@Michael *******

It’s so easy to point fingers, especially for someone who’s as ignorant as you. I remember your previous remarks about Thai women. You are a gross human being.

Thailand is a country, like any country, the cities in it have different price tags. In Bangkok or touristy beach towns you will struggle with that budget but in smaller cities, you might do fine. So figure out what city you want to live in first.

@Michael *******

Wow…just wow. It’s a shame another country didn’t invade Thailand just so certain things can be made easier for you now? You should be ashamed of yourself. Not all thoughts and opinions should be spoken out loud, you should think twice before you speak…I hope you don’t live here.

You need health insurance for your whole family unless you are one of the delusional people who think you will never get sick or into an accident, or if you don’t mind bagging for money from strangers online(gofundme) when you do get injured. There’s no “treat first and pay later” option in Thailand like in the US. My husband and I are healthy 40 year olds and we pay $2000 US dollars per yr for health insurance. DTV visa is only for 5 years if the Thai government doesn’t change the rules. I have no idea what kind visas your kids can get. Remember when you live in Thailand as a foreigner, you will always be a foreigner. That means you have to be willing to pivot when different visa rule changes, which happens all the time. I know someone who brought their kids here from Europe, they are teenagers and they hate it here, they can’t make friends because they don’t speak Thai nor wanting to learn Thai…have your children been here before? It might be a huge cultural shock for them.

Unfortunately the people who cheated the system by not having proper visas for many many years in the past ruined it for everyone nowadays. As long as there are people who think they can live in Thailand without a proper visa and take advantage of border runs, every tourist will be questioned once in a while by immigration authorities even if you haven’t done anything wrong. They don’t trust us anymore and I don’t blame them…

@Tony *****

Every country has rules on how long a tourist can stay, no one complains about following rules in Europe, in East Asia, but somehow so many of you feel this entitlement to stay in Thailand as long as you want. “Who cares” Thai people care and those of us have proper visas care. Do things the legal way, just because you spend some money on Thailand doesn’t mean you can stay long term without a proper visa.

If you are going to be so defensive with people’s advice why bother post the question in the first place. Also ever heard of goggle translate? Learn proper English grammar or use a translation app.

@Dave *********

knowing how many foreigners do abuse the system you should understand sometimes immigration officers are more suspicious and might give you a hard time. It’s nothing personal. Everyone has a bad day here and there, especially immigration officers. Nothing bad happened in the end, the post just sounds like a petty complaint.

So you got scolded by an immigration officer, big deal. Welcome to the real world, do you even have any idea what a Thai citizen has to go through just to visit a Western country.

@Oo ****

such a weird excuse…There are plenty of Thai language teachers who understand English.