Popular Post saroq Posted February 15, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 15, 2015 (edited) At 22 year of age you should be smart enough not to flush your future down the toilet. But if you want a life of low paid employment go right ahead and return to Thailand. Alternatively put up with a little bit of boredom now to reap a much better and more interesting future tomorrow. Edited February 15, 2015 by saroq 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tai777 Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 Hey, that's why I asked. The answers are as I predicted mostly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watcharacters Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Totally understandable why people want to leave the USA these days. Place sucks big time. 555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 youve been given a MASSIVE opportunity your fellow Thais either pay an arm and 2 legs for "if" they can even afford it and you want to throw it away................Ok come here set up a noodle stall and do that for 40 years, retire penniless and die of some disease you cant afford to treat..................wise up kid!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rijb Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 You do need to get real "fixing autos" ? Why you? Why not one of the other Thai kids looking for the same job...kids that didn't have your opportunities . "Lost interest" Time to grow up up son. World don't work that way. Teaching English, well you're Thai, no degree, for that particular option your value is pretty close to zero. Marginal value . If you don't have the "whatever" to grasp the opportunities you have in the US prior to considering coming back here to work....end of. I agree! The op will get older a lot faster than he knows. Then it will be too late. Thailand won't fix his 'boring and depressing' problem. Only he can. Maybe the op should talk to some people that never had his opportunities (or pissed them away). I wonder what his mother thinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gemguy Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Right now I live with my mom, she is working here but she wants to go back in a couple of years and I go to school for free. At first I was super-motivated to be an engineer or something, but now I lost all that and I just want to learn some useful skills such as fixing autos, I don't have any passion left for school. Sure you could do that...work for someone performing a skill of some kind....but it does not pay well at all...for 90 % of the jobs you could secure. If you want to be a mechanical type of person then figure out how to be an independent contractor or start your own auto and or motorcycle repair shop and make a name for yourself and your shop and provide good value and honesty to your clients. There is huge potential in the automotive sectors while more and more cars and trucks and vehicles of all kinds including motorcycles are being purchased there develops a need for maintenance and or repair services or customizing services. That is what I would do. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Time Traveller Posted February 15, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 15, 2015 Don't listen to all the negativity. If you can't cut it in America then move to Thailand. It shouldn't be too hard for you to find a 300 baht a day job with all of your skills in Thailand, even with the 1 million Burmese immgrants who are prepared to work for less... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritsSikkink Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Just learn a bit more, it will help you a lot later on in life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time Traveller Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Totally understandable why people want to leave the USA these days. Place sucks big time. Well you're in the minority. For everyone that leaves there's probably 100 more that want to go there. I bet you are one of those people that expects everything given to them for free? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arjunadawn Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Brother, you should spend a few minutes and read every post here again; you have a lot of wise information here. Most of us were/are just like you, with differeing opportunities. The guys with the most sound advice probably recognize in you opportunities they did not have, thus their wisdom should be considered well. When you make a short, mid, and long term plan it can motivate you to aim toward your prize. The prize is not in leaving the US or arriving here. The prize is establishing a quality of life that enables you to actually live the dream you aim for. Without question, education is the most important thing. It really is. But like others, I understand your distaste for the US. I was also eager to leave. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 (edited) Reading between the lines ("was working") in your statement: Right now I am 22 years old, male and in a junior college. I was working towards my Bachelor's degree here in the USA but I completely lost interest and I desperately want to go back to Thailand, life here is too boring and depressing for me. Have you already dropped out? For what it's worth, when people get older they almost always regret stopping their education too early with a few famous exceptions of course. Edited February 15, 2015 by Jingthing 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuananddon Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Let me relate a true story to you young man. My Thai wife and I have been married 44 years. She was previously married and had one son. We brought him to the USA when he was 9 or 10. He got a high school education, learned English then got a factory job. He went to night school at Junior College, then applied with a major USA airline got a job as an international flight attendant because he was bilingual, great job. Now here's where he screwed up, being a flight attendant wasn't good enough, so he takes flying lessons so he could run with the big dogs. He got just enough ratings so he made the cockpit as a third seat flight engineer. Then he moves back to Thailand, blows money like water,marries a trophy wife, has two children, gets divorced, and now don't have a pot to piss in. You're very young stay in school, get a degree or a valuable trade. Thailand is a hard place for a young man to get a start. By the way is there a young lady some how evolved here? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbolai Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> Right now I live with my mom, she is working here but she wants to go back in a couple of years and I go to school for free. At first I was super-motivated to be an engineer or something, but now I lost all that and I just want to learn some useful skills such as fixing autos, I don't have any passion left for school. Finish your engineering degree , will open up doors for you all of your life and allow you to work anywhere in the world . Much harder to do that if you do not have a degree, Just suffer it for another couple of years . "I go to school for free" You mean if you come to Thailand ? ,The free schools are free for a reason Stick at it mate , you're only young , you have the rest of your life to come to Thailand I agree completely and speak from experience. I wanted to leave the old country when young but was talked into finishing a BSEE and did so. I have never had a problem getting a well paying and interesting job all over the world. It would have been very different if I had set out without that degree. A few years fly by and pay and pay and pay back for many years to come. Your Thai citizenship will be valid later but your opportunity to get that degree in the USA is your brass ring. Only for a few years. Grab it and hold on tight. It is real and will turn to gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tai777 Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 Reading between the lines ("was working") in your statement: Right now I am 22 years old, male and in a junior college. I was working towards my Bachelor's degree here in the USA but I completely lost interest and I desperately want to go back to Thailand, life here is too boring and depressing for me. Have you already dropped out? For what it's worth, when people get older they almost always regret stopping their education too early with a few famous exceptions of course. I haven't dropped out yet, I'm still in a community college. To the post directly above, sorry, I forgot to quote it, but no there is no young lady involved, though I do miss shagging Southeast Asian ladies. I'm not the type to want a trophy wife, though I find the women of the golden triangle to be very attractive. Anyway, thanks to everyone for all the useful advice. I will listen to the majority, which says to stay in school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbolai Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> Don't listen to all the negativity. If you can't cut it in America then move to Thailand. It shouldn't be too hard for you to find a 300 baht a day job with all of your skills in Thailand, even with the 1 million Burmese immgrants who are prepared to work for less... He just may be too young to understand your wisdom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisinth Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> I feel joining the armed forces might be a waste of time, as it would slow down my educational progress. I'm not sure actually, but I had just heard it was illegal, or maybe just for certain ranks/positions. I'm not too knowledgeable about this topic. I had to go through the draft in Thailand as well, but luckily I didn't get a red card. Regardless, I still want to explore Northern Thailand, which to me is the most beautiful part of Thailand, I also like Laos but I wouldn't dream of living there, you can't make any money. The other side of the armed forces argument would be from the Thai side. If you return to Thailand, on your Thai ID, would you not be eligible for conscription at such an age? This could change from voluntary (in the states) to compulsory (in Thailand). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tai777 Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 I already did the draft in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniel Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Totally understandable why people want to leave the USA these days. Place sucks big time. I disagree with you 100% What exactly "sucks big time?" Maybe it's your own inability to "fit in"? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tai777 Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 I don't think the USA sucks, people here are more open minded and less judgmental than in SE Asia, but it is a very boring place to live, and I think some neighborhoods here are more dangerous than anywhere in Thailand, (except maybe Pattani) At least in SE Asia the women aren't complete feminists, but they will still suck your blood and leave you empty handed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverSure Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 You could teach Thai to TV members. LOL. He could probably teach English to the native English speakers, LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverSure Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Thai, you have a golden opportunity to get a degree from the USA which will follow you all of your life and be worth a lot more than a degree from SE Asia. You would have opportunities with dual language to get jobs with US, Japanese or other companies doing engineering and rise far above most Thais economically. Just stick it out. This is your big chance that most Thais never get. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post robertson468 Posted February 15, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 15, 2015 I think you are now coming to the conclusion that you should not just give up. Many OPs have good advice on here for you to consider. Just a little story to add to that. My Grandson who was graded as "mathematically gifted" as a child advised me when he was 16 that he wanted to leave college and get a job, which was also tied to an IT Apprenticeship. I advised him to go to University and study for a degree in computer programming, but he disregarded my advice. I tried to pursued him that he might regret this in later life. He completed his Apprenticeship and was awarded Apprentice of the Year by Bill Gates's Company - quite an achievement, but still no degree! He worked on in the UK, picking up about £16,000 a year, for about a year as a soft wear engineer. I then got him a job in Thailand doing IT Marketing at 60,000 baht per month, quite a reasonable salary for Thailand, but sadly through mismanagement, the Company had to downsize and he and another 4 people were shown the door. He returned to the UK and it took him 4 months to find another job but now has a temporary soft wear engineer position with the National Health Service, at about the salary he got when he first started working, so was really stepping backwards. We had quite a long chat not long ago and he said, "Pops, you know, you were right. I should have stuck to it and done Uni. I did not have the vision to look ahead at my potential, nor did I have the discipline to keep my head down to the grindstone to ensure I achieved my potential. By now I would have qualified as a Programmer and would probably be earning about £100,000 a year and working in almost any Country of my choice". He is now looking to join the Open University Programme to study IT Programming and Business Studies - he is now 22 years old and will probably achieve his new goal at the age of about 25 years of age, three years later than he would have otherwise done if he had stuck at it. He very much regrets his decision not to go straight to Uni. As you will have perceived in my advice to you, the key phrases are vision and discipline. You might also like to consider that as the child of a Thai Family, you might consider supporting your Mother in later years, as is the tradition. If you have your degree, you will be able to do this and provide her with a comfortable life style. Without a degree you might struggle to support just yourself, particularly if in time a Wife and Children add themselves to the monthly cheque-bin! I hope all this helps and I wish you wisdom and good luck. By the way Muzerella's advice above was good, except you are NEVER too old to study - at 70 years young I am enjoying learning Thai. Chok-dee. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tai777 Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 (edited) Thank you for the replies, I really appreciate them. I'm not exactly mathematically gifted, maybe just about average, but I know that I want to do something in the STEM fields. I couldn't forgive myself if I did something like Psychology or Sociology. I know that all the money and skills and pretty much the future of the world lies in STEM, and I can get better at math if I practice. Edited February 15, 2015 by Tai777 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerkick Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Engineering has got to be one of the best paying and most secure professions in the world. The adaptability of the knowledge you will gain in this degree is unbelieveable. Stick with it, in the end you will never regret the decision to keep going and finish. What you may need now is other side interests like vocational courses you can do in the afternoon, at night or the weekend to use that valuable time you have now in the U.S. As my old maths tutor used to say: "here's some work to keep you off the streets for awhile" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExPratt Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> Thank you for the replies You're welcome matey. Let us all know when you are coming over , you can buy us all a Pint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moto77 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 (edited) LOL... you must be kidding. You want to work for third world wages as a laborer? FYI: It is against the law to teach English in Thailand without a bachelor's degree. Thailand is becoming more and more strict about "English teachers". You really want to live your life one step ahead of the law like a lot of other losers here? I guess, at least, you are Thai, so you can't be booted, but 40,000 THB per month is play money. Stop being silly and feeling sorry for yourself. It's just a few years. Suck it up and finish your degree in the US. Millions of people in the world would love to trade places with you. Don't be a fool--you'll regret it. Once you have some real money, then come back and live like a king. Edited February 15, 2015 by moto77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Don't get carried away. Having a U.S. bachelor's degree doesn't exactly translate to guaranteed riches. For many, it is a passport to lifetime debt, and don't forget all the 30 year olds living in parent's basements ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidmann Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 don't know how lucky you are ,most thai would love to be in your shoes ,return to thailand ,see how happy you are working for 200 BT a Day ,my daughter ,worked for 7000bt month ,then had to pay for her room food ,nearly impossible to live on that ,she came to france ,started work the day should got here get paid 64000 bt month ,wake up ,get trade ,get job ,get life 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volstateguy Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 You can join the US military. While active duty myself I was personally assigned with guys who did not have a US citizenship. They were required to get their citizenship before reenlisting for a second time. If you are interested in school the military is a great option because of the GI bill. Maybe you will not finish your degree while active duty but earning the GI bill will allow you to go to school afterward and get paid for it.....even in Thailand! The GI bill not only pays for the school but also pays you a living allowance while in school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moto77 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Don't get carried away. Having a U.S. bachelor's degree doesn't exactly translate to guaranteed riches. For many, it is a passport to lifetime debt, and don't forget all the 30 year olds living in parent's basements ... True, but going back to Thailand with a US Engineering degree is a different story. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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