Link to Ste's KZread channel: kzread.info/dron/TS90CPY2Hk5p7H9aSvyQgA.html

I hope his book is easier to read than following his conversation.

@thestewozshow7042

6 ай бұрын

ha ha true that

@briansmythe3000

6 ай бұрын

exactly Ramble blah blah blah

@pAuL-nb2ud

6 ай бұрын

Well…….he wasn’t allowed to speak for 5 years so he’s still getting used to talking …? 🤷‍♀️

@thestewozshow7042

6 ай бұрын

ha ha I'll go with that @@pAuL-nb2ud

@jimmyjamesobe

6 ай бұрын

the book is very well written. I've read a few chapters. it's on youtube as an audio book.

Regarding returning back to 'civilisation' - during my time in the Army, I spent 6 months in a place that although we were in a building (with no glass in the windows), there was no running water, so no hot water, and frequent power cuts. Everything was bottled water. We even showered with a makeshift shower bag, suspended by a broom handle. I think it was about 3 or 4 months in that whilst on a patrol I came across a bakery that had just opened. Little to no businesses were open till then. I filled my patrol bag with fresh bread, and when I got back to the base, I handed them out. Every person just smelt it, and inhaled the aroma of fresh bread. When I got back home, the novelty of being able to turn just turn a tap on and get water was odd for quite a while.

@ThairishTimes

6 ай бұрын

Really cool thanks for sharing, I'm sure that experience made you appreciate the little things in life that we all take for granted

@SeanHendy

6 ай бұрын

@@ThairishTimes it's very easy to take the most simple things for granted, until you don't have them.

@charlesjay8818

6 ай бұрын

You just described how 1/4 of the worlds population lives. But unlike you they can't go back to civilization

@TLK22

Ай бұрын

The first time I experienced the novelty of having a tap with water was after 2 weeks of winter camping in the Canadian arctic lol

This was a great listen. What an amazing story and I'd love to check out the book..I don't understand the complaints in the comments about the guest. People have zero attention spans these days

@thestewozshow7042

2 ай бұрын

well said mate, cheers! The book is still in edit btw

Great listen. Fascinating story. Wasn't hard to follow at all. I thought Steven painted the picture very well. I think what people have to appreciate is that when you're recounting a situation that occurred over a huge part of your life, in front of a camera for an audience, is that you have to recall the information in real time while trying to filter what you think is most relevant, and explain it in a way that you think people will understand. Once you've done an interview for a media publication, you gain an appreciation of how difficult it can be when you're in the spotlight.

@thestewozshow7042

6 ай бұрын

I could not say it better, thank you!

Great story, I look forward to the book. Good luck for the future both of you.

@thestewozshow7042

6 ай бұрын

Thanks John

Protip: *Don't smuggle drugs into Japan*

@thestewozshow7042

4 ай бұрын

why didn't you tell me before!

@tooyoungtobeold8756

2 ай бұрын

Or anywhere.

@Mark-gg6iy

Ай бұрын

@@thestewozshow7042 Lacking common sense are you?

@thestewozshow7042

Ай бұрын

@@Mark-gg6iy yes x

This was a brutal watch Pete, he just rambles on and on but then some people just love talking about themselves and listening to their own voice.

@shortbreadbiscuit2002

6 ай бұрын

well, it is his story. That's the whole point of the video.

@cthulhurising4860

5 ай бұрын

Horses for courses I guess. I enjoyed the whole interview & all the little details that helped add colour to the story

@MikhaelWebb

3 ай бұрын

at what point did he ramble? I think the opposite, that he didn’t go into enough detail. The guy spent years in a Japanese prison, there are much longer podcasts concerning topics way less traumatic, like a 3 week vacation overseas etc

@Milkyway109

3 ай бұрын

It's an interview about his story ! Was he supposed to talk about you ?

@mrredlapel

Ай бұрын

Nah I enjoyed the embellishments and his humour . Other stories on the channel barely scratch the surface

That was it banged up abroad !!! It was bugging me where I saw Steve before . Interesting vlogs both of them .

OMG Pete - what a craic ! Yer man's a brilliant storyteller and you've outdone yourself again - it's like being back in some dive bar listening to one of Bangkok's immortal characters - brill job.

@ThairishTimes

6 ай бұрын

Cheers Paul 🍺🍺

@thestewozshow7042

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Paul

Yeah, make this guy like a friend of the show ;)

I love Banged Up Abroad

I really enjoyed this one Pete. I guess the ones that find it hard to understand his accent are Americans lol

@thestewozshow7042

6 ай бұрын

Thank you Mr Wonka

Hey Pete, I'm a regular follower of your channel and really appreciate your interviewing style and the concept of your show. I've noticed, however, that the quality of some recent interview guests doesn't quite match the standard you usually have. 😋 This is not a generalization, just something I observed. I hope you take this as the constructive criticism it’s intended to be. Aside from that, your work is outstanding, and I look forward to more great content. Hope to run into you in BKK city one day! 🤟 ขอบคุณและโชคดีนะครับ. Cheers from BKK!"

@ThairishTimes

6 ай бұрын

opinions always welcome here on Thairish Times. I've always said Thailand attracts people from all walks of life and that's something I've always incorporated into the channel. Purely going off the data the analytics show views in the last 60 days have increased compared to the previous 60days. That being said not everyone's going to like each interview or series of interviews i.e. a viewer interested in moving to Thailand may not find this video too appealing while I've always been fascinated by prison stories (I read Papillon as a kid and was hooked). I do have some great guests coming on in 2024 so hold tight!

A bullet train from Okinawa to Tokyo? Must be like the time I took a train from Bali to Bangkok.

@thestewozshow7042

6 ай бұрын

Ferry's. planes, trains and automobile's

Ty Pete I enjoy your stories!!! 😊😊😊😊😊

@ThairishTimes

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Joann, I hope you’re doing well

The man is a character alright. Wish him success in his ventures. He's done the time.

@thestewozshow7042

6 ай бұрын

cheers, live n learn

I'll reply to the haters in one go. 1, I stand guilty of ballsing up a few times, reason being I was trying not to swear and its not bloody easy under pressure! 2, I was aware to tone my accent down but thats as good as you will get sorry me owed cocker, you should hear my mates 3 Okinowa, come on ffs think about it before you type! e.g. I once got a taxi to Ko Change and another time a I got a mini bus, one time I got the train down to Ko Samui from Bangkok. you sea were this is going? a little exert from my book might help out..."We spent a couple of days in Naha then we were off on the ferry again, a nice drama free 25 hours to kagoshima mainland Japan where we caught the Bullet train to Tokyo. This was our first experience of high Tec Japan .The Bullet train was amazing. It really felt futuristic. Our trip took us through Hiroshima and although there were no physical signs of the atomic bomb being dropped to be seen it still left me with an eerie feeling just knowing what had happened" Now I'm a big boy and can take all the slagging off with a wry smile, its good for the algorithm. Khap kun mak kap, and Domo arigatou gozaimasu !

@JourneyinThailand

6 ай бұрын

Stay Humble. Good luck to you

@thestewozshow7042

6 ай бұрын

I try and thanks@@JourneyinThailand

@ryananasmokleb9494

5 ай бұрын

loved the banged up abroad episode! so smuggling hash into japan is a nono? 😁

I’d REALLY like to hear about his Cambodia stories 🇰🇭 since I’m planning to visit and possibly relocate or retire there. Definitely spend some time getting to know the country!! Great interview ❤ 👍

@thestewozshow7042

5 ай бұрын

Hi Paul yeah I love it and will be going back to Koh Rong where I mainly lived but its not for everyone that's for shore. Kampot and Battambang are good for retirees

Cheers Peter. I know Steve a little and had been trying to see the episode of Banged Up Abroad he is in for over a year with no luck so good to finally hear the story. I’ve heard a sample of the audio book and I found it to be a good, easy and entertaining listen

@ThairishTimes

6 ай бұрын

Cheers Karl, glad you enjoyed it mate

@thestewozshow7042

6 ай бұрын

Thanks mate much apreciated

Great story & guest. I'm suprised some people struggled to follow along- just have to train your ear to the Lancashire accent, but he enunciated well & talked slowly. Maybe it was a shrewd marketing ploy to encourage people to buy the book 😁

@thestewozshow7042

5 ай бұрын

You might be right about the marketing ploy, in fact you are lol my mate said "don't give to much away tell them to read the book" oh yes so the babbling wasn't my fault ha ha! as for people (Americans) not understanding my accent well I honestly think there just being dicks about it.

@BURNLEY87

5 ай бұрын

@@thestewozshow7042where in Lancashire you from?

@thestewozshow7042

5 ай бұрын

Whalley pal, I think you coming from Burnley should be ok with the accent ha ha I honestly think there just being internet knobeds saying they can't understand me @@BURNLEY87

this is the best youtube channel in the world

@ThairishTimes

14 күн бұрын

I’m honored thank you 🙏🙏🙏

in the early 1990s i did a few stints on japanese fsihing boats,alot of what he said was similar to my experiences,the last trip i ever did 1 million dollar wasnt enough to get me back on board,the harsh discipline,the silence,the hard working conditions,it was to much ,most of the crew were born around the 1940s and there entire lives were spent mostly on the boats with one month per year back home,on the plus side i watched alot of japanese tv which was entertaining and educational and the food when we were catching fish was great

@thestewozshow7042

5 ай бұрын

I do still love em but bloody strange lot. Its a fascinating system they have

I was shocked when he said he only did it for between 4-5 thousand pounds a trip that’s a pittance . They obviously seek out the most desperate people .

Was great story tell ya truth Pete . Seems like good character. Big Tits 😂😂🤦‍♂️ brilliant and him try say sorry gas craic

@ThairishTimes

6 ай бұрын

Cheers bud

If this dude is happy to trade one and a half years of his life for £4k tells me everything I need to know about this numpty, just come home get a job and save up to go back 😂😂

@graerindley6312

6 ай бұрын

Ok, so everyone has to do what you want Mr policeman?

@johnnyw230

6 ай бұрын

@@graerindley6312 😂😂😂

@thestewozshow7042

6 ай бұрын

agreed x

@davidjackson7715

6 ай бұрын

Correct and show a bit of respect for the country

@thestewozshow7042

6 ай бұрын

I have a lot of respect for both Countrys @@davidjackson7715

The accent is as clear as day to me. My hometown is not too far from his though. I've lost a lot of the accent myself. Enjoyed the story.

@thestewozshow7042

5 ай бұрын

cheers John

@gashscumkar6909

2 ай бұрын

Lancashire accent right?

@thestewozshow7042

2 ай бұрын

@@gashscumkar6909 Bangladeshi

Why is it always Iranians' in Thailand? I have heard so many stories linked to this country. Taiwan and Nepal are the big hubs - well they were 15 years ago. Nice edit at 16 minutes when he started giving out names 555

@ThairishTimes

6 ай бұрын

😉😬

You'd definitely make a great private investigator as there's no way anyone could follow you 🙄

@thestewozshow7042

6 ай бұрын

ha ha good one, now get back to ye misses before you get told off

5 years sentence for £5,000 & played russian roulette with life on the chance to get away with the deed cos many did 😮 he can make more money than that in 5 years, not to mention the lives destroyed through the drugs sold. Hard to feel sorry but still pity these men for being so foolish 😳

Thanks Pete. Does he know Thailand grows marijuana?

@thestewozshow7042

6 ай бұрын

not the good stuff lol

I want whatever this guy was on, would be perfect in an office environment just ramble then get no questions back as no one can follow. Seems like a decent bloke though as would be good to have a pint with, life experience...Priceless.

@thestewozshow7042

6 ай бұрын

Summed it up pretty well there David ha ha

imagine 5 yrs in prison for weed yet the Canadian Gvt sells it in their own weed stores in every town

@thestewozshow7042

Ай бұрын

the whole weed thing is hypocritical mate.

Lmao of all places on the list he took drugs to, Japan.. matee boy was outta his mind

@thestewozshow7042

6 ай бұрын

agreed

Wonder if he's been banned from returning to Japan or Thailand for any period of time ?

@thestewozshow7042

6 ай бұрын

banned for life from Japan but maybe if the cannabis laws change you never know. I would love to go back, its an amazing country. I'm ok to go any other country as long as they except that on my record.

@Wilko11

6 ай бұрын

@@thestewozshow7042 Guess you get closer inspections after that.

@thestewozshow7042

6 ай бұрын

I just did a full passport in 6 years and never got stopped once at custom's! mad eh@@Wilko11

@portlandGTR

5 ай бұрын

@@thestewozshow7042just mark “no” in the application cause 99.9% of countries can’t see your criminal background without a warrant. Just fyi. If it’s in japans system well 🤷‍♂️ but any other country can’t see it

@thestewozshow7042

5 ай бұрын

no I went through a full passport without one stop@@Wilko11

Very interesting once the video got to the Japanese jail section.

I knew a couple of guys who did the Japan run.

@thestewozshow7042

6 ай бұрын

ye dodgy git ha ha

Interesting story, but super hard to understand that fellow 😂

God Bless uou and your sweet wife Nune. 😊😊😊😊❤❤❤ Jo Ann Age 65 North Florida....Lake City Florida

You should do something on kanchaburi and tell about the things that happened that people haven't heard of, stories passed down through locals are usually the best

@howwwwwyyyyy

5 ай бұрын

I went to the museum there and the only people there were Japanese, it's great if you want to spoil your day but you still have to go

@ThairishTimes

5 ай бұрын

Here’s one I made about that bud kzread.info/dash/bejne/iqqftrKyeLusntI.htmlsi=gncGwx8Nf3Gpw7ot

@howwwwwyyyyy

5 ай бұрын

@@ThairishTimes thanks, sometimes talking to locals really pays off,my wife's Burmese and she had some stories about the Japs there from her grandmother, the mess they were in retreating, starving,full of lice, it's something you don't hear about from history books

Pete finds some of the most interesting people:)

Ugh,..Holy smoke,..smuggling into Japan while being a Western,..I‘ve done a lot of crazy shit,..but that’s just wayy out there,...

@thestewozshow7042

6 ай бұрын

Stupid is word your looking for

A slight hierarchy in Japan???? You clearly didn't understand. There definitely was a strict hierarchy you just were unaware mate

goodonya pete, otsukarasamdesu steve san, A QUESTION FOR STEVE, do you still remember your prison number for TENKO ??

@thestewozshow7042

6 ай бұрын

The book is called TENKEN BANGO my bang was Jong sen behaque nee jew hatchi ban 4328

@thestewozshow7042

6 ай бұрын

Domo

@homebrandrules

6 ай бұрын

@@thestewozshow7042 mine was 53. i was locked in the fukuoka area, in 1993

@thestewozshow7042

6 ай бұрын

@@homebrandrules how long for and was it a similer expieriance to mine as I think its the same everywhere?

@homebrandrules

6 ай бұрын

​@@thestewozshow7042 i was locked up when i got drunk due to issues with a former jap. fiancée and ended up head butting a manager in a jap. restaurant. i was only locked up for 2 days in a cop shop and 10 days in a detention facility. i cut my head open, and apparently broke 3 of the jap. guys false teeth implants, i paid 65000 yen compo, and a conviction wasnt recorded. whilst locked up a fat yakuza type tried to pick a fight with me ( we were allowed 30 mins exercise on the encaged roof every 3 days) . i had my own cell. i think they were pretty lenient on me as i was fairly young. for tenko, every morning at 6;30 we were supposed to face the barred window of our cell, off an internal corridor, sitting in the seiza position and shout out our number... then we were supposed to exercise to a 30 minute radio program, which in our western culture was something which we,d broadcast to 3 years olds, hence because of the infantile nature i almost never participated, i also usually lent/slumped against the wall during the day, several times the guards came in threatening a lightish sort violence to coerce me, they hit my legs, n i staired them down fiercely with a challenge/threat of violent response. i couldn't believe how harshly i was being treated, the jap. manager guy technically assaulted me first, in my drunken state i believed i was being attacked. i tried to do a hunger strike as a protest for the 1st 4 days of my detainment. but 12 days being locked up DOESNT COMPARE to what you went thru. upon release the greatest impact was the blueness and greatness and wonder of the sky, and being able to move freely, maybe slightly like getting off a boat nd rediscovering your land legs. after this event i spent another 13 years in japan. ALL THE BEST STEVE.

This one was hard to follow 🖖

Killing Joke shirt. Nice!

@thestewozshow7042

24 күн бұрын

cheers, Geordie r.i.p

Okinawa is an island - I don't think there is a train to the mainland of Japan

@graerindley6312

6 ай бұрын

Yes, so he ferried where applicable

@thestewozshow7042

6 ай бұрын

thank god some one can work it out lol @@graerindley6312

He has no regrets about smuggling so please go to Bangkok Hilton and write the book about it if you come out alive!

Very good . Character.

@thestewozshow7042

2 ай бұрын

thank you sir

where in Lancashire you from?

@thestewozshow7042

5 ай бұрын

Whalley, replied below pal

@BURNLEY87

5 ай бұрын

@@thestewozshow7042 not far from me - Burnley i knew a lad called craig bridges from chesterfield used to do drug runs from Thai to Japan he also was caught in Japan did you know him?

@thestewozshow7042

5 ай бұрын

@@BURNLEY87 no mate, what year?

@BURNLEY87

5 ай бұрын

@@thestewozshow7042 2012 i think he was caught

@thestewozshow7042

5 ай бұрын

@@BURNLEY87 oh dear I was out of Japan in 2010, its very hard to get any info about people in prison there. The Banged up abroad program took ages to find confirmation about me. They got it from prisoners abroad in the end

you should have just posted it and not put yourself on offer

Interesting guy, would love to have few pints with him🍻

@thestewozshow7042

2 ай бұрын

Back in Thailand in 3 weeks, see you there, I'll get the first beers in 55

Lol omg this was brutal 1million dollar flight costs 1800 and early stages of the end of my book in 6month😅 man

@ThairishTimes

6 ай бұрын

I hope Ste can get the book published sooner

Why would anyone want to smuggle weed to the Netherlands?

@thestewozshow7042

2 ай бұрын

because they don't grow it there

@therealnguyen6928

2 ай бұрын

@@thestewozshow7042 They definitely do. I'm a Dutch national. Maybe it was a specific hash.

@thestewozshow7042

2 ай бұрын

@@therealnguyen6928 yeah Nepalese black mate

So I live in Okinawa. Curious how you get a bullet train from here to Tokyo?😂

@thestewozshow7042

6 ай бұрын

well think about it, maybe I miss said what happened and simply got that long ferry to Kagoshima first?

Lol..4oz weed , not a fkn cartel 😂

Appeal

He should have said how many uk nationals are serving a stretch in japan. What they are usually in for etc

@ThairishTimes

6 ай бұрын

Not many I think he said there were 3 in the whole prison

@thestewozshow7042

6 ай бұрын

They would never tell you but I new of 2 others and the Embassey hinted at that also

Oh. The guy comes from Lancashire. Nice country up there, apparently. And, what is a bricky? A bricky is someone who is tough. Or, according to Jethro Tull, maybe ... Thick as a Brick. (He said one needs balls and stupidity to smuggle drugs.)

@thestewozshow7042

6 ай бұрын

Bricklayer and thick as a brick 55

@YuChiGongG

6 ай бұрын

@@thestewozshow7042 Thanks for your reply, Man! You have a great sense of humor.... And, your interview was super interesting...too. I have spent most of my life in East Asia. And, I always wondered what it might be like to be locked up in Japan, not that I have ever thought about breaking the law, mind you!

This was hard to follow. Listening to him was difficult.

Wtf we need weed for in amsterdam ffs 😂😂.. must have been that nepalese hashish.. black like tar.. we used to call it temple ^^

@thestewozshow7042

5 ай бұрын

correct and it all came from else where back in the day Afghan, Morocco etc

@howwwwwyyyyy

5 ай бұрын

Nepalese temple balls, Afghany black,morrocan double zero, and red leb the good old days

12 more minutes.....

No regrets? None at all? You wouldn’t change any jail time for the amount of money you can make teaching English in Japan for 2 months?

@thestewozshow7042

5 ай бұрын

It was the life experience I gained that makes me say "I don't regret what happened" but don't get me wrong I have regrets

@brentinjapan

5 ай бұрын

@@thestewozshow7042 Ah! Gotcha!

Bring back Paul! I’m not going to listen to this as the comments are pretty negative.

@nathanmoynihan472

Ай бұрын

Don't rely on them comments. I enjoyed

Surprised on the comments about his accent ,ur a dub they can understand u not prob?

@thestewozshow7042

6 ай бұрын

Luck of the Irish again ..its "story" not "shstory" 55

@thestewozshow7042

6 ай бұрын

also quite a few sensitive Septic Tanks in the chat

@ThairishTimes

6 ай бұрын

They probably don’t understand me either😂

@mr.m325

2 ай бұрын

Ima canuck and no problem with the accent at all....now try to listen to some south africans

Don't do drugs nor associate with those who do.

@thestewozshow7042

2 ай бұрын

correct

@nathanmoynihan472

Ай бұрын

Cuppa Tea ? The poke ? Suger etc

39:11 43:13

Pat, after a few minutes in can’t watch him. Sorry mate.

Had to speed this guy up x1.5 otherwise its too slow and longwinded to listen to. Even then it was a tediously long ramble.

Regarding the accent: Where was this guy born? I always want to know the language accent, and which region or area. Some words he speaks are unintelligible. Even Google Translate is having trouble.

@thestewozshow7042

6 ай бұрын

Its east Lancashire and turned down a bit, you should hear my mates lol

@YuChiGongG

6 ай бұрын

@@thestewozshow7042 Maybe...I would rather not... Or, I might.... Who knows....

This isn't passing judgement but I ABSOLUTELY have no f-ing sympathy for smart people who make the calculated decision to smuggle drugs in SEA. GO POUND SAND!!!

@thestewozshow7042

6 ай бұрын

same same x

I came to the comments after 5 minutes of trying to listen to his waffle, sounds like an englishman struggling with his own language...

@thestewozshow7042

2 ай бұрын

that's because your a hater x

I have zero sympathy for drug smugglers. That this man did this repeatedly proves he has no right to complain and was not held accountable enough. He deserves 20 years in prison, no parole.

@thestewozshow7042

Ай бұрын

Well thank fook you wasn't the judge x ps I don't have any complaints.

Cant listen to any more of this guy

i think its improbable that this man wrote a book. It is hard to listen to him trying to recall his story, i could not listen to the end.

@thestewozshow7042

5 ай бұрын

well I did x

Hmmm sounds a lot of BS here,speaking Thai in a Japanese court hmm

My comment has nothing to with pros and cons of marijuana. The fact is this guy is a criminal an broke the law. You glorify him by giving him air time and thus legitimizing him. No more views for me

@ThairishTimes

4 ай бұрын

so by giving someone airtime you believe that legitimises them? How so? I mean with that logic you'd never even watch the news or read a newspaper

@thestewozshow7042

2 ай бұрын

its just a little life story mate, chill

Bullit train from okinawa to Tokyo?????

@thestewozshow7042

6 ай бұрын

you still came for the next one ha ha x

He should have gotten even more time! Don’t feel sorry for his sorry ass