I will try to compare and contrast. My childhood home in Pak Chong in the North East of Thailand and Chonburi where I studied, live and work now.
Pak Chong is a rural community in North East of Thailand (E-san). It is a farming community where the people follow a more simple life, without many of the modern conveniences and facilities the people Chonburi here.
Pak Chong is set near a riverside and many of the roads are unfinished. Here the people live from the land, the villages are small, people live in traditional Thai houses with a strong feeling of community, often without strong mobile phone signals and often no electricity. But they are happy and enjoy this simple way of living.