Q1. Where did you move to and when?

I moved back to my native Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. I moved back on the 29th September 2012

Q2. How long did you work in Thailand?

I was there for 6 and a half years.

Q3. What was your main reason for moving?

Just got fed up of the visa system and having to bite my tongue when I saw how badly things were going at school. I taught at government and private schools.

Q4. What are the advantages of working where you are now compared to Thailand?

I am an engineer by trade. Now I get paid very well with all holidays paid unlike some schools in Thailand. I get free health care and my pension once I retire.

Q5. What do you miss about life in Thailand?

Nothing really, I was lucky enough to meet a really nice Thai girl and we are married. She is also in England with me working. She loves life in England.

Q6. Would you advise a new teacher to seek work in Thailand or where you are now?

England is a good place to work so long as you have good credentials, otherwise it is difficult.

Q7. Any plans to return to Thailand one day?

I will return to Thailand when I retire. We are currently looking to buy a property there and some land near her parents home. I will not be looking to work.

Q8. Anything else you'd like to add?

I feel the Thais ask too much of native speakers and the Thai teachers would help themselves if they weren't so stubborn. I have seen them struggle along and if you offer to help it's like you have committed treason, but us native speakers look for help to make our working life easier. If the Thai education ministry want their subjects to learn English they have to listen to us when we are trying to help them. Learning English is not all about money but a willingness to learn by all Thais.