Anyone else leaving soon....we need another thread

[tazly]

Loved that Mobi leaving thread .......lots of hilarious stuff/comments on there, until he personally decided to shut it down.

So could someone else pretend to be leaving, so we can get the ball rolling again...?

Edited May 21, 2017 by Scott
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[55Jay]

[champers]

There are always plenty who say they are on the point of leaving. Also I have much sympathy for those who feel trapped here for one reason or another. 

The Mobi thread morphed from a farewell into an almost forensic examination of his life and life choices. 

Who would want to submit themselves  to such close and intrusive scrutiny? Not me, for sure, but I have no plans to go back home, for now. 

All of us; happy or disillusioned here; should have a Plan B in place for any unforseen circumstances that may arise. Mobi had one and put it into action. Good on him.

[tazly]

3 minutes ago, champers said:

There are always plenty who say they are on the point of leaving. Also I have much sympathy for those who feel trapped here for one reason or another. 

The Mobi thread morphed from a farewell into an almost forensic examination of his life and life choices. 

Who would want to submit themselves  to such close and intrusive scrutiny? Not me, for sure, but I have no plans to go back home, for now. 

All of us; happy or disillusioned here; should have a Plan B in place for any unforseen circumstances that may arise. Mobi had one and put it into action. Good on him.

What was interesting was that he wanted the thread closed....the comments were priceless.  Maybe he didn't like people having a laugh at his expense, and was expecting everyone to be more teary-eyed.

[champers]

If you look at the number of his posts; I think he knew what to expect. Mobi's life is not a template for how others should lead their lives; it is a cautionary tale as much as anything. He has been very open and honest and I commend him for that.

He is yesterday's man. I recognise and celebrate that fact. Let's look to the future now.

Edited May 21, 2017 by champers

[tazly]

41 minutes ago, champers said:

If you look at the number of his posts; I think he knew what to expect. Mobi's life is not a template for how others should lead their lives; it is a cautionary tale as much as anything. He has been very open and honest and I commend him for that.

He is yesterday's man. I recognise and celebrate that fact. Let's look to the future now.

Someone needs to come up with a quote to preserve his memory,  how about Casablanca-esque "we'll always have Mobi" , or "what would Mobi say"?

[Andrew Dwyer]

What about if someone if talking about marrying a Thai or entering some dodgy financial deal...................
........" heeeeeeere's Mobi !! "

[Dexlowe]

Goodbye - I love you all. Hmmm ... that doesn't cut it. But I am leaving after 3 decades, but I'm a dull, humorless, colorless nonentity. Not at all exciting, raffish, debonair, witty, charming and charismatic like Mobi and 99.99% of BMs. So say goodbye and tell me how much you'll miss me and all the fun we had ... Marie was only six years old, information please ... oops, sidetracked. Can I feel some love here, or am I gonna kill yet another conversation?

[beautifulthailand99]

If you never join you never have to leave - prefer the overwintering from the UK hit and run approach. Tellingly I have yet to meet a Thai who lives in the UK who wants to go back permanently.

[JSixpack]

1 hour ago, tazly said:

Someone needs to come up with a quote to preserve his memory,  how about Casablanca-esque "we'll always have Mobi" , or "what would Mobi say"?

 

"Now that we don't have Mobi to kick around any more . . ."

[tazly]

1 hour ago, JSixpack said:

 

"Now that we don't have Mobi to kick around any more . . ."

Not bad

[tazly]

2 hours ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

What about if someone if talking about marrying a Thai or entering some dodgy financial deal...................
........" heeeeeeere's Mobi !! "

That's pretty good....or maybe, "the deal went Mobi", or "don't go all Mobi on me"

[mstevens]

Some of the comments made towards Mobi were disgraceful.  He opened up about his situation and said what he was doing and explained why.  For anyone in a similar situation Mobi's original post and subsequent posts provided the sort of thought process that could be very useful to others who may also be considering leaving Thailand.  Why some people chose to get so personal, I will never know - but there does seem to be rather more of that online these days.

 

I know when I told my friends in Bangkok that I was returning to Australia they were dumbfounded and some got very critical as if it was some sort of personal affront against them and their chosen lifestyle.  Some expats get very sensitive if they even so much as suspect someone might not look favourably on their Thailand lifestyle and by definition, their choosing to live in Thailand over their homeland.

[JSixpack]

8 hours ago, tazly said:

Someone needs to come up with a quote to preserve his memory,  how about Casablanca-esque "we'll always have Mobi" , or "what would Mobi say"?

 

"Pile on, guys. Let's mobi this sucker!"

[NanLaew]

10 hours ago, tazly said:

Loved that Mobi leaving thread .......lots of hilarious stuff/comments on there, until he personally decided to shut it down.

So could someone else pretend to be leaving, so we can get the ball rolling again...?

Or we can all sit around waiting until you decide to pull a Mobi.

[steven100]

42 minutes ago, mstevens said:

Some of the comments made towards Mobi were disgraceful.  He opened up about his situation and said what he was doing and explained why.  For anyone in a similar situation Mobi's original post and subsequent posts provided the sort of thought process that could be very useful to others who may also be considering leaving Thailand.  Why some people chose to get so personal, I will never know - but there does seem to be rather more of that online these days.

 

I know when I told my friends in Bangkok that I was returning to Australia they were dumbfounded and some got very critical as if it was some sort of personal affront against them and their chosen lifestyle.  Some expats get very sensitive if they even so much as suspect someone might not look favourably on their Thailand lifestyle and by definition, their choosing to live in Thailand over their homeland.

yes ....  poor mobi had 6 wives ....  

[NanLaew]

2 minutes ago, steven100 said:

yes ....  poor mobi had 6 wives ....  

Yeah but so what? He didn't have to kill any of them did he?

 

(Women.

Can't live with 'em.

Can't kill 'em either)

Edited May 22, 2017 by NanLaew

[Dexlowe]

I'm mobi-lizing. See ya!

[JSixpack]

32 minutes ago, mstevens said:

Some of the comments made towards Mobi were disgraceful.  He opened up about his situation and said what he was doing and explained why.  For anyone in a similar situation Mobi's original post and subsequent posts provided the sort of thought process that could be very useful to others who may also be considering leaving Thailand.  Why some people chose to get so personal, I will never know - but there does seem to be rather more of that online these days.

 

Yes. But every personal detail is a bone for our buzzards to seize upon and gnaw and use to make themselves feel superior.

 

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I know when I told my friends in Bangkok that I was returning to Australia they were dumbfounded and some got very critical as if it was some sort of personal affront against them and their chosen lifestyle.  Some expats get very sensitive if they even so much as suspect someone might not look favourably on their Thailand lifestyle and by definition, their choosing to live in Thailand over their homeland.

 

Nah, they didn't give a shit. Maybe they were dumbfounded at some of your irrational reasons and tried to help you past them. Something like "I can't afford it" or "I need the free schooling in Australia for the kids" makes perfect sense. "I don't like pussy" or "Space monkeys are eating my brain" etc. might well get a negative response. 

[JSixpack]

4 minutes ago, Dexlowe said:

I'm mobi-lizing. See ya!

 

I've demobi-ed and am moving back! YAY. See ya!

Edited May 22, 2017 by JSixpack

[transam]

8 hours ago, tazly said:

Someone needs to come up with a quote to preserve his memory,  how about Casablanca-esque "we'll always have Mobi" , or "what would Mobi say"?

How about you minding your own business...

[metisdead]

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[Ron19]

Leave mobi out of the future and please respect his wishes to have the subject closed.