MrRealDeal Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I am starting this thread as a way to change the direction of .... negetive aspects of Thainess to the positive ..... which seems to be a little overdone for the moment Paying no property tax on your home, although that is changing to some extent is my top one ...... It's a huge advantage for poor people over the US Followed by investing a percentage of your income in the market to avoid tax...... a much better deal than a charitable trust in the US is. So aside from thin women , cheap prices , and the usual stuff what advantages do you like ? Not just for yourself but for people in a similar situation in your country ...... 30 bht insurance would go a long way for some Americans. This is my best effort to make a positive thread if it fails Blether is my only hope ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegee Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Good Post Real Deal.... There would be a lot more happier people in the so called "Home Country" if some of the advantages of being here, were being adopted there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rsquared Posted January 13, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted January 13, 2013 The ones that come to mind for me, here in LOS we can virtually do anything on our own land (ok the wife's land) without any red tape or council approval etc. Example, when we built our outdoor kitchen and extended the garage so I could have a "sports bar" with snooker table, we just phoned a local builder, bought all the materials and cut down a few (well more than a few) pine trees that my wife and I planted about 5 years ago, and went ahead and had them built. To achieve the same back in Oz would have been a nightmare. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post topt Posted January 13, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted January 13, 2013 (edited) The ones that come to mind for me, here in LOS we can virtually do anything on our own land (ok the wife's land) without any red tape or council approval etc. Example, when we built our outdoor kitchen and extended the garage so I could have a "sports bar" with snooker table, we just phoned a local builder, bought all the materials and cut down a few (well more than a few) pine trees that my wife and I planted about 5 years ago, and went ahead and had them built. To achieve the same back in Oz would have been a nightmare. I agree with your specific example but supposing you had neighbours (close) who did the same but instead of a sports bar put in a karaoke club or an industrial unit of some sort...... Some sort of half way house in regulations I think would be better. I think it is great that car licences do not have points and losing them for driving infractions (especially speeding) - but it does not encourage good driving skills..... Edit - but i do like your first two examples Edited January 13, 2013 by topt 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirineou Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 (edited) You Know what they say " misery loves company" difficult to attract a crowd with positive threads. One of the things I was about to type the freedom to build on your property, when Rsquared beat me to it I Love to tinker and engage in home projects, back home it would require plans signed by an engineer, submitted to the planing board for approval, inspected upon completion, then your property tax is go up, because the improvement changed your property's value. Topt makes a good point, but I rather have the freedom than the protection Edited January 13, 2013 by sirineou 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsquared Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 The ones that come to mind for me, here in LOS we can virtually do anything on our own land (ok the wife's land) without any red tape or council approval etc. Example, when we built our outdoor kitchen and extended the garage so I could have a "sports bar" with snooker table, we just phoned a local builder, bought all the materials and cut down a few (well more than a few) pine trees that my wife and I planted about 5 years ago, and went ahead and had them built. To achieve the same back in Oz would have been a nightmare. I agree with your specific example but supposing you had neighbours (close) who did the same but instead of a sports bar put in a karaoke club or an industrial unit of some sort...... Some sort of half way house in regulations I think would be better. I think it is great that car licences do not have points and losing them for driving infractions (especially speeding) - but it does not encourage good driving skills..... I only have one neighbour who is quite often with me in my sports bar (it is just a pet name for my entertainment man cave or whatever you want to call it, I am out in the sticks ) the next nearest neighbour to us is 500m away. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegee Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Rsquared....your above post. Isnt it great?????... me too!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rene123 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Rsquared....your above post. Isnt it great?????... me too!!!! And seeing what weegee did to his property, I agree with you folks. But, it only takes ONE idiot to screw things up, so you always have to be careful of what you wish for. As I've said several times, the very things that sometimes annoy me about Thailand are the very things that I like about the country. For example, A foreigner can't really own Thai property in their own name, and have to have a Thai partner to do so. This leaves the foreign investor at risk if there should be a problem. However, contrast that with Canada, which some people say is a utopia. In Canada we allowed foreign owners to buy, or lease huge tracts of land. After the logging companies finished turning the previously publlic forested land into an ocean of stumps and debris, the companies were given free title to the land. The companies then sold off the previously publlic forested land to real estate companies to make a profit at the public's expense. The public had no say in the matter and it was all done behind closed doors. By my estimate that was outright theft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsquared Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Rsquared....your above post. Isnt it great?????... me too!!!! Yes Weegee, it is great isn't......you just gotta love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegee Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Rsquared....your above post. Isnt it great?????... me too!!!! Yes Weegee, it is great isn't......you just gotta love it. My Sports Bar is beside the Pool....which doesnt have to have a bloody fence around it to make it inconvenient, to go for a swim. Nice area to celebrate Australia Day, coming up.....so who's coming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 (edited) The ones that come to mind for me, here in LOS we can virtually do anything on our own land (ok the wife's land) without any red tape or council approval etc. Example, when we built our outdoor kitchen and extended the garage so I could have a "sports bar" with snooker table, we just phoned a local builder, bought all the materials and cut down a few (well more than a few) pine trees that my wife and I planted about 5 years ago, and went ahead and had them built. To achieve the same back in Oz would have been a nightmare. I agree with your specific example but supposing you had neighbours (close) who did the same but instead of a sports bar put in a karaoke club or an industrial unit of some sort...... Ditto, you'd probably feel a little different if your upwind neighbor installed a chicken barn, a hog farm or a paper recycling plant, any of which could drive you out of your mind with the stench, for miles downwind. Or started quarrying gravel and your place had a coating of gravel dust every day of the year. There's reasons for those zoning laws... good reasons. Edited January 13, 2013 by impulse 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theblether Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Grooooh, just woke up and it's snowing outside. My head is thumping as a few pals turned up yesterday and showered me with bottles of whisky. Obviously we had to drink some of them. One advantage of Thailand is that you don't have to wear buy heavy winter clothes, therefore saving you a small fortune and increasing the amount of viable hanging space in your wardrobe. That's my best effort just now, give me a couple of hours till I get rid of that pulsing sensation in my head and I'll try again. Gawd, why do we do these things to ourselves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OxfordWill Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 no tax..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rene123 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Grooooh, just woke up and it's snowing outside. My head is thumping as a few pals turned up yesterday and showered me with bottles of whisky. Obviously we had to drink some of them. One advantage of Thailand is that you don't have to wear buy heavy winter clothes, therefore saving you a small fortune and increasing the amount of viable hanging space in your wardrobe. That's my best effort just now, give me a couple of hours till I get rid of that pulsing sensation in my head and I'll try again. Gawd, why do we do these things to ourselves. You haven't been in Chiang Mai for a while have you. Mae Hong Son is even colder. And, we don't have central heating when it gets cold. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loong Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Grooooh, just woke up and it's snowing outside. My head is thumping as a few pals turned up yesterday and showered me with bottles of whisky. Obviously we had to drink some of them. One advantage of Thailand is that you don't have to wear buy heavy winter clothes, therefore saving you a small fortune and increasing the amount of viable hanging space in your wardrobe. That's my best effort just now, give me a couple of hours till I get rid of that pulsing sensation in my head and I'll try again. Gawd, why do we do these things to ourselves. You haven't been in Chiang Mai for a while have you. Mae Hong Son is even colder. And, we don't have central heating when it gets cold. I'm in Khon Kaen and just off to have my shower now. If I leave it much later, it's too cold to shower. Have to wear at least 3 layers of clothing early morning and evening now. Central heating would be nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meom Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 No need for recycling. Just throw everything down the chute or in the same bin where some poor slob will take out what he thinks usefull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegee Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 NO zoning laws, that i know of....lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevvy Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 built a home theater room and and extensions on my home and as one person said , just rang the builder and it was all done with great care. In Australia you couldn't do this . it would have taken triple the time and alot of headaches. not to mention the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semper Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 So aside from thin women, what advantages do you like ? What are the advantages of "thin women" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegee Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 So aside from thin women, what advantages do you like ? What are the advantages of "thin women" ? More room in the bed ??? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totster Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 So aside from thin women, what advantages do you like ? What are the advantages of "thin women" ? Easier to snap in half... totster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbamboo Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 My favourite practical advantages of being here are being able to build practically anything you want on your property without planning permission and best of all knowing someone who knows someone who can fix almost anything cheaply and quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 no tax..! You have a secret? I pay the 'non-residents' 10% tax on the share dividends ... . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegee Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 no tax..! You have a secret? I pay the 'non-residents' 10% tax on the share dividends ... . HEY!!!! How come I pay 15% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegee Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I like the fact that, when I ask my wife, when I need more ice in my Whiskey, she doesnt complain and gets it, without me having to promise the world. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muythai2013 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 so what happens when a neighbor just calls a builder and build something that is imposing on everyones land in the area. is it good to have the freedom then, nothing can be done except going on tv and complaining. sure its good to not have the council sniffing around everything, but its a double sided coin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geriatrickid Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 The ones that come to mind for me, here in LOS we can virtually do anything on our own land (ok the wife's land) without any red tape or council approval etc. Example, when we built our outdoor kitchen and extended the garage so I could have a "sports bar" with snooker table, we just phoned a local builder, bought all the materials and cut down a few (well more than a few) pine trees that my wife and I planted about 5 years ago, and went ahead and had them built. To achieve the same back in Oz would have been a nightmare. Ahh, but what of the neighbour who opems a small slaughterhouse upwind or a bordello in close proximity? Wouldn't be a pleasant location then would it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post geriatrickid Posted January 13, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted January 13, 2013 Ahh, the good old thread that praises the lack of basic standards and enforcement of some simple regulations Some love it. Well, if I was 60 and in the waning days of my life, I might have the perspective of not caring either. However, for those that value their lives and those of their families and friends, I say phooie. In Thailand,the lack of standards and enforcement impacts our lives on a daily basis. Well water is regularly poisoned because there is no enforcement of basic environmental protection laws. Most well water users are oblivious to the presence of aromatic hydrocarbons and heavy metals that have entered the water table. Those that dump, can do so with no worries as enforced cleanups let alone local authorities concern is non existant. It is inexcusable that the tap water in Thailand is not potable. Thailand has a decent water supply, yet it cannot deliver potable water to its inhabitants.It cannot even provide a secure reliable power grid. How can a country develop when it lacks basics such as this? Yes, there are wonderful aspects of Thailand, but there are wonderful aspects to western countries too. For all the people that grumble about the UK or Australia or USA, where would you rather deal with litigation? In the western court system, where there is some semblance of efficiency and judicial integrity or in Thailand, where it is no secret that foreigners feel thay are treated unfairly. Sure, the property taxes are not there, but then you get filthy sois, no professional police, a limited fire service and marginal EMS access. It's wonderful until your house catches fire or are injured. The 30 baht insurance plan is not of much use if you are in a rural area and need cancer care. It won't pay for the additional living expenses when you have to travel to Bangkok to obtain it. Nor does the 30 baht program cover all the extras that quickly add up. My friend is already out of pocket 150,000 for his cancer care despite his 30 baht access. I suggest that if one wants a decent lifestyle and proper medical care, and to live in a secure clean environment, the costs will add up quickly and will approach the cost of living in some western countries. The most appropriate way of explaining this is the airplane model. Air Asia offers relatively cheap flights, but if you want to take baggage, to change your flight, a decent seat etc., you pay an extra charge. Western living is like flying TG. It's all in, and the service and equipment is creaky and old, but you have the security of knowing that if something happens TG will respond. TG still offers a meal on its short flights, the FAs might not be young and attractive like on FD, but there is a sense of security when flying on TG. I have no problem with my home country and cannot see myself as renouncing my citizenship or even changing my legal status, just to avoid taxes. I am fortunate to maintain a legal residence that allows me many priviliges and rights that I could never have in Thailand. That doesn't mean I am bashing Thailand. I like Thailand too. The people, the food, and the climate (at times). I am fortunate enough to have a decent income (for now) so that I don't have to worry about taxation or lifestyle options. I suppose when I am terminated or retire or burn out, then my perspective will change. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phronesis Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Swift and attentive service in shops and restaurants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muythai2013 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Swift and attentive service in shops and restaurants. i have seen many here with slow and disgraceful service, please tell me your joking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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