yep guys, Thailand is pretty awesome, very cheap, even though as a foreigner you have to pay double or even ten times more to visit places, yet this still equates to pretty cheap. Im a teacher here with an opportunity to go to Qatar....mainly for the tax free salary in the hope of paying off my Thai mortgage in a few years...even though,..a social life is damned important for an expat anywhere......so i guess ill just have to keep on weighing the pros and cons..thanks all.