yourauntbob Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Ok, TV members (including myself) like to fill most of their posts with complaints and problems, so in the spirit of balancing the scales a bit i would like to know "What is your favorite thing about Thailand?" I'll go first, I like the fact that i can live as poor or as modern (expensive) as I would like and can choose day to day. One day I take the missus out to a four star meal, buy some state of the art electronics, and enjoy a nice bottle of wine while sitting in the garden. The next day I can hope on a free bus, go into the city to walk through a park, and eat some 20-40 baht street food. What about you? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Pattaya Baht Buses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cms989 Posted March 18, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted March 18, 2013 (edited) I agree with you. Sometimes I wonder what attracts people to this place that aren't sex tourists. It's not a particularly nice city, sprawled out and chaotic and polluted. But you can turn one day into a vacation and the next into a very nice day back home, with ease. It's just a big mess of everything in the world. It's also well located for regional travel. Taking a week off to roam around the jungle in Laos is a much bigger proposition if you're working in New York City. It's also nice that the people are used to foreigners of all types, so day-to-day is more lighthearted instead of awkward, overbearing, or angry. To be more specific, my favorite thing is the freedom offered in such a choatic place combined with the comforts of home. Edited March 18, 2013 by cms989 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 The girls. The pleasant people. Being able to live cheaply, but fairly well if I need to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asiasurfer Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Any country can be nice to live in as long as you have money. No money means no options anywhere in the world. I used to like Thailand more before I started living here... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TommoPhysicist Posted March 18, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted March 18, 2013 The women. I can still have a very attractive wife and produce a family despite being way past my 'sell by date' in the west. And I have security of knowing if it all goes horribly wrong, I can do it again, and again. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocN Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 a) Khao Lak Phang Nga Bay c) Food Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaiLai Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Lady boys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiebebe Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Mine's the same as 'cms989' - well put, it's freedom combined with creature comforts, so in a word it's the lifestyle here that's my favourite thing. You can find a massage anywhere, then go for a blissfully air conditioned drive while sipping on an iced coffee. I'd say that's my definition of the Thai 'lifestyle' that appeals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 My gf....warmth....hotel buffets.....markets.....beaches......chiang rai.....beer.....cheap noodles.....pizza threads on thai visa......man yoo fans.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiggy Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Hard to decide between dealing with Thai Immigration Labor department Banks particularly for international issues Taxi drivers Having fun on jet skis Multicultural chit chats in the bars. The security, knowing that every bar has an ex or serving Special forces expat present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Cheap durian and mango. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardholder Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 (edited) Sex.. ... and the knowledge that if, on any day, the need arises it can be satisfied. edit - oh!... and khao pad moo - kai dow. Edited March 18, 2013 by cardholder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yourauntbob Posted March 18, 2013 Author Share Posted March 18, 2013 Hard to decide between dealing with Thai Immigration Labor department Banks particularly for international issues Taxi drivers Having fun on jet skis Multicultural chit chats in the bars. The security, knowing that every bar has an ex or serving Special forces expat present. again, trying to look at the brighter side of things, i am hoping this is going to be a no complaint thread (i know its wishful thinking) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Bum guns Hub of "Brigades" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurwait Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 The women. I can still have a very attractive wife and produce a family despite being way past my 'sell by date' in the west. And I have security of knowing if it all goes horribly wrong, I can do it again, and again. Viagra ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Torrent tolerance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZEMADE Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I love everything about Thailand, including the corruption. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I love everything about Thailand, including the corruption. You love the dengue fever? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaiLai Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I love everything about Thailand, including the corruption. You love the dengue fever? Where is there dengue fever? is it common? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZEMADE Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I love everything about Thailand, including the corruption. You love the dengue fever? Where is there dengue fever? is it common? Had Dengue, had Malaria, had food poisoning, had quite a few hangovers, it's like everything it goes away after treatment. And to JaiLai travelling around Thailand you can get any of these problems or Asia for that matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ijustwannateach Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 If I had to choose one, it is the incredible warmth and loyalty of the most of the Thais I have known well here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaiLai Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I love everything about Thailand, including the corruption. You love the dengue fever? Where is there dengue fever? is it common? Had Dengue, had Malaria, had food poisoning, had quite a few hangovers, it's like everything it goes away after treatment. And to JaiLai travelling around Thailand you can get any of these problems or Asia for that matter. Did not think dengue was very common in Thailand nowadays - every day's a school day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverman63 Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 It's different to the UK plus sunshine, live cheaply, the girls love Ferang, easier going lifestyle but I do understand that a man could lose himself there if he is not careful..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennedy Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I can still hide from farangs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilma Fingadoo Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I can still hide from farangs. Do you owe money? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennedy Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I can still hide from farangs. Do you owe money? No, but alot owe me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banzai99 Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Spending every waking hour sat in front of a PC, moaning about anything and everything to do with Thailand, the country I chose to come to. Why aren't they more grateful, why am I not appreciated, ? When I came here for the first time in early 1990, I saw a Thai guy in a Benz, I assumed he wa a chauffer..and as for the ALL Thais think Farangs are rich, that myth went away a long time ago, now they know most Farangs ain't got a pot to piss in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackr Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Favorite Thing About Thailand The ability to (usually) avoid server-busting threads of this nature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CobraSnakeNecktie Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 -Street food and particularly meat on a stick -Feeling like I am visiting a place in the past. Not quite time machine but close sometimes. -Tropical weather and nature stuff -Culture shock in both good and bad ways.. Even the bad aspects are largely fascinating. -The more you learn about Thailand the more you realize you don't understand it at all 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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