Yorky
Fullritis Member
Even though you don't, WHY are you in Isaan then, one of the 20 poorest provinces in Thailand? Friends talk about coming to visit Isaan, and I invariably say that it is not on the top 50 list for tourists in Thailand. Or the top 100. You have to have a good reason to haul yourself way out here in the rice paddies.
I'm here because it's part of our marriage agreement: must stay where wife's family is. Likewise, we stay our summers at my old family farm in Washington State. It's a deal, not a perfect one, but a pragmatic one.
Otherwise, I imagine I'd be in Koh Samui, Phuket, Kao Lak, or Petchabun. If I had Coffee's '$80,000 a month' income, maybe The Maldives or New Zealand.
I live in Isaan and have done for 22 years. I am not now a tourist and don't wish to live in tourist resorts. I came here with my then wife to live in 1999 and built a house. The marriage went tit's up but I "kept" the house. Given my current income (which is far from $80,000.00/month; or $80,000.00/year even) I am happy and comfortable living here.