In this video, I reflect on whether it's time to leave Phuket after nearly four years and embrace a quieter, more authentic Thai town. I explore Surat Thani, looking at rental prices and talking to expats to determine if it could be my next home. I also share my thoughts on what makes a town great for expats in Thailand, considering factors like noise levels, convenience, and safety. Could Surat Thani could be my next destination?
Love this video!! And thank you for discussing air quality. RUclipsr’s don’t seem to mention it. Have you found open markets that sell low cost organic produce? Many S.E.Asian countries use dangerous pesticides. I always check government websites to check about pesticide use and whether they allow GMO’s.
My freind, your saying something EXTREMELY important in regards to the changing of Thailand. I've been there so many times on vacation. I'm planning on retiring there. Thankyou for ur insight, it really is invaluable, because nobody is talking about the changes in Thailand like you are.
32 year old Aussie just got too surat Thani 2 days ago, this video alone inspired me to book a week here, and maybe even extend my stay, I'm going to check out some of the places you mentioned, Thanks for the tips
Great video as usual. Always to the point and professional. Keep up the great work!😃 Your videos are invaluable the newbies and those seeking more information about life in Thailand.
I've lived on Phuket for the past 3 decades, and it's still by far the most liveable province in Thailand. Not all the island is bars and tourists. Your 4 years on the island is nowhere near enough time to explore the quieter areas - I'm still discovering fantastic locations.
Phuket was a tourist mecca full of russians, chinese & europeans many years before you moved there 4 years ago. There are still plenty of nice quieter parts of phuket to live away from the main beach centers.
100%. But it doesn’t feel good they admit they don’t have the financial resources to comfortably live in Phuket. Surat Thani is a tier 4 city in Thailand 😂
great video and thanks for sharing. I am looking to move to Thailand too from Miami. Your videos are inspiring and educational. Keep them coming. Hope to buy you a coffee some day soon.
I have thought a lot about Surat Thani, its right between phuket and Samui if you want more tourist stuff and then there is the airport. I am currently living in Khon Kaen. I like Samui, but it has gotten very expense the last few years. Nice channel I just found it.
Great channel! Happy to come across this video. I've been living in Pattaya area for about a year now and looking for more quiet and less tourists. Definitely have to check out this town.
Thank you. If you are looking for fewer tourists, more quiet, more Thai culture, less traffic, and easy airport access and flights to Bangkok, then you will like Surat Thani.
I live 17 years in thailand first bilt house in hua hin than move to bangkok 5 years(not good idea,than we move to phuket now stay here 5 years end we think to move because to mutch tourist,mutch traffic,noise,more smelt,big different than 5 years ago,so i can understand that more en more people like to move here
Phuket has always been like this it’s only for tourists…Im 54 and have a Thai wife of 17 years now…. We have a beautiful house near Udon Thani that we built…love it…Go check out Udon Thani and it’s provinces… I love BKK but now it’s just full of Hash Shops and i hate it…. Its horrible… I now fly to BKK and sleep at the airport hotels and fly to Udon Thani the next morning.. I won’t even go in there.. I’m glad you posted this because i thought it was just me…..😊
Hash shops are all around the tourist / red light districts. What you're saying is you don't like big cities anymore. There is always something to see and do in BKK. In small Thai cities everything closes at dark. Big difference in lifestyle. Older you get the more quiet you want.
You had me at "Digital Gonads" 555 couldn't stop laughing. I like Isan and the provinces of Chanthaburi & Rayong but can't decide between mountains or beaches. Great video.
The friendliness and receptiveness of the women has to be a factor on any list regarding places single American men should live! That’s one of the chief reasons why we go overseas in the first place! That can’t be left off the list!
Surat Thani looks great. Safety (not crime) and the hot weather are reasons that Thailand is not ideal for me. For me low safety in Thailand is about the Moto bikes running you over or driving on the sidewalks. I have owned a place in Medellin for 18 years and have farms in the Jungle of Colombia too and never once felt preyed upon.
Thanks for the share! I’m looking at retiring in Thailand & this place seems closest . I do love BKK because I love big cities , but would rather make home somewhere less touristy
Comparing flying from surat to Bkk with san fran to texas makes no sense! the first trip is less than 800km, where the second trip is about 4000 miles.
I feel you on the noise complaint! I visited India once and I thought the constant honking was a secret morse code language 😂 Surat Thani sounds like a peaceful dream.
I fully understand. The greed for tourism money of the Thai government/politicians is amazing. They just trying to compensate the GDP by the ever shrinking manufacture and foreign investments.
Thailand board of investment, indicate 42% increase for 2024 of foreign investments, highest in 10 years. EV car hub, Data Center from Amazon, etc. study first before any opinion!
Try out Pratanmak in Pattaya, much nearer Bangkok, great environment, incredible selection of restaurants etc quiet and near Koh Samet and Koh Chang plus a 20 mins ferry ride to Koh Larn! Then there’s Wongamat or Na Jomtein or Bang Saray
Broooo, this guys is saying he wanna see more local Thai culture and u suggest him to go Pratumnak pattaya hahahaha hilariousl. Phuket is even more Thai than pattaya lol
His apartment in Indiana is about the same price as that new condo in Surat Thani? That's actually pretty incredible and it shows how expensive 20,000 baht for that condo is. I would guess 20,000 baht is around the median income in the area.
as a thai Puket is not the same, but Thailand has other nice places to live , thailand has 77 provices but really good you can found nice house in Surat Thani, have a nice day
Here's something I NEVER hear anyone talk about... death. What does an expat have to do to take care of their final expenses ? How much can it cost ? What's involved in the prosses ? How would the family back home be informed ? and so. May be a good subject to cover.
This is a personal matter that a RUclipsr cannot answer. For example, I am retired and live in Bali, I'm from Switzerland. My local friends know what to do after my death. Cremation, Report to the Swiss embassy, my final resting place on Java, my will, my notary in Bali and Switzerland.
The Atmosphere kinda resembles where i live Here In Nakhon Ratchasima /Korat , i live Outside of the City in a large village, I spent my First 15 Yrs of my Thailand Party experience 98 -2014 living in Chonburi's areas of Pattaya Naklua Jomtien , I met my Wife '02 married her in '05 , My U.S Corp built a House in Jomtien" Until 2014 " Thats when Pattaya & Jomtien began becoming too negative & too commercialized for my liking i believed was threat to my childrens development , I sold my House Moved to My Wifes Village best thing i ever did.( Pattaya & Jomtien Area Not good Even the Fish don't come anymore water is filthy) I got photos & Camcorder 98 Pattaya beautiful The Expat Community the Good ole day Before RUclips Exposure
It sounds like you made a great decision for your family by moving to your wife’s village in Nakhon Ratchasima. The changes in places like Pattaya and Jomtien over the years have made it harder for some people to feel connected to the area, especially when it comes to raising children. It’s a shame to hear how much Pattaya has changed since your early days there, but it’s clear that you’ve found a better balance for your family and lifestyle now. The peace of village life must be a refreshing contrast to the overly commercialized areas.
I wouldn't say that you could find the "real Thailand" on Phuket 4 years ago, it hasn't been there for 20 years. Why not move to Isan, far away from the sea, away from all the crowds of tourists, if you don't like the overpopulation on Phuket and the increase in prices that comes with it? Phuket is just full of Russians who don't want to go to war. It is questionable whether they will ever be able to return to Russia. I don't know how Russia punishes potential conscientious objectors. I think Koh Samui will be the next island to be “invaded”. I wouldn't describe SuratThani as a small livable city either. This small town has around 125,000 inhabitants *laughs*. This is what we call a big city. While Phuket town is said to have around 75,000 inhabitants, there are a good 250,000 on the whole island + tourists. None of the cities shown on the map reflect the "real Thailand". Don't get me wrong, I don't want to live in the "real Thailand" either because I can't get very far with English there, you almost have to be able to speak Thai there. There are hardly any foreigners, especially those who have a Thai partner and live with their family. Surat Thani city is still touristy. The most important point is that you like it there and that life there is perhaps significantly cheaper than on Phuket and there are significantly fewer tourists. But as I said, if you really don't want to have any tourists around, go to the northeast. Chiang Mai is out of the question and is also totally touristy.
@@pauobunyon9791 Because you can't drink the tap water you shouldn't move to this country? What kind of logic is that? So we installed a water filter. Problem solved :)
@@stegura83 I'm done with Phuket and less bullish on Thailand in general. Rather have my 3hr flight to Costa Rica and vibe 9n Puerto Viejo and her superior beaches teeming with nature. Laying off Thailand for a few years, and I'm not that bloke that gets depressed I'm returning home.
Why dont you like foreigners ? Thai people are amazing but so are chinese , indians and rest of the world...the more multiculture it is the more variety of food / culture etc you can experience...
Is $2,000 usd a month good enough for a single person living comfortably in Phuket with no interest in drugs, alcohol, clubs and bars and definitely not into women?
For some it is too little, for others it is enough and for others it is too much. We (a couple) live in Hua Hin with USD 1700, but do not pay house rent or transport costs as we have our own pool villa and our own car.
Have you considered your the problem? You come to a tourist destination and stay way too long, 4 years?…Now you want to do the same in another part of Thailand 😂…maybe you’re the migrant now ruining another country? ….
Vloggers and Russian draft dodgers have killed the place and now your encouraging people to go to Surat Thani. Just go live your life and switch your channel off
I guess for many residents the arrival of new tourists, mostly families from India, Russia and China, is a very welcome change. Hopefully it will slow down the nightlife and sex industry
Back in the pandemic, GOD forbid that happens again, it was really cheap for you to be in Phuket, so just admit you no longer have the funds to enjoy Phuket with it's diversity and life happenings, and this is coming from a Thai that lives here... in other words no need to put a place down in order for you have an excuse to move .
I think you are right to move out of Phuket. Thai people often say that Phuket is under the influence of foreign capitalism. The culture and social conditions are getting worse. Chinese, Indian, Russian capitalism dominates Phuket and corruption of Thai officials. Phuket may become like Rome, Paris, a tourist city as you feel, not suitable for living. The price of goods, food and accommodation is much more expensive. Thai people travel less because everything is expensive. Because that is the price of foreign tourists. If you want to experience Thai culture, you have to stay in a small city such as Nan, Chiang Rai, Surat Thani, Phang Nga, Khon Kaen, Ubon Ratchathani. Or in the winter of Thailand, you should stay in the North such as Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Mae Hong Son (November-February) and in the summer, you should stay in the South during (March-June). In the rainy season, you may go to the North again or the East, Trat, Chanthaburi, Chonburi because it will be the Green Season and avoid the storms well because we cannot predict anything with global warming. God bless you. ❤🇹🇭🙏🏻
I think he just doesn’t like being around Russians and Indians I’ll find out myself next year hopefully what the situation is like as I haven’t been there for over 20 years everything changes no popular destination stays untouched
He’s not just talking about more livable or which place has nicer conveniences. He wants to experience the Thai culture. The culture of the locals and he’s having trouble finding that in Phuket.
Yeah ya kinda go to thailand to be around a majority of thai per capita well I guess I should speak for myself. So yeah that's for me maybe for others too.
Lil bro didn’t realize he was in the wrong market cause Phuket is a young man’s city. Burned through half his savings, now he wants to go somewhere cheaper 😂
In this video, I reflect on whether it's time to leave Phuket after nearly four years and embrace a quieter, more authentic Thai town. I explore Surat Thani, looking at rental prices and talking to expats to determine if it could be my next home. I also share my thoughts on what makes a town great for expats in Thailand, considering factors like noise levels, convenience, and safety. Could Surat Thani could be my next destination?
Love this video!! And thank you for discussing air quality. RUclipsr’s don’t seem to mention it. Have you found open markets that sell low cost organic produce? Many S.E.Asian countries use dangerous pesticides. I always check government websites to check about pesticide use and whether they allow GMO’s.
My freind, your saying something EXTREMELY important in regards to the changing of Thailand. I've been there so many times on vacation. I'm planning on retiring there. Thankyou for ur insight, it really is invaluable, because nobody is talking about the changes in Thailand like you are.
สถานที่ท่องเที่ยวในเมืองไทย เช่น ภูเก็ต พัทยา เกาะสมุย มีนักท่องเที่ยวจากทั่วทุกมุมโลกมาท่องเที่ยว อาศัย จนทำให้อัตลักณ์ วัฒนธรรมท้องถิ่นของไทยถูกกลืนจนไม่เหลือรากเหง้าของความเป็นไทยส่วนหนึ่งก็มาจากคนไทยที่ต้องการเอาใจนักท่องเที่ยวโดยลืมไปว่านักท่องเที่ยวเค้ามาเที่ยวเพราะต้องการดูชีวิตความเป็นอยู่แบบคนท้องถิ่น เชื่อได้ว่าอีกไม่นานประเทศไทยจะเสื่อมความนิยมและถูกลืมไปในที่สุดถ้าคนไทยยังหลงระเริงอยู่กับความเข้าใจผิดและไม่รักษาขนบธรรมเนียมประเพณีท้องถิ่นเอาไว้
มันน่าเศร้าที่เห็นสิ่งที่กำลังเกิดขึ้นกับภูเก็ตในทุกวันนี้ โดยเฉพาะกับคนไทยท้องถิ่น การมุ่งเน้นที่การท่องเที่ยวและผลประโยชน์ระยะสั้นทำให้เกิดการละเลยทั้งสิ่งแวดล้อมและความเป็นอยู่ของคนในพื้นที่ ซึ่งเป็นเรื่องน่าเสียดายอย่างยิ่ง เราต้องไม่ลืมว่าความสวยงามและเสน่ห์ของประเทศไทยอยู่ที่วัฒนธรรมและธรรมชาติที่เป็นเอกลักษณ์ การมุ่งเน้นแต่การท่องเที่ยวโดยไม่คำนึงถึงสิ่งแวดล้อมและความเป็นอยู่ของคนไทยในพื้นที่อาจทำให้ภูเก็ตสูญเสียสิ่งที่ทำให้ภูเก็ตเป็นที่รักของทั้งคนไทยและนักท่องเที่ยว หวังว่าผู้มีอำนาจจะตระหนักได้ว่าการเพิ่มจำนวนนักท่องเที่ยวไม่ใช่คำตอบที่แท้จริง แม้จะนำรายได้ระยะสั้นมาให้ก็ตาม
@@PhilipJames360 เป็นที่น่าเศร้าใจที่ผู้ที่รักษากฎหมายไม่ได้ทำหน้าที่ของพวกเขามีการคอรัปชั่นมากมาย ที่ภูเก็ตต่างชาติมาทำอาชีพสงวนสำหรับคนไทยแย่งอาชีพคนไทยในระดับรากหญ้า ถัดขึ้นมาหน่อยเจ้าของธุรกิจต่างชาติก็จ้างคนไทยเป็นนอมินีและจ้างแรงงานต่างด้าวอย่างพม่าไม่จ้างคนไทยทำงาน ส่วนโสเภณีก็มีคนต่างด้าวมาทำเช่น รัสเซีย เอเชียกลาง แอฟริกา ฯลฯ ชาวบ้านรู้แต่ทำไมตำรวจไม่รู้ ..เมืองไทยถึงเวลาที่จะกวาดล้างต่างด้าวที่ทำผิดกฎหมายเสียที
Welcome to Surat Thani! We've been living here a while and we love it, I'm sure you'll love it here too.
32 year old Aussie just got too surat Thani 2 days ago, this video alone inspired me to book a week here, and maybe even extend my stay, I'm going to check out some of the places you mentioned, Thanks for the tips
Great video as usual. Always to the point and professional. Keep up the great work!😃 Your videos are invaluable the newbies and those seeking more information about life in Thailand.
I've lived on Phuket for the past 3 decades, and it's still by far the most liveable province in Thailand. Not all the island is bars and tourists. Your 4 years on the island is nowhere near enough time to explore the quieter areas - I'm still discovering fantastic locations.
Four years is not enough to discover if you like us town or not? Get real.
Phuket was a tourist mecca full of russians, chinese & europeans many years before you moved there 4 years ago. There are still plenty of nice quieter parts of phuket to live away from the main beach centers.
He was based in Rawai, which was a quieter place of Phuket
@@stegura83Rawai was quiet 30 years ago, but it certainly isn't now!
100%. But it doesn’t feel good they admit they don’t have the financial resources to comfortably live in Phuket. Surat Thani is a tier 4 city in Thailand 😂
What's it like to live in Phuket town?
I like the audio and production quality. Thanks!!!
As always, I love your videos. I hope you can post more regularly now.
great video and thanks for sharing. I am looking to move to Thailand too from Miami. Your videos are inspiring and educational. Keep them coming. Hope to buy you a coffee some day soon.
Brilliant interview, having lived in thailand 10 years ago,this is what i am looking for now when i return!
I have thought a lot about Surat Thani, its right between phuket and Samui if you want more tourist stuff and then there is the airport. I am currently living in Khon Kaen. I like Samui, but it has gotten very expense the last few years. Nice channel I just found it.
great video, and touching on major points about thailand changing, which you do not hear about. keep up the quality content.
Great place for us over 50 :) Just need a quiet and peaceful life.
Great channel! Happy to come across this video. I've been living in Pattaya area for about a year now and looking for more quiet and less tourists. Definitely have to check out this town.
Thank you. If you are looking for fewer tourists, more quiet, more Thai culture, less traffic, and easy airport access and flights to Bangkok, then you will like Surat Thani.
I live 17 years in thailand first bilt house in hua hin than move to bangkok 5 years(not good idea,than we move to phuket now stay here 5 years end we think to move because to mutch tourist,mutch traffic,noise,more smelt,big different than 5 years ago,so i can understand that more en more people like to move here
I'm thai and just found your channel, very good informative video and channel.
This video made me think.Thanks for sharing.
Phuket has always been like this it’s only for tourists…Im 54 and have a Thai wife of 17 years now….
We have a beautiful house near Udon Thani that we built…love it…Go check out Udon Thani and it’s provinces…
I love BKK but now it’s just full of Hash Shops and i hate it….
Its horrible…
I now fly to BKK and sleep at the airport hotels and fly to Udon Thani the next morning..
I won’t even go in there..
I’m glad you posted this because i thought it was just me…..😊
Stop nonsense with weed shops horses for courses chill
Hahah….I have no problem with weed it’s just Bongs Bongs Bongs everywhere….
Hash shops are all around the tourist / red light districts. What you're saying is you don't like big cities anymore. There is always something to see and do in BKK. In small Thai cities everything closes at dark. Big difference in lifestyle. Older you get the more quiet you want.
You had me at "Digital Gonads" 555 couldn't stop laughing. I like Isan and the provinces of Chanthaburi & Rayong but can't decide between mountains or beaches. Great video.
Thank you @DagwoodsThailand
Ha! glad to know you appreciated the reference to the Chiang Mai DG's.
Going to take a look at the provinces you listed.
The friendliness and receptiveness of the women has to be a factor on any list regarding places single American men should live! That’s one of the chief reasons why we go overseas in the first place! That can’t be left off the list!
Rayong is a nice place cheap beaches not to many expats next to a airport and 1hr drive to pattaya
and that was a very nice gym.. its definitely a priority for me as well wherever i travel to.
Surat Thani looks great. Safety (not crime) and the hot weather are reasons that Thailand is not ideal for me. For me low safety in Thailand is about the Moto bikes running you over or driving on the sidewalks. I have owned a place in Medellin for 18 years and have farms in the Jungle of Colombia too and never once felt preyed upon.
Have you considered Hua Hin or s it too touristy?
Thanks for the share! I’m looking at retiring in Thailand & this place seems closest . I do love BKK because I love big cities , but would rather make home somewhere less touristy
❤nice....seems cheaper for 2 bed apartment too. Nice to see coffee shop guys darmstadt on interview
Really good video, thanks! Can you do healthcare in ST? Thanks and enjoy your travels!
Thank you. I will take a deeper dive into specific topics in Surat Thani. The healthcare is quite good, including a branch of Bangkok Hospital.
Comparing flying from surat to Bkk with san fran to texas makes no sense! the first trip is less than 800km, where the second trip is about 4000 miles.
I dont want to be a d!ck but he didnt even say "Thank you" in Thai to the waitress, still is annoyed of all the tourists in phuket😂...
Loving you from Kohphangan ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Now that’s where I’d want to live out of anywhere in Thailand. Just spent 2.5 weeks there, but back home now.
I feel you on the noise complaint! I visited India once and I thought the constant honking was a secret morse code language 😂 Surat Thani sounds like a peaceful dream.
I fully understand. The greed for tourism money of the Thai government/politicians is amazing. They just trying to compensate the GDP by the ever shrinking manufacture and foreign investments.
Thailand board of investment, indicate 42% increase for 2024 of foreign investments, highest in 10 years. EV car hub, Data Center from Amazon, etc. study first before any opinion!
I just watched vid on walking st pattaya and couldnt agree more, so different from a decade ago😮
I'm number 100 liked 😆
Great video thanks for helping everyone hope to meet you one day.
Try out Pratanmak in Pattaya, much nearer Bangkok, great environment, incredible selection of restaurants etc quiet and near Koh Samet and Koh Chang plus a 20 mins ferry ride to Koh Larn! Then there’s Wongamat or Na Jomtein or Bang Saray
Broooo, this guys is saying he wanna see more local Thai culture and u suggest him to go Pratumnak pattaya hahahaha hilariousl. Phuket is even more Thai than pattaya lol
@@recep9095 i love pratanak and jomtien but yeah this is not what homeboy is looking for lol
Not quiet same phuket
Pratumnak crazy busy now
I am currently in surat thani and this city is best🇹🇭
So, in only 5 months it got bad??? Just watched your video on how great Phuket was.
Continues to get worse by the week.
Great video!
Great info thanks 😎💯
Where is the nearest international airport?
There is Surat Thani International airport in this city, same name as a city😊
His apartment in Indiana is about the same price as that new condo in Surat Thani? That's actually pretty incredible and it shows how expensive 20,000 baht for that condo is. I would guess 20,000 baht is around the median income in the area.
I caught that to. I think he may want to clarify. In Houston, rent at a minimum is 1k unless you live in bad or run down areas.
ถ้ามาเที่ยวสุราษฎร์ธานี แหล่งท่องเที่ยวก็คือเกาะสมุย เกาะพงัน ถ้าชอบความสงบก็เที่ยวเกาะนางยวนคับ รึเขื่อนรัชชประภาก็เต็มไปด้วยธรรมชาติคับ
Thanks are the air quality very bad or is it dusty I see many locals wearing dust mask 😷
as a thai Puket is not the same, but Thailand has other nice places to live , thailand has 77 provices but really good you can found nice house in Surat Thani, have a nice day
oh my - - took me 2 days and that was 20+ years ago - - no beach but try Central Thailand maybe??
Here's something I NEVER hear anyone talk about... death. What does an expat have to do to take care of their final expenses ? How much can it cost ? What's involved in the prosses ? How would the family back home be informed ? and so.
May be a good subject to cover.
This is a personal matter that a RUclipsr cannot answer.
For example, I am retired and live in Bali, I'm from Switzerland. My local friends know what to do after my death.
Cremation,
Report to the Swiss embassy,
my final resting place on Java,
my will,
my notary in Bali and Switzerland.
Good suggestion. Interviewing local lawyers, authorities etc... on issues that many of us might not think about or even want to think about.
Hi , just subbed to your channel. regards , Jonny.
I haven’t been since after the tsunami 🌊 when it was just mainly Scandinavians English and Americans
Philip, khun pood pasaa thai dee mai?
ผมจะเริ่มเรียนเร็วๆนี้ครับ ตอนนี้ต้องทำงานน้อยลงแล้วหาเวลามาเรียนให้มากขึ้น
The Atmosphere kinda resembles where i live Here In Nakhon Ratchasima /Korat , i live Outside of the City in a large village, I spent my First 15 Yrs of my Thailand Party experience 98 -2014 living in Chonburi's areas of Pattaya Naklua Jomtien , I met my Wife '02 married her in '05 , My U.S Corp built a House in Jomtien" Until 2014 " Thats when Pattaya & Jomtien began becoming too negative & too commercialized for my liking i believed was threat to my childrens development , I sold my House Moved to My Wifes Village best thing i ever did.( Pattaya & Jomtien Area Not good Even the Fish don't come anymore water is filthy) I got photos & Camcorder 98 Pattaya beautiful The Expat Community the Good ole day Before RUclips Exposure
It sounds like you made a great decision for your family by moving to your wife’s village in Nakhon Ratchasima. The changes in places like Pattaya and Jomtien over the years have made it harder for some people to feel connected to the area, especially when it comes to raising children. It’s a shame to hear how much Pattaya has changed since your early days there, but it’s clear that you’ve found a better balance for your family and lifestyle now. The peace of village life must be a refreshing contrast to the overly commercialized areas.
Gym ✅✅✅
Yea buddy !!
How you place Hatyai in your tier with it's International Airport.
I think same😊
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Udon Thani, Khorat, Ubon.
I wouldn't say that you could find the "real Thailand" on Phuket 4 years ago, it hasn't been there for 20 years.
Why not move to Isan, far away from the sea, away from all the crowds of tourists, if you don't like the overpopulation on Phuket and the increase in prices that comes with it?
Phuket is just full of Russians who don't want to go to war. It is questionable whether they will ever be able to return to Russia. I don't know how Russia punishes potential conscientious objectors.
I think Koh Samui will be the next island to be “invaded”.
I wouldn't describe SuratThani as a small livable city either. This small town has around 125,000 inhabitants *laughs*. This is what we call a big city.
While Phuket town is said to have around 75,000 inhabitants, there are a good 250,000 on the whole island + tourists.
None of the cities shown on the map reflect the "real Thailand". Don't get me wrong, I don't want to live in the "real Thailand" either because I can't get very far with English there, you almost have to be able to speak Thai there. There are hardly any foreigners, especially those who have a Thai partner and live with their family.
Surat Thani city is still touristy.
The most important point is that you like it there and that life there is perhaps significantly cheaper than on Phuket and there are significantly fewer tourists.
But as I said, if you really don't want to have any tourists around, go to the northeast. Chiang Mai is out of the question and is also totally touristy.
If it's in Thailand then guess what it's part of the REAL Thailand 😮
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Getting out of charunia👍🙏👍🩷🌸💚🌺❤️😀🌈
YES! bye bye CHIRUNDIA!
Trang , Pat- ta- lung,
Sa-tun, Pang Nga ,
It is a peaceful city with a lower cost of living than Phuket and Krabi.
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Check out Jomtien there lad
Now too busy
Can you drink the tap water in Thailand ?
No
@@DenverBrad So why live there ???
Sure you can drink it but for sure you stay on toilet for a while :)
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Because you can't drink the tap water you shouldn't move to this country? What kind of logic is that?
So we installed a water filter. Problem solved :)
@@pauobunyon9791Be cause we don't need drinking water in Thailand.
Chairundia 😂 Bro, it’s been a tourist hole way before you ever arrived. It must really be bad now.
Yeah. The out of control and super loud tourists in Phuket can get on anyone nerves quickly. I can see your point.
As a Thai, I don't feel connected to Phuket at all.
My mother and I went to Chipotle on Saturday, purchased two bowls .. spent $27… It is a shame.
Phu Ket ... I'm going to Bang Kok.
Had a question if you are a carnivore meat only eater is it possible to do it there. Thanks
Phuket is expensive. Surat Thani is cheap. But is there a RUclipsr willing to say he doesn’t have the resources to live comfortably in Phuket?
leaving chatuchak market proximity? are you crazy?
sign me up!....is it hard to start a small business there?
I visited during the sandbox, then after the flood gates opened. I wouldn't even vacation there anymore.
Just avoid Phuket December thru March.
@@stegura83 I'm done with Phuket and less bullish on Thailand in general. Rather have my 3hr flight to Costa Rica and vibe 9n Puerto Viejo and her superior beaches teeming with nature. Laying off Thailand for a few years, and I'm not that bloke that gets depressed I'm returning home.
Wherever you have people from India, No one whats to be there.
Why dont you like foreigners ? Thai people are amazing but so are chinese , indians and rest of the world...the more multiculture it is the more variety of food / culture etc you can experience...
You’re wrong. Phuket is ruined in most places
I certainly don’t want to hang out with those nationalities …
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Phuket was already a touristy town for the last 30 years ... not just in the last 4 years.
Exactly, I was there for the first time in 1985, when Patong was already a no-go... 😂
Too many Eastern Europeans
Nice 🤠 work lad 👍check out Jomtien
Well…that’s just like your opinion man, but please keep spreading the word about how terrible Phuket is :)
he has never stated otherwise then its his opinion
@@SLOC1992 WOOSH! But keep white knighting
Part of the community 🤣🤣🤣
We are TOLERATED at best!
This is why it’s called living the DREAM 🤦🏼♂️😂
Bro get your but down to Hat Yai and Songkhla
Is $2,000 usd a month good enough for a single person living comfortably in Phuket with no interest in drugs, alcohol, clubs and bars and definitely not into women?
For some it is too little, for others it is enough and for others it is too much. We (a couple) live in Hua Hin with USD 1700, but do not pay house rent or transport costs as we have our own pool villa and our own car.
Have you considered your the problem? You come to a tourist destination and stay way too long, 4 years?…Now you want to do the same in another part of Thailand 😂…maybe you’re the migrant now ruining another country? ….
That's how it is, every complaining RUclipsr and Instagramer is the problem themselves, why don't they understand that...?
Vloggers and Russian draft dodgers have killed the place and now your encouraging people to go to Surat Thani. Just go live your life and switch your channel off
Phuket has more to offer than the tourist hot spots. If you don't like beaches, move on.
I guess for many residents the arrival of new tourists, mostly families from India, Russia and China, is a very welcome change. Hopefully it will slow down the nightlife and sex industry
Lots of Indian men partake in sex tourism too especially in Pattaya.
@@stegura83 Yes, sex sells, anyone who thinks otherwise is living behind the moon...😂
Back in the pandemic, GOD forbid that happens again, it was really cheap for you to be in Phuket, so just admit you no longer have the funds to enjoy Phuket with it's diversity and life happenings, and this is coming from a Thai that lives here... in other words no need to put a place down in order for you have an excuse to move .
I think you are right to move out of Phuket. Thai people often say that Phuket is under the influence of foreign capitalism. The culture and social conditions are getting worse. Chinese, Indian, Russian capitalism dominates Phuket and corruption of Thai officials. Phuket may become like Rome, Paris, a tourist city as you feel, not suitable for living. The price of goods, food and accommodation is much more expensive. Thai people travel less because everything is expensive. Because that is the price of foreign tourists. If you want to experience Thai culture, you have to stay in a small city such as Nan, Chiang Rai, Surat Thani, Phang Nga, Khon Kaen, Ubon Ratchathani. Or in the winter of Thailand, you should stay in the North such as Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Mae Hong Son (November-February) and in the summer, you should stay in the South during (March-June). In the rainy season, you may go to the North again or the East, Trat, Chanthaburi, Chonburi because it will be the Green Season and avoid the storms well because we cannot predict anything with global warming. God bless you. ❤🇹🇭🙏🏻
70% of Thais in Phuket are of Chinese descent. There has always been Chinese and Thai culture all over Phuket. Your reasoning for leaving is flawed.
I think he just doesn’t like being around Russians and Indians I’ll find out myself next year hopefully what the situation is like as I haven’t been there for over 20 years everything changes no popular destination stays untouched
Translation: his wallet and funds are thinning out. Downgrading to move elsewhere.
Digital gonad!! Too funny but with all due respect, aren’t you one as well?
PHUKET is more livable than surathani get real man.
He’s not just talking about more livable or which place has nicer conveniences. He wants to experience the Thai culture. The culture of the locals and he’s having trouble finding that in Phuket.
Depends what you want. Relax my guy. Hope you are okay. Live in Thailand is good. Places like Surat Thani are just good for the soul
Yeah ya kinda go to thailand to be around a majority of thai per capita well I guess I should speak for myself. So yeah that's for me maybe for others too.
Lil bro didn’t realize he was in the wrong market cause Phuket is a young man’s city. Burned through half his savings, now he wants to go somewhere cheaper 😂
Why the need to write something negative ?
@@patrickshoniker3268 you must be new here. welcome to the internet
You forgot to look at your self in the mirror, also a foreigner taking up space.
Soooo Funny , Only an American can complain of tourists in a foreign land.. The irony is delicious ..
Digital gonads 😂
Phuket is a tourist hell hole. So what's the "answer"? Oh, yeah! Tell the world about another place and turn IT into the next one. Bright move.
Phuket isn't a tourist trap hell hike but Patong is
Patong has turned Arab since i last visited.Plenty of Indians too.Nothing lasts forever.