@Casey ******

yes I did forget, the last time I had a GS cookie was decades ago, 😆.

The cookies here are not the best, but there are some excellent bakeries here when you can find them.

Other than Mexican food, nothing.

@Dan ******

I've always did everything for myself since I was a teenager and it took some time to adjust, and to understand the cultural roles of Thai households. When I first came here, I was washing my clothes in buckets but after being married for 9 years, I have come to learn that for my wife, it's embarrassing for her and rude for me not to let her cook and clean for me. Her pride comes from her ability to do so.

@Henrik ****

spot on!

For clarification, that's 400 baht per day

(13 dollars)

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

been here 20 years, never have seen a double sink or an oven, nor have I ever seen what Americans consider a regular sized refrigerator. It's different here than Iowa, maybe you should visit first before believing your preconceptions...and real estate agents are not known for honesty.

Thai people are very capable of cooking without a kitchen and doing laundry for a family without machines while also holding down a job. The problem you will encounter is that unless you can cook Thai food, the ingredients for all your dishes will be expensive or unavailable. Just think about not having an oven and only 1 burner...but you will have a rice cooker and a hot water kettle.

Good luck and don't try to overthink it, you will love the food and people who are quite ingenious when it comes to being self sufficient (wait till you see a full kitchen on a motorcycle selling delicious food, lol)

😉

Yes, our home is built with the wood from 2 old houses and mixed with new eucalyptus poles and posts. No problem in 9 years. The hard wood from old buildings is super heavy and tight grained (if it hasn't been eaten by termites in 50 years you got good wood) termite proof and beautiful. The new wood that is available is not the same.

The downside is time and energy pulling nails, cutting split ends and figuring out the best use of each board.

You are a racist as well as an idiot.

35 is pretty good.

Don't forget the cavity search,

ask for a guy nicknamed 'Knuckles'...

I got held up and questioned 2 years ago for about an hour and they not only wanted to know where my wife was, but had me call her so they could question her.