Is it hard to find work as a foreigner? Thinking about start a family here

[kingalfred]

My girlfriend and I are getting serious and I was thinking about starting a family here.

I don't believe it's a good place to raise children in Australia or any westernise country seeing how children turn out these days!

I was wondering is it hard to find work for a foreigner in Thailand? I have worked in many fields in Australia from sales, IT, customer service, general labourer, had a business for 10 years and now a personal trainer.

What are my options if I start a family here and wish to earn an income?

you really are naive if you think Australia is not a good place to raise a child and think Thailand is!

[micmichd]

Why is it naive?

I don't know Australia but I know Europe, and for children Thailand is the better place imho.

Costs and jobs are different issues, also language barriers.

Edited July 3, 2015 by micmichd

[Soutpeel]

but I know Europe, and for children Thailand is the better place imho.

not baiting you , but seriously curious to know why you think that ?

[micmichd]

Kids are smaller, and here in Thailand there's much more life going on near the ground than in Europe. These little shrines eg. European kids love them, in their home countries all they see is mostly legs and wheels from cars.

All these colours, where do you have that near the ground in Europe?

And of course, all these other children they can play with.

In some European countries they call police if their neighbours' children are too loud. Kids are put on ritalin just to keep them quiet. I cannot imagine treatments like this in Thailand.

[Squeegee]

In some European countries they call police if their neighbours' children are too loud. Kids are put on ritalin just to keep them quiet. I cannot imagine treatments like this in Thailand.

Oh really?

So you're not aware of one of the classic excuses for badly behaved Thai kids, that "He didn't take his medicine today"?

[micmichd]

No, I didn't know that Thai kids are on drugs, and I never heard that kind of excuse here.

[Franky Bear]

Why is it naive?

I don't know Australia but I know Europe, and for children Thailand is the better place imho.

Costs and jobs are different issues, also language barriers.

Europe is a big place.

[Soutpeel]

No, I didn't know that Thai kids are on drugs, and I never heard that kind of excuse here.

Who do you think is taking the Jaa Baa then ?

[Soutpeel]

Kids are smaller, and here in Thailand there's much more life going on near the ground than in Europe. These little shrines eg. European kids love them, in their home countries all they see is mostly legs and wheels from cars.

All these colours, where do you have that near the ground in Europe?

And of course, all these other children they can play with.

In some European countries they call police if their neighbours' children are too loud. Kids are put on ritalin just to keep them quiet. I cannot imagine treatments like this in Thailand.

to be honest very weak reasoning indeed

[djlest]

you seriously need to check the costs of International schools here, my friend pays a million baht a year to put his kids in school.
Whilst comparing the west to here by the way.
I would say Thai kids in the countryside grow up a lot happier than western kids, and i would say i have been lucky enough to be part of a big family where the kids are some of the best behaved and happiest children ive ever met. But this comes at a price! education up there is crap, they wont grow up very educated but for i dont care about that, they are not my kids and Thais always find paying jobs, even if its not millions a year.
Sacrafice is the key word here... but could you raise your half Thai kids in a dump in the countryside or would you be itching to give them the International Bangkokian Hiso gene.. meh! I would never want to raise my kids in Bangkok, no way.

Edited July 5, 2015 by djlest

[micmichd]

My own daughter or not, I prefer a healthy happy kid to a hyper nervous turbo kid. No way for an Issan girl to get into Bangkok HiSo anyway.

[mmh8]

Have to disagree with teacher as ideal job for you. would say fitness diploma hopefully with specialisation into something ought to find you a niche in what ever your specilisation is. then open up the course ofr it on beach. be it fitness camp, yoga, pilates etc, start bringing in people wyho are into your niche for these intensive courses.

they will feel great cos you will provide intensive activity 5 days a week with balanced meal, and swimming on beach. all attendees will go home feeling great.

[fang37]

Post # 102 has credibility. It is a little different.

Working in a gym - the owner will extract a big chunk. Further, you will be relying upon him,

Post # 102 - you have more control of your destiny.

You will be well aware of the eligibility requirements for expats to work in LOS?

[Hornyskunk]

I might be late, but I have a job suggestion for the OP.

Have you considered working on a cruise ship? Several lines operate around Southeast Asia and stop at ports in Thailand.

I love going on cruises and I always take advantage of the top-notch gym and trainers. In my experience, fitness is not much of a priority for cruisegoers so I often get great one-on-one training. I don't know what they get paid or how they get the job, but it might be worth looking into.