Its been April since I came back.
I always had a good time there, culture, people, food, nature, short term friends and some dating
Here I have high rent, no long term friends, non existant dating, it makes me always think about booking a ticket back, including all my friends saying they will go
Anyone have a similiar feeling?
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Oh yes. Lived in Thailand for three years, and lost my job in September. Moved to Taiwan, but miss Thailand everyday.
lol glad it’s just not me who feels the same way I spent New Year there still thinking about it
Maybe try getting an educational visa? So you can stay longer there?
ED Visa is 1 year only and even if I attend classes, you need to pass tests. Which I will do
I spend a good portion of every year in Thailand. It’s where I feel most relaxed.
It does relax me as well. When I go back something irks me about hearing everyone’s conversations and Americans are so loud and inconsiderate it’s almost like a constant low-grade torture.
Happy Cake Day!
And yes, Thailand does make me feel the same.
Me too. Thailand and Bali, at least a month or two in each annually. Often I ended up in Bali more though.
Where in Thailand/Bali do you stay if I may ask?
Outskirts of Ubud or further north, when I want to wind down. Sometimes further south in Uluwatu for the beaches.
Bangkok when I miss bustling city life. Or Songkhla, KK, CM when I want a little adventure.
What do you do can I ask
Code monkey
Sagittarius!!! Happy birthday!
i traveled for years. now i have a family, kids. it’s a small window of time that you have this freedom. don’t waste it
The best option is avoiding the family / kids and just plowing (dating) for decades.
Or just meet a fellow nomad and don’t have kids ever 🙂
DINK. And maybe get a puppy and be Dual Income Loving Dog Owners.
That’s what my wife and I do. Only problem is that traveling with a dog really restricts where we can go. I’d love to go to Iceland or Australia but I’m not dealing with the quarantine process!
Everything else is pretty great though. We’re on a one-year visa in France now. A good travel partner makes things better IMO.
Well, the DILDO life isn’t for everyone, you know?
I see what you did there.
The dream
that sounds pretty lonely.
not to mention all the awkward meetup with cousins and friends who all have kids and you’re alone.
“Omg totally awks… better devote my life to raising a child for multiple decades to avoid the cringe.”
So your saying to have kids because ‘everyone else is’ and your not comfortable being alone with yourself and/or a partner?
Don’t give into the pressures of society.
I plan on going there the moment I land a DN job (which hopefully won’t take too long), can you tell me about it?
It’s amazing. Its why so many foreigners spend all their money there.
A little more detail? What happened to make you love the place so much? How different is it to here? How are people different? How did you live there? …etc
DM
Yeah, I had a similar feeling, so five years ago after my kids went to university and I got divorced, I left the best place in California and visited Thailand once. And then returned. And returned again. And am here most the time now … for the same reasons you mentioned. If you want to make it happen, put a plan in place and start working on it. You can do it. 👍
I know how you feel but I’ll also say it’s one thing to vacation in a place and a whole other thing to need to balance work, visa shenanigans, etc. while you’re staying there. And then explain to the girl you’re dating you can’t or won’t actually stay long term
I do agree. Visa is holding me back making me just visit it
I think about going back to Eastern Europe constantly. The more time I spend back home, the more I realize I must have left for a reason.
Im from EE, which city you think about? and where you from?
I’m American and spent a few months in Belgrade.
can you confirm there is no corn in thighland
Whats corn
it’s time to spin that wheel of mythicality
The sadest foreigners in Thailand are the ones who moved there thinking it would make their lives better. I lived there for 5 years, and you saw these types of farang all the time. Usually alone at the bars, with a beer staring at bar girls.
Sad
Yeah, I feel that way too sometimes. There’s always future return trips. For now, try to find what you appreciate about where you are. Be grateful for the time you had there and the time you get to have here. And hey, if it really sucks, just head back to where you were last happy.
Exactly, I can always book a trip otherwise isues will follow. Im also getting therapy to be more satisfied
Any occupation that does not implement collective bargaining in some form will trend towards demanding the absolute physical limit of its workers for as little money as they need to survive.
Yes being a sexpat is awesome
Yes, I feel it on a daily basis :( Pm if you wanna chat.
PM!