000 baht a month. Likely the same applies to many big cities around the world. In the US, Australia, all of Europe, NZ, and Canada pricing for nearly anything is out of control, and only going up.

 

In BKK a beer is 70-100 baht at a bar. I can get a good meal in Bangkok for 200 to 300 baht. No comparison. Anything labor related? What cost us 500 baht here is $75-100 in Singapore, and $200 in Los Angeles. Sex? 4,000 baht in Singapore for 30 minutes. $800 for 90 minutes in LA or Vegas. Here? 

 

Compared to others I find many Thai people delightful. And it is one of the few places I can flirt mercilessly with cute young women, and they not only don't seem to mind, they seem to enjoy it. Thais are still a rather lighthearted people. Despite all the nonsense. I love that about them. 

 

The quality of my life in Thailand is so vastly superior to the way I would be living in the US. I was recently in US again for business. There is little joy there. And inflation is beyond your ability to fathom. Stupid is the best way to describe pricing on most anything.

 

And woe are my single friends there. One just told me after 8 dates, over $1500 spent on meals, concerts, etc. she just informed him she does not think they are compatible. Huh? Does the concept of overly entitled come to mind. 

 

I could go on, but I won't. 

 

 

 

heat is annoying. need to run errands in the morning, plan around the heat, stay inside all day. 

 

Definitely the petite, smiling women that talk to me. 

So much more pleasant than the beefy, entitled, opinionated, angry frumps back in the UK.

 

2 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

Definitely the petite, smiling women that talk to me. 

So much more pleasant than the beefy, entitled, opinionated, angry frumps back in the UK.

 

What about the fat mingers back in Oz Malky? That is where you are from, isn't it?

3 minutes ago, Keeps said:

What about the fat mingers back in Oz Malky? That is where you are from, isn't it?

If that is your thing, then good on you.

Leaves more Thais for me.

The place is great except for the heat and pollution. The people are generally very helpful and easy to get along with at a superficial level. The place is also pretty safe, as long as you stay off the roads.

 

People are very approachable and you can pretty much talk with anyone, something much less commonly found in other countries. 
 

A shame they don't drop all the duties on imported products. 
 

But definitely not here for the Chinese, Indian, and Russian tourists and all the dodgy foreigners.
 

Nor the obsessive, compulsive old expat moaners and serial whingers who will be piling in on this topic. 😂

8 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

heat is annoying. need to run errands in the morning, plan around the heat, stay inside all day. 

 

The heat melts snowflakes.

I thrive in it. Was just down the beach surrounded by g-stringed Russian lovelies.

Tonight will be surrounded by g-string topless Thais In Patong.

 

the thread is about the positives, not about you not coping well.

Bob Smith

Soi 6

The Ladyboys

Oh, wait...

7 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

Was just down the beach surrounded by g-stringed Russian lovelies.

Tonight will be surrounded by g-string topless Thais In Patong.

You sound like you're in heaven with all those men in g-strings. Well done mate. Thailand surely has something for everyone!

For me it's the bum guns, hands down!

This might seem strange to some but I am being honest. I live in a three bedroom condo right on Wong Amat Beach facing the beach. I am able to have all four slider doors open for most of the day and have the wind flow through. Today I had to close some because of excessive wind. The best part is that I am always naked as a 'Jay Bird.' Never having to wear clothing. I cannot do that in my home country.

 

The Heat

The Women

The Weed

The Low Cost of Things

The Festivals

The Lifestyle

The Medical Care

The Massages

The Culture

 

1 hour ago, 123Stodg said:

This Forum

The Heat

The Women

The Food

The Traffic

The Ladyboys Who Stole My Wallet

The Pollution

The Politics

The Temples

The Elephants

The Tuk-Tuks That Defy Physics

The Malls

The Nightlife

The Weed

The Low Cost of Things

The Nature

The Festivals

The Markets

The Muay Thai

The Beaches

The Geographic Location

The Lifestyle

The Medical Care

The Massages

The Happy Endings

The Culture

The Gyms

Bob Smith

Or?

 

It's all boring, average or dangerous, apart from the music. Jintara's birthday today, she is 56

 

 

6 minutes ago, proton said:

Jintara's birthday today, she is 56

 

Wow I'm getting very old !!!

 

 

The basics are the most important for me. Continuous availability of water and electricity. Water pressure remains excellent all day (at least where I live). Internet is incredibly fast and so cheap. Roads are either tarmacadum (asphalt) or concrete. That means you can travel even when it rains. New international terminal recently built at my local (previously domestic only) airport. Roads widened, footpaths constructed and surface water drains of massive proportions installed. Railway now flies over our town instead of through it with platforms designed with future proofing in mind. Our local community hospital is now being extended for the second time. There appears to be money available for improvements in infrastructure and healthcare. Things that are very much lacking in UK, and completely non-existent where I lived previously (Paraguay).

1 minute ago, The Fugitive said:

The basics are the most important for me. Continuous availability of water and electricity. Water pressure remains excellent all day (at least where I live). Internet is incredibly fast and so cheap. Roads are either tarmacadum (asphalt) or concrete. That means you can travel even when it rains. New international terminal recently built at my local (previously domestic only) airport. Roads widened, footpaths constructed and surface water drains of massive proportions installed. Railway now flies over our town instead of through it with platforms designed with future proofing in mind. Our local community hospital is now being extended for the second time. There appears to be money available for improvements in infrastructure and healthcare. Things that are very much lacking in UK, and completely non-existent where I lived previously (Paraguay).

 

And yet people  in this thread claim the country is 3rd world... that is not what you are describing.

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1353780-will-thailand-always-remain-a-third-world-country/#comment-19639705

I like the weather (warm) and the empty country roads (cycling).

Not to mention the fast internet (entertainment).

Do what I want, when I want, how I want, and nobody cares.

 

Cost of products from CN

COL, and anything involving labor

Inexpensive O&A

 

No PC brigade

No over regulation

No Karens or male versions, though can't say I ever ran into any at USA

2 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

And woe are my single friends there. One just told me after 8 dates, over $1500 spent on meals, concerts, etc. she just informed him she does not think they are compatible. Huh? Does the concept of overly entitled come to mind. 

 

What a simp he is. 1500 spent for friend zone. 

 

She just wanted free food. I bet she was a single mom independent and strong with a great career and didn't need a man in her life. 

Most of the foreigners came for the weather and women. 

 

Personally I came for the honesty. 

27 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Not to mention the fast internet (entertainment).

Yep, without that fast Internet your Pornhub would break down. Then you might have to throw the wife one instead. What a chilling thought, isn't it?

Just now, blaze master said:

Personally I came for the honesty. 

And stayed for the lies?

1 minute ago, FriscoKid said:

And stayed for the lies?

 

I only start working 2 weeks now.

3 minutes ago, blaze master said:

She just wanted free food. I bet she was a single mom independent and strong with a great career and didn't need a man in her life. 

Sounds like she had a solid vibrator with 3 different speed settings and she was all set.  

Just now, blaze master said:

 

I only start working 2 weeks now.

Part time, right? Because during the day you work in a clothing shop?

Just now, FriscoKid said:

Part time, right? Because during the day you work in a clothing shop?

 

Yes how you can know. 

Just now, blaze master said:

 

Yes how you can know. 

Your friend me she say. 

2 minutes ago, FriscoKid said:

Your friend me she say. 

 

Haha you win 

Nothing, it's just a land mass, nothing more.

It used to be more useful than it currently is due to tax regulations.