42. | The downsides of life in Thailand

Lately, I’ve obviously been looking for more reading and videos about life in Thailand. So the recommendations come according to the search algorithm’s daily mood and search history.

Interestingly, I think Google is getting a headache from me lately, because the recommendation identity based on history is confused by the multitude of topics I’ve been looking at recently: if I’m interested in Thailand one day, I watch Excel videos the next day, then on the third day Thailand is the hit of the day again, then on the fourth day it throws me Excel spreadsheets about Thailand.

While searching, I also start to get to know the searcher’s whimsical personality a little. It’s like after living together for a few years, your partner is starting to show something about themselves. Something that may or may not be exciting, but it doesn’t hurt to know just in case.

The thing is, while I was just looking at the possibilities of life in Thailand, the most beautiful recommendations came. Wonderful islands, fabulous beaches. Fruits that I had never heard of before, but I already know that they are the most delicious delicacies in the world. The girls are beautiful. There is never night in Thailand, or, when by chance there is, the moonlight turns into nightlife, where Thai girls are just waiting for my body. I mean, you just have to start looking around, and you’ll know that the whole world is upside down, because paradise does exist, right here on earth. And it’s right there in Thailand.

If you listen to me, stop searching here! If you don’t, the paradise will be lost!

Watch a single video that isn’t about positive things and the illusion is over! Ever since I watched a video about the dangers of life in Thailand, it’s as if YouTube, with its memory loss, suddenly realized: from that moment on, every second recommendation talks about what to look out for if you don’t want to get into trouble, why I should think twice about whether I want to go there, and generally why it’s not good for me where I am.

So I made the mistake of watching a few videos about the dangers. Of course, that didn’t make me lose my mind because I didn’t believe there was the paradise. More importantly, the sheer number of videos that popped up didn’t deter me from going. My decision was made and it’s solid.

What’s wrong with Thailand?

I mean, according to others. I have no problem with it for now, I want to emphasize that! Let’s see what videos pop up from time to time!

• Why You’ll hate Living in Thailand?
• 12 Things I hate About Thailand
• Why people don’t like Thailand anymore?
• Problems with Thai culture
• Thailand YouTubers Are Lying About Cost Of Living In Thailand
• 17 things I wish I knew before visiting Thailand
• 34 worst scams in Thailand!
• Is it still safe to travel to Thailand?
• Thailand’s dark sides exposed – Why Thailand is a terrible country?
• Is Thailand still the best destination for digital nomads?
• The Digital Nomad Dream is Dead (and this is replacing it)

I think if I just read these attention-grabbing headlines, I would lose interest not only in life in Thailand, but in life in general. And maybe I wouldn’t even think about becoming a digital nomad anymore.

A separate chapter would be dedicated to the collection of videos that deal with the dangers and tricks of nightlife, and how you need to be careful that women who sell their love for money will cut you off. Wow! This gives me goosebumps! Even more so! I never expected this! But I’ll just say what I’ve written several times: my path does not lead to a prostitute’s paradise, but to the temple of the soul.

What did I learn from these warnings?

Nothing!

I mean, nothing that I haven’t already thought through in my own story.

I see that there are people who haven’t figured out their own calculations and therefore try to warn others about what won’t be good. I think they forget one thing, that someone else might not be setting out on the road with their expectations. Those looking for silence can be bothered by even two tourists. Those looking for fun will probably be bothered by the soullessness of the entertainment industry. Those looking for exotic food may find that they don’t like the local food. Those looking for cheap living may find even cheap living expensive after a while, or they may regret that it used to be cheaper.

Those who come with expectations may be disappointed. I don’t have any expectations at the moment. I want to find one thing: silence. But I’m not looking for it in the world, but in myself.

Interesting fact in the picture: I watched a video made with a Thai prostitute. Among the many interesting thoughts he shared, there was one that really struck me. He was asked what he wanted to do in life. He said, “I want to empty myself…”

Then there are those people who just repeat the same problems that I see countless times, in a different guise. That is, some of these warning messages are exactly the same, they just add to the crowd.

As do I, of course, in a way. I see that documenting travel is fashionable, so I may not be saying anything new here, but that’s for you to decide.

Finally, there are the honest warnings. But I think the point of these is to try to warn that the digital nomad life is not as easy and happiness as it seems.

Fortunately, this is the same as the thoughts about expectations. I never forget for a moment that I am not preparing for a vacation that will last the rest of my life. No. But for a life full of work, a busy life. So far, none of my ideas have been about sitting on the beach all day and just relaxing. I know that in order to realize this dream of mine and then be able to live it, I have to work hard. For a long time. I know that there are inconveniences waiting for me in order to wake up in a place where I feel good. I am aware that I have to leave a lot of things and everyone behind me in order to live my life differently. Every day I am reminded of the price of being brave now. The weight of seeming selfish and starting to walk my own path.

Yet this dream attracts me every day.