Eastern countries are starting to utilize their own resources that they already produce. Eastern countries have always been far better, eastern countries have more agriculture, nature, farms, nature preserves, waterfalls, natural parks, rivers. I mean there is an endless amount of things to do in a country like Thailand. And depending on the type of lifetyle you want to have will also determine your cost of living. I find far southern Thailand and far Northern Thailand to be the most affordable out of all and you actually can still experience some luxury as well for affordable prices. I am also born and raised in The United States and I will be in Thailand next month actually. I picked a very rare part of Thailand which is Trang I also like Songklha and Hat Yai it is very cultural and traditional and very affordable im looking forward to it.
Aloha Mike, getting ready to get out the " rat race " the American dream is gone. I was searching TH-cam about moving to Thailand and your channel was among the Thailand channels. Have been watching your channel and will be moving to Thailand next year. Thank you for your honest and open insights about living in Thailand. Keep the channel going.
I was in Lamai just a couple of days ago. I love. I would like to connect with you and pick your brain a little about possibly going there to explore for a little longer.
Cheewit Cheewa , bravo enjoying your work. Had a gallery in C.M. 1993-2002 tapae &loi Kroa loved it. First Hemp export to us 1991 did beads silver Tucson gem show. Great lifestyle eco design ecoartist guild. All went into storage tsunami etc. Dream to rebuild the guild maybe island hdqtrs this time. Cloth of the Gods, Planet Hemp Thailand. Chok dee hope to return to the Kingdom it's been over 12 yrs now. Blessings all
Mate its whole western world mate its giant hampster wheel u did the right thing u have great balance you live to work not work to live greetings from emerald isles😊😊
Thank you for this Mike, will subscribe. As a retired USA expat it is good to hear honest talk about making it here compared to the USA . Kudos brother, wish you health, happiness, and prosperity
Wow 4 years!! Destiny brought you from Bali to Samui Th.🇹🇭 If you can live a comfortable, stress free life in the very expensive Samui, you can live a bit luxury life anywhere in Thailand, especially Chiangmai.😍
@@bobgoodi-jd4dxChiangmai has a lot more to offer, plenty of beautiful nature such as mountains, waterfalls, flowers blooming, cultural villages, charming old town with lots of ancient temples. People are sweet too.
Great vid brother. I'm a Canadian who is done with this North American rat race. We've set our signs in Thailand. I watch a lot of youtubers in Thailand and look forward to your content as well. Party on Garth!
I'm happy to discover your channel and thanks for the report. I've been intending to head out to SE Asia for a few years now but lacking in the conviction to make the jump. Your video is adding fuel to the fire.
Hi Mike. Decided to live here also. Headed back to USA to tie some things up and come right back. Ko Samui was amazing. My plan is to live Ko Samui and Chiang mai. Don’t like smoke so Samui then!!! Your videos helped me decide. Donnie in Arizona.
Hey Donnie. That's awesome. Sounds like a great plan. Hopefully we can meet up when you're back in Samui next time! Let me know if you'd like to schedule a free discovery call sometime soon..
How much do you pay for health insurance? How do you pay hospital bill in case of health emergency? if uninsured? Does the Thai gov tax your YT earnings? Thanks for posting
Hi Mike I m planning to retire in samui very soon and coming on holiday in lamai next month! Can you advice me a reliable visa agent in lamai? Hope to hear from you soon!!
The comment you made about western countries becoming the 3rd world are spot on. Costs are skyrocketing and what you get for the increase is plummeting.
As someone who has been traveling to and living in Asian countries for over 40 years now, including Japan and Thailand, I would like to let you in on a little secret. Whatever problems you may have in life are just going to follow you around wherever you go. Many people mistakenly think that the reason they are unhappy in life is due to their environment and therefore they think all they have to do is change their surroundings and everything will be fine. Unfortunately, however this is just not how it works. Those problems are always primarily internal in nature, regardless of what you might think. And as for things like “the rat race” or “keeping up with the Jonze's”, I hate to tell you this but these things are just as prevalent in Thailand as they are in the USA. Don’t let all the smiling faces and the seemingly laid-back attitudes fool you. People who live in the poor areas of Thailand are constantly borrowing money which they cannot hope to payback in order to buy cars or other things which they cannot really afford. And they are habitually and continuously “borrowing” money from friends and family to try and get out from under these lager debts. They also tend to always be looking for get rich quick schemes which have no chance of success and yet they will borrow money to give it a try. And they will even put immense pressure on their daughters (even teenagers) to constantly give them money. And pretty much every Thai woman I have ever dated - and there have been a lot - shows unmistakable signs of being raised in a highly dysfunctional family environment. There is also not much of a work ethic in Thailand, and everything is always done in a very half-assed way. There is virtually no such thing as having pride in getting the job done right. And I could go on and on. Don’t get me wrong, I love Thailand, but it is hardly some kind of utopia. By the way, I just about busted a gut laughing when you said that westerners are “not just seen as a dollar sign” in Thailand. The truth is quite the opposite I’m afraid. In fact, if you date at all you will quickly learn that you will have to weed out A LOT of women who only see you only as an ATM before you finally find a few who like you for who you are. And even if you find this girl who is deeply in love with you her parents will constantly be asking her for money when they know she is seeing a westerner because they think we are all rich. In the USA however I have never had anyone date me for financial gain. You might feel like society expects you to live up to a certain financial standard in your own country, but the truth is you were putting those expectations on yourself. Anyway, I have recently moved back to California and despite the fact that my retirement income is the same as a full-time minimum wage job I have a very nice apartment, and I have absolutely no problem paying all my bills each month and I never have to dig into savings. Everything is fine here. That being said, of course, people all have various preferences for where they want to live and there is nothing wrong with this, as long as they are not trying to run away from their problems. I love the beach for example and that is why I spent most of my life living in the coastal areas of California. This is also why I spent many years living in Phuket. But I ultimately decided that for me Thailand is a much better place to visit than to live in permanently. For some people it will be great of course but the vast majority of Americans will always prefer to live here and to take vacations to places like Thailand. Different strokes for different folks as they say.
Just want to add that the quality of life in Western countries has to do with the quality of people vs the place. People I'm the U.S. are materialistic and not family oriented. They basically value stuff over people. Personally, I'm outta here at first opportunity. God bless you on your adventures there in Thailand!
People don’t have to leave their home country to change their lives. You also have to work for a living in Thailand once you run out of your western privileges ie money!
Those “online” jobs are easy to find and you can make lots of money, right? There are no stresses in Thailand, right? No Thai materialism either, right? How long do you think you’ll last before going broke? And going home to the US? You’re standing in a very long line dude!
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Thanks for sharing your journey 🙏 all the best for your future endeavours 😊
Thank you so much 🙂
thanks for your thoughts, I like honest, goal minded, proactive people like you 🎉
Much appreciated 🙏
@@AbroadInThailand hi Mike, can we meet in person in Samui, how can I contact you? I will be there around 23.-30.11 this year, regards
Enjoy
Thanks
Happy it has all worked out for you. Great 👍
Onward and upward! 😁
Very Good. Yours in the right place at the right time 😊
Couldn't agree with you more! And a large part of success is simply being in the right place at the right time.
Eastern countries are starting to utilize their own resources that they already produce. Eastern countries have always been far better, eastern countries have more agriculture, nature, farms, nature preserves, waterfalls, natural parks, rivers. I mean there is an endless amount of things to do in a country like Thailand. And depending on the type of lifetyle you want to have will also determine your cost of living. I find far southern Thailand and far Northern Thailand to be the most affordable out of all and you actually can still experience some luxury as well for affordable prices. I am also born and raised in The United States and I will be in Thailand next month actually. I picked a very rare part of Thailand which is Trang I also like Songklha and Hat Yai it is very cultural and traditional and very affordable im looking forward to it.
Hey man! I'm extremely interested in the marketing part, my goal is to move to Thailand within 5 years. I can't stand the west anymore either.
Aloha Mike, getting ready to get out the " rat race " the American dream is gone. I was searching TH-cam about moving to Thailand and your channel was among the Thailand channels. Have been watching your channel and will be moving to Thailand next year. Thank you for your honest and open insights about living in Thailand. Keep the channel going.
Thanks for the support. Can't stop, won't stop inspiring others!
I was in Lamai just a couple of days ago. I love. I would like to connect with you and pick your brain a little about possibly going there to explore for a little longer.
You are welcome to schedule a consultation call on my website
Hi Mike, I just discovered your channel. Everything you're saying about the U.S. as of August 2024 is completely true. Greetings from Colorado! 🇺🇸
Thanks for watching! Greetings from Koh Samui Thailand 🏝️
Cheewit Cheewa , bravo enjoying your work.
Had a gallery in C.M. 1993-2002 tapae &loi Kroa loved it. First Hemp export to us 1991 did beads silver Tucson gem show. Great lifestyle eco design ecoartist guild. All went into storage tsunami etc.
Dream to rebuild the guild maybe island hdqtrs this time. Cloth of the Gods, Planet Hemp Thailand. Chok dee hope to return to the Kingdom it's been over 12 yrs now. Blessings all
Hope you can return soon!
Mate its whole western world mate its giant hampster wheel u did the right thing u have great balance you live to work not work to live greetings from emerald isles😊😊
Thanks for the kind words. Best decision I've made in my life so far.
Yeahh mahte, torighto mahte, goodooo
Thank you for this Mike, will subscribe. As a retired USA expat it is good to hear honest talk about making it here compared to the USA . Kudos brother, wish you health, happiness, and prosperity
Thanks for your support! I will continue inspiring others to make the move abroad to Asia. Where are you retired?
Wow 4 years!! Destiny brought you from Bali to Samui Th.🇹🇭 If you can live a comfortable, stress free life in the very expensive Samui, you can live a bit luxury life anywhere in Thailand, especially Chiangmai.😍
Theres no beaches in Chiangmai are they?
@@bobgoodi-jd4dxChiangmai has a lot more to offer, plenty of beautiful nature such as mountains, waterfalls, flowers blooming, cultural villages, charming old town with lots of ancient temples. People are sweet too.
Agreed. Good point. I still prefer Samui.
Yes I would like a discovery call. I would like a vacation home in the area
Excellent. Please schedule a call here: linktr.ee/mikeholp
Its a very beautiful place Koh Samui
It really is! Few other places I'd rather be in the world.
@@AbroadInThailand Keep it up brother.
@@pongkoj2 Can't stop, won't stop!
@@AbroadInThailand yes!
Fantastic video thanks. I am also from Canada 🇨🇦 and hate it
Might be time to consider getting "out and about" 😉
Honestly if you have money anywhere is paradise esp. Thailand. 😊
(If you can stand some extra heat in Thailand summer 🥵)
A lot of people with money never do anything good with it.
Thailand is very different from the Apple's new advertisement, “The Underdogs: OOO (Out Of Office).
This Apple ad makes me angry how it portrays Thailand! Complete fiction 💩
Great vid brother. I'm a Canadian who is done with this North American rat race. We've set our signs in Thailand. I watch a lot of youtubers in Thailand and look forward to your content as well. Party on Garth!
That's awesome. A lot of my friends in Samui are Canadian. Let me know if you'd like to schedule a call 🤙
I will totally want to set up a call, Mike@AbroadInThailand. I'll hit you up next week.
Lets chat next week Mike@@AbroadInThailand
@@Cdnguy703 Cool sounds good
@@Cdnguy703 You can schedule a call on my calendar here: www.calendly.com/mikeholp
I TOTALLY agree. I've been plotting my escape for some time now. Its truly time for me to leave here.
Subbed!
Thanks for subbing! When are you planning to escape the rat race and make the move abroad to Thailand?
I'm happy to discover your channel and thanks for the report. I've been intending to head out to SE Asia for a few years now but lacking in the conviction to make the jump. Your video is adding fuel to the fire.
Find another country, TL will tax resident expats on Worldwide income starting next year.
Let's hop on a free discovery call next week if you're open to it.
Yes I'm interested in that how can I do?
Would you like to schedule a free discovery call to discuss your goals in more details?
Hi Mike. Decided to live here also. Headed back to USA to tie some things up and come right back. Ko Samui was amazing. My plan is to live Ko Samui and Chiang mai. Don’t like smoke so Samui then!!! Your videos helped me decide. Donnie in Arizona.
Hey Donnie. That's awesome. Sounds like a great plan. Hopefully we can meet up when you're back in Samui next time! Let me know if you'd like to schedule a free discovery call sometime soon..
@@AbroadInThailand For Sure Mike. I will be in Touch!! Need advice ! You have helped a lot already thanks mike
Hay I'm looking at moving to pai have you been there how bad is burning season
Cool. I've been to Pai on a few separate occasions. Highly recommend renting a motorbike and driving the beautiful road from Chiang Mai. It's amazing!
Eastern Europe for me. Too damn hot in SE Asia.
To each their own
Concur with your view on western life, it’s so complex in comparison to Thailand island living 👊
100%
Nice to see someone not living in the city. Dont want to live in a city of i move there
Yeah who could blame you. I rarely visit Bangkok. Will go next week for a few days.
buddy good walk
Thanks for watching buddy
How much do you pay for health insurance? How do you pay hospital bill in case of health emergency? if uninsured? Does the Thai gov tax your YT earnings? Thanks for posting
I prefer not to say. Thanks for your comment.
@@AbroadInThailand I understand. Thx
Hey Mike, what’s the best way to get around with a small family? Taxis, buses? Are there long term car rentals or can they be expensive? Thanks
Songtaew
@@AbroadInThailand Thanks
@@brogamelegends You're welcome
Hi Mike
I m planning to retire in samui very soon and coming on holiday in lamai next month!
Can you advice me a reliable visa agent in lamai?
Hope to hear from you soon!!
That's awesome. Congrats! Let's meet up for coffee when you're in Lamai.
Hey Brother new to the channel. What Visa are you on?
Thanks for watching
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Thanks for your generous donation!
Hey Mike what’s the situation with tax and income from your home country?
America and Thailand have a double-tax agreement. I shouldn't be taxed twice. We shall see...
First 120k earned income is not taxable All unearned income like capital gains is still taxable expat 36 years I know
@@mrbHanoi Shouldn't be an issue for me anytime soon in that case.
Beautiful beaches, affordable housing and food, lovely people and decent health care. What more!
Enough said. What more could you want!
The comment you made about western countries becoming the 3rd world are spot on. Costs are skyrocketing and what you get for the increase is plummeting.
My sentiments exactly
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As someone who has been traveling to and living in Asian countries for over 40 years now, including Japan and Thailand, I would like to let you in on a little secret. Whatever problems you may have in life are just going to follow you around wherever you go. Many people mistakenly think that the reason they are unhappy in life is due to their environment and therefore they think all they have to do is change their surroundings and everything will be fine. Unfortunately, however this is just not how it works. Those problems are always primarily internal in nature, regardless of what you might think. And as for things like “the rat race” or “keeping up with the Jonze's”, I hate to tell you this but these things are just as prevalent in Thailand as they are in the USA. Don’t let all the smiling faces and the seemingly laid-back attitudes fool you. People who live in the poor areas of Thailand are constantly borrowing money which they cannot hope to payback in order to buy cars or other things which they cannot really afford. And they are habitually and continuously “borrowing” money from friends and family to try and get out from under these lager debts. They also tend to always be looking for get rich quick schemes which have no chance of success and yet they will borrow money to give it a try. And they will even put immense pressure on their daughters (even teenagers) to constantly give them money. And pretty much every Thai woman I have ever dated - and there have been a lot - shows unmistakable signs of being raised in a highly dysfunctional family environment. There is also not much of a work ethic in Thailand, and everything is always done in a very half-assed way. There is virtually no such thing as having pride in getting the job done right. And I could go on and on. Don’t get me wrong, I love Thailand, but it is hardly some kind of utopia. By the way, I just about busted a gut laughing when you said that westerners are “not just seen as a dollar sign” in Thailand. The truth is quite the opposite I’m afraid. In fact, if you date at all you will quickly learn that you will have to weed out A LOT of women who only see you only as an ATM before you finally find a few who like you for who you are. And even if you find this girl who is deeply in love with you her parents will constantly be asking her for money when they know she is seeing a westerner because they think we are all rich. In the USA however I have never had anyone date me for financial gain. You might feel like society expects you to live up to a certain financial standard in your own country, but the truth is you were putting those expectations on yourself. Anyway, I have recently moved back to California and despite the fact that my retirement income is the same as a full-time minimum wage job I have a very nice apartment, and I have absolutely no problem paying all my bills each month and I never have to dig into savings. Everything is fine here.
That being said, of course, people all have various preferences for where they want to live and there is nothing wrong with this, as long as they are not trying to run away from their problems. I love the beach for example and that is why I spent most of my life living in the coastal areas of California. This is also why I spent many years living in Phuket. But I ultimately decided that for me Thailand is a much better place to visit than to live in permanently. For some people it will be great of course but the vast majority of Americans will always prefer to live here and to take vacations to places like Thailand. Different strokes for different folks as they say.
คุณควงผู้หญิงในบาร์ในผับ มันหลอกคุณแล้ว เมื่อก่อนอาจจะใช่ ย้อนกลับไปเมื่อ20-25ปีก่อน ทุกวันนี้เขาชอบแบบนั้น คุณต้องหาผู้หญิงไทยที่ดีๆถึงออกมาพูด โง่เขลาจริงๆ มาไทยต้องแยกแยะคน ผู้หญิงไทยดีๆเขาไม่ขายบริการกันหรอก อเมริกาทุกคนชอบเสพกามจนหน้ามืดตามั่วบางครั้งอาจไม่ใช่คนไทยด้วยซ้ำ ผมคนไทยเที่ยวมาเยอะรู้จักบ้านตัวเองดี นิสัยคนไทยไม่ชอบฟุ่มเฟื่อยไม่เก็บเงินกันถึงเป็นหนี้สิน ช่วงนี้รัฐบาลไทยเขาช่วยเยอะ ถ้าคุณจะหาแฟนดีคุณชอบผู้หญิงขายบริการหรอ บ้าไปแล้ว ในไม่ใช่หนัง Hollywood หาแฟนหาคนดีๆที่ซื่อสัตย์ คนไม่ดีไม่ซื่อสัตย์จะเอามันทำไม หาใหม่สิ
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37 years young
Is data scientist job in demand ?
Thailand is attempting to attract 79,000 AI professionals. Not sure about data scientists.
@@AbroadInThailand wa great, data scientist is an ai job with machine learning.
Please can you send me the link of this information ?
Thanks so much!!
Just want to add that the quality of life in Western countries has to do with the quality of people vs the place. People I'm the U.S. are materialistic and not family oriented. They basically value stuff over people. Personally, I'm outta here at first opportunity. God bless you on your adventures there in Thailand!
Eventually everything we think we "Own" will be passed on, we are only renting it whilst we walk on this planet.
You can't take it with you when you're gone ☠️
ever considered Malaysia with 90 days without VISA? besides its also English speaking country
Don't want to live there but I'm planning to visit Kuala Lumpur soon
Malaysia is not an English speaking country, some people speak English
keeping up with the joneses is an effect most anywhere, i think you're ignoring the ability of the average Thai to do so because of their income
Let's agree to disagree
Is your fiance Thai?
Yes she is ❤️
People don’t have to leave their home country to change their lives. You also have to work for a living in Thailand once you run out of your western privileges ie money!
I'm not saying you have to leave your home country but that was my decision. To each their own.
You have to do the rat race or keep up with joneses because of capitalism.
Thailand is a capitalist country too and it's not expected over here.
its capitalism for the wealthy. there is no expecation to make money though for most people.
Capitalism produced the greatest country in the world until feminist destroyed it just remember that
So.... you basically decided to move to Thailand to become a bum. Excellent choice.
No you obviously didn't watch the video
Hi Mike I sent you an email
Didn't get it. Did you send to thailand360tours@gmail.com?
Those “online” jobs are easy to find and you can make lots of money, right? There are no stresses in Thailand, right? No Thai materialism either, right? How long do you think you’ll last before going broke? And going home to the US? You’re standing in a very long line dude!
I've gone broke so many times and it never derails me. You can always make more money but you will never get your time back. Use it wisely.