well done, I’m sure you’ve done the right thing & I wish you well.
I myself also very tempted, I have long established & very genuine relationships I Thailand nurtured over 3 decades, but to live there permanently, may become problematic in older years.
most IOs are unskilled but like to exercise their power. Same in all other countries. Many are very abrupt & border on being impolite & dictatorial, as the powers that be allow them so to be.