Moving To Amnat Charoean

[Raindancer]

Thank you all, whoever you are for reading this post. I Live in Chinag Mai and have done so fopr the past two years. Great place but sadly becoming another BKK. I have visited Amnat Charoean for the past 24 mopnths ...staying sometimes as long as 14 days at a time. During these visits I have only met one person who sadly died yesterday.

The more times I visit here...the more I value the real Thai way of life. But I have also noticed a huge change in this town and attitudes of the indigenous population.

I have seen one other Farang in a Black 4 door Toyota Pre runner (or 4 x 4) yesterday but common courtesy and respect prevented me from invading his space by stopping him to ask these questions. I have spoken with many of the local people and they say there are quite a few western people here. Whilst I am not looking for a heavy social life with western values, I wonder about social activity among western people here. Is there any golf activity, fishing or any other such meetings for a social gathering.

Apart from that, would anyone be so kind and take the time to give me their views on living here or in the vicinity. My wife hails from the vilage of Kokjao off the main road tbetwenn Amnat and Mukdahan.

I am here for a few days more and would welcome any help to my questions.

Many thanks

Tel 0849-380907

[sanuk21]

I lived in Amnat Charoen last year for amost a year.

Maybe Amnat has "the real Thai way of life" as opposed to Chiang Mai's multi-cultural international feel but facilities there for even the local Thais are very limited.

Ubon Ratchatani, seventy kilometres away, Amnat's previous provincal capital is still the place for medical, dental, shopping and eduction and for the farang, known there as a "bok see dar", western social life.

I don't think there are many westerners who live full time in Amnat .....there are no golf, fishing or western social activity to speak of .

Mukdahan would have more facilities for the westerner...at least there was a sunday meeting of farangs, a Tesco Lotus and the beauty of the Mekong.

I cannot recommend Amnat as a place of farang bliss .....give Phuket a shot.......

Sanuk

[zoolander]

have a look here http://amnatcharoenthailand.blogspot.com/

[sanuk21]

have a look here http://amnatcharoent...d.blogspot.com/

Amnatcharoen Desert Classic Golf Course says it all !

Sanuk