Popular Post Guderian Posted October 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2020 From what I remember earlier this year, back in January/February the AQI was so bad that people were on here in droves saying that this was it, they were selling up and leaving Chiang Mai, no way was it worth putting up with the annual air pollution and the effect it was having on their health. At the time, even Pattaya had a lousy AQI which is unusual, and I could certainly sympathise with the problem. On many days, from Jomtien Beach you couldn't even see the hills by Bang Saray across the bay. It seems a couple of months of rain and clear weather and decent air, and people have forgotten what's going to happen soon when the locals get out their cigarette lighters and start the annual air pollution festival, lol. 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BananaBandit Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Lacessit said: Agree, sticky rice is like quick-setting cement in my digestive system. I stick to noodles and pasta, plus plenty of vegetables and fruit. Rice very occasionally, unsticky. My Thai GF eats sticky rice with the neighbors, then wonders why she's drinking a local herbal laxative every one or two days to get herself mobile. Thank you for confirming my suspicions. If I recall correctly, you are the same person who, several months earlier, suggested eating bamboo as a low-calorie superfood (and a digestive enabler). Sounds like you have your act together nutritionally. For inhabitants of Chiang Mai, perhaps the pollution serves as its own laxative. Whatever it takes, I guess. Happy dumping, everybody! Edited October 16, 2020 by BananaBandit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacessit Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 16 minutes ago, BananaBandit said: Thank you for confirming my suspicions. If I recall correctly, you are the same person who, several months earlier, suggested eating bamboo as a low-calorie superfood (and a digestive enabler). Sounds like you have your act together nutritionally. For inhabitants of Chiang Mai, perhaps the pollution serves as its own laxative. Whatever it takes, I guess. Happy dumping, everybody! Thank you. Other good foods which are natural laxatives are sweet corn and okra. Okra should not be cooked for more than two minutes, it goes slimy and horrible. Sai ua ( Northern Thai herbal sausage ) works pretty well too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacessit Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 i did forget to mention one major advantage Chiang Rai has over Chiang Mai. Immigration is a doddle compared to what awaits the foreigner in Chiang Mai. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAArdvark Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 I love the burring pollution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf81 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 I live in the Chiang Mai Province. Overall I like it here, but burning season is hell. Our daughter is 3.5 years old and goes to a private school nearby and that seems decent enough for now. At least she learns to communicate in Thai with other students, learns to play together, etc... I like the mountain area, but I do miss the beaches at times. Anyways ... due to the burning, at some point we'll have to move. And at this moment I'm considering Hua Hin. Probably decent air there, from what I've seen some decent affordable schools teaching English curriculum. If my daughter would pass through a school like that, she has more opportunities I believe, she can consider studying in Europe once she's 18 for example. But my GF does have a nice 3 rai farm here that she enjoys working on. Our house is pretty ok considering the cost (~40.000 EUR or so). People in our village are friendly. The hilly snake road between Chiang Mai and Chaiprakan is always a joy to drive. Overall it's pretty good. I certainly prefer life here over living in The Netherlands. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgenon Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 16 hours ago, Lacessit said: I've come to the view Chiang Rai is a better place for me now, have sussed out the good restaurants and food sources. Not that I am knocking Chiang Mai, I lived there for ten years. The bus and car trips to my GF's village got to be too tiresome. The 118 is a clusterf##k around Doi Saket, and through Phrae took an hour longer. The private hospitals and dental clinics here are adequate, not as big a range. Food is definitely cheaper in the markets, I pay less for pineapple, potato, carrots etc. Supermarkets are not as good as Rimping in terms of range. I'll visit Chiang Mai every three to six months to meet friends and do various errands. IMO the condo I am in now is just as good as the one I had in Chiang Mai, and distinctly cooler. Do you ever get bored there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 18 hours ago, BritManToo said: I like the weather, the mountains, the lakes, jungle and waterfalls. I am glad you like living in Lanna - I did for many years among the mountains near Wang Nua between Chiang Mai and Phayao off route 120. Beautiful scenery and always a nice drive to do major shopping in either Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai or Phayao. The southern resorts and beaches were never my "cup of tea". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 5 hours ago, LomSak27 said: Good point, mainland SEA is a dead zone for three months with pollution levels that make it "unlivable and dangerous". But it has been that way for centuries and until 2 years ago, expats and westerners were basically ignorant of that fact. The burning season has been getting longer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillageIdiot Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 9 hours ago, Jack Hna said: WHonestly hated the place. When I first came to thailand I found myself walking towards hua lamphong station and realising I could not understand a word that I heard as I walked through the bustle. When I was on CM all I heard were screechy yanks and all the restaurants were co run by westerners and I did not feel like I was in thailand. I enjoyed the hiking and all that stuff but the yank voices were just awful. Truly awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 5 hours ago, LomSak27 said: Good point, mainland SEA is a dead zone for three months with pollution levels that make it "unlivable and dangerous". But it has been that way for centuries and until 2 years ago, expats and westerners were basically ignorant of that fact. Pattaya never got smoked just a few years ago like it now does every year. It's most definitely gotten worse, thanks to the CP maize chicken feed burns in Myanmar, among others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorpusChristie Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 5 hours ago, worgeordie said: I already have my burial plot in Foreign cemetery,so I will die here and never leave. How much did that cost ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ruffian Dick Posted October 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2020 5 hours ago, BritManToo said: My Thai kids both went to government school (23 and 9 now). They are both fully bilingual, and have been happy enough at their schools/University. and have the future prospects of employment and home ownership My 4 English kids in the UK can only speak English. They hated their schools, and now as adults cannot afford their own homes and have spotty employment. There's not much on Amazon, that I can't buy on Lazada/Shoppee/AliExpress cheaper. I love your positive attitude. It's a welcome relief from the cynical grouchiness one sees from time to time. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bkk6060 Posted October 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2020 I am in CM now. I have a house I can stay for free near Mae Rim. It does have its pluses, nature outside the city mostly. The golf is decent 1000 b now at Summit Green Valley all in. Played yesterday morning and did not see another person on the course. Anyway, as a single man 7 to 10 days every few months for a break from Pattaya is good for me. Otherwise, I find it somewhat boring. I guess people with families would find it more desirable then most other places. Overall, it is not terrible by any means except for that smoke. Having a coffee on the creek going up to Monjam now. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BritManToo Posted October 16, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2020 I also like cycling to my local lake every week, HuayJo near Wat Doi Tairn. And walking up to the waterfall behind Huay Tung Tao. There's so many nice places around CM to visit, or just have lunch. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 3 minutes ago, bkk6060 said: Having a coffee on the creek going up to Monjam now. Queen Sirirat Botanic Gardens on the way is free entry for the over 60s. Although there's still a small charge for car and m/c parking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Looks like you're taking up too much space: ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Genmai Posted October 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2020 The great: Gorgeous mountains (when you can see them) Delicious vegetables Access to international tourist market if trying to sell something (pre-covid times) International airport with loads of direct flights to other Asian cities (also pre-covid times) Range of hospitals The good: Judging by accounts immigration here seems to be fairly reasonable People are fairly easy going and don't give me grief for screwing up small things Easy to find great places to eat Northern food with its herby palate is a welcome change to regular Thai food High elevation = strawberry season The bad: Far from the coast = limited iffy seafood Dogs, stupid driving, noise and poor service like everywhere else That easy going nature I mentioned? People can be way too chill about getting things done Nightlife sucks Low English level Despite aspirations for some UNESCO status there seems to be 0 aesthetic regulation on ugly garish buildings Worsening traffic Lack of culturally dignified events Public transportation will never be a thing here The ugly: Smog Feels like a 4/10 town. Not terrible but not really anything to make a memorable impression. After a few years I've still got no idea why so many Bangkokians come up here for the weekend. If doing it all over again I'd probably choose Penang. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 42 minutes ago, CorpusChristie said: How much did that cost ? I bought it a while ago,I think it was 15,000 Thb,and hope i don'.t need it for a while longer ???? regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rumak Posted October 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2020 20 hours ago, jak2002003 said: Good. I agree.. lovely place. I live in San Sai Chiang Mai. Many things I love about the place, but I HATE the hot season when the air is so polluted with all the idiots burning everything. Planned to start to go back to UK to escape the pollution season here after finally having enough of it after 14 years, but with the virus restrictions and problems getting back here looks like we will have to put up with it again. ???? After 20 plus years..... i have just started heading to the coast (thailand) to get away for a month or two when the AQI sucks here. I will not give exact location .......... sorry lol 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odysseus123 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 To the OP.. Good for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CorpusChristie Posted October 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2020 23 minutes ago, worgeordie said: I bought it a while ago,I think it was 15,000 Thb,and hope i don'.t need it for a while longer ???? regards worgeordie Which plot have you got ? I may go and buy a plot as well and I might get the one next to you 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post worgeordie Posted October 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, CorpusChristie said: Which plot have you got ? I may go and buy a plot as well and I might get the one next to you No keep away from me....I don't even know you ???? and you want to lay next to me.. regards worgeordie 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorpusChristie Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, worgeordie said: No keep away from me....I don't even know you ???? and you want to lay next to me.. regards worgeordie OK, which number is your plot , just so I know not the get the plot next door Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, CorpusChristie said: OK, which number is your plot , just so I know not the get the plot next door Off the top of my head I cannot remember,its in the safe,but that's not so easy to get too, but no worries,i think all plots are in another area of the cemetery regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadilo Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 ......and he wonders why people think he’s a weirdo 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jak2002003 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 2 hours ago, rumak said: After 20 plus years..... i have just started heading to the coast (thailand) to get away for a month or two when the AQI sucks here. I will not give exact location .......... sorry lol That is out plan this year. We have a condo in the south.. so hope by the pollution season comes in CM we can go down there ..and the virus restrictions may have deminished. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumak Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Kadilo said: ......and he wonders why people think he’s a weirdo in person nobody talks with him. on forums it takes some people a long time to figure that out . Then again, maybe they are in the same plot boat. didn't Beatles have a song............. corpus christyPicks up the rice in the soi number oneLives in a dreamWaits at the windowWearing the face that no one can seeWho is it for? Worgeorgie ? all the lonely people............. living to post on tv Edited October 16, 2020 by rumak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy cow cm Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 18 hours ago, DrTuner said: When does the smoking season start? For BritManToo I think smoking season is everyday. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy cow cm Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 20 yrs plus as well. Got everything and no other place would rather live. I will be burned here and put to rest if immigration doesn't kick me out first. Good to travel out and great to come back home. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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