Anyone feel stuck ?

[Pattszero]

There's another category of stuck - expats that have arrived here with their farang wives. Old age creeps up and of course, some die unexpectedly. In that case, the farang wife has a serious problem, having to sort out the legalities in Thailand, and in many cases feeling isolated while they struggle to cash in their assets.

I know it's a small demographic, but I do know farang couples that are all-in in Thailand and I sometimes wonder how things will pan out for them. I think it came to a hed for me last year when one of my best pals died unexpectedly in the UK at 65, and left his wife not only grieving, but having to untangle a serious financial mess.

That would be hard enough to do in a culture that you understand, I'm sure it would be amplified here.

[AYJAYDEE]

There's another category of stuck - expats that have arrived here with their farang wives. Old age creeps up and of course, some die unexpectedly. In that case, the farang wife has a serious problem, having to sort out the legalities in Thailand, and in many cases feeling isolated while they struggle to cash in their assets.

I know it's a small demographic, but I do know farang couples that are all-in in Thailand and I sometimes wonder how things will pan out for them. I think it came to a hed for me last year when one of my best pals died unexpectedly in the UK at 65, and left his wife not only grieving, but having to untangle a serious financial mess.

That would be hard enough to do in a culture that you understand, I'm sure it would be amplified here.

why do you assume the guy dies first?

[Donnie Brasco]

Charming, polite and (I assume) quite accommodating.

Good one.

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[chiang mai]

There's another category of stuck - expats that have arrived here with their farang wives. Old age creeps up and of course, some die unexpectedly. In that case, the farang wife has a serious problem, having to sort out the legalities in Thailand, and in many cases feeling isolated while they struggle to cash in their assets.

I know it's a small demographic, but I do know farang couples that are all-in in Thailand and I sometimes wonder how things will pan out for them. I think it came to a hed for me last year when one of my best pals died unexpectedly in the UK at 65, and left his wife not only grieving, but having to untangle a serious financial mess.

That would be hard enough to do in a culture that you understand, I'm sure it would be amplified here.

why do you assume the guy dies first?

Statistically they do, in every country.

[ppmacready]

There's another category of stuck - expats that have arrived here with their farang wives. Old age creeps up and of course, some die unexpectedly. In that case, the farang wife has a serious problem, having to sort out the legalities in Thailand, and in many cases feeling isolated while they struggle to cash in their assets.

I know it's a small demographic, but I do know farang couples that are all-in in Thailand and I sometimes wonder how things will pan out for them. I think it came to a hed for me last year when one of my best pals died unexpectedly in the UK at 65, and left his wife not only grieving, but having to untangle a serious financial mess.

That would be hard enough to do in a culture that you understand, I'm sure it would be amplified here.

why do you assume the guy dies first?

Statistically they do, in every country.

Because husbands want too.

[AYJAYDEE]

There's another category of stuck - expats that have arrived here with their farang wives. Old age creeps up and of course, some die unexpectedly. In that case, the farang wife has a serious problem, having to sort out the legalities in Thailand, and in many cases feeling isolated while they struggle to cash in their assets.

I know it's a small demographic, but I do know farang couples that are all-in in Thailand and I sometimes wonder how things will pan out for them. I think it came to a hed for me last year when one of my best pals died unexpectedly in the UK at 65, and left his wife not only grieving, but having to untangle a serious financial mess.

That would be hard enough to do in a culture that you understand, I'm sure it would be amplified here.

why do you assume the guy dies first?

Statistically they do, in every country.

so in every couple , the husband dies first in every country? you need a refresher in statistics PAL

[thaibeachlovers]

I'd love to be "stuck" in LOS. Unfortunately, due to potential ill health, or lack of money, I might be forced to go back "home".

[thaibeachlovers]

I do like the OP`s comment; He came 12 tears ago, that just about sums this story up.

For many of us, have to consider that we are foreigners in this foreign land and even I get what I describe as the Thailand blues at times.

I do blame this on many of the ex-pats living here for not being more sociable and that consider other ex-pats as those to avoid, even I am guilty of this but only because they appear to have arrogant and inhospitable attitudes that makes them seem the types who are unapproachable and many ex-pats, like the OP who alleges this is about the guy he spoke to but it`s not him of course, can become wary of rejection or afraid of being classified as people desperate for friends and weird for even wanting to associate with their peers as if it`s something not normal.

Here is a disturbing and tragic case of the most extreme, about a guy who fell ill in Chiang Mai and decided to commit suicide:

http://asiarecipe.com/Larry.html

My point being is, that many ex-pats can in later life suddenly find themselves living and feeling totally isolated here, a situation not easy to escape from in Thailand.

Thanks for posting that link. I wonder if he went through with it, and if he managed to destroy all the things he built before going.

[thaibeachlovers]

Perhaps for UK expats, those who have been here for some years, the absence of medical insurance combined with advancing years probably makes memories of what the NHS might provide may distort the view?

I have an American expat friend that returned to the US for the summer about a month ago. Within a day that individual was feeling unwell, chest pains, and a weird pain in the calf muscle. The person I refer to is only 44. I said - go get it checked out, it could be a clot.

Three weeks they hung out against going to hospital. Three ridiculous weeks, until the pain got too much. After a battery of tests it came back that the doctor believed that a blood clot had occurred but cleared naturally. I'm not a doctor, I have no comment to make - except this. That individual has now been presented with a bill for $7,000 - and as they said to me - "can you now see why I was holding out?"

Yes I can - we Brits have to be thankful for the NHS.

.......................................................

Why is there such a misconception? Sure, if you move out of the US and don't maintain a home address in the US, and if you're 65 or older don't pay Medicare premiums, you entirely screwed up.

The US health care system is so much better than the NHS if only in that there is no waiting. I have no interest in being on an NHS which has a 2 year waiting time and effectively a death sentence for people who are very old and frail.

If I needed that health care you mentioned above, it would cost me nothing. Nada. No deductibles, no co-pays - not even for prescription drugs. I also don't have to pay 3x the value for a liter of gasoline just to help pay for my "free" health care.

People who pack it all in for Thailand and don't maintain a toe hold in their home country, don't qualify for their retirement income, don't qualify for their government health care etc. really need to think again. They will get older, they will have problems, and if they aren't filthy rich they will need some assistance.

What a lot of garbage - 2 year waiting lists? a death sentence for the old and frail? There's something wrong with you.

Your next contention about "hidden" taxes is equally stupid. There's nothing hidden about the taxes. The correct definition of the NHS is free at the point of delivery. We Brits are perfectly aware that our tax and National Insurance contributions are paid towards the upkeep of the NHS.

Having been a recipient of NHS care, I can agree that it is indeed free at the point of delivery, but the ( terrible ) hospital care reduced me to wanting to commit suicide.

[ClutchClark]

It took me 9 month to realize that ;

- The laws and regulation of Thailand are not foreigner friendly

- People keep on judging you to know where you fit in their feudal ranking system, "equal" is not part of the Thai vocabulary.

- The weather is way too hot to be considered "comfortable"

and the food is not good.

So how someone is in right mind can spend 12 years in this country is something I don't really understand. Being "stuck" is maybe the explanation.

would you understand people who stay in Thailand and live a comfortable life by spending 100,000 (or much more) Dollars using only a part of the amount of income tax which they do not pay in their home country?

based on the afore-mentioned would you understand that these people give a sh1t² whether they "fit in a ranking system" or whether "equal" or whatever expression is a part of the Thai vocabulary?

are you aware that spending an appropriate amount of money you can eat the same food which people eat in Paris, New York, Tokyo, San Francisco, Munich, Rome, Geneva (or you name it). i deliberately did not mention London because there's no good food

of course your answer to all my three question will be "no" because an income out of which a taxman claws 100 or 150k is obviously far beyond your comprehension.

now tell me again something of "right mind" but let me add that agree with you that Thailand's weather is too hot for my taste

As Henry Ford said, "Money doesn't change men, it merely unmasks them. If a man is naturally selfish or arrogant or greedy, the money brings that out, that's all."

[chiang mai]

Mmmmm, I like that!

[AnotherOneAmerican]

The US health care system is so much better than the NHS if only in that there is no waiting. I have no interest in being on an NHS which has a 2 year waiting time and effectively a death sentence for people who are very old and frail.

I believe those in the UK suffering chest pain are seen immediately and for free.

Waiting lists are for those with recurring problems, non-essential problems and problems unlikely to be cured.

So while an aching hip, would require a wait, a chest pain wouldn't.

[chiang mai]

There's another category of stuck - expats that have arrived here with their farang wives. Old age creeps up and of course, some die unexpectedly. In that case, the farang wife has a serious problem, having to sort out the legalities in Thailand, and in many cases feeling isolated while they struggle to cash in their assets.

I know it's a small demographic, but I do know farang couples that are all-in in Thailand and I sometimes wonder how things will pan out for them. I think it came to a hed for me last year when one of my best pals died unexpectedly in the UK at 65, and left his wife not only grieving, but having to untangle a serious financial mess.

That would be hard enough to do in a culture that you understand, I'm sure it would be amplified here.

why do you assume the guy dies first?

Statistically they do, in every country.

so in every couple , the husband dies first in every country? you need a refresher in statistics PAL

Refresh this, and I'm not your pal!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs334/en/

[JohnnyJazz]

It took me 9 month to realize that ;

- The laws and regulation of Thailand are not foreigner friendly

- People keep on judging you to know where you fit in their feudal ranking system, "equal" is not part of the Thai vocabulary.

- The weather is way too hot to be considered "comfortable"

and the food is not good.

So how someone is in right mind can spend 12 years in this country is something I don't really understand. Being "stuck" is maybe the explanation.

would you understand people who stay in Thailand and live a comfortable life by spending 100,000 (or much more) Dollars using only a part of the amount of income tax which they do not pay in their home country?

based on the afore-mentioned would you understand that these people give a sh1t² whether they "fit in a ranking system" or whether "equal" or whatever expression is a part of the Thai vocabulary?

are you aware that spending an appropriate amount of money you can eat the same food which people eat in Paris, New York, Tokyo, San Francisco, Munich, Rome, Geneva (or you name it). i deliberately did not mention London because there's no good food

of course your answer to all my three question will be "no" because an income out of which a taxman claws 100 or 150k is obviously far beyond your comprehension.

now tell me again something of "right mind" but let me add that agree with you that Thailand's weather is too hot for my taste

No wonder you feel at home in Thailand. You don't even know me but yet you feel the urge to tell me how much money you spend, the nice, expensive restaurants you patronize and how much tax you pay. And then you tell me you don't give a sh_t where you fit in the society ? You're right at home here.

Edit : You don't judge a good restaurant based on the amount of the bill but the quality of the food.

[chiang mai]

<deleted>, how difficult is it to debate the topic rather than engaging in confrontation, I mean really!

[rijb]

"12 tears ago" That says it all.

Tell him to stop thinking about himself. And find ways to do things for others, especially young people.

They'll make him laugh and remember how to enjoy life.

[mesquite]

I do like the OP`s comment; He came 12 tears ago, that just about sums this story up.

For many of us, have to consider that we are foreigners in this foreign land and even I get what I describe as the Thailand blues at times.

I do blame this on many of the ex-pats living here for not being more sociable and that consider other ex-pats as those to avoid, even I am guilty of this but only because they appear to have arrogant and inhospitable attitudes that makes them seem the types who are unapproachable and many ex-pats, like the OP who alleges this is about the guy he spoke to but it`s not him of course, can become wary of rejection or afraid of being classified as people desperate for friends and weird for even wanting to associate with their peers as if it`s something not normal.

Here is a disturbing and tragic case of the most extreme, about a guy who fell ill in Chiang Mai and decided to commit suicide:

http://asiarecipe.com/Larry.html

My point being is, that many ex-pats can in later life suddenly find themselves living and feeling totally isolated here, a situation not easy to escape from in Thailand.

Thanks for posting that link. I wonder if he went through with it, and if he managed to destroy all the things he built before going.

He went through with it. He posted on TV.

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[JAFO]

Going "all in" anywhere is a risky proposition. I knew so many in the states that were "all in" meaning they bought the big house, the fancy cars and lived way beyond their means, thus being "Stuck" or as some have said in the states "Trapped". In fact interestingly there was a poll out not to long ago and some 45% of US citizens feel trapped due to children, job, salary required to sustain themselves etc. Just goes to show you people feel "Stuck" even in their home countries.

IMHO being stuck or trapped is self induced based on poor planning or no plan or foresight at all.

With that said, one should always have a contingency plan. I have a house in Thailand with my missus on land I cant own. I brought a lot of my personal items here that I wanted but I could leave them if required. I own a truck. But I am quite happy and do not let the riff raff and negativity of disgruntled forum posters influence my state of mind ever.

I do however live by one hard fast rule here and would anywhere I moved abroad, I will invest no more than I am comfortable losing. I also house all my finances in the states so hopping a plane back while clearly not what I want to do, I can. I will never feel stuck or trapped.

[ClutchClark]

Going "all in" anywhere is a risky proposition. I knew so many in the states that were "all in" meaning they bought the big house, the fancy cars and lived way beyond their means, thus being "Stuck" or as some have said in the states "Trapped". In fact interestingly there was a poll out not to long ago and some 45% of US citizens feel trapped due to children, job, salary required to sustain themselves etc. Just goes to show you people feel "Stuck" even in their home countries.

IMHO being stuck or trapped is self induced based on poor planning or no plan or foresight at all.

With that said, one should always have a contingency plan. I have a house in Thailand with my missus on land I cant own. I brought a lot of my personal items here that I wanted but I could leave them if required. I own a truck. But I am quite happy and do not let the riff raff and negativity of disgruntled forum posters influence my state of mind ever.

I do however live by one hard fast rule here and would anywhere I moved abroad, I will invest no more than I am comfortable losing. I also house all my finances in the states so hopping a plane back while clearly not what I want to do, I can. I will never feel stuck or trapped.

I know guys who chose Mexico and Central America and same rule applies.

[AnotherOneAmerican]

Going "all in" anywhere is a risky proposition. I knew so many in the states that were "all in" meaning they bought the big house, the fancy cars and lived way beyond their means, thus being "Stuck" or as some have said in the states "Trapped". In fact interestingly there was a poll out not to long ago and some 45% of US citizens feel trapped due to children, job, salary required to sustain themselves etc. Just goes to show you people feel "Stuck" even in their home countries.

IMHO being stuck or trapped is self induced based on poor planning or no plan or foresight at all.

With that said, one should always have a contingency plan. I have a house in Thailand with my missus on land I cant own. I brought a lot of my personal items here that I wanted but I could leave them if required. I own a truck. But I am quite happy and do not let the riff raff and negativity of disgruntled forum posters influence my state of mind ever.

I do however live by one hard fast rule here and would anywhere I moved abroad, I will invest no more than I am comfortable losing. I also house all my finances in the states so hopping a plane back while clearly not what I want to do, I can. I will never feel stuck or trapped.

We're talking about wealthy people again?

The poor never have options, choices, or the ability to plan.

[Naam]

It took me 9 month to realize that ;

- The laws and regulation of Thailand are not foreigner friendly

- People keep on judging you to know where you fit in their feudal ranking system, "equal" is not part of the Thai vocabulary.

- The weather is way too hot to be considered "comfortable"

and the food is not good.

So how someone is in right mind can spend 12 years in this country is something I don't really understand. Being "stuck" is maybe the explanation.

would you understand people who stay in Thailand and live a comfortable life by spending 100,000 (or much more) Dollars using only a part of the amount of income tax which they do not pay in their home country?

based on the afore-mentioned would you understand that these people give a sh1t² whether they "fit in a ranking system" or whether "equal" or whatever expression is a part of the Thai vocabulary?

are you aware that spending an appropriate amount of money you can eat the same food which people eat in Paris, New York, Tokyo, San Francisco, Munich, Rome, Geneva (or you name it). i deliberately did not mention London because there's no good food

of course your answer to all my three question will be "no" because an income out of which a taxman claws 100 or 150k is obviously far beyond your comprehension.

now tell me again something of "right mind" but let me add that agree with you that Thailand's weather is too hot for my taste

Not even blink at a 20,000 Baht/mo electric bin either.

i did blink a wee bit and with a sigh of relief saw last month's electricity bill dropping to 19,949.- Baht

[geronimo]

I made my decision to stay come what may and I haven't been disappointed yet!!

[thehelmsman]

It took me 9 month to realize that ;

- The laws and regulation of Thailand are not foreigner friendly

- People keep on judging you to know where you fit in their feudal ranking system, "equal" is not part of the Thai vocabulary.

- The weather is way too hot to be considered "comfortable"

and the food is not good.

So how someone is in right mind can spend 12 years in this country is something I don't really understand. Being "stuck" is maybe the explanation.

would you understand people who stay in Thailand and live a comfortable life by spending 100,000 (or much more) Dollars using only a part of the amount of income tax which they do not pay in their home country?

based on the afore-mentioned would you understand that these people give a sh1t² whether they "fit in a ranking system" or whether "equal" or whatever expression is a part of the Thai vocabulary?

are you aware that spending an appropriate amount of money you can eat the same food which people eat in Paris, New York, Tokyo, San Francisco, Munich, Rome, Geneva (or you name it). i deliberately did not mention London because there's no good food

of course your answer to all my three question will be "no" because an income out of which a taxman claws 100 or 150k is obviously far beyond your comprehension.

now tell me again something of "right mind" but let me add that agree with you that Thailand's weather is too hot for my taste

Not even blink at a 20,000 Baht/mo electric bin either.

i did blink a wee bit and with a sigh of relief saw last month's electricity bill dropping to 19,949.- Baht

Our electric bill went from 1100 B. to around 1400 B. h how will I ever survive?????

[Naam]

It took me 9 month to realize that ;

- The laws and regulation of Thailand are not foreigner friendly

- People keep on judging you to know where you fit in their feudal ranking system, "equal" is not part of the Thai vocabulary.

- The weather is way too hot to be considered "comfortable"

and the food is not good.

So how someone is in right mind can spend 12 years in this country is something I don't really understand. Being "stuck" is maybe the explanation.

would you understand people who stay in Thailand and live a comfortable life by spending 100,000 (or much more) Dollars using only a part of the amount of income tax which they do not pay in their home country?

based on the afore-mentioned would you understand that these people give a sh1t² whether they "fit in a ranking system" or whether "equal" or whatever expression is a part of the Thai vocabulary?

are you aware that spending an appropriate amount of money you can eat the same food which people eat in Paris, New York, Tokyo, San Francisco, Munich, Rome, Geneva (or you name it). i deliberately did not mention London because there's no good food

of course your answer to all my three question will be "no" because an income out of which a taxman claws 100 or 150k is obviously far beyond your comprehension.

now tell me again something of "right mind" but let me add that agree with you that Thailand's weather is too hot for my taste

No wonder you feel at home in Thailand. You don't even know me but yet you feel the urge to tell me how much money you spend, the nice, expensive restaurants you patronize and how much tax you pay. And then you tell me you don't give a sh_t where you fit in the society ? You're right at home here.

Edit : You don't judge a good restaurant based on the amount of the bill but the quality of the food.

you need reading glasses dear Sir and try hard to refrain from hallucinating. i neither mentioned that i patronise expensive restaurants and i never mentioned any restaurant bills (fact is that i don't like restaurants and prefer to eat at home when not travelling) nor did i mention how much tax i pay. what i mentioned is that i do not pay any tax and that these tax savings are covering more than my total living expenses in Thailand.

i have never felt "home" in any of the half dozen countries i lived, that applies to my "home" country too and i don't feel "home" in Thailand. however, i feel very much "home" in my home which for a number of reasons happens to be located in Thailand.

if for some reason my English is not good enough for you to understand you may ask for a translation in a fistful of other languages, assuming i master them.

[AYJAYDEE]

It took me 9 month to realize that ;

- The laws and regulation of Thailand are not foreigner friendly

- People keep on judging you to know where you fit in their feudal ranking system, "equal" is not part of the Thai vocabulary.

- The weather is way too hot to be considered "comfortable"

and the food is not good.

So how someone is in right mind can spend 12 years in this country is something I don't really understand. Being "stuck" is maybe the explanation.

would you understand people who stay in Thailand and live a comfortable life by spending 100,000 (or much more) Dollars using only a part of the amount of income tax which they do not pay in their home country?

based on the afore-mentioned would you understand that these people give a sh1t² whether they "fit in a ranking system" or whether "equal" or whatever expression is a part of the Thai vocabulary?

are you aware that spending an appropriate amount of money you can eat the same food which people eat in Paris, New York, Tokyo, San Francisco, Munich, Rome, Geneva (or you name it). i deliberately did not mention London because there's no good food

of course your answer to all my three question will be "no" because an income out of which a taxman claws 100 or 150k is obviously far beyond your comprehension.

now tell me again something of "right mind" but let me add that agree with you that Thailand's weather is too hot for my taste

No wonder you feel at home in Thailand. You don't even know me but yet you feel the urge to tell me how much money you spend, the nice, expensive restaurants you patronize and how much tax you pay. And then you tell me you don't give a sh_t where you fit in the society ? You're right at home here.

Edit : You don't judge a good restaurant based on the amount of the bill but the quality of the food.

you need reading glasses dear Sir and try hard to refrain from hallucinating. i neither mentioned that i patronise expensive restaurants and i never mentioned any restaurant bills (fact is that i don't like restaurants and prefer to eat at home when not travelling) nor did i mention how much tax i pay. what i mentioned is that i do not pay any tax and that these tax savings are covering more than my total living expenses in Thailand.

i have never felt "home" in any of the half dozen countries i lived, that applies to my "home" country too and i don't feel "home" in Thailand. however, i feel very much "home" in my home which for a number of reasons happens to be located in Thailand.

if for some reason my English is not good enough for you to understand you may ask for a translation in a fistful of other languages, assuming i master them.

you dont pay income tax in your home country? not enough income?

[Dixie Normus]

Being stuck (not being fully in control of your future) is not a pleasant feeling, having said that I can think of a lot worse places and situations to be stuck in than living your days out in Thailand.....

[ClutchClark]

It took me 9 month to realize that ;

- The laws and regulation of Thailand are not foreigner friendly

- People keep on judging you to know where you fit in their feudal ranking system, "equal" is not part of the Thai vocabulary.

- The weather is way too hot to be considered "comfortable"

and the food is not good.

So how someone is in right mind can spend 12 years in this country is something I don't really understand. Being "stuck" is maybe the explanation.

would you understand people who stay in Thailand and live a comfortable life by spending 100,000 (or much more) Dollars using only a part of the amount of income tax which they do not pay in their home country?

based on the afore-mentioned would you understand that these people give a sh1t² whether they "fit in a ranking system" or whether "equal" or whatever expression is a part of the Thai vocabulary?

are you aware that spending an appropriate amount of money you can eat the same food which people eat in Paris, New York, Tokyo, San Francisco, Munich, Rome, Geneva (or you name it). i deliberately did not mention London because there's no good food

of course your answer to all my three question will be "no" because an income out of which a taxman claws 100 or 150k is obviously far beyond your comprehension.

now tell me again something of "right mind" but let me add that agree with you that Thailand's weather is too hot for my taste

No wonder you feel at home in Thailand. You don't even know me but yet you feel the urge to tell me how much money you spend, the nice, expensive restaurants you patronize and how much tax you pay. And then you tell me you don't give a sh_t where you fit in the society ? You're right at home here.

Edit : You don't judge a good restaurant based on the amount of the bill but the quality of the food.

you need reading glasses dear Sir and try hard to refrain from hallucinating. i neither mentioned that i patronise expensive restaurants and i never mentioned any restaurant bills (fact is that i don't like restaurants and prefer to eat at home when not travelling) nor did i mention how much tax i pay. what i mentioned is that i do not pay any tax and that these tax savings are covering more than my total living expenses in Thailand.

i have never felt "home" in any of the half dozen countries i lived, that applies to my "home" country too and i don't feel "home" in Thailand. however, i feel very much "home" in my home which for a number of reasons happens to be located in Thailand.

if for some reason my English is not good enough for you to understand you may ask for a translation in a fistful of other languages, assuming i master them.

I wonder how many here on TV consider you their personal hero as I most certainly do.

[Naam]

It took me 9 month to realize that ;

- The laws and regulation of Thailand are not foreigner friendly

- People keep on judging you to know where you fit in their feudal ranking system, "equal" is not part of the Thai vocabulary.

- The weather is way too hot to be considered "comfortable"

and the food is not good.

So how someone is in right mind can spend 12 years in this country is something I don't really understand. Being "stuck" is maybe the explanation.

would you understand people who stay in Thailand and live a comfortable life by spending 100,000 (or much more) Dollars using only a part of the amount of income tax which they do not pay in their home country?

based on the afore-mentioned would you understand that these people give a sh1t² whether they "fit in a ranking system" or whether "equal" or whatever expression is a part of the Thai vocabulary?

are you aware that spending an appropriate amount of money you can eat the same food which people eat in Paris, New York, Tokyo, San Francisco, Munich, Rome, Geneva (or you name it). i deliberately did not mention London because there's no good food

of course your answer to all my three question will be "no" because an income out of which a taxman claws 100 or 150k is obviously far beyond your comprehension.

now tell me again something of "right mind" but let me add that agree with you that Thailand's weather is too hot for my taste

I'm not flaming, genuine question. Try to answer it as such, please.

Is it not the case that you are also in a way stuck, in that if you had to return to your home country, you would be held accountable for unpaid tax?

I had that scenario a few years ago, where I received a letter from the Official Solicitor in the UK requesting that I provide proof of tax paid during an expat stint. My away around that was to show the tax paid to my host country.

I wasn't shocked to receive the letter, I was shocked at how quickly it arrive. I re-entered my county for domicile purposes on Jan 9th, and the letter arrived Jan 15th.

a liability of unpaid taxes does not exist. but if i'd return to my home country i'd be liable to pay income tax from the day onwards i take up residence. but living (anywhere) abroad owning/renting a home, flat or whatever "abode" fit for living purposes in Germany would also make me liable to pay income tax even if i don't set foot on German soil for many years.

i can't comment on the UK tax system. just reading a paragraph on "resident but not ordinarily resident" makes my head spin. the only thing i know that most British expats living in Thailand are not liable to pay U.K. tax.

[Naam]

I wonder how many here on TV consider you their personal hero as I most certainly do.

would you be kind enough and tell that the lady to whom i am married since nearly 35 years?

[ClutchClark]

would you understand people who stay in Thailand and live a comfortable life by spending 100,000 (or much more) Dollars using only a part of the amount of income tax which they do not pay in their home country?

based on the afore-mentioned would you understand that these people give a sh1t² whether they "fit in a ranking system" or whether "equal" or whatever expression is a part of the Thai vocabulary?

are you aware that spending an appropriate amount of money you can eat the same food which people eat in Paris, New York, Tokyo, San Francisco, Munich, Rome, Geneva (or you name it). i deliberately did not mention London because there's no good food

of course your answer to all my three question will be "no" because an income out of which a taxman claws 100 or 150k is obviously far beyond your comprehension.

now tell me again something of "right mind" but let me add that agree with you that Thailand's weather is too hot for my taste

No wonder you feel at home in Thailand. You don't even know me but yet you feel the urge to tell me how much money you spend, the nice, expensive restaurants you patronize and how much tax you pay. And then you tell me you don't give a sh_t where you fit in the society ? You're right at home here.

Edit : You don't judge a good restaurant based on the amount of the bill but the quality of the food.

you need reading glasses dear Sir and try hard to refrain from hallucinating. i neither mentioned that i patronise expensive restaurants and i never mentioned any restaurant bills (fact is that i don't like restaurants and prefer to eat at home when not travelling) nor did i mention how much tax i pay. what i mentioned is that i do not pay any tax and that these tax savings are covering more than my total living expenses in Thailand.

i have never felt "home" in any of the half dozen countries i lived, that applies to my "home" country too and i don't feel "home" in Thailand. however, i feel very much "home" in my home which for a number of reasons happens to be located in Thailand.

if for some reason my English is not good enough for you to understand you may ask for a translation in a fistful of other languages, assuming i master them.

you dont pay income tax in your home country? not enough income?

Apparently, the son of mogh, is not from the US as was earlier reported in this comment ;-)