7 years in Thailand

[Lacessit 22,479]

25 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. 

Isn't the Canadian pension available regardless of where you are?

You may want to consider selling the place in Canada, or renting it out for income, if that's not already being done.

Canada has had 10,000 coronavirus deaths so far, and it's right next door to the USA, which is a basket case. Thailand has had 59. That's enough of a selling point for me.

[Pravda 4,485]

4 minutes ago, ChakaKhan said:

And Tim Hortons-Timbits!!!!   Get your skates on Gordy You're going in!   Maple Leafs! take off you Hoser eh!

 

There are 4 Tim Horton's branches in Bangkok and they look pretty damn nice compared to Canada.

[ChakaKhan 2,883]

2 minutes ago, Pravda said:

 

There are 4 Tim Horton's branches in Bangkok and they look pretty damn nice compared to Canada.

Wow..never knew that...as soon as I land in BKK im still at airport to fly up north....may need to stop by eh?

 

Will note the best Big mac I ever had was in BKK......compared to the <deleted> in the states....Kudos to BKK

[Grumpy one 2,783]

I have thought about your dilemma myself.

My worry about returning home is will the wife be happy there.

She loves to visit Aus, but living there is a lot different.

Then after you have departed this life what will she do.

Return to Thailand or try and start a new life o/s

At present I have put it in the too hard basket, and am happy to be here

[OneMoreFarang 26,260]

8 hours ago, Ron jeremy said:

Thailand is no place to get old

Correct, we all stay young here - at least in our heart.

[Pravda 4,485]

26 minutes ago, ChakaKhan said:

Wow..never knew that...as soon as I land in BKK im still at airport to fly up north....may need to stop by eh?

 

Will note the best Big mac I ever had was in BKK......compared to the <deleted> in the states....Kudos to BKK

 

It's a new thing. The first branch they opened was at Canadian embassy. Now they have it at Samyan Mitrtown (fanciest one). Sacon mall (strange location) and other I never been to. Latte is satisfying. Ice cap is different. Donuts are different. As with every chain in Thailand it is not directly owned by original company.

 

There is an article about in English back in January from the site we are not allowed to link.

Edited October 28, 2020 by Pravda

[rosst 1,104]

19 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? 

I empathise with you, I am the wrong side of seventy and having a few health issues. 

I am living in the Philippines and whereas I don't have any immigration and visa issues, I am living in the provinces and four to six hours from capable medical treatment at my cost Vs free medical treatment back in OZ. 

Like you, my beachside home and relaxed lifestyle is very attractive and unlike your situation it is not a financial decision. 

Birth is a terminal illness, be happy for as long as you can is the way I look at it. 

I may go back for a warranty service and then return to paradise. 

[Grumpy one 2,783]

30 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Correct, we all stay young here - at least in our heart.

I feel like a 20 year old, maybe 2 if I'm lucky  

Edited October 28, 2020 by Grumpy one

[Stargrazer9889 3,576]

If you have a place in southern Canada, well you will at least have nice Summers,

  You will get your pension when you get to 65, and can start your CPP at 60.

   Your wife can become Canadian and qualify for a pension at 65, as well. Yes and

the medical issue is real, as hospitals in Thailand are expensive if you have to go

and stay in one.  My Thai family has told me of how many baht they have had to

pay for some older relatives that have gone to the hospitals in Bangkok.

  You can even buy your wife some Winter clothes pretty cheap, if you chose to

go back during this Winter. Only Ontario and Quebec have lots of covid, the

rest of the country is quite covid free.

Geezer

[NanLaew 22,583]

1 hour 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. 

 

Make Canada your Plan A while you doggy paddle the next couple of Plan B years here in Thailand. I don't think there's much point in anyone prematurely burning any bridges that they may well need in the future. There are many foreigners of an older demographic with a longer Thai tenure who probably wish they had kept their homeland options open when they had the opportunity.

[teacherclaire 1,825]

 After an accident that broke my right leg four times, I had a surgery at the local hospital. Unfortunately, in a way that I'd never have been able to walk,  or to ride my bike again.

 

 Then, after eight months, I had only one choice. Going back and trying to get back into the system that my surgeries would be paid for. 

 

Even having a sister and two brothers, I had to live at a place for homeless people with all the crimes and drugs for the time I wasn't in the hospital. Only two guys got killed that time!!!

 

And if you think it can't get worse, it always does. The whole hospital was diseased with a severe bacteria that had then eaten half of my leg's flesh away before they figured that out.

 

A lady who'd also received an artificial knee joint then lost her leg, I was sure that I'd be the next. 

 

And that was one of the best hospitals in a "Western country!"

 

Okay, shi_e happens, but why so much of it?

 

I considered that ten years ago as one of my worst experiences ever.

But if I'd have to go there now, it would worsen even with a functioning leg.

 

Many friends have passed. No house or apartment for me waiting, I'd have to find a way to get back into the system, and I'd have to leave my family here.

 

I can't cook, I don't know how to iron my clothes, and I'd not even have a bicycle if I'd go back.

 

 OP, think about all these "goodies" you might not have when going back. There's always a way out. Sometimes we just don't see it. 
Hang in there. 

 

 

Edited October 28, 2020 by teacherclaire

[mr mr 5,486]

19 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? 

 

i know right. i just came back to thailand in july 2019 after being back home for 10 years. home is changing rapidly and that might be something you want to consider as well. 

 

i am also sleepless debating weather or not to sell up everything at home and make it a permanent stay here. this whole virus debacle has changed everything. 

 

i plan on moving south in thailand soon. most of my time was spent there before. can't stand the pollution and traffic of bkk.

 

that free health care might not be so good or free in the coming years though. our country is in serious debt trouble and things are not looking too rosy for future generations on those subjects. 

 

i do miss the quiet and fresh air though. not much else to be honest. most of the negative things here do not have a huge impact on my life. selfish yes but it is an advantage compared to back home. 

 

ohhhh canada eh

[bbabythai 262]

1 hour ago, teacherclaire said:

Sex perhaps once a month? And if so, with chemical help?

Have you ever thought about taking testosterone? I have a friend in his 70s on it. He shags his 30 yr old 1 to 2 times a day and doesnt need the pill. He does loads of exercise. Being aged in the 70s is not a death sentence

[Boomer6969 1,972]

Just stay, your wife will probably be happier here. Just get a good health insurance, if you are not too old to get one. If you don't have kids a pension of 5000 USD/month gives you a fairly decent life here, while you'd only scrape by with that in Farangland. Just imagine penny pinching in the cold with a frustrated Thai lady.

 

Ok, that's not always the case as it depends on your level of income and on whether her level of education is sufficient to start a successful career in Canada.

[robertson468 1,950]

19 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

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.

PM me.  I think I can offer you much better than B & B and at very reasonable monthly rent on the lovely Koh Samui and near the sea.