Popular Post Pravda Posted October 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 27, 2020 And I told wife to start applying for PR. We are leaving. Except I can't bring myself to leave. I don't wanna sound like one of those posters, but I really didn't come here for the girls. Maybe this is why I was so lucky never to get ripped off. My life here is what many would consider boring, but for some reason I enjoy it every single day. One of the reasons I wanted to go back is honestly the money is starting to run out. I lost 90% of my income due to covid. Yet every time I think back how f**, *** miserable I was back "home" in Canada I get f***#** miserable. It's a vicious circle. So I told wifey we are staying here. She got kinda pd off, but she says as long she's with me she doesn't care where she is. But she's concerned about my health. Healthcare in Canada is "free". Yes that's a good point and pollution here is suckorama but then I start thinking how f$$***# miserable I was I change my mind again. For the past month I have spent sleepless nights about moving or not moving. If I do go back I know for sure we both won't be coming back. There is something about this place where among all this misery the life is still not taken too seriously. What to do? 15 3 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Oldie Posted October 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 27, 2020 6 minutes ago, Pravda said: And I told wife to start applying for PR. We are leaving. Except I can't bring myself to leave. I don't wanna sound like one of those posters, but I really didn't come here for the girls. Maybe this is why I was so lucky never to get ripped off. My life here is what many would consider boring, but for some reason I enjoy it every single day. One of the reasons I wanted to go back is honestly the money is starting to run out. I lost 90% of my income due to covid. Yet every time I think back how f**, *** miserable I was back "home" in Canada I get f***#** miserable. It's a vicious circle. So I told wifey we are staying here. She got kinda pd off, but she says as long she's with me she doesn't care where she is. But she's concerned about my health. Healthcare in Canada is "free". Yes that's a good point and pollution here is suckorama but then I start thinking how f$$***# miserable I was I change my mind again. For the past month I have spent sleepless nights about moving or not moving. If I do go back I know for sure we both won't be coming back. There is something about this place where among all this misery the life is still not taken too seriously. What to do? If you don't see a future here then move as long as you have enough money to do it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CanadaSam Posted October 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 27, 2020 I think your age is a deciding factor. Yes, healthcare in Canada is almost free, but if you're already close to the limit, then why waste your last 5/10/15 years being unhappy? Go ahead with the PR for your wife, though, and keep the option open for a quick return if you ever feel the need (or get sick). Be Happy! 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Paiman Posted October 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 27, 2020 I do understand you. I would not know what to do. And the older I get, the more difficult it seems to make decisions. A follow up would be interesting. 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Odysseus123 Posted October 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 27, 2020 All the best Pravda whatever you decide...it is a difficult one especially if you do not enjoy living in your homeland. Canada Sam has offered good advice I think,go ahead with the PR for your wife and see how things turn out. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jak2002003 Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 (edited) OP, me and my partner are in a similar dilemma to you. We have lived here 14 years full time and loved it. But things have stagnated and we feel trapped here and limited options. Covid has meant we also lost out from renting out a couple of small condos in Phuket to tourists. We are content here...but feel unsure about the future if one of us should become ill for example. However, going back to UK is not appealing. Listening to the news about the virus there and Brexit, it's unsure about UK's future. Our plan was to retire to France or Spain. But that seems not easy now UK has left Europe so we feel a bit lost at the moment. For you, why do the PR thing at all? It's expensive and time consuming...and I can't see any real benefits to it as it's easy to just do the retirement visa. Edited October 27, 2020 by jak2002003 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman Posted October 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 27, 2020 (edited) My home in the UK is leased out until November 2022. I am currently stuck outside of Thailand in a b and b with my visa about to expire. If I can get back by summer next year, I'll come for 15 months only, then go back, sell the house and fund the move for my family to the UK. The issues with covid have just shown how delicate life is living with her outside of my home country. Better to bring her and our daughter to the UK. I cannot say our standard of life would be better, but we'd always be together, schools and doctors are free and no visa nonsense. Thailand - apart from my family - holds nothing for me. Easy to leave. Edited October 27, 2020 by RichardColeman 9 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Ron jeremy Posted October 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 27, 2020 Thailand is no place to get old canada has clean air and free health care 13 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post scammed Posted October 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 27, 2020 you made the assertion that if you go back to freeze land, you wont go back to warm land for sure, why is that ? secondly ime, while the health care is payed for by general taxation, if the quacksalvers dont feel like doing their job, like sending you to MRI scan, you wont be getting any help either, since they wont have a clue whats wrong, wont willingly find out, and theres no way to enforce it. the only thing they are good for is getting anti biotic, but that is so much easier to get your hands on in thailand without the need of a quacksalver prescription 2 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sanbyran Posted October 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 27, 2020 11 hours ago, Pravda said: And I told wife to start applying for PR. We are leaving. Except I can't bring myself to leave. I don't wanna sound like one of those posters, but I really didn't come here for the girls. Maybe this is why I was so lucky never to get ripped off. My life here is what many would consider boring, but for some reason I enjoy it every single day. One of the reasons I wanted to go back is honestly the money is starting to run out. I lost 90% of my income due to covid. Yet every time I think back how f**, *** miserable I was back "home" in Canada I get f***#** miserable. It's a vicious circle. So I told wifey we are staying here. She got kinda pd off, but she says as long she's with me she doesn't care where she is. But she's concerned about my health. Healthcare in Canada is "free". Yes that's a good point and pollution here is suckorama but then I start thinking how f$$***# miserable I was I change my mind again. For the past month I have spent sleepless nights about moving or not moving. If I do go back I know for sure we both won't be coming back. There is something about this place where among all this misery the life is still not taken too seriously. What to do? if your wife is Thai you might have her try selling clothes online with facebook ad . I see that is a quick money making going in thailand now . In my gf's office in BKK everybody sell online dropshipping . buy 200 THB sell 450 THB . 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rumak Posted October 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 27, 2020 11 hours ago, Pravda said: the money is starting to run out. how old are you ? if you don't have much money..... how will you live in Canada where everything is extremely expensive? You have work or an income there ? what do you enjoy about living here? why were you "miserable" back home? 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 15 hours ago, Pravda said: And I told wife to start applying for PR. We are leaving. Except I can't bring myself to leave. I don't wanna sound like one of those posters, but I really didn't come here for the girls. Maybe this is why I was so lucky never to get ripped off. My life here is what many would consider boring, but for some reason I enjoy it every single day. One of the reasons I wanted to go back is honestly the money is starting to run out. I lost 90% of my income due to covid. Yet every time I think back how f**, *** miserable I was back "home" in Canada I get f***#** miserable. It's a vicious circle. So I told wifey we are staying here. She got kinda pd off, but she says as long she's with me she doesn't care where she is. But she's concerned about my health. Healthcare in Canada is "free". Yes that's a good point and pollution here is suckorama but then I start thinking how f$$***# miserable I was I change my mind again. For the past month I have spent sleepless nights about moving or not moving. If I do go back I know for sure we both won't be coming back. There is something about this place where among all this misery the life is still not taken too seriously. What to do? How does PR come into the picture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pravda Posted October 27, 2020 Author Share Posted October 27, 2020 The PR is for a wife 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post simon43 Posted October 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 27, 2020 1 minute ago, Pravda said: The PR is for a wife Do you mean PR in Canada for her? I think people are getting confused (I am!), thinking you mean PR for her in Thailand ???? She's Thai. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgenon Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Are you able to alternate spending three months in Canukland with three in Thailand? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post steven100 Posted October 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 28, 2020 5 hours ago, sanbyran said: if your wife is Thai you might have her try selling clothes online with facebook ad . I see that is a quick money making going in thailand now . In my gf's office in BKK everybody sell online dropshipping . buy 200 THB sell 450 THB . yes .... every man and his dog is trying to sell online, every thai I know is doing this but it's becoming harder and harder as the consumers are becoming more online savy and they know how cheap the product actually is coming from China. So essentially as this market becomes flooded with sellers it will undoubtably dry up. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sanbyran Posted October 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) 20 minutes ago, steven100 said: yes .... every man and his dog is trying to sell online, every thai I know is doing this but it's becoming harder and harder as the consumers are becoming more online savy and they know how cheap the product actually is coming from China. So essentially as this market becomes flooded with sellers it will undoubtably dry up. my girl is making everyday 1k-4k per day from dropshipping women's clothes. the facebook ad are very low . trust me it is worth giving it a shot . Edited October 28, 2020 by sanbyran 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwebb8825 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 OP - Some things to consider; Do you have property here that can be liquidated for moving funds? (most property here is "family owned" so would/could present issues to sell) Do you have property back in Canada? (if not then you'd be citizen refugees) Are you both too old to live off the grid or do you need a city? (buying land and building your own homestead is not that expensive if done correctly) If your current occupation is reliant on covid being fixed then you have another 6 months to a year to wait for that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nobodysfriend Posted October 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 28, 2020 Listen to your heart ... home is where the heart is . If you are old , starting new once again in an expensive and cold country does not sound very tempting ... If you like your life here , stay here . Somehow , you will find a way to overcome your financial problems . There are a lot of possibilities to make some money by selling something online ...? The times are tough now , but , at least . there is less ' covid madness ' in Thailand ... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teacherclaire Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 When I settled down 19 years ago, I was confident that my ashes would be thrown into the ocean once I'm gone. Now I'm not so sure what the future will be. Thailand has changed a lot, but of course, so have other countries. And of course, we also change........ But once the OMS pops in ( Old Marriage Syndrome), the end seems to be near. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post teacherclaire Posted October 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 28, 2020 6 minutes ago, nobodysfriend said: Listen to your heart ... home is where the heart is . If you are old , starting new once again in an expensive and cold country does not sound very tempting ... If you like your life here , stay here . Somehow , you will find a way to overcome your financial problems . There are a lot of possibilities to make some money by selling something online ...? The times are tough now , but , at least . there is less ' covid madness ' in Thailand ... Only imagine, sitting on a plane back to Europe, or elsewhere? When we are getting older, nothing is as it once was. Sex perhaps once a month? And if so, with chemical help? You are then returning to a country where you have nothing more in common than maybe the language. Twenty-two degrees Celcius is cold for me now, and I don't want to know what ice and snow on the roads feel like when walking on bones that easily break. Starting over when you're old is not a good idea. 17 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nobodysfriend Posted October 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) 21 minutes ago, teacherclaire said: the end seems to be near. Not the end ... not yet ... death just frees your spirit , the body is just a machine ... No need to fear the ' end ' , What need to fear is the degradation of a body when it becomes old and the pain that comes with that ... When the end is near , let's hope it comes fast . Edited October 28, 2020 by nobodysfriend 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Hna Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 I don't get it. He's only been here 7 years. He's not mentioned any actual real illness's. The covid has hurt his finances. You should be writing this year and next year off. So that means you got 2 years to figure out something new or learn something new. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pravda Posted October 28, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 28, 2020 3 minutes ago, Jack Hna said: I don't get it. He's only been here 7 years. He's not mentioned any actual real illness's. The covid has hurt his finances. You should be writing this year and next year off. So that means you got 2 years to figure out something new or learn something new. Maybe I am overthinking everything and I should just stay. BUT I am also worried when me and wife get old. Canada gives free money to people over 65 and also free healthcare. In Thailand it will be hard. I have a place paid off in Canada, so at least housing will not be an issue. For those not familiar with my life story I didn't even grow up in Canada. I am an naturalised citizen, perhaps this is why I don't feel anything towards the country, just trying to think logically. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ventenio Posted October 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) I vote HOME. That's Canada. It's a good feeling to be back on HOME soil. Thailand will never be your home, and your wife deserves to experience Canada. Set her up there. If you can 90% run out of cash in a few months here....it will happen again. It's easier to make a support group in your home country. WORST case.....go there and then come back. but you must go. Edit: OK< naturalized citizen. well, figure out where your home is and make sure you get all the wills and paperwork ready in Canada to take care of her. it would be nice to show her her new house when you pass. give her a peace of mind. Edited October 28, 2020 by Ventenio 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobodysfriend Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 I do not know , I had a neighbor when I was living back in France , he was a nice guy , always occupied with repair jobs on his big old house and the garden ... One day he said that he is too old for this now ... he sold everything and moved into an appartment where he had nothing to take care for anymore ... within 3 month , he died ... When you need help to live your daily life , where will you get the best standard ? In a home for old people in Canada ? Or , may be , if you just stay in your home here and find or employ somebody who looks after you ? 2 minutes ago, Pravda said: Maybe I am overthinking everything and I should just stay. BUT I am also worried when me and wife get old. Canada gives free money to people over 65 and also free healthcare. In Thailand it will be hard. I have a place paid off in Canada, so at least housing will not be an issue. For those not familiar with my life story I didn't even grow up in Canada. I am an naturalised citizen, perhaps this is why I don't feel anything towards the country, just trying to think logically. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OneMoreFarang Posted October 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 28, 2020 I wouldn't want to go back "home". Just the weather in reason enough. But obviously one has to live and the money has to come from somewhere... 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lacessit Posted October 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 28, 2020 2 hours ago, elgenon said: Are you able to alternate spending three months in Canukland with three in Thailand? Not the most intelligent post on TV I have seen, given the current COVID-19 situation. Might be years before the option you describe is freely available. 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChakaKhan Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 8 hours ago, Ron jeremy said: Thailand is no place to get old canada has clean air and free health care And Tim Hortons-Timbits!!!! Get your skates on Gordy You're going in! Maple Leafs! take off you Hoser eh! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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