I love Thailand because....

**Thormaturge** · 30-12-2007, 08:28 AM

We have a thread for the negative aspects of living here, but there are positive ones too, otherwise we would never have come to Thailand, or remained here.

For me there are three that readily spring to mind. The weather. Sure, it does sometimes become unbearably hot, and the heat can wear you down, but in the UK it would become unbearably cold wet dull and dark which is far worse IMHO.

Then there is the food. Street vendors, restaurants, coffee shops, there is food everywhere and there is so much choice. For someone who enjoys eating out this place is paradise.

The most positive aspect, however, is the feeling of personal security. In London you dare not walk out alone after dusk. In Bangkok I feel entirely safe at any time of day or night.

**MeMock** · 30-12-2007, 08:48 AM

I agree with the security and the food but not the weather. Spending most of my life in the tropics I am now very happy living in a country with a much cooler climate. Today it is 23 degrees and not a cloud in the sky - perfect for me.

For me you can also add 'cheap' to the list as well. Just about everything is a fraction of the cost then at home as well as the Thai people from the country who most of them seem to be salt of the earth.

**Deus Ex** · 30-12-2007, 09:12 AM

I thought you were a millionaire & all that, what you worried about 'cheap' for, MM?

I like Thailand because the law is easily bought.

**MeMock** · 30-12-2007, 09:19 AM

Everyone seems to think I am a millionaire but I have never said that.

Even if I was, it is still nice to be able to eat, drink and travel as much as you want while staying in nice hotels without giving the cost a second thought.

**qwerty** · 30-12-2007, 10:11 AM

I really enjoy that way that Thais are so unselfconscious about singing badly in public. Just walking past a cheap Karaoke joint will put a smile on my face.

**Texpat** · 30-12-2007, 10:24 AM

I've always preferred brown nipples over pink.

**slimboyfat** · 30-12-2007, 10:27 AM

it is cheap and makes me handsome

**Ivor Biggun** · 30-12-2007, 10:55 AM

Originally Posted by Thormaturge

Then there is the food. Street vendors, restaurants, coffee shops, there is food everywhere and there is so much choice. For someone who enjoys eating out this place is paradise. The most positive aspect, however, is the feeling of personal security. In London you dare not walk out alone after dusk. In Bangkok I feel entirely safe at any time of day or night.

The food aint so good in the countryside. As for security, I have a gun here, never had one in the UK. Your title should be ' I love Bangkok because '......... That's not meant to be a personal attack but Thailand is a big place outside of Bangkok.

**Thormaturge** · 30-12-2007, 11:03 AM

^
You're probably right. Just spent a week in Bangkok. Had enough of the suburbs to last a lifetime. Too laid back, although I can see that would be an attraction for many.

**Texpat** · 30-12-2007, 11:06 AM

Had enough of the suburbs to last a lifetime

I go to Udon Thani for a weekend in the big city.

**tristram** · 30-12-2007, 11:49 AM

My wife is here, and i quiet like noodles, but mainly i eat sandwiches.

**dirtydog** · 30-12-2007, 01:41 PM

tristram, what would you say if I was to tell you that your wife was having a affair?

**Looper** · 30-12-2007, 07:31 PM

I like Thailand for its unpredictability.

Originally Posted by tristram

My wife is here

My mate says he likes Thailand because his wife is not there

**The Gentleman Scamp** · 30-12-2007, 07:34 PM

Originally Posted by Thormaturge

The most positive aspect, however, is the feeling of personal security. In London you dare not walk out alone after dusk. In Bangkok I feel entirely safe at any time of day or night.

Yes, I agree completely.

**slimboyfat** · 30-12-2007, 07:44 PM

I feel absolutely unsafe crossing the road in Thailand at any time of day or night

**Thormaturge** · 30-12-2007, 07:49 PM

^
Are you chicken?

**November Rain** · 30-12-2007, 07:52 PM

^ Safety aspect's good. Weather. Food. And I actually do like temples and things.

Love the soi dogs.

But the best thing about Thailand is my little boy.

**Thormaturge** · 30-12-2007, 08:03 PM

OK just for you NR i'm posting this evening's Soi Dog experience on the Soi Dog thread, when I can find it.

**tristram** · 30-12-2007, 08:16 PM

dirtydog, id say you were lieing and also your a bit of a poo

**baldrick** · 30-12-2007, 08:18 PM

^
dirtydog , what would you say if I was to tell you that your hand was having an affair?

**Norton** · 30-12-2007, 08:24 PM

Originally Posted by baldrick

^ dirtydog , what would you say if I was to tell you that your hand was having an affair?

Yeah the left one is cuckolding the right one.

**Norton** · 30-12-2007, 08:26 PM

Originally Posted by Thormaturge

I love Thailand because....

I'm a happier person here.

**Rattanaburi** · 30-12-2007, 09:13 PM

I've been here to long to remember. I guess it has something to do with what Texpat said; I like the brown ones. Actually, I guess I never really loved the place. I can't say I hate it either. I live pretty much a humdrum life. Maybe I need religion or something like that. Durian is pretty good here.

**tsicar** · 30-12-2007, 10:21 PM

i love thailand, because people i meet assume i am intelligent. it is just because they compare me to the thais, but makes me feel good, anyway.

**Dalton** · 31-12-2007, 11:38 AM

I am a better person when I stay here.

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