ok, a topic that looks on the bright side

[whingers need not apply - save it for another topic]

we are all here because thailand holds an interest of some sort

so what is it?

what do you like about this place ???

for me

i like the way you can go to the markets or the beach

leave everything in your bikes basket

and when you come back - its all still there - including the bike

i once saw money left in a bikes basket and no-one went near it

wouldnt happen in most countries around the world

a certain respect there

over to you...

I like the timelessness of Thailand, and my life in that timelessness. However, if I were you, I would have changed my name before asking a question like that. Here in Thailand, particularly. Maybe you should add a picture, so people can see why you chose that particular name.

I like the timelessness of Thailand, and my life in that timelessness. However, if I were you, I would have changed my name before asking a question like that. Here in Thailand, particularly. Maybe you should add a picture, so people can see why you chose that particular name.

i chose that name because

when i set out on anything, i anticipate a happy ending

regardless

back to the topic ...

beer in a supermarket

cant get it my old country

riding down the wrong side of the road at night

no helmet, no light, no license

and the bib waves and says hello

where else but thailand

For me it's the culture. Of course that could be nearly anything, but I'm sufficiently vague so as so much of this is intangible. The way of life is so different to what I'm used to and I often feel more at home in Thailand than in the UK.

For me it's the culture.

for me too

Endless supply of .... and ..... especially when the .... is not .......!

Could say its not England, but that would be too negative (and so is everywhere else)...so, the fact that, give or take visa bits 'n' pieces, the governemnt leaves me alone to do my own thing without imposing their veiws and allowing the PC brigade to destroy the country wholesale....and the weather, and the friendliness, and because we are still a novelty to most people so it is always interesting, food is great and cheap and its not England - Doh!

Edited June 9, 200818 yr by wolf5370

For me it's the culture.

for me too

Me also!

Edited June 9, 200818 yr by Ulysses G.

ok, a topic that looks on the bright side

[whingers need not apply - save it for another topic]

we are all here because thailand holds an interest of some sort

so what is it?

what do you like about this place ???

for me

i like the way you can go to the markets or the beach

leave everything in your bikes basket

and when you come back - its all still there - including the bike

i once saw money left in a bikes basket and no-one went near it

wouldnt happen in most countries around the world

a certain respect there

over to you...

PATTAYA - IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR

The weather, cost of living, great food, cheap booze, the girls, scenery, islands and beaches, cheap accomodation, the girls, smiling faces, tuk-tuks, river taxis, skytrain, chao praya cruise at night, the girls, 9 year-olds riding motorbikes with 3 or 4 mates on board, mai pen rai, kids looking smart in their school uniforms, pick-ups with 4 generations of family in the back doing 150 down the motorway, baht buses, beer bars, the shopping...did I mention the girls.

I like who I am here. It just feels right.

I love the climate - I love the low cost of living - I love the gorgeous views, beaches and islands - I love the handsome Thai men - I love the smiling faces -I love Thailand.

I like the fact that you can drive like a madman and not get arrested.

Getting away from the IRS

The laid back approach to life ha (applicable to me when on vacation) Thai food and the weather. (Girls)

Getting away from the IRS

Good Point

Getting away from the IRS

Me too!!

Be very careful the IRS may be reading this

The most important thing for me is feeling comfortable here.I could not have retired early in the uk as i would have got bored but i seem to be able to do many things here that doesnt cost money lol.

The energy.

I like the fact that you can drive like a madman and not get arrested.

What's worse? Arrested or beaten up?

For the record, don't drive too much like a madman or you could hurt somebody!

The intensity of the sunlight & the aromas stimulate the imagination.

The freshness of fruit & vegetables & always the Thai Smiles.

The weather, the food, the cost of living and living in a culture that is so different to what I was used to.

For me it's the culture.

for me too

Me also!

Me too!

It's raining men, HALLELUYA !!!

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens

Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens

Brown paper packages tied up with strings

These are a few of my favorite things

Cream colored ponies and crisp apple strudels

Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles

Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings

These are a few of my favorite things

Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes

Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes

Silver white winters that melt into springs

These are a few of my favorite things

When the dog bites

When the bee stings

When I'm feeling sad

I simply remember my favorite things

And then I don't feel so bad

I like the fact that you can drive like a madman and not get arrested.

What's worse? Arrested or beaten up?

For the record, don't drive too much like a madman or you could hurt somebody!

Arrested.

i also like the fact you can go away

then come back here

and in an hour you have your life set up again

accommodation, food, entertainment

its all available

you can feel at home again in an afternoon

walk down the street and people remember you - say hello

try that in most other countries

too much red tape and regulations

The weather, cost of living, great food, cheap booze, the girls, scenery, islands and beaches, cheap accomodation, the girls, smiling faces, tuk-tuks, river taxis, skytrain, chao praya cruise at night, the girls, 9 year-olds riding motorbikes with 3 or 4 mates on board, mai pen rai, kids looking smart in their school uniforms, pick-ups with 4 generations of family in the back doing 150 down the motorway, baht buses, beer bars, the shopping...did I mention the girls.

Some of the obove is exactly why I am working so hard to move there later in my life, which I could do it now, escaping the IRS is a good one too.

Thank you ladies and gents

The weather, I have Psoriasis, the warm sea water, the laid back attitude of the Thai people.