Should I Take The Risk ???

[DISCOMAN]

So you don't really want advice on whether or not you should take the risk, you've already decided that you will and you're fishing for ideas?
Sounds like a so many thousand wannabe expats without a clue I heard before, like I said, good luck.

Well for a Start i don't wanna be anything or anyone but just me ... But yes a am seeking busniess ideas... What a have decided is i want to be able to live in Thailand and will not give up everything in the UK but most or it i will AND ONE OF THEM WILL BE MY HOME. I am not going rushing out there to set up home tomorrow with some girl i don't really know like most and get SCREWED out there..
So i will need a income out there as all i have done in spent time in 2 REP and security work so i don't see it being easy to find a good job without Re -Training..

So many here think you are on a lost before you start ..

I don't think negative advice is necessarily bad advice, just realistic advice, and as like so many before you you don't seem to any idea at all as to what might turn you an honest buck I'd suggest you earn your money in the west, shelve this pipe dream and save yourself a lot of time and money.
But what do I know, this time next year you could be a millionare.

Being negative is no good really .... Also it's not a dream i have i am fed up of the UK and people in it and want out .. Just looking on Ideas & Info most negative things come from people who have been screwed in Thailand buy girls that said i love you long time hunni or people that did not plan and rushed into it

Ah yes seen that too, so many businesses and not in the Farangs name coz he can't legally own a controling steak of his business in Thailand so he has to put it in her name or some bent solictor that befriends him, recipie for disaster.
I've met guys with bars lost, tailors lost, Internet cafe's lost, guest house lost, laudry lost, petrol station lost, new house lost and on and on and on.
I can appreciate your desire to quit Blighty but unless you find a secure way to keep
hold of your investment, which you almost certainly won't, you're more than likely onto a loser.
I know it's all so very negitive but thems the facts, harsh ain't it.

Well anybody who puts a busniess in some Thai Girls name that he as met at some drinking hole is asking to be screwed really saying that i certainly won't be able to find a small business to set up is crazy i am not looking to make loads as i will still have a few pounds coming from the UK But i think i need to make at least 70,000 baht per month to live ok ... Sdigit what is it you do where do you live where are you from have you been screwed ???? or just negitive

[chitown]

Disco,

I would forget the business in Thailand plan all together. I had a business in Thailand and it is a headache beyond all headaches. It made a few bucks, but not enough to live on. Dealing with the Thai government, taxes, staff etc was the worst.

No one sets up an internet site and gets instant traffic. Look at Dirty Dog. He has had this site since 2005. - great site, with loads of content - and he is not getting rich on advertising.

All that to say, I owned several successful corporations in the US and I was a major shareholder in a public company as the CEO. I was known as the guy to "make it happen" when it came to business - the "everything I touched turned to gold" guy back home. Doing business in Thailand is a DIFFERENT animal than doing business in the West. I had years of successful business experience and lost 1 million baht here - which it sounds like you do not have to lose. You have no business experience. Not knocking you for that, but even my vast experience did not help me.

Go to a language school in Bangkok and get a job teaching for 300 baht an hour. Work a ton of hours and rake in about 50k a year. I know several good guys that do it and live quite well. I even know one that makes 70k a year, lives on 45k and has saved 25 k a month for the last 5 years. He has about 1.5 million in the bank - which is boat load more than you will have if you open up a restaurant, security business etc

[sabang]

2 REP and security work so i don't see it being easy to find a good job without Re -Training..

There is a fair sized security company I know that hires farangs with the right experience. Might be worth a shot. Don't expect to earn a fortune here though, be it in your own business or as an employee. Location would be either Pattaya, Bangkok or Phuket most likely.

I'd advise having a wad of cash saved before coming here regardless, don't buy property until you're well settled in and know your way around (if at all), and the same applies if you want to try your luck in a business.

[Stinky]

Well for a Start i don't wanna be anything or anyone but just me ... But yes a am seeking busniess ideas... What a have decided is i want to be able to live in Thailand and will not give up everything in the UK but most or it i will AND ONE OF THEM WILL BE MY HOME. I am not going rushing out there to set up home tomorrow with some girl i don't really know like most and get SCREWED out there..
So i will need a income out there as all i have done in spent time in 2 REP and security work so i don't see it being easy to find a good job without Re -Training..

So many here think you are on a lost before you start ..

I don't think negative advice is necessarily bad advice, just realistic advice, and as like so many before you you don't seem to any idea at all as to what might turn you an honest buck I'd suggest you earn your money in the west, shelve this pipe dream and save yourself a lot of time and money.
But what do I know, this time next year you could be a millionare.

Being negative is no good really .... Also it's not a dream i have i am fed up of the UK and people in it and want out .. Just looking on Ideas & Info most negative things come from people who have been screwed in Thailand buy girls that said i love you long time hunni or people that did not plan and rushed into it

Ah yes seen that too, so many businesses and not in the Farangs name coz he can't legally own a controling steak of his business in Thailand so he has to put it in her name or some bent solictor that befriends him, recipie for disaster.
I've met guys with bars lost, tailors lost, Internet cafe's lost, guest house lost, laudry lost, petrol station lost, new house lost and on and on and on.
I can appreciate your desire to quit Blighty but unless you find a secure way to keep
hold of your investment, which you almost certainly won't, you're more than likely onto a loser.
I know it's all so very negitive but thems the facts, harsh ain't it.

Well anybody who puts a busniess in some Thai Girls name that he as met at some drinking hole is asking to be screwed really saying that i certainly won't be able to find a small business to set up is crazy i am not looking to make loads as i will still have a few pounds coming from the UK But i think i need to make at least 70,000 baht per month to live ok ... Sdigit what is it you do where do you live where are you from have you been screwed ???? or just negitive

After a little personal info is it......ok then.

I live in Blighty but I'm a Paki by birth, I've known a multitude of Thai girls who all screwed me every morning night and noon, and I don't do anything at the moment coz I'm still waiting for Miss Money Penny to contact me with my next mission, and that Cnut Q had better send an Audi R8 this time

[DrAndy]

he can't legally own a controling steak of his business

the best idea so far, open a steak house, it is difficult to find a good one

I live in Blighty but I'm a Paki by birth

and you are not a muslim either

the best businesses I have seen on a small scale are foreign restaurants, but without any experience you don't have much chance of succeeding

[withnallstoke]

Well i was thinking Spa / Massage as my friend does know that line of Business but not sure if it's for me

Practice rubbing oil on some fat blokes cock back in the UK first.
If you like it, give it a try in Thailand.

[superman]

Leaving the UK Behide and not having a pot to piss in ....

If you ain't got a pot to piss in then you're definately not going to find one in Thailand. To make a small fortune in Thailand you first have to invest a large one. Get my drift ?

[bobo746]

^^ looks like the massage game is out then

[Kurgen]

with 5 years in the LEGION under your belt you should, with a bit more training, be able to get a job as SECURITY, guarding the gates to a Moo Baan.
A few years of that and you might just be allowed the golden whistle and help ladies park their cars.

[gmailer]

You asked:

Please post your views

I answered:

Stay away, not worth the risk

And you don't like the answer.

So, it sounds like you have mede up your mind to come.

[terry57]

Yes brilliant idea mate and never been done before.

There's a motsa of Pommy fuk ups running around Thailand so one more wont matter.

[terry57]

Well i was thinking Spa / Massage as my friend does know that line of Business but not sure if it's for me

Practice rubbing oil on some fat blokes cock back in the UK first.
If you like it, give it a try in Thailand.

Brilliant stuff.

[sabang]

You're born with nuffin, you die with nuffin.
So waddya got to lose? Nuffin.




If you think it through and decide to stay put, it's the right choice. Or take the leap, it's the right choice too. Down to you- either way there are no guarantee's of success, or failure. I've always been the type to take the leap- because whatever the outcome, it's better than gloomily wondering 'what if' over your pint. As an ex-Legionnaire you're probably of a similar mindset. And if you're a troll, then I guess you're left wondering what you're missing out on.

[DISCOMAN]

Well i was thinking Spa / Massage as my friend does know that line of Business but not sure if it's for me

Practice rubbing oil on some fat blokes cock back in the UK first.
If you like it, give it a try in Thailand.

Brilliant stuff.

Some crazy people here i see..... for the info i do have a fews pots to piss in here thanks !!! 1 million baht is not alot of cash really maybe it is to lose

[Mr Earl]

You can live here on a lot less that 70k a month if you have a mind to.
Particularly if you don't drink and chase wimmen out of the gogo bars.

There are plenty of business opportunities for someone with a keen eye for that.

Teaching English is a decent way to get started here and allows you to retain whatever nest-egg you might have.
Hotel management is another area where foreign expertise is needed.
A while back the French Red Cross was a well paid position in Phuket. (you needed to speak french though)

Just buy a one way ticket to BKK rent a cheap room and hit the streets. Something will work out if you have half a brain.
Remember: "In the land of the blind the one eyed man is king".

[CaptainNemo]

The Weather here is becoming a joke.

becoming?

i am a little close to a female friend that is single and in time i think us getting together is on the cards

sounds serious...

i have no real skills

How about stand up comedian?

Some crazy people here i see..... for the info i do have a fews pots to piss in here thanks !!! 1 million baht is not alot of cash really maybe it is to lose

So...
a. You've got loads of money, but you want free advice that any passing surfer can read?!
b. You're a Paki with no skills and a tenuous online relationship with some bird from somewhere far away, whose surname you don't even know
Or
c. you are a poor francophone war veteran in the mould of Steve McQueen in Papillon, cruelly fired by e-mail, who wishes to solicit our sympathy? (try "c.")

Go to a language school in Bangkok and get a job teaching

Quite, being occasionally French and occasionally "Paki" is no bar... if he managed to get into the UK, then anything's possible. <- how's that for positivity

Go for it! And post the photos... it's bound to be very entertaining

[Tubtaywun]

My opinion at the moment is to work outside thailand in a job you can take long breaks from and bring the money over... live great for a couple of months then go back to work for a couple of months.

[DrAndy]

You're a Paki with no skills

where did that come from!!?

I thought that was SDigit

[DISCOMAN]

You can live here on a lot less that 70k a month if you have a mind to.
Particularly if you don't drink and chase wimmen out of the gogo bars.

There are plenty of business opportunities for someone with a keen eye for that.

Teaching English is a decent way to get started here and allows you to retain whatever nest-egg you might have.
Hotel management is another area where foreign expertise is needed.
A while back the French Red Cross was a well paid position in Phuket. (you needed to speak french though)

Just buy a one way ticket to BKK rent a cheap room and hit the streets. Something will work out if you have half a brain.
Remember: "In the land of the blind the one eyed man is king".

That's what i was thinking have to have a good look about and stay abit to check things out but do you not need the paper work for teaching english out there i read that people do it private 121 sessions... Also sod the GoGo bars i am not that hard up for it lol... and drinking i only drink a few here and there ... ..

[DISCOMAN]

The Weather here is becoming a joke.

becoming?

i am a little close to a female friend that is single and in time i think us getting together is on the cards

sounds serious...

i have no real skills

How about stand up comedian?

Some crazy people here i see..... for the info i do have a fews pots to piss in here thanks !!! 1 million baht is not alot of cash really maybe it is to lose

So...
a. You've got loads of money, but you want free advice that any passing surfer can read?!
b. You're a Paki with no skills and a tenuous online relationship with some bird from somewhere far away, whose surname you don't even know
Or
c. you are a poor francophone war veteran in the mould of Steve McQueen in Papillon, cruelly fired by e-mail, who wishes to solicit our sympathy? (try "c.")

Go to a language school in Bangkok and get a job teaching

Quite, being occasionally French and occasionally "Paki" is no bar... if he managed to get into the UK, then anything's possible. <- how's that for positivity

Go for it! And post the photos... it's bound to be very entertaining

THIS POSTER IS A CRACK or ON IT .... sure you don't read And i been friends with her for many years and did not meet on the net thanks for asking

[taxexile]

I live in Blighty but I'm a Paki by birth,

have you thought about selling peanuts in soi cowboy?

[DISCOMAN]

I live in Blighty but I'm a Paki by birth,

have you thought about selling peanuts in soi cowboy?

Yes and selling rice to tescos ....

[Mr Earl]

but do you not need the paper work for teaching english out there i read that people do it private 121 sessions...

You need a TEFL certificate. Takes about 4 weeks.
You can find courses in BKK, CM, and Phuket.
Some schools will place you and handle your visa too. Some will cut you a deal on the tuition if you contract to teach for them for a few months.

It's certainly an inexpensive way to get your feet on the ground here and begin scoping other opportunities.
Bangkok probably offers the cheapest living conditions. A fellow I know is renting a basic room for 1700 baht a month in a very convenient area. You can eat for 100 baht a day. Bus fare is cheap at 8 baht.
So as far a money goes it really doesn't take much to get started.

[sabang]

You can find courses in BKK, CM, and Phuket.

and Ban Phe, Rayong.

[DISCOMAN]

but do you not need the paper work for teaching english out there i read that people do it private 121 sessions...

You need a TEFL certificate. Takes about 4 weeks.
You can find courses in BKK, CM, and Phuket.
Some schools will place you and handle your visa too. Some will cut you a deal on the tuition if you contract to teach for them for a few months.

It's certainly an inexpensive way to get your feet on the ground here and begin scoping other opportunities.
Bangkok probably offers the cheapest living conditions. A fellow I know is renting a basic room for 1700 baht a month in a very convenient area. You can eat for 100 baht a day. Bus fare is cheap at 8 baht.

MMMM where can i get good info on a TELF certificate and only 4 weeks what's the going rate for teaching