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This was a great video about the Akha people. Thanks for putting this up. The Thai historical society should document the language and culture before it is lost. I will definitely look at adding this to my next Thailand trip

Thanks for sharing this beautiful ladies story.. she is just beautiful..let's hope the Akha culture survives...

thanks paddy such lovely people can feel the happiness in your video khob khun mak mak kap 🙏🇹🇭

@ThaiTalkwithPaddy

4 ай бұрын

Really appreciate it

Good to see you up in my neck of the woods. Welcome to Chiang Rai. The many different groups of people up here make for an interesting and diverse community.

@ThaiTalkwithPaddy

4 ай бұрын

Couldn’t agree more. Love Chiang Rai

You make amazing videos Paddy. I love how respectful you are to everyone and bring attention to such interesting topics throughout your channel. Keep up the great work. Your videos always remind me of the never ending diversity and beauty of Thai culture. I'm inspired to learn Thai but we'll see how far I get. It would be a dream to get to your level someday.

@ThaiTalkwithPaddy

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the comment. Honestly means a lot

Wow amazing content and such a wisdom from the old lady. This is top tier National Geographic topical, amazing job, Paddy 👍

@ThaiTalkwithPaddy

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching 🙏

ชอบมากครับแพดดี้ทำคอนเทนท์แบบนี้ 😊

@ThaiTalkwithPaddy

4 ай бұрын

ดีใจที่ชอบนะครับ

@ihatemonday6673

4 ай бұрын

***คอนเทนต์✔ คอนเทนท์❌🙏😅🙇

Paddy, you dont know how lucky you are! But more importantly, Im guessing the memories of that one lady would make an interesting read - we have no idea about indiginous cultures and living away from other societies in small settlements...a tough life for sure! Maybe it would be a good venture to keep in touch with locals and help document or prompt questions to help preserve part of the culture? I am sure the tourism efforts help, but elders will have answers to questions probably not asked by locals... Simple questions like what would your day have been like when x age.. I envy the language skills - it brought some obvious love of so many things..a far cry from the haymarket street interviews... Best of luck and thanks for sharing..

Incredible cultural experience that won't be the same in the future.

My love for awhile now is Thailand. A very close person I know grew up in the valley of chai prakan below the mountains. When she was a kid in the mid 70’s getting up early bringing the hot oil to the morning market before school. She never saw the mountain tribes people ( as she called them ). In reference to what grandma was saying about living deep in the forest. The endless fascination with another place and time and world. Anyway paddy This was sweet!! Sawadeekap Khob khun kap chok dee kap

An Awesome content!!! แพ้ดดี้พูดภาษาไทยได้เยอะมากๆ แล้วนะครับ ชอบนะที่มีประสบการณ์ที่ดี on a remote village รอดีคลิปต่อไปโล้ดด สู้ๆ

Oooh so cool~~~ would love to visit next time I’m in Thailand 😊

@ThaiTalkwithPaddy

4 ай бұрын

Definitely would recommend!

Great video. hope to visit and learn more. Thanks!

Very interesting. Thanks.

This is excellent work, Paddy. Well done.

Awesome interview/video ! Love your chanel ❤

@ThaiTalkwithPaddy

3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!

Looks like an awesome experience!

Excellent conversation, content and editing. Thanks !

Beautiful stuff Paddy, I love this kind of content

@ThaiTalkwithPaddy

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 🙏

Love your videos, Paddy ... you live such a magical life! A wonderful interview with the elder lady and I loved how she was all dressed up for the meal. Thanks so much again ... I hope you will stay in Thailand for a while!

Awesome video Paddy, hope this unique culture stays with us, I have heard of it but have never been there. Will make the effort to get up there this year🙏

So I was curious about your friend Praew’s backstory or how you connected with her for your introduction into Akha culture. It was good to hear her be your interlocutor and translator so the Akha language was also exposed to your channel audience. Interesting video. We live only one province away from Chiang Rai, but have avoided the indigenous villages after doing one of those very exploitative tours where local people seem to be displayed, as it were, like curiosities. What you have done seems a much more natural and immersive experience that respects the people and their culture more than the more commercial tourist approach you see too often (bad example: the “Long Neck Village” of the Karen people near Chiang Mai).

Wow Paddy! This is one of your most interesting video's about different Cultures living in the far Northern corner of Thailand. Hmong or Karen video's please Paddy

Thanks for sharing Paddy! coming to Thailand for the first time in May and looking for unique experiences!!

very interesting and insightful video thanks

@ThaiTalkwithPaddy

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Interesting experience. I will visit this place during my next trip to Thailand.

Back to basics, and they look so happy.

I miss Pakia village

Great video Paddy. Jill and I are up for going there. It will be a wonderful experience for a few days. You wanna join??

@ThaiTalkwithPaddy

4 ай бұрын

Sounds good Beej!

แพดดี้พูดไทยชัดขึ้นมากเลยครับมากกว่าคลิปแรก ๆ ขอชื่นชมครับผม

Great video, unbelievable interview. I was choked up it was so good. I live in Bangkok and want to take my Wife there. I'm always interested in different cultures, especially here in Thailand. I think a trip to there would be amazing, again, wonderful video as always Sir.

More introductions to minority peoples of the area please Paddy! I've always been interested in the Tai Lü and Khün cultures who I have not visited. I'm also interested in refugees from Myanmar. I have met Hmong people in Laos but I'd still like to know more about them too. And thanks for including the Akha language intact up without editing it out or dubbing over it like so many would do!! Here's a suggestion. I'd love you to find some kind of school or teacher of Northern Thai / Lanna one time when you're in the Chiang Mai / Chiang Rai area. Would love to see you learn to read ᨣᩴᩤᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ!

wow epic

เก่งมากเลยค่ะ วิดีโอนี้น่าสนใจมากค่ะ :)👍

@ThaiTalkwithPaddy

4 ай бұрын

ขอบคุณมากๆครับ 🙏

Hi Paddy! Did you recently return to Thailand or is this old footage from your visit last year?

@ThaiTalkwithPaddy

4 ай бұрын

This is slightly older footage! Thanks as always for watching Kevin

Just by this silly KZread the whole language will be saved and somewhat archieved Im sure.

Why is the grandma 90 years old in the headline, but herself says, she is 85?

Promo'SM 🤘

11:30 She reminds me of Maz Kanata from Star Wars: The Force Awakens.