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davvve · 01-02-2004, 06:22 PM

Anybody's living in Thailand? What is a normal rent for a nice apartment/house close to the beach :-) ? What kind of internet connections are available?

GTS Mark · 01-02-2004, 06:25 PM

Contact Kman he will give you the lowdown I am sure.

DH

hershie · 01-02-2004, 06:27 PM

There are some interesting ex-pat web sites you should do a search on that have a ton of info. and laso check out the Thailand forum at www.lonelyplanet.com

funkmaster · 01-02-2004, 06:28 PM

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Originally posted by davvve
Anybody's living in Thailand? What is a normal rent for a nice apartment/house close to the beach :-) ? What kind of internet connections are available?

... what do you worry about rent and internet when you can have those cheap $5 cheap hookers.

Odie · 01-02-2004, 06:37 PM

it's pretty cheap...hotels cost $17 CAN a day...and that's 3-4 star...it depends also on what beach u want to stay on..

davvve · 01-02-2004, 07:06 PM

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Originally posted by funkmaster

... what do you worry about rent and internet when you can have those cheap $5 cheap hookers.

lol

so anyone knows what internet costs over there?

tony286 · 01-02-2004, 07:06 PM

I heard its very cheap to live there but I dont think you can get high speed access.

xxxoutsourcing · 01-03-2004, 01:08 AM

What aprt of Thailand you looking at?
Pattaya, Phuket, Hua Hin....
You can get DSL all over Thailand now with TA or TOT.
256/128 are the standard package which will cost you about 3000Baht a month unlimited access.

Paul Markham · 01-03-2004, 01:14 AM

We are going to Thailand son for our holidays, anyone there want to meet up and buy us a beer?

Dirty F · 01-03-2004, 01:16 AM

Ive been to Thailand about 15 times and its cheap as hotel....appartments, hotels, whatever...few 100 bucks a month and you live like a king...1000 spending money is more than you need.

hentaivip · 01-03-2004, 02:41 AM

I'm Thai people

Stay in Bangkok

ICQ : 6544252

smproduction · 01-03-2004, 02:46 AM

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Originally posted by Battuss
Ive been to Thailand about 15 times and its cheap as hotel....appartments, hotels, whatever...few 100 bucks a month and you live like a king...1000 spending money is more than you need.

It sounds really cheap

HarlotCash Dyker · 01-03-2004, 02:48 AM

I am thinking of going over for a few months - Content shopping.

flashfire · 01-03-2004, 02:52 AM

Sounds like a good place to visit but I dont think I wanna live there...major culture shock for me

Libertine · 01-03-2004, 02:56 AM

I asked about this as well on GFY a few months ago. Definitely seems to have a crapload of advantages from what I've heard. Only thing that really keeps me from moving there is that porn is illegal over there, and I don't really trust their law enforcement.

hentaivip · 01-03-2004, 03:24 AM

Why you not go to
Laos , Vietnam , or something like that ?
Why you come to thailand ?
i think Laos and vietnam cheaper than thailand
and can make content easier than thailand

sorry I'm not good in English

Dirty F · 01-03-2004, 03:34 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by hentaivip
Why you not go to
Laos , Vietnam , or something like that ?
Why you come to thailand ?
i think Laos and vietnam cheaper than thailand
and can make content easier than thailand

sorry I'm not good in English

Thai chicks are hotter.

kmanrox · 01-03-2004, 03:42 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by hentaivip
Why you not go to
Laos , Vietnam , or something like that ?
Why you come to thailand ?
i think Laos and vietnam cheaper than thailand
and can make content easier than thailand

sorry I'm not good in English

this is the whoring capitol of the world bro...

mkx · 01-03-2004, 03:43 AM

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Originally posted by punkworld
I asked about this as well on GFY a few months ago. Definitely seems to have a crapload of advantages from what I've heard. Only thing that really keeps me from moving there is that porn is illegal over there, and I don't really trust their law enforcement.

Can officers be bribed down there?

kmanrox · 01-03-2004, 05:36 AM

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Originally posted by raulph

Can officers be bribed down there?

absolutely....

i paid 2$ bribe for a seatbelt ticket 4 days ago....

they can be bribed for anything... even murder.... but that will run you at least 800$..... cocaine possession will run you around $25.... marijuana posession $25... no helmet on your yamaha R-1 $2... etc

get caught shooting porn, i'd guess around $100

Reak · 01-03-2004, 05:42 AM

I love Thailand, been there so many times. Everytime i come there i stay like 3/4 Weeks. I go this year again

Anyone live in Bangkok, Phuket or Pattaya ?

kmanrox · 01-03-2004, 05:43 AM

and punkworld.... if you SHOOT CONTENT here... i'd advise against it....

if you run porn sites... who cares... no problem....

they have major drug problems out here with meth running rampant (i dont mind, it keeps the girls skinny).... they have corruption in the government and police, they last think they are gonna do is see who is FTPing porn... im not even sure if there is a way to monitor who is FTPing porn.... lord knows no country in the world has the resources to monitor who is frequently VISITING porn websites...

hentaivip · 01-03-2004, 05:53 AM

I'm thai people
Anybody wanna do this business with me ?

keyDet79 · 01-03-2004, 06:05 AM

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Originally posted by kmanrox
lord knows no country in the world has the resources to monitor who is frequently VISITING porn websites...

No I guess only Bill Gates does.

pornoshare · 01-03-2004, 06:09 AM

From my point of view the 2am curfew ruined Bangkok. As did the crazy war on drugs. Personally getting locked down in a club and having to piss in a cup with another 500 party goers while some random thai cop stares you out isn't really my idea of fun.

kmanrox · 01-03-2004, 06:12 AM

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Originally posted by pornoshare
From my point of view the 2am curfew ruined Bangkok. As did the crazy war on drugs. Personally getting locked down in a club and having to piss in a cup with another 500 party goers while some random thai cop stares you out isn't really my idea of fun.

its going down to 1am as soon as Thaksin signs the bill....

either way i party till 6am at the underground after hours bars/clubs/cafes.....

ive never gotten the piss test raid before.... just lucky i guess.... actually im told they chilled out on that... the police colonel that had a hardon for that in bkk has been transferred out of bangkok i heard....

kmanrox · 01-03-2004, 06:16 AM

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Originally posted by davvve
Anybody's living in Thailand? What is a normal rent for a nice apartment/house close to the beach :-) ? What kind of internet connections are available?

close to the beach ? you want Pattaya... rent can cost from $150 a month to $4000 a month... depends on how you wanna 'ball'....

as far as cost of living... i have a friend who gets a whopping $1500 a month fixed income from his pizza place in boston and he is considered a white-hobo he has to live so cheaply.... then again he spends alot on whores and drinking every day... so clothes and his pad and places to eat get pushed aside for the 'more important' things....

in the eyes of the thai people any white man is 'rich'.... if you make more than $150 a month they think you're rich... but if you're from a 1st world country, you better be making decent cashflow if you think you're gonna get the same amenities you had in your old country as they generally cost the same if you are upper-crusting it..... 5 star dinners tend to cost almost the same as in the usa... same with 5 star hotels, trendy nightclubs, high priced hookers.... automobiles cost 30-50% more here, especially high end Benzes etc....

Rorschach · 01-03-2004, 06:18 AM

What happens if you get caught positive in a piss test raid? Can you bribe your way out or is it off to the cells?

pornoshare · 01-03-2004, 06:33 AM

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Originally posted by Rorschach
What happens if you get caught positive in a piss test raid? Can you bribe your way out or is it off to the cells?

I guess it really depends on the cop at the time. When I was there for Sonkran (thai new years) when the war on drugs was probably at its peak. It was actually very scary to watch the news nightly where they would actually show drug dealers blown away by the cops, these are not censored images like we get in western society these are pictures of people with bullets through them and there heads half missing. Very disturbing for the 6 o'clock news.

I guess we were just unlucky, we got piss tested at Ministry and then on the way home got pulled over, searched again, they even ripped the back seat out looking for shit.

DirtyDanza · 01-03-2004, 06:39 AM

I stay at the dynasty in NaNa then I move on down to phuket on patong beach.... then off to PhiPhi.... thats where I spend most of my time

Dirty F · 01-03-2004, 06:43 AM

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Originally posted by pornoshare

I guess it really depends on the cop at the time. When I was there for Sonkran (thai new years) when the war on drugs was probably at its peak. It was actually very scary to watch the news nightly where they would actually show drug dealers blown away by the cops, these are not censored images like we get in western society these are pictures of people with bullets through them and there heads half missing. Very disturbing for the 6 o'clock news.

I guess we were just unlucky, we got piss tested at Ministry and then on the way home got pulled over, searched again, they even ripped the back seat out looking for shit.

Man, those magazines they sell are crazy...pics of suicides, murders...anything goes as long as its bloody.

Raf1 · 01-03-2004, 10:20 AM

Does anyone know what's the best country to shoot asian content in? And how much does a session cost with a nice looking model there?

bigdog · 01-03-2004, 10:54 AM

kmanrox just wondering what was the reason you made the move to thialand?

bjs24 · 01-03-2004, 11:45 AM

Ive been wanting to go there and stay for a month or more but how do you handle your money? I would think carrying thousands in cash would make you suspect if searched.

nathan_f · 01-03-2004, 11:59 AM

Jeeez, I'd really like to live there, just not drive!

Thailand's New Year holidays this year were the deadliest ever with 716 people killed in road accidents, as the prime minister vowed Saturday to tackle reckless driving after his own daughter was involved in a minor traffic scrap.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp...nds&sec=latest

SABAI · 01-03-2004, 12:08 PM

you can rent nice villas in phuket at 5 minutes bike ride from the beach from 10 000 baht ( 254$)

i m staying in bangkok and i rent my two bedroom appartment for 15 000 baht . the condo has 2 swimming pools, sauna, jaccuzi, a tennis court and a gym. 5 minutes walk from the skytrain...

i heard there are still some other appartments for rent here at 17 000 baht ...

Rictor · 01-03-2004, 12:09 PM

I wouldn't mind visiting but I'd definitely need a tour guide.

SABAI · 01-03-2004, 12:11 PM

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Originally posted by charly
We are going to Thailand son for our holidays, anyone there want to meet up and buy us a beer?

you are welcome , shoot me an email sabai AT sabailand.com so i can give you my number

Odie · 01-03-2004, 12:42 PM

I'll be there in April, I'm planning on going to Phuket, Phi Phi, and Ko Samui and then off to the north where I'm from!

If u don't go looking for trouble then u won't usually find it....

Vitasoy · 01-03-2004, 04:32 PM

I'd gotta add this to my vacation list

uptheyingyang · 01-03-2004, 05:25 PM

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Originally posted by flashfire
Sounds like a good place to visit but I dont think I wanna live there...major culture shock for me

yes, a culture shock, and a very pleasant one.

in bangkok you can rent an apartment for for $200/month that would cost $3000/month in San Francisco.

and you can walk around in the poorest parts of town without fear for your life, and people will be laughing and having a good time.

if foreigners could easily buy property there, i would live there.

and there are no more beautiful women in all the world than thai women---and not just physical beauty, spiritual beauty.

if you love women, it is shangri-la.

kmanrox · 01-03-2004, 05:27 PM

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Originally posted by bigdog
kmanrox just wondering what was the reason you made the move to thialand?

just to explore... and i like cheap whores.... when i was a Marine I was in Asia and like it... Asian people are great.... nice.... etc.... plus im even more bigger than asian men than i am american men, so nobody fucks with me at clubs.... only been in 2 fights since i got here... in the usa i'd be brawling every weekend at least once...

DarkJedi · 01-03-2004, 05:28 PM

what is a good place in Thailand near the beach ? (walking distance)
how much would it cost to rent a decent place there ?

is the food any good ?

ulfie2 · 01-03-2004, 05:44 PM

I had a trip planned and then 9/11 happened so I ended up cancelling it. I still want to go to Thailand. I've always wanted to go to Asia and where better to go than where the girls love you long time. ;)

kmanrox · 01-03-2004, 05:49 PM

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Originally posted by DarkJedi
what is a good place in Thailand near the beach ? (walking distance)
how much would it cost to rent a decent place there ?

is the food any good ?

its all relative..... me, personally id go to pattaya and pay 2500 a month for rent and i'd be happy... the beer and food is great.... if you dont have much money you could get good rent 300$

theres more whores per capita in the beachtown of pattaya than anyhwere in the world.... the main strip is right on the beach,, and so are all the beer bars with whores etc...

im off to sleep its 8am here... l8r

detoxed · 01-03-2004, 05:52 PM

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Originally posted by kmanrox

its all relative..... me, personally id go to pattaya and pay 2500 a month for rent and i'd be happy... the beer and food is great.... if you dont have much money you could get good rent 300$

theres more whores per capita in the beachtown of pattaya than anyhwere in the world.... the main strip is right on the beach,, and so are all the beer bars with whores etc...

im off to sleep its 8am here... l8r

what languages do you speak?

DarkJedi · 01-03-2004, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kmanrox

its all relative..... me, personally id go to pattaya and pay 2500 a month for rent and i'd be happy... the beer and food is great.... if you dont have much money you could get good rent 300$

theres more whores per capita in the beachtown of pattaya than anyhwere in the world.... the main strip is right on the beach,, and so are all the beer bars with whores etc...

im off to sleep its 8am here... l8r

nice.
now i really will check it out.

do they speak much english in there ?

hudson · 01-03-2004, 06:25 PM

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Originally posted by kmanrox

just to explore... and i like cheap whores....

hentaivip · 01-03-2004, 07:13 PM

I think Vietnam women beauty more than thai women

I'm Thai people

Hi Sabai .. How are you ?

I think maybe i will build room for webmaster who want to come to thailand and i'm your tour guide

but i'm not good in english
i will learn it more

bigdog · 01-03-2004, 07:17 PM

how is the healthcare over there how does it compare with the US?

01-02-2004, 06:22 PM	#1
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01-02-2004, 06:37 PM	#5
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hershie Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,642	There are some interesting ex-pat web sites you should do a search on that have a ton of info. and laso check out the Thailand forum at www.lonelyplanet.com

01-02-2004, 07:06 PM	#7
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hentaivip Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 588	Why you not go to Laos , Vietnam , or something like that ? Why you come to thailand ? i think Laos and vietnam cheaper than thailand and can make content easier than thailand sorry I'm not good in English __________________ http://www.dpbucks.com Promote : Unseenjapan.com http://www.avbucks.com Promote : AVLovers.com http://www.timcash.com Promote : Schoolgirlsfever.com Trade with me http://www.nichestrade.com/

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SABAI Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: footmaniac.com Posts: 2,880	you can rent nice villas in phuket at 5 minutes bike ride from the beach from 10 000 baht ( 254$) i m staying in bangkok and i rent my two bedroom appartment for 15 000 baht . the condo has 2 swimming pools, sauna, jaccuzi, a tennis court and a gym. 5 minutes walk from the skytrain... i heard there are still some other appartments for rent here at 17 000 baht ... __________________

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