Written by author of Spellbound in Chiangmai and Understanding Thailand's Money Culture, this book takes you on a journey from fascination to infatuation, then to realization and finally disillusionment - stages that many foreigners go through when they decide to settle down in the Land of Smiles after seeing all the good things about it.
Chapters in the book include:
- Low Cost Of Living
- Price List
- Thai Hospitality & Flexibility
- Oriental Wisdom
- Reality - The Extent Of Freedom
- Reality - Thai Values & Beliefs
- The Problem With Mai Pen Rai
- Reality - Farang Privileges
- The Truth
- Stage One - Infatuation
- Why Thailand?
- Stage Two - Discovery
- How The Good Girls Do It
- Impermanence
- Stage Three - Denial Or Compromise
- Sneaky & Superficial