Raising A Half Thai Child In Thailand. From Birth To University. Experiences/Paper Work/Tips/Advice.
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- In this video I cover my experiences/tips and advice on raising a half Thai child in Thailand. I start at the beginning from the birth, paperwork you might need through to the university years. Educating your child in Thailand can take on many different forms and I cover some of the main ones including my experiences up in a Northern rural part of the country.
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Burahpa English Programme School (B.E.S.T.) is a decent school if you're in the Chonburi/Pattaya/Jomtien area. Pretty affordable in comparison to International Schools. www.burapha.ac.th/main/
Cheers mate. Hope you're well.👍🙏
You did a fine job bringing her up, well done.
Made it up as I went along a bit, but it's turned out ok. Hope you're doing good mate.👍🍻
@@jamesabroad8589 yes she nearly laughs at your dad jokes !! You will need to widen your dad jokes. My daughter looks into the air and tuts...... says 'I've heard it before, about a thousand times ' ah well these young uns.
Me personally made a smart move as I am Scottish and my son is UK citizen I was fortunate enough he got 4 yrs University free in Scotland he now is a top surgeon in Thailand earning silly money cause of his education in Scotland
Yes half Scottish myself and the free university education is a bonus.Glad your son's doing so well.🙏👍
you've got a great dynamic with Annie and always enjoy watching the good guys do their thing in thailand! thanks for sharing!
Cheers Ray, appreciate the kind words mate.👍🍺
This video was great James! Always very engaging and thanks for the shoutout!
Cheers Paddy. Hope u don't mind me recommending your vid. Annie could relate to a lot of the things discussed. Have a great 2021 mate.🍺👍
Love your channel. So much information given. I love your descriptions of Luk Kreung. It was perfect.. Thank you
Thanks mate, appreciate the kind words.👍🍻
Great upload mate 👍
Great helpful information.
You have made a great effort to bring up your child ensuring she gets a great education 🥇
Inspirational.
Thanks Barry, appreciate the kind words mate. Annie made it an easy job to be honest. All the best for 2021 mate.👍🍺🥂
Very informative video. Thanks for putting it out there.
Cheers Paul. Appreciate it mate.👍🍺
Very reassuring, James, cheers.
Cheers Nick. Hope all's well. 👍🍻
Good stuff James have a great Christmas.
Cheers Mark, hope you have a great Xmas & new year too.🍻👍
Great topic and information 👍🏻
Thanks Nutchuda. Hope all's good in Bangkok.👍😎
What a great dad you are , well done !!
Thanks Evan. Not sure the ballet worked, but I gave it a shot. 😁🍻👍
I've recently did this for myself and know the paper trail required. Great that you've made such a video as I've heard of many people asking the exact same things!! Thanks mate.
Cheers Pat. It's stuff I had to find out and was never quite sure about myself. Just checked out your channel. Really enjoyed the Sukhumvit video. Subscribed mate. Good luck.👍🙏
@@jamesabroad8589 My story was a bit unique but I doubt was the first time it happened. My Thai mum passed away when I was a kid and living in London my parents hadn't registered my birth at Thai embassy. Then going through process of applying for ID card a couple years ago had to dig up paperwork from her cremation certificate off the council in London all the way to her old documents from a place she left in 1973. The whole process aged me but I will say that the Thai consulate in London were one of the most helpful parts of it, they often get unfairly slated by many. Keep up the good work mate, the channels great.
Interesting and indeed a unique back story. Hope all is sorted now. Immigration and consulates can get a bad rap but only had a few grumpy officials myself. All the best Pat.👍🍺
@@jamesabroad8589 All fine now, took 3 months in all. Trickiest part was Islington Council and their refusal to look up the funeral (in 1985) due to data protection laws. Hanging up the phone then getting through to a more flexible staff member solved it. Jobsworths!
Great vlog , not seen many with this type of information , well done superdad, thanks for sharing....
Cheers Simon. Hope you're well mate.👍🍺
Great Video and topics! Thanks
Thanks a lot. Appreciate it.👍🙏
I just started watching some of your videos... I am not in this situation but I did enjoy the content, thanks for sharing. Also , congratulations, you seem to have done a fantastic job raising your child.
Thanks a lot, appreciate the kind words mate. Luckily Annie made my job quite easy. All the best for 2021.👍🍾🍺
Thanks James our daughter is now 3 so found this very useful, I note in the comments you mentioned delaying exposure to phones and social media, would be interested in hearing more on that some time...great channel and thanks for the info.
Thanks Chonthicha. I failed with social media and tried everything to be honest. It is very difficult and can cause great arguments. I suppose no phone time at all or making your child aware it's a treat for half hour a day when young is the best way. Good luck.👍🙏
A unique insight into raising a child of mixed race, not available on any other popular farang youtube sites ( mostly oldmen looking for a less expensive retirement). Thanks James, you get my vote for Dad of the year!
Wow, thanks Michael, appreciate the kind words mate.👍🍺
Great info thanks mate. My gf is pregnant for the 2nd time after losing the first one very early on so we have fingers crossed.
Cheers Duncan. Yes mate, horrible thing to happen, first three months are the most crucial. Very sensitive time and wish you and the missus all the best mate.👍🙏
Hi James outstanding vlog exactly what most parents are looking for. We looked and toured around REPS Rayong English Programme School in Phala, Ban Chang District, Rayong. Headmaster asked if we just wanted English speaking class we are going for 60% English 40% Thai. We are going to be living there so important she learns Thai, Chinese and Spanish. Every language is a degree plus the school gives a discount if you opt for Thai lessons. She talks Thai Spanglish already which is so cute.
Loved this vlog keep them coming. Stay safe amigo.
Cheers Tom. That sounds great and a good balance 60-40. I think most including myself would opt for that if living in a big city. All the best mate.🍻👍
You've both done a truly fantastic job & Annie a delight.
Be very very proud of yourselves.
A very worthy video for many to learn from.
New sub here.
All the best
Cheers T man. Annie made it quite an easy job TBH. Appreciate the kind words mate and thanks for subscribing.🍻👍🍻
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Respect to you & family James.
Happy Christmas
You are a good dad James. Did an outstanding job sir!
Cheers appreciate it mate.👍
Excellent informative video!
Cheers Nick, hope you're having a good Xmas mate.🙏👍🍺
You are a great dad! Lovely! Thank you for the great information.
Cheers Alfred, appreciate it. 🙏👍
Awesome vid. Son is 7 months so I'll def be referring to this in the future
Cheers David, I'm glad it's useful info. Mate. All the best.👍🍺
Thanks for you take on all this James. It will be useful to me in the not to distant future when my son starts school. Not sure yet if we will be based in Isaan or down in Chon Buri yet but before I had never thought of the private Thai schools, only British International but its definitely something I will be looking into now. Still need to get the passport when I make it back soon I hope. Got a massive list of to do's I need to get through!
Enjoyed the vid thanks.
Yes, the top government schools are highly regarded, but can be quite difficult to get in. I'd check out both options. Good luck with everything.👍🍺
Great vid James ❤️🇹🇭
Cheers Ally. Hope all's well up there in Chiang Mai.🍺👍
Very good advice. I especially like your term "double child."
Cheers, I think the term helps at some kind of psychological level. Not feeling fully part of the society you're born in can breed insecurity, so it negates any negativity.👍🍺
Very well done. This is not something that I will ever have to deal with but I still enjoyed learning non the less.
Thanks mate. Need to catch up on your videos. Hope it's all going well.🙏👍
Very informative video. We'll done!
Cheers Stanton. Glad you liked it.👍🍺
thank you so much for this informations 🥰
You're welcome Giulietta.🙏👍
I don't have kids but still found this video very interesting. Good stuff
Cheers. Appreciate it mate.🍻👍
Great video James and you have done an amazing job of raising your daughter. I too have daughter who is har sip-har sip Thai/English. She is 10, very tall and very bright, much more than me at that age. We moved back to England to educate her which I believe was the right decision but I really miss the LoS. Her mum, even though from rural Isaan is very fair skinned (she's a mix of Thai, Vietnamese, Laos and Chinese) so our daughter is very fair skinned too. Enjoying your channel, keep up the good work.
Cheers Martyn, appreciate the kind words, all the best to you and your family.🍻👍
Patana alumni class 2014, luk khrung Thai/Eng - I share a lot of sentiments with all this. Definitely feel like my Thai language and general knowledge/history were definitely impaired by my heavily-leaning British curriculum I had to live by. I hold little resentments (had me leave to Canada upon graduation), and I've always had to put emphasis on outside learning of Thai. N the existential identity issues on who, what n where we stand on things morally, culturally etc.
Great vid!
Thanks Leon, really appreciate your comment. I hope all works out well for you.👍🙏
very udefull video mate, I dont think there are any other videos that cover this information as well as this!
Cheers Frazer. Hopefully a few little Frazers running about when u get back from China.🍻👍
Brilliant video very informative.
Cheers Liam.🍺👍
Great stuff !
Cheers mate. Hope the mornings not too cold up there.😎👍
@@jamesabroad8589 The mornings are very nippy but by noon it gets real comfortable ..
Thanks for sharing sir james
Thanks William, hope you're well.🍻👍
Thanks for this
You my friend are a bloody good dad
Cheers appreciate the compliment. My daughter makes the job easy TBH.👍🍺
Interesting video very informative my partner has a daughter now 7 did the thai ID, we live in a village but she goes to a school in the main town as I have know confidence in the local education. I have driven a couple of the older village girls to Bangkok for there university places.
Cheers Barry. Yes, Annie went to a better government school in town. The teachers were pretty good too. All the best.👍🍺
Annie is lucky to have you as a father!!
Thanks, I'm lucky too. 👍
I nailed word of the day on this video
Well done mate. I couldn't string a phrase together after making this video.😁🍺👍
Very informed video.
Thanks Alastair. All the best.🙏👍🍺
Great video Mr. James. I would like to add a couple of points myself. As regards to education, my 5 yr old daughter also has not experienced any racism, she is very happy and popular at her current private school (Salasat) and she is on her way into Mater Dei school which is one of the top girls' schools in Thailand and I couldn't be happier. A lot of people have a negative attitude towards Thai education. I personally don't, if you're willing to pay a bit extra in a city like Bangkok they will receive a good education.
I also like that you taught your daughter how to play musical instruments, I am tone deaf and could never do it, but I have signed her up for ballet and figure skating classes. It's important they have hobbies.
Another point on the travelling part. I also have been to the UK with my daughter (minus the mother). At the Thai immigration, on my way to the UK they DID pull me aside and ask to see written permission from her mother as well as her birth certificate to see if my name was on there. So you MUST do this.
Cheers. Yes, certainly in Bangkok & Chiang Mai there are world class schools (if you have the cash). I think I was lucky. I took Annie to the UK 7 years straight with no questions asked. Absolutely right to get the correct paperwork, just in case.👍🙏
James, watched this one just out of interest. I was born into a military family and whilst I was born in the UK my brother was born (1974) in central Africa, which presented some interesting complications later on in life for Dad.
Congrats on a well thought out video and lots of very useful information and a great insight into the decisions you have had to make. Sounds like your daughter has been given a great start in life and is a credit to your hard work and quality parenting.
Discovered or maybe rediscovered your channel recently and enjoying the content and insights. Will have to dig through your previous uploads to see if you cover what you do work wise as that would be interesting.
Have a great weekend and thanks for the work you do on this channel.
Cheers Sean, really appreciate the kind words. All the best mate.🙏👍
@@jamesabroad8589 you're most welcome. Credit where credit is due.
Some additional info you may find interesting (having read back my original comment), Dad was in the Army, for all my childhood and formative years, so that meant lots of moves (Malawi, UK x2, Germany x5, Hong Kong) which translated into 6x schools, 2x colleges, 1 x Uni; no sense of 'home' (very common amongst forces children).
Hence the perspective of contrast when the well considered stability and thoughtfulness when considering your decision making regarding your daughter's education and development.
The end result for both options- graduation. The route very different obviously.
To you and your family - Good health and good times.
at least you're white
@@user-tn4nr5hm6u the most ignorant stupid comment i've read this year.
Thanks for explaining the thing about being registered to an address. I couldn't understand what my wife was saying about it.
The skin color thing is crazy in that people are considered to be more attractive the more Chinese they look --my wife first told me that she's considered black, but she actually is mixed Thai/Chinese and Malaysian/Chinese.
Yes Prince, it's insane. When we go to the UK it's full of tanning products.😁 Hope you got settled in BKK ok.🍺👍
@@jamesabroad8589 we are, and now she wants to go back to Pattaya because she misses the beach 😂
We'll probably be looking for a house/townhouse on the north side for next year.
We're going to try to grow this channel bigger than my other channel this year filming locations around Bangkok and see what happens.
Very interesting James, I've often wondered how the many Farang/Thai families fare with Thai education....BMW series 7 & TuTu preferably both blue.... 👏
Tutu's only available in pink unfortunately.😁 Thanks Victoria. Hope you're well.👍🍺
Thanks good info
Thanks Ganesan.🍺👍
Annie will rise and shine when she works with MNC in Bangkok dealing with international team connecting to local Thai
Yes, hopefully with her language skills and a business degree this will be possible. 👍🙏
My wife's mum tried to write our son's name on the registration form, but she did it wrong and we had to change it quick after we found out her mistake. Really good and information. He's not old enough to go to school yet but good quality vid, we was thinking possibly a good end government school or private school or even going back to the UK for a little schooling. We live in Issan in a small village so finding a good school will be fun. Ha ha we have just sorted out his British passport and we did it through a agent and was very quick and easy, when we did our son's Thai passport it was very simple and easy and my wife sorted everything quick.
Nice one Bradley, you'll know what to do, just investigate all the options available as much as possible. It's only a bonus they can grow up learning 2 languages & cultures. Good luck.👍👍🍻
Great video on a really interesting topic. We’ve always lived outside Thailand (in the UK) and did the whole Sunday school thing at a Thai temple in London for a few years - was mostly good for mixing with other ‘double’ children as few of them seemed to progress much with Thai language. As a toddler/young child on holiday in Thailand though she got a lot of attention for being ‘double’ and was a favourite tool of aunties & cousins in showing 🤣 Looks like you certainly raised them well, take care 🙏😎👍🏻
Cheers Simo. Well done mate, Your kids have had the best of both worlds there. Where was the school mate ? maybe useful to others. I know there's a big temple in Battersea not sure there's a Sunday school there. All the best.🍻👍
@@jamesabroad8589 it was the Thai temple in Wimbledon (Wat Buddhapadipa). They do - or at least did a few years back, plus not sure the impact of cv19 - both Thai dance class and Thai school each Sunday. Dance was a hour or so I think and then the actual school after was in classrooms on the temple gardens and started each week in the temple with a talk from a monk. Can’t recall how long classes were, maybe 3-4hrs. She stopped a good few years back and then there wasn’t really a cost; a nominal fee or donation each year and then they liked parents to help out around the temple (e.g. cleaning, etc..).
Thanks Simo, appreciate the info. mate.👍🙏
Hi James, Definitely no intention of having any kids but really enjoyed the video and its content. That's the first time I have seen anyone cover this topic. Keep the video's coming. With the Vaccine progress, Yisa and I reckon we will be in Thailand around next September, hope to catch up with you briefly to chew the fat one on one then. Best from us both.
Cheers Nick. Yes hopefully things back to relative normality once the vaccine rolls out both here and the UK. All the best.👍🍺
Fair play to you James your a great dad. My daughter is also half Thai and I hope to move to Thailand when she finishes secondary school In 2022... It's just me and her as I got divorced a long time ago. My daughter speaks very little Thai so I'm hoping the Move to Thailand will help her with her Thai culture and language... I'm encouraging her to do TEFL course before we leave as I believe this might be a great way for her to get employment as she has her Thai ID card. Then I just need to worry about myself getting a retirement visa. I really appreciate your time you put into you video. Best wishes to you and your family ..
Sorry to hear that Dave. TEFL is a good idea. I want Annie to do too because there are good online teaching platforms that hire native speakers. Check out CAMBLY. Annie is thinking of doing it at 18 for some pocket money. Hope all works out mate.👍🍺
@@jamesabroad8589 Cheers James
This is very informative, thank you
There was a large study done in the USA around 2004 concerning what made children "successful." It was actually intended to show that private or charter schools were superior. But in the end, after they accounted for all the variables, the one driver of "success" was the mother's education. It didn't matter if you were rich or poor, went to a fancy school or a poor government school, the mother's education determined the child's success.
Obviously, one wouldn't want to overstate this, but I think you have a good chance of educating your children regardless of where you send them if the parents read to their children, talk to them, play with them, etc.
Wow well done dear,u did well
Thanks Nguyen.👍🙏
9:37 👍👍 I tell my son the same
Avid follower on your TH-cam. Suggestion for future topic. Give us an update on the different camera, mounts, gimbal, mike, computer & software tech that you are now using. Give your viewers an insight on just how much time and effort it takes to achieve what you present us with. Just a thought - keep up the great work - we really appreciate it. Regards Martin, Melbourne, Australia.
Cheers Martin appreciate the kind words mate. I use a very simple set up but will certainly try to make a video on this in the future. Hope your Xmas is going well. 🍻👍
sending hug from Thailand😍
Thanks Ging.👍🍺
Great video, I have a 3-year-old son in Phuket. He was going to start school this month but due to lockdowns schools are closed.
I also had my wife give birth in a public hospital.
cost me less than 30.000b with 2 nights in a private room and Cesarean Birth.
Thanks Hussam. Yes, public hospitals aren't as bad as everyone thinks. Good luck.👍🍺
In all seriousness that way of putting it " doubles " I think is a very good way of putting it, and more fundamentally it's true. Most of my friends here in HK have mixed race kids and they benefit from extra language and cultural skills
Yes mate, just a good way to make kids feel secure and they certainly do get the best of both worlds. 👍🍻
You're a good father
Cheers, try my best, not always easy lol.👍🍺
Sorry I didn't explain my son is half scot half thai and was taught English from an early age was a well worth good investment
Wow I appreciate that shift from half to double. That is very profound. The Thai's should have that in their lexicon instead of "half". Double Thai guy myself right here. lol.
No worries, it's true. Half kind of makes sense, but double works better psychologically for kids when growing up here in my opinion. All the best. 👍🍺
Greatly appreciate the content about schools, theres not enough info about private and international schools in Thailand. We are hoping to move to Thailand from the UK with 2 kids but the costs of international schools are scary 😢
Cheers. Yep, looking at 10k GBP per year minimum for international school. Loads of bs enrollment/application fees too. Good luck .👍🍺
your choice
Yes and the wife's of course. 👍🍻
Hi James, just found your channel a couple of days ago, already subscribed, where in England are you from, I'm south east coast
Hi Ray, originally brought up in South London, but moved to Somerset.👍🍺
Great topic and one close to my heart currently as my little girl is 2.5years old. Though mixed race kids are admired here, for their beauty only really, you are correct when you say they are looked at as being different or not Thai. I know many mixed race teenagers and young adults and they all say the same, Thais look at them at not being Thai they feel closer to farangs as they look at them as being Thai and a foreigner. Until however that mixed race young adult is a superstar or sporting hero and all of a sudden they are Thai again.
Yes, it's a tough one. Older relatives wouldn't believe Annie was a Thai same as them. I think it is a generation thing and Thailand isn't as multicultural as say the UK. Chatting with your kids is the best way although Annie still says she's aware of it. Good luck mate.👍🍺
@@jamesabroad8589 I know what you mean. Her Thai grandmother, that adores her with all her heart no question but she does say in Thai "my beautiful farang granddaughter" but would say to her full Thai grandson "my handsome grandson" as does her uncle. Why separate them? I'm not questioning the love, she loves them equally but could you imaging if we said it to a mixed-race child in England "my beautiful (insert race here) granddaughter" yet calling the full white child just granddaughter.
My Daughter is 8 and is ultra smart, sometimes it scares me 555. She has already instructed me to make a bench for her in my new workshop, as she just loves making things :) As a Masters degree teacher, I teach her at home, as well as what she learns a her government school. As a seasoned teacher here in Thailand I want to say "You can lead the elephant to the water but you cannot make it drink", which can be so frustrating. Great video James, cheers mate 🙏
Yes my daughter is way smarter than me.😁 Great what you're doing. My biggest advice to you is try to keep her away from phones and social media as she gets older. Caused a lot of problems. Might address it in another vid. All the best mate.👍🍺
@@jamesabroad8589 I was thinking of doing the same :) I see a lot of kids riding their bikes while on their phones, so dangerous.......
TBH. Reading and other activities took a nose dive passed the age of 12. I kind of lost the battle. Particularly bad here with youngsters.👍🍻
@@jamesabroad8589 Indeed. I will take the advise ;)
Thanks for this video james, im a british citizen and ive been with my thai partner for nearly 3 years, we are looking at raising a child in thailand for the first couple of years and the thai education system is a bit of a concern for me. I will definitely be incorporating some extra studies for them after school to supplement their education. Just to clarify, if the child is born in thailand then they wont have any issues getting a british passport aswell? for some reason ive been under the assumption that they need to be born in the uk to get it. Love your videos mate, keep up the good work! Much love from NZ :)
Cheers Sammy. No problem for getting a passport. As long as you have a certified translation of the Thai birth certificate and your long form British birth certificate there won't be a problem. All the best.👍🍺
@@jamesabroad8589 Wicked thanks mate :)
I have Filipino son and a Thai daughter and I just tell them everyone in the world is half and half. Half from their dad and half from their mother,,,,,,,,,,,,,
That's true. Whatever works and helps kids feel secure is cool.👍🍺
Think you & mrs did great job raising Annie , she look really happy young lady James, I’ve brought my boys over to Australia from Thailand, want to take them to uk to watch Everton but need to win lotto for that , my kids both understand Thai coz mum only talks to them in Thai but they can’t speak it anymore, which we both not happy about , my eldest son went to school up in e-San , and at age of 8 couldn’t count up to 10 in his own language. Government schools have no money and lots & lots of kids , think if u bringing your child up in Thailand u have to go private.
Nice
Thanks.👍🙏
Hey James, loving your videos man.
Are you sure about that Thai citizen rule for children? I'm Australian and my wife is Thai, we live in the UK and our daughter (born in the UK) has a Thai passport.
Keep the great content going:)
Cheers Blair. If you mean the dual nationality rule, I think yes from my investigations. Good idea to check for yourself and see what you find. All the best to you and your family.🍺👍
Thankfully nothing that I'll need to worry about as Jaew's daughter and my son are both adults living in Sweden and definitely no more are planned. Having 6 cats and 3 dogs is enough 🤣 but still a very interesting and informative video mate 👍👍
Cheers Dave. Hope you're feel better now.🍻👍
We are moving to Thailand next year with our 12 year old. He has had a European primary school education and speaks fluent Thai but we felt we did not have any choice but to send him to an international school for his secondary education. Hopefully he will do ok but live is an adventure I keep telling him .
I'm sure he'll have a great time. Once he's made a few new friends, he'll be off and running.👍🍺
Thamasat is great my son goes there. i am American
Im sitting here in Scotland talking thai to my laptop , usually I skype her and have my Thai lessons ....55555 I always talk better thai after a leo or 3 ....very good info ...
Ha ha yes, yes , my Thai magically improves after a couple of leos too. All the best Will.😁🍺🙏
Can you show us how you used to teach Annie ballet in case I want to do the same😜
Lost my tights in the wash.😎 Might have to start a members only area for that kind of stuff.😁👍
Lol
@@jamesabroad8589 The ultimate safe response. 100 points awarded. lol
Great video full of good info mate...pale skinned Thai women simply don't do it for me. Great advice you give Annie
Cheers mate. Had to find out a lot of this stuff along the way so thought I'd share it. I like all colours, shapes and sizes myself.😁🍺👍
This is a very interesting topic. I have a half Thai 6 year old son and 1 year old daughter. We are in Dublin now by my daughter may live her late teens in Thailand
Would be a great experience for her David. 👍🙏
For my Thai stepdaughter, of course it was a huge advantage for her to live in America and graduate fr a US high school. Now she's attending university near Bangkok, all classes are in English, and she has a big advantage over all of her classmates. You seem to be a great dad. Good job!
Cheers mate. Yes the general standard of English here is quite poor, so certainly an advantage.🍺👍
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Great video, my kids are UK born and we have been here 4 years now, they both go to sarasas witead school in bangbon, Bangkok, they study the international program which is very affordable at around 55,000 per semester
Cheers Lee. That sounds a great price compared to international schools. I saw them in the news about some teacher problems with the kids. How are things now?
@@jamesabroad8589 obviously they are still learning online which is not ideal, but overall I have been happy with their development there, my boys are only young 5 and 8 so it's been so far so good
@@jamesabroad8589 due to draconian laws... mine went to Sarasas Romklao and later international program (double price)... teachers BAD, ... a boy sexually molested EVERY girl in class, including my daughter, teacher saw, did nothing, vice director was informed, DID NOTHING.... I only was informed after she moved to another school as she thought I would explode to the school and press to expose those lame asses for not doing their job and protecting the girls from this 15 year old boy ... oh it was just a joke and fun, no harm done was their answer...
Hi Lee! May I please know where can I find more information about this school? I found a website but it's all in Thai and I couldn't find a way to change the language.
Perhaps worth mentioning that mid level international schools will offer heavily discounted rates (if you ask), no registration fees etc. just because one parent is from the UK, US, Australia etc. as they need a couple of white faces in the school to make it attractive to rich Thais. I personally would never put my kids through a Thai school, but that it my preference.
Cheers Nick, thanks for the info.👍🍻
I can confirm this is true.
thanks, I didn't even knew this existed and I'm thai! quite unfair tbh
Is it compulsory to bring your children in a school at a certain age in thailand? I'm interested by the idea of doing self home tutoring, thank you for the awesome insight in your video cheers mate.
You can home school here as long as you follow certain rules. You might find the following link interesting.homeschoolgrouphug.com/homeschooling-in-thailand-teacher-traditional-homeschooler/
Good info, can’t save the gnarley toads tho lol
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Thanks Nannapat.👍😎
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Cheers Magnus. Appreciate that mate.🍺👍
Foe sure she will get good job easily.
Yep, I'm sure she'll do great. Thanks.👍🍺
ลูกครึ่ง หรือ ฝรั่ง for Thai does not mean bad thing at all. When we know someone is Farang or lukkung we feel that person much look good possible movie star of singer.
Yes great video James, in my case I can't have kids. Had the chop, I have two kids to an English girl. They're both nearly 40 now so have their own lives. My thai wife (frei) hasn't had kids, she's now 38 ish and sort of accepted her lot in life. If I had loadsa money would get it reversed so she could have kids, but hey ho that's the way it is. We both live in England now so it's sort of accepted now our way of life. But great vid was very interesting to watch. Bri and frei east Yorkshire.
Cheers Brian. In case you're interested, IVF is very popular here about 100k bht a pop. I know people who've had success with it. Hope you're both well.👍🍺
Just discovered your TH-cam. Great video and tips for Farang like me ( A father of 4 Mixed-race children ) 3 sons and 1 daughter. My 3 sons are living in Norway while I was in Thailand with my only daughter a year ago. She went to 2 primary schools that are indeed amazingly cheap and only a few minutes walk from home. Unfortunately, she started to develop depression at a young age because of racism and more, the first school forced my daughter to dye her hair black because her natural hair colour is blonde. My wife got mad so she moved our daughter to the second school. almost a year later, my daughter came back home and asked me who is her mother, I was shocked, she said her science teacher told the whole class that my daughter is 100% Farang because of her fair skin, blond hair, and height which opposite to my wife. The Australian mate who taught there told me that my daughter got bullied about her skin and the same silly topic about her mother by saying things like Farang kee-nok (bird poo), motherless, and stole her book. She remained silent for years without telling me anything, even though she's close to me but she's also an introvert. I brought her to Bangkok for therapy and the psychiatrist told me that my daughter has developed suicidal thoughts. Again, we moved our daughter to an International school, the teacher announced about my daughter mental health, people made fun of it. She took A-level and IGCSE exams and graduated high school at 16. We moved to London for her university and I'm glad that she is happy. I discussed with my neighbour once and his 2 daughters went through the same thing, He even paid 200k for a basketball court fund, been 6 years now with an empty field. Some of my friends are happy with their children and schools (both Thai and International) I'm glad for them and their children that they're all doing great. You've got to find what is best for you and your family and appreciate life.
That's a sad story about your daughter. I always thought half Thai kids were held in high esteem until I made this video and read comments like yours. I think my daughter was lucky, she looks western and had no issues, unless she didn't tell me. I'm glad your daughter is now happy and good luck for the future mate.👍👍
@@jamesabroad8589 thanks, the most popular word for mixed-race children is Farang kee nok as far as I know, perhaps your daughter might have heard of it, other than that I wish your daughter a bright future ahead. Also keeping up on your TH-cam you are great at doing it.
Wow! Well done James for teaching your loog sao ballet ( yeay love to see that 😁) and violin and piano ( you are so posh ☺️).
Dentyne gum? Hahhah.
You seem upset about the word Loog krueng James?
To be precise Loog krueng mean 'Mixed race' , not loog - child, baby / krueng- half.
Thanks for this educational content, we have a 14 yrs loog chai and when we come back, the most priority is to look for a government school that have English Program, you are so right about the private school's cost. SO bl***dy sky high ! 🙄
How much the parents earn I like to know
Rant over.
Lol.
Yes, there are some good government schools which are certainly cheaper than the private international schools. Not really upset about the word Luk khreung just how it might affect a child growing up. My ballet skills were quite good after a while.😁 Hope you're well Missie.👍🍺
im Half Filipino and Chinese and Mixed generation majority are born and raised if i have a baby Half Filipino and Chinese Mixed Rasied from Myannmar
Quite a cocktail mate. My Daughter is actually quarter English, Scottish,Chinese and Thai lol.👍
We thought about moving to Thailand but the price of a reasonable school just wasn’t worth it to us . I live in quite a nice area of America where the state schools are on the same standard as the international schools (or better) . Once my son graduates we will be moving over full time .
Some international schools here are rediculously priced in my opinion. There are good ones of course, but some seem to be just money making machines.👍🍺
You can homeschool or distance learning program. There’re international schools in Thailand offer classes to homeschoolers as well. We’re planning to take early retirement and temporary move to Thailand for ministry and our son can learn more about Thai culture on his paternal side. We currently homeschool him so we will homeschool and enroll him 2 days at a private Christian school.
for someone planning on placing a child in schooling, what would be an average yearly baht cost for some reasonable schooling?
It really depends on where you live but I would say if in Bangkok or Chiang Mai between 200k-300k/year for decent government/international schools.🙏👍
Half child in Thailand in our thought is beautiful or perfect look.
You did fine job super dad. So what is it that you do for a living that allowed you to stay in Thailand for as long as you did?
Just a bit of teaching early on and a few things in the UK made it possible to live here. Wife also has a good job which helps.
@@jamesabroad8589 good on you bub.
I did't ask for the video but it is very much appreciated. Hope to be blessed with a child with my girlfriend soon. About the chewing gum, I think I missed a video because I didn't see anything weird.
Good luck for you and your gf. Chewing was on the last video. Audio was worse watching on a mobile I think.😁👍🍺
@@jamesabroad8589 Watch all your videos on my desktop, so it wasn't annoying to me at all.
Hi, I saw your channel on the phuket page. Question. I have a child from a Thai lady. The birth certificate has another mans name on it. is it easy for the mom to take out his name and add my name to it? she lives up north :)
I would both go to her local Amphur to see what can be done. As I said in the video, rules can be different from district to district. Contacting a family law practice is also a possibility. DNA tests might be required. Good luck Tony.👍🙏