sipi Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 I return home to Australia for work, but frankly my mind is elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgrahmm Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Homesick? C'ya on down the trail Sip.... That damn work thing sure gets in the way of life at times.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipi Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 Countin' the days Bro... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAFO Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Same sentiments here. I am in the states with wife for some business and R&R. I miss being home in Thailand versus here in California. I am way to disconnected now. Plus I am sick of the relentless Trump talk. People are obsessed. I also caught up some US TV. Lord every commercial is some pharmaceutical company pushing a new drug and the side effects are worse then the ailment it's supposed to fix. It's crazy. 8 days and counting. My wife can't wait to go....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1BADDAT Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 5 hours ago, JAFO said: Same sentiments here. I am in the states with wife for some business and R&R. I miss being home in Thailand versus here in California. I am way to disconnected now. Plus I am sick of the relentless Trump talk. People are obsessed. I also caught up some US TV. Lord every commercial is some pharmaceutical company pushing a new drug and the side effects are worse then the ailment it's supposed to fix. It's crazy. 8 days and counting. My wife can't wait to go....... +1 But I am not moving back to Thailand anytime soon and now I am just waiting for the Fiance visa to get approved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 I miss Thailand too. I am living in Southern California and the only thing that is better here is the weather. Even on the hottest days, I am comfortable and I don't mind the mild winters either. I guess if I was rich, the food would be better, but eating out is mostly too expensive. I never cooked for myself in LOS and I ate better than in the USA for a lot less money. However, if you like cooking for yourself, the USA is cheaper for Western food - but restaurants no way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1BADDAT Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 On 3/10/2017 at 6:46 PM, Ulysses G. said: I miss Thailand too. I am living in Southern California and the only thing that is better here is the weather. Even on the hottest days, I am comfortable and I don't mind the mild winters either. I guess if I was rich, the food would be better, but eating out is mostly too expensive. I never cooked for myself in LOS and I ate better than in the USA for a lot less money. However, if you like cooking for yourself, the USA is cheaper for Western food - but restaurants no way! I definitely prefer the weather here in Cali. I do miss Thai food but enjoy the variety and cheap prices of food here. I actually started cooking a lot more in Thailand because I missed the food from here. It was actually a good thing for me because now I eat a lot less junk here. That being said, there are a lot of other things that you simply cant recreate here. I find my life back here so boring. I used to go on vacation and travel in Thailand and SEA all the time. Now that I am back home I rarely go anywhere or go out much. Thailand has so much to offer in the travel department. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamgeorgeallen Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 thailand is a fantastic place but it wears thin if you buy property or have a business there. i just left after 10 years and will head back to escape the nz winters in the future. i prefer it in moderation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOLDBUGGY Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Yeah! I miss my home in Thailand to and when I am away. Lucky for me I don't have to leave it that long. I have been back home a couple of times to but to be honest I feel more out of place their then I do here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kabula Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 I love to hear all the positive comments. The negative posters should read them all and one day after you leave, you too, may be writing similar content here. A good mental reset is to leave for two weeks and then return to understand and appreciate how good you had it here. That goes for all expats living in foreign countries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnmcc6 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 I don't think I could ever go back. Here I go to my mail box and it is 99% of the time empty. Once a year a note from Social security. No fearing imminent stops by police for driving 2 K M over the limit or ridiculous fines for anything they can find. The constant blather of politics from victims of everything they can think of. The hideous amount of P C and nanny state interference in ones personal life. Sure the weather can be better in many places. Or the choice of food if you can afford it. It is probably better there if one has the money to live the hi so style. I was fortunate to see the many beautiful places and many of the attractions of much of the world so I don't yearn for more travel . I have had visitors here who hated the place. Just more proof that home is where the heart is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 After living here for 20 years + there is no doubt that Thailand certainly gets its claws into you. I go abroad for work & to see family sometimes & after 3 days do not feel like I belong anymore in places I used to love, More than happy to get back to Thailand even with all the small irritants this country has Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza73 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Thailand can have a lot of small irritants which mostly arise from stupidity or thoughtlessness. That's far outweighed by the positives of living here. The GF is cooking fish for me tonight - after she's finished my washing and ironing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamgeorgeallen Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 (edited) thailand is very much like a beautiful woman. you want her so much but live with her long enough, deal with her bull$h!t and she does not seem so desirable any more. Edited March 15, 2017 by williamgeorgeallen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard052 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 If I was from USA I would miss Thailand too, but I am not so I don't miss it at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace of Pop Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Can understand Brits being happy here,but Yanks must be Mad.USA is World within one Nation . From Ice To Dessert,isolation to Ghetto.Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycjoe Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 I was going to go back to the USA for 2 months, but when Trump "won?" the election I cancelled my mainland trip and will visit my daughter in Hawaii, for 3 weeks. After that I am not going back as far as I can tell, becoming a bonafide expat. Up at the farm with a secure gate and the world on the other side. I am 72 now and I will leave it to the younger folk to sort it all out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyFriend You Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 6 hours ago, nycjoe said: I was going to go back to the USA for 2 months, but when Trump "won?" the election I cancelled my mainland trip and will visit my daughter in Hawaii, for 3 weeks. After that I am not going back as far as I can tell, becoming a bonafide expat. Up at the farm with a secure gate and the world on the other side. I am 72 now and I will leave it to the younger folk to sort it all out. When I made my decision not to live in the USA, I chose hawaii as the closest I wanted to get to the mainland - I have a house on Oahu that has been rented out to the US Navy for almost 10 years, have no desire actually live in it, just an investment that has paid off............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOLDBUGGY Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 41 minutes ago, TunnelRat69 said: When I made my decision not to live in the USA, I chose hawaii as the closest I wanted to get to the mainland - I have a house on Oahu that has been rented out to the US Navy for almost 10 years, have no desire actually live in it, just an investment that has paid off............. Yeah! Hawaii would have been a good place to get in early and make an investment on property there. Just about any investment their would have paid off big time. Just about anytime would have been a good time to enter to. Well, maybe except on December 7th, 1941. That wasn't the best day their or to buy property. But I bet you could get some good fires sales the next day though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grauwulf Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 4 battleships sunk 4 battleships damaged 2 other ships sunk[nb 2] 3 cruisers damaged[nb 3] 3 destroyers damaged 3 other ships damaged 188 aircraft destroyed 159[3] aircraft damaged 2,403 killed 1,178 wounded[4][5] 4 midget submarines sunk 1 midget submarine grounded 29 aircraft destroyed 64 killed 1 sailor captured[6] Civilian casualties 68 killed[7][8] 35 wounded[4] 3 aircraft shot down Some fire sale....maybe a bit inappropriate for anyone to say especially an American..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xylophone Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 On 3/15/2017 at 8:02 AM, williamgeorgeallen said: thailand is a fantastic place but it wears thin if you buy property or have a business there. i just left after 10 years and will head back to escape the nz winters in the future. i prefer it in moderation. Had a plan to spend NZ summer in Auckland (or poss Nelson) then head to Thailand for the NZ winter, but that never materialised, so been here (Thailand) for 10 years with just the occasional trip back. On the trips back I get to missing Thailand............can't win!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 On 3/15/2017 at 2:07 PM, williamgeorgeallen said: thailand is very much like a beautiful woman. you want her so much but live with her long enough, deal with her bull$h!t and she does not seem so desirable any more. So when you abandon what you desired so much what do you go back to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamgeorgeallen Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 4 hours ago, Dumbastheycome said: So when you abandon what you desired so much what do you go back to? my son turned 5 so we moved back to new zealand for him to start school. the schools are excellent, and free. have only been back 6 months but seems like it was a good move. new zealand has to be the best country in the world to bring up kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Familyonthemove Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 In UK for family visits, great to see the family, but everything else ...... meh. UK TV - wall to wall cheap entertainment, endless repeats of Top Gear and ads for on-line gambling. Tax collecting 'smart' motorways - 60, no 50, ah it's changed to 40..... flash! ah cr@9. And 20 MPH speed limits - I can run faster than that! It's all like an automated version of a Thong Lor police stop, but £200 not 200 THB. Plastic bags are evil, parking is a crime, <deleted> are freaking gigantic, burkas are compulsory, and how can putting out the rubbish be so flipping complex! Blue box for plastic, red box for paper, green bin for vegetation, curb the bins on the correct days or you will be exterminated. And you need a mortgage to get a taxi, or eat out, or have a foot massage, and a happy ending is the last episode of a season of Corrie. The sky is any colour you want so long as it's grey, and you voted for Brexit, get over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xylophone Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 On 3/15/2017 at 2:07 PM, williamgeorgeallen said: thailand is very much like a beautiful woman. you want her so much but live with her long enough, deal with her bull$h!t and she does not seem so desirable any more. For me that sums up long term relationships and marriage anyway.......not related to just Thailand!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 17 hours ago, Familyonthemove said: In UK for family visits, great to see the family, but everything else ...... meh. UK TV - wall to wall cheap entertainment, endless repeats of Top Gear and ads for on-line gambling. Tax collecting 'smart' motorways - 60, no 50, ah it's changed to 40..... flash! ah cr@9. And 20 MPH speed limits - I can run faster than that! It's all like an automated version of a Thong Lor police stop, but £200 not 200 THB. Plastic bags are evil, parking is a crime, <deleted> are freaking gigantic, burkas are compulsory, and how can putting out the rubbish be so flipping complex! Blue box for plastic, red box for paper, green bin for vegetation, curb the bins on the correct days or you will be exterminated. And you need a mortgage to get a taxi, or eat out, or have a foot massage, and a happy ending is the last episode of a season of Corrie. The sky is any colour you want so long as it's grey, and you voted for Brexit, get over it. And now a genuine sense of humour is only available in cans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Christmas13 Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 19 hours ago, williamgeorgeallen said: my son turned 5 so we moved back to new zealand for him to start school. the schools are excellent, and free. have only been back 6 months but seems like it was a good move. new zealand has to be the best country in the world to bring up kids. I don't know about New Zealand but I guess it is similar to Australia so I do agree with you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 If away from Thailand in my country of origin for any duration I do miss it. Not because I miss the small irritations of the way Thai society functions in contrast to my Westernized expectations or perspective but because I miss my Wife and family primarily. If and when I travel outside Thailand it is mostly to other SEA locations for business. SEA is still reasonably relatively unregulated and unconstricted in terms of small business investment initiatives. Unfortunately the Western world has regulated such initiative to near death .Thailand is the least accommodating in this respect but although restrictive for farang has the same elements. I can easily understand the people with young children who would conclude that Thailand does not provide the quality educational objectives they as parents would desire for their children. It may also be as much concern from the Farang parent who fears the tainting of those same children by Thai social and cultural influences. I will probably never live long enough to see if that will actually make much difference in overall outcome. I have the same questions about the majority of my grandchildren of mixed race who were born and live in a western culture. So having relinquished "parental control" of my children when they became parents I opted to venture away from the mind numbing boredom of regulated existence 20 years ago. After travelling to many parts of the world I am somewhat still to my surprise a willing prisoner to my relationship in Thailand . The University of Life provides the best education too late about what is of true value. ( So there is my rave of the day and I hope it does not offend too much the Orwellians) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamgeorgeallen Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 4 hours ago, White Christmas13 said: I don't know about New Zealand but I guess it is similar to Australia so I do agree with you australia is a great country and i had a hard time choosing between oz and nz. i really enjoyed living in brisbane before moving to thailand. my parents are in nz on a nice farm so nz won out in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace of Pop Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 If you have lived all over the place,this ain't bad as Gods Waiting Room,but that's about all.Its nothing special.Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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