Thread: American looking to live in Thailand for 2 years at least

Originally Posted by BaitongBoy

Originally Posted by Nicethaiza

on the tree like monkey for open

555...I have a picture of you up on the roof, baby...

Look'n a lot like Dillinger's avatar

Originally Posted by peaches

Originally Posted by BaitongBoy

Originally Posted by Nicethaiza

on the tree like monkey for open

555...I have a picture of you up on the roof, baby...

Look'n a lot like Dillinger's avatar

And Peaches avatar brings a nice image

Come on Arrow, wouldn't you like to sink your teeth into that.

I have no balls...

Originally Posted by Nicethaiza

I have no balls...

Either has Tony Blair.

555...That was funny, Za...No balls is a good start...For a lady, I mean...Not post-op now, is it?...

Eiei...

Originally Posted by BaitongBoy

Unlike some places in the wilds of Canada

Hey, Millerville is a wonderful cow town.

Where's that?...Ontario?...

You live in Issan Peaches??...

Originally Posted by peaches

Come on Arrow, wouldn't you like to sink your teeth into that.

Sure.

I like peaches.

Juicy peaches.

Originally Posted by Nicethaiza

You live in Issan Peaches??...

Um !!! Yes I do Za, Terry 57 has been to my sleepy little Norteasten town,
drinking piss with the late(and) great Scottish Mike, although I was awol
at the time.

So why do you ask Za ??

Just curious? in Roiet??...

OK, should I post in the regular forum as a newb?

Sure, mate...Knock yerself out...

Originally Posted by Arrowman

OK, should I post in the regular forum as a newb?

The best advice you can get is to take some time and learn the language.
Get a one year education visa right off the bat
Get a a room in the Phaya Thai area, (2500 baht a month) Enroll at the Union language school for a few months. After that the Niza language school.
Do some english tutoring on the side. (American english is a good commodity)

Get a bicycle and explore the countryside some.
After a year or so studing the language go on a 77 province bicycle tour.

Maybe go live with the forest monks in the northeast for a spell.

Don't fuck around in the tourist areas. (Complete waste of time)

Thailand can be a wonderful, beautiful and fascinating place when approached the right way.
Chok dee.

Originally Posted by Mr Earl

Originally Posted by Arrowman

OK, should I post in the regular forum as a newb?

The best advice you can get is to take some time and learn the language.
Get a one year education visa right off the bat
Get a a room in the Phaya Thai area, (2500 baht a month) Enroll at the Union language school for a few months. After that the Niza language school.
Do some english tutoring on the side. (American english is a good commodity)

Get a bicycle and explore the countryside some.
After a year or so studing the language go on a 77 province bicycle tour.

Maybe go live with the forest monks in the northeast for a spell.

Don't fuck around in the tourist areas. (Complete waste of time)

Thailand can be a wonderful, beautiful and fascinating place when approached the right way.
Chok dee.

Great advice and much appreciated, Earl.

I've stayed in the Paya Thai area near the Metro.

Union Language school? I'll check it out.

When in and out of Thailand I've tried to expand my Thai language. I'm low level and cannot read or write but an intensive course, if that's what Union offers would be good for me. It would give me a useful goal. I do believe it's important to be able to communicate with locals and it opens up a lot of doors in many ways.

See and experience many provinces, yes. Ride bicycles in Thailand? No, I'm afraid of becoming a statistic.

Niza school after Union? There must be a reason for that sequence.

Yes, tutoring would also be good for me. Something to do.


Thank you.

Originally Posted by Arrowman

Originally Posted by Mr Earl

Originally Posted by Arrowman

OK, should I post in the regular forum as a newb?

The best advice you can get is to take some time and learn the language.
Get a one year education visa right off the bat
Get a a room in the Phaya Thai area, (2500 baht a month) Enroll at the Union language school for a few months. After that the Niza language school.
Do some english tutoring on the side. (American english is a good commodity)

Get a bicycle and explore the countryside some.
After a year or so studing the language go on a 77 province bicycle tour.

Maybe go live with the forest monks in the northeast for a spell.

Don't fuck around in the tourist areas. (Complete waste of time)

Thailand can be a wonderful, beautiful and fascinating place when approached the right way.
Chok dee.

Great advice and much appreciated, Earl.

I've stayed in the Paya Thai area near the Metro.

Union Language school? I'll check it out.

When in and out of Thailand I've tried to expand my Thai language. I'm low level and cannot read or write but an intensive course, if that's what Union offers would be good for me. It would give me a useful goal. I do believe it's important to be able to communicate with locals and it opens up a lot of doors in many ways.

See and experience many provinces, yes. Ride bicycles in Thailand? No, I'm afraid of becoming a statistic.

Niza school after Union? There must be a reason for that sequence.

Yes, tutoring would also be good for me. Something to do.


Thank you.

The Union Language school give you the formal fundamentals of Thai language, good to know and a good foundation. The Niza language school is excellent for the more day to day practical and business oriented language.
Good to mix them up I think.
As far as bicycling, it is not nearly as bad as it looks, Thai people are far better at being considerate to cyclists than Americans. Also being on a bicycle opens many more social doors and barriers than you could imagine, not to mention the side physical and mental health benefits.
On a bicycle you really get to experience the country intimately. (Which is indeed delightful)
Your personal awareness also grows as you cycle about the country.
The liberty of not bying petrol and associated shit is also quite liberating. You can live life very well on very little money. True liberty imho.

Also the railway system here in Thailand is very bicycle friendly , similar to Holland.

Originally Posted by Mr Earl

American english is a good commodity

... cough

I spent 4 years living in the sticks. Did very little for my Thai language skills. I did find it easier to make Thai friends with the more astute ones keen to upgrade their English skills using the only farang in the village.
Completely different to experience in the big city or resort areas.
Cycling anywhere in Thailand is a much improved experience over the last 3 years, both for groups and individuals.

Top man Earl... outa greens

Originally Posted by Mr Earl

Originally Posted by Arrowman

Originally Posted by Mr Earl

Originally Posted by Arrowman

OK, should I post in the regular forum as a newb?

The best advice you can get is to take some time and learn the language.
Get a one year education visa right off the bat
Get a a room in the Phaya Thai area, (2500 baht a month) Enroll at the Union language school for a few months. After that the Niza language school.
Do some english tutoring on the side. (American english is a good commodity)

Get a bicycle and explore the countryside some.
After a year or so studing the language go on a 77 province bicycle tour.

Maybe go live with the forest monks in the northeast for a spell.

Don't fuck around in the tourist areas. (Complete waste of time)

Thailand can be a wonderful, beautiful and fascinating place when approached the right way.
Chok dee.

Great advice and much appreciated, Earl.

I've stayed in the Paya Thai area near the Metro.

Union Language school? I'll check it out.

When in and out of Thailand I've tried to expand my Thai language. I'm low level and cannot read or write but an intensive course, if that's what Union offers would be good for me. It would give me a useful goal. I do believe it's important to be able to communicate with locals and it opens up a lot of doors in many ways.

See and experience many provinces, yes. Ride bicycles in Thailand? No, I'm afraid of becoming a statistic.

Niza school after Union? There must be a reason for that sequence.

Yes, tutoring would also be good for me. Something to do.


Thank you.

The Union Language school give you the formal fundamentals of Thai language, good to know and a good foundation. The Niza language school is excellent for the more day to day practical and business oriented language.
Good to mix them up I think.
As far as bicycling, it is not nearly as bad as it looks, Thai people are far better at being considerate to cyclists than Americans. Also being on a bicycle opens many more social doors and barriers than you could imagine, not to mention the side physical and mental health benefits.
On a bicycle you really get to experience the country intimately. (Which is indeed delightful)
Your personal awareness also grows as you cycle about the country.
The liberty of not bying petrol and associated shit is also quite liberating. You can live life very well on very little money. True liberty imho.

Also the railway system here in Thailand is very bicycle friendly , similar to Holland.

I'll look into Union school on my coming visit trip and re-consider cycling in the countryside.


Thanks.

Originally Posted by TheDukeofNewcastle

Originally Posted by Mr Earl

American english is a good commodity

... cough

I spent 4 years living in the sticks. Did very little for my Thai language skills.

When I (and others) spend time in an area with little English we often increase our vocab and some small-talk listening skills, but not much more than that.

I think knowledge and control of the basics of the language is needed and then come the need to have a plan. Some sort of mentally or even written out organized plan to expand upon the language.

And number 3....motivation.

I did find it easier to make Thai friends with the more astute ones keen to upgrade their English skills using the only farang in the village.
Completely different to experience in the big city or resort areas.
Cycling anywhere in Thailand is a much improved experience over the last 3 years, both for groups and individuals.

Yes a lot of people want to practice English and often more than speak their own lingo with foreigners to use Thai it seems.

Originally Posted by Arrowman

Yes a lot of people want to practice English and often more than speak their own lingo with foreigners to use Thai it seems.

I agree that you can pick up some 'local' vocabulary, but it's all relative.
I can tell when the gf is talking with family because her accent changes. Maybe metropolitan Thai is a hybrid of the workers who flock their from north and south.
The little Thai that I speak is colloquial any way. Not much use when the local 7/11 employs retired Isaan mattress warriors.
Sometimes it's just easier to point at what you want in rural mom & pop shops.

Originally Posted by TheDukeofNewcastle

Originally Posted by Arrowman

Yes a lot of people want to practice English and often more than speak their own lingo with foreigners to use Thai it seems.

I agree that you can pick up some 'local' vocabulary, but it's all relative.
I can tell when the gf is talking with family because her accent changes. Maybe metropolitan Thai is a hybrid of the workers who flock their from north and south.
The little Thai that I speak is colloquial any way. Not much use when the local 7/11 employs retired Isaan mattress warriors.
Sometimes it's just easier to point at what you want in rural mom & pop shops.

yes, it's definitely relative.

Learing or acquiring from a GF and or her family is usually very limited.

You silly septic, Earl is taking the piss.