I've never breached my visa conditions in any country I've lived in. I've never overstayed. I have always worked and resided legally in other countries.

There is nothing for me in China now, it had simply "had it's day" as I hear many other former China ex-pats say.

No reason for me to work there now, I never relied on teaching money anyway. It is peanut money.

I know people who lived in China before in Wuhan, Nanning and Guilin They said they were "sick of pretending it's good".

They left. So did I. I am just not going to let an idiotic comment by someone about "fascinating culture" slide.

That's why I picked out China's faults. If you want to find fault with what will soon be my permanent home, Thailand,
please go ahead. At this stage I can't see any negatives.

I'll go ahead. Let's talk positive, for the sake of thrifty garden FTs currently teaching at public Chinese universities. Can those FTS save and prosper to the same or to a greater extent in Thailand while teaching around 15 clock hours a week at public universities in rent-free accommodation? Is all of Thailand safe for westerners? How many vacancies are there in Thailand for public university FTs compared to China?

Is the supply and demand situation for such jobs weighted towards job applicants due to lack of interest from job applicants? Can a garden FT get university job offers easily throughout Thailand? Have you sought a public university/college teaching post in Pattaya?