Why not retire to Thailand?

[a-447]

3 hours ago, vinapu said:

I wonder how long flight in economy would be?

Well,  if you sit at the front of the plane, technically you do arrive earlier.

[reader]

1 hour ago, floridarob said:

Ouch, you can tell you are from Boston.....this, along with "you's guys" .....co-workers ridiculed  me to death until I stopped using them 😆

"you's guys" was the patois of the North End and Eastie. You really didn't want to be caught speaking the King's English in either place. 😄

[alvnv]

6 hours ago, a-447 said:

Well,  if you sit at the front of the plane, technically you do arrive earlier.

I wouldn’t want to be on a plane that lands nose first 

[scott456]

11 hours ago, scott456 said:

.  I can always visit Thailand, it is just a 13 hour flight away (business class).

 

10 hours ago, vinapu said:

I wonder how long flight in economy would be?

 

24 minutes ago, alvnv said:

I wouldn’t want to be on a plane that lands nose first 

 

Economy class is the same 13 hours.  What I meant was, I fly business class, and 13 hours in business class is not difficult for me at all.  That's why I say Thailand is only a 13 hour business class flight away.

I am so sorry some people react to business/economy class issue so strongly.

[Olddaddy]

6 hours ago, scott456 said:

 

 

 

Economy class is the same 13 hours.  What I meant was, I fly business class, and 13 hours in business class is not difficult for me at all.  That's why I say Thailand is only a 13 hour business class flight away.

I am so sorry some people react to business/economy class issue so strongly.

Scott, don't take that personally , posters are just having a joke , and a bit of banter 👍😅

You must admit you found some of the posts funny too,the one where the front of the plane arrives first😂

No it's good fun , nothing personal 👍

 

 

 

 

[floridarob]

21 hours ago, a-447 said:

Well,  if you sit at the front of the plane, technically you do arrive earlier.

Reminds me of a blonde joke.....

A blonde gets on an airplane and sits down in the first class section of the plane. The stewardess rushes over to her and tells her she must move to coach because she doesn't have a first class ticket. The blonde replies, "I'm blonde, I'm smart, I have a good job, and I'm staying in first class until we reach Jamaica." The disgusted stewardess gets the head stewardess who asks the blonde to leave. The blonde yet again repeats "I'm blonde, I'm smart, I have a good job and I'm staying in first class until we reach Jamaica." The head stewardesses doesn't even know what to do at this point because they still have to get the rest of the passengers seated to take off; the blode is causing a problem with boarding now, so the stewardess gets the copilot. The copilot goes up to the blonde and whispers in her ear. She immediately gets up and goes to her seat in the coach section. The head stewardess asks the copilot in amazement what he said to get her to move to her correct seat. The copilot replies, "I told her the front half of the airplane wasn't going to Jamaica."

source: http://www.jokes4us.com/blondejokes/firstclassblondejoke.html

[vinapu]

56 minutes ago, floridarob said:

 The copilot replies, "I told her the front half of the airplane wasn't going to Jamaica."

 

while just a joke  when come to airplanes it may prove true when comes to trains as sometimes different carriages are going to different destinations splitting somewhere on the way.

as for arrival at the same time I recall situation from Honolulu years ago when for some reason boarding for delayed  Melbourne bound flight was quite unruly with people crowing up instead of lining neatly.

Seeing what's going on,  desperate employee announced though loud speaker ' please line up as captain assures us all passengers will arrive at the same time".

It did the trick almost immediately with most of us hanging head low in bit of shame

[Mavica]

On 8/6/2022 at 1:29 PM, Olddaddy said:

Look I'm going to be honest , my Filipino boyfriend suggested  sometime  we should go on a cruise in Alaska that he looked up.

I asked him if it was thru a "gay travel company"?

No he said ,"Does it matter?

Yes , I'm going to feel very awkward on a cruise with a man (Boyfriend)who has boyish looks and is 30yo whilst I'm 62 and  mostly  retired  European &  American couples on the cruise who may judge/not judge 

I won't go on something like that, cruises etc , that means I have to be open and introduce my partner etc only to be laughed at behind our backs or judged etc ,no not for me unless it's a gay travel agency 

I'm circling back to this discussion, because I returned from my first-ever cruise (ship) - three days ago.  A Royal Caribbean Line ship, 7 nights to the Western Caribbean (4 port stops:  Honduras, Belize and 2 in Mexico).  A small ship with about 2,000 passengers. 

My observations:  onboard were many gay men and lesbians spanning all age groups ... including one group of 50 gay men belonging to the Prime Timers social group.  There was a nightly gathering for gays in one of the bars.  The Cruise Director was gay. 

There was no assigned seating in the Main Dining Room, and the ship I was on had 5 or 6 eating areas.  I was assigned one of the two time slots to eat in the Main Dining Room but I opted to eat in the buffet restaurant instead. 

Passengers interact with one another as they see fit.  Engage in conversations with others, or not.  I did not sense anyone judging another passenger - gay or straight.  People go on cruises to have a good time.  If you are sharing a stateroom with a younger man and enjoying the ship's various venues, I doubt anyone will care.  

 

[TMax]

Still trying to win lotteries so I can enjoy a retirement of debauchery in Bangkok or Manila😛😂

[vinapu]

1 hour ago, TMax said:

Still trying to win lotteries so I can enjoy a retirement of debauchery in Bangkok or Manila😛😂

With carefull planning that win should happen in 1st week of Dec the latest !

[xpaulo]

I think what you're going through is not unusual, but you have the good sense to accept it and plan accordingly. I've met Canadian straight expat men in Latin America, Mexico and Costa Rica, who moved there for retirement. They're usually divorced and alone except for other lonely expat men they meet every day at a bar. For whatever reason they haven't found a local woman to marry who at least would bring companionship and her own family for added security. I think the companionship is the big thing except for the true loners who don't want it. It sounds like income won't be an issue for you which is a definitely a plus.

[xpaulo]

9 hours ago, Mavica said:

I did not sense anyone judging another passenger

I was lucky enough to get a ticket for the opening ceremony of the Vancouver Olympics. I was sitting next to a gay couple, and one of the two men carried on a hilarious commentary throughout the ceremony. We were also sitting in the midst of a group of couples, the husbands all being the managers of tire shops in small town B.C. and Alberta. The wives were laughing at all the jokes, but the husbands were probably all thinking this is what happens when you come to the Sodom and Gomorrah that is Vancouver.

[fedssocr]

On 11/14/2022 at 4:08 PM, Mavica said:

I'm circling back to this discussion, because I returned from my first-ever cruise (ship) - three days ago.  A Royal Caribbean Line ship, 7 nights to the Western Caribbean (4 port stops:  Honduras, Belize and 2 in Mexico).  A small ship with about 2,000 passengers. 

My observations:  onboard were many gay men and lesbians spanning all age groups ... including one group of 50 gay men belonging to the Prime Timers social group.  There was a nightly gathering for gays in one of the bars.  The Cruise Director was gay. 

There was no assigned seating in the Main Dining Room, and the ship I was on had 5 or 6 eating areas.  I was assigned one of the two time slots to eat in the Main Dining Room but I opted to eat in the buffet restaurant instead. 

Passengers interact with one another as they see fit.  Engage in conversations with others, or not.  I did not sense anyone judging another passenger - gay or straight.  People go on cruises to have a good time.  If you are sharing a stateroom with a younger man and enjoying the ship's various venues, I doubt anyone will care.  

 

I recently took my first cruise as well. Mine was a Mediterranean cruise on Virgin. Tons of gay couples and small groups of gay friends. Lots of lesbian couples as well. Very gay crew. They even have drag shows. I was traveling solo. Didn't feel obligated to interact with anyone. It was worth doing once but not really for me.