Because you failed to get a wife/gf and live on vacation with money flowing into your bank account every month without having to work full or part time? Sounds pretty cool.
@@DesertVox as a 20 something year old guy I have the looks but not the money. Many love to shag me on Tinder app especially in cities like Manila and Cebu but for relationship and cash they get it from old guys then spend it on people like me and her inadvertently :D
American citizens are in a unique situation being able to receive social security while being able to live elsewhere full time year on year. Us kiwis have to reside 6 months of the year in New Zealand to get 12 months worth of payments. I don’t think I’m wrong but would love to hear Im misinformed!!!
I wish Mike all the best in the Philippines. He seems like a stand up & sensible kind of a guy and he should be very happy with his filippina & her young son. Good interview Paul.
Paul, I would like to address your hypothetical. When we first got married and I brought Rose to US, I also expected the same reactions. Granted this was 1978 and she was older than me. What we found to be true (and still was until day she died) was that the community (filipino) were the ones who did most of the talking behind your back. At that time it was oh look she married puti so she must work in bar. For years we found that attitude to be true. Rose got to the point where she didn't give a crap, she knew who we were (OBTW she didn't work in a bar, worked on base as a waitress) and was proud of all we had done. Even to this day, I still here the chismis of ohhhh she so young he so old blah blah blah. But when you see a couple that truly love each other no matter what, age doesn't matter. Rose was 9 years older than me and never bothered her, me or our kids. Unfortunately I lost her 19 Oct 2022 holding her hand. I wouldn't trade a thing for our life together except to still have her with me.
Great video Paul & Mike. My first wife was a Filipino born and raised in Hawaii. We were together for 41 years was 16 years older than me but still was ID’d when we ordered drinks when in her 50’s. I look older than dirt and had grey temples and sideburns when I graduated high school. After my first wife died I met my current wife in Cebu she is 15 years younger than I am. Anyone’s “Comments” are easily ignored as my attitude is “Since you’re not sleeping with either of us what do you care?” I am a happy guy.
I lived in the Philippines many years ago and fell in love with the country and people I was only 17 years old and in the military That was the happiest I had ever been in my 60 years on this planet I wish I had stayed there because this country has been ruined politically and culturally Since watching these videos Paul I have seriously been thinking of returning
A friend of mine died a few days ago at 93. His wife and himself worked out of the country and sent over 30 kids through college. Many of them working overseas in skilled positions. College is cheap in the Philippines, so it's easy to make a difference and help someone.
Condolences to you on the loss of your friend. I have a adopted Filipina in college now in Philippines. Can't imagine a better lived life than your friends. Asking God to let me help kids there to my last years. Nothing in this life better.
I wish this guy the best. Personally I’m seeing a recipe for disaster. Maybe he’ll be ok but one thing I learned was never share my credit cards or ATM card with anyone. I have a horror story about that but I’m not sharing it here and it didn’t happen to me, I just helped the guy “American” get through it and get back to the US. Never give up your ATM or charge cards and PIN numbers over there or anywhere else for that matter.
Hi @JJ Mack ... now I curious about that horror story. Perhaps you can tell it to Paul on an interview ... but I agree, you do NOT share that with anyone.
Love Mike’s channel and one of your best interviews! Mike is a genuinely good and honest guy - answers questions straight away - frank and honest! Thank you
I like Mike the best, not to say Paul isn't a great guy but Mike appears more grounded and knows what he wants and goes for it. Paul is laid back and lets things flow easy and smooth. I'm more like Mike so that's probably my reasoning. Still dig you Paul and subscribed on Mikes recommendation.
Thanks guys! I’m just a couple years younger then you guys and preparing my for my move to the Philippines. I’m getting resistants from my kids. Like Mike said I’m alone over 90% of the time. Great work again guys! My favorite vlogers #1 and #2
I was researching and putting a plan together for 3 years or more. It wasn't so much about the Filipinas but more about the US. The rat race in a world full of endless strip malls and fast food chains. The obsessive consumerism. Wanted to see some more of the world. Good luck Juice
I can understand Mike 100%. I too was married to a Filipina nurse in the States. Divorced after 23 yrs. Then single 10 yrs. Oh my the pickings were slim within American women. Luckily I found another Filipina here who’d never been married or had kids. No baggage. Was considering moving to the Philippines but lack of healthcare and no rights under the law stopped that idea.
I'm thinking about visiting in the future. How would you compare it to Mexico? Crime, healthcare, rights for us? I have friends who love it there, and keep telling me to move. I think there are good hospitals in Manila.
@@marcellespiritu I am aware of that but it’s not the same. What happens if she dies?. I don’t know. Would it go to her family? Probably so since I can’t own land there.
Great video, 2 of my go-to channels coming together, love this. Thank you, Thank You, did I thank you for the video. Wonderful!! God Bless the two of you for sharing your experience. With God's grace, I am there in a few years.
Paul & Mike - my favorite Ph Vloggers, I will check in with you once I am over in Dumaguete, would be happy to meet you in person. Honesty goes a long way. Wish me luck, I am working on it and the pieces have fallen into place. I hope the heart & love site will work out as well, she is a great Filipina. Cheers, God Bless you both.
Been watching you both a couple months and always wondered if you knew each other, being of about the same age and living nearby. And you both take very similar views of things, not sugar coating anything; always honest. The marriage announcement is a bit of a shocker! It was also nice to get a little more of Mike's backstory.
Yeah, Mike's honesty is to be commended. Like all of us, he has challenges ahead - but not necessarily trouble. Friction with stepchildren is nothing new - it's a common dynamic all over the world. If Mike had of shacked up with an American Big Susie with an older kid, he'd face an ever greater challenge. In Mike's favor is that the biological dad's such a deadbeat he's nowhere to be found, so there's no competition or conflict on that front. Mike's a realist, and accepts that Janet's son shall always be her No. 1 - Mike knows he comes in second. To Mike's detriment is that throughout his whole life, he's never had kids of his own - so he lacks parenting and "dad" skills
@@davidjones7493 She's also got the numbers and. passwords to all his bank accounts to, I dont think a life time of working and earning is worth 10 months of living in a strange country with a stranger and paying for all her family, t think its a case of heart ruling the head , not him having problems with her son that I think its trouble ahead , its with her and her family I think the trouble will be with, still time will tell !!!
Back in 1993 , I was a mail order bride . I know what mike been thru . We had 30 years gap. I could write a book of all my experiences. My husband and I been married for 28 years before he passed away . Love preveals !
We are hypocrites if we criticize our culture and glorify Flipinas for taking care of their parents-and we do not take care of ours! I waited and took care of my dad before I thought about going to Asia!
It was great watching you both doing an interview together! I've watched a lot of Mike and Janet's videos and their a great couple just like you Paul & Baby Mae☺👍
So iterestingly !!! I go to Cebu as Pensioner this year !!! Knowing something about Pilipinas habit cause traveld the Philippines since 1999 ,26 times on long vacations !!!
Great video, Paul. I can totally relate! Spent my life as a struggling artist and haven't had a committed relationship in almost 30 years. Just random dating with women with typical American women attitudes. Mom is 92 going on 93 and we talk on WhatsApp at least once a week sometimes more. My sister lives a couple of blocks from her and takes makes sure all her needs are met. Do I miss my career? Sometimes, especially when I see the successes my friends are having. Do I miss my old life before coming here? Absolutely not. It was hard! Had some successes as a working actor, but most years were tough. I tried EVERYTHING to meet the right woman in the US. No luck... at...all. I'm here and have no plans to return for anything other than the occasional visit every few years. My life here is an improvement on every level. Haven't found Mrs Right yet, but I'm enjoying the search and I'm being completely honest so I don't hurt anyone's feelings. I'm sure I'll meet the right woman and, as for staying here, I'm committed to that for life. Thanks again for another good one, Paul.
Guys I watch both your channels, I have so much respect for the way you two tell it like it is, there's no sugar coating and plenty of real solid advice. I'm 71 and retired to here (an island in the Caribbean) after working here for 4 years so I knew what I was getting into. Coincidentally I have numerous Philipino friends, now strewn across the world, and although I haven't been to the Philipines (many times to HK and China, Japan) i can say they are some of the best people you will ever meet. I wish you both the best in your retirement, a great pair of guys, my 14 year relationship with a local woman has just gone south ( a long story) and I'm making plans to go home to the UK, but I'll pobably do a world tour on the way back. I'd like to see Vietnam and Thailand before I croak. Best wishes to you and your wives.
I have worked and lived abroad 14 of the past 16 years. Many Americans like me have done so, and many for even longer. America is only a tiny percentage of the world's population. It is but one culture of many. I am first and foremost a citizen of this entire earth. I feel blessed to have realized a long time ago that home is where the heart and soul feels most comfortable, not where you were born. For those feeling sorry for us...know that we perhaps feel the same for you.
Mikes a Top Guy Love watching his Channel ,,, And you Paul ,, He's a Brave man taking on a kid 10 years old ,,No better man for that Job .. Good Luck Mike ..
I come to the Philippines and Thailand for 8 months of the year. I’m very close to my children and grandchildren, so I go back to the United States for 4 or 5 months a year. This works for me.
Wow Wendell that is my plan in a few years leaving Hawaii for Philippines. I have 7 grand kids now and in about to turn 60 , and hopefully I leave at 62 . I was thinking 3 to 4 month with my grands in Texas and Florida and Louisiana and Arkansas and Georgia. Good thing about most my travel from Manila to Guam then , I plan to try to get mostly space A from Hawaii to CA . I'm glad to see you post to day . Aloha from Oahu 🤙🏿 njoy ur post.
@@tf4364 i also have 7 grandchildren and 4 children. I’m on-social security and I have some small investments. I’m 68.I am in Thailand right now and my opinion is Thailand has better apartments and the food is just a little bit better. But it’s more expensive in Thailand. Also almost everyone in Philippines speaks some English. I also have many friends in Philippines. So I think I will spend most of my time in Angeles City Philippines this coming November. Good luck to you in the future with your retirement. Ps i love Asian women
Hi Paul , their is a 38 year difference between me and my gf , I'm 66 and I have lived with her for a year in a province in Bohol and have traveled around and 80% of time we have encountered comments from the Fillipino community
Nice job Paul. -- Mike is a good guy & I like his gig - already aware ! -- His story was known but it was nice to see you 2 interact. - - - As a 73 year old (somewhat jealous American of you 2) - I get a kick out of watching you guys. > Mark too in his 'palace' by the sea ! - - - The time for such adventure has passed me by - but I enjoy watching you younger guys pursue your dreams. Steve in Traces Martires calls my 'position' right now "God's waiting room" ? - You will get there soon enough - so enjoy it now while you can !!! --- I'll be watching.
Hi Paul. Thanks for the interview with Mike. My Filipina wife and I have have 4 months to go and we will be living in Bacolod City permanently. I will be leaving my mom behind while living in the Philippines too. That's the only struggle. Thanks again.
I visited for one month, got back 3 days ago, yesterday pulled the trigger on retirement and I am moving there at the end of April, probably start in Dumaguete. I visited there and I liked it, good place to start. Thanks to 2 divorces I have very little equity and I rent here in Calgary, but both times I kept my government pension. I have been very lonely while working from home and like Mike I have been single for 6 years, women here like my pocketbook, they don't really care about me. I loved it there and the people are genuinely lovely. Like Mike, my main motivations is to find a partner but also to skip our 6 months of winter. It is -25 here right now.
Thank you both for this video, it's is great to hear honest, first hand accounts from people who have been there, done that. I plan on heading next door to Thailand soon, I've only been tried a month., No S.S. for this kid for another decade.
Hi guys! My partner is from the Philippines and we've been together for over 4 years and living in australia. She is the absolute diamond ❣️ would love to live in the philippines.that will happen soon. I would love to meet you both one day
Paul, you are a natural and impressive interviewer. I appreciate you listen without judgement and bring out the best in the folks you're interviewing. I am already one of Mike's subscribers, and he definitely has a "level head" on his shoulders there as well. IMHO, your and Mike's best bet is to stay in the Philippines and build the best life you can for your respective significant others. As such, maybe buy a house (I understand American citizens can't own property), and setup a savings fund of not just cash, but other hard assets. When I see you and Mike and others, my biggest thought/concern is: What would you do if the SHTF situation occurs and the US stops sending your monthly checks? I think that would be a great subject to explore.
Must be loosing it. Saw this video again, but good to hear your opinions. 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it.' Both of your lives seem to be going good there. Stay where you are. I am not even considering going back other than for short visits.
Unless you are trying to kill your relationship, never take them to the states except for a short vacation. Seen too many women from other countries completely change away from their traditions after living here. My wife included (Mexican).
@@mcluvin65 how do you know they are loyal? You'd be quite surprised. I am in my early 30s and my Tinder app was exploding of girls my age and below lots of them having what they called 'elder partners' in places like Cebu City especially and Manila. I'd bet over half the girls I met were married already to older westerns, some sending extreme amounts of money but these girls don't care. It's natural they want to have fun while still being young and interact with people their age and I had amazing times with them. These guys get taken advantage over in extreme ways and many don't even know it.
When you are here as a foreigner, you are like king here because you are rich, when you go back to US, you will be just an old ordinary man and she will look like Queen. It happens numerous times, and it will happen again
Just keep doing all the right things Mike. You will never make every choice perfectly. & helping to raise a 10yr old boy will not be easy. I commend you & wish you well on this retirement journey in the Phillipines.
Very good video!!! Really good woman married though, good for her!! I wonder if single women will move to the Philippines!!! Who knows!!!😮 Great video Paul!!!
I was having lunch with my mother the other day and mentioned that in a couple of years I intended to spend time in the Philippines during the winters and she said, "Yeah, and bring a girl back with you." I told her there was no way in the world I would consider bringing a woman to the states and she said, "Yeah, it would just ruin her." Even my mother knows.
@@mcluvin65 I'm always amazed how people like you read into things that aren't there. My point is that if a 79 yo lady knows enough not to bring a foreign woman to the states maybe some guys should have it figured out as well. As an FYI, I'm 59 yo and no matter how old I get I'll always love my mother and, the older she gets, I try and spend time with her. She'd also be the first to tell you that she, nor anyone else, can dictate to me. Secondly, I have traveled fairly extensively. My travel is strictly for enjoyment, not looking to solve any problems.
@@mcluvin65 Tell that to all the men who are leaving this country in droves with no desire to return. How is it that you even interpreted my mother's comment as evidence that I have an interest in having a relationship? I actually intend to go overseas to get away from the winters here, believe it or not. Some of you need to stay off the internet if you can't help but over-analyze things.
Hey Paul, and Mike, believe me, you're not missing a thing in the states, economically things here are a disaster for guys our age in terms of what we get and what lifestyle we can live. You both are doing better than you ever could right where you are. Mike that would be awesome for both you and Paul to make honest women out of those two or let me rephrase that they're making you both honest is more like it, lol. Take care you both always have a good interviews, thanks for sharing your thoughts.
looking forward to retiring to the Philippines, am retired now and just wrapping up some last documentations in order to be prepared for a new chapter in life, Paul i have been watching you channel for awhile and i have to be honest, it is unique, i do have a girlfriend in calamba, laguna.
Well I’ll be 65 in July. Already started the visa process for my 43 year old wife. She is coming here to work and hopefully I live long enough for her to qualify for my benefits while also paying in for herself. I would love to move there and start my life in the Philippines like you guys.
you guys are great. and isn't it great that a guy can enjoy the content from the otherwise of the world. thanks youtube, Paul and Mike. Wish you guys the best, and I would say luck as well, but you guys had the courage to make your own luck, so I know you will be alright.
This was great. My two favorite info people. As always it never feels to lean something new. Like today a question was answered that I was going to ask you. I'm planning on paying off my house and thought it would be a better idea to rent it, ( I know some people that want to), then to sell it. So thanks for that but of info. It was great seeing you both together
Great vlog Paul. Have mixed feelings. Wish this guy, good luck … culture is different in Asia and the big age difference … not really a problem. Enjoy it while it lasts because it could go wrong, very wrong. He will be a lot older and her, not so much so ….. all the best!
Great info here, guys! Mike, congrats on your upcoming nuptials! I am a subscriber to both you guys' channels. Some of the subjects you broached are in line with my situation (whether or not to eventually sell my home, etc). I am finally getting serious about making an 'exploratory' trip the Philippines in the coming months, and I need all the encouragement I can get. I extend my thanks to both you gentlemen for your efforts to help others just like yourselves. Keep up the good work!
I just subscribed to Mike's channel a few days before this video on Old Dog's channel, which was the first US expat in the Philippines channel that I subscribed to, a couple years back. Recently, I've been recommended several channels of US expats by YT. I don't know if there's a boom in expats, or they all just decided they would have their own channel, or both. But, it's definitely another perspective that you don't get from each and every channel. The 'collection of crazies' might soon become experts in expat affairs from the abundance of video documentation of their lives overseas..
Depressing asf
Because you failed to get a wife/gf and live on vacation with money flowing into your bank account every month without having to work full or part time? Sounds pretty cool.
It's super hard to understand
@@DesertVox as a 20 something year old guy I have the looks but not the money. Many love to shag me on Tinder app especially in cities like Manila and Cebu but for relationship and cash they get it from old guys then spend it on people like me and her inadvertently :D
@@jackieanderson4108 it’s simple to understand
American citizens are in a unique situation being able to receive social security while being able to live elsewhere full time year on year. Us kiwis have to reside 6 months of the year in New Zealand to get 12 months worth of payments. I don’t think I’m wrong but would love to hear Im misinformed!!!
On a scale of 1 to 10, I give the brutal honesty a solid 37. These fellas don't mince their words and have great advice to impart.
They can’t dealing with these blood suckers and their family especially thier parents
That's why you NEVER get married,@@signa-sj5rd .
Zero benefit for men (regardless in the United States, or abroad).
I wish Mike all the best in the Philippines. He seems like a stand up & sensible kind of a guy and he should be very happy with his filippina & her young son. Good interview Paul.
Paul, I would like to address your hypothetical. When we first got married and I brought Rose to US, I also expected the same reactions. Granted this was 1978 and she was older than me. What we found to be true (and still was until day she died) was that the community (filipino) were the ones who did most of the talking behind your back. At that time it was oh look she married puti so she must work in bar. For years we found that attitude to be true. Rose got to the point where she didn't give a crap, she knew who we were (OBTW she didn't work in a bar, worked on base as a waitress) and was proud of all we had done.
Even to this day, I still here the chismis of ohhhh she so young he so old blah blah blah. But when you see a couple that truly love each other no matter what, age doesn't matter. Rose was 9 years older than me and never bothered her, me or our kids. Unfortunately I lost her 19 Oct 2022 holding her hand. I wouldn't trade a thing for our life together except to still have her with me.
God Bless, my friend.
God blessed you to have someone that in your life. Screw all the haters! As long you both loved one another that's all that really counts.
Great video Paul & Mike. My first wife was a Filipino born and raised in Hawaii. We were together for 41 years was 16 years older than me but still was ID’d when we ordered drinks when in her 50’s. I look older than dirt and had grey temples and sideburns when I graduated high school. After my first wife died I met my current wife in Cebu she is 15 years younger than I am. Anyone’s “Comments” are easily ignored as my attitude is “Since you’re not sleeping with either of us what do you care?” I am a happy guy.
I lived in the Philippines many years ago and fell in love with the country and people I was only 17 years old and in the military That was the happiest I had ever been in my 60 years on this planet I wish I had stayed there because this country has been ruined politically and culturally Since watching these videos Paul I have seriously been thinking of returning
A friend of mine died a few days ago at 93. His wife and himself worked out of the country and sent over 30 kids through college. Many of them working overseas in skilled positions. College is cheap in the Philippines, so it's easy to make a difference and help someone.
Condolences to you on the loss of your friend. I have a adopted Filipina in college now in Philippines. Can't imagine a better lived life than your friends. Asking God to let me help kids there to my last years. Nothing in this life better.
Paul is one of the best story tellars i know love your vids
I wish this guy the best. Personally I’m seeing a recipe for disaster. Maybe he’ll be ok but one thing I learned was never share my credit cards or ATM card with anyone. I have a horror story about that but I’m not sharing it here and it didn’t happen to me, I just helped the guy “American” get through it and get back to the US. Never give up your ATM or charge cards and PIN numbers over there or anywhere else for that matter.
Hi @JJ Mack ... now I curious about that horror story. Perhaps you can tell it to Paul on an interview ... but I agree, you do NOT share that with anyone.
He needs mind his own business his BOSS attitude will kill him.
I like Mike's honesty and straightforwardness.
Congratulations Mike 👍🏻🙏🏻☝🏻❤️
Love Mike’s channel and one of your best interviews! Mike is a genuinely good and honest guy - answers questions straight away - frank and honest! Thank you
I like Mike the best, not to say Paul isn't a great guy but Mike appears more grounded and knows what he wants and goes for it. Paul is laid back and lets things flow easy and smooth. I'm more like Mike so that's probably my reasoning. Still dig you Paul and subscribed on Mikes recommendation.
Thanks guys! I’m just a couple years younger then you guys and preparing my for my move to the Philippines. I’m getting resistants from my kids. Like Mike said I’m alone over 90% of the time.
Great work again guys! My favorite vlogers #1 and #2
Best of luck!
Juice are you from York
Nothing wrong with being alone. You get peace and quiet too
To heck with what the kids think
I was researching and putting a plan together for 3 years or more. It wasn't so much about the Filipinas but more about the US. The rat race in a world full of endless strip malls and fast food chains. The obsessive consumerism. Wanted to see some more of the world. Good luck Juice
I can understand Mike 100%. I too was married to a Filipina nurse in the States. Divorced after 23 yrs. Then single 10 yrs. Oh my the pickings were slim within American women. Luckily I found another Filipina here who’d never been married or had kids. No baggage. Was considering moving to the Philippines but lack of healthcare and no rights under the law stopped that idea.
I'm thinking about visiting in the future. How would you compare it to Mexico? Crime, healthcare, rights for us? I have friends who love it there, and keep telling me to move. I think there are good hospitals in Manila.
Can you elaborate on your comment "no rights under the law"?
You do not have protection under the law like in the U.S. Your skin will make you guilty in a traffic accident. You can’t own property.
@@mophotodetroit ...but if your wife is Filipina you can own it.
@@marcellespiritu I am aware of that but it’s not the same. What happens if she dies?. I don’t know. Would it go to her family? Probably so since I can’t own land there.
Great video, 2 of my go-to channels coming together, love this. Thank you, Thank You, did I thank you for the video. Wonderful!! God Bless the two of you for sharing your experience. With God's grace, I am there in a few years.
Paul & Mike - my favorite Ph Vloggers, I will check in with you once I am over in Dumaguete, would be happy to meet you in person. Honesty goes a long way. Wish me luck, I am working on it and the pieces have fallen into place. I hope the heart & love site will work out as well, she is a great Filipina. Cheers, God Bless you both.
tremendous interview, Mike is a good guy, whish him all the best and will check out his channel, thanks
Been watching you both a couple months and always wondered if you knew each other, being of about the same age and living nearby. And you both take very similar views of things, not sugar coating anything; always honest. The marriage announcement is a bit of a shocker! It was also nice to get a little more of Mike's backstory.
This has been a very real, and honest interview . Great guy mike.
What a generous man.
I have to hold my hands up to Mikes honesty and the way he comes over in this interview , but I smell big trouble ahead
Yeah, Mike's honesty is to be commended. Like all of us, he has challenges ahead - but not necessarily trouble. Friction with stepchildren is nothing new - it's a common dynamic all over the world. If Mike had of shacked up with an American Big Susie with an older kid, he'd face an ever greater challenge. In Mike's favor is that the biological dad's such a deadbeat he's nowhere to be found, so there's no competition or conflict on that front. Mike's a realist, and accepts that Janet's son shall always be her No. 1 - Mike knows he comes in second. To Mike's detriment is that throughout his whole life, he's never had kids of his own - so he lacks parenting and "dad" skills
Hold your f'ing nose!
I don't think so.. his nobya
seems like a good one.
My wife never allowed
me to parent. His girl`
friend allows him to
set the family rules
@@davidjones7493 She's also got the numbers and. passwords to all his bank accounts to, I dont think a life time of working and earning is worth 10 months of living in a strange country with a stranger and paying for all her family, t think its a case of heart ruling the head , not him having problems with her son that I think its trouble ahead , its with her and her family I think the trouble will be with, still time will tell !!!
@@kevinmoran1216 Yeah my brother
also married a Filipina.. he
was supporting 25 people
he told me >__
Greatest interview to date. Mike’s Philippines 🇵🇭 Retirement is my favorite channel.
Back in 1993 , I was a mail order bride . I know what mike been thru . We had 30 years gap. I could write a book of all my experiences. My husband and I been married for 28 years before he passed away . Love preveals !
Another excellent interview Paul. Mike is another one of the REAL guys. Cheers.
Thanks for the update Paul I enjoyed it glad that John and his family are doing well
We are hypocrites if we criticize our culture and glorify Flipinas for taking care of their parents-and we do not take care of ours! I waited and took care of my dad before I thought about going to Asia!
Filipinos take it to far. The parents are blood suckers and only care about money. Lazy pieces of dog shit
Wonderful interview greetings from Amsterdam Much Love
It was great watching you both doing an interview together! I've watched a lot of Mike and Janet's videos and their a great couple just like you Paul & Baby Mae☺👍
So iterestingly !!! I go to Cebu as Pensioner this year !!! Knowing something about Pilipinas habit cause traveld the Philippines since 1999 ,26 times on long vacations !!!
Good Video/Interview Paul 📹 with Mike.
Stay Safe 💕 💞 🙏 🙏
Great video, Paul. I can totally relate! Spent my life as a struggling artist and haven't had a committed relationship in almost 30 years. Just random dating with women with typical American women attitudes. Mom is 92 going on 93 and we talk on WhatsApp at least once a week sometimes more. My sister lives a couple of blocks from her and takes makes sure all her needs are met. Do I miss my career? Sometimes, especially when I see the successes my friends are having. Do I miss my old life before coming here? Absolutely not. It was hard! Had some successes as a working actor, but most years were tough. I tried EVERYTHING to meet the right woman in the US. No luck... at...all. I'm here and have no plans to return for anything other than the occasional visit every few years. My life here is an improvement on every level. Haven't found Mrs Right yet, but I'm enjoying the search and I'm being completely honest so I don't hurt anyone's feelings. I'm sure I'll meet the right woman and, as for staying here, I'm committed to that for life. Thanks again for another good one, Paul.
good interview paul thanks
Guys I watch both your channels, I have so much respect for the way you two tell it like it is, there's no sugar coating and plenty of real solid advice. I'm 71 and retired to here (an island in the Caribbean) after working here for 4 years so I knew what I was getting into. Coincidentally I have numerous Philipino friends, now strewn across the world, and although I haven't been to the Philipines (many times to HK and China, Japan) i can say they are some of the best people you will ever meet. I wish you both the best in your retirement, a great pair of guys, my 14 year relationship with a local woman has just gone south ( a long story) and I'm making plans to go home to the UK, but I'll pobably do a world tour on the way back. I'd like to see Vietnam and Thailand before I croak. Best wishes to you and your wives.
This is Ross in Brisbane Australia, .
You are a very decent person, Paul .
Mike has a good channel ! Helpful. - (I watch him more than Paul now 😮😁)
I have worked and lived abroad 14 of the past 16 years. Many Americans like me have done so, and many for even longer. America is only a tiny percentage of the world's population. It is but one culture of many. I am first and foremost a citizen of this entire earth. I feel blessed to have realized a long time ago that home is where the heart and soul feels most comfortable, not where you were born. For those feeling sorry for us...know that we perhaps feel the same for you.
Great advice guys. I’m approaching retirement age and have been thinking of moving to PI to “live the dream”.
Great interview as always Paul. I think you are a great guy and wish you luck.
Thanks, Paul, for another honest, insightful, and thought-provoking interview..! You're the best at what you do! Thanks again.
Mikes a Top Guy Love watching his Channel ,,, And you Paul ,, He's a Brave man taking on a kid 10 years old ,,No better man for that Job .. Good Luck Mike ..
I come to the Philippines and Thailand for 8 months of the year. I’m very close to my children and grandchildren, so I go back to the United States for 4 or 5 months a year. This works for me.
Do you spend more time in Thailand or the Phillipines? And which one do you prefer
Wendell, that's a great arrangement - our kids always need to come first. Wishing you every happiness in life
Wow Wendell that is my plan in a few years leaving Hawaii for Philippines.
I have 7 grand kids now and in about to turn 60 , and hopefully I leave at 62 .
I was thinking 3 to 4 month with my grands in Texas and Florida and Louisiana and Arkansas and Georgia.
Good thing about most my travel from Manila to Guam then , I plan to try to get mostly space A from Hawaii to CA .
I'm glad to see you post to day .
Aloha from Oahu 🤙🏿 njoy ur post.
@@tf4364 i also have 7 grandchildren and 4 children. I’m on-social security and I have some small investments. I’m 68.I am in Thailand right now and my opinion is Thailand has better apartments and the food is just a little bit better. But it’s more expensive in Thailand. Also almost everyone in Philippines speaks some English. I also have many friends in Philippines. So I think I will spend most of my time in Angeles City Philippines this coming November. Good luck to you in the future with your retirement. Ps i love Asian women
Bouncing back and forth between 2 continents will be harder to do the older we get.
Hi Paul , their is a 38 year difference between me and my gf , I'm 66 and I have lived with her for a year in a province in Bohol and have traveled around and 80% of time we have encountered comments from the Fillipino community
Nice meeting you yesterday in Valencia Mike, Best of luck to you and Janet :)
Good interview. Some words of wisdom there.
Good future for you guys. Take one day at a time do not overthink. Life’s too short. Enjoy and relax.
Great video. Great new life for older gentlemen. God bless.
Nice job Paul. -- Mike is a good guy & I like his gig - already aware ! -- His story was known but it was nice to see you 2 interact. - - - As a 73 year old (somewhat jealous American of you 2) - I get a kick out of watching you guys. > Mark too in his 'palace' by the sea ! - - - The time for such adventure has passed me by - but I enjoy watching you younger guys pursue your dreams. Steve in Traces Martires calls my 'position' right now "God's waiting room" ? - You will get there soon enough - so enjoy it now while you can !!! --- I'll be watching.
Keep your health in order. My grandpa lived to 100 and my dad is still healthy at 67.
Hi Paul. Thanks for the interview with Mike. My Filipina wife and I have have 4 months to go and we will be living in Bacolod City permanently. I will be leaving my mom behind while living in the Philippines too. That's the only struggle. Thanks again.
Best of luck!
Paul how do I find your facebook page or send you a message using your messenger?
I visited for one month, got back 3 days ago, yesterday pulled the trigger on retirement and I am moving there at the end of April, probably start in Dumaguete. I visited there and I liked it, good place to start. Thanks to 2 divorces I have very little equity and I rent here in Calgary, but both times I kept my government pension. I have been very lonely while working from home and like Mike I have been single for 6 years, women here like my pocketbook, they don't really care about me. I loved it there and the people are genuinely lovely. Like Mike, my main motivations is to find a partner but also to skip our 6 months of winter. It is -25 here right now.
Very straightforward and friendly conversation..enjoyed it!
Good balance between you too 👍 Good interview
Well done guys, very impressive interview.
Lots of food for thought here..............thanx Paul & Mike !!
Really nice vlog from two old pros. All the best and congrats to you both, just married and getting married.
It’s even more important to have that exit plan if you have a younger child.
Great interview. talked about a lot of practicalities. very interesting
This fellow is awesome. I like his recommendations.
Thank you both for this video, it's is great to hear honest, first hand accounts from people who have been there, done that. I plan on heading next door to Thailand soon, I've only been tried a month., No S.S. for this kid for another decade.
No problem Paul I already watch Mike and Janet:)
Being a step-parent can be a very difficult no win situation.
Nice interview, informative and honest.
Hi guys! My partner is from the Philippines and we've been together for over 4 years and living in australia. She is the absolute diamond ❣️ would love to live in the philippines.that will happen soon. I would love to meet you both one day
My 2 favorite people. Thanks friends. @mikesphilippineretirement & @old dog
Paul, you are a natural and impressive interviewer. I appreciate you listen without judgement and bring out the best in the folks you're interviewing. I am already one of Mike's subscribers, and he definitely has a "level head" on his shoulders there as well.
IMHO, your and Mike's best bet is to stay in the Philippines and build the best life you can for your respective significant others. As such, maybe buy a house (I understand American citizens can't own property), and setup a savings fund of not just cash, but other hard assets.
When I see you and Mike and others, my biggest thought/concern is: What would you do if the SHTF situation occurs and the US stops sending your monthly checks? I think that would be a great subject to explore.
What is a “significant other”?
Must be loosing it. Saw this video again, but good to hear your opinions. 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it.' Both of your lives seem to be going good there. Stay where you are. I am not even considering going back other than for short visits.
Paul;
Tks. much.
Nice interview, couple of honest Joe’s just living life as best they can, it’s why most of us old duffers are here😊
Unless you are trying to kill your relationship, never take them to the states except for a short vacation. Seen too many women from other countries completely change away from their traditions after living here. My wife included (Mexican).
Because the states is full of younger guys waiting to take your girls away 😂
Because they become westernized in their thinking and attitude.
@@mcluvin65 how do you know they are loyal? You'd be quite surprised. I am in my early 30s and my Tinder app was exploding of girls my age and below lots of them having what they called 'elder partners' in places like Cebu City especially and Manila. I'd bet over half the girls I met were married already to older westerns, some sending extreme amounts of money but these girls don't care. It's natural they want to have fun while still being young and interact with people their age and I had amazing times with them. These guys get taken advantage over in extreme ways and many don't even know it.
When you are here as a foreigner, you are like king here because you are rich, when you go back to US, you will be just an old ordinary man and she will look like Queen. It happens numerous times, and it will happen again
Yep, once they get contaminated from U.S. excuse for women it's over.
Just keep doing all the right things Mike. You will never make every choice perfectly. & helping to raise a 10yr old boy will not be easy. I commend you & wish you well on this retirement journey in the Phillipines.
Good luck to both you guys! Who cares what others in the US think!!! Live it up!!!
Very good video!!! Really good woman married though, good for her!! I wonder if single women will move to the Philippines!!! Who knows!!!😮 Great video Paul!!!
Good luck to both of you !!!
Great chat thank you gentlemen
I was having lunch with my mother the other day and mentioned that in a couple of years I intended to spend time in the Philippines during the winters and she said, "Yeah, and bring a girl back with you." I told her there was no way in the world I would consider bringing a woman to the states and she said, "Yeah, it would just ruin her." Even my mother knows.
@@mcluvin65 I'm always amazed how people like you read into things that aren't there. My point is that if a 79 yo lady knows enough not to bring a foreign woman to the states maybe some guys should have it figured out as well.
As an FYI, I'm 59 yo and no matter how old I get I'll always love my mother and, the older she gets, I try and spend time with her. She'd also be the first to tell you that she, nor anyone else, can dictate to me.
Secondly, I have traveled fairly extensively. My travel is strictly for enjoyment, not looking to solve any problems.
@@mcluvin65 Tell that to all the men who are leaving this country in droves with no desire to return.
How is it that you even interpreted my mother's comment as evidence that I have an interest in having a relationship? I actually intend to go overseas to get away from the winters here, believe it or not.
Some of you need to stay off the internet if you can't help but over-analyze things.
Great interview love the honesty Mike didn’t buttercup it. That’s great
I like this man’s honesty and communication skills. Cool guy.
a dying breed in todays world.
I agree, very refreshing👍
Good interview
I enjoy both your vlogs, great channels!
Enjoyed the interview.
Great for me. Amazing how close he and I are in thought.
Good video great job
Hey Paul, and Mike, believe me, you're not missing a thing in the states, economically things here are a disaster for guys our age in terms of what we get and what lifestyle we can live. You both are doing better than you ever could right where you are. Mike that would be awesome for both you and Paul to make honest women out of those two or let me rephrase that they're making you both honest is more like it, lol. Take care you both always have a good interviews, thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Paul is married.
Great collaboration. 👍
Thank you kindly
looking forward to retiring to the Philippines, am retired now and just wrapping up some last documentations in order to be prepared for a new chapter in life, Paul i have been watching you channel for awhile and i have to be honest, it is unique, i do have a girlfriend in calamba, laguna.
Well I’ll be 65 in July. Already started the visa process for my 43 year old wife. She is coming here to work and hopefully I live long enough for her to qualify for my benefits while also paying in for herself. I would love to move there and start my life in the Philippines like you guys.
you guys are great. and isn't it great that a guy can enjoy the content from the otherwise of the world. thanks youtube, Paul and Mike. Wish you guys the best, and I would say luck as well, but you guys had the courage to make your own luck, so I know you will be alright.
Great vid Paulie . Thanks for sharing …
This was great. My two favorite info people. As always it never feels to lean something new. Like today a question was answered that I was going to ask you. I'm planning on paying off my house and thought it would be a better idea to rent it, ( I know some people that want to), then to sell it. So thanks for that but of info. It was great seeing you both together
Great vlog Paul. Have mixed feelings. Wish this guy, good luck … culture is different in Asia and the big age difference … not really a problem. Enjoy it while it lasts because it could go wrong, very wrong. He will be a lot older and her, not so much so ….. all the best!
Thank you for you candidness and honesty. You guys are putting it important insight and information. Best of luck to the both of you.
Thanks so much!
Great info here, guys! Mike, congrats on your upcoming nuptials! I am a subscriber to both you guys' channels. Some of the subjects you broached are in line with my situation (whether or not to eventually sell my home, etc). I am finally getting serious about making an 'exploratory' trip the Philippines in the coming months, and I need all the encouragement I can get. I extend my thanks to both you gentlemen for your efforts to help others just like yourselves. Keep up the good work!
My two favorite expats in one place! Cheers gents!
Yes i liked this interview it was very good
God Bless you both.
Good luck with all your aspirations, Mike! Be well, be safe, God Bless. 😎☕🙏
Thanks, you too!
U guys are funny 😁... kidding aside, this is a great interview. Lots of information to take. Great job 👏 👍
Nice video. You guys are a good combination of humor and comments sense.
Great video congratulations
I just subscribed to Mike's channel a few days before this video on Old Dog's channel, which was the first US expat in the Philippines channel that I subscribed to, a couple years back. Recently, I've been recommended several channels of US expats by YT. I don't know if there's a boom in expats, or they all just decided they would have their own channel, or both. But, it's definitely another perspective that you don't get from each and every channel. The 'collection of crazies' might soon become experts in expat affairs from the abundance of video documentation of their lives overseas..