What makes people choose to live in bad air?

[Felt 35]

 

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[jas007]

A lot of people are younger, likely have no underlying breathing problems, and don't much notice it.  On the other hand, someone with a problem would probably find somewhere with clean air, if they could afford to move.

 

I still remember the very first time I flew into Los Angeles back in the 70s.  At 33,000 feet, it was a bright sunny day with blue skies.  When we got over Los Angeles, you couldn't really see the city, just a mass of brown smog.  And yet people lived there.  I don't remember it bothering me when I was there, although back then the air in San Diego did seem better.  Today, with all the anti-pollution equipment on the cars, I think things have improved somewhat.  

 

One of the reasons I've never moved to Bangkok is the air quality.  

[LarryLEB]

Cameroni posted on this topic:  

"I have two air quality monitors in my house. Both of them have consistently throughout this whole burning season read "good air quality".

 

Sure there was some measurable effect, visibility clearly less, however, as far as burning seasons go this one was exceptionally mild. I never even ran the air purifiers once. That's how mild it was."

 

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The above chart was captured on March 25, 2025, 6:40 pm.  Notice that the top 10 CLEANEST cities in Chiang Mai are all over 90 AQI.  The dirtiest top 10 hit 208.

[Celsius]

34 minutes ago, LarryLEB said:

Cameroni posted on this topic:  

"I have two air quality monitors in my house. Both of them have consistently throughout this whole burning season read "good air quality".

 

Sure there was some measurable effect, visibility clearly less, however, as far as burning seasons go this one was exceptionally mild. I never even ran the air purifiers once. That's how mild it was."

 

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The above chart was captured on March 25, 2025, 6:40 pm.  Notice that the top 10 CLEANEST cities in Chiang Mai are all over 90 AQI.  The dirtiest top 10 hit 208.

 

He likes to make up stories especially about high quality women he is d̶a̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ paying.

[Baht Simpson]

10 hours ago, Moonlover said:

 

PS. I still have memories of London's winter smog when I was a kid, when one had to careful not to bump into a lamp post when walking down the street. Thailand, not even Bangkok can bear comparison with that!

Indeed. I remember going to school in London in the early 1960's and having to wear a full-face balaclava because of the smog. So many kids had bronchitis.

 

The smoke here is seasonal and if you take precautions the problems can be mitigated. 

 

I'm much less happy with the rainy season, living upcountry.

 

 

[connda]

You make a gross assumption that the air is like this all year - it's not, it's cyclical.  This summer all those reds and dark reds will move over to Canada and California.  Then you will need to ask: "What makes people choose to live in bad air?"

Really?  You know the answer.

 

10 hours ago, BritManToo said:

I prefer warm weather with occasional bad air quality to cold, wet and windy weather with clean air.

Yeah - England and the US Pacific Northwest share that commonality: Cold, wet, fog, grey - too often.

[saintdomingo]

10 hours ago, simon43 said:

You have a face like a shriveled prune and a voice that sounds like you've just drunk a liter of sufuric acid....

But you're a babe magnet.

[hotsun]

3 hours ago, connda said:

You make a gross assumption that the air is like this all year - it's not, it's cyclical.  This summer all those reds and dark reds will move over to Canada and California.  Then you will need to ask: "What makes people choose to live in bad air?"

Really?  You know the answer.

 

Yeah - England and the US Pacific Northwest share that commonality: Cold, wet, fog, grey - too often.

Maybe california will be on fire this year, you say that like its a certainty. They dont do it on purpose like thailand