How did we meet? Museum of Modern Art Clubs. lol That was hilarious! I would say a large majority of Thai's are half White. You can tell just by the features of the face and body. It was the same when I was in the Philippines. You can tell the facial and body features are different.
She’s so lovely. Great interview as always Forrest…you should interview more look-krueng as there are a lot in Bangkok and will be very interesting to hear more of some of the insights of look-krueng of different countries ❤😊
Prop to her mom for instilling Thai values and language during her upbringing. It might be hard for the youngs to understand and adjust to their unique circumstances but their distinct identity could have a great benefit later in life if they know how to leverage it.
When we 'dual' breeds grow up, the prevailing homogeneous cultures of the West (in Jenny's case predominately white Sweden) and the East (Thailand) will frame us as half, which has the underlying inference (degredation some would argue) of not being 'full' not white, Swede, American, Thai, etc. enough... which contributes to the identity issues we experience, especially during puberty/adolescence, though as we mature, and realize who we are, usually in our 20s to 30s...just as Jenny kind of indicates here, we don't mind as much, and as a Thai American hybrid myself, I insist, those of us who really embrace who we are, in terms of language, culture, intellect, etc. and can exploit ithe fact to the full potential, ARE NOT 'half' or 'part' this or that, but can learn to be BOTH - two full wholes, we are double the math and double the wrath (once empowered, and not all of us come to that realization, empowerment, especially if they allow pop culture to mold who they are, should be. Think about it like the four faced Hindu God, and the power it can posess if you take a step back...Anyway, thanks for this interview...and aside from leaving us all speculating about this 'museum' and the kind of 'art' involved, I think it's good content.
Yet, you still speak Thai better than me, as an adopted Thai, who was adopted by Swedish parents when I was 6 weeks old. Maybe she can't teach me Thai, as we both speak Swedish as our native language.
Interesting video. As a father of two luk krueng sons, it was a fun video to watch. My Thai wife and I met in the US where she was a graduate student. We were both students and got married while in school. Our two boys were born while she was studying for her PhD. When they were 4 and 2 years old we moved to Bangkok for two years. That ended up evolving into 12 years but no regrets. They had studied at good Thai schools in Bangkok. We moved back to the US so that they could attend high school in the US and then go on to university. Both kids are fluent in English and Thai. They have graduated from university and both have very good jobs in their field in the US.
As a half thai half norwegian I’ve also been visiting Thailand twice a year and only celebrated Christmas twice in Norway , every Christmas I’ve been celebrating in Thailand, and always speaking thai with my mother, and norwegian with my father and English with my friends. This was really interesting to watch that someone grew up really similar to me.
Very interesting interview. I am from Sweden too and been married to a thai 5 years now and we will have a baby in 5 months. We live in thailand so this was a great interview for me to listen to what she had to say. Bra jobbat 🙏🇸🇪🇹🇭
Would be nice to have a few more of these interviews with "luk khrueng". As a father of a 5 year old half-Thai daughter it might help me be a better father, if I better understand the challenges that my daughter might run into. I'd be interested especially in the story of a half-Thai that has grown up on the Thai countryside, as that is the situation of my daughter.
Hi Wolfgang.Wenn du gern moderner denkende Menschen in der Umgebung deiner Kinder mõchtest solltest du die Countryside verlassen und in eine mehr internationale Stadt wie Bangkok oder auf Samui,Phuket,Pangan,Chiang Mai oder Pattaya ziehen.Auf dem Land bleiben und sind wir Farangs belastet mit Vorurteilen.Das kann belastend werden.Im Moment wohne ich in Rayong (sehr local). Sobald ich unser Haus verkaufen kann ziehe ich in einen der oben genannten Orte.Dort fragen die Menschen nach deinem Namen und haben eine sehr offene Haltung gemäss unserer Zeit. Farang hõrt man da nur noch sehr selten.Auf dem Land...alle paar Stunden. Ich denke für Kinder ist es besser an einem internationalem Ort aufzuwachsen.Ohne Vorurteile und ungewolltem (manchmal auch gewolltem) Rassismus.Grüsse.
@@sahpraphaphorn6240 Hi Sah, even though I have a German name, I am actually from The Netherlands. So my German isn't great. I translated your message with Google Translate. So far, it seems our daughter is being treated ok here in the country side (Chiang Mai province, near Myanmar border). Seems most people in the village treat me as normal as well, though admittedly I don't interact with people too much. However, I do think at some point we might move to a city, if only for better education for our daughter at some international school. However, this is unlikely to happen in the next couple of years.
Thanks for sharing your story Jenny, it was really quite interesting to hear about your experiences as a mixed Thai Swedish girl as I'm a father of a Thai Swedish girl. I'd say you look mostly Thai and give of a Thai vibe but have more of a Swedish bone structure. I think you made a good choice going to Thailand. Wish you all the best.
Hi Eva, take this with a grain of salt cause I'm only seeing one not very clear profile photo of you. In my experience there's a lot of variety in the way thai people look. I think you look mostly Thai, eyes - hair definitely. There something about the nose and mouth that looks slightly more mixed so I can't say for sure... Have you ever considered making a test like ancestry dna test to shed some light to your doubts...? @@Darkangel-A-c8z
A very talented, level-headed, young lady. Definitely a “multi-culture” person that can give her an advantage understanding situations. Congratulations to Jenny’s parents for raising a well educated, refined compassionate woman.
Very interesting interview! I’d love to hear an interview from a luuk krung with a western mom and Thai dad. Mothers tend to retain culture and tradition differently than dads. Like for me, I’m a white western mom married to my Thai husband living in the USA. My 17 yr old is dramatically more American than Thai. If my son had a Thai mom, he’d be drastically different.
@amyt, I am from the US and have a Thai husband. I definitely agree about the mom's retaining the traditions more than the dad's. We have 4 kids together from 28 years old down to 17 years old. All of them are typical American kids(I mean that in the nice way, lol).
@@Dime333 hi, thank you for your comment, but no its not a dating App. If you are interested to learn more about my application you can check us out at facebook.com/foreignerfriendlythailand and instagram @foreignerfriendlythailand for more information. We'll be launching our applications over the coming months so, if what we do interests you, please like, follow and share our FB page. Stay tuned for a follow up video with Forrest coming soon! Regards,Jenni
hi, thank you for your comment. If you are interested to learn more about my application you can check us out at facebook.com/foreignerfriendlythailand and instagram @foreignerfriendlythailand for more information. We'll be launching our applications over the coming months so, if what we do interests you, please like, follow and share our FB page. Stay tuned for a follow up video with Forrest coming soon! Regards,Jenni
Wonderful to see you covering this difficult topic. It's great bringing these issues of discrimination that occur worldwide. My wife is Chinese and discrimination is even here in Victoria Canada, as the ignorant are everywhere. Great presentation with a polished young lady! Thanks Forrest!
That's good her mother made her keep her culture & speak Thai. Bilingual is a great asset to have. Im sure she is happy her mother taught her Thai..she has the best of both cultures 👍
Good interview. I bet she doesn't miss freezing cold Sweden, I'm sure that went into it too! She definitely looks more thai than swedish in terms of phenotypes. I suppose that's why they never fully considered her "Swedish". There are many naturally lighter skinned northern thais.
As a man who is also of half Swedish ancestry, I felt an instant affinity. Also a bit of jealousy because my ancestors emigrated from Sweden to the US too long ago to maintain or obtain the nationality she is able to enjoy. I kind of wish my ancestors had stayed in Sweden. It is such a well run country. But being a dual national of Sweden and Thailand is probably the best of all worlds. I mean you can live in the EU or Thailand. That is a great thing.
Excellent interview Forrest. I feel Jeni is working on finding a solution to something which is quite annoying to most foreigners in Thailand, which is the dual pricing. Can't wait for you next interview with her and finding out details about the app. Good luck to her and kudos to you for a great topic of conversation about mixed race in Thailand.
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I remember going to BKK years ago. I stayed at the Intercontinental. Nice hotel. However, I looked into doing a tour through the hotel. It turned out that the hotel price was double the price on the street, and would charge me extra travelling solo. I didn't book it through the hotel.
As a father of two luk krueng daughters, I absolutely love this video. My eldest, now in uni, spent her first year in Thailand then a year and a half overseas then the rest of her life here in Chiang Mai. her younger sister all her life here in Thailand. Jennifer, what an amazing young woman you are, thank you for sharing your story.
hi, thank you for your comment. If you are interested to learn more about my application you can check us out at facebook.com/foreignerfriendlythailand and instagram @foreignerfriendlythailand for more information. We'll be launching our applications over the coming months so, if what we do interests you, please like, follow and share our FB page. Stay tuned for a follow up video with Forrest coming soon! Regards,Jenni
Great interview Forest. Can't wait for part two!! There is definitely more to this story? How long have you been together? 555 You make a perfect couple (Sorry, I just had to say it)
very charming, beautiful. she seems very accepted. wonder though about high So’s or high society folks.do they accept her? luk krung kids might be a bit more challenged in our identity obsessed society. wonderful that her mother immersed her in thai. great job..tim
As a HALF THAI i never get over the fact that people call me a "Farang" even tho i look more asian and anyways, the word is originally described for ppl who are FULLY of european decent. But just like any other asian country (china, laos etc) people will (if youre half asian half white) consider you mostly as a white person. No matter how asian you look or how much you can speak the specific asian language ,thai chinese lao burmese etc. Youre mostly considered farang instead of luk krueng (the MUCH more accurate word to describe a mixed person in thailand). To ME its pure ignorance from all the east/southeast asian countries. Its mostly dissapointing tho if it comes from your own family ,calling you farang all the time. Many thais will say its meant in a god way or that its "just normal to use this word for halfies"(which is false, or they are unaware that this word isnt at all the right word for a mixed asian/white person) but its def. Not. A friend of mine is also seen as "ust white" in korea (hes half white half korean). So this is a thing in a lot of xountries , youre never really accepted. I dont have a issue not being considered as just asian ,but the least could be to aknowledge when someone is MIXED and NOT just farang/white or just asian outside of asia. I will never understand the issue why ppl cant just use luk krueng instead of farang (no matter what historical reasons or so there might be , we are in 2024 ,not in the past)... Nice video btw.
I am a "Luk khrueng" as well. Life it not easy when parents push their respective culture and religious perspectives. My Dad is Indian and Mom is Thai. Because of parental pressure, I decided to move to USA for college in 1979 and became US Citizen. To be fair to my parents, therefore, no more being Thai or Indian. Now retired in Bangkok as US Expat.
Yes her quote = Thai people always do " Be whoever you want to be..as long as you don't make problems to others " 😁นี่เป็นตัวตนของคนไทย และมายด์เซ็ทของคนไทยส่วนใหญ่ส่วนนึงเลยค่ะ " จงจริงใจต่อตนเองและผู้อื่น อยากเป็น หรืออยากทำอะไรทำไปเถอะ ตราบใดที่การกระทำนั้นไม่ทำความเดือดร้อนต่อคนอื่น "
Individual rights come with responsibilities. Westerners emphasize rights but not responsibilities. Actually Germany introduced a charter on human responsibilities at the UN, but the United States vetoed that because Americans want the right to pollute and do what they want.
I can very much relate to her about the nationality. I am half Italian (father) and half Swiss (mother) The Italian culture was always very dominant at home and our table-language (during lunch and dinner) was Italian. In Switzerland... I was always considered as Italian because of my very obvious Italian name. In Italy... I am looked at as Swiss... because of my pale skin and the way I behave. Basically... wherever I go... I am a foreigner. Even if I hold a passport of both countries and speek both languages fluently. It was quite disturbing during my youth... nowadays, I just do the cherrypicking. I choose whatever is comfortable for my lifestyle. Workwise, Swiss lifestyle wins... everything else, I am a very proud Italian.
I was about to buy Rosetta stone with your affiliate link, but it doesn't include Thai!!!! You should say that when you pump it as many of your viewers might be interested in learning Thai above all.
My son is half Thai (but genetically 1/2 Chinese) and 1/4 Greek 1/4 Dutch but he is Australian… problem solved. As for the “angst” if it wasn’t identity then as an adolescent it would be something else. Thankfully we grow up and hopefully accept ourselves. ….. I had people say I married for a subservient wife ( who is now getting a haircut while I do the laundry)…. They said she married me for a VISA…. 30 years later and property all in both names, we are still together. IGNORE the idiots and live your best life.
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Compliments for a very interesting cultural deep dive. How comes you looked surprised about her parents each speaking his/her own mother tongue? It's the method that all my mixed language colleagues use with their kids here at the EU headquarters.
Great idea for the App. It's a start and changing the culture of Thais that do double pricing. More Apps the better. I have always looked at this as racist and how Thai's have this in their culture. A Thai lady married a Frang teache and had 5 children. Where ever she went she was charged double, if not more. For common things such as food, rent, bus fare, hospital bills, etc.. The couple afte 7 years of putting up with Thai Bull Shit decided to move to his home country, just because of the racism. It does not matter how poor you are Thai's will only look at your skin and think your rich. This will never change unless something or a moment is done about it. I think this young lady has a great idea and hopefully it will turn into a movement and loss of income for those Thai's Business that are racist. Hopefully she can audit the business to make sure they stay in compliance and don't charge Frangs.
hi, thank you for your comment. If you are interested to learn more about my application you can check us out at facebook.com/foreignerfriendlythailand and instagram @foreignerfriendlythailand for more information. We'll be launching our applications over the coming months so, if what we do interests you, please like, follow and share our FB page. Stay tuned for a follow up video with Forrest coming soon! Regards,Jenni
very interesting interview ! I'm also a half thai, born 1977 in germany (my father was from germany and my mom is thai) I must say, i had the same problems in my childhood in Deutschland. As a luk krueng, i've heard a lot of bad things in the school and faced a lot of odds. The best time in my life was in thailand and Laos. When i look back in time 1981- 1988 was the swiss school or international school in Bkk the best experience with other half thais...
Id be glad if people evwn considered me a LUK KRUENG at least. From family and ppl who know im half half ,im considered always as a "farang"(even tho farang ,originally referring to someone who is FULLY of european decent), even tho i LOOK more asian. Luk krueng nobody around me uses. Im asian in europe and white in thailand, no matter how "thai" i can be (speaking the language, being able to eat all the food and so on).
Id be glad if people evwn considered me a LUK KRUENG at least. From family and ppl who know im half half ,im considered always as a "farang"(even tho farang ,originally referring to someone who is FULLY of european decent), even tho i LOOK more asian. Luk krueng nobody around me uses. Im asian in europe and white in thailand, no matter how "thai" i can be (speaking the language, being able to eat all the food and so on).
Id be glad if people evwn considered me a LUK KRUENG at least. From family and ppl who know im half half ,im considered always as a "farang"(even tho farang ,originally referring to someone who is FULLY of european decent), even tho i LOOK more asian. Luk krueng nobody around me uses. Im asian in europe and white in thailand, no matter how "thai" i can be (speaking the language, being able to eat all the food and so on).
Id be glad if people evwn considered me a LUK KRUENG at least. From family and ppl who know im half half ,im considered always as a "farang"(even tho farang ,originally referring to someone who is FULLY of european decent), even tho i LOOK more asian. Luk krueng nobody around me uses. Im asian in europe and white in thailand, no matter how "thai" i can be (speaking the language, being able to eat all the food and so on).
Id be glad if people evwn considered me a LUK KRUENG at least. From family and ppl who know im half half ,im considered always as a "farang"(even tho farang ,originally referring to someone who is FULLY of european decent), even tho i LOOK more asian. Luk krueng nobody around me uses. Im asian in europe and white in thailand, no matter how "thai" i can be (speaking the language, being able to eat all the food and so on).
I'm going out on a limb and say that Jenny would prefer a swedish BF rather than Thai....Her second choice would be american.. Either way, she is beautiful and will get whatever boy she makes solid eye contact with..
Interesting discussion, when I(American Chinese) was pale in Thailand people thought I was American. When I got a tan people generally assume I am Thai.
Interesting Vlog, My son is half Thai-German and stay in Germany. I myself who is Thai and my son we have faced a lot of racisms here from the ignorant people, especially in the school and at work. Back to Thailand people call my son 'Farang' which is kind of offensive and impolite way. But being multicultural person is a benefit to gain life experience
In both cultures, we take off our shoes, when entering someone's house and when coming home to your own home. In Sweden, we take them off in the hallway, but in Thailand they take them off outside the house.
Nice interview , for me the most difficult thing was the whole area knew me as my dad was the only foreigner in Latkrabang at the moment so anything I did my dad knew
hi, thank you for your comment, but bthis is the best I can do ;). If you are interested to learn more about my application you can check us out at facebook.com/foreignerfriendlythailand and instagram @foreignerfriendlythailand for more information. We'll be launching our applications over the coming months so, if what we do interests you, please like, follow and share our FB page. Stay tuned for a follow up video with Forrest coming soon! Regards,Jenni
Forrest... Rosetta Stone doesn't have THAI!!! Very interesting interview... the most important thing is to have a wonderful mother & I think Jenny had that...Asian Tiger Mums are mums, not dads...
I speak many languages like spanish, flemish,chinese but only related to my business. lol It can be confusing to speak many languages very well, so I keep to English and Malay.
Enjoyed the video my 9-year-old son is Irish Thai born in Ireland he can only speak English he just will not even try to talk Thai and I know he knows what his mother is saying most of the time but will answer her in English.
I am Eurasian and it can get annoying, when they try to guess..... You mixy, you speak good Chinese, are you Nepalese, No l am 100% human part Alien, WTF
The fact is if you are different in a community, sense of not belonging is there. The difference can be either you are smarter or more stupid, the looks, mindsets, personalities wise etc. A proper society must be chosen carefully.
Great interview Forrest. I can identify a lot with what Jenny said, although I only lived in Hawaii. I am half Chinese, quarter Hawaiian, an eighth English and an eighth Portuguese. When I was a child I was very fair skinned (unless i was in the sun) and had light brown hair. The area I lived in was predominantly Filipino and so I was considered more "white" haole (farang) than local in school. Now that I have been travelling and a bit darker, in Thailand the Thai people think I'm Thai and even when I go to the Philippines, they speak Tagalog to me lol. Once, a security guard in the Philippines wouldn't let me go into the bar because he thought I was Filipino and I got carded going into one bar Sukhumvit Soi 23 (if you know, you know) because the security thought I was Thai. Interesting and a bit sad how countries are prejudice toward their own 🤔great to pay the Thai rate sometimes tho 🙂
Jenny has a really good mom. My mom used to tell me, you can think what ever you like. You cannot speak anything you like. What out for what you say to other people.
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How did we meet? Museum of Modern Art Clubs. lol That was hilarious!
I would say a large majority of Thai's are half White. You can tell just by the features of the face and body. It was the same when I was in the Philippines. You can tell the facial and body features are different.
She’s very humble and beautiful. Thank you for this interview about mixed cultures.
She is gorgeous, like her English accent too. Good job Forrest 👍
She’s so lovely. Great interview as always Forrest…you should interview more look-krueng as there are a lot in Bangkok and will be very interesting to hear more of some of the insights of look-krueng of different countries ❤😊
Will look more into it, thanks Petch! 🙂
Prop to her mom for instilling Thai values and language during her upbringing. It might be hard for the youngs to understand and adjust to their unique circumstances but their distinct identity could have a great benefit later in life if they know how to leverage it.
Absolutely 💯
When we 'dual' breeds grow up, the prevailing homogeneous cultures of the West (in Jenny's case predominately white Sweden) and the East (Thailand) will frame us as half, which has the underlying inference (degredation some would argue) of not being 'full' not white, Swede, American, Thai, etc. enough... which contributes to the identity issues we experience, especially during puberty/adolescence, though as we mature, and realize who we are, usually in our 20s to 30s...just as Jenny kind of indicates here, we don't mind as much, and as a Thai American hybrid myself, I insist, those of us who really embrace who we are, in terms of language, culture, intellect, etc. and can exploit ithe fact to the full potential, ARE NOT 'half' or 'part' this or that, but can learn to be BOTH - two full wholes, we are double the math and double the wrath (once empowered, and not all of us come to that realization, empowerment, especially if they allow pop culture to mold who they are, should be. Think about it like the four faced Hindu God, and the power it can posess if you take a step back...Anyway, thanks for this interview...and aside from leaving us all speculating about this 'museum' and the kind of 'art' involved, I think it's good content.
Yet, you still speak Thai better than me, as an adopted Thai, who was adopted by Swedish parents when I was 6 weeks old. Maybe she can't teach me Thai, as we both speak Swedish as our native language.
Interesting video. As a father of two luk krueng sons, it was a fun video to watch. My Thai wife and I met in the US where she was a graduate student. We were both students and got married while in school. Our two boys were born while she was studying for her PhD. When they were 4 and 2 years old we moved to Bangkok for two years. That ended up evolving into 12 years but no regrets. They had studied at good Thai schools in Bangkok. We moved back to the US so that they could attend high school in the US and then go on to university. Both kids are fluent in English and Thai. They have graduated from university and both have very good jobs in their field in the US.
She's a stunning beauty ! Great interview Forrest; thx for sharing.
As a half thai half norwegian I’ve also been visiting Thailand twice a year and only celebrated Christmas twice in Norway , every Christmas I’ve been celebrating in Thailand, and always speaking thai with my mother, and norwegian with my father and English with my friends. This was really interesting to watch that someone grew up really similar to me.
This is exactly how I’m raising my son.
Very interesting interview. I am from Sweden too and been married to a thai 5 years now and we will have a baby in 5 months. We live in thailand so this was a great interview for me to listen to what she had to say.
Bra jobbat 🙏🇸🇪🇹🇭
Interesting interview, mainly because of the modesty of the guest. The host was sincere & affable. Good stuff!
Would be nice to have a few more of these interviews with "luk khrueng". As a father of a 5 year old half-Thai daughter it might help me be a better father, if I better understand the challenges that my daughter might run into. I'd be interested especially in the story of a half-Thai that has grown up on the Thai countryside, as that is the situation of my daughter.
My kids are half thai and half german.But actually they are just wonderful children like any other children.
Hi Wolfgang.Wenn du gern moderner denkende Menschen in der Umgebung deiner Kinder mõchtest solltest du die Countryside verlassen und in eine mehr internationale Stadt wie Bangkok oder auf Samui,Phuket,Pangan,Chiang Mai oder Pattaya ziehen.Auf dem Land bleiben und sind wir Farangs belastet mit Vorurteilen.Das kann belastend werden.Im Moment wohne ich in Rayong (sehr local).
Sobald ich unser Haus verkaufen kann ziehe ich in einen der oben genannten Orte.Dort fragen die Menschen nach deinem Namen und haben eine sehr offene Haltung gemäss unserer Zeit.
Farang hõrt man da nur noch sehr selten.Auf dem Land...alle paar Stunden.
Ich denke für Kinder ist es besser an einem internationalem Ort aufzuwachsen.Ohne Vorurteile und ungewolltem (manchmal auch gewolltem) Rassismus.Grüsse.
@@sahpraphaphorn6240
Hi Sah, even though I have a German name, I am actually from The Netherlands. So my German isn't great. I translated your message with Google Translate.
So far, it seems our daughter is being treated ok here in the country side (Chiang Mai province, near Myanmar border). Seems most people in the village treat me as normal as well, though admittedly I don't interact with people too much.
However, I do think at some point we might move to a city, if only for better education for our daughter at some international school. However, this is unlikely to happen in the next couple of years.
Thanks for sharing your story Jenny, it was really quite interesting to hear about your experiences as a mixed Thai Swedish girl as I'm a father of a Thai Swedish girl. I'd say you look mostly Thai and give of a Thai vibe but have more of a Swedish bone structure. I think you made a good choice going to Thailand. Wish you all the best.
Please, do I look fully Thai or half Thai, please? I've got so many mixed views, even from Thai people. Adopterad från Thailand av svenska föräldrar.
Hi Eva, take this with a grain of salt cause I'm only seeing one not very clear profile photo of you. In my experience there's a lot of variety in the way thai people look. I think you look mostly Thai, eyes - hair definitely. There something about the nose and mouth that looks slightly more mixed so I can't say for sure... Have you ever considered making a test like ancestry dna test to shed some light to your doubts...?
@@Darkangel-A-c8z
A very talented, level-headed, young lady. Definitely a “multi-culture” person that can give her an advantage understanding situations. Congratulations to Jenny’s parents for raising a well educated, refined compassionate woman.
Can you talk about me for a little bit ? (-:
Love the Swedish accent. Great insight, thank you Forrest.
Very interesting interview! I’d love to hear an interview from a luuk krung with a western mom and Thai dad. Mothers tend to retain culture and tradition differently than dads. Like for me, I’m a white western mom married to my Thai husband living in the USA. My 17 yr old is dramatically more American than Thai. If my son had a Thai mom, he’d be drastically different.
@amyt, I am from the US and have a Thai husband. I definitely agree about the mom's retaining the traditions more than the dad's. We have 4 kids together from 28 years old down to 17 years old. All of them are typical American kids(I mean that in the nice way, lol).
She’s very beautiful, intelligent and really interesting!! I truly enjoyed this!
Great interview by Forest Lee with Jenny of Foreigner Friendly Thailand
Looking forward to the launch of the new app.
Dating app? Sounds like a dating app.
@@Dime333 hi, thank you for your comment, but no its not a dating App. If you are interested to learn more about my application you can check us out at facebook.com/foreignerfriendlythailand and instagram @foreignerfriendlythailand for more information. We'll be launching our applications over the coming months so, if what we do interests you, please like, follow and share our FB page. Stay tuned for a follow up video with Forrest coming soon! Regards,Jenni
Great interview. Jeni is lovely. Learned a lot from just 30 minutes.
hi, thank you for your comment. If you are interested to learn more about my application you can check us out at facebook.com/foreignerfriendlythailand and instagram @foreignerfriendlythailand for more information. We'll be launching our applications over the coming months so, if what we do interests you, please like, follow and share our FB page. Stay tuned for a follow up video with Forrest coming soon! Regards,Jenni
Wonderful to see you covering this difficult topic. It's great bringing these issues of discrimination that occur worldwide. My wife is Chinese and discrimination is even here in Victoria Canada, as the ignorant are everywhere. Great presentation with a polished young lady! Thanks Forrest!
That's good her mother made her keep her culture & speak Thai. Bilingual is a great asset to have. Im sure she is happy her mother taught her Thai..she has the best of both cultures 👍
Her mother did a wonderful job 🇹🇭
This was a really interesting interview Forest thank you.
What happened to Lucas and Vee your big boss ?
Jenny is truly beautiful, best of both parents.
Great interview! Very interesting.
Good interview. I bet she doesn't miss freezing cold Sweden, I'm sure that went into it too! She definitely looks more thai than swedish in terms of phenotypes. I suppose that's why they never fully considered her "Swedish". There are many naturally lighter skinned northern thais.
As a man who is also of half Swedish ancestry, I felt an instant affinity. Also a bit of jealousy because my ancestors emigrated from Sweden to the US too long ago to maintain or obtain the nationality she is able to enjoy. I kind of wish my ancestors had stayed in Sweden. It is such a well run country. But being a dual national of Sweden and Thailand is probably the best of all worlds. I mean you can live in the EU or Thailand. That is a great thing.
Excellent interview Forrest. I feel Jeni is working on finding a solution to something which is quite annoying to most foreigners in Thailand, which is the dual pricing. Can't wait for you next interview with her and finding out details about the app. Good luck to her and kudos to you for a great topic of conversation about mixed race in Thailand.
hi, thank you for your interest. You can check us out at facebook.com/foreignerfriendlythailand and instagram @foreignerfriendlythailand for more information. We'll be launching our applications over the coming months so, if what we do interests you, please like, follow and share our FB page. Stay tuned for a follow up video with Forrest coming soon!
I remember going to BKK years ago. I stayed at the Intercontinental. Nice hotel. However, I looked into doing a tour through the hotel.
It turned out that the hotel price was double the price on the street, and would charge me extra travelling solo. I didn't book it through the hotel.
Great interview! This brings to light the challenges of having two cultures.
As a father of two luk krueng daughters, I absolutely love this video.
My eldest, now in uni, spent her first year in Thailand then a year and a half overseas then the rest of her life here in Chiang Mai. her younger sister all her life here in Thailand.
Jennifer, what an amazing young woman you are, thank you for sharing your story.
hi, thank you for your comment. If you are interested to learn more about my application you can check us out at facebook.com/foreignerfriendlythailand and instagram @foreignerfriendlythailand for more information. We'll be launching our applications over the coming months so, if what we do interests you, please like, follow and share our FB page. Stay tuned for a follow up video with Forrest coming soon! Regards,Jenni
What a cool channel this is. Love the interview.
บุคคลิก การพูด การวางตัวเป็นสไตล์ผู้หญิงไทย มีความนุ่มนวล สำรวม 👍🏻
Thank you for great conversation 😊I am Japanese returnee from uk so relate to some of experience of Jenny 😊 Enjoying listening
Great video; hybrid people have so many advantages. Really fun to hear someone's live story.
Great interview Forest. Can't wait for part two!!
There is definitely more to this story? How long have you been together? 555 You make a perfect couple (Sorry, I just had to say it)
She was probably teased more than bullied. Being a beautiful girl of any mix has an advantage.
@Uncle Rob You may be right, but ya neva know. Kids can be quite vicious to each other. Hollywood didn't make a movie called "Mean Girls" on a whim.
Yes 🥰🥰
She'd probably have been bullied even more if she was ugly but being beautiful doesn't exempt you from bullying.
very charming, beautiful. she seems very accepted. wonder though about high So’s or high society folks.do they accept her? luk krung kids might be a bit more challenged in our identity obsessed society. wonderful that her mother immersed her in thai. great job..tim
Forrest, you should date or marry her. She is beautiful, smart, humble, independent, well-spoken classy lady.
Why would she marry this self-opinionated geek?
I think she’s taller than my boi 😅😅
😂@@danielwells774
But, the lady he took to the restaurant in Chinatown had larger breasts.
Do you really think that a TH-cam interviewer can just marry anyone that easily? SMH simp
As a HALF THAI i never get over the fact that people call me a "Farang" even tho i look more asian and anyways, the word is originally described for ppl who are FULLY of european decent. But just like any other asian country (china, laos etc) people will (if youre half asian half white) consider you mostly as a white person. No matter how asian you look or how much you can speak the specific asian language ,thai chinese lao burmese etc. Youre mostly considered farang instead of luk krueng (the MUCH more accurate word to describe a mixed person in thailand). To ME its pure ignorance from all the east/southeast asian countries. Its mostly dissapointing tho if it comes from your own family ,calling you farang all the time. Many thais will say its meant in a god way or that its "just normal to use this word for halfies"(which is false, or they are unaware that this word isnt at all the right word for a mixed asian/white person) but its def. Not. A friend of mine is also seen as "ust white" in korea (hes half white half korean). So this is a thing in a lot of xountries , youre never really accepted. I dont have a issue not being considered as just asian ,but the least could be to aknowledge when someone is MIXED and NOT just farang/white or just asian outside of asia. I will never understand the issue why ppl cant just use luk krueng instead of farang (no matter what historical reasons or so there might be , we are in 2024 ,not in the past)...
Nice video btw.
I am a "Luk khrueng" as well. Life it not easy when parents push their respective culture and religious perspectives. My Dad is Indian and Mom is Thai. Because of parental pressure, I decided to move to USA for college in 1979 and became US Citizen. To be fair to my parents, therefore, no more being Thai or Indian. Now retired in Bangkok as US Expat.
Yes her quote = Thai people always do
" Be whoever you want to be..as long as you don't make problems to others "
😁นี่เป็นตัวตนของคนไทย และมายด์เซ็ทของคนไทยส่วนใหญ่ส่วนนึงเลยค่ะ
" จงจริงใจต่อตนเองและผู้อื่น อยากเป็น หรืออยากทำอะไรทำไปเถอะ
ตราบใดที่การกระทำนั้นไม่ทำความเดือดร้อนต่อคนอื่น "
Individual rights come with responsibilities. Westerners emphasize rights but not responsibilities. Actually Germany introduced a charter on human responsibilities at the UN, but the United States vetoed that because Americans want the right to pollute and do what they want.
She's so blessed to be a bilingual luk kreung. I am a luk kreung American. I have tried to learn Thai for so long.
I can very much relate to her about the nationality.
I am half Italian (father) and half Swiss (mother)
The Italian culture was always very dominant at home and our table-language (during lunch and dinner) was Italian.
In Switzerland... I was always considered as Italian because of my very obvious Italian name.
In Italy... I am looked at as Swiss... because of my pale skin and the way I behave.
Basically... wherever I go... I am a foreigner. Even if I hold a passport of both countries and speek both languages fluently.
It was quite disturbing during my youth... nowadays, I just do the cherrypicking. I choose whatever is comfortable for my lifestyle.
Workwise, Swiss lifestyle wins... everything else, I am a very proud Italian.
She is a true beauty inside and out
Feel like your videos have been getting better, nice interview man
I was about to buy Rosetta stone with your affiliate link, but it doesn't include Thai!!!! You should say that when you pump it as many of your viewers might be interested in learning Thai above all.
i really think nature teaches us something when we "mix races" most mixed race people i have seen are amazingly beautiful.
My son is half Thai (but genetically 1/2 Chinese) and 1/4 Greek 1/4 Dutch but he is Australian… problem solved. As for the “angst” if it wasn’t identity then as an adolescent it would be something else. Thankfully we grow up and hopefully accept ourselves. ….. I had people say I married for a subservient wife ( who is now getting a haircut while I do the laundry)…. They said she married me for a VISA…. 30 years later and property all in both names, we are still together. IGNORE the idiots and live your best life.
Great stuff Forrest. Her background is very interesting. How would you recommend an asian american learn Thai?
Firstly she is a beautiful lady and I love the concept of the app.
hi, thank you for your comment. If you are interested to learn more about my application you can check us out at facebook.com/foreignerfriendlythailand and instagram @foreignerfriendlythailand for more information. We'll be launching our applications over the coming months so, if what we do interests you, please like, follow and share our FB page. Stay tuned for a follow up video with Forrest coming soon! Regards,Jenni
That was nice! Thanks!!
Compliments for a very interesting cultural deep dive. How comes you looked surprised about her parents each speaking his/her own mother tongue? It's the method that all my mixed language colleagues use with their kids here at the EU headquarters.
Great idea for the App. It's a start and changing the culture of Thais that do double pricing. More Apps the better. I have always looked at this as racist and how Thai's have this in their culture. A Thai lady married a Frang teache and had 5 children. Where ever she went she was charged double, if not more. For common things such as food, rent, bus fare, hospital bills, etc.. The couple afte 7 years of putting up with Thai Bull Shit decided to move to his home country, just because of the racism. It does not matter how poor you are Thai's will only look at your skin and think your rich. This will never change unless something or a moment is done about it. I think this young lady has a great idea and hopefully it will turn into a movement and loss of income for those Thai's Business that are racist. Hopefully she can audit the business to make sure they stay in compliance and don't charge Frangs.
hi, thank you for your comment. If you are interested to learn more about my application you can check us out at facebook.com/foreignerfriendlythailand and instagram @foreignerfriendlythailand for more information. We'll be launching our applications over the coming months so, if what we do interests you, please like, follow and share our FB page. Stay tuned for a follow up video with Forrest coming soon! Regards,Jenni
very interesting interview ! I'm also a half thai, born 1977 in germany (my father was from germany and my mom is thai) I must say, i had the same problems in my childhood in Deutschland. As a luk krueng, i've heard a lot of bad things in the school and faced a lot of odds. The best time in my life was in thailand and Laos. When i look back in time 1981- 1988 was the swiss school or international school in Bkk the best experience with other half thais...
Id be glad if people evwn considered me a LUK KRUENG at least. From family and ppl who know im half half ,im considered always as a "farang"(even tho farang ,originally referring to someone who is FULLY of european decent), even tho i LOOK more asian. Luk krueng nobody around me uses. Im asian in europe and white in thailand, no matter how "thai" i can be (speaking the language, being able to eat all the food and so on).
Id be glad if people evwn considered me a LUK KRUENG at least. From family and ppl who know im half half ,im considered always as a "farang"(even tho farang ,originally referring to someone who is FULLY of european decent), even tho i LOOK more asian. Luk krueng nobody around me uses. Im asian in europe and white in thailand, no matter how "thai" i can be (speaking the language, being able to eat all the food and so on).
Id be glad if people evwn considered me a LUK KRUENG at least. From family and ppl who know im half half ,im considered always as a "farang"(even tho farang ,originally referring to someone who is FULLY of european decent), even tho i LOOK more asian. Luk krueng nobody around me uses. Im asian in europe and white in thailand, no matter how "thai" i can be (speaking the language, being able to eat all the food and so on).
Id be glad if people evwn considered me a LUK KRUENG at least. From family and ppl who know im half half ,im considered always as a "farang"(even tho farang ,originally referring to someone who is FULLY of european decent), even tho i LOOK more asian. Luk krueng nobody around me uses. Im asian in europe and white in thailand, no matter how "thai" i can be (speaking the language, being able to eat all the food and so on).
Id be glad if people evwn considered me a LUK KRUENG at least. From family and ppl who know im half half ,im considered always as a "farang"(even tho farang ,originally referring to someone who is FULLY of european decent), even tho i LOOK more asian. Luk krueng nobody around me uses. Im asian in europe and white in thailand, no matter how "thai" i can be (speaking the language, being able to eat all the food and so on).
Very pretty and great genetics - tall frame. Should go into modelling
I'm going out on a limb and say that Jenny would prefer a swedish BF rather than Thai....Her second choice would be american.. Either way, she is beautiful and will get whatever boy she makes solid eye contact with..
Interesting discussion, when I(American Chinese) was pale in Thailand people thought I was American. When I got a tan people generally assume I am Thai.
So I looked at the app you suggested for learning languages and there is no Thai, where do you live?, where was this video made?
She is polite and hot !! Very rare combination! Forest bro seems like interested in her but not much chance🤣
Well 1/2 white and 1/2 Thai mostly have a change to be Models or Movie star and another change to marry a Rich guy if Lucky?
Great honest interview!
Interesting Vlog, My son is half Thai-German and stay in Germany. I myself who is Thai and my son we have faced a lot of racisms here from the ignorant people, especially in the school and at work. Back to Thailand people call my son 'Farang' which is kind of offensive and impolite way. But being multicultural person is a benefit to gain life experience
What is the name of this interview setting, and where is it located?
Do yourself a favor and buy "Bangkok 8" ebook or audiobook. It's a very good perspective of what you're talking about now and a great detective story.
Oh dam! You hit the jackpot…
She is beautiful👍🏼 I approve this!
She is a beautiful mix. She got the best of both worlds.
Interesting Interview mate. Ta
Yes it's very interesting
Did her App ever launch?
Very striking lady and great interview.
In both cultures, we take off our shoes, when entering someone's house and when coming home to your own home. In Sweden, we take them off in the hallway, but in Thailand they take them off outside the house.
Nice interview , for me the most difficult thing was the whole area knew me as my dad was the only foreigner in Latkrabang at the moment so anything I did my dad knew
ผมเคยเห็นคุณในติ๊กต๊อก
@@diggkkbig 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Are there any links to Jenny?
hi, thank you for your comment, but bthis is the best I can do ;). If you are interested to learn more about my application you can check us out at facebook.com/foreignerfriendlythailand and instagram @foreignerfriendlythailand for more information. We'll be launching our applications over the coming months so, if what we do interests you, please like, follow and share our FB page. Stay tuned for a follow up video with Forrest coming soon! Regards,Jenni
great interview
25:30 she has the caucasian frame; tall and big bone while her face is totally thai, so we all know what most people would assume what "she" is.
We are many adopted Thais in Sweden, adopted Chinese, adopted South Korean etc.
Forrest... Rosetta Stone doesn't have THAI!!! Very interesting interview... the most important thing is to have a wonderful mother & I think Jenny had that...Asian Tiger Mums are mums, not dads...
What’s good brother!
Great content !!!
I speak many languages like spanish, flemish,chinese but only related to my business. lol It can be confusing to speak many languages very well, so I keep to English and Malay.
Good conversation 👌
Beautiful ! You did the interview better calmer then ever ! She is great !
Uhmmm
Marry her 😊
Great video
Enjoyed the video my 9-year-old son is Irish Thai born in Ireland he can only speak English he just will not even try to talk Thai and I know he knows what his mother is saying most of the time but will answer her in English.
So sorry for him losing the opportunity to learn Thai and using that to connect with his mom's family.
@@Neednoy2 They call him every week to learn English.
Great interview, but why do u ask the same questions like 3 times in a row?
Vad coolt. Jag var adopterad från Thailand av svenska föräldrar och många, inkluderat folk från Thailand, tror att jag är mixad.
Hi forrest has she her own youtube channel or ig.?
I am Eurasian and it can get annoying, when they try to guess..... You mixy, you speak good Chinese, are you Nepalese, No l am 100% human part Alien, WTF
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They only ask if you're a good looking Hapa mixed/Eurasian person. If you were fat and ugly. They wouldn't look or bother you at all. lol
Beautiful and intelligent woman.what a great interview
The fact is if you are different in a community, sense of not belonging is there. The difference can be either you are smarter or more stupid, the looks, mindsets, personalities wise etc. A proper society must be chosen carefully.
Its an amazing edge in this world to have 2 citizenship also, European and asian
What passport does she fly on?
My mom is from phetchabun 😂😅.....out in the villages 😂😅
How much short time.
Good interview
Doesn't matter too much what mix you are as long as you are pretty.
Great interview Forrest. I can identify a lot with what Jenny said, although I only lived in Hawaii. I am half Chinese, quarter Hawaiian, an eighth English and an eighth Portuguese. When I was a child I was very fair skinned (unless i was in the sun) and had light brown hair. The area I lived in was predominantly Filipino and so I was considered more "white" haole (farang) than local in school. Now that I have been travelling and a bit darker, in Thailand the Thai people think I'm Thai and even when I go to the Philippines, they speak Tagalog to me lol. Once, a security guard in the Philippines wouldn't let me go into the bar because he thought I was Filipino and I got carded going into one bar Sukhumvit Soi 23 (if you know, you know) because the security thought I was Thai. Interesting and a bit sad how countries are prejudice toward their own 🤔great to pay the Thai rate sometimes tho 🙂
Super model ❤
Jenny has a really good mom. My mom used to tell me, you can think what ever you like. You cannot speak anything you like. What out for what you say to other people.
Peterswden has good reasons to admire Thai culture more.
Excellent
Very charming lady.
Mixed is definitely an advantage.