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Canadian expat in Thailand
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Registration: 17 March 2012
Canadian thinking of moving to Thailand HELP needed!!! by canuck4211
Hello everyone, My name is Vic. I am looking for a drastic change in my life at the moment and am planning to move to Thailand. Recently ive decided that this isn't the life i want and that i am not on this planet to sit in a office and do the ...
Hi, I have lived in Thailand for some time now and it fits my lifestyle. How old you are is an important part of knowing what Thailand has to offer you. If you are looking for work, then have to know your experience. A person can come to ... Read More
Dealing with homesickness in Thailand by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Being an expat in Thailand can turn out to be a wonderful human, social or professional adventure... with potential moments of nostalgia and homesickness along the way. What are your personal tips to prevent ...
Some recommendations: 1. Keep busy. 2. Join some groups to meet people and activities like the Bangkok photo group or volunteer work teaching your native language. 3. Learn or do meditation. 4. keep a diary to an be able to record and keep track ... Read More
Customer care in Thailand by Priscilla
Hello everyone, The way customer services are handled can greatly affect your views on certain brands, products, companies or stores. As a consumer, it is important to get familiar with local practices regarding client assistance in Thailand and ...
I guess you are right if Thailand cuts down on tourism and withdraws from Asian. Read More
Customer care in Thailand by Priscilla
Hello everyone, The way customer services are handled can greatly affect your views on certain brands, products, companies or stores. As a consumer, it is important to get familiar with local practices regarding client assistance in Thailand and ...
I think your experience holds true throughout Thailand. Generally rather than take a breath and help the Farang, they say not in stock. Mai Mee. Some people blow you away with their desire to help. Probably a matter of employee training and not ... Read More
Health insurance available in Thailand? by Brigitte & CJ
Good day We are planning to retire in Thailand. I wonder if anyone can give us some insight on the healt unsurance thats available in Thailand. Your help would be greatly appreciated. Regards Cj & Brigitte
How old are you? At some points rates will jump, or you won't be accepted after the age of 65 or whatever. Each company is different. Read More
Environmental protection in Thailand by Kenjee
Hi, Environmental protection is a challenging issue for all the countries around the world. Would you say this issue is deemed of significance in Thailand? Is the country going green through initiatives like waste management and selective ...
barrytaylor Thank you for doing the homework. Doesn't sound like much has changed. If the government got on board it would help. At one time they had pretty high tariffs on solar panels coming into the country and there weren't really any ... Read More
Environmental protection in Thailand by Kenjee
Hi, Environmental protection is a challenging issue for all the countries around the world. Would you say this issue is deemed of significance in Thailand? Is the country going green through initiatives like waste management and selective ...
Used to be that solar panels cost a lot and electricity was cheap Read More
Environmental protection in Thailand by Kenjee
Hi, Environmental protection is a challenging issue for all the countries around the world. Would you say this issue is deemed of significance in Thailand? Is the country going green through initiatives like waste management and selective ...
Margueax identifying the problem is part of solving the problem. I do many things every day to help the environment. You may consider them insignificant, but if everyone in Thailand did the same there would be a significant effect on the ... Read More
Environmental protection in Thailand by Kenjee
Hi, Environmental protection is a challenging issue for all the countries around the world. Would you say this issue is deemed of significance in Thailand? Is the country going green through initiatives like waste management and selective ...
I guess I should ignore mother's throwing garbage into the bush while taking the kids to school, the shore fishery leaving thousands of fingerings on the sand that weren't big enough to eat and bake in to sun, no garbage collection in the ... Read More
Environmental protection in Thailand by Kenjee
Hi, Environmental protection is a challenging issue for all the countries around the world. Would you say this issue is deemed of significance in Thailand? Is the country going green through initiatives like waste management and selective ...
Thailand's efforts on pollution control, and energy conservation are not very transparent. They are like China in that they do some good PR, but at the local level no one cares. Read More
Environmental protection in Thailand by Kenjee
Hi, Environmental protection is a challenging issue for all the countries around the world. Would you say this issue is deemed of significance in Thailand? Is the country going green through initiatives like waste management and selective ...
The whole gulf is awash with garbage from the rivers and boats, not unlike the Pacific there is probably a big island of junk in the middle and every time there are storms we get spin offs. Mother nature takes care of a lot of the garbage cleanup ... Read More
Environmental protection in Thailand by Kenjee
Hi, Environmental protection is a challenging issue for all the countries around the world. Would you say this issue is deemed of significance in Thailand? Is the country going green through initiatives like waste management and selective ...
I don't believe protecting the environment or global warming is a priority in the area I live in. If the government fined those people breaking environmental regulations, then it could be self supportive. The government doesn't even have ... Read More
Prachuap Khiri Khan... by scottrbar
GATHERING INFO ABOUT SOUTHERN BEACH COMMUNITIES.... Greetings: My partner and I am in the process of researching beach communities and would like any advice anyone is willing to share. We are planning to relocate to either a beach community or ...
Prachuap Khiri Khan, and Chumphon are both nice places and are nice places to live. Know people in Prachuap Khiri Khan, and live near Chumphon. Really need to spend a few days in each place, as there is a Farang population, but area is very Thai. ... Read More
Making phone calls in Thailand by Maximilien
Hi, When settling in Thailand, one of the priorities is to be able to make phone calls. How to proceed to get a landline installed in Thailand? What are the mobile operators? What is your average monthly budget? Thank you in advance ...
How do you use collect call in Thailand? Read More
BOMBS in Bangkok by Fred
It seems someone is out to cause death and misery in Bangkok, planting at least one bomb in or near a temple. Please take extra care out there.
The bombings and terrorist activities are happening everywhere in the world, not just Thailand. I am surprised it has not happening in Bangkok before. This is the new world we are leaving our children. You can not live in fear of this happening. ... Read More
Possible Move to Thailand by nights12
Hello everyone, Well, I was interested in moving to Bangkok once I get my Master's degree and it appears that I'm more likely to get a job in the capital city. My father is Thai but I've never visited Thailand with him. None of his relatives live ...
Met a young man from South Caroline who had a farang father and a Thai mother. He didn't speak a word of Thai, and looked pure Thai. He had a lot of funny stories about taxi drivers in Bangkok trying to understand he didn't speak Thai. You will ... Read More
Would love to semi-retire in Chiang Mai by brendah9
Hi, I'm retiring early next year and am fascinated with everything I've read online about Chiang Mai. I will go there for 3 or 4 months next year and longer the year after. Eventually I would like to move there but will work in Canada a few months ...
$1200 per month should be adequate to live in Chiang Mai with a little planning. Transportation is a bit of a hang up until you know the place and then it won't be a problem either. Read More
Insight into Vancouver, BC. What is it like to live there. by lancastrian
Hi we are planning to immigrate to British Columbia, Canada. I'm Indian and I have lived in England for 12 years. We visited BC few years ago and totally fell in love with the place for the scenery and beautiful mountains, we throughly enjoyed our ...
B.C. is a wonderful place to live. I think you have to decide what you want of life. You husbands profession will make him welcome any place you pick. Vancouver as a major city has a lot more to offer than a smaller place like Quesnel. Even ... Read More
how to earn living in Thailand to afford expenses by Sahar2020
Dear friends, My boyfriend and I (we are going to get married on arriving in Thailand) are in our country and we have decided to move to Thailand forever, but we do not know how to find a job. I have MA in English Language and Literature, and my ...
If you have a teaching degree you could earn quite a bit more. Should do some correspondence with international school to see how they would accept your degree if you don't have a teaching degree. Or universities. Would be surprised if your ... Read More