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Just learned today, 13 January 2025, that the government has lifted the Phuket restriction on building on land 80m ASL in order to promote hillside development! There will be restrictions of course but hey, I wonder if there's a way around this? Phuket's pristine hillsides will soon be covered in villas. Counting down to the first landslide caused by hillside deforestation. Poor Phuket. I despair.

Don't come here if you drink a beer?

Wishes you be happy and healthy in Thailand 🎉

Are you kidding my England is praticing ethunisation on every one over 60 years old part of population control. It is in the paper here in US that one hospital doe it to 2300 a month.

Trump just won one of the smartest and greatest president we ever had. Don't believe the propaganda of the main media CNN etc. use your mind and do some critical thinking. Trump will fix the economy quickly he did it before he has kept socialism from taking over. UK has been taken over by socialism for years the english people come last. Terrible what they have done to the culture. Hopefully they will come on board with the Big T and fix there problems. Shameful what the citizens of UK did to Winston Churchill after he got your people through WWII what back stabbers your population is get a backbone stick up for yourself stop letting you industry take advantage of the people like the MAGA people just did in the US

Thailand look sunny tropical blue skies very cheap modern here it’s cold dull rain wind cloudy even summers are rubbish so it’s tempting to live in Thailand

Waiting times have hit 13hrs in some uk hospitals now

The other issue with the UK state pensions is that if the person coming over to Thailand hasn't met the eligibility criteria, such as 35 years of national insurance contributions ( to get the full pension), they only get a part pension - something to consider if they've moved to Thailand in their 40s or 50s, and are counting on a state pension in retirement. I understand it is possible to make national insurance contributions while abroad.

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We wanted to retire to Thailand then Covid hit and decided just to stick to a month in the winter (next month) after holidaying there for 30 years. I’m glad we made that decision as there are too many pitfalls, health wise that we hear about. Love the people and the country xx

6 months UK summer, 6 months in Thailand for UK winter. That is my plan in a couple of years. 👍👍👍

In fairness, pensioners have been voting Tory and happily watching them wreck the country, hoping to see other peoples benefits cut.

Also advisable to visit Thailand at different times of year before going 'all in' as a retiree. It can get pretty uncomfortable when the high humidity kicks in around April.

You could be living a lonely life in some small flat in the miserable UK.. a trip to Witherspoons being the highlight if your week with only the other sad souls for company. You have gifted a treasure to the world in your precious daughter.

Health and Wealth. Amen!

Phuket was the Jewel in the Crown in the 90's. It was expensive but the tourists were mainly Western and the place had an up market vibe. Corruption, tuk-tuk mafias and Chronic Overdevelopment have all taken their toll.

Sage advice, get a woman with a career, some in their 40's look 30.

Hi Sandy. Does Sandra have a British Passport? It was one of my top priorities when my daughters were born in Phuket some 22 and 20 years ago.

What I dont get is why all the old men dont reflect on their wifes! What do these women think about living with old grunty men? Just pure joy? All these old guys complaining about how hard their lives are!

great story, me 78 thinking the same as you, me fit as a fiddle , thanks helped me a lot ! who cares at 78 turn the lights of now , I am ready

Very interesting informative thought provoking video 👍 Happy New Year & all the best for 2025 for yourself & family.

My takeaways from your wonderful discussion are the following - 1. Don't ignore Health Insurance (either Travel insurance or Thai insurance). Which can run between $100 to $200 a month in general (below 70 age) 2. Live in a house (villa), either on Rent or buy or "rent to buy". House is much more relaxing and spacious. Don't go for condo, unless on temp basis. 3. Don't ignore relationships as an "Anchor". Live in wife, GF or whatever. Strong friend circle and close associates. Thanks for sharing !

Interesting domiciled conversation. Well have you Called for it Regain your confidence, be able to alter the difference and communicate lively with the consideration of 'debt' removal.

You're looking at the half empty bottle! When you get older and live a sendentary life you WILL lose leg musle and strength. If you now find it too difficult to walk then head to the gym and do resistance training to increase leg musle strength. I'm 78 and have similar problems but can't understand what sounds to me a defeatest orientation towards life.

Good luck - great listening to you :)

I came here donkeys years ago, then finally pension age came along, and it was supposed to be a breeze, and is to some extend. I bought blocks of land back home during my life, to leave to my kids, and flick one off when I need it. I left some money in on the last sale to a young couple, to be paid monthly for the 10yrs, this is on top of my pension.. We all fall for the Thai Babe, but with that comes certain expectations by them..The leader of the family, the breadwinner, the gatekeeper to a better life,, She had a very small house which wasnt my thing so I spent tp enlarge it, then bought some of papas land, to give me something do when she is at work..Yes I wanted a woman that worked, had her own money, but also friends outside of our relationship..wasnt sure she could handle after a introvertive life on a remote island..i Guess I have spent $100000 by now..I am paying now for Her son to go to Uni, and Papas food and medicine as part of a land deal with him..buy family land so nieces can go to college, or pay off a gambling debt..we 50/50 on the Uni, and 70/30 on the rest..I guess if I was back home I would be forking out as well, except I have a lean hunting knife instead of a battleaxe..Covid knocked me as well, yet I can still shovel 25 truckloads of dirt. Old age gets us all Mate.. I am on the borderline of Prostate cancer at 71..Can I afford Thai hospital care NO..do I want to die here, not really, rather be surrounded by my kids back home, and planted in the old sod..I told the missus I would cut and run when the time came..but do we have a choice..maybe, maybe not..Anyway Mate, chin up, you are not alone, most old dudes go thru old age..just enjoy what you can

Good informative video 👍

Excellent video, Sandy. Totally agree that many people are winging it here. Many are healthy 50 or 60 somethings but they seem oblivious to how quickly the years pass and don't seem to have a plan for when they are 70 or 80 somethings. Age and age related illnesses are facts of life. Also too many people trying to retire here on too tight a budget. Thailand isn't that cheap anymore. Lots of TH-camrs posting Vlogs about how cheap you can live here but most of it is fantasy. Finance is everything if you want to live here. Really appreciate your honesty on the realities of getting old in Thailand.

Happy New year , you’re an inspiration to all .

Nice to see Victory behind you Sandy. I was in the last days of my miltary service when an old friend called me up to say his dining out was on her, and would I like to attend. Suffice to say it was a good night, despte the low ceilings in the junior officers mess.

Happy New Year, Sandy. Just keep living the dream as long as you are able to.

Hi Sandy, good for you and I enjoy listening to an honest straight talking Scotsman. You’re blessed to have a good wife, a beautiful daughter who you have provided for, and they’re looking after you. Thai people have good hearts and Sandra is a smart well educated girl. Good health to you and glad you sound so contented and you don’t know how long you will live but I hope you can tie up everything for your wife. Long life and happiness Sandy xx

How is it knowing you will not see your daughter grow up? Would you recommend having kids so late in life?

Hello again, As a man of 68 years old, i can relate to youre content today, health wise i was in great health , but since i retired my health has rapidly started to go down hill, which does concern me greatly, i find myself reflecting upon life alot to, i have in the past thought about moving to thailand, but although i have money, for me the risks are to great. I have visited thailand many times looked at hundreds of hours of youtube videos which mostly only show content about how great thailand is, after you get the holiday mindset out of youre system, there are alot of harsh realities, ive yet to see a youtuber cover a video showing the real disasters that happen !! Or ex pats talking truthfully about their dreams not quite coming true, there is this tendency of bravado that everyone who has made the move to live in thailand to not admit defeat, There are many things that are good of course, but i like the protection of living in england , knowing if im ill i will be treated without having to worry about a massive health bill , And i have many other safety nets living here, i wonder how many people ( ferang ) who can say they are not worried about this, you really have to have some serious savings to be self insured, and although it isnt talked about to much living in not only thailand , no matter how long youve lived there you will and always will be a ferang an outsider, there are of course some very good stories of success, but when walking around many parts of thailand and especially pattaya, you dont need words to be spoken, because one can see just by looking there are many bad stories to, just by the demeanor of some men, and the look in there eyes, anyway happy new year to you and youre family ,

Happy new year

Nice vid sandy happy newyear to you and your family 🎉

Best of luck going forward, hope things get a bit easier Sandy. Hope everyone is well.

HNY

Navy ships from usa starting to dock again in thailand i heard is that not true sir?😊 10:24

Navy ships from usa starting to dock again in thailand i heard is that not true sir?

I wish i was in thailand now instee of icy box ohîo in midewest usa now in mid winter I was all set to be in thailand in january but my us passport book got stolen two weeks ago so now i got to pay forvnew passport book for 200 bucks. Again si now i can not make it to thailand till feb or march now.

Very useful insights

All I can hear is birds screeching !! To many farang TH-cam channels With nothing new Boring

Nowadays most of woman working on Walking Street are old and ugly. Last time when I was alone in Pattaya it was few years before pandemic. It took me a couple of hours to find a young very good girl but there was not a lot of such girls anymore. The reason there is not enough of customers anymore. But still once I will go to Thailand alone I will visit Walking Street, Beach Road, Soi 6. And in Bangkok Nana and Soi Cowboy. The bars in Pattaya was struggling long before pandemic. It was when Baht become more expensive and Asian tourists was more seen in Pattaya and dating websites become popular and later social media. Most of farang which was interested of holidays in Thailand was able to find woman there, and bring her back home, so not need to pay for sex in Pattaya.

I was travelling to Thailand at this times that I was able to see how Pattaya was changing through the years. Lots of iconic bars are not exist anymore. I remember at least three girls which was working there in bars on Walking Street they must started at the ages younger than 15 it was early 1990s and I remember when they worked theirs last years there at early 30s they was still beautiful and great dancers, talented girls without any doubt. I remember even theirs names, Da, Wi and Jan. But when I been in Pattaya some years later they was gone and I seen the business was struggling gradually through the years. I remember one girl got married with her boyfriend and she moved to Germany. I don't know what was doing another two, but one of them was thinking to go abroad also, but I was not willing to be her sponsor. That was long before pandemic.

We might start to see closures and boarded up premises, as it becomes untenable to replace businesses. This perpetuates a cycle - if the entertainment district is half boarded up, less tourists come. Cheers

However quiet the bars are in town some bright spark will still build more ane more bars

You are so right , BAR OWNERS ,THERE LIVING ON MEMORYS , I BEEN HERE AND AROUND FROM WHEN THERE WAS JUST BEACH ROAD that was a full on time when the YANKS used it for R AND R its massive now still a great place if you have the right state of mind there still happy days out there

I like youre videos very much, pattaya is most definately not the same as it was afew years ago, apart from the take over in jomptien and walking street , with the indians, and the russians, the rest of the bars are dead, due to afew reasons , 1. The pure greed of the bar owners, 2. The standard of the girls, Those of us who have been going for years / and those who live there , remember the good years , not just the cheaper prices, but afew years ago there were many 10 out of 10 s and even those who were not 10 out of 10s used to look good and dress very good to, i visited in may this year, and to be honest, the first put off for me was, the interactions of past years have gone, as you walk past a bar nowadays there can be most of the girls just sat on the stools heads down on thier phones, the 10 out of 10s have long gone, nowadays alot of the bars the girls are older, fatter, and have many cheap tattoos on thier bodies, they are nowhere as smart as they used to be, wearing cheap trainers etc etc the standards in general have dropped significantly, i noticed on my last visit, that alot of bars were allowing customers to smoke weed in the bars, each to thier own, but i didnt spend £1000 on a flight, and £1700 for my hotel , to smell weed !!! I think the city is saturated not only with weed shops, but saturated also with bars to, Agh well without doubt it will be a totally different city within the next 10 years for sure, i am visiting thailand again in february but this will most definately be my last visit. Take care and i always enjoy youre content . Ps. Theres a rumour going round that putin and trump are investing in a club on walking street !! Or is this just more fake news from tiktok??

So did the Europeans get tired of wh0res and vd?