Why life in Thailand can be misery for musicians  

First off, it’s unfortunate that Juha Lothman and his wife are stuck residing in Pattaya. I would say the same to residents of Bangkok who are tortured by loud sounds.
Yet loud and annoying sounds are not only a scourge in tourist cities like Pattaya, Phuket, Bangkok and Chiang Mai. Thailand is also renowned for noise pollution in rural areas. Indeed Thailand may well claim the mantle of “noisiest country in the world”. I could list all the different types of eardrum assault, but it would entail two hours of typing, and I’ve got better things to do with my time.
Noise pollution is particularly annoying for musicians and those who appreciate good music, because their ears/brains are particularly sensitive to sound. For a musician, being in Thailand is sonic misery.
Little known fact: a forensic surgeon, after examining the brains of thousands of dead people, found that the two hemispheres of musicians’ brains show a high level of nerve connectivity not found in any other profession – not in doctors, professors, politicians, monks, sportsmen, lawyers, etc. Only in musicians.  
Ken Albertsen
Chiang Rai