Well I'd sure want old age to catch up with me outside the U.S. And I bet the guy would be healthier in Bangkok. As long as someone could survive the flights, I don't see why they'd want to exist in the U.S. when they can exist in nicer places (nicer for an older person). Check out the book, The East, The West, and Sex. The funniest part is the chapter on Thailand, and an American guy living in Thailand goes back to his midwest U.S. city (I think in Kansas) for a visit, and someone was talking about his lawnmower, and this guy thought, "I've got to get out of here."

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-- Interestingly enough my American & WYSIWYG. friend returns annually to the USofA. for health checks, any necessary surgical ops. and suchlike; most of the costs being covered by Vets'., Medicare & Ins'ce. wch. I doubt if elderly folks would enjoy here.
- But I'd agree that if one can stay reasonably fit & well then BKK. would probably be as good a place, and better then many another, in wch. to enjoy one's retirement.

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i thought the burning down of big c was the main cause of ceasing his cruising activity there. or are there parts of big c that are open for cruising after the fire?

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-- Not so!
- 'The Pest.' is what we in FL. used to call a 'Snowbird.' - one who flees the Nawth to escape winter's snows;
- Tee rak & I passed-by BIG C - R'damri. just over a fortnight back; at that it was shut tighter than the proverbial ... ! Little if any signs of any obvious work in progress then.

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BibC Rajdamri is still closed.There seems to be no work going on.
The CARREFOUR chain is soon to be taken over by BigC-that may mean another 42 fresh new chances on exploring toilets??
Big C now also has ''smallbig C'' like on Phanyotin, near Sena/Major. Seems like a contradiction. These are more like the small TescoLOtus convnce shops.
Got proposed again at cellar floor WC in BigC RKHaeng last week.

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