Why Are Thailand Expats So Angry?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 พ.ย. 2023
- Thailand has a very diverse group of tourists and expats that vacation and live here. I talk about my recent experiences and encounters with expats.
If you come to Thailand enough or spend enough time on the internet searching for info about this wonderful country you'll probably understand what I mean when talking about Thailand's affinity to draw in some angry and disgruntled old men.
Why are some Thailand expats so angry?
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Something similar happened to me in Peru. My wife, sister, and brother-in-law walked into a small cafe in a tiny town near Machu Pichu. The only other customer was a middle-aged white guy and he just glared at us the entire time we were there. I think he thought he was the most interesting person in the place until we walked in, and he hated us for stealing his spotlight.
Good vlog. You should make more such videos. Also, I think just showing everyday life will be interesting. It doesn't have to be anything special. Just daily chores around the house, eating etc .
Thanks! I'm going to start doing that. Been here two months but really just getting comfortable now.
Im from the UK and live near Ayutthaya with my GF I can count on 1 hand how many falang friends i have . i choose to enjoy spending time with Thai's and never go to Western restaurants .
I noticed this too! They seem to hate other expats the most.
It's wild
It's the old "Thai Visa" site that you get a lot of this as well. I believe many are jealous in general when they see someone who is doing better than them in some capacity. It's quite sad.
Many get jaded since the "Thailand dream" hasn't worked out as well as they've wanted.
I remember visiting that site before my first visit.
I'm an American and have been going to Thailand since 1999 including a stretch of living there full time for three years. When I go back now, I stay in my wife's small village in Udon Thani Province. I met an old Aussie there who thinks to this day that we are the only two farangs within a motorbike ride. Even though I'm an old codger, I still get out and make my way around the area which has resulted in me running into many farangs, some are even nice guys. My wife told me the Aussie's wife doesn't want him meeting other farangs because she's hiding a serious gambling addiction and doesn't want him finding out from other farangs. She trusts me because I'm an extremely friendly bloke, not a whinging old British/Aussie bastard who constantly drops loud f-bombs over the price of a Leo while looking down on all the brown people. By the way, I'm mainly talking about the Pattaya scene with the complainers. In the boonies I don't even look for places to drink in public. I drink at home with friends and family. ;-)
@@joehillary6981 Highly improbable given my pseudonym
Some old coots only get more hateful as they grow older. At 61 I think I've mellowed out a lot. It's better for your health to be nice.
They were dissatisfied/disappointed/angry with their lives in their home countries. They thought that moving to an exotic third world destination would be the cure all for what they believed they were missing. It doesn't take long to realize that it was them and not where they escaped from. If you've experienced disdain from older expats I'd imagine that they're just jealous of your youth (comparatively speaking). Maybe if you'd chat up some of these guys they'd be more welcoming. It's unfair of you to put their poor attitude on them when you say that you don't care to talk with them. If you don't want friends that's great but don't whine about it. If you want to be a D, then be a D.
It's not that I don't care to talk to them. I realize I came off quite harsh there. I never turn down an opportunity to have a good conversation with anyone here or anywhere.
@@SavageTraveling Next time you get a perceived scowl try a bit of kindness. You may just make a difference in a lonely old souls life. p.s. You'll be old one day too if you're lucky.
Just found your channel through a friend, I’m going to be moving (part time) to the other end of Khon Kaen (near the Udon Thani border) some time in the next year or so. I have only seen a handful of white men on my trips there, and always at or near KK immigration (other than around the Pullman Hotel). Luckily I haven’t dealt with the grumpy farang there as yet, but I’m sure I will at some point (hopefully I’m not one of them!)
First time seeing your channel. I’m about 95 miles east of you. I thought I was the only white guy in the village until the last trip over. We became good friends over a few weeks and were glad to have someone to speak English with. Our wives had a lot of mutual friends. The old man snarl is no joke, course I’m almost 50 😂. It happens a lot in the big stores.
Good luck on your travel to Vietnam. Watch out for the scooter bandits if you go to Saigon. You saying you are bored with nothing to do reminds me of when I was a kid skipping rocks kicking the can or shooting a lot of hoops along with riding my bicycle everywhere.
Thank you! Yeah Saigon is a jungle. Tigit Motorbikes is where I rent from and they tell you to make sure to have a secure place to keep the motorbike at night. Most guesthouses or hotels make sure you have a safe spot thankfully.
@@SavageTraveling the difference is if you ride in the USA you have to watch out for cars. In Vietnam cars have to look out for bikes as they come up on your left and right and turn in front of you and even ride on sidewalks.
Met my thai wife in my early 30's and l remember a lot of old expats of all nationalities in the village. Some were grumpy, but to be honest l was just too focused on enjoying the country and being with my wife, so it was never an issue. Bagging older white men seems to be the trend these days.
Have a problem, its the old white mans fault. Just enjoy your life, who cares what someone else thinks.
We are. I've just noticed from visiting over the years and wanted to if I wasn't the only one
I know what you mean! I didn't necessarily thought about these people as old. I don't think they care about you or anything. But my feeling is that these people were not happy back in their own country and thought things was gonna be different in Thailand.
But it is as the the song goes "Everywhere you go, you always bring the weather with you".
And as you say some of these guys have a real superiority complex.
But happy to hear that you don't try to avoid foreigners, it is always nice to meet like minded people. Especially happy people.
Good luck
I’m in my 60’s, American, been in Thailand since 2017 off and on and still get “the look” sometimes but… makes me no never mind! No matter where you go, there you are… go about your business and always remember: we are all GUESTS in this fascinating country. 🙏
Your not alone in think that way i get the same when i pop to the city in Khon KAEN
I'll never understand it
I've been experiencing the same thing since 2010. I think some guys come to Thailand and expect it to be like their home country and they're pissed off that it isn't and they're just grumpy. They were probably grumpy people in their own country.
think you meant grumpy, but point taken. saw an old brit cussing out staff in chiangmai food court once..... he obviously had issues . i guess unfortunately the thais were too respectful of the elderly to just lay his ass out. lucky him
I've saw a similar situation in Pattaya back in May. He wasn't cussing but he was standing there saying "Sawadee Kap" loudly several times in a row while stomping a foot each time while this poor old women was preparing food and he was clearly pissed off that he hadn't been acknowledged yet. He saw her working. It was insane. I felt so bad for her. It's hard for me to fathom some of the attitudes I've witnessed over here.
And oh yeah, the aussies tend to be a very territorial bunch, and hang together marking their own turf.
I'd like to see how they'd react to me as a half Thai half American recently turned Thai citizen lol.
Liked your vlog pal, you at least seem truthful in a good way. The grumpy old men are jealous of your youth, they know there days are numbered. Just a polite smile,nod of the head and a good day pal would be nice. But hey ho 👍
I always say good morning or good afternoon and say hello to the grumpy old expats what dont want anything to do with me because they dont like it you being happy . If there that unhappy with people in thailand go back home is my advice.
Yeah, when me and my Thai girlfriend go to Pattaya, I get those looks but I don't tolerate it. If they stare too long, I''ll be sure to ask them what's up or if they have a problem. I'm not sure why they have this attitude that they're the only people that are allowed to be expats and enjoy the country. If they don't like it, they can always go back to their country. lol
Same, when I lived in Bangkok I hung out with everyone, but when I moved to Udon Thani I was only interested in being around my wife and her Family. The older Expats are mostly bitter old bastards who bitch about how "terrible" Thailand is. Yet they stay most likely because they're poor as dirt back home in America or Europe.
Remember this.
Someday you're going to be old and over the hill, too. Good chance you'll collect some idiosyncrasies along the journey too ___ like making videos on old grumpy farangi.....😅
At least 95% of expats in LOS are hardcore alcoholics. In fact, for many expats the expense of their binge drinking is #1 when figuring a budget for living in LOS. Anger, bitterness and remorse are qualities shared by most drunks.
I think your spot on with your political stance, I feel same and it should be a private matter imho
are you sure you're not somewhere in Mexico with those gunshots in the background?😅
It's quite a rural village. Thais love their guns kinda like Americans lol
Guns? Maybe murican? 😂😂 but yeah I feel the same way than you do, I don’t go all the way to Asia to hang out with expats! It’s crazy to me as well, but cool/good people I am open to no matter where they are from, but that should not be the focus of anyone going that far :)
I'm guessing that they see you with a pretty Thai lady and...they assume she's with you because you must have money....or, she's with you in spite of the fact you may not have much money! Either way, they're beyond making either scenario for themselves and they're just expressing contempt, born out of jealousy.
Also, i suspect that a lot of these guys have some deep-seated racial and cultural prejudices that never allowed them to look past the 'bar girl' stereotypes, so as to be able to recognize the humanity of the Thai people.
thats the problem when caucasians dont have a natural home, when other caucasians move in its like what is he doing here, lol
haha ya i never understood all the grumpy old falangs living there, they cant stand their home countries but just complain about everything in thailand, its my dream to live in thailand but i always try to avoid being around the old expats.
Buffalo in Thai is khwai.
Carabao is actually Filipino not Thai, although im sure they use the same word.
Mate get used to it . Its a common occurrence... But, you fellas doing you tube are always looking to connect with your own culture.. so just get real.. ignore it or accept it..farangs in Asia are a complex breed.. all shapes n sizes .. it's Definitely a learning curve.. all the best.
Bad attitudes follow you everywhere and no country, amount of money or other circumstances will change it. Only they can if they actually want to
Funny I didn’t hear guns until you said you were the only white guy in the village.😊
😆 screw them...... they're just jealous. Why don't you and your gf start you a little business there? That'd be cool. Glad to see you happy man.
Lol. We've been talking some things over. She like to have a little Papaya salad shop or maybe a general store some day. See what happens. Thanks man
give him the finger.... see what happens..
😂😂😂🇹🇭
Complaining is probably a habit brought from their own country. When you leave your own country, presumably bring disillusioned with it, why then judge your chosen country to the standards you have wanted to leave behind. Everywhere has its own faults and problems.
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Some people will be angry no matter where they are in the world.
I'm beginning to see that.
its because they have no money -
Because your young and there 100
Pickled Liver Syndrome 🤣😂😆
Very pretty girlfriend 🥰
Thanks 😊
it reminded me of Ukrainians and Russians being kicked out of Sri Lanka because they were organizing "whites only" spaces. The audacity of going to another country and acting all superior than the locals. I feel foreigners in Thailand are mostly like that, the Westerners.
And I noticed that Westerners in Vietnam or Cambodia are more friendly, I think it depends on the type of tourists that flock to these places
Guns? The old guys were trying to shoot you for slander man watch out...loll jk
Some of these guys see the younger white dudes as competition, I think. I think a lot of people go over for the currency arbitrage, as opposed to a cultural experience...and the younger ladies.
i think ur dreaming mate, maybe its more about u and maybe problems ur carrying around with u. as for you having a pretty g.f . I dont think that has anything to do with it, stop paying her money see how long she stay with u for . 🤣🤣
Face it. You just don't like OLD people. A very common theme among young people. Very sad.
Speaking as a neutral who is nowhere Thailand, you are coming across as something of a jerk. Labelling people the way you are and making assumptions about them, then pertaining to make a video about it, well not exactly wonderful diplomacy is it.
Call it like I see it. I'm not the first one to notice
Another butthurt expat with delusions and dreams bitching to another expat, lol. All he's describing are the asshats who look down on fellow expats. Not sure how he's "being a jerk" by pointing out awful behavior.
@nickcolwill8233 Try hanging around Thai expat forums online or actually visit the country for an extended stay and you will understand.
After listening to this are you sure the problem isn’t you 🤷
It wouldnt be your camera in peoples faces would it? You have a target on your back for invading others space.
What the hell are you talking about? Watch my videos and you tell me asshole
Sounds like I fished an angry expat out of his hole. 😂😂😂
Ya, unhinged expats are the best kind of entertainment.
@@SavageTraveling
People outside of America don’t use the term asshole unless they are good friends or looking for a fight. Americans tend to use it like ‘buddy’ which in itself is still quite brash and seemingly confrontational.
Perhaps you need to learn about English norms outside of American English as there aren’t too many Americans in SEA.
As an Australian I can tell you most Australians and Brits don’t like Americans (on the surface giving a wide berth) for their brash behaviour/language. Perhaps this was the reason for the cold shoulder in the Aussie restaurant.. ??