4 hours ago, LespaulAN said:

. I try to take it easy and let it slide. Retiree are not in the work life and race anymore. Cha Yen Yen!

 

You like cold tea eh ?

I don't identify with the above list at all. As far as I'm concerned the murderous road traffic and the plastic dystopia are what could drive me away from TH.

1) no problems

 

2) never been scammed

 

3) again no problem , extension took 1 hour last time , never use agent

 

4) I bother no one, nobody bothers me

 

5) None

 

6) lived 38 years here , never been to Pattaya ,could be why I have more

money today than I came with🙄

 

Why all the negative posts on here and You tube ? I find things much

easier today than in the past , regarding immigration anyway. 

 

regards worgeordie

4 hours ago, brianwilliamswales said:

So is Rwanda.

You are not so far off. The stay permit in Rwanda is very cheap. Rwandan girls are unspoilt and blow Asean girls out of the water in terms of booty. The weather is rainy but not too hot.

4 hours ago, KhaoHom said:

The more foreigners that leave the happier I am. Farang of all races and nationalities.

 

*The brokies

*Anyone using agents

*30-40k Teacher riffraff

*All drugs ingesters

*All Africans

*All illegal Indians

*All the French

*All British chavs

*All male poser influencers

*All cigarette, vape and weed smokers

*All skezy homosexuals

* All ugly, moaning, judgy farang women 18-88

 

Half farang populations in Phuket, Pattaya ... Just go.

 

GTFO

You forgot Yanks in your list 

7 hours ago, save the frogs said:

 

you have personally experienced this?

I have, I had a mini stroke ( almost nothing, just numbness in my left leg and arm) my missus insisted I had a brain scan to make sure there was no brain bleed, I got the report in English, 'age related brain shrinkage' but no obvious signs of stroke damage, I only stayed one night as all the symptoms had disappeared, now I've been put on statins.

There are many issues to consider. Going back to the US is not an option. I would not want to live there now, unless I was being paid over a million dollars a year, and then I would only do it for 3 years, and then leave. For me, it is about quality of life, and my level of fulfillment on a daily basis, which I seem to have here in abundance. A big factor here, is the relatively light hearted attitude of the people. You just do not find that in the US, where most seem bitter, disenchanted, unfulfilled, and heavy hearted. 

 

This is an entirely subjective topic, of course. But some of us live very good lives here. Some of us have been fortunate enough to find an outstanding woman, who is delightful to be around, on a daily basis, always has our back, and is fun, smart, and lovely. For me, that likelihood of finding that back in the US, would be very low. So, that is a big factor for me. The second factor is just the quality of life. Sure, I miss alot of the culture back home. The theatre, independent film (which I can download here with no issues at all, and a super fast 1 gbps fiber optic connection, at under 700 baht per month!), stand up comedy, live jazz, etc. But I have a lovely home that I rent, for about 10% of what I would pay in California, I live very well on an income which is not huge, have access to great health care, at a tiny fraction of what it costs in the US, and do not have to put up with alot of the aggravation that I had to when I lived back there.

 

It is a very personal choice. I have friends who seem to be dropping like flies. I could be dead next year. You just don't know. I am not extravagant, but I live very, very well. And I love every day I spend here. 

 

Thailand rules! 

2 hours ago, 1FinickyOne said:

So, are you saying that there is someplace where these things don't happen? 

 

Or, since they are nearly inevitable for most people, then thankfully you live in Thailand where it will be easier to deal with? 

 

Nope.........title could have been..........Expat Discontent in *********.....fill in the gap with where ever you want.

2 hours ago, freedomnow said:

Long-winded way of saying access to shaggin' fit young burds on the cheap.

 

OP seems like chatgpt...too structured and logical with low errors in spelling and punctuation.

Fortunately, plenty of people can still write clear, logical, and well-structured text without relying on AI tools. Unlike the above attempt.

12 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

I have friends who seem to be dropping like flies.

are they alcoholics?

you cut and paste that same post like at least 10 times on here. lol. it's ok. 

 

12 hours ago, soalbundy said:

I have, I had a mini stroke ( almost nothing, just numbness in my left leg and arm) my missus insisted I had a brain scan to make sure there was no brain bleed, I got the report in English, 'age related brain shrinkage' but no obvious signs of stroke damage, I only stayed one night as all the symptoms had disappeared, now I've been put on statins.

 

I would be cautious taking statins long-term as they may create other problems.

 

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

I have friends who seem to be dropping like flies.

Can you tell us why?

1 hour ago, soalbundy said:

I have, I had a mini stroke ( almost nothing, just numbness in my left leg and arm) my missus insisted I had a brain scan to make sure there was no brain bleed, I got the report in English, 'age related brain shrinkage' but no obvious signs of stroke damage, I only stayed one night as all the symptoms had disappeared, now I've been put on statins.

 

Mini strokes are usual associated with CSVD and a precursor to vascular dementia.

 

Did you get a copy of your scan? Look for the T2 scan.

 

You can upload it to an AI and get it analysed.

 

You might need a DICOM viewer to translate it into a viewable format.

 

If you need any help just ask.

3 hours ago, jwest10 said:

Many have wonderful Thai families and have none in ole Blighty  and no homes and have enjoyed the Thai culture and most of us have limited funds and yes like the Thais but we look after our families as best we can and originally we used to go out all of the time, but these days the occasional meal out or a trip or two and am happy in 18 years on.

I didn't mean all.. but many.Some cut contact with kids or family in the country of origin.Sad but true.That said many want to go back but don't have the money før tickets.Some on huge overstay already and hiding in the rural Thailand but they will get cought one day.

3 hours ago, jwest10 said:

Many have wonderful Thai families and have none in ole Blighty  and no homes and have enjoyed the Thai culture and most of us have limited funds and yes like the Thais but we look after our families as best we can and originally we used to go out all of the time, but these days the occasional meal out or a trip or two and am happy in 18 years on.

I think going out less is a function of age,

I also go to bed a lot earlier and get up at dawn.

 

As for kids in the UK, if they don't want free accomodation and use of vehicles on holiday in Thailand, F%?" 'em.

7 hours ago, brianwilliamswales said:

I should clarify , English- Not Scottish or Welsh . These are entirely different cultures based on community , harmony and hospitality to strangers (unless their English of course) This is why we should have split with our nasty violent cousins years ago and will do for sure soon when they vote in the English Fascist party. Nasty violent aggressive English scum trot off back to you country , your NOT welcome here.

I think the English are embarrassed to be called British as it unfortunately lumps them in with the Welsh. That is quite frankly unfair. The accent, level of intelligence, sexual 'preferences' (baa, baa) etc of the Welsh leaves a lot to be desired.

 

I have also noticed that in many instances, a Welshman's mother is often also his sister and quite possibly his aunt.

 

All in all, a rather peculiar bunch.

I am unhappy with both Thailand and Cambodia, more so with Thailand because Cambodia is just emerging and Thailand should have learned from their mistakes in the page.

 

With all due respect to Thailand, they havent had "stability" in their society and government for many years. Problems get bandaids. Other problems get ignored, or handled by means  all out of proportion to the problem. Factions keep fighting for their own packets. Meanwhile, the environment gets more degraded, the air worse, the discontent more obvious and the charm erased. You can walk down a street and choking smog in Bangkok and not find a Gai Yang vendor, but there are western chain stores. Plus visas are annoying

 

Other than Siem Reap, Cambodia is a primitive oligarchichal chinese criminal run shi*thole, that quite frankly the world, meaning us and the French, should completely rebuild as payback. But Siem Reap itself is a taste of Asia as it was, a Disneyland with better air and a govt oblivious to barang so to speak, with the benefit of all the goodies from Thailand and easy, cheap travel to the steaming fleshpots of Soi Nana.

 

No more. Lets start a war over ruins and drive 100,000 plus jungle grubbers on both sides into camps. Like WTF? These people are all ethnically connected, live in tin shacks, eat bugs and now you are gonna blast 7-11s with crap Chinese artillery or send OUR F*IN Planes to cluster bomb the jungle? 

 

For what? Dont explain it. The entire elected hierarchy of both countries should be taken out to the woodshed and biatch whipped with their pants down like sexually ambivalent Eton schoolboys, then forced to cough up their ill gotten gains to rebuild villiges in Surin and Preah Vihear. Build some nice roads for tourists too, instead of promoting over tourism with Russians on the Islands while they are at it.

 

My visa is up in 6 months. Who knows. Places like Batumi, the USVI, Greece, Puerto Rico, The Smokies, Las Vegas are all looking real good.

17 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

Mini strokes are usual associated with CSVD and a precursor to vascular dementia.

 

Did you get a copy of your scan? Look for the T2 scan.

 

You can upload it to an AI and get it analysed.

 

You might need a DICOM viewer to translate it into a viewable format.

 

If you need any help just ask.

That's nice of you to be concerned but I'm 77 years old and certainly fitter than many men 20 years younger than me, a couple of months ago I climbed onto the roof of my house via the garden wall then onto the garage roof and then scrambled onto the roof from there in order to clean the rain gutters. I speak 3 languages and keep myself mentally fit by listening to podcasts on physics, archaeology,  spirituality etc.

Of course the end isn't too far away but I only need another 3 to 4 years to pay for the completion of my sons education, I'll be satisfied with that, as the Buddha said, 'All is impermanence, all arising is due to interdependence'. If I was 40 I would get further tests but at my age that would be undignified. The bow has been drawn tight and only the archer knows when he will release the arrow.

10 hours ago, Will B Good said:

Some other crucial factors......???

 

concerns over deteriorating health,

financial worries, especially if living off capital (big mistake unless you are truly loaded),

fear as to how the "end of days" is going to pan out and

frontal lobe shrinkage...a real thing!!

 

All add up to a good dose of grumpiness

Go for good diet (minimise probability of bad stuff happening medically), live a less stressful life if possible, be happy to the degree possible.  Enjoy being in a wondereful country, it has its downsides (sure) but the positives for most people are way more abundant than the negatives

17 minutes ago, Keeps said:

I think the English are embarrassed to be called British

Because it reminds them that a Scottish King James the V1 of Scotland became King James1 of England in 1603 with the union of the Crowns and that they became British in 1707 with the Union of the Parliaments!

22 minutes ago, Keeps said:

I think the English are embarrassed to be called British

 

5 minutes ago, DezLez said:

Because it reminds them that a Scottish King James the V1 of Scotland became King James1 of England in 1603 with the union of the Crowns and that they became British in 1707 with the Union of the Parliaments!

Or it could just be because the Welsh shag sheep. 

15 minutes ago, Keeps said:

I think the English are embarrassed to be called British as it unfortunately lumps them in with the Welsh. That is quite frankly unfair. The accent, level of intelligence, sexual 'preferences' (baa, baa) etc of the Welsh leaves a lot to be desired.

 

I have also noticed that in many instances, a Welshman's mother is often also his sister and quite possibly his aunt.

 

All in all, a rather peculiar bunch.

Having lived and worked in several European countries as an Englishman I have found from the experience of meeting with fellow Brits on the continent that the British have a variety of reasons to be embarrassed but which don't concern which kingdom in the UK they come from.

1 hour ago, save the frogs said:

 

I would be cautious taking statins long-term as they may create other problems.

 

Whether statins are good depends on the diagnosis.  Second opinions can be valuable, but in the main statins reduce the chances of various problems associated with CVD, and are standard teatment for transient ischaemic attacks (TIAs).  There cn be sde effects.  Report them to the hospital if they occur, they may recommend statins from a different manufacturer.

For more informed information contact you local hospital doctor

8 hours ago, connda said:

Giving you're AI interface a workout I see. 

I wonder how far off we are from being able to debate with AI?  It would be refreshing to get responses that didn't revolve around labels.  Still hang out with real people that act like real people in the real world and no longer have to deal with the many fake people  online.

1 hour ago, PB172111 said:

Fortunately, plenty of people can still write clear, logical, and well-structured text without relying on AI tools. Unlike the above attempt.

Uhu.

10 hours ago, Patong2021 said:

Really. The  general view is that the digital nomads and IT community are for the most part  bereft of social skills, and often psychologically impaired  (e.g. afflicted with neuro cognitive disorders such as generic autism or Asperger's)  resulting in their being socially isolated and unhappy.

I don't know any digital nomads or members of the IT community, nor do I have the medical or psychological training to diagnose the conditions which you mention.

 

Do you; or is it the usual combination of "everyone knows" and "I read it on the internet"?

6 hours ago, Photoguy21 said:

I can honestly say I find nothing here in Thailand that is bad enough to make me want to leave. Sure, Thailand has its problems but so does every other country in the world. If some are looking for Utopia I Have bad news for you, it doesn't exist.

Utopia DOES exist....but only in your mind.

2 hours ago, JAG said:

I don't know any digital nomads or members of the IT community, nor do I have the medical or psychological training to diagnose the conditions which you mention.

 

Do you; or is it the usual combination of "everyone knows" and "I read it on the internet"?

My position is based upon work and social experience in addition to legitimate published findings.

IT attracts people of a particular psychological nature. IT people are more likely to introverted. Sales and service people are more likely to be outgoing because that's how they make their living. IT workers don't have that requirement. Social skills are practiced and refined. The fewer opportunities to  interact, the less likely you are to master the nuances, like recognizing a person's mood or true feelings on a subject.

 

The work environment can exacerbate an underlying  psychological condition or predisposition such as depression or borderline personality or bipolar behaviour.  There are multiple published studies that support this observation; such as  Characteristics of mental disorders among information technology workers in 238 compensated cases in Japan  Yuki TAKAHASHI, Toru YOSHIKAWA, Kenji YAMAMOTO, Masaya TAKAHASHI, Industrial health 2024 Volume 62 Issue 1 Pages 67-76

 

Tech Workers Are 5x More Likely to Be Depressed ; Mental illness is a common problem in every industry, but tech stands out because of the high-stress rate. According to BIMA’s Tech Inclusivity & Diversity Report, 52% of tech workers have suffered from anxiety or depression. In addition, they are five times more likely to be depressed than the UK average. Software engineers, data analysts, developers, product managers – all these roles require analytical thinking and problem-solving skills. But the fast-paced nature of tech jobs can lead to an abundance of stress that negatively impacts workers’ mental health.  

 

And no, not all IT workers are lurking sociopaths. We all know the one cool whiz kid in IT, but he/she is the  exception. My experience has been that the IT people at every employer I have worked has had people that were best avoided, because there was too much weirdness going on.

13 hours ago, Patong2021 said:

Really. The  general view is that the digital nomads and IT community are for the most part  bereft of social skills, and often psychologically impaired  (e.g. afflicted with neuro cognitive disorders such as generic autism or Asperger's)  resulting in their being socially isolated and unhappy.

 

Most of it is fake so we dont need to talk to idiots

6 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

There are many issues to consider. Going back to the US is not an option. I would not want to live there now, unless I was being paid over a million dollars a year, and then I would only do it for 3 years, and then leave. For me, it is about quality of life, and my level of fulfillment on a daily basis, which I seem to have here in abundance. A big factor here, is the relatively light hearted attitude of the people. You just do not find that in the US, where most seem bitter, disenchanted, unfulfilled, and heavy hearted. 

 

This is an entirely subjective topic, of course. But some of us live very good lives here. Some of us have been fortunate enough to find an outstanding woman, who is delightful to be around, on a daily basis, always has our back, and is fun, smart, and lovely. For me, that likelihood of finding that back in the US, would be very low. So, that is a big factor for me. The second factor is just the quality of life. Sure, I miss alot of the culture back home. The theatre, independent film (which I can download here with no issues at all, and a super fast 1 gbps fiber optic connection, at under 700 baht per month!), stand up comedy, live jazz, etc. But I have a lovely home that I rent, for about 10% of what I would pay in California, I live very well on an income which is not huge, have access to great health care, at a tiny fraction of what it costs in the US, and do not have to put up with alot of the aggravation that I had to when I lived back there.

 

It is a very personal choice. I have friends who seem to be dropping like flies. I could be dead next year. You just don't know. I am not extravagant, but I live very, very well. And I love every day I spend here. 

 

Thailand rules! 

Bless you dude.  I feel the same way.  Lived in two of the big three cities back in the US and don't want to go back at all.  California was my last stop before I came here for good.  People ask me all the time and they seem shocked when I reply that unless something tragic happens, I live here.

You're right about missing culture.  Thats perhaps one of the biggest things I miss.  Seeing and experiencing actual art.  This place is completely devoid of anything with substance although I was quite pleased to be able to take my wife to see West Side Story about a year ago at one of the theaters here.

If you're fortunate enough to have the money to live life in California, it can be a pretty pleasant place but like you said, it would require being a millionaire to do that today.  Had friends in Newport Beach and that was always fun.  The surf competition in Huntington was always a blast.

But the quality of life here far supersedes that in that it's always available, doesnt require a car (for the most part) and is within financial means especially if you have the ability to live an above average life here.

Good for you dude.  Hope life continues to bless you