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I'm a Sydney Aussie living in Tokyo. I enjoy living here but the thing I miss the most is beaches, pools and open air living (bars etc). I could probably find the same things elsewhere but Phuket is easy to get to from both Australian and Japan and Thailand makes tourists very welcome. I like Patong because it's got a great beach but plenty else to do, reasonable prices for nice hotels, it's not sleazy and disgusting like the red light zones of big cities (esp Bangkok) but still plenty of action. I don't find Thai women particularly attractive, heresy I know, but Thais are delightful people; a welcome change from the inscrutable Japanese. Finally I love Thai food, I but I can get good Thai food here, when in Patong I eat pizza, English breakfast, roast lamb/beef, etc, all the stuff that's hard to get in Tokyo.
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