So at last my time here is coming to a close. Spending most of my adult life out of my country of birth, and with much of it spent in South East Asia, I have fulfilled my obligations and contracts to the letter, and I am now ecstatic about leaving this infuriating cesspit. Please don’t get me wrong, there have been moments that have been really enjoyable, but a lifetime of those moments doesn’t amount to a very great deal. I have been here in Thailand on sufferance, as are you all, and I have suffered for it. Ok! You can stop those air violins now! I have had a fantastic life, but in spite of the country, not because of it. However, I’m fed up listening to those that think because the sun is shining that it must come out of the Thai people’s derriere. I have read these forums with interest over a long period and came to the conclusion that the Thai apologists that stalk these forums have either set their sights - their bar - their desires, way too low or perhaps some are just too dumb to notice! They have gone native and don’t realise that they abrogate centuries of development and civilisation that their home countries and their people strived long and hard to provide. The more ignorant and arrogant of these thoughtless scaramouche propose that if one doesn’t like where they are, they should, ”go home”, or simply “leave”. This is often delivered with an implied threat and with venom. More than a proposal of course, it is often, written or said, in the vernacular of the barroom moron and the mind-set of the not infrequent visitor of the bordello. This is standard fair for your average bully and small-brained hedonist! Of course in their simple understanding of the world, it is that easy. Instead of dismissing the genuine and legitimate complaints of others it would be far better if they engaged brain before mouth. These individuals spew-forth verbal diarrhoea on many a varied topic often with little understanding of what is going on around them. People are here for different reasons and under differing circumstances and life sometimes doesn’t play, as we would wish, i.e. according to our own rules. However, I thought I would put my perspective on why I refuse to accept the premise that this country is ‘Paradise’ and “yes” I am going home! For those that haven’t noticed or refuse to accept the reality of ‘their paradise’, I leave my observations as a parting gift. Do with them as you may…

Thailand the CONS: Naturally there are exceptions that prove the rule and not all Thais fit all descriptions.

Rampant domestic violence. Endemic Racism; even against other types of Thai. Dangerous driving (Frightening RT death & injury statistics). Deceitful, disingenuous, slothful, indolent, corrupt, populace. ‘Buddhist country’ absent of understanding of ‘Buddhism’. Inherent greed, envy, and jealousy. Filth, (rubbish/garbage) and stinking khlongs. Mass infantile behaviour. Ingrained stupidity. Devoid of manners/etiquette. Festering, howling ‘Soi’ dogs. Loud constantly barking neighbour’s dogs & Ignorant owners. Noise! Tannoy (Loud-speaker) fed propaganda (especially in the early hours). Motorised, peripatetic vendors with megaphones pointed over walls (at me). Ambulant hawkers selling anything & everything employing, bells, whistles, horns, speakers etc (at my gate). Ignorance. Scams. Balcony deaths (on the increase). Denied/ignored; raging HIV, tuberculosis and STDs. Taxi & tuc-tuc mafias. Dual pricing. Drunk & Drugged-up Taxi, lorry, bus drivers. Corrupt out-dated education system. Pollution. Incompetent/corrupt/drunk Paramilitary Police Force. Inexistent 'Rule of Law'. Ridiculous concept of 'Face'. Scant basic hygiene. Dangerous & unsightly electricity systems. Increasing background violence. Stupid people with whistles! (Parking & protesters). Nok gow-wows (Koel). Penis dismemberment, especially the underlying causes - Institutionalised adultery. Universal low quality food; (Hormones, pesticides, bad hygiene). A country run by and for adolescents. Censorship (Domestic Thai, and irritatingly also Farang; who should know better). Ludicrous Foreign Policy & Immigration Rules (esp in application). Infantilised Television (Boing, pling). Pervasive shoddy workmanship. Eternally pubescent populace infatuated with uniforms. Population with a selfish, self-centred, self-absorbed, ungrateful, expectant mind-set, only surpassed by an inflated self-importance. Worthless Educational Certificates, Diplomas, Degrees. Dearth of privacy. Out-dated University Curricula. Paucity of respect for private property and disregard for personal belongings. Non-existent adult democratic politics. Riots, coups and insurrections. Unbounded Graft. Polluted beaches/rivers/countryside. Brainwashed masses. Mediaeval standard garbage/refuse collection. Overuse/misuse of plastic bags. Intellectual infancy- Scarcity of intellectual adult conversation. Absence of Critical Thinking. Illogical superstitious dunderheads. Feudal society. Multitudes irreparably conditioned by their culture. Finally, those <deleted> smiles that aren't smiles!

The Pros

Sun. Cuisine (as opposed to food). Spas – Massage. Fruit in abundance. Eye candy. Well-priced Dental & Medical facilities.

Neutrals

Bar-girls, prostitutes.

Right! I'm going, I'm <deleted> off, I don't care if the door hits me in the butt on the way out, I love the climate where I'm going, I own property where I'm going (Because I can). Where I am going the people are in general sincere and straightforward. It is clean, politically stable and the populace well educated. For all that 'give' something to Thailand and have made a pleasant life of it, I wish you well! So it's over to all you trolls, flamers and halfwits.

Please start a fund towards learning the importance of paragraphs. I'll donate one-hundred baht.

So it's over to all you trolls, flamers and halfwits.

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