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Depends what ya call old i guess. Just turned 40 and been living up Udon for over 5 years. One of my best mates from work is 29 and he has been in khon kaen for a similar amount of time. Also got a few mates up in Udon in their 30's. Get real tired of the old nothing doing up in Isaan shtick. Not all of us want to live in Bangkok or bar filled sewers like Pattaya. Quite enjoy the country life with the missus and kids was sceptical at first but now I love. Each to his own I reckon.

Not judging, just curious.

I like big cities, but my gf sometimes goes on about moving back to Surat thani. Was bored after 2 days and it was even my wedding.

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over 50?? are you joking, they all over 65 at least.

I visit Udon central , and UD town often ,

I have noticed the influx of younger farang guys ,most of them under 40 ,

Thai professional ladies , can choose their partners or short term tourist lovers , via the thai love sites , and they do .

Gone are the days of the fat , bald handome farlang .sob sob .

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Only cranky old buggers like me live in the sticks in Issan.

I am young compared to you Colin,

Im only 72.

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not to likelyas there are no soi cowboys, no Nana Plaza, no massage parlors that cater to the sex side, no bars open all night, we have ALL been there and done that! now it is time to relax and enjoy life and let the upper head tell us what to do! remember the joke about the young bull and the old bull!

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Only cranky old buggers like me live in the sticks in Issan.

My mate lives in Issan he is just turned 40, has done for years

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not to likelyas there are no soi cowboys, no Nana Plaza, no massage parlors that cater to the sex side, no bars open all night, we have ALL been there and done that! now it is time to relax and enjoy life and let the upper head tell us what to do! remember the joke about the young bull and the old bull!

I think living in the country, perhaps a small village, is only suitable for those a bit older than those in their 40's.

I had the opportunity to live in the sticks when I first arrived in Thailand 30 years ago, but emphatically turned it down. 15 years in Pattaya (when it was a much smaller place then it is now) were fine, but after that I had had enough, and am now very happy and settled living in a small village with a house and large garden. Still have friends in Pattaya, whom I visit occasionally when village boredom sets in....but after a couple of days happy to return..

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I spent my first 30 years in Bangkok and was in my early 50s before the idea of living upcountry even crossed my mind. We moved mainly for the physical environment but I have to admit I find remote country life is limiting on a social level. We still prefer interacting with our younger more dynamic Thai friends in Bangkok over the less sophisticated villagers or geriatric foreigners. Fortunately Chiang Mai is a fun drive through the mountains and Bangkok a quick flight away from Chiang Rai, and of course there is social media.

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I'm 53 so I don't think that I'm all that old, I know a few under 50s dotted around Chaiyaphum province,

But I'd say that you really need to have come from the countryside to be able to appreciate living in the sticks here, you will get bored very quickly if youre a city slicker I would think...

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