The Best spy's can speak the language and blend in very easily deception puts on a pretty face and devours the innocent, truth stumbles around seen as a rough diamond by many and may not be very inconspicuous in the city unable even to speak the language but it flows the language of truth and compassion from the heart rejected by many comfortable in untruths
@@TrippyandDa Not really.. why allow yourself to feel jealous of someone's proficiency in speaking Thai, especially if they've been educated here? What benefit does jealousy bring you in this situation? If fluency in the language is truly important to you, then focusing on self-improvement would undoubtedly be the more constructive approach
Nice to watch a guy who is very balanced in his life about two cultures. I guess it is not so easy to be apart of mainstream living groups...but taking best of the two worlds is always a very good choice.
At 8:35 Chris talks about his Thai habit of 'just walking off' and the differences in casual greetings between the two cultures - 'hello goodbye' - I would like to hear him explain more about that... [I live in Thailand and am doing pretty well with the language - always interested in cultural tips] Great interview, thanks.
We Thais don't usually declare our departing, I guess. And when we do (commonly with family or closed friends) it is informal and can take many forms, not always in fixed expressions or verbal queues (like they do in English). Just my two cents.
I have seen Chris on many shows on Thai TV, and I loved watching when you were on Mum 's show it was funny when you tried to list your siblings to the guests
This is interesting for me because I’m about to move my family to BKK. My daughter is 1 and my son is 7. I want them both to learn Thai and you wonder how they’ll be impacted by the move. Cool interview thanks.
I was brought up in Thailand as a kid. If kids go to International schools they are unlikely to learn the Thai language properly. In a local Thai school they will have to speak Thai
Hey mate, it’s Chris from the video. If you choose to put your kids in an ordinary school. Then make sure your household is speaking English. No matter what they’ll get the Thai but English needs to be unkept. I’d say your son will be as I am able to communicate and understand the culture as a native. For your daughter on the other hand I’d suggest extra work with the English. I have a little brother here who has an accent when he speaks English, partly because dad didn’t bother to correct him much. Hope this helps in your decision making.
Chris is pretty much spot on and fortunate to have the ability to live in both places. My son is half Thai and half American, was born in Thailand but has not been able to visit America except for 2 years ages 1 to 3. He is now 19. We live in Isaan as well. Very very hard for farangs here.
..haha..cool. Both my kidz (farang nois) went to Mariepitak school in UdonT.. a few years behind Chris but they would have overlapped for a few years I think
@@ThairishTimes Pete, I really like your format, length, expert questions, and editing. Could you please, in planning and developing future plans, skew more toward traditional business expats and let's say "more conventional" expats? I am not into harems, junkies, jailbirds, bank robbers, or human traffickers. Some of those were mildly entertaining and some border on the offensive for me, though it is of course sensationalism (to a degree). None of my expat friends were like that. We were not sexpats, either. My expat friend from South Africa had a UK wife, as did several UK expat friends. Several of us married Thais and one married a Laotian after opening a small business in Vientiane after several years working in Bangkok. The American was a devout Mormon with an American Mormon wife and six children. I like seeing the stories of the entrepreneurs that you have done. And especially that one of the American lady who has been there 50 years.
First the PR ,he can skip if he has a thai wife. As a single he need get salary no less than 80.000 baht a month / 40.000 if marriage to thai / with work permit and tax to country 3 years.
@@ThairishTimes Brilliant mate it's great where following football can take you i ended up in the Philippines 🇵🇭 supporting a club called Kaya Iloilo and started following their national team all over i notice you always wear the Thai national team shirts im the same but with the Philippines 😆
If he can speak Thai fluently, he can easily be a celebrity or a movie star. Thai people love western guys that can speak Thai lol. He should try lakorn/series casting for the major companies.
That must suck been a minority. I grew up in UK and 95% white school with some good Indian and Chinese kids to compete academically with. Then to a Russell group university was 97% white. Only was my masters 70% white with rest been Chinese and Hong Kong. Which was good at that stage for international perspective
I think Chris should realize that getting Thai citizenship might not be as hard as he thinks. Like that guy you interviewed Mark, tried to make it seem like he was a one in a million case. In fact, if you are married to a Thai and have at least 40,000 baht per month income for three years, you can apply. Mark Abbott did people a disservice trying to make it seem like it was not possible.
It should be RECIPROCAL civil and property rights -- like the 300,000 Thais who have with a U.S. green card -- WITHOUT having to change citizenship. Automatic and early permanent residency, like a U.S. green card and several countries in Latin America. If it is not RECIPROCAL treatment of each other's expats, how can Thailand call itself an "ally" of the United States and U.S. taxpayers?
I don't see many farang who can speak Thai better than me! Chris speaks like a native Thai.
100% i speak Thai better than you and unlike the guy in the video i also speak Thai Yai and Kam Meuang, there's more of us than you'd think.
Thea’s great to know, by no means should it be a competition.
The Best spy's can speak the language and blend in very easily deception puts on a pretty face and devours the innocent, truth stumbles around seen as a rough diamond by many and may not be very inconspicuous in the city unable even to speak the language but it flows the language of truth and compassion from the heart rejected by many comfortable in untruths
Unnecessarily competition.
Chris has a great attitude and seems well anchored. I wish him the best.
Another fascinating character Pete, interested to hear more 🤔
So so jealous of his Thai language abilities 🇹🇭
me too mate, his Thai is on another level
Jealousy is not a good emotion to hang on to. Just try to improve everyday 🙏
@@AndiGomez-yu2dx pointless comment
@@TrippyandDa Not really.. why allow yourself to feel jealous of someone's proficiency in speaking Thai, especially if they've been educated here? What benefit does jealousy bring you in this situation? If fluency in the language is truly important to you, then focusing on self-improvement would undoubtedly be the more constructive approach
@@AndiGomez-yu2dx 👍🏻
Nice to watch a guy who is very balanced in his life about two cultures. I guess it is not so easy to be apart of mainstream living groups...but taking best of the two worlds is always a very good choice.
dom, very very well said!
Seemed like you have lot's of experience and wisdom.
Wow. Wish i could speak like that :-)
But yes, speaking Thai opens up so many conversations. Its an immediate starter boost for many many things.
Chris is an amazing guy! I so wish I could speak fluent thai like him! Amazing stuff!
I knew him from that reality show! He grew up to be just a fine gentleman.
Thank you Chris for sharing your story growing up in Thailand 🇹🇭 as an Australia 🇦🇺 kid. Keep up the good work dude
พยายามฟังสมคิดพูด จับใจความ ป้ากำลังฝึกภาษาอังกฤษอยู่จ้ะ..ฟังยากมากๆ..พูดเร็วมากเลยลูก
At 8:35 Chris talks about his Thai habit of 'just walking off' and the differences in casual greetings between the two cultures - 'hello goodbye' - I would like to hear him explain more about that... [I live in Thailand and am doing pretty well with the language - always interested in cultural tips] Great interview, thanks.
Thais dismiss greeting between close relation persons, family members in everyday life. Sometime do formal greeting just for the acquaintances.
We Thais don't usually declare our departing, I guess. And when we do (commonly with family or closed friends) it is informal and can take many forms, not always in fixed expressions or verbal queues (like they do in English). Just my two cents.
I taught at a school in Khon Kaen and there was a Danish kid in my class. Same situation as this guy.
As Thai I can tell you that he speak Thai and Isaan 100% as Thai people.
Great interview Pete, always enjoy your interviews. Chris has had an amazing life so far.
cheers Thomas
I have seen Chris on many shows on Thai TV, and I loved watching when you were on Mum 's show it was funny when you tried to list your siblings to the guests
Enjoyed this 1 as someone who as lived 24yrs abroad.
Thanks guys 🇹🇼
What a nice person! I wiish him the best of luck and a happy life !!!
This is interesting for me because I’m about to move my family to BKK. My daughter is 1 and my son is 7. I want them both to learn Thai and you wonder how they’ll be impacted by the move. Cool interview thanks.
I was brought up in Thailand as a kid. If kids go to International schools they are unlikely to learn the Thai language properly. In a local Thai school they will have to speak Thai
@@marcymarc7176 Hi 👋 yes I’m aware of that. They do learn basic Thai but that’s about it. Were you in BKK? How was your experience?
best of luck with the move!
@@ThairishTimes Thanks 🙏
Hey mate, it’s Chris from the video. If you choose to put your kids in an ordinary school. Then make sure your household is speaking English. No matter what they’ll get the Thai but English needs to be unkept.
I’d say your son will be as I am able to communicate and understand the culture as a native. For your daughter on the other hand I’d suggest extra work with the English. I have a little brother here who has an accent when he speaks English, partly because dad didn’t bother to correct him much. Hope this helps in your decision making.
What a nice guy. Excellent guest choice Pete. Great perspective on the two cultures. Very interesting…
glad you enjoyed it buddy
Chris is pretty much spot on and fortunate to have the ability to live in both places. My son is half Thai and half American, was born in Thailand but has not been able to visit America except for 2 years ages 1 to 3. He is now 19. We live in Isaan as well. Very very hard for farangs here.
Why is it hard for Farangs???
Cool, smart young guy! Thanks all.
Excellent interview Pete....... Chris' story is so unique and he is so grounded and friendly...... good stuff!!!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
..haha..cool. Both my kidz (farang nois) went to Mariepitak school in UdonT.. a few years behind Chris but they would have overlapped for a few years I think
I enjoyed the east/west comparison. Agreed.
Very Nice to hear this Story. 🙏
Great video. I want to hear more.
I want to move my young kids to Thailand. I would love to hear more stories like this!!
Living here in Thailand 2 years he is VERY rare … good content
That was very enjoyable Pete!
Great chat guys 🎉❤
I love all your interviews Pete but this one is your winner so far. Top job 💪 Paddy from Cork
Thanks Paddy, up the Dubs😂
@@ThairishTimes Pete, I really like your format, length, expert questions, and editing. Could you please, in planning and developing future plans, skew more toward traditional business expats and let's say "more conventional" expats? I am not into harems, junkies, jailbirds, bank robbers, or human traffickers. Some of those were mildly entertaining and some border on the offensive for me, though it is of course sensationalism (to a degree). None of my expat friends were like that. We were not sexpats, either. My expat friend from South Africa had a UK wife, as did several UK expat friends. Several of us married Thais and one married a Laotian after opening a small business in Vientiane after several years working in Bangkok. The American was a devout Mormon with an American Mormon wife and six children. I like seeing the stories of the entrepreneurs that you have done. And especially that one of the American lady who has been there 50 years.
Something different, I enjoyed it. What visa was his Dad on if he was married to an English lady?
he said in other interviews that his parents separated and his father was working in Issan
fantastic interview very interesting young AussieThai lad 🤙🏄♂️✅👍💯
Thumbs up 👍 Pete
Another great interview- interesting guy 😊
Excellent!!!
Chris must have three citizenship; British from his mum, New Zealander from his father, and Australian through birth.
No need mate
Aussie and NZ have the same rights
Benefits, no visa, free Healthcare etc
Yes, but what PASSPORT? That is what counts in the end for civil rights, property rights, and retirement rights.
Played apex lenged with him once, great guy and great player!
We should play again mate!
@@CuppaTH something else maybe?
Excellent interview...
This guy is the next Oprah for sure...🙏
เค้าคือไทยเชื้อสายออสซี่😂❤จากเอฟซีน้อง คริส เลิฟยูนะสมคิด❤
Chris is a clearly SIGN that presents that humankind can be anything possible,
Top lad
Thai citizenship takes years, it is not that easy, especially if he plans to travel to Australia occasionally
First the PR ,he can skip if he has a thai wife.
As a single he need get salary no less than 80.000 baht a month / 40.000 if marriage to thai / with work permit and tax to country 3 years.
ในความคิดของดิฉันๆเป็นคนอีสาน คริสคือคนไทยคนหนึ่งค่ะ❤😊
He is the best for me good example.
Did you attend "Don Bosco School" in Udon Thani?
Muangthong united shirt i see mate i used to watch FC Phuket in division 3 😆
Yes buddy Muangthong are my team. Some great nights on the terraces there
@@ThairishTimes Brilliant mate it's great where following football can take you i ended up in the Philippines 🇵🇭 supporting a club called Kaya Iloilo and started following their national team all over i notice you always wear the Thai national team shirts im the same but with the Philippines 😆
Great video and interview as per Pete. You’re a real natural! A proper Gay Byrne in the making fella 👍🏻
haha cheers Liam, gaybo was a legend
Good content
❤ I love this interview, such GREAT INSIGHT.. 👍
glad you enjoyed it
What is Chris's occupation in Thailand? Did he graduate from any university?
I asked him in the video buddy
@@ThairishTimes Now working as Online Teacher but he doesn't mention the name of university which he graduated. Only went to high school in Australia.
@@thansri That does not pay much and probably will not sustain your life in Thailand.
If he can speak Thai fluently, he can easily be a celebrity or a movie star. Thai people love western guys that can speak Thai lol. He should try lakorn/series casting for the major companies.
เราก็ยังอยู่ในจุดที่เด่นไปในทางที่ดีเด็กผิดสีสิจะเป็นจุดไปในทางบูลชีอันนี้แย่ครับ
YAMAHA! I love Japanese machines, too!
cool guy
Now you know how we feel in hackney
"Do not mistreat or oppress the foreigner "
"As you do to the least you do to me"
Pakham?
คุณสมคิดผอมลงเยอะเลยครับ
Hilarious and sad all at once
Brother l got a bloke speaking even better , native af
I always come up with the same question . How can a farang teach English to kids , when he himself knows nothing about Thai language ?? Bugs me .
Esan is the region and Lao/laotian is the language.
That must suck been a minority. I grew up in UK and 95% white school with some good Indian and Chinese kids to compete academically with. Then to a Russell group university was 97% white. Only was my masters 70% white with rest been Chinese and Hong Kong. Which was good at that stage for international perspective
China does not allow white people to stay at hundreds of hotels in China. It's overt there and considered normal.
It's awesome being minority white though
@@cooliipie guess depends on if been in Asia or Africa
And still has an Aussie English accent
What accent should he have?
I'm watching interrogation of Somkid not an interview.
That’s my style 😉
I think Chris should realize that getting Thai citizenship might not be as hard as he thinks. Like that guy you interviewed Mark, tried to make it seem like he was a one in a million case. In fact, if you are married to a Thai and have at least 40,000 baht per month income for three years, you can apply. Mark Abbott did people a disservice trying to make it seem like it was not possible.
It should be RECIPROCAL civil and property rights -- like the 300,000 Thais who have with a U.S. green card -- WITHOUT having to change citizenship. Automatic and early permanent residency, like a U.S. green card and several countries in Latin America. If it is not RECIPROCAL treatment of each other's expats, how can Thailand call itself an "ally" of the United States and U.S. taxpayers?
Slainte
Why can't students from 4 year in University talk english?
People who not have afford to University can they write and read good?
Why does a 30 year old man have braces? Its weird and also it messes with his speech making it more slurred.
I had braces when I was 40. had no effect on my speech, perhaps his speech has always been like that
@@superman_69703 Braces look very unattractive to me. Also they are very unhygenic
@@makatelliI don't think you should hold back dude. You should get the lads contact details and let him know how you feel about this 🤣🤣
@@Drydo90 i just hate braces man😂😂
@@makatellibraces are needed any age if you need to realign the teeth. Just that kids and teens usually have them
he has very interesting life in both countries. Glad he lives Thais and Thailand
คริส เหมือนเด็กแถวบ้านผมเลยที่หนองคายแต่คนนั่นเป็นลูกครึ่งรัสเซียเกิดและโตที่ไทยเลย แต่มองยังไงก็คนขาวไม่ได้แม่แม้แต่น้อย ที่เจ๋งคือฝรั่งเว้าลาว(อีสาน) ฮาๆโคตรเท่
คริสจัดฟันแล้วดูดีขึ้น