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[Ulysses G.]

Sarcasm does not become you.

[dr_Pat_Pong]

ThaiVisa doesn't become him either. He is a nut case and a serial pain in the bum.

[Naam]

Dakhar, on 2009-11-16 10:48:38, said:

Maids are cheap, due to labor costs. What is NOT cheap is quality goods.

all of you who claim "Thailand is not cheap" are in my [not so] humble view a bunch of poor boys who obviously have never paid tax in their home country because you don't own anything and/or you earn(ed) only a pittance and do/did not "qualify" to pay income tax.

[Ulysses G.]

I concur - deluded dirtbags!

[siamamerican]

I thought that nice dinner last night over looking the sea, even with the outrageously priced wine, was rather cheap.  My friend thought his 20k bht hospital bill for 4 nights  was inexpensive.  The wifes condo with beautiful ocean views would cost 4x in the states.

I think the above covers the basic necessities ( eating, health costs, and sleeping ).  I guess if If I drank wine like it was kool-aid, ate imported sea food, slept with European women, and  didn't do anything that another Thai might do, it would be a little pricey.

[Richb2004v2]

MilkyWhite, on 2009-11-16 23:56:36, said:

The one thing to remember is that the vast majority of the farang community does not have to pay to get girls here, nor did they or do they have to pay in their home countries now. My friend is an oil rigger, mid-forties, and he practically has to keep a stick with him in the UK to fight off the school girls. They just love that white beard and dirt under the finger nails look that he pulls off so well and I guess his chiseled upper body and wisdom acquired from all those years out in the sea helps too.

The farang that live in Thailand, do so for a variety of reasons, but only the smallest percentage of them are here for the cheap cost of women. Primarily, they are here for the Buddhist temples and architecture, bird and insect watching, the wonderful climate and beaches, and most of all, to build healthy and productive relationships and friendships with the Thai people and to embrace their culture to the fullest extent possible. I think its time that we finally shrug off this propaganda once and for all that all of these intelligent, interesting, gentle farang which call Thailand home (scientists, former Ministers, race car drivers, noble prize physicists (to name a few) are some sort of social misfits who can only get it by paying and are not productive members of society. Please remember, these types of lies perpetrated by the media and members of this forum can only damage our reputations in the eyes of our gracious hosts.

That's the best post I've read here for a while.

[zorro1]

Richb2004v2, on 2009-11-22 19:11:17, said:

MilkyWhite, on 2009-11-16 23:56:36, said:

The one thing to remember is that the vast majority of the farang community does not have to pay to get girls here, nor did they or do they have to pay in their home countries now. My friend is an oil rigger, mid-forties, and he practically has to keep a stick with him in the UK to fight off the school girls. They just love that white beard and dirt under the finger nails look that he pulls off so well and I guess his chiseled upper body and wisdom acquired from all those years out in the sea helps too.

The farang that live in Thailand, do so for a variety of reasons, but only the smallest percentage of them are here for the cheap cost of women. Primarily, they are here for the Buddhist temples and architecture, bird and insect watching, the wonderful climate and beaches, and most of all, to build healthy and productive relationships and friendships with the Thai people and to embrace their culture to the fullest extent possible. I think its time that we finally shrug off this propaganda once and for all that all of these intelligent, interesting, gentle farang which call Thailand home (scientists, former Ministers, race car drivers, noble prize physicists (to name a few) are some sort of social misfits who can only get it by paying and are not productive members of society. Please remember, these types of lies perpetrated by the media and members of this forum can only damage our reputations in the eyes of our gracious hosts.

That's the best post I've read here for a while.

  

[thaiman]

donmac, on 2009-11-07 12:03:35, said:

Why pay when you can get it for free

Nothing of good quality is ever free!

[soihok]

Richb2004v2, on 2009-11-22 19:11:17, said:

MilkyWhite, on 2009-11-16 23:56:36, said:

The one thing to remember is that the vast majority of the farang community does not have to pay to get girls here, nor did they or do they have to pay in their home countries now. My friend is an oil rigger, mid-forties, and he practically has to keep a stick with him in the UK to fight off the school girls. They just love that white beard and dirt under the finger nails look that he pulls off so well and I guess his chiseled upper body and wisdom acquired from all those years out in the sea helps too.

The farang that live in Thailand, do so for a variety of reasons, but only the smallest percentage of them are here for the cheap cost of women. Primarily, they are here for the Buddhist temples and architecture, bird and insect watching, the wonderful climate and beaches, and most of all, to build healthy and productive relationships and friendships with the Thai people and to embrace their culture to the fullest extent possible. I think its time that we finally shrug off this propaganda once and for all that all of these intelligent, interesting, gentle farang which call Thailand home (scientists, former Ministers, race car drivers, noble prize physicists (to name a few) are some sort of social misfits who can only get it by paying and are not productive members of society. Please remember, these types of lies perpetrated by the media and members of this forum can only damage our reputations in the eyes of our gracious hosts.

That's the best post I've read here for a while.

Well just to add to this that we no longer buy toilet paper .

[Dakhar]

Naam, on 2009-11-17 08:42:40, said:

Dakhar, on 2009-11-16 10:48:38, said:

Maids are cheap, due to labor costs. What is NOT cheap is quality goods.

all of you who claim "Thailand is not cheap" are in my [not so] humble view a bunch of poor boys who obviously have never paid tax in their home country because you don't own anything and/or you earn(ed) only a pittance and do/did not "qualify" to pay income tax.

I may be poor compared to you, and I did pay tax in the US, earning over 100K, it is hard to avoid. I also payed employment taxes etc etc.   The fact I was getting constantly bombarded with taxes is one of the reasons I thought comming to Thailand would be a good idea. (As it turns out, Malaysia, has a friendlier business tax position than Thailand)

I had lunch yesterday with a HI So, and he said himself Thailand is not cheap any more. (He had just come back from a visit in Singapore)  Funny thing is, he said the "costs of coruption, and purchasing positions within the govt is sky rocketing.

I guess when you are hi so, this too has to be considered.

[Heng]

Um, sorry Dak, I just said that to make you feel better.  Hey, and no need to pretend like you're reaching for your wallet okay?   It's just a couple of tacos, on me, no worries.

[MarkBKK]

siamamerican, on 2009-11-19 15:04:47, said:

I think the above covers the basic necessities ( eating, health costs, and sleeping ).  I guess if If I drank wine like it was kool-aid, ate imported sea food, slept with European women, and  didn't do anything that another Thai might do, it would be a little pricey.

Wine ... ''a little pricey''. I get it.
Imported seafood ... ''a little pricey''. I get it.
Sleeping with European women ... WTF?

[Heng]

Yeah, they usually don't settle for somtam and a couple of cokes.  

[Dakhar]

Heng, on 2009-11-23 10:21:42, said:

Um, sorry Dak, I just said that to make you feel better.  Hey, and no need to pretend like you're reaching for your wallet okay?   It's just a couple of tacos, on me, no worries.

Thanks for understanding Heng  

Really, we should do lunch some time, I know a great place with awesome Mexican.

[Heng]

I'll have my people get in touch with your people.  

[MarkBKK]

Heng, on 2009-11-23 17:39:30, said:

Yeah, they usually don't settle for somtam and a couple of cokes.  

You obviously don't know how to treat a lady. I find a winning smile and one line of coke usually does the trick  

[lapamita]

thailand is much cheaper than any kind of devolped country,

2000 usd is worth about purchasingpower in thailand depending on livinstyle 4000 to 8000

imported things are not cheap,,,but regional things and especally SERVICES in any area,, girls ,bars,carservice,airservice,and all others.

thats it

[lovelomsak]

I can only speak for myself but Thailand is so cheap. I havenot paid a water bill in 2 years all free, for 8 months my electric has been free. My rent is anually only twice what my house insurance was in Canada never mind taxes and upkeep. I came here to enjoy Thailand not because of costs, but I feel if you enjoy Thailand and assimulate it is very cheap. My costs per month for everything is  so  low I have to go out and make an effort to spend, I buy rice for poor families every month, help fill  libraries for small rural schools of poor families etc. I buy sports things for schools even take meals out to poor schools for all   the students in the school.I donot have enough time in the day to spend my income.
In Canada I saved but I budgettted to do it here just cannot spend it all. I could mind you if I wanted to live like an expat showoff coming from a developed country and flaunting what I have, I could spend it all easy. But I live in a good neighbourhood and have good thai relationships and average thai costs. I came here because it is Thailand and I want it to stay Thailand. I willnot support the foreign lifestyle here or embrace it.Love it or leave it alone is my feelings.
I feel many guys here never made it in their own country so here they wish to establish themselves and finally have things they never had in their own country. I feel they try to build their world here in mirror of what they wanted at home but never achieved. But this isnot their home country this is Thailand

I apologize if this sounds like i am ending in a rant, but it is very hard to put in type what I am trying to state about cost and Thailand.
Thank you Thai Visa for the opportunity to voice my opinion

[MrRichard2009]

Your quite the mother theresa ! ROFL

[MrRichard2009]

Yeah ok .... your filling all the libraries , feeding whole schools ! Buying sports things? lol ..... But you not trying to be an expat showoff ? ROFL don't kid yourself batman

[Matan]

MrRichard2009, on 2009-11-24 14:34:29, said:

Yeah ok .... your filling all the libraries , feeding whole schools ! Buying sports things? lol ..... But you not trying to be an expat showoff ? ROFL don't kid yourself batman

No, he's being a decent guy and helping out the community.

He's not ranting about how much it costs to import cheese or letting everyone know he couldn't spend less than 50, 100 or 200k a month, unlike many here.

[F1fanatic]

Matan, on 2009-11-24 22:17:45, said:

MrRichard2009, on 2009-11-24 14:34:29, said:

Yeah ok .... your filling all the libraries , feeding whole schools ! Buying sports things? lol ..... But you not trying to be an expat showoff ? ROFL don't kid yourself batman

No, he's being a decent guy and helping out the community.

He's not ranting about how much it costs to import cheese or letting everyone know he couldn't spend less than 50, 100 or 200k a month, unlike many here.

You honestly think that??

Using my Mystic Meg capabilities I somehow know that he is married to (probably) an Isaan woman, has built her a lovely house, has built her parents a house and is now giving lots of money to her community. Meanwhile he has no doubt they all love him 'cos he is so wonderful.

http://www.youtube.c...u/0/7Vxz_LPVt34

Edited by F1fanatic, 2009-11-24 23:04:17.

[dumball]

Hey F1 , should he be doing what he says he is doing , there is not much doubt that they do all love him because he is doing wonderfull things .

Here on TV , posters have not many things of worth for any other poster who does not go along with their opinion , when will the day come when put-downs are a thing of the past ?

[Dakhar]

lovelomsak, on 2009-11-24 21:05:15, said:

I can only speak for myself but Thailand is so cheap. I havenot paid a water bill in 2 years all free, for 8 months my electric has been free. My rent is anually only twice what my house insurance was in Canada never mind taxes and upkeep. I came here to enjoy Thailand not because of costs, but I feel if you enjoy Thailand and assimulate it is very cheap. My costs per month for everything is  so  low I have to go out and make an effort to spend, I buy rice for poor families every month, help fill  libraries for small rural schools of poor families etc. I buy sports things for schools even take meals out to poor schools for all   the students in the school.I donot have enough time in the day to spend my income.
In Canada I saved but I budgettted to do it here just cannot spend it all. I could mind you if I wanted to live like an expat showoff coming from a developed country and flaunting what I have, I could spend it all easy. But I live in a good neighbourhood and have good thai relationships and average thai costs. I came here because it is Thailand and I want it to stay Thailand. I willnot support the foreign lifestyle here or embrace it.Love it or leave it alone is my feelings.
I feel many guys here never made it in their own country so here they wish to establish themselves and finally have things they never had in their own country. I feel they try to build their world here in mirror of what they wanted at home but never achieved. But this isnot their home country this is Thailand

I apologize if this sounds like i am ending in a rant, but it is very hard to put in type what I am trying to state about cost and Thailand.
Thank you Thai Visa for the opportunity to voice my opinion

That is a big bunch of dog waste if ever....  

I never dreamed of having a maid (got 2 now) never dreamed of having a nanny for my kids, got one now....  

What I dreamed of was having a Porsche, big house, big yard, big off shore sport boat...  all that was affordable in the states....

In Thailand, no way no how. (Oh if were only a cop)

Woopi, I got 2 maids......  I have just reached the TOP....   guess I'll go pass out some shoes, or help the kids in the neighbor hood gather beer bottles etc....

What ever....

[F1fanatic]

dumball, on 2009-11-24 23:16:09, said:

Hey F1 , should he be doing what he says he is doing , there is not much doubt that they do all love him because he is doing wonderfull things .

Here on TV , posters have not many things of worth for any other poster who does not go along with their opinion , when will the day come when put-downs are a thing of the past ?

I assume you're disagreeing with my post?

Fair enough. Somehow I suspect I'm right though......