15 Misconceptions People Have of Thailand 

I am Thai. I recalled when I first came to US, I smiled a lot, and people looked at me like I was crazy 🤣. One of my coworkers always gave me a weird look all those years I worked with her. I finally learned that I would only smile to people I like in US 😌. However, I recently retired and am going back to the land of smile 😊.

35 years as a flight attendant with Delta air lines here, my passengers often give me "Wai" when I hand them their drinks / food. I often ask how they knew, they always said "because of your smile"

Well....what ever people may say or think. I WILL be moving to Thailand!!!

A good visa agent eliminates nearly all the stress just don’t be cheap and pony up you get what you pay for…

Thumbs up 👍 Tony

Entry to Thailand for actual tourists is easy. People who are vacationing for 2-4 weeks can arrive visa exempt for 30 days (possibly 60 days in the next month or two). Visas for long stay expats (1 year+) such as retirees (over 50 years old) or people who have a job and a work permit are more complicated but that is true in any country. You do have to meet the visa requirements. The people who have visa complaints are typically people trying to stay long term using tourist visas and extensions. Tourists, by definition, are not people wanting to live here long term. They have jobs and homes to go back to. For people under 50 years there are few long stay options. Unfortunate but true.

Hi Tony, another great video. Always full of great information.

Moving to Hua Hin on October 13th! Can't wait!

Thank you for mentioning about glasses 👓. Very important 😊 & about your wife feeling safe walking around! Awesome 👏 video for information again! Try to soak up all your good advice. Love how you kind of summed up common sense for moving to Thailand. 🇹🇭 😉 Most people will think it's just a big party 🎉

Good points 👉 thank you

Great insights! Thanks for this video!

Again a great video, you are absolutely amazing at explaining everything you say in a clear way and don't talk too fast like many English speaking RU-vidrs do, hats off! Kind Regards, Mikael from Sweden

Another misconception I had was that I could marry up to 50 trees there! 😅

Sally Lee..: Re your question below. I'm 65. If I can toss in a comment. Thais have universal Healthcare. For Thais..Not applicable to us. We the guests are responsible for our own Healthcare and it can be purchased through several companies over here. It is $$ and goes higher if you want preventative walk in visits. Most end up purchasing in patient care only. They do not have to accept pre exsisting conditions like in the US Age 65 up most require a physical at sign up. Earlier sign up recommended.. We have a top named company that we went with. But I still roll my eyes when I see total coverage and what a real world heart attack or stroke costs. Hope that helps!!

What is so difficult about visas ? U get an agent and they handle ur retirement visa. It’s good for a yr and report every 90 days. How is that complicated? Seems pretty straightforward to me.

Apple products are way over priced as Thai wages are very low. It would cost more to sell them in the US than Thailand. Thai salespeople would earn 300-400 baht a day as well as warehouse, import staff and transportation.

I find electronics to be the same or slightly cheaper as tax is built into the price already.

How about car prices and big bikes.

They just updated visas to 60 days on arrival yesterday but idk if you can extend that just on a tourist visa exemption. Still saves the pain in the butt after 30 days and also the 1900 THB cost. Anyone know if you can extend after the 60 day visa exemption period?

Do you have a U.S. bank account with a U.S. address? My bank told me to have a U.S. address so I can keep my U.S. bank checking/saving/investment accounts. is there are a monthly fee for Google Voice? Thanks again with the great info

What's the infrastructure like with regards to the roads, sidewalks, electric grid, and internet?

Hi Tony, Do they have a government healthcare we can get for seniors over 65? If not do you know where we can get some? Thanks

Glasses. That is too bad

If you wanna own real estate in Asia, try Malaysia instead

My final misconception was that only bald men were allowed to enter Thailand! 😅

the weird thing is it seems like everyone is on the make when i watch the videos and such from various folk. Just seems like you always have to keep your head on a swivel for scammers especially transportation and tourist stuff. haha. I love, 'you can find the right one' when talking about the submissive women. I know you did not mean it to come out that way but it was a good freudian slip.