He thinks transplants often don't take key steps to prepare themselves for the realities of teaching in Thailand. I moved to Thailand three years ago after deciding it was time to leave my home country of the UK. AdvertisementAnd after teaching in Thailand for three years, I think there's a big misconception that teaching in Thailand is an easy gig — and it's not helped by the viral and misleading stories some people share online. There's a perception that foreign teaching in Thailand is easy enough that you can get drunk and high every night, but that's simply not the case. Plus, I've yet to visit somewhere with a more international and diverse food scene than Bangkok.

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Persons: James Gane, —, hadn't, it's, that's, It's, I've, Thailand James Gane, I'd Organizations: Service, Signature, Michelin Locations: London, Bangkok, Thailand, England, Siam, Central Bangkok, I'm, Signature Bangkok