For those of you who have been living in Thailand for a while - do you think the current situation in Thailand will effect foreigners much ? Do you have a plan B and if so what is it ?

I'm not sure what you mean by "the current situation". If you refer to the potential unrest, I think I'm pretty safe in Phuket and if I think I'm not, Malaysia is only a short drive away. If you refer however to the outcome of the Thaksin case, I see the outcome as a win win and I don't expect things to deteriorate. But, and this is the biggee, if you refer to the fact that the Thai Baht could strengthen such that living in Thailand is no longer sensible, I will move.

The current situation definately affects my feelings. That is, the situation in the U.S. The way things are going, i.e. government shoving crap in our face and telling us to like it, cost of living, job market, and taxes among other things, have made me down right angry. Like I had posted on another thread before, I flip-flopped between where my wife and I would make our permanent residence until last year and the beginning of this year. We have made our decision and it will be Udon Thani. Worries about politcal unrest? Nothing a box of Singha can't take care of.

Plan B is in the bin.

Mr. Shinawatra has been caught red-handed with his grubby little hands in the till.

Supporters will get bored and so will mr Shinawatra..

Corruption will be unaffected in all gov't departments.

No changes......

Plan B is almost always as simple as maintaining a high rate of savings offshore in more than one, and if possible several locales.

Another really easy one is not selling your home(s) (presuming you ever owned) in your home country.

I have to get plan A up and running before I can start thinking about plan B.

I've had more plans than an architect, none of them seem to come close to living here so hopefully it won't come to that.

I have plans a to z Philippines ,cambodia, brazil,belize,spain, it goes on.

I have plans a to z Philippines ,cambodia, brazil,belize,spain, it goes on.

Uruguay, Punta del Este

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I have a Plan 9 -cue hollow voice- from outer spaaaaace.

food and water for a few days, radio that does not use mains power, and small gas cannister stove

My plan A is, hoping nothing bad will happen and my Plan B is to panic, if the crap hits the fan.

Probably to the same for all of us.

Im using the Thai aphabet it has more letters

PLAN ??

I have plans a to z Philippines ,cambodia, brazil,belize,spain, it goes on.

Uruguay, Punta del Este

Absolutely fantastic place (as is most of the coast there)...but too expensive...and COLD in the winter! But if you love beef and wine, it is tough to beat....

Another really easy one is not selling your home(s) (presuming you ever owned) in your home country.

Any advice on how to get one first?

Save, pay cash, transfer title. Repeat as often as possible.

A less attractive alternative is save: pay 50-70% down, borrow the rest and pay off as quickly as possible (despite what the finance profs and experts tell you), bring that deed home and stack neatly. Rinse and repeat.

PLan A. Diet

PLan B. Eat CHocolate.

WHat was the question...?