Why is it?

 

Vote if you want!

 

Eric.

1 too lazy to work

2 too ugly to get a hot euro chick

 

 

I’ve actually been thinking about moving back to New York City

Its better than living in the UK

Different than the USA, and quite settled in & happy.  Daughter also lives here.

 

How many times can same questions be asked 🙄  At least my replies are getting shorter, sparing y'all from yet another mini novel.

Its home, and we are happy here. 

40 minutes ago, Stressed Eric said:

Why are some people so desperate to stay in Thailand?

Don’t know, not a mind reader and never bothered to ask the “some people”

Don't know how and where to pick up chicks in Cambodia, or Vietnam... Also, I know the prices and scams in Thailand; moving to another place would require to learn the 'lay of the land' anew. Fortunately, planning to move back to my home country in a few years.

I see you two are bickering, yet again.

 

I asked you to stop this nonsense on another thread.

 

If you don't stop, you may well be sanctioned.

 

@Harrisfan

 

@transam

I see Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and the Philippines as all much the same.

Don't know why so many are desperate to live in Thailand, if I were arriving as a n00b I'd be ok with any of those 4 (obviously I'd need a local wife or kid to get long stay in Vietnam).

This is actually a much more complex question than many think... and the poll should have the option of "None of the above".

Yes, you get all the usual reasons like cheaper to live here, more fun, the weather, it's the craziness and alive experience etc. but that doesn't reflect some of the deeper and less well understood reasons for why many want to stay.

Firstly, it's a funny old paradox here, what I mean is, that the longer you stay here and achieve longevity/success (decades in some cases), the harder it becomes to move on (unless you are rich) having invested so much time and effort into it, as you inevitably get more deeply invoved in the country over time through a decent wife, property, job, and all sorts that makes restarting elsewhere become a big ask and only can happen if really motivated to do so by something... plus having surplus cash (some can and some struggle). After long amounts of time, then connections and assets etc. in home countries can diminish and many, not all though, realise they don't have much to go back to at an advancing age... there is much ageism in western countries on many fronts plus the resentment of the young. You could easily end up in some foresaken appartment surrounded by crime and ignored by the whole of society, plus being constantly harrassed/taxed into the next world by the DWP and UK Treasury or IRS etc.

Secondly, many western countries have socially sent themselves down the toilet, and society and culture aren't recognisable to many people any more resulting in a desire to not contribute anything more, and also fear that they would be miserable back in their home countries and ignored. Don't even start on the topic of getting a job these days in the UK etc. if you are over 55... good luck, even the kids can't find jobs.

Thirdly, for the younger types, then the girls, parties, and ease of which it is to scam and break the law in Thailand without being caught probably also appeals to the younger demograpgic of all countries... guess they are rolling the dice.

Forthly, Thailand actually has so much to still offer on almost every front, which most places don't even come close, even if some are catching up fast. Thailand is not the deal it once was, but is still okay if you can navigate the officialdom nonsense and be legit.

Let's be honest, which would you choose as a normal guy that is averagely financially okay, but not rich... London or Bangkok? No contest really.

I may say that with all the immigration and bureaucratic hassles, more and more house or condo owners in Thailand are selling and moving out. Those who can anyway..

9 minutes ago, Sir Dude said:

This is actually a much more complex question than many think... and the poll should have the option of "None of the above".

Yes, you get all the usual reasons like cheaper to live here, more fun, the weather, it's the craziness and alive experience etc. but that doesn't reflect some of the deeper and less well understood reasons for why many want to stay.

Firstly, it's a funny old paradox here, what I mean is, that the longer you stay here and achieve longevity/success (decades in some cases), the harder it becomes to move on (unless you are rich) having invested so much time and effort into it, as you inevitably get more deeply invoved in the country over time through a decent wife, property, job, and all sorts that makes restarting elsewhere become a big ask and only can happen if really motivated to do so by something... plus having surplus cash (some can and some struggle). After long amounts of time, then connections and assets etc. in home countries can diminish and many, not all though, realise they don't have much to go back to at an advancing age... there is much ageism in western countries on many fronts plus the resentment of the young. You could easily end up in some foresaken appartment surrounded by crime and ignored by the whole of society, plus being constantly harrassed/taxed into the next world by the DWP and UK Treasury or IRS etc.

Secondly, many western countries have socially sent themselves down the toilet, and society and culture aren't recognisable to many people any more resulting in a desire to not contribute anything more, and also fear that they would be miserable back in their home countries and ignored. Don't even start on the topic of getting a job these days in the UK etc. if you are over 55... good luck, even the kids can't find jobs.

Thirdly, for the younger types, then the girls, parties, and ease of which it is to scam and break the law in Thailand without being caught probably also appeals to the younger demograpgic of all countries... guess they are rolling the dice.

Forthly, Thailand actually has so much to still offer on almost every front, which most places don't even come close, even if some are catching up fast. Thailand is not the deal it once was, but is still okay if you can navigate the officialdom nonsense and be legit.

Let's be honest, which would you choose as a normal guy that is averagely financially okay, but not rich... London or Bangkok? No contest really.

Plenty of jobs if not fussy. Drive buses, cleaning. People are too fussy.

3 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Plenty of jobs if not fussy. Drive buses, cleaning. People are too fussy.

 

Nice cherry picking of one sentence out of all that.

2 minutes ago, Sir Dude said:

 

Nice cherry picking of one sentence out of all that.

Thailand is great if you are working. Gets boring if no work.

i am happy here, not desperate; so  I am not concerned by this topic 

1 hour ago, Stressed Eric said:

Why are some people so desperate to stay in Thailand?

 

Why is it?

Caut I hann-summ too mutt like u na, bob

1 hour ago, Stressed Eric said:

Why are some people so desperate to stay in Thailand? 

If they go back to their home countries they are terrified of being admitted to a mental asylum/psychiatric hospital. 

 

2 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

If they go back to their home countries they are terrified of being admitted to a mental asylum/psychiatric hospital. 

 

...forgot to put that one in the poll!!

 

Eric.

1 hour ago, lanng khao said:

Its better than living in the UK

Way way better

1 hour ago, lanng khao said:

Its better than living in the UK

As long as you don't get too ill.

No criminal record checks for Non-O Retirement in country application.

Try Siem Reap

I’m not here because it’s cheap, or because it’s the so-called girlfriend supermarket.

 

I have no grievance against my old home, or feminism, or leftards, or Trump, or the many other strange mental demons that seriously afflict people here.

 

I am probably out traveling in a pretty plush style until April one. I don’t miss Thailand. I’m surprised how much I don’t miss Thailand.
 

So me being there a year from now is a very open question.

 

 

3 minutes ago, Prubangboy said:

I’m not here because it’s cheap, or because it’s the so-called girlfriend supermarket.

 

I have no grievance against my old home, or feminism, or leftards, or Trump, or the many other strange mental demons that seriously afflict people here.

 

I am probably out traveling in a pretty plush style until April one. I don’t miss Thailand. I’m surprised how much I don’t miss Thailand.
 

So me being there a year from now is a very open question.

 

 

You found nirvana well done

41 minutes ago, Sir Dude said:

This is actually a much more complex question than many think... and the poll should have the option of "None of the above".

Yes, you get all the usual reasons like cheaper to live here, more fun, the weather, it's the craziness and alive experience etc. but that doesn't reflect some of the deeper and less well understood reasons for why many want to stay.

Firstly, it's a funny old paradox here, what I mean is, that the longer you stay here and achieve longevity/success (decades in some cases), the harder it becomes to move on (unless you are rich) having invested so much time and effort into it, as you inevitably get more deeply invoved in the country over time through a decent wife, property, job, and all sorts that makes restarting elsewhere become a big ask and only can happen if really motivated to do so by something... plus having surplus cash (some can and some struggle). After long amounts of time, then connections and assets etc. in home countries can diminish and many, not all though, realise they don't have much to go back to at an advancing age... there is much ageism in western countries on many fronts plus the resentment of the young. You could easily end up in some foresaken appartment surrounded by crime and ignored by the whole of society, plus being constantly harrassed/taxed into the next world by the DWP and UK Treasury or IRS etc.

Secondly, many western countries have socially sent themselves down the toilet, and society and culture aren't recognisable to many people any more resulting in a desire to not contribute anything more, and also fear that they would be miserable back in their home countries and ignored. Don't even start on the topic of getting a job these days in the UK etc. if you are over 55... good luck, even the kids can't find jobs.

Thirdly, for the younger types, then the girls, parties, and ease of which it is to scam and break the law in Thailand without being caught probably also appeals to the younger demograpgic of all countries... guess they are rolling the dice.

Forthly, Thailand actually has so much to still offer on almost every front, which most places don't even come close, even if some are catching up fast. Thailand is not the deal it once was, but is still okay if you can navigate the officialdom nonsense and be legit.

Let's be honest, which would you choose as a normal guy that is averagely financially okay, but not rich... London or Bangkok? No contest really.

A good reply.

 

Thank you, Sir, for posting a coherent reply instead of giving a childish thumbs down and then running away...

 

Eric.

Just now, Harrisfan said:

You found nirvana well done

....when will we find ours?

 

Eric.

The big question for me Eric, is , why do you desperately need our information ,

writing another book ?

 

regards worgeordie

 

2 minutes ago, Stressed Eric said:

....when will we find ours?

 

Eric.

I found Pearl Jam

Why are some people so desperate to stay in Thailand?

 

No Lady Boys

No Scams

No Tropical Diseases

No Dangers On The Roads

No Air Pollution

No Pesticides In Food

No Floods

No Earthquakes

No Dodgy Characters

No Ex-Pat Drunks

No Tossers Posting Idiotic Topics... Oh, Wait...