I had a bit of a giggle when I first read the survey. And the part where they mentioned length of contracts threw me. I don’t have a lot of experience with contracts but aren’t they typically two years? And having to go out of the country every year makes them seem like one.

I’ve only heard about the Thai/expat divorce rate from someone quoting the British Embassy. It was quite shocking.

But like any international survey, this one is not tailor-made for Thailand. I could have racked up the pluses, easily. Even with negatives, Thailand is a fine place to live.

Fun in the sun? I’m headed to the land of the wimpy rain ;-)

A most interesting survey and I wish I had seen it when it was published, it’s a Thai bloggers dream.

The Thai ranking for finding love doesn’t surprise me at all but I would be interested to see how those marriages rank in a divorce league table. I don’t think they would fare too well.

The Thai ranking for learning the lingo is no surprise either as some of the major countries participating are English speaking and so those expats tend to put more of the emphasis on others learning their language. Add in what Amy P. says about tones etc. and the Thai language becomes a steep learning curve for many expats heading the opposite way in the twilight years of their lives.

I wish I could have got hold of this survey, I would of assassinated it beyond recognition, the HD way of course. Best wishes and I’ll be taking the Daniel T. Murphy interview with me for my homework. Have fun in the sun lucky one.
.-= Martyn´s last blog ..Udon Thani – Shake It and Wake It =-.

Thank goodness for New Years and the next round of resolutions ;-)

It does depend on where you live – in Bangkok you can certainly get by just fine, whereas I had once met a woman who lived out in a village working for an NGO and nobody spoke English, so she HAD to learn Thai and fast!
.-= Amy P.´s last blog ..If You Love Health & Fitness… =-.