Living expenses in Thailand

[Nitro]

I dont know why statements like that bother me but they do.... if you want to live like a Thai then you have many options, doesnt mean you have to live like a poverty stricken uneducated farmer which is what you think all thais live like. I live like a Thai:

-my apt. is 9000 baht a month including water/electricity
-my food is roughly 200 baht a meal (once a day thai food, the rest could be anything from Italian to Mexican to McDonalds)
-I take taxis at about 100 baht a ride (once or twice a day)
-Sky train at average 25 baht a ride (between 2 and 4 times a day)
-I go to movies at average 120 baht a show once or twice a week
-I buy entertainment like video games, dvd's and music at about 3000 baht a month
-my gym membership is 2200 baht a month


Damian Mavis
Honour TKD

I don't know why statements like THAT bother me but they do. True, not all Thais live simply, but this is a thread about the expenses of training in Thailand, and Thai boxers most definitely DO live simply. If you come here to train at one of the camps and still insist on having an air-conditioned room and all the comforts of back home, that's fine, but don't expect to earn any respect from theThai boxers if you do so.
Have you come here to watch videos, or to train? If you've come here to train, get serious. Do it "on the cheap" and you might even be treated with a little respect by the other boxers.