Check out Jon's channel here: kzread.info

@YuChiGongG

Жыл бұрын

DEFINITELY!: I will. I LIKE this guy! But, I LOVE Richard Harris, and his ilk!!!!!

@UTCM

Жыл бұрын

Jons a great guy

Great interview. Obviously a big part of his story is that he married a Thai lady. He sort of touched on how that made things "simpler" for forming a company, work permits etc. I am surprised you didn't delve into that side of his experience a bit more. Great video and I reckon Jon will keep building his niche little by little.....and good luck to him.

@Tom-Yum-Gai

Жыл бұрын

yeah, try and find a single guy that did/is doing this. Marrying a local is the #1 way to make things easier (IF you pick a good one and don't go stupid-in-Pattaya)

I moved to China at 17. Now I am 30 and living in Thailand. Of course moving so young there is no way you can legally hold a job because you would not have finished a degree. I spent 9 years in China and learnt Chinese fluently. Later married my childhood friend in Thailand and moved to Thailand.

@ThairishTimes

Жыл бұрын

That could be a movie. Great story 👍🏼👍🏼

Jon's primary thesis on Thailand is that it's changed so much that you really need to be honest with yourself and ask the question if Thailand is still the right place to be. Time has a way of passing you by and if you don't confront changes and adapt you'll get swept away and lose your grounding. I think that's what happened to Jon and many other people in this situation, myself included.

@pichetkullavanijaya6908

Жыл бұрын

OK, Mr. Bigfoot...Agree 100% that there are many changes here, and not for the better. Sometimes I think it's going-to-hell-in-a-hand-basket, but that's true for most places on the globe...Thailand is fully connected to the WOKE West, and identifies closely with America, it used to be Britain...WOKE culture is here complete with LGBT, et cetera...Anyway, White folks are leaving for other places in Southeast Asia like the Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Malaysia... Latin America is just way too dangerous although there are a few Canadians and Americans who have moved to Mexico....Hispanic culture although not Anglo-Saxon, shares many similarities and North Americans can identify with just as same as many Britons who moved to Spain, for instance... Finally, no, it's not cheap to live in Thailand any more, especially Bangkok... If one chooses to live in one of the many provinces, it surely will be cheaper, but you are sacrificing healthcare, Western food, and so on...Going native is hot, sticky and humid... unsanitary in sleeping space, toilet, shower, and for the most part food is edible and most are tasty if you like spicy, but some dishes can be revolting like eating bugs, worms, uncooked fermented fish that always has tapeworms, and even rats on the menu.

@silverfox6883

Жыл бұрын

Thailand is good for an extended holiday each year (2/3 months), but I wouldn't want to live there full time, especially if it means having to get married! Fool$ game, that one ...

I like the way he put it, he recognises he wouldn't do the same things if he knew, not many people can recognise their mistakes.

@Tom-Yum-Gai

Жыл бұрын

except as I said above IF he'd moved to a smaller city or a village near one things actually got better over the years re infrastructure, etc. So that observation mostly holds to the main cities/tourist areas I think.

@Ned88Man

Жыл бұрын

First of all, I think Jon is really genuine and I appreciate how he doesn't see Thailand with rose colored glasses like so many falang do. The types that espouse the belief that Thailand and Thai people can do no wrong and if you dont like it you can "Go back to where you came from" really are a tiring lot...

I really enjoy watching Jon's channel. He's got a legit honest view of Thailand and interesting for people who have been living here long enough to be more realistic about the country.

I watch Jon all the time. Always great content and I’m super impressed he moved to Thailand at 17.

Good interview, as always, Pete. He was a brave guy moving to Thailand at such a ridiculously young age. He is right though, Bangkok has changed massively since I first visited in 1993. It's much more expensive and far less shabby and in many ways these days more like any other Asian metropolis.

@ThairishTimes

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Frank

@mixalis6168

Жыл бұрын

Whole world has changed!!

Glad that you got Jon on, been following him on KZread for a while now. Really interesting guy 🙂

Hiya Pete- gosh , you did it again! Love all the questions you’ve asked and this guy was so brave to have moved to Thailand at the age of 17…..very admirable! Where on earth do you find people to interview?😬 Thanks for sharing & have a great day 🙏🏼

@ThairishTimes

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Marietta, I seem to get lucky and find really interesting characters

@ian-wu2bb

Жыл бұрын

​@@ThairishTimes Its not Luck Pete. I think you make the interview interesting by steering the Interviewee in the right direction to keep it flowing and you have certainly developed a knack of getting the best out of the people you Interview. One od your biggest plusses is you dont talk over people and you listen just like good old Parky in his day.

where has,nt changed in 15 + years??he contradicted himself saying the hotel had only risen in price 60 baht in all this time after complaining about how expensive things are now...but interesting guy...but i wouldnt buy a car off him if u know what i mean😉

Great meeting you Pete! :)

@YuChiGongG

Жыл бұрын

Darned Fine interview. Keep on plugging. Life is a horse race. Don't get thrown jumping the hurdles. (Or, more accurately, life is an equestrian steeplechase.)

@ThairishTimes

Жыл бұрын

Best of luck to you John. It was a pleasure to meet you too

i always enjoy your interviews, Pete. I thought John was a bite dodgy with a few of your questions, in particular the ones about his work. "I manage groups of people", I guess if I found a great job that most do not know about, I would not want to share to much info. Great interview Pete!

@ThairishTimes

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Thomas

this guy is great he should be an adviser for all newcomers very smart and honest wow incredible

Very interesting interview, Jon has a wealth of practical knowledge and good to hear a realistic perspective of Thai life . Thanks Pete you’ve done it again .

@ThairishTimes

Жыл бұрын

Cheers mate ☺️☺️

Snap! I was 17 when I went to England and remain there ever since. (home is where you make it) Well done Jon for what you've achieved and I hope you can get permanent residency there🤞 Another enjoyable vlogging Pete, really appreciate it 🙏❤️🇹🇭

@ThairishTimes

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Oy. Home is exactly the where you make it so true

That was very informative,, great job 👏

Great that you have met Jon, he has some great videos about Chang Mai 👍

@ThairishTimes

Жыл бұрын

He does indeed Paul

OMG I dread to think what would've happened to me if I arrived at 17 yrs old lol

@ThairishTimes

Жыл бұрын

Haha Paul imagine the stories

Hi Pete and Jon. Chiang Mai is a very big town ...but surely not in the province where I will liked to live permanently in. Long time ago it is was kind of the dream Mu Ban for the online workers...but I believe that when you want more peaceful and healthy, then you change for another place. He went to Thailand just one year before my second trip to Thailand (Phuket 2006)...but I cannot say about the changes in Bangkok, my holidays were elsewhere, often in Phuket...and changes were hugge in the last two decades. Obviously new buildings everywhere. Cost of life was not same,..,but it is best to know the currency exchange it was : a way cheaper then. Maybe for 1 EUR I had 44 THB about 2006/2007...now 1 EUR 36.5 THB...easy to guess, why it is difficult to compare.

Interesting guest... I'm subscribed to his channel as he has some interesting stuff on Chiang mai which is where my missus is from.. cheers.

OETE a great one this creativity and way of finding the way ahead is astounding. You have a magnetic way of attracting people with inspiring stories. I am retired and about to restart my travels in Asia having hunkered down in Mexico till the covid blew over. My excessive utube watching I found you are the most creative and interesting.

@ThairishTimes

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Michael. Enjoy your travels

Amazing! Really like John exploring Chiang Mai

@ThairishTimes

Жыл бұрын

Hope you’re well Renato

He is referring to 2005 as back in the day. Ghee...​I'm getting old😩

Great interview!

I moved here when i was 19 and i'm 40 now!

@ThairishTimes

Жыл бұрын

nice I hope it’s worked out well for you

I have lived in Shanghai for 20 years, and have a Shanghainese wife. Now in Thailand and I can say it is a different kettle of fish when it comes to permanent living here in the kingdom in regards to visas. I completely understand the sentiment of living long-term and knowing that you will never be a permanent citizen. I was thinking of two choices, either Spain or Thailand as Spain has their golden visa, so with an initial investment, you would get in return, a permanent residence, which would offer peace of mind.

@YuChiGongG

Жыл бұрын

Peace of mind is not the same as piece of ass. Or, do you prefer to run before the bulls, in Spain, as Hemingway?

@Ned88Man

Жыл бұрын

@@YuChiGongG Man, I just finished that book, I really don't get why it is considered a classic.. Snoooooozers

I agree 100% with his feeling about the change of things in Bangkok. It was interesting then, now it's SO much NEW. Reminds me of Atlanta. I have a not good feeling about where this will take Bkk in even the near future. It would be interesting to get the stats to see what the flow OUT of Bkk and to smaller cities like Udon Thani, etc. is like. If you really don't like the changes, go to a small village in rice country, won't change much in 10 or more years :)

One of your best nailed it..."sacrificing for something that doesn't exist" always weigh your opportunity costs. BKk isn't always less expensive if you want to maintain your western life style.

One interesting observation made by Jon is that Thailand is changing, and has changed radically during the past almost 20 years since he first arrived. Jon prefers the Thailand of 2004 which he knew and loved. He now feels nostalgia for what is no more. I can fully empathize with his sense of loss. And yet, the very things, the antique cultural attributes which most enticed Jon, in 2004, are the very things which Thailand is working hard to leave behind, for better or worse. Maybe if Jon were older, then he might already have a more accurate perspective of how developing countries develop. There are, undoubtedly, others reading these words who are old enough to have lived in Japan during the good old times, 1960s and early 1970s. At that time, one could walk into a soba shop and feast on noodles for a pittance. But, it was more than that! It was the entire feeling of Japanese culture that has now been almost completely lost in the concrete jungle that the Japanese government has built. And, maybe, just due to this loss, then much of Japan's culturally based identity has also been lost. But it's not only Japan. Hong Kong culture of the 1960s is gone. And, Taiwan is a cultural travesty of what it once was. For anyone, any foreigner-outsider, who came to Asia, attracted by traditional Asian culture, then one is bound to be full of nostalgia and feelings of loss, now. Why can't things just stay the same? It's not only the Five Tigers that have been developing at a blistering pace during the past four decades. Thailand has, too. I am talking about perspective. For example, when Pete was born, I would have already been too old to be the father someone as young as he. I am not so old that I am old enough to have seen entire civilizations come and go. However, I am definitely old enough to have seen the very things that Jon now feels such nostalgia for go by the wayside. Therefore, my advice is to get over it. We should not continue to live in the past. Neither should we mourn for, or try to ressurect the past, just through moving out to the countryside, where things, superficially, might seem more primitive and reminiscent of the old days, now gone forever. Jon's feelings of what has been lost, culturally, I know full well. Some guys have written books about it. And yet. There is always hope for the future. And, if you love traditional cultural roots as much as I, then, I hope you will often listen to the great song sung by Zero Mostel... TRADITION!

@Ned88Man

Жыл бұрын

if you are nostalgic for the Thailand of 2004, can you imagine how the expats who have been here since the 60s or 70s feel.

Thanks!

@ThairishTimes

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Patrick. This is really really appreciated 🙏🙏🙏🙏

Interesting Video, Jon sounds like he has a welsh accent crossed with Cornwall if that is possible lol. I have watched one of his videos on his channel and he states his 1st time in Thailand was in late 2006 he was awe-inspired by Bangkok but also quoted in the same sentance he had travelled around Europe, Africa and the USA and was still just 17 years old ?? Eat your heart out Alan Wicker this guy makes you look like a "Home Boy". He must always believe if a story is worth telling it's worth exaggerating as well

Great interview - very interesting man - he could become an immigration consultant as another string to his bow , I reckon - great job .

It would be interesting to see an interview with Jonas Anderson or Christy Gibson who both moved here when they were kids.They went on to become successful luktung/morlam singers. I think she is now a teacher.

I moved to Thailand the same year as Jon (2005) and I remember clearly getting over 40 baht to the dollar and getting 20 baht fried rice. Even with the strong dollar right now food has basically doubled. That's staggering when you really consider how fast things are changing here.

@jeremyivy2753

Жыл бұрын

you expect the same food to cost 20 baht 12 years later? how silly

@HairyPixels

Жыл бұрын

@@jeremyivy2753 Who said I expected anything? I'm saying you have far less purchasing power (even inflation adjusted) than you did 17 years ago. 2022-2005 = 17 btw.

@Michael-dc1og

Жыл бұрын

But that's probably the same thing in your home country right? I moved to Thailand this year, and i spend at least half on mandatory expenses on what i had in my home country. Yes bangkok & Thailand got more expensive, but the whole world did so

@HairyPixels

Жыл бұрын

@@Michael-dc1og Food didn't double in America in 17 years, not even close. Only now since last year are we seeing any real inflation. Not only did the food double here the dollar lost something like 25% of its value.

@mixalis6168

Жыл бұрын

@@HairyPixels fried rice where I am from cost over 500 THB..

Hey Pete, interesting content again. I find it comical that Jon didn't like the way his own country was headed but would like to make change to Thailand to be more like the western world! IMO the most enjoyable part of Thailand is the point of difference

@ThairishTimes

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Wayne

Good stuff!

He speaks english with a slight thai accent! amazing!

@nixa2633

Жыл бұрын

no he don't

I like Jon’s channel , he’s very knowledgeable on how things work in Thailand you could learn a lot from his channel especially his last channel which was completely erased over night. Which was odd, he made a comeback a few weeks later. He keeps his cards close to his chest which is fair enough,. I suspect tat he’s not really English? I’m pretty sure he said on his old channel that English is not is mother tongue and he I also think he said he writes software for a living, I could be wrong I can’t go back and check because that channel has been deleted. A mysterious fella, it would be tough having a KZread channel and trying to remain private at the same time.

Good interview

Fair play John, a great interview 👍 Cheers Pete, watched this sitting in the cliffs of Moher with a sambo 😂

@AB-lq1zd

Жыл бұрын

Grand soft day at the cliffs today ;)

@ThairishTimes

Жыл бұрын

Nice one Derek. I see you’re off on your travels again. More videos coming soon I hope

Oh yes, another one of my favs.

Nice to see an interview with someone that’s not making up shit as they goes along 👍

Good one Pete, love to hear more about his experiences in Thailand..

that interesting that hes invoicing his work through his own company for his work visa... that is a great kinda loop hole that hes using

Speaking more about introversion and "eye contact", etc., etc., etc. Some of you may not know that Dick Cavett was a HUGE introvert. Dick Cavett also experienced difficulty in maintaining eye contact with his guests. Maybe this is just one of many factors which contributed to his great success as an interviewer. No doubt! I still recall Cavett's Janis Joplin interview. So touching, really... Two introverts, Joplin and Cavett, going toe to toe, and not a dry eye in the room. If only Pete could get another Janis Joplin for an intimate interview, in October, then he'd have it made in the shade. The reason I have SUBSCRIBED to Thairish Times is because I know that this channel is up and coming. I was circumspect, initially, naturally. But I am now betting on this horse, a horse I know can run faster than the rest. And, let's all admit that almost nobody loves a good horse race, like the Irish. So, for now, I am backing Thairish Times. Mostly, for my own pleasure. Use the crop, Man! Use the crop!

@ThairishTimes

Жыл бұрын

Haha brilliant, back this horse mate have a flutter

John your so right Bangkok has changed the shops were so authentic the prices of foreign food has gone crazy as well lovely story John I met a nurse and English woman who learned thai fluently and payed tax for 5 years and she was earning 80 000 thai baht per month she said she won’t go back to the uk

Reminds me of a line in The Dubliners song McAlpine's Fusiliers..."Mother dear I'm over here and I'm never coming back". It's been a recurring line in my life 🎶

@ThairishTimes

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@astazou1720

2 ай бұрын

The Dubliners , my favorite group In free Ireland in the late sixties ! By the way I’m french.

Very interesting another good one THANK S FOR CLONMEL IRELAND

Another interesting interview Pete. I’ve watched this twice (almost) now and still can’t place his accent. It’s driving me nuts, lol.

@ThairishTimes

Жыл бұрын

I thought northern England but could be wrong

@coffeejazzvibes2194

Жыл бұрын

He sounds Dutch.

He wouldn't do it again because BKK is no longer "gritty, dirty, and cheap"? I came to BKK for the first time in 2004. I find it still to be sufficiently gritty. I'm happy that it isn't as dirty, and what place in the world hasn't gotten more expensive?

Kind of repetitive to be honest kept saying the same thing how it used to be cheap and not anymore 5 times. Would have liked to dive deeper, if he speaks Thai, where he met his wife, what does she do, if she’s been to the u.k, etc.

I like John

Speaking of "9 or 10" Bottles: I just hope that more guys would watch the Albert Finney film, "Under the Volcano", and also read the book written by Malcolm Lowry. The film is frightening. And, it is depressing. How do you keep yourself "on track" in a foreign land like Mexico or Thailand? I am not comparing John Canton, and his experiences, to Under the Volcano. I am only stating that others, those who might not have as much moral fiber, might more easily succumb to a more under-the-volcano result. Moral fiber is not the same as dietary fiber, and it is harder to come by. Albert Finney did a superb job acting in Under the Volcano. Truly Amazing, in fact. Just don't let the fiction of Under the Volcano become your reality, if you decide to go native in Thailand. Don't lose touch with your roots, for example. Stay very goal oriented, and plan ahead, knowing that, as you age, your goals will continue to evolve. How many here have watched Under the Volcano, I wonder? How many here have read Somerset Maugham's short stories? Asia is the place to be. And, I can understand why John (or Jon) loves Thailand. It is the world that is changing, after all! And, change in Thailand happens more slowly. You Can't Go Home Again! Read more of Thomas Wolfe, too, because, being here in Thailand, then what else do you have to do?

Nice Vlog Pete , he’s an interesting dood

Did he say at the age of 17 he had saved up 15 grand from working for years? Did he not go to school?

Yes I remember it was 76 thai baht to the £ food land soi 5 it was 80 thai baht for about a week and 300 thai baht for t bone steak fries 🍟 salad pot of tea orange 🍊 juice and it was so cheap 300 thai baht for a room in Phuket £3. 40 per night lol 😂 John those were the days

Concerning the suggestion to "Post More Comments" in order to give KZread's algorithm what it likes: I think nobody, outside Google, truly understands or can predict the KZread algorithm. However, this does not mean that I will not keep on keeping on, with the comments. Pete's channel is really GOOD. And, it will continue to get even better, month by month. I, for one, have enough time on my hands, and enough interest in this channel, to post comments here, and feed the algorithm. What I do wonder is what kind of comments might be more appetizing to Google's algorithm. In my opinion, I think that Google likes long, well-informed, civil, and pertinent comments, and also diverse comments which hit on many various topics, all encapsulated in a logical statement. We should do our best to comment, IF Pete can continue to come up with more great interviews. Personally, I plan to only relax and reduce my commentary here when this channel gets to 101K subscribers. Starting a new YT channel is not easy. In fact, it is akin to the work of Sisyphus rolling his immense boulder up a hill, over and over. Another fact: Giving that this algorithm is now written and modified through AI, then I think that Google, itself, has not much insight into the YT algorithm, these days. Good Luck with this!

@ThairishTimes

Жыл бұрын

Interesting observations about the algo mate!!

I believe its a human condition to long for the good old days. I am very nostalgic myself. People are not predisposed to accept change easily but we must. We have no choice in the end . I was interested how the job description topic was not easily answered and there was so much talk about this visa and that visa I really had no idea what that was about and a business with no Thai employees was quite a feat to acheive in Thailand, well done there.

Wouldn't it be great if there was a KZread channel specifically focussing on Thailand warts n all without any fear?

Pete asks: "9 or 10 bottles"?? Paraphrasing the Reply: "Yes, but they were small bottles, the tiny bottles, not the one-liter bottles". Peter O'Toole, and Peter Finch, and Albert Finney!!! My wish is that John Canton gets his wish, and becomes a permanent resident of Thailand. Honest, hardworking guys, who are willing to live out in the sticks of Thailand, should be welcome. Good Luck to John in his quest!

@ThairishTimes

Жыл бұрын

That’s really well put. I agree!!

I would like to understand why he would not relocate to Thailand anymore if he had to decide nowadays. Just because his pound lost worth and prices went up in general?

Thanks for the great videos, here's a couple coffees/beers on me :)

@ThairishTimes

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Dan 🙏

@twizzler3b

Жыл бұрын

@@ThairishTimes I saw the title of your latest video, looks like you're going home. Wish you the best there and with whatever you're up to next.

Living in Thailand is a mystery everyone is asking each other how to get around the rule (if rule actually exist) or is it the magical greasing of the palm.

I'm trying to work out the accent!?? Sounds like a German who lived in the North West for a while... intriguing

@ThairishTimes

Жыл бұрын

I thought it was Yorkshire but not too sure

@JBWanders73

Жыл бұрын

German Yorkshire

Top 3 reasons to move to Thailand. 1. Cheap 2. Affordable. 3. Very cheap 🤷‍♂️

Planning to move and I’m 19 😎😩

I does not sound like he telling the real story he been living in thailand since he was 17 but then he says he misses the pub beers in the uk so he is in the pub drinking at 16 and younger? REALLY... HMM.

@person.X.

Жыл бұрын

My friends and I used to go to the pub at 14 years old in London back in the 80s. No one cared how old you were as it wasn't a big deal in the UK back then. But yes very unhealthy.

@Kevin-zz9nc

Ай бұрын

Everyone starts drinking in Ireland age 16... in fact its almost expected even tho legal age is 18. Wales has similar pub culture. Not unusual at all. Everyone's so uptight in America but they let absolutely anyone own a gun. Go figure.

Oh Lord, His top three reasons are all the same. It was cheap. Also love when someone has a job they cannot explain. This is not a happy dude. Every where changes and also you were a child and of course you grew up and realize you need different things than you got by on when you were a teenager.

@Ned88Man

Жыл бұрын

yea, the top three reasons thing was odd, but at least he seems like a genuine dude who doesnt have his head up his own a$%, which is something you see with a lot of expats in Thailand.

@robertamcmunn3642

Жыл бұрын

@@Ned88Man Expats in Thailand with YT channels all have there heads you know where. They are like a plague.

@jayguru6939

6 ай бұрын

I like Jon genuine ..a lot of KZreadrs all the same

Very strange interview. The guy seems a little hyper-active. Barely any eye contact. All about visas.....Work.... Companies....Nothing much about the country itself. Very odd.

I soooo wanted to have a Dig at John when he said he saved all his money when he started working to move to Thailand .If i'd done that at 17 i'd have £200 in the bank ''Where did it all go wrong Geno '' 🤦‍♂I'm slightly older 🙄.But fair play to him 👍,100% helps he married a Thai

The PB Hotel. Ha. What a place.

Clever guy!

fairplay to him dont think just do

He's still 17, when someone keeps saying " back in the day"

Funny I overlook a park in Jakarta and I'm currently trying to persuade the resident gangsters to stop their nightly plastic fires.

"Did you make any mistakes as a young man"? Reply: "Well....I remember waking up one morning; I've got like a tattoo all down here and all here. Like....What happened?" Good interview. Smart guy. But, while it's perfectly OK to come to Asia when one is 18, which I did, still it is imperative to return to one's home country after a few years, finish your education, and then return to Asia for the rest of your life.

Good for him. Lucky for me I’ll be on a retirement visa whin I move over.

@ThairishTimes

Жыл бұрын

Counting down the days I’d say Mick. You’ll enjoy it

@soldiermick

Жыл бұрын

@@ThairishTimes counting the months. About 18 to go. Next holiday booked for next April then the serious planning begins.

Genius..

Why was it so short this time?

@ThairishTimes

Жыл бұрын

Longer ones to come mate

Ask people how good is their Thai (speaking, able to read-write?) 👍

@HairyPixels

Жыл бұрын

Jon can read but barely speak. Go subscribe to his channel. :)

Street smart 😎

Do Irishmen where kilts in Thailand.? It wold help keep the boys cool.

@ThairishTimes

Жыл бұрын

Nope but thanks for the suggestion 😂😂

How the f. does a 17yr old have 15k savings??? He did not have the same pocket money as I did...

@ThairishTimes

Жыл бұрын

I wish I had 15k savings at 17! I had about 500 euro at best 🤣

I just subscribed to Jon's channel. Why? He's a "riot", and very entertaining, and he speaks much about Chiang Mai. All you need to do, is do what I did. Go to Jon's channel, and hit SUBSCRIBE. You may be pleasantly surprised.

@ThairishTimes

Жыл бұрын

Yes yes

This is 💯 for the veterans and older men! If you’re not an older man, keep scrolling. 🛩 HAD ENOUGH? Be your own Chief! Leverage your 💰 Retire, quit - travel abroad! Fun life, quality dating 💃🏾 Excitement & Adventure Awaits You! #CalPers 🏍🔵🎱🔵

Can't you zoom chat with people in Thailand telling their stories🤔

@ThairishTimes

Жыл бұрын

Yep yep

The Andy Warhol of Thailand. Have you read 'Interview' magazine.

@ThairishTimes

Жыл бұрын

Nope just googled it and looks interesting

It seems to me he's kinda put the cart before the horse. Most people work 20 to 30 years so you'll have some kinda cushion at retirement age. If I could go back 30 years to when I was able bodied I'd have gone in the merchant navy. If you own your own pkace in Asia your expenses are basically zero.

😁😁😁

He's only 34? Those were some hard 34 years. lol

Does the young fella realize that he can bypass PR and go straight for citizenship with 3 years of WP etc because he is married

@Tom-Yum-Gai

Жыл бұрын

and go for one of the ONE HUNDRED slots that open each year??? He might get it by his 50s I suppose

@packageism

Жыл бұрын

@@Tom-Yum-Gai Its BS. One has to fill out the form and apply at special branch. Then its a waiting game for them. There is no quota/limit as you suggest

PSA 🛩✌️Passport Up Men! Go where you’re appreciated and Live The Dream! 🌐 💃🏽🕺🏽 🚁🛥🏍

Hey! I'm first!

@ThairishTimes

Жыл бұрын

You got it Steve

Thanks for this very REAL interview. Thailand is no longer cheap. Most of us cannot live like a king. In 2004.I visited Thailand and it was cheap. It set in stone my future retirement plans. I am here now but on a modest income do NOT live like a king. I live like a frugal survivor. Nothing fancy. I do see the rich guys flaunting their wealth and making the rest of us feel very small (an alpha male, egotistical, narcissistic thing some wealthy guys do). So I stay alone mostly and maybe once a month have a decent night out. I cannot afford a Thai girlfriend. Many guys here cannot. I will die alone but have no choice. My home country more expensive and I am rejected as a medically retired single middle aged retired guy. I don't have women swooning over me of course so the only company I can have is a chat at a cheap bar with a lady who I buy a drink for. All I can afford and yes I am pathetic and lonely. Such is life for those of us less fortunate. But a better life than where we were from. Watching these videos make me sad sometimes as they are all success stories. They make me feel really small and pathetic. I need to perhaps find somewhere that I feel more accepted as a low income guy but time is running out. Not everyone is going to get it right. I didn't.

@AB-lq1zd

Жыл бұрын

I mean no offence but you need to lighten up and work on your personality. It may surprise you but there are plenty of people who do not only want to associate with wealthy people. There are great and interesting people everywhere, try be one of them x

@YuChiGongG

Жыл бұрын

What is it like to live life like the upper crust? Do you even know? Have you this experience? Do you even know what it's like to have a hunting lodge on a private lake, and with servants at your beck and call? I know what life is. Stand on that chair. Turn on the lights. No, ALL the lights. I know what life is. Listen to Randy Newman. Get a life, Is my advice.

@nixa2633

Жыл бұрын

good luck mate. We don't fall down! you're still a veteran and living better than many I'm sure. I been here since 03

Interesting he says if he had of known Bkk / Thailand would change so much he would never have moved here etc. Does he acknowledge that every country evolves and changes with time. We would he lived that hasn’t changed in the past 17 years? What’s wrong with change? I agree with him the neighbors burning shit off is annoying. We have 2 that do it. One old lady burns charcoal every day bc she can’t afford gas. The other one randomly burns plastic at 4am in the morning. What a tosser

Did he say 60k a month or 16k a month for living? 😅

@HairyPixels

Жыл бұрын

60k a month but he has car and mortgage payments.

@Turusentomi

Жыл бұрын

Sounds expensive to me though. I know guys who live 10-14k/month in Thailand. 😂

@HairyPixels

Жыл бұрын

@@Turusentomi yeah if you have no mortgage or car payments it will be at least half of that.

What I really like about Jon is, he doesn't wear rose colored glasses when discussing Thailand.. Far far too many expats think that Thailand is glitter and rainbows and it can do no wrong. It's just as dangerous a mindset as the complainer who hates everything about Thailand, maybe even more dangerous.

10 beers 🍻 lol I’ll polish 10 off in first two hours 🎉

@ThairishTimes

Жыл бұрын

I won’t be getting into rounds with you then😂😂

Something shady about this guy or he is very nervous ( not of the camera ). He is avoiding eye contact, speed talking and strumming fingers. It's seems to me that there is another underlying story to this guy that he doesn't want to disclose. Just my opinion from his body language. He also keeps going on about leaving England. I've never heard any dialect in England like his. He's sounding more of a cross between Welsh and Eastern European. He repetitively uses the word "like", which points to Wales or NE England. There's just something about him that doesn't sit right. Maybe he had to leave 'England' for some reason? 🤔

@b4bmm

Жыл бұрын

You must high

@DevineOne

Жыл бұрын

Probably just anxiety. Believe me when you leave England at that age and spend overseas your accent and langauge will change.

@nikkimclay5474

Жыл бұрын

alot of people avoid eye contact for different reasons, he seems just a tad nervous not shady at all

@dannowestiedanflarty6990

Жыл бұрын

Mmmm..nervous about doing a life interview with a stranger thats going to be viewed by thousands....why would you demonise a man's character to make yourself look clever 🤔 silly boy

@johnlittle5551

Жыл бұрын

Yes I thought the same,something not quite right