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Do you stay alone in your home country? Do you have a large network of friends, close family you see often? Is your religious organization, church, temple, mosque important to you? Some miss national spectator sports, sporting clubs ,bowling, golf, swimming, hiking ,bridge, poker group, casinos, etc. if you have nothing keeping you, and if you are lonely in your home country, try 6 months or so. Only you know your situation and only you can decide.

I can understand that, but if you'll forgive some self-pitying, I and others are now at the stage in our lives where we haven't much more time to be with our loved-ones. I am very fit but even for me, the journey to Thailand becomes more difficult by the year and there will come a time, I fear, when it will be too much. My June trip is canceled and my October one threatened; those are experiences irretrievably lost. That's why I may be tempted into a trip later this year which, were I twenty or even ten years younger, I'd put-off until it was 100% safe in terms of the coronavirus....if that were possible.

Londoner's/Vinapu's advice on a trial period is very important. Consider your life beyond the sexual entertainment, do you make friends easily (I live in Isaan where there are drawbacks, my partner of 11 years is wonderful but I miss having mature gay friends and meeting them for dinner at home and in restaurants), there are opportunities in Pattaya to socialise and eg to play bridge, don't laugh but do you want a dog(s) which may not be allowed in a condo.

you are certainly right, you can't possibly go now and presumably for a while with such restrictions and quarantines probably being with us for a while as @spoon points out. Knowing you I am well aware that you'd rather be here and help with your expenditures, but your post could have been interpreted a bit differently, so I thought I make the point

don't read me wrong, I'm itching to go and help to lift Thailand's economy as soon as I can but reality is it doesn't make any sense to go if entry restrictions are not lifted. I even have a ticket already, useless as it is for now but Lufthansa says it will be usable all the way to Jun 2021. Of course if both me and airline will be still alive. Who wants to fly that far only to be forced to undergo quarantine of 2 weeks on arrival in Thailand and then again upon return do the same in the home country ? ( I'm not even entertaining an option on being subject of the same in point of transit , I can't fly directly from my home ) . That is thing which is holding me and countless others back

don't take "state facility" at face value, those don't need to be bad at all. In Bangkok they tend to be Hotels repurposed as government quarantine facilities. I have seen Rattanakosin Hotel and Elegance Hotel mentioned as such, Ambassador supposedly too.

The Deep Old Ones, no doubt. Shoggoth! Arthur C. Clarke (much influenced by HPL) once wrote a hilarious parody short story “At the Mountains of Murkiness.” It contained the immemorable line penned in the day-diary of Cthulhu: ”Have Slog-Wallop see about the drains.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/deepcuts.blog/2019/12/21/at-the-mountains-of-murkiness-or-from-lovecraft-to-leacock-1940-by-arthur-c-clarke/amp/

I'd rather stay home and wait until it's over

I'm sure you wnated to say ' lack ANY appeal"

Perhaps worth keeping in mind that businesses have been allowed to re-open -- but only under the "new normal" rules. Screening, social distancing, masks (duh), limitations on number of customers allowed in at any time, plexiglass dividers between tables, etc. (I assume everyone has seen the pictures). Barbers have to wear masks and shields. Some mainstream massage shops are already planning for that to be required. In China, Shanghai Disneyland is reopening and tickets sold out almost immediately. But there will be all the usual health precautions and more, and right now limited to only 30% of capacity. Personally I think this is being handled quite well by the Thai authorities. There will always be slip-ups and it will take some time for the real "now normal" to evolve, but they're good, small steps forward. Here's what we might expect from one of the better-known legit(-ish) massage places.

A trial period is essential. At least six months, preferably more. I considered it sixteen years ago when the pound was worth 73 bht. I'm pleased I remained in London and continued to travel for holidays, grateful that I could afford to do so. Returning to your question, one of the major issues for me was exactly what you mentioned. I only knew one expat (he has since died) and, to be blunt, the posts I read on a gay forum (not this one) suggested that I'd never fit in. Some of the attitudes were genuinely appalling to someone who has lived in a liberal, multi-cultural city all his life. I appreciate that this was not true of others but feared that expat life may not be for me. So you are right to take into account what sort of social life you'd have in Pattaya, as well as obvious things like finance, weather, health and the political situation, remembering that if you sell-up at home, you may find it financially problematical to return if things don't turn -out well.

Of you can stand year round heat and you think you can go without family and friends in your home country I'd say try to stay at least one year and then you will see. Getting new friends can be fun. Don't burn any bridges at home until you decision is solid

Ahhh Dante Santos. Yes, he would certainly be worth pursuing. I can tell you the gym where he works out in Medellin, but I don't recall ever seeing him show up in any of the local escort listings Many of the boys on F4F consider themselves models only and will not consider "dates" with their internet clients. Keep in mind that their interactions with the audience are monitored -- they cannot make arrangements nor share telephone numbers in the chat. So if you are really interested in pursuing one of the boys, ask for either an Instagram or Twitter account. Then DM the model, explaining precisely what you are looking for and when. If the exchange is positive, then you should offer up a WhatsApp contact number to seal the deal. I have successfully done this with 3 F4F models who will remain anonymous, so it can be managed. Good luck with your quest.