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09-07-2006, 02:50
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is it easy to find work in thailand????
hi everyone,
its a while off yet but im off to thailand in december 06 for a month travelling about on my own. i dont know what to expect but if a chane of work out there was to arise i think it would be difficult to turn down!! purely because im a young lad(20yo) and it would more then likely be a once in a liftime oppurtunity. zzzzzzzzzzzzz ha ha i'll get to the point what are the chances of being able to get work out there? is it easy? 
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09-07-2006, 03:41
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Hi Soundboy
Welcome to the forum In answer to your question,have a read of this thread. http://www.phuket-info.com/forums/ex...jobs-list.html
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09-07-2006, 03:41
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pretty much zero only thing possible is english teacher but most need a degree
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09-07-2006, 04:09
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You see Marc, and that's where I actually disagree. You can't work in Thailand, although thousands are doing it. Same for ...you can't be happy with a TG/BG, although, there are some happy story's.... ...jeezus..I get a bit tired of all those negative story's. It's one big world, ppl are ppl, despite of the culture, there's a "core" feeling in all of us, paperwork is to overcome...and as cybernator_uk said: ....maybe you come up with something new ! (please ignore my "Internet Cafe" thread  Although, I must admit that the original request from Sound Boy in this thread is quite shallow. ...all in all, it's up to you, isn't it ? If your make a very good effort, you can make it everywhere, not just New York Greetings ub2yoo
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09-07-2006, 04:17
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It took me a few minutes to work out what you ment.....Then i remembered...It was on your internet cafe thread..... Yes i did say you would have to have a new idea... But i dont think this is a case for that the guy is planning a month out there.... and is 20 (if i am wrong here i do apologise in advance) I am guessing that he doesnt have the money readily available or collateral to start a buisness im talking about house investment etc.... Also you would need something new.... sort out visa's and have a good knowledge of Thailand and a wife would go a long way... Also from reading the post i am guessing that isnt the case... If you have a degree then marc is right you could teach English other than that i think its going to be very tough to find work... I agree with Marc26here... It may be a big world but i dont think its pratical.... Although i like it when i am proved wrong sometimes
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09-07-2006, 04:49
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Yep, like I said...if you make a "very good effort", everything should be possible, nothing is easy...but to overcome ! Good night ;-) ub2yoo
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09-07-2006, 04:54
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Yes true you would need a very good effort.... But just IMHO this wouldnt be the case... A really good knowledge of Thailand is a must before anything.... After that a really good buisness plan with enough finances to give at least a year out there without having to rely on your buisness for income... And also prepared to take a loss..... This doesnt sound the case.. More like someone who is going out on a tourist visa that will see of they can pick work up out there... That is the difference in what you were talking about and this...
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09-07-2006, 04:57
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When I moved down here in 99's there was a lot of work opportunitities in the IT field, this is not the case anymore, now you need to be a Thai national in most cases. But in the past it was easy to find a job in this field.
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09-07-2006, 05:01
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Soundboy, here's your answer ;-) It's not easy ! Thanks Cyber
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09-07-2006, 05:26
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Cyber, ...and that is something I'm really very tempted to. You know, I guess I just go for a year and learn the language first...meanwhile there's the possibility to meet ppl (and opportunities) along the way....watch that space. ub2yoo p.s.: btw....Chan chorp khun mahk
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09-07-2006, 09:41
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and im not being argumentive to you, but obviously you do not know too much about LOS if you came on here asking if it was a good idea to start an internet cafe. if you had spent a good amount of time in thailand, ou would have known the answer was no. i wasnt being negative to the kid. see people who have never been tot hailand assume its liek alot of places int he world where you can just grab a job, even if its under-the-table as we say in the states, off the books why dont you tell me some job prospects this 20yr old kid has?
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09-07-2006, 12:19
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Although it has tightened up a heck of a lot lately there are still a lot of seasonal oportunities for Diving instructors who are multilingual.
A young friend of my sons who is bilingual in Japanese has just scored a job for one of the Major Hotels on the island as a dive instructor. He does have to get a work permit for this which is being all arranged above board by the Hotel. I know there are still quite a few dive companies around who hire temporary dive masters, but again as I said the industry has tightened up considerably and there is not as much "under the table" hiring as there used to be.
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09-07-2006, 12:23
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Some farangs are making a fairly comfortable living in the timeshare sales biz but I don't a 20 y.o. passing through LOS on a 30 day tourist visa is the type of recruit they're searching for.
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09-07-2006, 14:53
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That's true, that's why my initial question was is it worth running an Internet cafee relatively low cost/risk to get the workpermit and gain experience, without the intention to make big baths with it. Quote:
Yes, sorry, I took your comment a bit too general and not tailored to soundb. Greetings ub2yoo
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12-07-2006, 10:05
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Why work if your only in LOS for 30 days? Like you said go experience the whole country. Go to Chiang Rai and over the border, go to Chaing Mai, then slowly move east and see Isaan then go southward and stop when you reach Phuket. Your 30 days will be up in no time. Now if you had 6 months, looking for a low paying, low skill job might be an option. Most schools don't hire them too young now days as when they get done training and teach for a couple months they move on again and the school wasted time. They don't want backpacker teachers who are always leaving they want steady staff. Diving in Phuket has really come under the microscope lately as many businesses don't pay their taxes this was in the Gazette recently. If you spoke,read and wrote Thai that would be a differant story. Cheers!
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25-07-2006, 19:46
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I think that it's not easy, from what i heard, lot of farangs are trying to steal (in lot of different ways) other farangs coming to thaïland for short time.
(You must fear them more than any other thaï people). These farangs steal simply because incomes are low in thaïland and they need to do this to make a livin.
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26-07-2006, 02:11
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Would you care to give details about this , it seems to be to be a very imflamatory post . Have you actually met any of these "farangs" you are warning people about , because to call someone a thief is very offensive. I know a lot of "farangs" living in Phuket , some from this forum and others I have met during my 9 years visiting, and so far , none of them has tried to steal from me.
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26-07-2006, 05:38
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The man from the restaurant in belgium who is married with a thai girl told me this.
I would not be surprised as i did read a post somwhere in the forum talking about farangs stealing farangs (not direct stealing i precise). stealing is a general word for me, it means trying to get money from other farangs new to LOS...
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26-07-2006, 05:59
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You're right, I never go back to LOS now, and you cancel your flight too, okay ?
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26-07-2006, 08:55
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This being the same person who told you that you can stay in Patong for 200 baht per night and that most BG's are Vietnamese and Burmese ??
Good source.. suggest you keep listening to this well informed individual.
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26-07-2006, 16:59
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just got some questions for you. 1.Have you actually been here?.... 2.The man from the restaurant in belgium who is married with a thai girl did he also write the bible?
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26-07-2006, 19:21
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No i did not entirely trust him, since i trust harldy anybody,
but if he s married to a thai girl and go there lot of times, mostly outside main touristic areas, this means he must not be totally wrong... Anyway i'm sure most of you only go to phuket and some to bangkok / both. So you can't know what s happening on other places. I know this kind of things happens everywhere, i am not that paranoid, The only real thing i fear is getting in sois with bunch of oldies. WITHOUT ANY OFFENCE !! I UNDERLINE THIS !  As you did see in other posts, old people get twisted and bitter by the years...   I did already caugh some of you being really bitter along my posts... will not tell the names here, could be harmfull  Kind of tests for me about peeps going to mai thai 
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