First Day of School in Pattaya, Thailand | vlog 21
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ต.ค. 2024
- After 5 months of living in Thailand, I finally attend my first day of school. I share my thoughts and experiences about my first 2 days of attending the Easy ABC Language school here in Pattaya, Thailand.
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It’s a credit to you that you’re studying the language. It will expand your horizons!
Absolutely 💯
I’ve held back on traveling within the country until I do. That’ll be the focus of year 3 here!
Hi Pete! You are one of the people who inspired me to travel to Thailand! I'm on Koh Tao right now doing some scuba diving. Keep up the good work and thanks for being so kind and thoughtful. The world needs more people like you!
Wow, thank you. I’m happy you’re mKing your dreams come true. Hope the scuba is as beautiful as it looks online! 🙏🏼
@@peteonretreat2023 Check out the poem by A. E. Housman (my name is Terrence with 2 'r's but otherwise it is a perfect description of me... from a hundred years ago!) - Terence this is stupid stuff :)
@@TerrenceThisisStupidStuff great poem! When I read you comment I thought you were just signing it lol (I didn’t realize that you took your screen name from the poem’s title)
I get a dry pessimism along with some solid guidance from it. Some of those lines sting a bit but I’ve always found a certain beauty in many dark places. 🙏🏼
I like your editing, I hate the TH-cam videos where they just drone on and on because they’re lazy to edit. Clear to understand, fast and witty speaker, interesting things in Pattaya, you might have something here.
Thank you 🙏🏼
Editing is part of the fun for me, especially editing to music. I’m still pretty new at this but I’m enjoying the process of learning.
Thanks for the comment and positive support 🙏🏼
I enjoy the language topic. Some people choose not to learn when they can avoid it. However, learning the language seems like it’s worth the effort. I don’t know if it would be popular, but I’d enjoy hearing more about your language learning journey and the topic more broadly concerning what expats and locals think about it.
I’ve got another 6 months of classes and my friends and family are always asking for updates so the topic will definitely come up again.
Many folks here don’t bother learning it because it’s easy enough to get by without. Getting by isn’t enough for me.
Very encouraging video... hoping to bite the language learning bullet soon!
I like your positive tone and clear video style!
Thank you 🙏🏼
I really want to start making shorter videos. I just go out and talk while I walk. No idea what I have to work with until I get back home and upload it to my laptop.
I am moving to Pratumnak Soi 2 in 3 days Pete. I had a great meal with my girlfriend at Chillin Home café today. Good luck with the Thai lessons.
Fantastic, welcome to the neighborhood! I love Chillin Home cafe. Good food and good people. Thank you for watching and for the lucky wishes with school… I need all I can get!
Are you moving to Pratumnak soi 2 off Pratumnak road or the soi 2 Kasitsin road around the corner from Chillin?
Thanks Pete nice vlog just started watching them....really enjoying them...
Thank you John who 🙏🏼
Ha, that rhymed!
I'm super proud of you Neph, taking things in stride. . .as is your style my man! Miss you Pete
Thank you Unc!
great content Pete
Thank you 🙏🏼
I like your positivity. Nice video
Thank you… I fully believe negativity isn’t worth the energy unless it’s accomplishing something.
Cheers and it wouldn't be TL with out a few surprised traveling trips.
Cheers 🍻 and very much true.
I'd like to start Thai language right away as well.
I definitely recommend it. You never get to go back in time.
Groovy music change-up! Congrats on starting language training!
Thank you! I love me some funky reggae!
Good luck with the lessons! Safe travels Pete.
Thank you Oliver 🙏🏼
Love the first music track on this one. Your first day in class reminds me of when i began Spanish classes decades ago at Cal State, thought i was getting it all until it was my turn to speak, then my mind went blank. i did wind up speaking it pretty well though but won't tell you how many years of classes that took! Thanks again for the great video.
Thanks, that makes he feel better. I was definitely stunned for a bit when my turn came up but that just made me study more at home. Day 3 of classes is just an hour away!
It's true..I think the most important part of learning Thai are the tone's... you really have to hit the bull's-eye everytime..if you're alittle high..a little low..off to the right or off to the left you won't be understood.. practice.. practice.. practice. GOOD LUCK...
Thank you 🙏🏼 definitely need to practice daily and get out there trying to use it.
Hey Pete, dropping you a comment to help with that algorithm. Been watching from the beginning. I have similar plans to you in a few years. Just won't leave while my dogs are still with us. Will be super keen to keep hearing about your Thai lessons. I've had started trying to learn some myself
Thanks for the comment Nathan and for sharing my adventure with me. I hear ya 100% on having the pups. I had planned on getting a cat (my beloved Chief passed in 2019) but then I got this idea and realized it just wasn’t the right time.
Thai lessons are going well, today will be my 5th day of class. My next vlog should have an update on it but my next video will just be info on getting Thai visas in Laos.
Thanks again for taking the time to comment. The channel is small enough I can reply to every comment and I enjoy connecting with other people here. I’ve met several of my viewers in person already! Have a great week! 🙏🏼
Thats rad you're learning how to speak Thai!
I really expected that I was going to be doing it months ago but better late than never… 👨🎓
Keep up the great vids!
I’m glad you’re enjoying them! Thank you for your support 🙏🏼😊
Interested in how your schooling goes ❤️🇹🇭👍
Me too!! Haha
Was taught a lot in our first 5 classes but I definitely need to study and practice more. 🙏🏼
I've got some great advice for your channel. I, too, am heading your way and looking to do a channel. I'm assuming you're not monetized yet. To boost your channel THOUSANDS of Subscribers almost immediately, head to the Philippines and do reactionary videos for a couple weeks. I saw another guy fall ass backwards into it and several others follow. The key is they speak English and love TH-cam. Good luck.
Interesting…. Thanks for the tip 🙏🏼
The channel is monetized. Got there in about a month. I’ll be doing a video on the topic probably next week but basically… I know of a lot of things I can talk about and do to make the channel blow up but I’m not really sure that’s what I want. TH-cam is currently my 4th or 5th focus right now after my journey to better health, learning thai and playing D&D lol. After July though, I might make a more concentrated effort but right now, it’s mostly a hobby and way to socialize and connect with cool people.
That said, the Philippines is on my list for next year… maybe I’ll try it out!
There’s several of us TH-camrs that started here in Thailand within a few months of each other. Some of us have blown up like crazy, some of us are in the middle of the pack like myself, and some are struggling for subs. It’s a very interesting world. My channel just started off as vlogs to show my friends and family my life here but then surprisingly other people watched it, and the community started forming. I appreciate your advice and watching my channel… thanks again for the tip!🙏🏼
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Great vlog Pete as always. I've often wondered how medications work there, I have repeat meds every day for the rest of my life. How would that work in Thailand? Enjoy your visa run 😎
Hey Les! You can usually google to see what’s available here. I take 2 allergy meds and they’re both available (in the wurst case online). For many meds you just go straight to the pharmacy, no prescription needed. For some though I’ve been told you go to a hospital (or possibly clinic or doctor) and get a prescription. There’s so many retired older expats here that just about everything is available as long as the country has approved it for import. I’m not sure what insurance covers and doesn’t (I still need to switch from travelers insurance to Thai insurance) but the prices are a fraction of what they are in the states.
@@peteonretreat2023 thanks, that's good to know. I'll do some research! Here in the UK I'm on a repeat prescription that I have to have approved by the doc once a year. Like you say a lot of expats must have a similar situation.
Maybe this has been asked and answered, but what type of Visa are you using to live there? Does studying Thai count as student Visa?
Currently on a tourist visa working towards my retirement visa. My studying would qualify me but local immigration stopped giving education visas to people my age. 😞
So did you find the flash cards helpful ?
Extremely helpful. 🙏🏼
Why did you pick that school just curious their are many
Two reasons; walking distance and recommended by a friend
Off topic but "Pete on" sounds a lot like "peed on." Either way, always great content!
You’re not the first to have heard it that way… lol
Thanks for the comment 🙏🏼
Hello, how much time takes you to get ED visa and how much school lessons cost? Thank you!
I haven’t gotten an ED visa but I don’t think it takes too long. (A few weeks probably?)
Since I’m 50 now, immigration wants me to do a retirement visa instead.
My classes were 8,900 baht ($270 usd) for 1 month but only 28,990 baht ($878 usd) for 6 months (or $146/month). It’s even cheaper if you sign up for a full year.
@@peteonretreat2023 thank you!
Is that $270 a week? Or month
That was for a month but it was much cheaper when I paid for 6 months in advance after my initials first month. That was 29000 baht total or about $138 a month.
At 03:49...did you say "44 different continents..." ??? I think you meant "44 different consonants..." Dude, you need to grasp English first before you attempt to learn Thai! 😂
Naw, I’m giving up on English 😂
I think I said consonants but there’s definitely a not so soft T that slipped in there some how.
Hi pete do you have to wear a uniform to school..😊
Hahaha 🤣
Of course I do… I wear a pleated little plaid skirt