So I've been married for just over two years and I'm still living separate from my wife. This is because I usually work in IT in USA and from time to time I take time off to visit my wife in Thailand. I recently tried taking her to Australia and we stayed two weeks and I decided that income taxes were far to high as was the cost of living based on my earning potential there. That and I really couldn't think what she'd actually do there. She use to work for an airline which made travel easy but now she's working for a shipping company.

Have any of you folks who married a good thai girl stayed on in Thailand, even if it meant changing your career? These days there isn't much of a career in IT which is why it's always a constant delima for me to live away from my wife.

Note: where there is work right now ie. USA my wife cannot travel because I'm only a greencard holder here despite her already have a long term multiple entry visitors visa already.

The issue becomes whether I should subject my wife to life in the UK with me working for a company or make a serious effort to make a go of it in Thailand so that she can stay close to her family and I can be with her.

I've stayed many times in Thailand often for long periods at a time so I'm fairly accustomed to life there. But I'm also a cynic and I'm not sure the policy makers welcome me there even though I married a Thai from a good healthy modest background.

Have any of you folks who married a good thai girl stayed on in Thailand, even if it meant changing your career?

Yes. I did.

Income- Salary came down 75%, Benifits - Traveled by Bus instead of a Company car (1Yr), Position came down from a Financial Controller for a Multinational Company to an IT Cordinator in a small US Company. [later closed down operations in Thailand.]

Live in s small Apartment instead of a House with a Garden, Missed my Dog, Missed all Friends, Had to stop all the work I did for Rotary club.

The return for my Sacrifice is, lovely Thai Girl who became my wife two months back.

After 2.5 Yrs, today I have got most of the things I sacrificed back accept for House with a Garden, my Dod, and Rotary Club work.

Overall, I am happy here accept for the Racial Discrimination I am facing due to my skin colour coz I am from Sri Lanka.

So we are thinking of moving to a western country after my wife finishes her studies.

Have you thought about trying to get a job in Hong Kong or Singapore? Wages are far better, tax rates are low, and you're just a hop away from Paradise and you can save for a move to LOS.

I don't know how anyone can save in places like UK and Aus. with the taxes they have to pay.

Have you thought about trying to get a job in Hong Kong or Singapore?

Racial Discrimination I am facing due to my skin colour coz I am from Sri Lanka, Chinese, they are worst than Thai, stay away from them

Chinese, they are worst than Thai, stay away from them

And who's guilty of racial discrimination? Talk about the pot calling the kettle black!