heywood,
tha house in the picture looks pretty much like the house of the grandmother of my girlfriend.
I possibly could not live in it, but frankly, if the roof does not leak in rainy season, in Isaan not much more is needed really -- give me another 20 years to prepare myself to get native like that: in weak moments I entertain already ideas like moving permanently to Khorat, so it might not be completely out of my cards...
writing this, while i have an aircon blowing down on me, so maybe i am not 100% truthful
