[Comments and advice required on HOW I COULD RETIRE IN THAILAND, :-)]

Plenty of provinces  close to Bangkok that are excellent with good local  people but you must learn how to speak Thai so you can socialise with confidence.

Downside is you will need a car and Thai licence. Cars are cheap at the moment . Dont ride a motorbike anywhere in Asia.

 

Always RENT houses or units......never by  property assets in Thailand expecially land.  Its not legally  yours.  Home rentals are dirt cheap but you need to shop around for  a month atleast.  Landlords are good here, much better than the west.

 

Stay single unless you meet a rich Thai woman.  LOL   Its possible but dont hold your breathe.

Stay away from all the beer bar hooker towns  ie Pattaya,Phuket,Hua Hin, CM  etc etc  they have the lowest Thai people and the lowest foreigners.

 

As long as you have alot of money  or you have a monthly  income stream from overseas you can live and travel in Thailand. Its not cheap anymore unless youre a non drinker and dont go out whoring.

Be very careful about starting a business with 'good honest Thais' or even worse..a  farang.

 

You will need to live here  quite a while  before you get an  idea of how things work in Thaland.

Always be polite....trust no-one.

[Why Im pulling the plug.]

Who  cares??

Arrived here when you were mid fifties leaving   at  70.

Scammed by Isaan/Korat hustlers no doubt.