Comments on: Expat Survey: When Did You Realize Thailand was Home?

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 04:05:25 +0000

In reply to Sonja. Thanks Sonja, glad you like it! I want to try and avoid writing about the newest restaurants or bars or trips I took and focus on what it's like to be an expat here leading a normal life. The traffic is much lower, but it's still my own little corner of the web. :)

By: Sonja

Sonja — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 03:12:47 +0000

Hey Greg,
I just discovered your blog now and I love it!
Although I live here just since this year, Thailand has become already a part of me.
No matter where I go, it will always remain. Home is a place to me which is in your head.
My definition of this term has changes a lot through my move abroad.
It is rather a place in your mind and heart than a physical one.
xxx

By: Big C

Big C — Sun, 03 Aug 2014 06:41:33 +0000

PS Except for the dildos, sex toys and fake viagra available all along the main tourist areas. The greed of these Thais is their country’s own worst enemy.

By: Big C

Big C — Sun, 03 Aug 2014 06:39:04 +0000

Coming up to 7.5 years there I realised that Thailand could never be home. I cannot own a car, I cannot own a property, I cannot get a reliable visa (even worse with the recent ‘enforcement’) and always being spoken of as ‘the falang’ even amongst people who knew me for years.

A close friend said to me “Imagine all that energy you spend just getting basic day to day stuff done, and putting it into your career instead.” That was the turning point for me.

I miss the place, but everytime I go back I get to hate it very quickly (and yes I speak Thai, which is part of the problem). Still, a great place to holiday.

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 15:51:19 +0000

In reply to Rachel. Thanks Rachel, that's a good one. I had a similar one riding on the back of a bike checking my messages, although that's not as badass as putting on makeup. :)

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 15:41:54 +0000

One day I noticed myself sitting ‘sidesaddle’ on the back of a motorbike taxi, swerving dangerously through traffic whilst simultaneously txting and reapplying my m/up. I was once (quite rightly) horrified & dumbfounded by such brazen sights of disregard for personal safety. However, realising that it was me doing it – quite effortlessly aswell – I came to the conclusion that I’m now a local..

By: Florian

Florian — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 04:48:10 +0000

I noticed I am going to stay for quite a while when I naturally said “oh-hoooo” (typical thai expression for surprise)

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 02:58:37 +0000

In reply to Platt. Ha, thanks Platt. Each of us has our own reasons for staying here. :)

By: Platt

Platt — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 02:36:16 +0000

I arrived back in New York and all the beautiful women in Manhattan were so big, they looked like ladyboys to me. I guess my eyes had adjusted permanently to size S.
And all that white skin made the whole city look slightly ill after that lovely Thai ocean of café au lait. So I guess the saying “After black, you can’t go back” is equally true for “After S, you can’t regress.”
Then I came home.

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 00:59:06 +0000

In reply to YoungnFreshMom. Hey YFM, Thailand is a great place if you have the right support system. It's easy to live very cheaply here, giving you a bit of leeway for paying of debts.