I like to play Golf every week, and I realized recently that the green fee is almost the same as those charged in France for a course with a beautiful castle on it ?
Went to try a new French restaurant, the food was very average and twice as much as you would get in a nice French restaurant in a nice location in Paris ?
Drinks in nice clubs are at par with those you would find in NY, Paris or even Tokyo.
Gas here is still cheap I suppose, and if you want to live like a local Thai, there is still a value advantage, but other than that, what has Thailand to offer in terms of lifestyle ? can't you get the same deal anywhere else in better terms ?
maybe Smeg is right after all, you have to be desperate for wanting to stay here as an expat, unless you own a successful business or are retired, I don't see the point of Thailand as a living base.