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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2017 19:42:19 GMT 7
"I've been poor all my life, I know how to be poor," said a young trainee schoolteacher to me.
What is poverty? a lack of funds?
I reckon it's a lack of choice, and that brings the worst poverty - The Poverty of Hope.
Here lies the problem - Poverty of Hope is an alien concept to just about all of us on this board.
You may have had situations that you thought were hopeless, but most of us can see, and find a way out.
What if you can't?
What if you are a stateless person in Chiang Rai? unable to get residency, a work permit, or any type of legal employment -
Where's the choice?
Where's the hope?
I see people in Facebook groups boasting all the time about how they can live cheap in Thailand. And when the going gets tough, they phone Mummy and get her to fly them out on her credit card.
To live a frugal life through choice is fine.
To compare it to the genuine poverty which scars many is wilful stupidity.
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Post by smokie36 on May 13, 2017 19:46:48 GMT 7
I have family in the UK who live in poverty.
Yet for most of them it is a choice....there are routes out of it but they are too lazy to change their poor lifestyles.
My tolerance is low in these cases.
I knew an Iraqi who arrived in the UK in 1993 and shared a flat with me in London shortly afterwards who was poor as dirt.
He now owns his own home and thriving business...all through his own hard work...18 hrs a day for 20 years.
That to me is what the UK's immigration policy is all about....and should remain to be.
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2017 21:35:47 GMT 7
Luck of the draw. Game of life.
Such is life.
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Post by smokie36 on May 13, 2017 21:41:09 GMT 7
Luck of the draw. Game of life. Such is life. Heartache and pain can happen to the rich as well. Often the happiest moments in life are found in the unlikeliest places. |
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2017 21:43:09 GMT 7
Luck of the draw. Game of life. Such is life. Heartache and pain can happen to the rich as well. Often the happiest moments in life are found in the unlikeliest places. Health trumps wealth anyday. |
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Post by siampolee on May 13, 2017 21:44:01 GMT 7
The biggest problem in making oneself financially independent is the fact that most people are too busy earning a living to make money.  |
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Post by Soutpeel on May 13, 2017 21:47:18 GMT 7
Heartache and pain can happen to the rich as well. Often the happiest moments in life are found in the unlikeliest places. Health trumps wealth anyday. Maybe so, but if one is living in the likes of Thailand, health can get rather expensive pretty quickly without " wealth" ie insurance |
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2017 21:54:39 GMT 7
Health trumps wealth anyday. Maybe so, but if one is living in the likes of Thailand, health can get rather expensive pretty quickly without " wealth" ie insurance Sure if you're not Thai. |
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Post by Soutpeel on May 13, 2017 21:59:35 GMT 7
Maybe so, but if one is living in the likes of Thailand, health can get rather expensive pretty quickly without " wealth" ie insurance Sure if you're not Thai. Even for Thai if one wants decent care |
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2017 22:12:34 GMT 7
Even for Thai if one wants decent care Better now than it was before Thaksin. |
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Post by Soutpeel on May 14, 2017 10:08:23 GMT 7
Even for Thai if one wants decent care Better now than it was before <Toxin>. Really, i hadnt noticed any real difference... |
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2017 10:36:04 GMT 7
Better now than it was before <Toxin>. Really, i hadnt noticed any real difference... Yeah it's a shame the new gov wants the 30b total health care abolished except for the oldies. |
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