kenny999 Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 For me having been in Thailand for 14 months it is a good police force with tough laws on everything especially driving, also my late Mum's Sunday roasts andmy 2 son's but cant think of anything else, this country has many faults but for me it is a better life once you except everything that goes on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 A bit fat juicy doner kebab washed down with a pint of finest real ale Driving on roads where people know how to drive and are thinking the same way Traditional English pub environment watching sport with the lads Customer service and attentive staff who don't follow you around like a shadow Seeing well kept healthy animals Not sure how long the lists potentially could be had the question being "What you don't miss............" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriot Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Nothing; abser-lootly nothing!! (Reared in the UK) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomwct Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Beef and Wine!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelomsak Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 I miss sailing my boat and hanging around the club. Racing boats on the weekend and cruising in the summer, Catching salmon and crabs and eating them fresh. I miss the Beautiful scenery from my sailboat as I sail the west coast of Canada. And I miss the beautiful ocean view from my livingroom. I quess I miss the beautiful pacific northwest and all it offers to sailboaters, or as some would say yachties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaBuddha Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverdie Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Fresh Clean Air to breathe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kropotkin Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 The rule of law. Silence. Real buddhism. Division of labour between police and criminals. The 21st century. And do not bother to tell me.......yes i am going back to europe for some time, to breathe.... - leaving today. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaBuddha Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 It's interesting that most everything I see listed so far we have here in Phuket. Good beef, wine, traditional pubs...ish, ocean views, yachting/sailing, clean air. Not many healthy looking well kept animals yet though. I miss the relatively sane driving habits. And I really need to source some Mountain Dew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petercallen Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Fresh Clean Air to breathe. You must live in Bangkok, the air in Phuket is fine most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petercallen Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 My family especially my grandchildren. One of my granddaughters lost her first tooth recently, her tooth fairy wish was that we would come to visit We are going next month so she has got her wish. i am quite happy spending the majority of my time in Thailand. When we travel overseas i am always happy to be back here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB1950 Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markg Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 (edited) I miss logic. Thailand is fairly illogical in my view. I miss the variety of fashion and hair styles. CHEAP and good wine (yeah we have wine in Phuket but not cheap AND good ! ) I miss customer service from staff in stores who are empowered to look after a customer..........(try returning stuff for a refund here........sorry mister, have to send to Bkk, you wait 3 months......that's not service) I miss the cops. Yeah, i do. Cops here, and the whole judicial system scare me. I miss girls who you can have an intellectual conversation with. I miss long-term friends. I have close friends here - for sure - but the expat community is always fluid - and someone or other leaves. That can leave a painful hole. It doesn't seem to be like that back 'home'. People put roots down more back home. I miss decent beer. I really do. Beer back home on my last recent visit worked out at 100baht a pint - for real ale. You just can't do that in Phuket. To try to balance this, so as not to sound whingey. I could go 'home' anytime i feel. If life becomes unbearable here, i have a passport and can work in ANY EU country. If you don't like it here, then sod off somewhere else! I like the fact seven/11's are open 24 hours a day, with no security, and i can generally buy booze when i feel thirsty. I love the good, cheap food which also is generally available 24 hours a day from many places close to my house. I love the sunshine. I love the preeeeety girls. I love the prices for 'home maintenance/service ' etc. Having my house cleaned/painted/repaired etc is cheap. Sooooo cheap ! I kinda like the anarchic roads. Notice how hardly anyone honks here? Very little road rage, which is quite staggering really ! I like being able to afford to eat out for every single meal of every single day. I bet even Mick Jagger doesn;t do that ! Edited October 2, 2010 by markg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelepulse Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 >>>really need to source some Mountain Dew SB try villa market as they have what BB1950 is looking for, Dr Pepper (48 baht per), and I thought I saw Mt Dew there, but don't quote me on that but I'm sure they can get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentine Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 All the rich colour changes during autumn & spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Good beer (seems to be a recurring theme), good friends and quality live sport and entertainment. I'm from London and so have been spoilt with regard to the last of these. You can see a decent live band every night, top comedians in local pubs, theatre, the arts etc. Probably the world's best city for choice of live entertainment (cue natives of other great cities citing their cases). In Phuket we are limited to the annual blues festival and a few local bands. Even Bangkok has very few top class gigs. Though I do often attend the Punchline Comedy Club evenings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelepulse Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 I agree with you mm. Where I come from we had great live entertainment during the summer months almost weekly at an outdoor setting overlooking the ocean. Oh yeah, good beer too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
napalm Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Good beer...did anyone mention that ..... list is long....climate, seasons, nature, long walks in the forest, operas & theathers....etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDRIDER Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Not much i miss, here i think the cops is OK, when I do something wrong that is, just pay and walk away, most stuff you can buy here, some of you guys have not been around much if you cant find what you ask for, and yes it cost a bit extra here so what its Thailand and you can afford to pay a little extra as i am sure not all of you guys pay tax here, well, i can fell it coming now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkzero Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 i miss affordable and tasty wine and cheese.. i'm from australia. i used to miss being able to converse with random people, but slowly my thai is getting to the point i can almost do that. i also miss my car, even tho it is really crap, driving it is one of my fave things to do when i'm at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuksoo1980 Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 i miss proper mexican food carne asada nachos and a cold corona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterocket Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Decent Nightclubs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverdie Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Fresh Clean Air to breathe. You must live in Bangkok, the air in Phuket is fine most of the time. Chai Krup, Bangers, where the sky is seldomly blue, or if it is I can't see it thru the Bkk haze.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 -i miss 47% income tax -i miss 19% tax on goods and services -i miss paying taxes enabling my government to send soldiers in far away countries to fight "insurgents" -i miss sorting the garbage into 5 different containers -i miss buying heating oil -i miss paying 480 Baht per hour to our housekeeper -i miss paying 50% of our housekeeper's social insurance and health insurance -i miss the muttering of my wife when the housekeeper goes on 6 weeks paid vacation -i miss icy roads in winter -i miss changing the tires of my cars twice a year -i miss that shops close at 18.30 hrs sharp -i miss that in Thailand nobody tells me when i can water my garden and when i can't -i miss the bureaucracy and months long fights with the building department when i want to build on my land or add -i miss the honesty of policemen who will arrest me if i offer them 200 Baht because of a traffic offense -i miss the exorbitant prices when i take my cars to the workshop for service or repairs -i miss paying 25 times the road tax and 10 times insurance premium for a car 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babsy65 Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 (edited) Breakfast at the Dorchester My daily strolls from Hyde Park to Portobello - Westbourne Grove London black cabs Fast internet Good Gyms Good looking men in suits the 4 seasons (not the hotel) Shopping in Harvey Nicks and Selfridges... and Harrods too! MONEY!!!! ps I am heading back home in May.. for good!!!! Edited October 2, 2010 by babsy65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangTaoBoy Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Breakfast at the Dorchester My daily strolls from Hyde Park to Portobello - Westbourne Grove London black cabs Fast internet Good Gyms Good looking men in suits the 4 seasons (not the hotel) Shopping in Harvey Nicks and Selfridges... and Harrods too! MONEY!!!! ps I am heading back home in May.. for good!!!! I guess the better your life was in your home country the more you will miss it and the less appealing Phuket will be. It sounds like you had a pretty cool life before so I guess it makes sense for you to miss it. A swim in the Thames in November will soon make me miss Bang Tao beach though. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geriatrickid Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 1. Potable tap water. What a luxury to turn on a tap and not worry about what comes out. 2. Clean restrooms/toilet facilities. To be able to pee without needing a portable air supply. 3. Environmental standards and public sanitation. So many potentially beautiful beaches on Phuket and yet raw sewage runoff fouls the water. There is no concern for the disposal of dangerous and toxic goods. Plastic bags everywhere, paint, chemicals petrol dumped into the storm sewers to flow into the ocean or to taint people's well water. The tossing of garbage wherever and whenever. 4. The lack of public trash bins. Why oh why can there not be trashbins placed around the beach areas to encourage visitors not to leave trash behind? 5. Safe pedestrian crosswalks in the major tourist areas. There isn't one safe crosswalk in Patong. Would it be so hard to put up a stop sign along the beach road? How is it they can spend millions on a billboard but getting a crosswalk is an impossibility? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDRIDER Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 1. Potable tap water. What a luxury to turn on a tap and not worry about what comes out. Not a luxury, go for it, not that expensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJIC Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Nothing; abser-lootly nothing!! (Reared in the UK) I feel sorry for you. No Family? No Friends? How long were you reared there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrilled Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 I definitely miss the seasons spring and fall,but the winter,snow etc,not so much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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