More often than not, when an expatriate living in Bangkok answers a foreigner’s question regarding his or her residence, the response will be one of many variations, “Are you insane boy, what on earth are you going to do there?”

Bangkok has an international reputation as one of the most beautiful, ugly, hot, exciting, sophisticated, dirty, friendly, crowded, interesting and just plain confusing cities in the world. These and other descriptions are all accurate reflections of Bangkok, depending on the person’s perspective and own experiences.