A good and straight forward video about Thailand. Thank you cause this is a video made by true gentleman. Instead, others enjoy uploading idiotic, disrespectful and full of lies content.
I have lived in Chiang Mai for ten years and can attest to the poor conduct and bad manners of visiting foreigners: Americans, Australians, Chinese, etc. We should leave our bad manners and habits at home and respect the host culture-we are guests!
Rather Miller. As an US America but never been able to travel to Asian countries. Americans in general are very rude when visiting other countries for I have to several as a tech rep in the aviation industry. For me France is the worst country I had to be for 6 weeks. The French totally hate Americans. Before covid-19 I was scheduled to visit Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines and China. Many boys go to Thailand and Philippines to visit to play with little girls and drink so much and get in fights etc. Most are from the US, Germany, UK, and Australia. Formerly I corresponded with a lady in Chiang mia but covid-19 stopped me from meeting. I hope those jerks never travel out of the home country.
I watch some of the live streams that come out of the bar district in Pattaya and the algorithm brought your channel up and I've watched around five of your posts or so and I've learned more about Thai society than I've learned watching the bar district live streams for years. So I'm really appreciative of your efforts to explain the culture when you post. 🙂🙏✝️
Thank you @Unseen Thailand In Chiang Mai for bringing this issue up. A 5,000 Baht fine may mean nothing to the persons committed this disgraceful offense; and they are probably laughing about it now. Wat Arun is clssified as "First Class Royal Temple and is a Wor-Ra-Ma-Ha-Wi-Han type" built nearly 400 years ago. There are only 6 of these First Class Royal Temples in Thailand, so they all are extremely near and dear to all Thais' hearts and souls. As a Thai we love and welcome all tourists from all walks of life with open arms. I humbly implore all the guests coming to this beautiful contry to respect our cultures.
@Sam Tan Hello Sam….I’m from Canada and spent many months in your wonderful country. Lots of time at temples in Chiang Mai and Bangkok. I went for Refuge in the Triple Gem, and took the Five Precepts. Now I am Theravada Buddhist. 🙏🏼 🙏🏼 🙏🏼. ☸️. I apologize so much for the insulting behaviour of westerners. Because I am western Farang also from Canada. Horrible behaviour makes us all look bad. I’m so very sorry those guys did that. Not all western Farang bad. Many of us are good people. Namo Buddhaya 🙏🏼 🙏🏼 🙏🏼 ☸️ 🇹🇭 🇰🇭
Bill you are absolutely correct with your comments. If people can't respect the laws religion and traditions of a country then they should simply stay at home and keep away from civilised society. Thanks as always Alan and Lillian in OZ
I use a gopro hero 9 with a lens modification . Some I use a sony a6600 Thank you . When I go to the beach in a few weeks I will only use a cell phone . See how that works out ...
Hi Bill (new subscriber here from Australia) love your content and your stories. I love Thailand and its people I am coming back to Thailand in October this will be my 5th visit spending 10 days in Bangkok and then 10 in Chiang Mai. I have been to Bangkok a couple times but this will be my first visit to Chiang Mai so am really looking forward to it and maybe with any luck we will run into you and say hi.
Hello! I am Thai and currently living in USA DC/ VA, Alexandria, VA. I love your videos and stories. About these 2 dumb A&&es lovers, they did removed the post while they were in Thailand, After they got back to USA, they actually reposted the picture back on their Instagram page. Very disappointed with these 2 lovers and their behaviors. BTW, keep up the good work!
I understand they deleted it while they were being detained then put it back up when they got back . I have not seen that . Thanks I have been to Old Alexandria . I attended a seminar there at the Center for Missing Children .. My brother lives across from the Naval Academy in Annapolis...
We have had the same problem with a few disrespectful foreigners here in Sabah Malaysia. Thankfully they are very few and their cases are heavily broadcast. Really enjoy your videos and storytelling.
Those 2 blokes deserved it Bill. They could have been imprisoned for that stupid stunt . U r spot on when u said it left a bad taste and a stigma to any foreigners not only Americans
Another cool video. I started laughing when you talked about dumb and dumber. I remember seeing their photo when it it happen but never followed up with the story. Yes respect goes along way in Thailand . I just love being in Thailand when I get there.
The Traveling Buttheads would seem a more appropriate title for their IG page. My gosh, how dumb. Your story telling style is just fine the way it is. Then again, I'm from the south also so I'm used to it. Keep up the good work!
Hi Bill. I can drive a motorcycle but can not sit on back without quickly getting leg pain or leg cramps. I’ll ride my motorcycle all over BoSang this coming September or October. I plan on going to Sunday night market September 4th and that may be the only time that I’ll ride my bicycle the 20 minutes to the city center, because of parking. BoSang has its own Sunday market. It’s a lot smaller and usually, I’m the only foreigner there.
Bo Sang is really a cool place . I dont get over that way much , been to check out the umbrella factories and the airplanes . I ll tell you a little trick on the cramps eat a couple of bananas a few hours before you leave . That generally does the trick for me ....
Are those two the same guys who "exibited" on Mount Kinabulu, Borneo about 3 years ago........there - part of the side of the mountain fell off The locals said the foreigners had brought evil and offended the Gods of the sacred mountain. They skipped the country before immigration caught them I was told - it was part of big group and some of them arrested so story goes!?
Hi there great video would love to live in Chiangmai do you think it would be very bad for someone who has mild asthma and uses inhalers or is it a just a no no at certain times of the year thoughts ?? Thanks .
Hello Bill, another informative vlog - I’m a recent subscriber and it has been a wise decision I would say 🙏😊🇬🇧 will be visiting Chiang Mai for a third occasion in November, just wondering if you could do a walkabout around the River House Hotel - near the iron bridge, where I shall be staying 🙏
Bill, Consequences ! Most Countries do not like Americans for a reason. The ‘Ugly American’. They were very fortunate. I have been to Countries where they would have been killed ! Bill, you are always friendly, courteous, and respectful ! I had a problem one time at a Temple Festival. I was taking pictures of the food at the food vendors. This Thai man started yelling at me. I stayed calm and took him back to the large table with my Wife and her friends. He was concerned that some stupid Farang was going to post tasteless pictures on the internet about the Temple and Thailand. My wife and her friends explained to him that he had nothing to worry about, that I was part of the community. He ended up buying me a beer and profusely apologized for getting upset. Stay Safe, and Stay Blessed ! Cheers,
It is often unappreciated that the “ugly American “was a compliment. “The "Ugly American" of the book title refers to the book's hero, plain-looking engineer Homer Atkins, whose "calloused and grease-blackened hands always reminded him that he was an ugly man." Atkins, who lives with the local people, comes to understand their needs, and offers genuinely useful assistance with small-scale projects such as the development of a simple bicycle-powered water pump.”
Thank you ! I ve had a few complaints I stop and start, and take a long time to finish . But thats just my style . Its a walking tour more than anything and if I see something I enjoy showing it ..
At about 13:20 you turn away from the lady making noodles and shoot a beat up old falling down house. Right behind it is a 3 story home that looks like a Tudor mansion. It was just a nice contrast with a blue sky behind it, looked lovely:)
Sounds like we are trading places I m headed down that way end of June first week in July . Chiangmai is really nice this time of year air is so fresh !!!!!!!
When I first moved to La Phrao in Bangkok and I had to run across 8 lanes of traffic to eat at a great Thai restaurant. There is a rhythm and flow to the traffic
I was riding my bicycle along the ocean with my shirt off to catch some sun and an old Thai man yelled at me. I then noticed a Buddha statue along the road. I had no idea about their customs.
Could you mentioned how clean the streets are what the trash collection looks like where people disposal of their trash I don't see any trash bins. Because I can't get over how clean everything is even the alleyways I love the cleanliness even the city streets are basically clean. Thanks
I have a Thai wife. There are many pleasant things about Thailand and some that are unusual. Overall, it is good. Every place in Thailand is a little different. I like to look at the farms. The Thai people are experts at farming.
Hi, Bill. If you have a chance on one of your walks, could you do me what would be great favor? I have a friend whom I haven't seen in 3 years. She owns a cute little Coffee shop in the old city, however I believe she had moved to a different location, and I'm really curious to see if she is still open during these difficult times. Her name is Bella, and her shop is called "Easy Easy Coffee" I sent her a cute blue & white Apron with polka-dots from here in the States as a gift. She is incredibly lovely and sweet, and I would love to know if she is doing well. I believe her new location is by the Police Station (เลขที่ 1 Jhaban Rd, Tambon Si Phum, Mueang Chiang Mai District). I would be so incredibly grateful for this, and to see if she's still up and running and doing well. 🙏🏾😊
@@UTCM That would be so wonderful, thank you so much Bill. I plan on coming back to Thailand in November, and hopefully I'll be able to give her a big hug. 😊
I know the one your talking about . I was in there just the other day . There is one around the corneron the south side . I made a video there yesterday ...
Unbelieavably stupid behaviour but to then put it on Instagram defies belief, but this is the 21st century. It is about time that photographing/videoing someone without their permission was criminalised.
Hay bill my Friend Sorry can I ask how old you are! Not being rude or impolite! :) your last video you're clean shaved and hair cut. Looking fresh and young 😎 Today Mr mustache hahah. Next time you have time and near iron bridge 🌉 Any chance of going in to hotel name Mawin 111, 113 Chiang Mai-Lam Phun Rd, Watgate, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50000, Thailand To see if there still in business. The security garde at night name is tan!! Me and my wife have stayed there many times for new years eve. My name is Dan And Parin
Yes very shocking . I will talk about that in an up coming video . And compare it to a case I worked in the USA where a guy killed and mutilated 4 people .
Im amazed nothing more happened to them . They were lucky . My guess is had they caught them before there way out of the country they may have been dealt with differently
They arent dumb. They were nefarious, calculated, aware of and doing it for the risk. They weren't two innocent goofy dumb rascals. We have to know that much.
Bro I love what you're doing with you channel. Respectfully, some constructive criticism to develop yourself, take the word "kinda" out of your vocabulary. It's an 80s Valley Girl thing that Hollywood installed in our culture. Again I mean no disrespect by telling you this. I'm sure there are many things I say & do to annoy others that I need work on & changes. Just an observation. Anyway great video, "dumb & dumber!" Hahaha yeah some people have to grow up.
A couple of Burmese/Shan temples in CM - Wat Chaimongkol ("Burmese-Mon") in Chang Khlan Wat Mahawan ("Lanna / Burmese") Tha Phae Road just past Tha Phae Soi 5 Wat Pa Pao (Shan) just on the outer NE corner of the moat : 58 Manee Nopparat Rd Tambon Si Phum, Mueang Chiang Mai District
My wife just told me "Wat Sai Moon Myanmar" . . . 103 Mun Mueang Rd, Tambon Phra Sing, Amphoe Mueang Chiang Mai She's Shan, so I'll trust her judgement :)
Hi i also love dogs, but i have little experience with street dogs two times it was very close, that i got big problems, they was Agresive, One off the dogs they came after the next day it was so Agresive that it was dangerous, they devide to kill it for the safety off people This dogs can be dangerous and sometimes they show they are friendly, then the next minut being Agresive So take care. Stay safe Rak Thais RAk Thailand samer
I think if y want to do like this two guys you have to know if its ok to do or not, and as y say it isn't and we have to respect the thais and Thailand and all what all what have to do with Thailand, if we can't do that, then we have nothing to do in Thailand. Stay safe Rak Thais RAk Thailand samer
No this would be more of a Thai temple from the days of the Burma times . Most of the temples with the Cambodia roots are more in the south I believe . But again Im no expert by any means ..
I wear a cap because I'm bald. I lived in Pennsylvania for twenty years and the main question I got asked was, "Are you a Jew or a welder?" I am neither but I would be happy to be either. I travelled around the world for the first time in my thirties, a long time ago, and a buddy gave me a welder's cap covered with stars and stripes so I made him an album of photographs of me, wearing the cap everywhere. Tower Bridge, the Pyramids, Petra, the Gateway to India, Bombay, Bodnath, Kathmandu, the royal palace, Bangkok, Pagan in Burma, the former American embassy in Saigon (which I might have been arrested for), the Limpopo River in Mozambique, and a lot of other places. He loved it. If you want to see my butt, that's a special interest site that I could give you a link to.
O tolerance laws not a bad thing. Follow the rules no problems break them land yourself In a Thai jail. Only if laws in the US implemented the same rules there might not be so much violence going on.
Many of these foreign nationals who make fools of themselves, either don't know or don't care what a headache they make for their country's diplomats who have to sort their mess. I wonder how they would feel if there was a bill waiting for them (at the airport)when they returned home, for the waste of taxpayers' time and effort by the embassy staff.
Not defending these dim wits but your comment about taxpayers money is off base regarding the embassy. That’s one of the reasons we are taxed out the butt regardless where we live in the world, because we supposedly have such great embassy support. One of the few countries to do so. I lost my passport, credit cards, money. Everything in Vietnam a few years ago. Got almost no help. They initially accused me of selling my passport on the black market. I was pissed. Took me a week to receive a temporary passport so I could return to Thailand. On the other hand my Thai girl received her documents from the Thai consulate in 2 hours. Terrible service by our bureaucrats.
Having been in the army in another country with fellow soldiers, I know first hand how the other soldiers act like they are still in America. Doesn't surprise me 1 bit.
I respect your work and effort. BUT..I come for the stories based on the titles...please keep to the stories and minimize the other stuff and side talk!!..thank you.
What makes Americans think that they can go any where in the world and behave so badly and disrespectful? Vietnam, Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Grenada, Panama, Venezuela..........
That sounds like something a member of the entitled LGBTQFJB community would do in a foreign country. 🤦 They're a protected "victim" class in the U.S., which is probably why we didn't hear anything about it over here.
I hope you take this as constructive as I like your channel, but it seemed as though you walked into that temple without removing your shoes. That is considered quite disrespectful so please warn your viewers to be sure to keep it in mind. Thanks.
I had flip flops on they came off before I walked in I assure you . Please watch the video again and you will see my flip flops in the frame at the bottom of the stairs ....
@@UTCM you have a habit of commenting on world and local events most expats enjoy Thailand because they don’t have to watch the news ect and local news is in Thai so it dosnt effect them one of my wife’s comments to me is “ your lucky you don’t understand what they are saying “😜
A good and straight forward video about Thailand. Thank you cause this is a video made by true gentleman. Instead, others enjoy uploading idiotic, disrespectful and full of lies content.
Thank you ! That's a very kind thing to say . And also the way I want my videos to be taken as !
I have lived in Chiang Mai for ten years and can attest to the poor conduct and bad manners of visiting foreigners: Americans, Australians, Chinese, etc. We should leave our bad manners and habits at home and respect the host culture-we are guests!
Yes , one day they will figuire that out . I cringe everytime I read about a foreigner messing up here . Hurts all of us !
Rather Miller. As an US America but never been able to travel to Asian countries. Americans in general are very rude when visiting other countries for I have to several as a tech rep in the aviation industry. For me France is the worst country I had to be for 6 weeks. The French totally hate Americans. Before covid-19 I was scheduled to visit Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines and China. Many boys go to Thailand and Philippines to visit to play with little girls and drink so much and get in fights etc. Most are from the US, Germany, UK, and Australia. Formerly I corresponded with a lady in Chiang mia but covid-19 stopped me from meeting. I hope those jerks never travel out of the home country.
I never liked your novels. They were a bit dark. The Crucible, and Death of a Salesman. Try to write something a bit more cheerful.
When I was stationed in Germany with the us army, we were told to conduct ourselves as unofficial ambassadors, we represent our country.
I watch some of the live streams that come out of the bar district in Pattaya and the algorithm brought your channel up and I've watched around five of your posts or so and I've learned more about Thai society than I've learned watching the bar district live streams for years. So I'm really appreciative of your efforts to explain the culture when you post. 🙂🙏✝️
Thanks David glad your enjoying the videos and taking something from them !!!
Thank you Bill for making people aware of zero tolerance behaviors in Thailand. I enjoy your walking tours and tips on staying safe.
Lots of things are tolerated here but being disrespectful to this extent , I m embarrassed ...
Thank you @Unseen Thailand In Chiang Mai for bringing this issue up. A 5,000 Baht fine may mean nothing to the persons committed this disgraceful offense; and they are probably laughing about it now. Wat Arun is clssified as "First Class Royal Temple and is a Wor-Ra-Ma-Ha-Wi-Han type" built nearly 400 years ago. There are only 6 of these First Class Royal Temples in Thailand, so they all are extremely near and dear to all Thais' hearts and souls. As a Thai we love and welcome all tourists from all walks of life with open arms. I humbly implore all the guests coming to this beautiful contry to respect our cultures.
Yes so dis respectful and so thoughtless.
@Sam Tan Hello Sam….I’m from Canada and spent many months in your wonderful country. Lots of time at temples in Chiang Mai and Bangkok.
I went for Refuge in the Triple Gem, and took the Five Precepts. Now I am Theravada Buddhist. 🙏🏼 🙏🏼 🙏🏼. ☸️. I apologize so much for the insulting behaviour of westerners. Because I am western Farang also from Canada. Horrible behaviour makes us all look bad. I’m so very sorry those guys did that. Not all western Farang bad. Many of us are good people. Namo Buddhaya 🙏🏼 🙏🏼 🙏🏼 ☸️ 🇹🇭 🇰🇭
It's this pure nastiness and stupidity or just exceptionalism freedom and democracy?!
Bill you are absolutely correct with your comments. If people can't respect the laws religion and traditions of a country then they should simply stay at home and keep away from civilised society. Thanks as always Alan and Lillian in OZ
Hope to see you soon here !
Wow, such a high-quality video!. Do you use the cellphone camera? if you do, what kind of cell is it? Thanks in advance. lv. lv. lv.
I use a gopro hero 9 with a lens modification . Some I use a sony a6600 Thank you . When I go to the beach in a few weeks I will only use a cell phone . See how that works out ...
👍 🙏❤️❤️
You really capture the real essence of the Thai culture and Thai people in your daily walks. Thailand is a special place.
Thank you Thai people are very warm and welcoming ! Thailand is a wonderful country as well ! I feel privileged to be able to live here
Hi Bill (new subscriber here from Australia) love your content and your stories. I love Thailand and its people I am coming back to Thailand in October this will be my 5th visit spending 10 days in Bangkok and then 10 in Chiang Mai. I have been to Bangkok a couple times but this will be my first visit to Chiang Mai so am really looking forward to it and maybe with any luck we will run into you and say hi.
You ll enjoy Chiang Mai for sure !
Hello! I am Thai and currently living in USA DC/ VA, Alexandria, VA. I love your videos and stories. About these 2 dumb A&&es lovers, they did removed the post while they were in Thailand, After they got back to USA, they actually reposted the picture back on their Instagram page. Very disappointed with these 2 lovers and their behaviors. BTW, keep up the good work!
I understand they deleted it while they were being detained then put it back up when they got back . I have not seen that . Thanks I have been to Old Alexandria . I attended a seminar there at the Center for Missing Children .. My brother lives across from the Naval Academy in Annapolis...
We have had the same problem with a few disrespectful foreigners here in Sabah Malaysia. Thankfully they are very few and their cases are heavily broadcast. Really enjoy your videos and storytelling.
Thank you glad you enjoy the video !!
Great story, and wise words about showing respect in Thailand.
Those 2 blokes deserved it Bill. They could have been imprisoned for that stupid stunt . U r spot on when u said it left a bad taste and a stigma to any foreigners not only Americans
Im not proud of them thats for sure
Another cool video. I started laughing when you talked about dumb and dumber. I remember seeing their photo when it it happen but never followed up with the story. Yes respect goes along way in Thailand . I just love being in Thailand when I get there.
I was floored when I read about it . You have to respect others land . No excuse for this at all .
The Traveling Buttheads would seem a more appropriate title for their IG page. My gosh, how dumb.
Your story telling style is just fine the way it is. Then again, I'm from the south also so I'm used to it. Keep up the good work!
Thanks I was trying to be a little nice . I had some other words I wanted to use buttttttt ......
we love you man , SHARE GUYS , Seriously we appreciate your great efforts ,Infos and photography skills, God Speed Good Man >>
Thank you !
Hi Bill. I can drive a motorcycle but can not sit on back without quickly getting leg pain or leg cramps. I’ll ride my motorcycle all over BoSang this coming September or October. I plan on going to Sunday night market September 4th and that may be the only time that I’ll ride my bicycle the 20 minutes to the city center, because of parking. BoSang has its own Sunday market. It’s a lot smaller and usually, I’m the only foreigner there.
Bo Sang is really a cool place . I dont get over that way much , been to check out the umbrella factories and the airplanes . I ll tell you a little trick on the cramps eat a couple of bananas a few hours before you leave . That generally does the trick for me ....
Thanks Bill for all of your videos. I lived in CM for three years and most of the things you show there I've never seen. I need to come back!
Thank you
Are those two the same guys who "exibited" on Mount Kinabulu, Borneo about 3 years ago........there - part of the side of the mountain fell off The locals said the foreigners had brought evil and offended the Gods of the sacred mountain. They skipped the country before immigration caught them I was told - it was part of big group and some of them arrested so story goes!?
I don't know , the Instagram page disappeared quickly .
Hi there great video would love to live in Chiangmai do you think it would be very bad for someone who has mild asthma and uses inhalers or is it a just a no no at certain times of the year thoughts ?? Thanks
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Its do able my wife has asthma , she just wears a mask and tries to stay in when its very bad out
I always carried dog treats for the barking dogs. LOL
I use to carry a bag of milk bones in my patrol car . I should do that now for the soi dogs
Hello Bill, another informative vlog - I’m a recent subscriber and it has been a wise decision I would say 🙏😊🇬🇧 will be visiting Chiang Mai for a third occasion in November, just wondering if you could do a walkabout around the River House Hotel - near the iron bridge, where I shall be staying 🙏
Sure I will do that . Please email me because I pull off the email and will respond to you
I took many photos in Thailand too and I always asked permission first.
Bill, Consequences !
Most Countries do not like Americans for a reason. The ‘Ugly American’. They were very fortunate. I have been to Countries where they would have been killed !
Bill, you are always friendly, courteous, and respectful !
I had a problem one time at a Temple Festival. I was taking pictures of the food at the food vendors. This Thai man started yelling at me. I stayed calm and took him back to the large table with my Wife and her friends. He was concerned that some stupid Farang was going to post tasteless pictures on the internet about the Temple and Thailand. My wife and her friends explained to him that he had nothing to worry about, that I was part of the community. He ended up buying me a beer and profusely apologized for getting upset.
Stay Safe, and Stay Blessed !
Cheers,
I m amazed they got off as easy as they did
Wow a thai who loose face, not good, but just show they are like other people
A Thai person would not think of doing that, and if they did the punishment would have been a lot worse
The vendor Sounds hyper-vigilant to me. Not my experience at all in Thailand.
It is often unappreciated that the “ugly American “was a compliment.
“The "Ugly American" of the book title refers to the book's hero, plain-looking engineer Homer Atkins, whose "calloused and grease-blackened hands always reminded him that he was an ugly man." Atkins, who lives with the local people, comes to understand their needs, and offers genuinely useful assistance with small-scale projects such as the development of a simple bicycle-powered water pump.”
Which area in CNX you live, this video is nice.
Hangdong area @
@@UTCM Nice, thanks. Maybe next month I will be looking for a small house in Hang Dong...Thanks.
I like your show a lot
Thank you !
Hi
Nice to see the "real" Thailand and not typical turist places
Congratulations to 5 K
Micke from 🇸🇪
Thank you !!!
“ when I was young and stupid, I was young and stupid” “W” Bush.
I like your form of storytelling.
Thank you ! I ve had a few complaints I stop and start, and take a long time to finish . But thats just my style . Its a walking tour more than anything and if I see something I enjoy showing it ..
Thank you Bill.
Another enjoyable video of yours. I like your style, informative & relaxed. Congrats on 5000+ subs. Age is wisdom Bill👌
Thank you !
At about 13:20 you turn away from the lady making noodles and shoot a beat up old falling down house. Right behind it is a 3 story home that looks like a Tudor mansion. It was just a nice contrast with a blue sky behind it, looked lovely:)
Some really cool houses back in that alley Nice people too
The two girls that run Salsa Cafe on Huay Kaew are Burmese, the may be able to help you.
Yes my waitress friend is Burmese she pointed me here .
Oh, I miss Chiangmai so much. I just visited in December. I live in Phuket now, I really enjoy Phuket. Going back to Chiangmai in July
Sounds like we are trading places I m headed down that way end of June first week in July . Chiangmai is really nice this time of year air is so fresh !!!!!!!
I'm coming to Chiang Mai in the next few months. I'll commit to walking with you for a month or two if you're agreeable.
Let me know when your in town
Whether u like it or not when u r in anyone's country respect their laws, norms n cultures otherwise stay at home . Thanks Bill u r damn right 👍🏼👍🏼
Yes your very right .. Respect it or stay home
Yes, respect. U don’t have to believe but respect.👍
I remember hearing about these guys. It's sickening they'd do that.
Very much so .....
these guys were childish for doing that ...
Those disrespectfully Americans should have got 5years in thai jail for that.
It's scary to see people arrested but then you find they are total idiots!
They create there own issues . No one to blame but themselves .
That’s where the word PUNK come from
Or worse
my biggest problem in Thailand was crossing the street i kept looking the wrong way
Took me a while to figuire that out . In Bangkok my first trip I about bought it
When I first moved to La Phrao in Bangkok and I had to run across 8 lanes of traffic to eat at a great Thai restaurant. There is a rhythm and flow to the traffic
@@UTCM you haven’t lived until you cross busy streets in Saigon. Makes BKK seem tame
be careful on the sidewalk too... might get a motorcycle up the ass
@@whiteboymax250 I ve been there I know stayed in district one . I crossed beside a local and looked straight a head didn't stop .
I was riding my bicycle along the ocean with my shirt off to catch some sun and an old Thai man yelled at me. I then noticed a Buddha statue along the road. I had no idea about their customs.
Yes I see that often
Could you mentioned how clean the streets are what the trash collection looks like where people disposal of their trash I don't see any trash bins. Because I can't get over how clean everything is even the alleyways
I love the cleanliness even the city streets are basically clean. Thanks
The street here are pretty clean compared to other places . They try there best . I lived in Hua Hin for a while 3 months was not the same there
I have a Thai wife. There are many pleasant things about Thailand and some that are unusual. Overall, it is good. Every place in Thailand is a little different. I like to look at the farms. The Thai people are experts at farming.
Yes ! I live in an area very close to the farms , but then in minutes I can be in the city !
Where do you look for an educated Thai who might be looking for a Western partner?
@@seebmatt There all around !
Hi, Bill. If you have a chance on one of your walks, could you do me what would be great favor? I have a friend whom I haven't seen in 3 years. She owns a cute little Coffee shop in the old city, however I believe she had moved to a different location, and I'm really curious to see if she is still open during these difficult times. Her name is Bella, and her shop is called "Easy Easy Coffee"
I sent her a cute blue & white Apron with polka-dots from here in the States as a gift. She is incredibly lovely and sweet, and I would love to know if she is doing well.
I believe her new location is by the Police Station (เลขที่ 1 Jhaban Rd, Tambon Si Phum, Mueang Chiang Mai District).
I would be so incredibly grateful for this, and to see if she's still up and running and doing well. 🙏🏾😊
Sure I ll make a run by there see if she is still in business !
@@UTCM That would be so wonderful, thank you so much Bill. I plan on coming back to Thailand in November, and hopefully I'll be able to give her a big hug. 😊
I think the temple your looking for is near Soi1 if you walk past mad dog it's on the right
I know the one your talking about . I was in there just the other day . There is one around the corneron the south side . I made a video there yesterday ...
I have been to Thailand in July 2019 very nice pepole and country can't wait to go back there again this time i will get a visa for 4 months ...
It's really nice here ! 4 months you can see a great deal .
@@UTCM sure can and stay with my girlfriend in Bangkok ...
Unbelieavably stupid behaviour but to then put it on Instagram defies belief, but this is the 21st century.
It is about time that photographing/videoing someone without their permission was criminalised.
Just live ur blog bro. 👍🏼👍🏼
Thank you
So there's no clothing optional beach or resort in Thailand??
Not that I know of
Hay bill my Friend
Sorry can I ask how old you are! Not being rude or impolite! :) your last video you're clean shaved and hair cut. Looking fresh and young 😎
Today Mr mustache hahah.
Next time you have time and near iron bridge 🌉
Any chance of going in to hotel name Mawin
111, 113 Chiang Mai-Lam Phun Rd, Watgate, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50000, Thailand
To see if there still in business. The security garde at night name is tan!!
Me and my wife have stayed there many times for new years eve.
My name is
Dan
And
Parin
Sure I can do that , please send me an email about it and I will get to it and email you when I put the video up
Sure Im 66 , I guess I clean up good hahahah
I just read a story about a Brit only got 8 years in prison for killing, dismembering, and put her in a suitcase and threw her into the river.
Yes very shocking . I will talk about that in an up coming video . And compare it to a case I worked in the USA where a guy killed and mutilated 4 people .
@@UTCM yeah couldn’t believe it. Life for drugs 8 years for murder. I’ll definitely watch your video hopefully you can make sense of it.
@@thomasmckenney3518 I really cant but can say if he had not plead guilty he would have got 16 years .
@@UTCM that’s one thing I’ll never understand is how judicial systems sentence people. In any country.
@@UTCM apparently the prosecutors are appealing the sentence. You can be sure some money exchanged hands at some point along the way.
some traveling people from Britain were arrested at the airport in NZ after they scammed people,
Beavis and Butthead would be better names for your story lol 😆
I already used those names or I would have !!!!! Trust me
tell them to go this in Saudi Arabia they will enjoy the jail there
Should of put them in jail for 3 months, and a fine make people think twice about idiots behaviour.
Im amazed nothing more happened to them . They were lucky . My guess is had they caught them before there way out of the country they may have been dealt with differently
Riding sidesaddle the major risk is still head trauma however no mention of driver and passenger without helmets.
Some wear them some don't. They ve tried to instill it on people but it doesn't sink in .
If you in a foreign country. One must follow the rules there.. thailand is not America.
Yes thats always true !
I’m. From Georgia and live In chiang Mai 11 years now. Relate on talking slow and long
I dont think it ever leaves us ! I m from just across the line in TN
How crowded is Thailand. Also is the info structure better than the Philippines
Now not crowded at all . There's mixed opinions on that . I have zero issues here . Very comfortable .
@@UTCM ok nice. I don’t know the language there but I am looking to move from United States to retire
@@rickyfuller6057 Its real nice here . Dont worry about not speaking the language you will have no issues .
I lived and worked in the Philippines before doing the same in Thailand. The infrastructure is light years ahead in Thailand.
Excellent video 👍 Note to farangs especially (Americans Brits Aussies & Chinese).... Please leave your bad behaviors at home!!
Yes for sure !!!! Thank you !
They arent dumb. They were nefarious, calculated, aware of and doing it for the risk. They weren't two innocent goofy dumb rascals. We have to know that much.
Very true , a stupid act for 5 minutes of fame or less .
@@UTCM they may be having the last laugh tho, im told it worked and they're social media accounts got big ups. They likely earn money from that.
Bro I love what you're doing with you channel. Respectfully, some constructive criticism to develop yourself, take the word "kinda" out of your vocabulary. It's an 80s Valley Girl thing that Hollywood installed in our culture. Again I mean no disrespect by telling you this. I'm sure there are many things I say & do to annoy others that I need work on & changes. Just an observation. Anyway great video, "dumb & dumber!" Hahaha yeah some people have to grow up.
Thanks !!!! At 66 its kind of hard to change something you ve been saying for years , Yes these two really showed there mentality sad to say !!!!!
@@UTCM None the less keep up the great work. Saludos.
The Thai's have a saying 'when you go into a village and a Thai winks at you, wink back'. It is very much the same as 'when in Rome do as Roman's do'.
I ve never had one wink at me . Only smile
True, it's just a metaphor.
A couple of Burmese/Shan temples in CM -
Wat Chaimongkol ("Burmese-Mon") in Chang Khlan
Wat Mahawan ("Lanna / Burmese") Tha Phae Road just past Tha Phae Soi 5
Wat Pa Pao (Shan) just on the outer NE corner of the moat :
58 Manee Nopparat Rd
Tambon Si Phum, Mueang Chiang Mai District
She told me about one on the south east corner . I ll probably check it out tomorrow. I think I ve been in the one you mention
My wife just told me "Wat Sai Moon Myanmar" . . . 103 Mun Mueang Rd, Tambon Phra Sing, Amphoe Mueang Chiang Mai
She's Shan, so I'll trust her judgement :)
@@The_Original_Geoff_B I think thats the one my friend told me about , I think she is Shan too
Need a Thai wife if you’re going to live there !
Hi i also love dogs, but i have little experience with street dogs two times it was very close, that i got big problems, they was Agresive,
One off the dogs they came after the next day it was so Agresive that it was dangerous, they devide to kill it for the safety off people
This dogs can be dangerous and sometimes they show they are friendly, then the next minut being Agresive
So take care.
Stay safe
Rak Thais RAk Thailand samer
Yes I ve been bit 4 times thus far
@@UTCM
Ohh wow
Hopefully you have vaccine against rabbies,...
@@miketzai9209 yes got it everytime
I think if y want to do like this two guys you have to know if its ok to do or not, and as y say it isn't and we have to respect the thais and Thailand and all what all what have to do with Thailand, if we can't do that, then we have nothing to do in Thailand.
Stay safe
Rak Thais RAk Thailand samer
Agree stay home if you cant respect anothers culture in their country
About one million fine and 5 million too the courts for filming.
Yes I agree total dis respect .....
Is this a Cambodian Khmer temple?
No this would be more of a Thai temple from the days of the Burma times . Most of the temples with the Cambodia roots are more in the south I believe . But again Im no expert by any means ..
@@theimpersonator6768 Cambodia is south of us in Chiang Mai Laos is to the east .
Threw there ass in jail...
I wear a cap because I'm bald. I lived in Pennsylvania for twenty years and the main question I got asked was, "Are you a Jew or a welder?" I am neither but I would be happy to be either. I travelled around the world for the first time in my thirties, a long time ago, and a buddy gave me a welder's cap covered with stars and stripes so I made him an album of photographs of me, wearing the cap everywhere. Tower Bridge, the Pyramids, Petra, the Gateway to India, Bombay, Bodnath, Kathmandu, the royal palace, Bangkok, Pagan in Burma, the former American embassy in Saigon (which I might have been arrested for), the Limpopo River in Mozambique, and a lot of other places. He loved it. If you want to see my butt, that's a special interest site that I could give you a link to.
O tolerance laws not a bad thing. Follow the rules no problems break them land yourself In a Thai jail. Only if laws in the US implemented the same rules there might not be so much violence going on.
Being a retired police officer I cant agree with you more .....
Good on ya mate.
More than luck...they really got off easy! I like to see them try the same stunt in Singapore.
They d get a caning Im sure
@@UTCM never been in the Chiangmai area, but appreciate you showing it thru the vids, keep up the good work Bills!
@@cliffy236 Thank you ! It's a great place to visit or live !
This happened in 2017
White privilege doesn't work in a large part of the world, I am a long-term traveler and respect while traveling is the word every day.
Shameful. Probably would fly in the Philippines. A lot of White privilege in Philippines as they love everything American.
You can not drive without a shirt,or top..It's the law.
I didn't know it was a law !
@@UTCM Yes, It's the law.Thailand do respect this dress code and so should Falangs.lol..
Many of these foreign nationals who make fools of themselves, either don't know or don't care what a headache they make for their country's diplomats who have to sort their mess. I wonder how they would feel if there was a bill waiting for them (at the airport)when they returned home, for the waste of taxpayers' time and effort by the embassy staff.
The Embassy or consulate does little to assist Americans here when they get jammed up . But these two I would not have claimed them ......
@@UTCM they probably did that's why they only got a 5000 baht fine, and not time in the clink.
@@pepelemoko01 I think someone stateside might have helped them from what I read .
Not defending these dim wits but your comment about taxpayers money is off base regarding the embassy. That’s one of the reasons we are taxed out the butt regardless where we live in the world, because we supposedly have such great embassy support. One of the few countries to do so. I lost my passport, credit cards, money. Everything in Vietnam a few years ago. Got almost no help. They initially accused me of selling my passport on the black market. I was pissed. Took me a week to receive a temporary passport so I could return to Thailand. On the other hand my Thai girl received her documents from the Thai consulate in 2 hours. Terrible service by our bureaucrats.
@@whiteboymax250 I am no fan of the consulate . As far as I'm concerned they could work out of a 3 story shop house and leave the top floor empty.
Your fine Bill.
Thanks !!!!
Having been in the army in another country with fellow soldiers, I know first hand how the other soldiers act like they are still in America. Doesn't surprise me 1 bit.
Sadly ... I think that issue has got better now .. I hope
thats a nice neighborhood
It is and the people are so friendly
It seems you didn't remove your shoes when entering the temple. C'mon, this aint your first rodeo. Americans.
I assure you I did. I have flip flops that I can walk out of and walk into. If you look again you will see them at the bottom of the steps .....
Why ?
They got off light on that one!
Very
What's your experience with Aussie tourists? Better behaved than US tourists or worse?
About the same , no one group is any better or worse than another . Everyone messes up !
Make sure you don't throw cigarette butts on the ground either. It's a big fine.
2000 baht !
@@UTCM lol yeah that's what I paid. 😏
JAIL TIME !!!
I agree
Wow, those guys......
I respect your work and effort. BUT..I come for the stories based on the titles...please keep to the stories and minimize the other stuff and side talk!!..thank you.
Amen
Actually speaking inside temples is frowned upon.
I'm the only one there .
Stupid is stupid but other than that shirts off is good information
What makes Americans think that they can go any where in the world and behave so badly and disrespectful? Vietnam, Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Grenada, Panama, Venezuela..........
Have you been there with us on any of these countries ?
That sounds like something a member of the entitled LGBTQFJB community would do in a foreign country. 🤦
They're a protected "victim" class in the U.S., which is probably why we didn't hear anything about it over here.
Was all over the news here when it happened
I hope you take this as constructive as I like your channel, but it seemed as though you walked into that temple without removing your shoes. That is considered quite disrespectful so please warn your viewers to be sure to keep it in mind.
Thanks.
I had flip flops on they came off before I walked in I assure you . Please watch the video again and you will see my flip flops in the frame at the bottom of the stairs ....
He removed them you dip shit.
You certainly don’t mind being political bill I think most people like your tours of Chiang Mai and maybe less of your political opinions 😎
What did I say political ? I try to avoid that like the plauge
@@UTCM you have a habit of commenting on world and local events most expats enjoy Thailand because they don’t have to watch the news ect and local news is in Thai so it dosnt effect them one of my wife’s comments to me is “ your lucky you don’t understand what they are saying “😜
ALL YOU GOT TO DO IS BE NICE AND THEY WILL TREAT YOU LIKE A ROCK STAR.