ex patts in Chiang rai

[Hephesus]

Hi folks, Do any of you know if there are many ex pats in Chiang rai. I hope to find a few popel I can chat to occassionally. If all goes well for me I hope to end up in Phan, maybe a few there?

[frogblogger]

I've been to Chiang Rai a few times, it's a quiet place. There's a small stretch of a few bars targeting the expats, spent an evening there once and my mate and I were the only ones in the bar all night! But I'm sure once you get to know the place it'll have its share of farangs... we get everywhere

[Hephesus]

Originally Posted by frogblogger

I've been to Chiang Rai a few times, it's a quiet place. There's a small stretch of a few bars targeting the expats, spent an evening there once and my mate and I were the only ones in the bar all night! But I'm sure once you get to know the place it'll have its share of farangs... we get everywhere

Ok thanks for the assurance of life out in the sticks, I have howevr found a few, even in the remoter village of Phan where I hope to plant myself. Realy though the thought of being too close to ex pats is not to welcome, I have run from them before.

[King Silk]

I agree some (most?) expats are peeps who one would not wish to associate with at home.

However, I cannot imagine living in a village full of Thais who do not speak a word of English and
who only want you for what they can get out of you! TRUE. They are NOT all like that. Just most.

After a while of enduring that. I would talk to anybody!!!

Boredom is a terrible thing........

[Hephesus]

Originally Posted by King Silk

I agree some (most?) expats are peeps who one would not wish to associate with at home.

However, I cannot imagine living in a village full of Thais who do not speak a word of English and
who only want you for what they can get out of you! TRUE. They are NOT all like that. Just most.

After a while of enduring that. I would talk to anybody!!!

Boredom is a terrible thing........

Now living in a small creten village where only greek is spoken I have one nighbour who is an english jew, we fell out a few months ago and I have done my best to keep the gap between us as big as possible. In Thailand I am moving in with a lady that has her own house and car, I will live from pesion and investment but my investment capitol stays where it is what I get monthy will be spent with joy on whoever and I will gladly give to the poor.
But as you rightly point out I will need a bit of interaction with someone speaking like what I does once a week or month.

[KhwaamLap]

Originally Posted by Hephesus

Now living in a small creten village where only greek is spoken I have one nighbour who is an english jew, we fell out a few months ago and I have done my best to keep the gap between us as big as possible. In Thailand I am moving in with a lady that has her own house and car, I will live from pesion and investment but my investment capitol stays where it is what I get monthy will be spent with joy on whoever and I will gladly give to the poor.
But as you rightly point out I will need a bit of interaction with someone speaking like what I does once a week or month.

I had to read that 3 times before I realised it said Creten village, and not Cretin village (I wondered why cretins would speak Greek). Is it because he is English or because he is a Jew - only asking becuse you pointed out his religion which I though a little odd given the context.

I spent a week in Chiang Rai about 6 or 7 years ago. Bored the poop out of me - Only farangs I saw were at the Bridge doing day trips/visa runs (immigration guard was nice though - Thai side - I stood and chatted with him for 40 minutes and he shared his oranges with me - nice guy). Not much to do once you've seen the waterfalls, hilltribes, Myanmar shanty town and the temple with the baboons, but to each their own. As Froggy said, didn't meet anyone in any bars or restaurants that were not Thai.