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What should I do if I can't find work in Thailand and my wife is Thai?

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Jul 28, 2019

6 years ago

Richard ********

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Just wondered if anybody is in the same situation as myself. My wife is thai and I dont meet the criteria to get her to the UK, yet I can't find work in Thailand apart from teaching english, which certainly isn't something I'm any good at as I did an English course one Saturday at the school my wife teaches at and absolutely hated it..

If anybody is in the same situation how do you cope??

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The post discusses the difficulties of an expat married to a Thai national who cannot secure employment in Thailand, aside from teaching English, which he dislikes. A commenter shares their experience of working overseas for better pay, suggesting that some expats choose to work outside Thailand due to higher salaries.

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I work overseas pays more, my wife not interested in UK job here pays more money and not enough chillis in UK

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