Living in Sriracha Chonburi Thailand - People here are rich

Yeah, paradise

I've been living here in Sriracha for the past four months. Things are different here compared to Bangkok.

One of the main major changes you will notice is the lack of public transportation in the outskirts of Sriracha. I assume this must be a norm in Thailand's rural or small urban places.

Don't get me wrong this is place is top A+ in infrastructure. There are wide smooth roads with most areas having ample lighting; fast fiber internet with 100mbps connection as a low-end subscription; high-class hospital and public ones which can compete with the private hospitals; great schools. It's actually a great place to live.

But because the population is under some 200,000, there are virtually no tuk tuk or song teow in my neighborhood. Even though I have a car and a scooter, I still get uneasy about it. What if both vehicles break down and you find yourself in an emergency situation?  I hardly speak Thai and I don't know anybody here.

It's kind of weird that all people here have their own vehicles. Even when the local market is filled with a lot of people, you won't see anyone without a vehicle - everyone has either a scooter, a car or a pickup.