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I see your point and no harm at all just didn't understand the reason why, Maybe better not to try to understand even when she's wrong she's right.@Geoff Cooper -- regarding the makeup bag:
A) What's the harm in taking it along? Happy wife (or girlfriend), happy life.
B) Always remember the Golden Rule: She is right, you are wrong.
Hey it's my pleasure i assure you.
What a great idea, I'll start a list thanks.
Just to confirm my earlier reply, I'ts now 6.30 am here in Thailand and I've just been to the local shop which is open 24 hours and popped to check the Boat and as i had mentioned before that Guy that sleeps at the slipway was just having his breakfast it was still dark and still is as i reply to you now so, He has a table and chairs in a shelter by the side of the slipway and he stays there next to where he parks your trailer, Quite handy really.
Yes i understand your point but having been married before for 37 years you think you have seen everything but here is a totally different culture, It just made me smile when i noticed it and couldn't wait to ask her to find the answer, So far from the mainland and swimming and Fishing and as it happened she didn't open it all day as it would have been a pointless task to keep doing makeup when factor 50 would be of more use and in fact was the order of the day.I have got to reconsider where I retire! On the makeup bag, she is probably bringing it to look good for you! I know my wife wants me to always be pleased when I see her and so she will do stuff like that. This is all great for you! I can tell you, having been married before, I appreciate the effort and the results!
Depends what kind of lifestyle you want, here's a few examples of general living costs.
Yes about that much but you have to remember that the average worker earns about $5 a day so everything is relative probably 70% have no Tax or Insurance, There are no licence endorsements over here so it doesn't matter what you do you don't loose your licence in fact again probably 70% don't possess one, The standard of driving is appalling and no lessons are needed to be able to go on the road with a Car or Motorcycle, You see children as young as maybe 7 riding motorcycles on the road and Police don't stop them.
As a Foreigner you cant own land or a House unless you buy in a company name and selling isn't easy so i brought a Condo near the Beach in a small village and you can buy a Condo outright in your own name and easy to sell, The place i live has quite a number of Foreign owners including Americans and depending what size you want determines the price, I live alone so 60 square meters is perfect for me with 1 bedroom that starts at around $ 35000 I have all the amenities i need and the Boat is kept about 200 meters from me and if i want to leave it in the water then that's no problem, If you need a bigger apartment then you can find them easy or buy next door and knock the 2 into 1, My yearly charge for my place is $800 that includes everything including the Gardener/ Lift maintenance and service / Building repairs general maintenance / Swimming pool / House keepers / Office staff, I think you get the picture, It's very well run by English management and your input is welcome as we all own the building so it's in our interest to take care of it, You can live in the City if you want to but I'm a Country Boy so this place suits me fine, You will find the cost of living slightly higher in the city and you will have to travel for your boat but depends on what your are used to, Renting an apartment here cost around $400 per month and then of course you don't pay the annual service charge as that's up to the owner, I find people are more friendly in the villages and life has a slower pace, I have everything i need here and want for nothing i can use my Boat 12 months of the year and haven't seen snow for years, It's winter here now and normal daytime temperature is around low 30s with a Sea temperature of not less than 26, As you probably realize by my previous post i like to keep busy and i find this place has many small businesses where i can get anything done, I even have see mistresses to do any clothes repairs or alterations i need for very little charge, For example she turned a pair of trousers up for me last week and charged me $2 they were ready the same afternoon, Any other questions just fire away.
You can have different insurance companies selling you policies but when you go to have your tax done and car checked the Government do an insurance policy which is adequate and very reasonable which you can have when you tax your car at the same time, If you have an accident the insurance rep comes straight out to the scene and assesses who is to blame and sorts the job out straight away.
You mean to live here or just for a Holiday? I leave my Boat in the water for maybe 10 days at a time and the trailer near the slipway unlocked, I never lock my apartment, I can walk the streets at 2 am if i want to and never see a soul, After 10 pm this village is like a ghost town, there are 3 bars and unless they have a birthday celebration they are closed at 10 pm, What you have to remember is there are no Government handouts here so if you don't work you don't eat, Most people are in bed for 8 or 9 pm and wake early, The woman of the House starts preparing breakfast about 4 30 am by going to the market which will be open at 5 am to get her vegetables to cook with, Children start school at 7 am until 5 pm and the little ones have a sleep on mats on the floor in the classroom in the afternoon before they return home, I presume you are concerned about crime etc? You tend to find more crime in the cities as you do everywhere, I have been here many years and never had a problem respect is a big thing here and also the family bond is very strong and you don't bring shame to your family it's very frowned upon.
Yes true, This is 5 story with 70 Condos only 15 people live here the rest just use it for Holidays, it's always nice and quiet.
I bumped into an American Guy who lives on the floor below me yesterday, He tells me he rents his apartment which is 62 square meters including Balcony which is the same as mine and he pays 6200 Thai baht a month and at the exchange rate yesterday there was 32 Thai baht to the Dollar so about $193 a month, Hope that helps I'm off in the Boat Fishing again today it's a beautiful day and the Sea is like a Mill Pond.