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14 hours ago, kevin612 said:
Many Thai people returned, maybe that’s why the number jumps. Close all borders until summer to prevent more covid 19. Of course you let only Thais come back.
What is the reason to close till summer?
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Thailand has barely had a first wave.
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My girl is scared to death of the dentist. It sounds funny, but she has a bad tooth that’s really been hurting and she can’t sleep much, but she refuses to go to the dentist.
Does anyone know of a dentist near Udon Thani that does oral sedation or nitrous oxide?
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Anyone that needs advice on how to meet his girlfriends family is at a huge disadvantage already. How would he do it in his country? I would not start off by setting a bar that I will be buying things and giving money. He needs to take control of himself and not worry.
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Why all the doubt? I think it's pretty clear that the elephant snapped his own selfie....and then posted it on its personal Facebook page.
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hHow much alcohol must one drink in order to obtain the hallucination effect. I usually see double but never hallucinate.
Then explain why when I drink I often go home with a beautiful girl, but wake up with an ugly one.
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I would try the easy experiments before going to the doctor. It's very likely that it's just hot for you at night.
Sleep without a blanket (some people have a problem with that), or just a sheet.
Don't eat late at night, digestion increases body heat.
Stop drinking for a period of time.
Cool the room a bit.
Try these in different combinations, and all at once.
It might be annoying but I wouldnt worry about it unless you sweat when it's cold out.
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Whew! That was quite a scare, I thought it meant clean up all the adult entertainment when I read the headline.
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Fwiw, my rough numbers for planning are:
- Rent ฿21,000
- Groceries ฿12,000
- Utilities ฿4,000
- Phone/Internet/TV ฿3,000
- Transport ฿2,000
- Misc (Insurance, Visa etc...) ฿15,000
- Entertainment ฿43,000 (or whatever's left)
Nb. I've set myself a budget of £2,000/s$4,000 per month so the ฿100,000 above is currently more like ฿95,000 so the "Entertainment budget" will need to be adjusted accordingly, not so important for a 3 month stay (though the same budget was around ฿120,000 a few months ago) but certainly something to allow for if you plan on staying longer term & rely on income/savings outside of Thailand.
If only I could buy 2 dollars for 1 Pound. I'd be backing the truck up.
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It can, and I think I know what you're asking. You have enough money to last but you will need to budget it out. The more money, the better. You could literally spend your three month allotment in a few weeks without much effort.
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The topic is the amount to live comfortably. If I find work I find work and if I don't then it just doesn't bother me whatsoever really. All I know is I will be staying there a minimum of 3 months to be able to come back at some point and say I enjoyed my time there.Might be a good time to restate a couple of the OP's parameters:
- I have a budget of 250,000 for the 3 months averaging at just over 2000 baht per day after bills etc after looking into cheap condos
- I will be living in either Ayutthaya, outskirts of Bangkok or Pattaya. Still haven't made my mind up yet.
- I just wanted to get an idea or an average on how to more or less live just slightly more comfortable than the average Thai per day and enjoy the weekends
- my purpose is to familiarise myself more with the culture and language and look into work (teaching English) opportunities.
- back home I do private tuition part time
OP, before we go any further, can you clarify two things for me:
- how serious is the 'find work teaching English' plan ?
- do you have formal teaching qualifications and experience in a classroom in front of a large number of students ?
Apologies if you've already covered this, but depending on your answers to the above I think this becomes a very different question to the one many of us assume you were asking. Absolutely no point signing a lease on anything until you've determined what course(s) you need to complete and been offered a job - that's very different to the assumption that you can simply lob in Pattaya or wherever and slide into 'semi-retirement' mode. I have no problem with an estimate of ~60K a month after you've paid your rent, but that's considerably more than most TEFLers here earn, even with your nestegg taken into account.
A couple of us have already made the point that your initial costs are likely to be higher than what it will cost you per month once you are established, but the cost of a TEFL course and the need to change visas etc cant be under-estimated. There are also timing issues if you plan to work in the Thai education system, but all of those issues are better addressed in the Teaching in Thailand forum. I suspect that the days of every Tom, Dick and Harry landing in Thailand and waltzing into a teaching gig are long past - hopefully you knew that before you found ThaiVisa.
Have you noticed you are getting answers that are all over the charts? The problem may be the lack of clarity In your original question. When you first posed the question it sounded as if you we're looking for actual living expenses of someone NOT in vacation mode. Now it seems to be tilted more towards having a good time. As I said earlier, the question is harder than the answer. You need to state exactly what you want to know in order to get a proper answer.
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yep, just like everything else, if your complaining about prices, you need to downgrade until your drinking the least expensive drink on the menu.Its possible to drink yourself silly for four hours on Thonglor for 600 Baht.
You guys don't know diddly squat!
Bwahahahaha
a lot of guys here end up with a strong case of entitlement like they deserve the best of everything, then complain. its either rose colored glasses stuff, ego being stroked by the thais, or an emotional immaturity. it could also be from getting laid all the time which they are not used to and cant handle it.
Talk about cutting to the chase!
That's the brutal reality.
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20,000 baht a month is my budget(US$600 a month). That is pretty comfortable. 5,000 baht/month for food, 3000/month for an apartment, and 400 baht/day for other stuff - loads! Sure you can spend more but you will more than likely end up broke and going back home in no time. I think it is wiser to spend less and be more secure financially. The guys bragging on here about their 100,000+baht/month lifestyles probably don't last very long.
It's a tad generalizing isn't it? I spend near enough to 100,000 a month because I work and have a mortgage.Granted, if people are spending that from minor savings or a pension they'll soon run out of cash but I'm 36 and have a fair few years left to work (I'm not reminding myself how many). I'll be frugal when I have no income other than a pension....not everyone out here is at that age yet you know?
I spend the same amount of money here as I did in my home country. Just have a few more luxuries. I work a lot harder here though then I did back home..
If you have a nice condo and maybe a car 100-120 is easy to go through just living.
Why do people wont to move to Thailand and live in a run down apartment and eat noodles or kow mun Gai all the time. Never understood that.
Who says they come to live in a run down apartment and eat noodles?
Here's what you may not have considered. Many people who have retired and live on a fixed income have discovered that they can keep a better lifestyle for less money than they had in their home country, for that same money. Even you just said you have a few more luxuries. For retirees it makes a lot of sense, for working guys it's just a lot more fun.
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I'm not sure if you understand what I'm saying. We don't know his lifestyle. If he lives on $10,000 a month he could get by on $3500. If he lives on $3000 he could get by one $1000. Again, this is true for a US/Thai comparison.
.The answer is easier than the question. That's why the " how long is a piece of string" came up. "Comfortable" is subjective. Also where you live is a factor. What your hobbies, lifestyle, and how you lived back home all come in to play. Even if you were asking the same question about England it's hard to give a general answer, since I'm sure London is more expensive than some small village, and comfortable has a different meaning to everyone.
The easist way I can think of to answer this question is this, (but keep in mind I'm from the US and think in dollars). Whatever you were living on back home you can do it for 30-35% if you keep the same lifestyle.
Again, that goes for the US. Maybe a British expat can chime in on the percentages for the UK.
One thing is for sure, you have enough money to last three months if you do it right.
Whatever you were living on back home you can do it for 30-35% if you keep the same lifestyle.
Really?
If the OP wants to keep the same lifestyle as back home: foods, wine/alcohol, clothing, vehicle, entertainment it won't be 35%.
It won't even be 135%. More like 150%. In the venues the OP is considering, even the rent and quality medical care isn't cheaper, and the other items are higher.
Regardless, I can't see where living in Thailand would cost him 150% more than living in the UK, if he keeps the same lifestyle.
I understand.
Same lifestyle. Meaning we don't need to know his lifestyle.
Meaning doing the same things, eating the same foods, drinking the same wines, buying the same clothing and shoes, enjoying the same TV, living in a home that is similar in quality and style and conveniences with the one he lived in back home.
It will not cost a third here in LOS, not in the venues he is considering. It will cost more. For it to cost less, he will have to make sacrifices.
So your claim is that Thiland is more expensive to live in than the UK? Ok my friend, if you say so.
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.The answer is easier than the question. That's why the " how long is a piece of string" came up. "Comfortable" is subjective. Also where you live is a factor. What your hobbies, lifestyle, and how you lived back home all come in to play. Even if you were asking the same question about England it's hard to give a general answer, since I'm sure London is more expensive than some small village, and comfortable has a different meaning to everyone.
The easist way I can think of to answer this question is this, (but keep in mind I'm from the US and think in dollars). Whatever you were living on back home you can do it for 30-35% if you keep the same lifestyle.
Again, that goes for the US. Maybe a British expat can chime in on the percentages for the UK.
One thing is for sure, you have enough money to last three months if you do it right.
Whatever you were living on back home you can do it for 30-35% if you keep the same lifestyle.
Really?
If the OP wants to keep the same lifestyle as back home: foods, wine/alcohol, clothing, vehicle, entertainment it won't be 35%.
It won't even be 135%. More like 150%. In the venues the OP is considering, even the rent and quality medical care isn't cheaper, and the other items are higher.
I'm not sure if you understand what I'm saying. We don't know his lifestyle. If he lives on $10,000 a month he could get by on $3500. If he lives on $3000 he could get by one $1000. Again, this is true for a US/Thai comparison.
Regardless, I can't see where living in Thailand would cost him 150% more than living in the UK, if he keeps the same lifestyle.
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The answer is easier than the question. That's why the " how long is a piece of string" came up. "Comfortable" is subjective. Also where you live is a factor. What your hobbies, lifestyle, and how you lived back home all come in to play. Even if you were asking the same question about England it's hard to give a general answer, since I'm sure London is more expensive than some small village, and comfortable has a different meaning to everyone.
The easist way I can think of to answer this question is this, (but keep in mind I'm from the US and think in dollars). Whatever you were living on back home you can do it for 30-35% if you keep the same lifestyle.
Again, that goes for the US. Maybe a British expat can chime in on the percentages for the UK.
One thing is for sure, you have enough money to last three months if you do it right.
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They should try to find intelligent life here on Earth first.
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I'm not condning this type of behavior because I think it's wrong, but I have seen this happen by guards (bouncers) in US strip clubs many times. Usually the guy could have walked away unharmed, but in most cases his own behavior led to harsher consequenses.
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Well, those Russians are tough.
Glad to hear he is OK. As usual in Thailand....another happy ending.
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Fortunately I'm fluent in mime, but I do tend to be long winded at times.
I hope he doesn't have the same problem when it's time to pay his hospital bill!
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Even if I couldn't communicate verbally, I like to think I could get my point across. I could show them my wallet and what money I have, then show them my ATM card and say ATM. Then point at my watch and show 5 fingers indicating 5 minutes and motion for him to come with me, while showing respectful body language and smiling. Maybe he was too drunk, maybe he was too obnoxious, maybe he tried to run out.... or maybe they understood and just thought it would be more fun to beat him half to death.
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I ran up a 10,000 baht bill at a go go bar in Pattaya in 2007. When I got the check bin I realized I had zero cash on me. (It was a long night) I explained I had lost my money but I had an ATM card I could use. (Actually I spent it all in tips) The bar sent a guy to take me on his motorbike to an ATM where I was thankfully able to withdraw the money. They were very polite and very understanding, but I did spend a shitload of money there that night and was even buying mamasan drinks. If they had pushed it I would have called the police to settle everything. It was totally my fault for being drunk out of my mind and they may have padded the bill a little, but everything worked out fine. Drunk or not, I know I'm never a mean obnoxious drunk, and that may have been what worked for me that time. Who knows how the Russian reacted, but beating him that severely was overkill no matter what. I learned to pay attention, watch my alchohol intake, verify prices beforehand instead of assuming I already know, etc.
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I must say.. You've got me on being cheap with your lady(3200 monthly). My lady insists on 15k a month minimum. I don't pay much rent. I'll usually book a glorious room in the 4k/month range. Lady seems to be okay with that as long as the 15k keeps coming in. She doesn't even care if I drink a bit at one of the seedier bars about town. Once got caught red handed with another lady. Thank goodness my member is still intact!
15K a month?
She probably want to maintain the same salary as at the office she worked before she hook
ered up with you.it puzzles me why people have to pay someone to be their wife or g/f - and begs the question if for whatever reason you stop paying then does this person stop being your wife/gf ?
in all my time here i've dated plenty of fantastic ladies and not one has ever asked or expected me to pay her to be with me. they have things called jobs.
everyone to their own.
I would say the reason to give your wife money is to help out with her family obligations. As you know, there is no social security or retirement benefits in Thailand, so family counts on each other to help out, that's the culture. If she is a good Thai girl she will want to help. That's why grandparents sometime raise their daughters children, so she can continue to work etc. The misunderstanding with this often comes from looking at the situation through western eyes instead of Thai eyes IMO. Nothing wrong with giving a little help to the wife as long as you can afford to do it easily. She will be happy, you will help her out to live up to her family obligations, especially if she doesn't work. Some westerners don't want their wife working, then what is she supposed to do to help the family?
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Thanks for the reply, that's great news.
Thailand reports 33 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths
in Thailand News
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Not sure you can save 20 lives a day, considering the total deaths In Thailand as of April 15 are less than 50