left our jobs, went to Asia

Those overseeing a construction project in Thailand, complain that Thai builders have a way of working, which does not always go in unison with quality or logic.
Take the Suvarnabhumi airport as an example, a grand project, ridden with planning and construction failures to the level of nationwide scandal.

Construction worker busy with bricks and mortar, Ban Phe, Thailand

Regardless, new buildings rise all over the country, like mushrooms after the rain.