Thread: Is the future safe for expats?

Originally Posted by DrAndy

LT, agreed, we are merely a flea on the elephants back

Yep. Agree with LT's and Andy's sound practice of straight-forward sense. Too many people think too much....

Originally Posted by puppy

This is the 21st Century. GROW UP!!

or we will take back the wheel

Originally Posted by puppy

Listen to the little Thai nationalist!

Get real. There are far too many immigrants in the U.K. Compared to that, there are hardly any farangs in Thailand.

Farangs contribute greatly to the Thai economy and should be made to feel welcome. Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

For the last time Thailand - This is the 21st Century. GROW UP!!

Originally Posted by Butterfly

There are way too many farangs in Thailand, not good

He's a pseudo {French} Thai Nationalist wannabe. Though, I could find a way to agree with his position on over saturation.

Originally Posted by puppy

Listen to the little Thai nationalist!

Get real. There are far too many immigrants in the U.K. Compared to that, there are hardly any farangs in Thailand.

Farangs contribute greatly to the Thai economy and should be made to feel welcome. Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

For the last time Thailand - This is the 21st Century. GROW UP!!

Originally Posted by Butterfly

There are way too many farangs in Thailand, not good

Mostly by introducing a perversion on society.

I thought Cambodia was dangerous??

Wouldn't the Phillipines be better?

its not there anymore

Originally Posted by Digitalwolf

Wouldn't the Phillipines be better?

Been there, done that.

Originally Posted by Digitalwolf

I thought Cambodia was dangerous??

Wouldn't the Phillipines be better?

Yes at the moment Philippines probably would be the safer option.
More and better hospitals anyway.

Originally Posted by Don Juan

Look, pal, I'm just a guy trying to milk some enjoyment out of this forum. Go fuck your (insert dead relative here - you start crying when I name names) & skull fuck it.

You have a funny idea of enjoyment- posting an old cliche about 'burning bridges' then posting abuse to somebody who questions your drivel. I think it's you who needs to 'grow up'

Originally Posted by crazy dog

More and better hospitals anyway.

Problem is they have no staff. All off working in the middle east.

Originally Posted by Norton

If the "inevitable" final solution does happen, reckon eradication of the farang infestation will start in a farang infested area. Being far away from these areas and only a few kms from Lao, I would simply cross over the bridge to Lao.

Wonder how the UN would support a farang refugee camp in Lao?

Like they do everywhere else. Not very good.

Lots of pies from MM's joint would do the trick

Originally Posted by Butterfly

There are way too many farangs in Thailand, not good

Whatever the figures are, its clear that there are more foreigners living in Thailand than ever before and I agree with Butterfly that from the point of view of those of us living here its not necessarily such a good thing.

In the last couple of years we haves seen changes in the visa regulations making 1 month visa runs a no no for more than 3 trips. Then it was scrapped altogether and brought down to 2 weeks. Next we had limits on back to back tourist visas.
Clearly, theres a lot of fine tuning on immigration being done and there may be more to come.

These changes illustrate that someone in authority is concerned about the comings and goings of an ever increasing number of foreigners. They are perhaps also noticing that unlike the ' old days ' when foreigners were not involved in many crimes, things have moved forward enough that we are even seeing the odd bank job commited by a foreigner.

When an American TEFLer was suspected of being a paedophile killer, it was not long after that a crackdown on cowboy TEFL ers was forthcoming. I wonder what would happen if a foreigner were to murder a Thai person from a very respectable level of society ? I know from my own experience that whenever some dipshit falang does something stupid and ends up on TV, the guy in my local cornershop likes to rib me about it and say " One of your lot " so there is a natural tendancy to tar us all with the same brush.

I don't feel scared or apprehensive about living here but I can see that the bar for living here is likely to be raised and raised again. This will probably be the usual thing of requiring us to show an ever increasing amount of cash in the bank but I also think that one day in the not too distant future, back to back Non Immo visas will become a lot harder to get.

As for being fleas on an elephants arse ....... true. But its easier to swat a flea than wrestle with a monkey.

Originally Posted by Don Juan

One day, most farangs - except those near death - in Thailand will find you've crossed a river, turned around & found the bridge on fire behind you. Then you'll stand on the riverbank, watching & breathing deeply as your only chance of retreat goes up in smoke.

Is this the Ruby con?

Fair point tho with slump in Uk andUS real estate you could make the same point about many countries in the so called "developed' world The lack of permanecy is part of the frisson here No crash hemets,tsunamis,random cull of PhiPhi backpackers, the odd falng balcony diving,riots in the streets, HIV,dengue,aBhuddism proffering nother million lives a coup theres never a dull moment. Most settled folks who no longer live in the bar find insects that bloody truck with a megaphone and 'The Look" fromthe mrs school fees etc the daily ripples on the serene tolerant Siamese landscape. We are very well treated here just take Thai mrs to US or Uk to encounter real racism and I doubt unless an Okker you can even get her into Oz

I suppose the safest thing would be to return back where you come from, and sign on the Dole.
No thanks.

Originally Posted by Shitdigit

Originally Posted by Digitalwolf

I thought Cambodia was dangerous??

Wouldn't the Phillipines be better?

Yes at the moment Philippines probably would be the safer option.
More and better hospitals anyway.

well, they are necessary for the victims of assault, bombs and general mayhem

Originally Posted by up2you

Fair point tho with slump in Uk andUS real estate you could make the same point about many countries in the so called "developed' world The lack of permanecy is part of the frisson here No crash hemets,tsunamis,random cull of PhiPhi backpackers, the odd falng balcony diving,riots in the streets, HIV,dengue,aBhuddism proffering nother million lives a coup theres never a dull moment. Most settled folks who no longer live in the bar find insects that bloody truck with a megaphone and 'The Look" fromthe mrs school fees etc the daily ripples on the serene tolerant Siamese landscape. We are very well treated here just take Thai mrs to US or Uk to encounter real racism and I doubt unless an Okker you can even get her into Oz

I suppose that made sense, although it was very hard work

Originally Posted by DrAndy

Originally Posted by Shitdigit

Originally Posted by Digitalwolf

I thought Cambodia was dangerous??

Wouldn't the Phillipines be better?

Yes at the moment Philippines probably would be the safer option.
More and better hospitals anyway.

well, they are necessary for the victims of assault, bombs and general mayhem

Yes those are some of the many services hospitals provide.

Well done for picking up on on that one.

I like people whose sole sense of humour is sarcasm

I suppose I have a soft spot for weak-minded individuals

Originally Posted by DrAndy

I like people whose sole sense of humour is sarcasm

I suppose I have a soft spot for weak-minded individuals

Ello, I getting a little tug on my line!