Quote Originally Posted by NZdick1983 View Post
^ Wow, so many typos in my post.. I must be tired... plastering a 160 m2 house in 3 days, will do that - I guess...

Their hearts might be in the right place, mate..(as I'm sure yours is) it's just that their good intention is misplaced/misinterpreted... Thai society is so far removed from Western society it's like night and day... they really can't impose the same value system on them... and vice versa

Where are you from Maanaam? lucky bugger living in Thailand... (envy)..
Gib-stopping/plastering such a big place in three days!!! You must have a good team. Respect.
Aucks, mate. But I sold up during the peak and re-bought in Te Kauwhata...upgrade in land size and house quality, and cash to set up a household and sustain me for years in Thailand.
Still have a home to return to, all the while getting rent while I'm here. I'm married to a Thai, and she is awesome. A teacher of English and an unconventional thinker as far as Thailand goes.

I don't see it as imposing a lifestyle, more as opening eyes.