Is Thailand really as heavenly as some expats claim, or are there hidden challenges?

lol, honest?

Honey loon finish soon 555

You're absolutely delusional! I have no other word to describe you.

My wife and I came 7 years ago. And we put down roots and we absolutely love it! Of course it's not for everyone. Like the millions and millions of people in bangkok, But you can have bangkok, We love Chiangmai ❤️ 😍 💖 too

more detail on air pollution, probably pattaya and phuket are better?

28/new-pm2-5-standard-will-alarm-public

99/govt-sends-out-alert-on-pm2-5-risk

air pollution is a concern

The most honest? Hell man if I introduced you to Da, Poohcat, Mi, Pla, Mie, Cee just to name a few you'd think there'd be more honesty in a cabinet meeting

You got to be a newbie

Most corrupt people

I also love 💕 Thailand

Thai philosoply: Give me farang all your money, after go back to your country!!!

Honest ?

Mustafa Camel 🐪

A pity that we have a few negative people on this group. If you did not like it.... cool. Move on. We and loads of other loved it.♡♥︎♡

A man dies. Peter looks at him, goes "well... you're kinda blah. Not good enough for heaven, not bad enough for hell... So I'll let you pick - where do you want to go?"

Guy goes: "well, can I see both?"

"Sure thing."

An angel picks the man up, takes him to heaven. It's a bunch of people dressed in white playing flutes and singing. Kinda boring.

Then they go to hell. It's a party! One giant strip club, people doing lines off of bar counters, drinking, fucking everywhere.

Guy goes "well, heaven looks kinda boring, I think I'd rather go to hell."

Peter: "no worries, on you go."

Guy finds himself in a fying pan over a fire.

"What the fuck is this shit? Where's the party?"

Satan pokes his head out: "Don't confuse tourism with immigration, buddy."

I have lived in Thailand for around 6-7 years in total, and I still have a very good impression of Thai people. They appear genuinely kind-heartet to me. Much more than people from other cultures do. Many people have told me that I will realise that Thai people are not so nice when I first get to know them, but I have now known them for so many years, and still have a very good impression of their nature. Of course no-one is perfect, but Thai culture/mentality/psychology is the best you get on this planet. I really think so. Would love to retire there.

@Mekidem *********

I remember feeling the same when I first came to visit many years ago . I have lived here for a long time and I still love Thailand , it is my home now and my wife is Thai. Visiting for vacation and living here are very different. If you want to feel the same way about Thailand forever then you can come and visit every year but don't live here. It's difficult sometimes, I am not as bitter and jaded as a lot of the others in this group, because I actually learned the language and try to be as Thai as possible. Don't try to change Thailand, let Thailand change you .

 and also thais are very racist to Black people So there is that 🤷🏻‍♂️

Can i borrow 10,000 baht? When will you give it back? Every month 500 baht I promise. They surpass Nigerian scammers by a mile! Borrow? You must be joking! Before I was a soft touch.....now I say....have you got gold? Land? Car? Motorbike? No? Not have? Then f off.

There are Good and Bad people everywhere... cannot generalize. To keep your experience always good, avoid financial txns...because sometime money is the main cause of the problem in this world.

Stay there few years and your thinking will change don t be so naive !!!

Well said 👏

It's your decision and everyone has given there honest accounts helpful or not including me and I can relate to and agree with a lot of the not good points also.They have a genuine grievance I have met and spoken to many people who have had similar issues. Its great to hear some comments of people loving every minute in Thailand but it's not like that everywhere so best of luck give it a go and hopefully it will remain wonderful for you.The 2 things you will need a lot of are patience and money and believe me your lose both

Sound like you definitely dont know thailand dude

Aim to be able to retire here when you turn 50 (retirement visa). Nice goal to have through your working life 👍

Not been pattaya then lol

This is stage one of the Thai-fever. There are at least six stages as you advance.

Well said. Couldn't agree more. 👍🏽

What country are you from? 🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️

It is beautiful yes, agree, however, like any other country, it has issues.... if you stay away from trouble, it stays away from you. Thankfully.

In the honeymoon phase, reducing expectations will lessen the crash.

I have been coming and going to Thailand since 1973. Been around the provinces. What can I say it's a wonderful country there are pitfalls here. You just need to be careful. Like in any other country. ❤️ 🇹🇭

You and many others....

Once you eliminate the heat. humidity, insects and sometimes odors, it is great.

pure scaming BASTARDS

in comparison to Ethiopia, even the devil is honest.

You will never completely fit in here no matter how much money you throw at them they will always keep you at arms length

wow; keep drinking the kool aid

Way to manage expectations

And another one bites, another one bites, another one bites the dust 🥳

I have been to 85 countries and there is NO OTHER that comes close to Thailand.

Ignore all the negs, make it happen.

I've been here 40 years and the love affair is still going strong! You can do anything if you are determined.I did!

It's paradise.

Got to love these comments ... entertaining to say the least ...

When you've had all your family belongings, your own hard earned belongings, military uniform, medals, a house you paid to be built with money earned from 30yrs hard and dangerous work by devious ex-gf and by corrupt Courts and lawyers you tend look at most ( not all ) Thai people and the country in a different prospective not through rose tinted glasses.

sound a bit off and\or maybe snide put down. Thailand is alright but seen thru rose colored glasses unwise

Be aware of the Thai smile.

Wished I had meet your people I had a child and 6 years of hell

This sounds like you spent time in a tourist centre marveling at how far your money goes. Pattaya and Phuket might as well be a different country.

Yes I have to agree with you very honest they never try to hide the fact that you’ll pay nearly triple because your a foreigner they will rob you with a smile on their faces & regards to politeness you obviously haven’t lived here I don’t slag the place off but the novelty wears off believe me.

Most Thais are good towards you when you’re spending money with them not all but most.

Good luck you’ll make me right after you been here about 10 years. It can be a very dangerous place in more ways than one

Well said. It's so refreshing to hear others sharing their love of the country. It's hard to believe there are many who leave their own country to live here only to spend their energy criticising the place.

Love Thailand as I've spent most of my last 20 years there.

It's really hard to find a genuine honest lady here someone that's speaks good English, been scanned a few times.

Yes, its a great place for many reasons!

The most honest?

Totally agree! Just came back from 3 weeks over there and I’m in a deep funk coz it’s so different from Europe and I miss it, the people, the food and climate terribly!!

Thailand has lots to reccommend it, but it is far from heaven, lots of domestic violence, lots of sexual assaults that are either unreported or go nowhere when victims come forward, sexual abuse of girls by male teachers and police occurs far too often. Just months ago a male teacher was filmed kicking a young student repeatedly using full force muay thai style kicks that knocked the child flying each time, the child was aged about 9 years. Parents expressed concern and there was momentary outrage, but the school protected the teacher. There is a lot of grisly and violent crime here, usually as a result of jealousy or greed. There is terrible air quality in different regions of Thailand at different times of the year, resulting in many hospital admissions and premature deaths from lung cancer. Most of the fresh fruit and vegetables are laden with pesticides in levels beyond what is considered safe. Even rice is grown using chemicals tbat are banned in Western countries. There is little land that has not been contaminated by these pesticides. The roads across the country are very unsafe with 75 people dying every day in motor vehicle accidents, lots of animal cruelty and neglect, and whilst there are some truly lovely, genuine Thai people, there are a lot of false smiles and scams

Naive

they are liars and evil

I love Thailand but let me just warn you that there is not always honesty and genuine affection behind the smiles there. You can get used by people you think are your friends. Enjoy the country but be careful in situations where recourses are involved (money, business, belongings, property etc) that’s where things can quickly go sour in Thailand unfortunately and have for a lot of foreigners.

I agree but let me add this perspective.

No place is perfect but a bad day in Thailand, is better than my best day back in California. Home is where the heart is ❤️

Comparing Thailand to many western European countries where people are sometimes absolutely nasty for no reason , yeah I’d have to agree with you . It’s a south east Asia thing …. But still , watch your money … 🤣🤣🤣

Tourist!! The grass is greener effect for sure. Wait until you try and find a job here as a Black man or a non-native speaker. I sure wish I was being served some of the drugs you were taking or the juice you were drinking— 🤣🤣🤣😂🙃🙃

5555 honestly

Just to check, you like Thailand ?

I cannot describe it any better I went there for a month ended up staying two months, ate some amazing food and really enjoyed the street food visited a lot of the markets they have all over Phuket and Laguna , made some incredible Thai friends .

Been exactly my experience after 6 trips.

I agree buddy, I came here because my friend invited me 9 year's ago.

I was skeptical but now I'm still here 😉

I could not agree more. I came on a 2 week holiday 27 years ago and never left!! Amazing people, country and culture.

Have you been drinking alcohol sir?

Agreed, everything is just amazing