Originally posted by Texpat
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I consider moving from Thailand almost every day.
The more I understand it, the less I like it. And I think I understand it fairly well.
Personally, everything changed when my daughter was born.
I came here as a 42-year-old retiree with my Thai wife of 5 years. It was good then, that was 9 years ago. It's tiresome now. I don't have a single Thai person I would consider a friend, aside from my wife.
I come from a good background. Cheating, thieving, and cutting corners and the simple thrill of "getting over on somebody" doesn't appeal to me.
Integrity, pride in one's work, honesty and compassion are important to me.
Oil and water? Indeed.
Yes, I've created a bubble, as most farangs have -- for the same reason. I can read and write Thai at a basic level. I can communicate with relative ease. I just don't like their style -- even the nice ones. I don't live in Bangkok and the lifestyle and attitudes of hayseed morons is starting to rankle me bigtime. Maybe I'm getting old.
Having said that, I don't like the western style much either. Nanny-state nickel and dime society, reaching into your pocket a dozen times a day to pay some horseshit penalty for living in "something marginally better than Thailand." Pay for parking, pay for incoming calls, pay 20x for garbage, pay 100x for childcare. The consumer society enslaves you. Live too close to the stadium and you pay for the millionaire primadonnas to entertain others. Fuks that.
I don't think of myself as being "from" anywhere, so I don't much care where I end up. It's a hard call. I will reevaluate this year. The Thai experience has run its course. My wife wanted to move back to the States 5 years ago.
The more I understand it, the less I like it. And I think I understand it fairly well.
Personally, everything changed when my daughter was born.
I came here as a 42-year-old retiree with my Thai wife of 5 years. It was good then, that was 9 years ago. It's tiresome now. I don't have a single Thai person I would consider a friend, aside from my wife.
I come from a good background. Cheating, thieving, and cutting corners and the simple thrill of "getting over on somebody" doesn't appeal to me.
Integrity, pride in one's work, honesty and compassion are important to me.
Oil and water? Indeed.
Yes, I've created a bubble, as most farangs have -- for the same reason. I can read and write Thai at a basic level. I can communicate with relative ease. I just don't like their style -- even the nice ones. I don't live in Bangkok and the lifestyle and attitudes of hayseed morons is starting to rankle me bigtime. Maybe I'm getting old.
Having said that, I don't like the western style much either. Nanny-state nickel and dime society, reaching into your pocket a dozen times a day to pay some horseshit penalty for living in "something marginally better than Thailand." Pay for parking, pay for incoming calls, pay 20x for garbage, pay 100x for childcare. The consumer society enslaves you. Live too close to the stadium and you pay for the millionaire primadonnas to entertain others. Fuks that.
I don't think of myself as being "from" anywhere, so I don't much care where I end up. It's a hard call. I will reevaluate this year. The Thai experience has run its course. My wife wanted to move back to the States 5 years ago.
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