No, they are not! I was just refused to enter Thailand after 2 stamps. First stamp is 90 days and another one 60 days. But they might let you in if you show hotel bookings and baht. Sadao border to Malaysia.

@Brandon ***********

can I renew my licence if I'm on visa exemption? My 2 year expired and I don't have non b for the moment

@Brandon ***********

no, they don't fine you for not cancelling. You're talking about overstaying in the country after your visa finished. No fine if you leave.

Just marry her or you will have to get a job :))

@Brandon ***********

do you know what extra paperwork they ask for to convert it in the country? I'm on a visa exempt and I need a non b to work in a school, but the school tels me I can't get it inside the country.

@Catherine **********

well, I don't know about north, but any city in Thailand that doesn't have many tourists is cheap and Thai people do not try to give you a double price just because you're a foreigner.

@Jennifer *****

5kg of rice is 135baht, 1 egg is 3-4 baht, shrimps for 1-2 dishes are 30-100 baht, chicken breast for 1-2 dishes is 35 baht, fish sauce for dozens of dishes is 20 baht. Everyone can do their own math and adjust it to their lifestyle. Let's agree to disagree :)

@Catherine **********

yes, but sometimes things just work out. When I was looking for a job in Thailand, I wanted to live on Koh Samui, but it's hard to find a job there. So, I decided I will settle for any place that will have a job for me. I was looking at some vacancies and came across a city that I liked, it was not on an island,but with a sea nearby. I wasn't sure if I can find a school there, so I was applying to many schools in different parts of Thailand. But in the end it worked out and I ended up in that city in the south. I still had to overcome some job related issues after I arrived, and was unemployed for a few months, but finally found a good school. Start by deciding if you want to live in Bangkok or an island or some other area. Some people like Bangkok, because it has everything you might need, including a lot of foreigners living there, but it's also very big, very busy and industrial and very hot (different kind of hot, like concrete sauna hot kinda way).

If you want to get a job, start now. You can apply online and see what happens. The new school year starts in may,there still will be some vacancies, but not many. You can get a job for a year and then find a better one later. It's better to start like this, because you will get non b visa and won't have to think about extending your tourist visa. Thailand doesn't allow as many border runs and extensions as it used to.

@Jennifer *****

rice is very cheap, eggs, meat...all of it is not expensive. You can even buy cooked rice for 10 baht (which is more expensive than cooking your own). Shrimp is more expensive, but still ok. I'm talking about Thai food and some simple food. If you want to buy expensive cheese than it's a different conversation. And the supermarket prices are the same no matter what city you are in...