Quote Originally Posted by Reg Dingle View Post
In Pattaya you used to see loads of expats sat in the shopping malls all day
Some of them thought they could fly too
When I would travel down to Chonburi and stay a few weeks for work, I would see loads of those types sitting in various stores and food courts "enjoying" free AC.

Quote Originally Posted by Joe 90 View Post
one thing we're not short of in the UK is endless Bill's
States is the same. Someone or some agency always has their hand in your pocket. It was one of the reasons I moved here. Went from constant bills to 2. Electric and Water. Our electric bill here is pretty consistently between 4 to 6k baht (~ $150 to $200) a month. It's gone up primarily as I work remotely 100% and use things requiring power. I have a few friends in California that also work remote as well and they spend $500 to $600 a month. Plus they have a fat mortgage payment and huge property tax bills. Our property tax here is a big zero.