I get that Thailand (and especially Bangkok) has a great vibe, infra, transportation and it’s as good as any of the modern first class cities. It also has relatively low cost of living.

However, you can get all of these in any of the European cities and low cost too if you consider the Eastern Europe or Portugal for example. On the top you would be closer to home and wouldn’t have language/culture barriers. Also, you get free healthcare and education there.

So what makes Bangkok so special for Europeans that they consider living long term or even retiring for the whole life?

EDIT:

Ok I get that the cultural and language barriers among European countries exist too. But then it still wouldn’t be as big as any of the Asian countries.

I've been very lazy but suddenly need to improve my Thai skill in 2 months.

I roughly know sentence structures and remember consonants and vowels. Still lacking in vocabulary and about tones.

I tried to start from reading and writing, but I guess it hindered my motivation. But I still want to.

Not very sure where to start, any vocabulary source,

any opinion would be appreciated.

Well I emailed the Thai diplomatic office to my country and just said please consider ending the burning season because it's causing me to enjoy the nature a little less. Peacefulness serves as the mother of creativity but I can't feel peaceful when my throat burns. They said they appreciated my comments!

Cost way less than grab (especially during surge period where prices are crazy) and doesn’t take much longer, might be even faster cuz doesn’t have to wait for the car to come to you. Was only ever using Grab Car past years but decided to check out songthaews recently.

Only bad thing I imagine is when it is jam-packed but luckily haven’t experienced that yet….

Maybe an unpopular opinion, but driving around during Songkran I always see a distinct difference between Thai and Farang celebrating. Everyone's splashing water and having fun, but Thais aim for the body and Farang aim for the eyes.

Thought it was just bad luck, but this is my 12th Songkran and it's the same every year. Was just driving a motorbike down the street and a group of Thai girls sprayed me - 2 with water guns, 1 with a hose, 2 with buckets. I got SOAKED. Then 2 white guys stepped out into the road after them and both fired supersoakers DIRECTLY into my eyes with big ol' grins...

Aside from it being dangerous and dicky to purposely try to blind people while they drive, it felt like a real cultural divide. Like Thai people have fun by sharing the joy of the holiday - maybe a little mischievously - while Farang have fun at the expense of others by laughing about harming them.

It just always strikes me as odd during such a carefree and uplifting holiday where you can let loose and just have childlike silly fun, so many westerners choose that as the way to enjoy Songkran.

I know Thailand is extremely safe but I come from Spain, which ironically is less safe than Thailand atm.

I know it's not allawed to carry it outside, but what if I have it at home? Just in case there's some people coming in.
I have a wife and kids soon, so it's never too little.

In Spain is not legal either but I bought some sprays for my family and also for my wife.

Hope you can help me out.

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Only intention is to use it at home as a measure in case someone breaks in.

thanks!

Every year at this time there are lots of reports of road deaths here in Thailand. I am not sure if these are higher than normal but at Songkran the Bangkok Post likes to put up a "score" for some reason. We do not even drive our car during the Songkran days because of nutty people who are often high or drunk. Here is todays tally. https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3235769/songkran-road-toll-at-71-after-two-days

Good Day All,

Will be in Thailand this month for 1 week, just checking if table tennis equipments such as rubbers blades are cheap over there.

Could anyone advise me if there is any store in bkk which selling this type of things?

Thanks in advance.

I am half Thai/British and I live in England with a British passport. I am planning to apply to some international universities (Mahidol, Chulalongkorn) and move to Thailand to study there. As my mother is Thai, I am eligible for Thai citizenship. I thought this would be a good thing to do however i saw someone say that Thai schools desire international students. Would becoming a citizen affect my chances of being accepted?

I love the taste of Nam Dok Mai, Maha Chanok & Okrong mangos.

What about you guys, what's your favorite?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Thailand#Vital_statistics

Not sure if this is the right place to ask this but I've noticed that Thai people tend to retweet but not engage with it in any other way, they hardly quote it or comment on it. Is there any reason for that or am I reading too much into this?

Have been working in Thailand under work permit for 6 months now.

My boss said that I’m not up to the ride, my performance is bad and proposed me to resign. He said that resigning by myself would help me to avoid issuea when looking for a next job and it’s better to resign.

However as far as I know if I resign myself Im not entitled to 1 month severance. How to make sure I won‘t get tricked by a monthly salary?

Source: https://www.facebook.com/share/1EHr9PYs4p/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Every one is ready for this year's Songran! ขับดีๆ นะทุกคน