GM Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 Well....since I'm contemplating making the move to BKK, and I'm on another insomnia binge, I thought I would throw this out as my fist ever post! I've travelled to BKK many times before for work. Normally my stays lasted between 4-6 weeks. My longest stay was a 3 month stint. So I'm pretty familiar to, certain extent, about what day to day life in BKK is like. But I have to believe living there year round is a completely different animal. So with that in mind I would like to hear from the expats...or even the Thais that have lived overseas and moved back to bkk..... What do you like most and dislike most about BKK compared to your day to day life back in your home country.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 Daniel_boy lives there... (hasn't this thread already been done...very recently??) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM Posted December 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 Has it?? damn... so much for my first ever forum post!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CherieAtwood Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 Daniel_boy lives there... (hasn't this thread already been done...very recently??) I assume this is one of those things you LIKE about BKK huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 Daniel_boy lives there... (hasn't this thread already been done...very recently??) I assume this is one of those things you LIKE about BKK huh? eh...no. Sorry GM, always wise to check over the last month's topics before posting!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetieBabie Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 Look up at "I heart Bangkok. But..." Thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CherieAtwood Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 For some reasons, I cant figure out what I dislike about BKK :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 For some reasons, I cant figure out what I dislike about BKK :roll: that I'm not there wining and dining you?? :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeMarc Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 this is my second time living here and i am still learning and evolving. I dont really 'hate' anything here (although a few things do get me down), but i do love many things. Living here long term is definately different from just staying a few months. Also, it depends how u gonna live that will determine what u love or hate here. Eg, if ur on a big salary and can live high, or if ur running ur own business but dont have too much in savings etc. Different lifestyles will have different issues. It also depends just how much u assimilate into 'thai', how many quality thai connections and friends you make, or how much you live a 'farang' life here. Whatever way you choose, if you stay here long term, one thing is certain - it will change you forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyphil247 Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 There are too many things I like about BKK to mention, but the 2 main things I dislike are the weather and traffic. I like spending time outdoors, but in BKK I don't feel comfortable staying outside too long because of the heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drlovelife8 Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 i hate the PAD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CherieAtwood Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 There are too many things I like about BKK to mention, but the 2 main things I dislike are the weather and traffic. I like spending time outdoors, but in BKK I don't feel comfortable staying outside too long because of the heat. I lived abroad for a while and it made me realize how much I love the heat in this country!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyphil247 Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 There are too many things I like about BKK to mention, but the 2 main things I dislike are the weather and traffic. I like spending time outdoors, but in BKK I don't feel comfortable staying outside too long because of the heat. I lived abroad for a while and it made me realize how much I love the heat in this country!! Actually BKK in Dec/Jan isn't too bad, but usually when I return home to Melbourne, I just wanna kiss the cold concrete ground when I get off the plane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biachung Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 Stuck in traffic is like death to me. Everything else is bliss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English_Bob Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 I like... great restaurants, cool skytrain, big malls, beautiful girls, millions of taxis and motortaxis, bootleg DVD's and hot weather. I dislike.... traffic jams, lousy pavements, stupid tourists walking in the road, scammers, sex-touts and floods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nave Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 I like -how vendor food is great and fancy restaurant food sucks !! - BTS I dislike - Cockroache troops on the street - A rat as big as a fat Garfield-the-cat - Taxi driver who thinks that being quiet in his cab is a crime and tries to talk with you since the smallest issue of bacteria to the biggest issue like how big his neigbor's willie is !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunsnow Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 [- Taxi driver who thinks that being quiet in his cab is a crime and tries to talk with you since the smallest issue of bacteria to the biggest issue like how big his neigbor's willie is !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! True story? I really gotta learn thai. I want to know how big his neighbor's willie is, is it even bigger than mine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Sassy Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 I Love: availability of food on the street after 10 pm. a very good hub (land transportation to other provinces) Villa Market and some other grocery stores Pantip Saensaeb Klong - long tailed boats, very fast.. pumping adrenalin. Bangkok Bank(s) ferry piers & sunset cheap books, cheap & spicy somtam, cheap motorcycle taxi fare. Dislike: soi dogs destroyed infrastructure very pricey import taxes for wines TRUE internet and it's so called "weekly maintenance" elephants on the pavement pedestrians, bikes, motorcycles share the same ole footpath traffic congestion and some butthole drivers. public restrooms .. cockroaches, bugs, no tissue paper, nasty toilet seat sweltering weather, pollution, piles of trash after midnight wires hanging down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babyoiy Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 I like: -7-11 (anywhere I go in if there are 7/11 then I'll survived) -Foods available 24/7 (cheap too) -24/7 Taxi (except when its rain and it mean i really need a cab!) -BTS -No winter -Sunshine (( Sleepless city - BKK perfectly suits a sleepless person like me... loving it! )) I don't like: -Traffic -Where the **** is the bin?? Many times I have to carry some trash home coz I cant find any bin... There is no bomb anymore, put the damn trash back! -Shops on the footpath... -Beggers on the footpath/bridges -PPL that try to stop me and selling me insurance thing in shopping mall... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfg_johnny Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 Things I like: EVERYTHING! - even willing to put up with traffic, because I mainly use the Motorway and schedule my meetings around that. Things I Dislike: Not being there, especially now. Guess the grass is greener on the other side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyphil247 Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 I like how when you bargain, the "calculator" comes out and after some "complex" calculations the "calculator" gets passed onto you the customer. You then pass on the revised calculation onto the merchant. I think it's a very polite way of bargaining, no-one gets offended as the "calculator" gets the blame when a deal cannot be agreed upon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeMarc Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 I like how when you bargain, the "calculator" comes out and after some "complex" calculations the "calculator" gets passed onto you the customer. I think it's a very polite way of bargaining, no-one gets offended as the "calculator" gets the blame when a deal cannot be agreed upon. haha. So true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM Posted December 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 this is my second time living here and i am still learning and evolving. I dont really 'hate' anything here (although a few things do get me down), but i do love many things. Living here long term is definately different from just staying a few months. Also, it depends how u gonna live that will determine what u love or hate here. Eg, if ur on a big salary and can live high, or if ur running ur own business but dont have too much in savings etc. Different lifestyles will have different issues. It also depends just how much u assimilate into 'thai', how many quality thai connections and friends you make, or how much you live a 'farang' life here. Whatever way you choose, if you stay here long term, one thing is certain - it will change you forever. Thanks for the feedback... I'm targeting mid year to make the move an will have a nice buffer savings. I would not make the move unless I am able to maintain my current lifestyle. I consider myself fairly middle class here in the California. Actually I'm assuming that living there will be cheaper! Living here in San Jose has a very high cost of living. Especially when it comes to housing expenses. I'm currently doing all of the due diligence on costs. But I basically have my own business that I can transact from anywhere (as long as I have the web)...so I figure ..why not do it from there for awhile... I have some thai friends from my work years there... also know a few that used to live here and have moved back... so no problem there.. thanks again! thanks again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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