My Family, In the States, Still Asks Why I Like Chiang Mai?--- 2 Reasons

[pgrahmm]

http://chiangmaibuddy.com/23-reasons-to-retire-in-chiang-mai-thailand/

Lot's here....

[pgrahmm]

http://snip.ly/efmbx#http://whatsonsukhumvit.com/99-things-to-do-in-thailand-the-ultimate-bucket-list/?utm_content=buffera5670&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Thailand to do list....

[LarryBird]

The true answer is almost always the same, but it get's covered over by a lot of BS.

Real reason: 'I can still use my johnson'

What they tell their family 'great food and culture. Thais are so gracious'.

Look at the disproportionate number of men to women, here. Do you really think women have less interest in culture , food, etc than men? The difference is sex.

[WonderousWand]

The true answer is almost always the same, but it get's covered over by a lot of BS.

Real reason: 'I can still use my johnson'

What they tell their family 'great food and culture. Thais are so gracious'.

Look at the disproportionate number of men to women, here. Do you really think women have less interest in culture , food, etc than men? The difference is sex.

Maybe your reasoning explains why all of the shoppers I saw in The Lost Bookshop, which I visited last week, were all men.

Thailand has much to offer those who are interested in the scenic mountain beauty of Chiang Mai, and Issan.

I enjoy the food, probably most of all, but then I also appreciate learning about and enjoying the culture.

I am just about obsessed with Thai script, and each day I make progress in reading skills.

Once one is able to read and to comprehend the spoken language, then many new opportunities are opened up for exploring the culture further.

Learning to read Thai takes work, persistence, and patience, and Thailand is the best place to learn these skills.

I have no interest in rafting or bungy jumping, nor elephant riding. But I would like to build up a decent collection of my own attempts to photograph Thai temples in the Chiang Mai province, and I mean the smaller temples, not the ones that are most popular with tourists or journalists.

[1FinickyOne]

one thing I am sure - I would not be happy spending as much time as you "over-analyzing" things... when you just learn to be, to accept, you might find a little happiness...

[in regards to your original post]

Edited June 20, 2016 by kenk24

[WonderousWand]

one thing I am sure - I would not be happy spending as much time as you "over-analyzing" things... when you just learn to be, to accept, you might find a little happiness...

[in regards to your original post]

The pursuit of happiness is a failure waiting to happen.

Rather it is far better to pursue goals which the individual in question deems of value, and worthy of significant sustained effort.

It is through the achieving of these worthwhile goals that one obtains satisfaction, maybe some contentment, and finally happiness looking back at what one has done, and the road travelled.

[LarryBird]

The true answer is almost always the same, but it get's covered over by a lot of BS.

Real reason: 'I can still use my johnson'

What they tell their family 'great food and culture. Thais are so gracious'.

Look at the disproportionate number of men to women, here. Do you really think women have less interest in culture , food, etc than men? The difference is sex.

Maybe your reasoning explains why all of the shoppers I saw in The Lost Bookshop, which I visited last week, were all men.

Yes, it does. The male to female ratio among expats is disproportionately male. Hence, why anywhere you go, you are more likely to see male expats than female expats. For example, last time I was at immigration, I saw nothing but farang dudes. Now, along the lines of your logic, that would mean that farang males love going to immigration.. Care to take a poll?

Edited June 20, 2016 by LarryBird

[WonderousWand]

The true answer is almost always the same, but it get's covered over by a lot of BS.

Real reason: 'I can still use my johnson'

What they tell their family 'great food and culture. Thais are so gracious'.

Look at the disproportionate number of men to women, here. Do you really think women have less interest in culture , food, etc than men? The difference is sex.

Maybe your reasoning explains why all of the shoppers I saw in The Lost Bookshop, which I visited last week, were all men.

Yes, it does. The male to female ratio among expats is disproportionately male. Hence, why anywhere you go, you are more likely to see male expats than female expats. For example, last time I was at immigration, I saw nothing but farang dudes. Now, along the lines of your logic, that would mean that farang males love going to immigration.. Care to take a poll?

I have not examined the data regarding why foreigners come to Thailand. I only know why I came to Thailand.

One of the reasons was to study, which is why I was glad to find the Lost Bookshop, last week.

[WonderousWand]

The most advantageous strategy one can follow, while here in Thailand, either on retirement, or close to retirement, is to become totally engrossed in, and obsessed with, some project deemed as having value.

If only to divert one's attention from the realities involved in the aging process.

Somehow, I don't think golfing can meet the requirement, at least for most of us who either do not like it, or cannot shoot straight.

The worst thing to do is to sit and vegetate, or become endured to the daily grind of bars and broads.

Find some project and goal that requires stretching the mind, and very taxing effort, because it will be this type of endeavor that will help one forget the things about the geriatric state that should not be dwelt upon.

I suggest that Thai language learning should be one part of the overall plan of attack. But the goal should involve much more than that.

Build upon one's past professional achievements, and start something new.

Vegging out might be OK for a minority who are bent this way, but most healthy individuals need more.

Chiang Mai is the perfect place to do this.

Start fresh.

[dingdongrb]

OP poor chap, looks like he has been walking around a lot without a hat.

But apparently with a lot of aluminum foil.....

[Naam]

The most advantageous strategy one can follow, while here in Thailand, either on retirement, or close to retirement, is to become totally engrossed in, and obsessed with, some project deemed as having value.

If only to divert one's attention from the realities involved in the aging process.

Somehow, I don't think golfing can meet the requirement, at least for most of us who either do not like it, or cannot shoot straight.

The worst thing to do is to sit and vegetate, or become endured to the daily grind of bars and broads.

Find some project and goal that requires stretching the mind, and very taxing effort, because it will be this type of endeavor that will help one forget the things about the geriatric state that should not be dwelt upon.

I suggest that Thai language learning should be one part of the overall plan of attack. But the goal should involve much more than that.

Build upon one's past professional achievements, and start something new.

Vegging out might be OK for a minority who are bent this way, but most healthy individuals need more.

Chiang Mai is the perfect place to do this.

Start fresh.

please stop your ridiculous newcomer lecturing. tell us more when you are (like me) 26½ years happily retired

[worgeordie]

The most advantageous strategy one can follow, while here in Thailand, either on retirement, or close to retirement, is to become totally engrossed in, and obsessed with, some project deemed as having value.

If only to divert one's attention from the realities involved in the aging process.

Somehow, I don't think golfing can meet the requirement, at least for most of us who either do not like it, or cannot shoot straight.

The worst thing to do is to sit and vegetate, or become endured to the daily grind of bars and broads.

Find some project and goal that requires stretching the mind, and very taxing effort, because it will be this type of endeavor that will help one forget the things about the geriatric state that should not be dwelt upon.

I suggest that Thai language learning should be one part of the overall plan of attack. But the goal should involve much more than that.

Build upon one's past professional achievements, and start something new.

Vegging out might be OK for a minority who are bent this way, but most healthy individuals need more.

Chiang Mai is the perfect place to do this.

Start fresh.

please stop your ridiculous newcomer lecturing. tell us more when you are (like me) 26½ years happily retired

Please don't provoke him,he has not been on this forum for a while,

and hope he never comes back,as it was turning into the WanderousWand

forum,posting pages of dross.then replying constantly to his own posts.

regards Worgeordie

[garryjohns]

The most advantageous strategy one can follow, while here in Thailand, either on retirement, or close to retirement, is to become totally engrossed in, and obsessed with, some project deemed as having value.

If only to divert one's attention from the realities involved in the aging process.

Somehow, I don't think golfing can meet the requirement, at least for most of us who either do not like it, or cannot shoot straight.

The worst thing to do is to sit and vegetate, or become endured to the daily grind of bars and broads.

Find some project and goal that requires stretching the mind, and very taxing effort, because it will be this type of endeavor that will help one forget the things about the geriatric state that should not be dwelt upon.

I suggest that Thai language learning should be one part of the overall plan of attack. But the goal should involve much more than that.

Build upon one's past professional achievements, and start something new.

Vegging out might be OK for a minority who are bent this way, but most healthy individuals need more.

Chiang Mai is the perfect place to do this.

Start fresh.

please stop your ridiculous newcomer lecturing. tell us more when you are (like me) 26½ years happily retired

Please don't provoke him,he has not been on this forum for a while,

and hope he never comes back,as it was turning into the WanderousWand

forum,posting pages of dross.then replying constantly to his own posts.

regards Worgeordie

Relax..upon clicking his profile you get this "This member is no longer active."

Thank the lord for that...either a troll or clickbait, he has been banished at last.

Hallelujah !!