Comments for Greg to Differ https://www.gregtodiffer.com Stories, rants & observations about expat life in Asia's craziest city Thu, 21 May 2020 10:37:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Comment on Finally, a (Mostly) Accurate Map of Bangkok’s Transit Future by Greg https://www.gregtodiffer.com/finally-a-mostly-real-map-of-bangkoks-transit-future/#comment-1659 Thu, 21 May 2020 10:37:03 +0000 https://www.gregtodiffer.com/?p=2146#comment-1659 In reply to Mark.

Hey Mark, sorry, I don’t check this blog as much as I should. I think you’re talking about the Cyan line, which – as far as I can see – is on hold for now. But they’re also building terminal 2 at Suvarnabhumi, so they’ll need a train line for that eventually…so it might be back on sometime in the future.

]]> Comment on Finally, a (Mostly) Accurate Map of Bangkok’s Transit Future by Mark https://www.gregtodiffer.com/finally-a-mostly-real-map-of-bangkoks-transit-future/#comment-1641 Wed, 04 Mar 2020 07:52:52 +0000 https://www.gregtodiffer.com/?p=2146#comment-1641 Hi Greg! Thanks for the awesome map!

On the big map the BTS light green map splits up in Udom suk towards south and east. Right now it only runs directly south and not on Bangna – Trad road. Do you know if they are still planning on expanding it on Bangna – Trad, connecting it to the airport?

]]> Comment on Shaking up my Commute – Riding a Bike to Work in Bangkok by Greg https://www.gregtodiffer.com/changing-my-commute/#comment-1603 Sun, 22 Dec 2019 11:33:44 +0000 https://www.gregtodiffer.com/?p=3438#comment-1603 In reply to Irza Arifin.

Yeah, short distances it’s clearly the winner. The big problem, though, is when rainy season arrives. It usually rains in the afternoon, so unless you’re cool with riding home and getting soaked, you have to leave your bike at work, and arrange if/how to get it the next day…unless it rains again. 🙂

]]> Comment on Shaking up my Commute – Riding a Bike to Work in Bangkok by Irza Arifin https://www.gregtodiffer.com/changing-my-commute/#comment-1599 Wed, 18 Dec 2019 02:49:39 +0000 https://www.gregtodiffer.com/?p=3438#comment-1599 I’ve been doing bike to work and to commute everywhere here in bangkok for the last year, and still doing great! for me, cycling is the best option since BTS and MRT could be more expensive. And given the chance it’s much faster to arrived in short distance. I always setting up at high gear so i don’t move too much and ended up sweats a lot.

]]> Comment on Dangerous Crowds on the BTS by Greg https://www.gregtodiffer.com/dangerous-crowds-on-the-bts/#comment-1597 Mon, 16 Dec 2019 08:01:26 +0000 http://gregtodiffer.dreamhosters.com/?p=218#comment-1597 In reply to Enzo.

Yeah, they sure know how to run a train system in Japan!

]]> Comment on Dangerous Crowds on the BTS by Enzo https://www.gregtodiffer.com/dangerous-crowds-on-the-bts/#comment-1596 Sun, 15 Dec 2019 03:48:41 +0000 http://gregtodiffer.dreamhosters.com/?p=218#comment-1596 Most Tokyo train stations aren’t crowded most of the time. So it’s very easy to avoid overcrowding. Not so in Bangkok where you never know what you’re going to get. Tokyo is the biggest city in the world with maybe the most used train system anywhere, and it’s never nearly as bad as the BTS and MRT. Comparing Tokyo and Bangkok is like comparing filet mignon and hamburger.

]]> Comment on Thai Wedding Costs – The Cold, Hard Facts by Greg https://www.gregtodiffer.com/thai-wedding-costs-the-cold-hard-facts/#comment-1576 Fri, 01 Nov 2019 04:55:05 +0000 http://gregtodiffer.dreamhosters.com/?p=187#comment-1576 In reply to Nige.

Ooh, man, that’s a new one. If it were me, I’d say absolutely not, weddings aren’t mandatory, and once you start paying for one person, all the others will want the same deal. Seems like they’re seeing how much they can get away with haha.

]]> Comment on Thai Wedding Costs – The Cold, Hard Facts by Nige https://www.gregtodiffer.com/thai-wedding-costs-the-cold-hard-facts/#comment-1567 Thu, 26 Sep 2019 05:01:00 +0000 http://gregtodiffer.dreamhosters.com/?p=187#comment-1567 Just a quick question, has anyone been asked to pay the transport costs of guests living in other parts of Thailand to return to the village for the ceremony? Just had this dropped and at the moment I am just laughing and saying good joke ha ha.

]]> Comment on Shaking up my Commute – Riding a Bike to Work in Bangkok by Greg https://www.gregtodiffer.com/changing-my-commute/#comment-1565 Sun, 22 Sep 2019 16:44:45 +0000 https://www.gregtodiffer.com/?p=3438#comment-1565 In reply to Kanya.

Ehhh, it ain’t so bad – you can easily use Google Maps (and a bit of trial and error) to find a route that’s probably got very little traffic. I often ride from Saphan Taksin to Phuttamonton Sai 4 and probably only 20% of it is on roads!

]]> Comment on Shaking up my Commute – Riding a Bike to Work in Bangkok by Kanya https://www.gregtodiffer.com/changing-my-commute/#comment-1546 Tue, 10 Sep 2019 04:08:56 +0000 https://www.gregtodiffer.com/?p=3438#comment-1546 Bike theft? Hmm…That’s a concern. I just ordered a bike, literally it’s being delivered to me in a few days and I’m super excited! The plan is to stick it on the back of the car so on my yoga day, I could just ditch the car and ride my bike to the studio. It would be an absolute worry-free from arriving late for the class because of the unpredictable Bkk traffic.

I had always been wanting to have a bike for a long time but riding a bike in Bkk sounds like a voluntary suicidal. I only got around to buy one after having thought that….
a) I don’t have kids and my cats would not careless whether I’m dead or alive.
b) It would only be a couple times a week.
c) My husband has paid for half of the bike cost so he’s totally on board with me taking all kind of risks. Suspiciously, he’d like to get out of this marriage 🙂

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