any falangs here living in a Thai style room for 1500 baht drinking loaw cow whiskey , eating papaya,chicken rice and noodle soup everyday.

Or are all thaivisa members hi so living ?

Room is more expensive, but food is same.

I live exactly the same here as I always have wherever I happen to be in the world at the time.

I don't see why should I change in any way, all that's changed is my location and I'm pretty sure I'll always be the same me regardless of where I live.

Then again I don't require any 'culture' to cling to. Culture in my opinion is merely an indoctrination into the ways of those around you, it's an illusion.

Edited May 17, 201412 yr by ukrules

I have been up and I have been down. If I have money I spend it. If I don't, I live very frugally - exactly the same as when I lived in my own country.

Yes, Thai foods are good. I try many Thai food not only that.

I live exactly the same here as I always have wherever I happen to be in the world at the time.

I don't see why should I change in any way, all that's changed is my location and I'm pretty sure I'll always be the same me regardless of where I live.

Yeap, I do exactly the same.

What about the mega rich Thais driving Lamborghini and owning multiple properties ? If I live like that does it count ?

What about the mega rich Thais driving Lamborghini and owning multiple properties ? If I live like that does it count ?

another proud thai??? Or a falang who thinks hes a proud thai ? Lol

I live in a modest 3 bedroom detached bungalow with a nice garden. Great neighbours and so tranquil! Costs a staggering 3,000 baht a month.

Coconuts,

These topics somewhat amuse me.

When in Thailand I stay in our home, it's about 30 years old and of common Thai construction, but it's the kind of place you wouldn't glance at twice. It's just outside Bangkok and I mean literally just metres outside. Many years ago the white ants moved in and occasionally we replaced some of the timber part that have been eaten, but it's not so urgent because the structural parts have long been replaced with steel & concrete. In sections of the house the wall don't meet the roof height, which is handy for when I lock myself outside I can just boost one of the nephews over and in. It's Thai style everything. My bedroom is air conditioned but the rest of it not, actually a good portion of it doesn't even have ceilings.

The house is positioned on almost 50 Rai of land and In the garden we have just about every vegetable imaginable. We have lakes full of fish and little bamboo huts everywhere, a great place to take an afternoon nap away from the madness of it all.

The house itself isn't worth a penny, I mean you could recycle the glass but the rest would easily become rubble. For me and my family it is of the happiest places on the earth, many wonderful memories, good times and all that. Some days I wake up and it's just the wife and I, other times I come out of the bedroom and theirs family members everywhere, I'm alway walking around whacking people with the broom telling them to get up and get ready, if that does work I turn up the music loud and kind of vibrate them out of the place. It's up when I up and out when I say get out......they all love it. As for the food, I couldn't tell you where half of it comes from and I'm never surprised at what I find In the food locker. If I don't want to eat inside, I head out.

No problems.

Of course some might snicker at me because I don't have the grand villa entrance or the fancy tiles In the entranceway, or even perhaps a pool or tennis court, but I will tell you, I can swim in the lake, kick a ball in the field or whatever really and I can park anywhere and make as much or little noise as I want. Ohh and of course at about 3.5 to 4 million baht per Rai we could always sub divide (as many of the neighbours have) and even chop of a small portion off the block would raise a small fortune, but my betting is that we probably won't. At least I have no interest in doing that as the land is my buffer from the rest of you nuts.

We have also rented flash condos and lived in other parts of Thailand for a while, stayed In fancy hotels and recently lived on our yacht, but some reason nothing matches up to the old home and all it brings.

So anyway, as you can see, I'm living hi-so, even if it doesn't match anyone else's idea of that

Edited May 17, 201412 yr by neverdie

I make the most of what I have. By Thailand standards I would say upper lower class (rented house, no car, tight budget). Caring for my wife and children is first priority.

When I stay at the Farm, I reckon I go fairly close ...

Except maybe the food not 100% of what the Thai family eat.

I don't aspire to that style of living ... it is just what life is like at the Farm.

E by heck, does cardboard box in middle of road have a class here?

To me it's quite modest....but it's home.

I think this house is a bit lower quality as where i lived in the Netherlands but after improving on it its better. I never cared much for big houses and when i just came here I did not make the money I make now. I could easily afford a big house now but i rather safe the money and do all the nice things that I want and still safe for later.

I know people like to show off.. I don't really care.

Most TV posters live high on the hog, Hi So and money is no object.

Or so they say

Most TV posters live high on the hog, Hi So and money is no object.

Or so they say

I have no doubt there are many here with quite a lot of money.

What about the mega rich Thais driving Lamborghini and owning multiple properties ? If I live like that does it count ?

if you have to post it here then no ,it doesnt

E by heck, does cardboard box in middle of road have a class here?

To me it's quite modest....but it's home.

Cardboard eh?

You were lucky!

I think this house is a bit lower quality as where i lived in the Netherlands but after improving on it its better. I never cared much for big houses and when i just came here I did not make the money I make now. I could easily afford a big house now but i rather safe the money and do all the nice things that I want and still safe for later.

I know people like to show off.. I don't really care.

So everyone that lives in a nice house is showing off? Ridiculous statement

I think this house is a bit lower quality as where i lived in the Netherlands but after improving on it its better. I never cared much for big houses and when i just came here I did not make the money I make now. I could easily afford a big house now but i rather safe the money and do all the nice things that I want and still safe for later.

I know people like to show off.. I don't really care.

So everyone that lives in a nice house is showing off? Ridiculous statement

Yes that is a ridiculous statement.. good that I did not make it.

I never said big house equals showing off... I said some people like to show off, I don't care.

You can show off with a big house.. big bike expensive car ect.

That does not mean everyone with a big house or expensive car is showing off.

Well Thais don't drink Lao Kao if they have the money to buy something better.

They drink Black Label if they can.

I think this house is a bit lower quality as where i lived in the Netherlands but after improving on it its better. I never cared much for big houses and when i just came here I did not make the money I make now. I could easily afford a big house now but i rather safe the money and do all the nice things that I want and still safe for later.

I know people like to show off.. I don't really care.

So everyone that lives in a nice house is showing off? Ridiculous statement

Yes that is a ridiculous statement.. good that I did not make it.

I never said big house equals showing off... I said some people like to show off, I don't care.

You can show off with a big house.. big bike expensive car ect.

That does not mean everyone with a big house or expensive car is showing off.

I forgot that English is not your first language. Go back to your mirrors.

I think this house is a bit lower quality as where i lived in the Netherlands but after improving on it its better. I never cared much for big houses and when i just came here I did not make the money I make now. I could easily afford a big house now but i rather safe the money and do all the nice things that I want and still safe for later.

I know people like to show off.. I don't really care.

So everyone that lives in a nice house is showing off? Ridiculous statement

Yes that is a ridiculous statement.. good that I did not make it.

I never said big house equals showing off... I said some people like to show off, I don't care.

You can show off with a big house.. big bike expensive car ect.

That does not mean everyone with a big house or expensive car is showing off.

I forgot that English is not your first language. Go back to your mirrors.

Touchy.. i wonder how many languages you speak.. probably not many. Your remark about mirrors let me know your probably out of shape and deep down not happy about it. Why else bring something like this in the conversation.

Even though I meet all the stipulated requirements, I'm automatically disqualified because I make sensible posts on ThaiVisa.

If you're happy then you are living in style.

Coconuts,

These topics somewhat amuse me.

When in Thailand I stay in our home, it's about 30 years old and of common Thai construction, but it's the kind of place you wouldn't glance at twice. It's just outside Bangkok and I mean literally just metres outside. Many years ago the white ants moved in and occasionally we replaced some of the timber part that have been eaten, but it's not so urgent because the structural parts have long been replaced with steel & concrete. In sections of the house the wall don't meet the roof height, which is handy for when I lock myself outside I can just boost one of the nephews over and in. It's Thai style everything. My bedroom is air conditioned but the rest of it not, actually a good portion of it doesn't even have ceilings.

The house is positioned on almost 50 Rai of land and In the garden we have just about every vegetable imaginable. We have lakes full of fish and little bamboo huts everywhere, a great place to take an afternoon nap away from the madness of it all.

The house itself isn't worth a penny, I mean you could recycle the glass but the rest would easily become rubble. For me and my family it is of the happiest places on the earth, many wonderful memories, good times and all that. Some days I wake up and it's just the wife and I, other times I come out of the bedroom and theirs family members everywhere, I'm alway walking around whacking people with the broom telling them to get up and get ready, if that does work I turn up the music loud and kind of vibrate them out of the place. It's up when I up and out when I say get out......they all love it. As for the food, I couldn't tell you where half of it comes from and I'm never surprised at what I find In the food locker. If I don't want to eat inside, I head out.

No problems.

Of course some might snicker at me because I don't have the grand villa entrance or the fancy tiles In the entranceway, or even perhaps a pool or tennis court, but I will tell you, I can swim in the lake, kick a ball in the field or whatever really and I can park anywhere and make as much or little noise as I want. Ohh and of course at about 3.5 to 4 million baht per Rai we could always sub divide (as many of the neighbours have) and even chop of a small portion off the block would raise a small fortune, but my betting is that we probably won't. At least I have no interest in doing that as the land is my buffer from the rest of you nuts.

We have also rented flash condos and lived in other parts of Thailand for a while, stayed In fancy hotels and recently lived on our yacht, but some reason nothing matches up to the old home and all it brings.

So anyway, as you can see, I'm living hi-so, even if it doesn't match anyone else's idea of that

Like a lot! That's me one day, though 50 rai would be way out of my wife's budget, or mine.

Although I do like a house that can be closed enough to keep mozzies out.

Wifey does not like flashy, but we do like comfort. Her ideal is an old house that you wouldn't glance twice at, but inside all the modcons and comforts. Add my dream to hers of that house being on a good block of dirt with trees, veges, chooks, and a goat or two, and we will be content.

She oscillates between wanting a small house for her parents up on the back paddock, and not wanting them there at all. I won't mind either way.

And 90% the time, it's Thai food we enjoy. (Cheese is just too darned expensive!)

Edited May 17, 201412 yr by Seastallion

Coconuts,

These topics somewhat amuse me.

When in Thailand I stay in our home, it's about 30 years old and of common Thai construction, but it's the kind of place you wouldn't glance at twice. It's just outside Bangkok and I mean literally just metres outside. Many years ago the white ants moved in and occasionally we replaced some of the timber part that have been eaten, but it's not so urgent because the structural parts have long been replaced with steel & concrete. In sections of the house the wall don't meet the roof height, which is handy for when I lock myself outside I can just boost one of the nephews over and in. It's Thai style everything. My bedroom is air conditioned but the rest of it not, actually a good portion of it doesn't even have ceilings.

The house is positioned on almost 50 Rai of land and In the garden we have just about every vegetable imaginable. We have lakes full of fish and little bamboo huts everywhere, a great place to take an afternoon nap away from the madness of it all.

The house itself isn't worth a penny, I mean you could recycle the glass but the rest would easily become rubble. For me and my family it is of the happiest places on the earth, many wonderful memories, good times and all that. Some days I wake up and it's just the wife and I, other times I come out of the bedroom and theirs family members everywhere, I'm alway walking around whacking people with the broom telling them to get up and get ready, if that does work I turn up the music loud and kind of vibrate them out of the place. It's up when I up and out when I say get out......they all love it. As for the food, I couldn't tell you where half of it comes from and I'm never surprised at what I find In the food locker. If I don't want to eat inside, I head out.

No problems.

Of course some might snicker at me because I don't have the grand villa entrance or the fancy tiles In the entranceway, or even perhaps a pool or tennis court, but I will tell you, I can swim in the lake, kick a ball in the field or whatever really and I can park anywhere and make as much or little noise as I want. Ohh and of course at about 3.5 to 4 million baht per Rai we could always sub divide (as many of the neighbours have) and even chop of a small portion off the block would raise a small fortune, but my betting is that we probably won't. At least I have no interest in doing that as the land is my buffer from the rest of you nuts.

We have also rented flash condos and lived in other parts of Thailand for a while, stayed In fancy hotels and recently lived on our yacht, but some reason nothing matches up to the old home and all it brings.

So anyway, as you can see, I'm living hi-so, even if it doesn't match anyone else's idea of that

Spot on ND. So I can't build a house on your land then?

Coconuts,

These topics somewhat amuse me.

When in Thailand I stay in our home, it's about 30 years old and of common Thai construction, but it's the kind of place you wouldn't glance at twice. It's just outside Bangkok and I mean literally just metres outside. Many years ago the white ants moved in and occasionally we replaced some of the timber part that have been eaten, but it's not so urgent because the structural parts have long been replaced with steel & concrete. In sections of the house the wall don't meet the roof height, which is handy for when I lock myself outside I can just boost one of the nephews over and in. It's Thai style everything. My bedroom is air conditioned but the rest of it not, actually a good portion of it doesn't even have ceilings.

The house is positioned on almost 50 Rai of land and In the garden we have just about every vegetable imaginable. We have lakes full of fish and little bamboo huts everywhere, a great place to take an afternoon nap away from the madness of it all.

The house itself isn't worth a penny, I mean you could recycle the glass but the rest would easily become rubble. For me and my family it is of the happiest places on the earth, many wonderful memories, good times and all that. Some days I wake up and it's just the wife and I, other times I come out of the bedroom and theirs family members everywhere, I'm alway walking around whacking people with the broom telling them to get up and get ready, if that does work I turn up the music loud and kind of vibrate them out of the place. It's up when I up and out when I say get out......they all love it. As for the food, I couldn't tell you where half of it comes from and I'm never surprised at what I find In the food locker. If I don't want to eat inside, I head out.

No problems.

Of course some might snicker at me because I don't have the grand villa entrance or the fancy tiles In the entranceway, or even perhaps a pool or tennis court, but I will tell you, I can swim in the lake, kick a ball in the field or whatever really and I can park anywhere and make as much or little noise as I want. Ohh and of course at about 3.5 to 4 million baht per Rai we could always sub divide (as many of the neighbours have) and even chop of a small portion off the block would raise a small fortune, but my betting is that we probably won't. At least I have no interest in doing that as the land is my buffer from the rest of you nuts.

We have also rented flash condos and lived in other parts of Thailand for a while, stayed In fancy hotels and recently lived on our yacht, but some reason nothing matches up to the old home and all it brings.

So anyway, as you can see, I'm living hi-so, even if it doesn't match anyone else's idea of that

Spot on ND. So I can't build a house on your land then?

Drat! I wish I'd thought to ask that first!

Coconuts,

These topics somewhat amuse me.

When in Thailand I stay in our home, it's about 30 years old and of common Thai construction, but it's the kind of place you wouldn't glance at twice. It's just outside Bangkok and I mean literally just metres outside. Many years ago the white ants moved in and occasionally we replaced some of the timber part that have been eaten, but it's not so urgent because the structural parts have long been replaced with steel & concrete. In sections of the house the wall don't meet the roof height, which is handy for when I lock myself outside I can just boost one of the nephews over and in. It's Thai style everything. My bedroom is air conditioned but the rest of it not, actually a good portion of it doesn't even have ceilings.

The house is positioned on almost 50 Rai of land and In the garden we have just about every vegetable imaginable. We have lakes full of fish and little bamboo huts everywhere, a great place to take an afternoon nap away from the madness of it all.

The house itself isn't worth a penny, I mean you could recycle the glass but the rest would easily become rubble. For me and my family it is of the happiest places on the earth, many wonderful memories, good times and all that. Some days I wake up and it's just the wife and I, other times I come out of the bedroom and theirs family members everywhere, I'm alway walking around whacking people with the broom telling them to get up and get ready, if that does work I turn up the music loud and kind of vibrate them out of the place. It's up when I up and out when I say get out......they all love it. As for the food, I couldn't tell you where half of it comes from and I'm never surprised at what I find In the food locker. If I don't want to eat inside, I head out.

No problems.

Of course some might snicker at me because I don't have the grand villa entrance or the fancy tiles In the entranceway, or even perhaps a pool or tennis court, but I will tell you, I can swim in the lake, kick a ball in the field or whatever really and I can park anywhere and make as much or little noise as I want. Ohh and of course at about 3.5 to 4 million baht per Rai we could always sub divide (as many of the neighbours have) and even chop of a small portion off the block would raise a small fortune, but my betting is that we probably won't. At least I have no interest in doing that as the land is my buffer from the rest of you nuts.

We have also rented flash condos and lived in other parts of Thailand for a while, stayed In fancy hotels and recently lived on our yacht, but some reason nothing matches up to the old home and all it brings.

So anyway, as you can see, I'm living hi-so, even if it doesn't match anyone else's idea of that

Great story, but i would like to know if white ants still living with you and how much rent are they paying per month?

Coconuts,

These topics somewhat amuse me.

When in Thailand I stay in our home, it's about 30 years old and of common Thai construction, but it's the kind of place you wouldn't glance at twice. It's just outside Bangkok and I mean literally just metres outside. Many years ago the white ants moved in and occasionally we replaced some of the timber part that have been eaten, but it's not so urgent because the structural parts have long been replaced with steel & concrete. In sections of the house the wall don't meet the roof height, which is handy for when I lock myself outside I can just boost one of the nephews over and in. It's Thai style everything. My bedroom is air conditioned but the rest of it not, actually a good portion of it doesn't even have ceilings.

The house is positioned on almost 50 Rai of land and In the garden we have just about every vegetable imaginable. We have lakes full of fish and little bamboo huts everywhere, a great place to take an afternoon nap away from the madness of it all.

The house itself isn't worth a penny, I mean you could recycle the glass but the rest would easily become rubble. For me and my family it is of the happiest places on the earth, many wonderful memories, good times and all that. Some days I wake up and it's just the wife and I, other times I come out of the bedroom and theirs family members everywhere, I'm alway walking around whacking people with the broom telling them to get up and get ready, if that does work I turn up the music loud and kind of vibrate them out of the place. It's up when I up and out when I say get out......they all love it. As for the food, I couldn't tell you where half of it comes from and I'm never surprised at what I find In the food locker. If I don't want to eat inside, I head out.

No problems.

Of course some might snicker at me because I don't have the grand villa entrance or the fancy tiles In the entranceway, or even perhaps a pool or tennis court, but I will tell you, I can swim in the lake, kick a ball in the field or whatever really and I can park anywhere and make as much or little noise as I want. Ohh and of course at about 3.5 to 4 million baht per Rai we could always sub divide (as many of the neighbours have) and even chop of a small portion off the block would raise a small fortune, but my betting is that we probably won't. At least I have no interest in doing that as the land is my buffer from the rest of you nuts.

We have also rented flash condos and lived in other parts of Thailand for a while, stayed In fancy hotels and recently lived on our yacht, but some reason nothing matches up to the old home and all it brings.

So anyway, as you can see, I'm living hi-so, even if it doesn't match anyone else's idea of that

Like a lot! That's me one day, though 50 rai would be way out of my wife's budget, or mine.

Although I do like a house that can be closed enough to keep mozzies out.

Wifey does not like flashy, but we do like comfort. Her ideal is an old house that you wouldn't glance twice at, but inside all the modcons and comforts. Add my dream to hers of that house being on a good block of dirt with trees, veges, chooks, and a goat or two, and we will be content.

She oscillates between wanting a small house for her parents up on the back paddock, and not wanting them there at all. I won't mind either way.

And 90% the time, it's Thai food we enjoy. (Cheese is just too darned expensive!)

We always eat Thai, unless the wife is cooking pizza or something......she does a killer pizza, makes the bases and everything from scratch.

The ole house won't keep the mozzies out, but the bedroom does. The house also doesn't keep out the snakes and I've seen all sorts of Kreepy crawlies running around the joint. The house is clean and has the bare amount of furniture. My FIL gifted me a second hand LCD TV, but I still watch my tube job. I've got a nice HI FI, but I'm not interested in surround sound.

We use to bucket water into the bathroom and kitchen but a couple of years ago we ran taps into those rooms. There's no hot water system, but only really desire one for a week or two per year.

This joint is a mansion in my eyes, want more does a man really need?

A couple of years ago I extended and built a mans shed at the rear, when I'm home I like to get in there and break things...... I always claim to be fixing stuff

Our biggest worry is the monitors, they cruise around and steal the fish, they're nasty ones too, sometimes I chase them in the row boat but they're real hard to catch that way, I've ended up in the drink a couple of times. I never kill them, just relocate me, but every time you get rid of one another couple seem to turn up.

The most important thing on the farm are the several strategically placed hammocks I have around the place...... the cheese and kisses always searches these places out first when looking for me.

I hope you find your patch soon, cheers.