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Probably the only person I've personally known to successfully make the full time transition is Norseman. Are you mixing up Nong Khai with Nong Ki? Two very different places. My partner is from just north of Nong Ki and there are a surprising number of Farangs living around the area. It wouldn't be...

^It's possible they were just trying to rip you off but on the other hand, connection cables do come in a vast range of qualities and it could be that the one they were trying to sell you was worth that much. For a cable I wanted, I went in a large French electronic shop and the range went from two ...

Lost wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 3:37 am

Left his house and family behind

Old school, respect! Far too many men staying with their family nowadays if you ask me.

Maybe that's how he ended up in Thailand in the first place!

Thanks guys. I'm currently looking at Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ 5G 8/128GB (top end) and Samsung Galaxy S12+ Tablet {12GB RAM + 512GB ROM} Smart Tablet (lower end). Both seem to easily meet my very modest needs, plus an awful lot more. Would any 'expert' like to comment? I am a virtual novice on Andro...

We use Ipads for documentation at work and even the new ones of those use C type connectors. I believe pretty much all devices do so these days. Just explaining my issues that I've experienced with the Lenovo - i.e. not recognising external drives/those via USB to C type Adaptors.... Have you used ...

We use Ipads for documentation at work and even the new ones of those use C type connectors.

I think it's in the old family mart that was refurbished a few years ago

I haven't tried it but I walked past there recently and as you say, it's in that "new" Family Mart which is quite a large property.
I found it because I was looking for a convenience store!

From International Living, the people who originally came out with this idea; https://internationalliving.com/countries/thailand/chiang-mai-thailand/ Here’s an example of a monthly budget for a couple living in Chiang Mai: Expense U.S. $ Rent (two-bedroom house) $496 Electricity $105 Gas & Water...

^If life was that cheap in Thailand, I would have retired ten years ago!

Where you'll save compared to the west is on accommodation.

Yes, 1,500 USD is only slightly more than what I pay for rent in Luxembourg city and my studio apartment is too small for two people.

This article, ironically from last year, explains the problem and why nothing ever gets done about it: How Chiang Mai became the world’s most polluted city https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/12/how-chiang-mai-became-the-worlds-most-polluted-city “The problem is very much tied to the big agricultu...

....... We don't eat out that often because we don't like all the sugar that goes into local restaurant/takeaway food, which is also often cooked with msg and nasty palm oil (but that's all food for another thread.) For sure, healthy eating can be expensive. In Luxembourg they have a chain of small...

:offtopic: this thread is about FOOD SHOPPING - not restaurants which we know are cheaper in Thailand because they don't have the high rents/overheads/taxes/regulations/hygiene standards/staff wages/etc..... Yes but because restaurants are so cheap in Thailand, I hardly do any food shopping compare...

In general the 'cost of living' is much cheaper in Thailand even for 'farang' food. Tell me anywhere in the UK where you can get a full English for the same price as here. I have no complaints. That's the biggest difference to me, when I'm in Europe, I eat out in restaurants two or three times a mo...

^CJ seem to be one of the main suppliers of Carabao branded beer, certainly it's where my local bar in Hin Lek Fai gets it from.