It surprises me that it doesnt ever occur to any of these people to jump onto a Air Asia flight for 4000 baht and give China a go for a year.
Food, clothes, recreational activities and beer is ridiculously cheaper than that of thailand, with a healthy mutual respect for the ‘ferang’, something i rarely see now in Thailand. You can also even have a decent business here.

By Lukey, China on 2010-04-18

Hong Kong is the place to go for cheap threads.

By jock on 2010-04-05

Well, it is up to you Phillip but why eat at MK for 400 baht when you can eat for 70 Baht for 2 on the street. I have been doing it for years. I can eat at KFC for 2 for 200 Baht or a nice Thau restauarant as a special treat for 600 or 700 Baht. I don’t consider MK to be special but run of the mill. But if you consider that many teachers are earning 30000 Baht or over or around that, then 400 Baht a meal is quite a lot. You can eat at the food court for 2 for less than a 100 Baht. What is the difference between that and MK…?? Huge… does Japanese food come at such a premium…??

I see many teachers here and a lot of them don’t have 2 baht to rub together during the tight times - like now, and now running around doing camps. I know one teacher who did a camp recently and was earning 1100 Baht a day. He was getting up at 7.00 am and going to bed at 11 pm. I wouldn’t do it. In light of that does 400 Baht a meal sound excessive…?? I think so. I can eat at 7-11 for 40 Baht… I aint the high-so sort and my GF knows it too….. I know too many farangs who are skint. As for me I am on holiday for the next month. Yeah ...!! While they going scraping around for scraps and all the cr*ppy jobs because they failed to save. Who is wiser…??

Cheers, ML

By ML, Bangkok on 2010-03-30

ML,
I think it’s a ridiculous notion to recommend farangs live like Thais. I’ve never seen any westerner keep up that sort of act for any length of time unless they are truly skint. And who wants to be in that position?

800 baht for a meal in MK restaurant? I was there yesterday. Two people can eat until they are fit to burst for less than 400 baht.

And as for wearing clothes from Pratnaam. I’d rather be a hi-so. Now, where’s that poodle got to?

By philip on 2010-03-29