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@EdgarVi160810 ай бұрын
I want to move from England to Thailand and live a quiet peaceful life there, what do I need to do for this?
@EdgarVi160810 ай бұрын
I am originally from Latvia, a Russian-speaking guy, I have been living in England for fourteen years. This is absolutely terrible
@darren2539 ай бұрын
Agree men and women don't talk to each other in case feminists take offence. Leading to lonely nation. And the country is ok for your wealthy.
@daniellantos269 ай бұрын
I told one of my bosses about my problems, but they fired me two weeks later. Since then, I have decided not to talk to anyone while I'm in the UK. There are devious people everywhere.
@LeakedWisdom8089 ай бұрын
yep. Narcissist wankers all over the place in UK mate. @@daniellantos26
@tom.ward.uk.2 жыл бұрын
I'm English and live in the UK and I completely agree with you... I hate it here everyone is brainwashed in to the system, everyone is angry, selfish and miserable, I wont out 😅 maybe one day ill get out of this prison.....
@Lucky-wt6fg Жыл бұрын
Hope you get out soon. I left…….
@Onegreentruck Жыл бұрын
I left too 🎉
@scentsoftravelmeditation Жыл бұрын
It’s a hellhole If you try to get out, the system will work to dig a deeper hole for you & it goes on & on & on Thankfully everyone realises now that something is seriously foooked up
@scentsoftravelmeditation Жыл бұрын
I don’t think the term brain washed sums it up. It’s way deeper
@chrispack31319 ай бұрын
Did you ever get out??? I’ve emigrated to Thailand & it’s the best thing I’ve ever done!
@ClimateJames2 жыл бұрын
Mate, spot on. Also you forgot to mention the social consequences of being an individual in the UK: people outcast you if you have any large ambitions or dreams and it's seen as cringey. Then there's the lack of open mindedness in people, lad culture, drinking culture, sports and boring conversations etc. Not to knock anyone who does these things but in the UK it's all people do. The UK offers such a limited life experience but people raised there are ignorant and they think they're chocolate compared to the rest of the world, even though in reality they haven't got a clue. I honestly have no idea why anyone wants to move there. All the houses/buildings are old and outdated as well. Robot culture.
@coupleofbeers312 жыл бұрын
This is also most of America. Bland, materialistic, vapid, close-minded, and insular.
@lindabuck27772 жыл бұрын
@@coupleofbeers31 🙏🏻🧐 I concur! However, as an empath-lemme tell you the ‘angst’ I ‘feel’ coming from others lol 🤨🧐🙄 powers that ‘be oppressors’ made a 2nd mistake-first one being ‘plandemic’. Can we say ‘backfired’, ‘unforeseen consequences’, ‘self realization’, blindfolds comin off, and again; as an empath-WHOOOEEE you think there’s anger …ya’ll ain’t seen nuttin yet!🧐🙄😝 🎶🎵hide your wife hide your kids..🎵🎶🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️
@leeduffy5832 жыл бұрын
Yup, thats UK.
@adamroy5082 жыл бұрын
Spot on. British born and bred, lived overseas 9 years and would also never go back to live there
@chrismay53492 жыл бұрын
Your on my own radar of thinking James. Hence while I am still overseas. I had 55 years of being brought up there. The last six have been a breath of fresh air here in Thailand, I temporarily visit home now and then. 🫣😜 It’s 30 mins of google earth in 3D, on TV of where I once lived, that puts it back into perspective. And in part’s 10 mins of KZbin BBC news, and five minutes of accidental morning TV intro music that grates on my soul, from KZbin that puts my reality back into check. Thankfully! That I am here living in more freedom and tranquility. Without to much red tape. I will go home to visit one day soon to see my family maybe early next year. If war doesn’t break out in Europe that is. And like Covid , I am certain all flights will be grounded if it does. And certain visas restricted indefinitely. And Dad’s army of my age, me being conscripted into its efforts.🫡🤣 But casting of all my criticism’s aside for a moment. UK as some lovely places to visit. I am not knocking it. Only it is still my home after all. But it’s not for everyone either, and not as I remember it, when I was young, joyful, innocent, and blinded by youthful optimism it was great. Getting older awoke me to the drudgery of everyday. Is this it type of thinking. Is this life! It was a hum drum bubble march I lived back then of every day’s. I thought greater ventures must exist outside of this hum drum, if I dare to be different. Family and friends responded in general. What if it don’t work out.,You going abroad. Your mad. I got from them! Deep down I had many reasons to go. To many for a short text here. The one annoying thing I disliked in the UK myself, is the big brother kind of thing back there. They are on your case everywhere You turn. You cannot even park outside your own mates home without having to first check the times of restrictions on a light lamp post, a 100 yards from his home, and yellow sign 7 feet up the size of envelope, and a £120 fine if you break there restrictions all in writing I might add, the size of a Chinese menu. Where’s my fucking glasses gone🤓😂 You get my meaning! There is a policeman plod everywhere there. Except on the streets fighting real crime sad to say. It’s also every day’s besides all what you mentioned James. I get it mate. It can certainly be a stressful bag of frustrations at times when I recall I was there. Not sure if fate had a hand in my decision to go. Something pushed me. Maybe I need it! Well personally for me the world has changed I thought to much. You can free yourself if you really want too, and be anywhere you desire I thought. The only thing that is stopping you is all in your mind. Your thoughts, feelings, And your mind alone can set you apart and free, if your brave enough to do it and carry it out make a decision. That’s what I’m my experience changed my direction. I know it’s not for everyone to do. I get that! But for those who can, and wish too. Take the leap of faith in yourself. But jump only when you have first figured out a plan that can work for you. Both for and against your wishes.
@bringhoesandeth59842 жыл бұрын
Dark cold weather for 8.5 months out of the year, can't turn left here, can't turn right there or you'll get a ticket. Letters constantly through the door telling you you owe money to someone or you're being fined.
@English_Rose49 ай бұрын
True 💯
@dean92359 ай бұрын
The UK is a big dump
@brijendrasahye9 ай бұрын
So true
@ashleysaunders99479 ай бұрын
I totally agree, British people appear to dislike each other . A kind of dog eat dog mentality. A selfish, self serving ethos. In thailand, they say its a communal society, therefore your behaviour affects others. In the UK its a " Individual society ", which is Code, for " selfish "😢
@phreffable9 ай бұрын
Thailand, eh? Nuff said.
@wichetleelamanit61952 жыл бұрын
I am Thai and thank you so much for all your good comments about living in Thailand.
@davidcole16702 жыл бұрын
It’s easy for most people to like Thailand,I’ve been going to Thailand for 22 years, and just just love the country and it’s people,and to be clear I don’t go anywhere near the go go bars or the like, Thailand is so much more than that🇬🇧
@jomontanee2 жыл бұрын
@@davidcole1670 Dear David, thank you for your kindest words on my motherland.🙏❤
@jimjanlekha8912 жыл бұрын
Interesting times! I’m Thai living in California for 40 years. Most people in the US have no idea how liberating it can be in Thailand. If they truly knew, thousands of them would be there now. Scary thoughts 😂. Can Thailand and/or you guys handle that 😊?
@aksbeixhev Жыл бұрын
@Jim Janlekha no we can't so please leave them in blissful ignorance 😅
@tarapruett4664 Жыл бұрын
Well deserved, Thai people. I’ve been to about 40 countries and you people here in Thailand are very very special. There is a sweetness and a goodness that is hard to find across this great planet.
@johnwoodcock64682 жыл бұрын
In uk you can work your balls of 12 hours a day...and after bills have 50 quid left in your pocket at the end of the month.
@bafty02 жыл бұрын
exactly mate, you cant improve your life by "working hard". most simply struggle just get by with fook all reward.
@scentsoftravelmeditation Жыл бұрын
Expensive products with horrible quality
@etiennedelaunois173711 ай бұрын
Absolutely not true! Look at Rishi Sunak or Boris Johnson, they have a pretty decent life.
@madameversiera9 ай бұрын
You're absolutely right, I've worked in hospitality for 5 years and I have a few bucks in my savings, I'm leaving this country as soon as I can. It's amazing how a person in a fulltime job here is almost on the verge of poverty, because of extortionate landlords.
@dean92359 ай бұрын
The UK is a big dump.
@jenaya_laila24422 жыл бұрын
I'm in the UK! It sux! The Gov is ruining it systematically and many people are really damaged mentally..and that's because as you said the system is built to keep you small. It's like that in most western countries...but the UK is very extreme. I've lived in 3 European countries and NZ!
@sk7541 Жыл бұрын
How did you find living in NZ?
@terryloker2585 Жыл бұрын
@@sk7541 NZ is nicer and fairer than the UK when it comes to just about everything. A more releaxed lifestyle . But it is pretty remote and you do get bored there pretty quickly . The Kiwis don't really socialise much either , they kinda hibernate LOL
@scentsoftravelmeditation Жыл бұрын
It’s like that in most Western countries as everybody follows the UK, in right or left. Look what happened when UK said COVID was hazardous, the majority of world raced one another to close borders. Now they are wondering why they did so.
@etiennedelaunois173711 ай бұрын
@scentsoftravelmeditation man! Your c9mmemt is exactly the reflexion of the British everyone want to run away from!😂
@ReCheck_WotTheFluck10 ай бұрын
@@etiennedelaunois1737 it's because the UK is one of the leading NWO stamp on your face places. (IMO) ULEZ is being used to put the infrastructure in for smart cities that are just open air prisons. Most ppl are just brainwashed sheep here.
@SurfingTheMentawais2 жыл бұрын
I moved from London to California in 1987. While I had good friends at work in the UK, my life really started when I moved to the US. Living in London was as you said, a routine consisting of doing a repetitive job and due to the dull weather, going home at the end of the day and watching the telly. Living in California I rarely watched TV and would spend way more time outside visiting friends, going to events and even just going to happy hour (4PM-7Pm) at an open air bar/ restaurant. When I moved to the US I loved how Americans were quick to say hi and how they would readily accept a stranger into their group. On trips back to the UK I remember being nudged by family members and told to keep my mouth shut after interacting with other pubgoers in London (can't speak to another human, everyone will think you're strange). What's strange to me is people over there think this is how they are supposed to live. The economic system is restrictive and the culture is highly restrictive. Add to that weather and cost and you destroy any chance of having an adventure. Get out of that place and live your life.
@jamesbyrne93122 жыл бұрын
Maybe it's my imagination but anyone with a personality is labelled as weird in London. I think it's more weird to be a robotic nobody
@TheBobster19692 жыл бұрын
@@jamesbyrne9312 A functional rules based system requires functional minded people to live within it. Creative minded people find it very very hard to live within that system. Two types of people. You have described the robotic people and the imaginative people. Each are either left or right sided brain people.
@jamesbyrne93122 жыл бұрын
@@TheBobster1969 true, but UK used to be pro creative then after Thatcher it was all about money. Creatives shouldn't have to leave society. They are the ones that help make society bearable.
@robertrobert6312 жыл бұрын
@@jamesbyrne9312 when the police fine you for walking the streets as per the last 2 years, then it is time to get out of that facist communist country. We have the freedom of movement with no levy. UK is not much different to communist china right now. Like Brett says police are typical jobs worth in the UK. A creative mind cannot understand being fined for walking to the shops to get some milk. A Ceative mind will not count how many times he goes out of his house...it is not human natural.
@lloydfrancis91492 жыл бұрын
@@jamesbyrne9312 no it's not your imagination! I'm a Londoner. It's Sad I'm such a friendly person also but I get a better response in USA
@jawlig9 ай бұрын
There's definitely a "bucket of crabs" mentality in the UK. If people sense you have a different mindset and want more for yourself, you're met with bitterness and malice. It's always a "who does he think he is" mentality.
@faizankut8 ай бұрын
Facts
@stefan2serb8 ай бұрын
Completely disagree mate. There’s small minded people everywhere but the UK (especially London) is very open minded, live and let live, eccentric people everywhere, every nationality and people group on earth. The stuff he said about the economic responsibility to earn lots to maintain a decent living standard are fair enough, but all this stuff about British people being negative or robots is nonsense!
@The1608798 ай бұрын
You are best to stay deadly quiet if you are succeeding at something tell no one as they’ll look to stop you. The system is sewn into the fabric of so many in the U.K. it’s all about struggling and if you are not a fellow struggler then people are genuinely outraged and want you brought down asap.
@TeddyBearns8 ай бұрын
Met these people when I was working around the UK in different towns/cities, also had them as flatmates. Its alienating and you almost feel like something is wrong with you. Found out quickly you're better off alone rarely met those that are like minded and want to make something of themselves.
@leesurridge29478 ай бұрын
Yep. They call it 'Tall Poppy Syndrome'. On the account that if someone grows beyond their community, they have to be cut down by their community. I have never understood that mindset.
@pg.travels9 ай бұрын
I love when you land in the UK and the first thing you hear is "Any unattended luggage will be removed and destroyed" in a computerised voice..... Welcome to the UK!
@jamieoliver47109 ай бұрын
London Underground: “if you see any suspicious behavior, make sure you report it to member of staff…see it, say it, sort it”
@MrEdrftgyuji9 ай бұрын
And all the weird "pro-diversity" posters plastered all over the arrivals section.
@pg.travels9 ай бұрын
@@MrEdrftgyuji people on their first visit would think the queen is the only white person there 😂
@carlmaster96909 ай бұрын
That's for security reasons though-i.e. counterterrorism
@jamieoliver47109 ай бұрын
@@carlmaster9690 we imported the terrorists.
@ChimpRiot2 жыл бұрын
There is something quite saddening about watching and living through your own country going down the toilet - knowing that it will never recover. Better to just get out and forget about it.
@ericbown15512 жыл бұрын
Too late for the UK, your 💯 correct. They’ve even managed to make our national flag a symbol of hate.
@chrishammond60472 жыл бұрын
12 years ago I had a,vision of the UK I was mortified and thought the vision of demise , decay and destruction off this country could never actually happen I escaped Just in time March 2021 I sit here in Thailand reading these comments and count my lucky stars
@coupleofbeers312 жыл бұрын
I'm American and we have been going down that proverbial toilet for decades now. It's only now just getting to the point of no return. This country in a few years will only be for the rich and the rest of the people will be extremely poor. The streets will soon become too dangerous to walk. We are headed for a dystopia, although I gotta admit we're been somewhat of one for quite some time now.
@wagmiorngmi2 жыл бұрын
@@chrishammond6047 Utils here to go up 2.5x by January. The fall-out is going to be biblical. Nobody except the top earners can afford these sort of increases in living costs.
@Lat2652 жыл бұрын
No benefits or pension system in Thailand or NHS! You sound very middle class.
@skeptical_sorcerer2 жыл бұрын
I escaped from the UK in 1989....and never went back. I spent 20 years in Australia, 2 years in Japan, and for the past 12 years I have lived in Kazakhstan. In June next year I plan to retire in the Philippines. I still miss Marmite, HP sauce, Cornish pasties and Branston pickle......but hey, it's a small price to pay,
@CommoditySC2 жыл бұрын
From Australia to kazakhstan?? Why?
@darrenturner89139 ай бұрын
What work do you do please nate?
@soroy29 ай бұрын
same, retiring in cebu in lapulapu city, philippines with optional small place in PALAWAN starlink changed the game, lets hope there is no war in SE ASIA
@stephenelkington49719 ай бұрын
Beats me how anyone can think that the Philippines is a better place to live than Britain. None of the many 'Flip-flops' who've moved here would agree.
@soroy29 ай бұрын
@4th_Lensman_of_the_apocalypse what i mean you can be beased on remote islands, on yachts, you can work remotley form middle of the jungle ...
@rjd21042 жыл бұрын
"the UK is full of so many jobsworth wankers" hahaha - 100% true.. should be on the welcome sign at Heathrow.. landing at a UK airport from a BKK flight feels like you woke up being trolleyed down a hospital lobby.
@olliep81172 жыл бұрын
LOL
@ashley-fk6dp9 ай бұрын
bkk ? jobsworth explain please ?
@peterbates46962 жыл бұрын
Everyone in the uk seems obsessed with a two week holiday on a beach somewhere.. usually Spain.. it is major drama if anything gets between them and that beach…. That seems to be the extent of the things English people care about these days… depressing.
@jw8412 жыл бұрын
And football. Can do anything to the British man as long as you don't deny him his football. As an outsider it was truely bazaar to see.
@MIchaelHaver Жыл бұрын
@@jw841 Or their silly Fantasy football leagues. Everyone in the office is obsessed with it. I find it kinda sad.
@madameversiera9 ай бұрын
I'm italian and I can have the beach for free and it's just a few hours from me.
@WilliamBrown-e3t9 ай бұрын
Absolutely right. Shows how miserable their lives probably are. In the UK, it's considered a human right to go on a 2 week holiday to the Med. The amount of entitled people whinging during lockdown because they couldn't go on holiday was astounding (at a time when millions around the world were suffering). The media are also obsessed about 'Brits abroad' and their travel dilemmas getting to/from holiday. For example, during the Greek wildfires last summer, the media only reported on the 'plight' of the tourists who had their holiday cut short by a few days, not the locals who lost their land and livelihoods. What a pathetic, narrow-minded country we've become.
@WilliamBrown-e3t9 ай бұрын
@@MIchaelHaver Or the Great British Bake off and bringing 'bakes' into the office.
@Scolopente2 жыл бұрын
Spot on. I haven’t lived in the uk for 25 years, and if it wasn’t for family I’d never set foot in the place again. For all the reasons you mention.
@mrp4109 ай бұрын
Me too.
@chronicles83249 ай бұрын
well then you wouldnt have a clue what the uk is like now, 25 years ago it was decent
@tinglestingles2 жыл бұрын
The reason I left… weather crap, a lot people are either aggressive tw@Ts for no reason or try to impose their rules on others. I also got fed up with, covid was used as an excuse for everything not working or late. We moved to Portugal… apart from the bureaucracy we’re happy… people are amazingly friendly, great weather, nice food and wine - no stress and laidback.
@MIchaelHaver9 ай бұрын
The UK weather really does suck, even when you get a warm sunny morning you still want to wear a jacket as it will probably get cloudy and cold later in the day and start raining again.
@formxshape9 ай бұрын
I did a year in Lisbon, literally the best year of my life. I have to find a way to permanently move back there…sodding brexit has made it a lot harder…
@PaulWalliswriter2 жыл бұрын
I left the UK 36 years ago, vowing never to return. All the reasons you give, plus a few more.
@darrenh02182 жыл бұрын
15 years for me mate. also, never to return. nice for a a few week holiday in summer maybe, although that's still very rare for me
@knockedoutloaded2798 ай бұрын
Well done..
@samhortonlifestyle Жыл бұрын
I'm in total agreement with you. I'm from the South of England too. Currently living in Asia too, never felt so free and happy. I won't go back
@chronicles83249 ай бұрын
when the locals get fed up of the british invasion you might
@HurricaneMiltonsDad9 ай бұрын
White flighter.
@Maekendal2 жыл бұрын
I agree with you. The systems are not set up to help you survive and thrive but to be dependent and struggling.
@paddyanglais91 Жыл бұрын
You work for the government, not the other way around.
@P213-n4d2 жыл бұрын
I'm in the UK and totally agree with all points you made Brett, I'm working on leaving and can't wait to do so.
@SatanicFood Жыл бұрын
Hi, have you left yet?
@DaveTalksBusiness2 жыл бұрын
I so agree! I left the USA for Thailand 8 months ago and I have never been happier! The community is awesome, the Thais recognize me and greet me when I walk on the street. I felt so oppressed by all the fines and fees involved in living in the USA. I feel like I am free and left alone to live my life now. I can now work less and live comfortably on $1,000 / month. I work only a few hours a day and now my calendar is filled with appointments with my new Thai friends! I am living a whole new life!
@Kenny-Ross2 жыл бұрын
I applaud you Dave! I'm really itching to get back to Bangkok. I was there Nov. 2019 and didn't want to leave. I got real comfortable. But I'm booked for Colombia in September and I don't want to come back. I've been done with this country for years and what happen in Buffalo/Texas really was the tipping point for me. The US is not a peaceful culture.
@Goeker2 жыл бұрын
Great for you Dave. I hope it works out on the long run. What do you do for a living if you don't mind me asking?
@DaveTalksBusiness2 жыл бұрын
@@Goeker I started a SaaS company in 2009 and I moved to Thailand to hire customer service staff here. It allows me to stay as long as I want on a Business Visa! I posted videos about my journey on my channel.
@CMV3142 жыл бұрын
I'm happy for you, but what fines and fees in the USA? I'm an American who used to live in Thailand. I love both countries. But one thing about the USA is that the possibilities are endless. I have an excellent job here which I never would have found in Thailand (though I love Thailand).
@jackthegod99882 жыл бұрын
Nice , l will be following you
@craigfleming88492 жыл бұрын
I'm driving a bus in Australia. The company thinks your lazy, if you don't want to work from 6 am till 5 pm! Or 11 am till 10 pm, then come back the next day ,at 7 am. No time at all to do anything else. They now wonder why, they are short staffed,and can't keep drivers
@rachelarАй бұрын
Australia, like UK, has tall poppy syndrome but worse, doesn't like complaining (whinging poms)
@andiehyde37148 ай бұрын
I left the UK 20 years ago. Best thing I have ever done in my life. Honestly, the system is against you and if you happy with it, then good luck to you, you are welcome to it. I will not shead a tear for you.
@PullUpThenBih2 жыл бұрын
As someone currently "stuck" in the UK but leaving for Asia soon, this is SO refreshing to hear. I have practically the exact same outlook on this country and sometimes when you're surrounded by people who just seem ok with the circus going around you, the jobsworths and bots that have fully submitted to the system.. it makes you question yourself.
@antonyloc2 жыл бұрын
I’ve never heard this term “jobsworths” before this video but it describes this circus I’m in rn. Hope is a valuable thing don’t let anyone sway you from being free!
@themondalorian98442 жыл бұрын
I keep hearing that song from KT tunstall - suddenly I see, I just liatwn to the background music. Im in the mindset of wanting to leave its a matter of doing it. I bet you look forward to permanently getting out this hell hole place. Gea the jobsworths, clowns bots and those submitti g to the system worries me. Even in scriptures it has the part: Flee Babylon, I question myself regular if I can be comfortable staying here in the future. I have no problem going its just the care I would want for my mom, if I ghost.
@Lat2652 жыл бұрын
The UK pension system, benefits system and NHS is expensive, they don't have those things in Thailand, there's a class system in both countries. The UK is overpopulated also, so not the best place to live if you want to find a good job.
@themondalorian98442 жыл бұрын
@@Lat265 Oh fuck dude maybe that broadband job I applied for may not be a good idea? tho I wanna make the $$ so I can move. I agree NHS system is a tier system, benefits can pay the bills or basic necessities, abroad has much better options, tho my mom does help once Im rolling in it will help her out make sure shes ok and that.
@Takh110 ай бұрын
The big problem with the UK really is that your not living for the most part your just surviving
@alejandropalazonurtubi35202 жыл бұрын
Spaniard living in Scotland, the other day, a guy from the goverment telling me that I need to fill the census or i get criminal records and a fine of 1000pounds, the census had dozens of questions, kind of what are your last adress and jobs for the last five years, me are you kidding me i had so many jobs and adress that i dont even remember, i guess at least it would it took me 2 to 3h to fill the damm thing, i toss it to the rubbish.
@loumac93126 ай бұрын
Do you miss Spain? Or do you prefer living in Scotland?
@MustafaKulle9 ай бұрын
Thank you for your video. I have aspergers and I have worked really hard since I graduated at the age of 22. Now I'm 37 and currently recovering from burnout. No matter where I worked, no matter how many hours I put in, I never got paid enough to even afford rent. All employers increase your workload but never your pay. There is no prosperity here. Everything is so expensive, low standard crap. It has become unaffordable to live in the uk. On top of that, people are rude and hostile. I'm glad you were able to get out. I wish you the best of luck. 👍
@AlphonseWeebay9 ай бұрын
Recovering from burnout myself
@ConfusingSecurity9 ай бұрын
Bit of a tangent, but you may want to question that apbergers diagnosis if it was supplied by a UK doc. I was given the same diagnosis when I was 6 (born in 83). I don't doubt that I'm quirky and definitely don't fit in with most "normal" groups, but I've managed to get to a point where I'm managing teams of telecom engineers despite the quirks. Plus, there have been a few times I've been to a doctor when I wasn't feeling great (once after my first breakup, again when I was in a difficult financial situation). Without even hearing half of what I had to say, the immediate diagnosis I received was depression and was prescribed antidepressants. Tried them, felt totally numb and far worse than being a bit sad, and decided that our UK psychiatrics system is defective. In my view, almost certainly due to the criminally outdated class system we have here, people will label others in one of 2 ways - "you're in my group and I like that, or you're not and are the enemy". I suspect this infects all aspects of society here, so people like myself who are a bit different from most will be seen as defective and given a label to confirm it. In my experience, when I was given this label by a so-called professional, I was subsequently ostracised by my entire community and was treated far worse than simply being a bit different. In my later years, I've come to the conclusion that I simply don't fit in with the group I was born into, but that difference doesn't make me broken, it just makes me different and that shouldn't be a sin.
@lbunnygordon11336 ай бұрын
Exactly. Interestingly i did a self assessment autistic trst and on spectrum explsins how was so easily exploited. Am too damaged tp grt into offices and at over 63 noone wants you anyhoe or to rent even a decent room to..I want out but domt know how.
@Kai-mp6fu2 жыл бұрын
Brett, I've been following your videos since 2019. I promptly left for Cambodia for 1 year and Laos for 2. I recently returned to the UK and everything you've described in this video is exactly what I'm feeling right now. What's even worse is that you feel like you're going crazy and nobody else can 'see it'. Currently building a chunk of money to take with me and finally relocate for good. Starting in either Chiang Mai or Phnom Penh.
@jenaya_laila24422 жыл бұрын
I've felt that way for years, especially in Europe. And yes, everyone around me could never see it..
@antonyloc2 жыл бұрын
You just described what I’ve been dealing with in the US nobody else sees it or else they’re lying to themselves.
@realalexmackenzie2 жыл бұрын
Yep. Canada too. I was out with a big group of folks last night. I've known many for almost 10 years. Great people all around, but there is no doubt that I can see the world very differently. It is tough to be around people who have such limited vision for how things are now. I'm counting the months until I'm ready to leave.
@novak45942 жыл бұрын
I feel ya mate. Ever seen that movie, Falling Down ? That’s me lol
@aussiemike41222 жыл бұрын
I feel the same in Australia to mate
@CXLV101 Жыл бұрын
I’m literally sat at my desk at work RIGHT NOW - listening to this video feeling a cool wave of relief that there are people with similar feelings towards living in the UK and are actually making KZbin videos about it. I fucking salute you for that sir, especially when you touched on the covid stuff. Round of applause mate 👏🏾 I live in Essex just like this guy used to, and I can’t stress how accurate his claims are about basically every point that was made in this video. I don’t think I’ve ever subscribed to a channel so quick bro 🤣😭 I’m currently exploring my options to move out of the UK as well, and I’m also in the process of figuring out a business venture that (just like was stated in the video) I currently am having difficulty trying to find the time for outside my 9-5. Excellent stuff good sir, I salute you 🫡
@thomasmeredith91242 жыл бұрын
Brett I've lived in UK for 41 years now and everything you've just said in this video is totally spot on. The country is a fucking shambles beyond any hope of recovery. There's two main things wrong with the country, one is the weather and the second is the people. I have two years and two weeks left in this shit hole and if I live through it, I'm leaving for Thailand or the Philippines. Thanks so much for your videos, it helps keep me focused. I've been to Chiang Mai five times over the years and love it there.
@robertfinlay66352 жыл бұрын
Mate, I've just spent the last few years doing the same as you. I leave Australia in August permanently for Thailand. Stick with it Thomas 👌
@bocadelcieloplaya38522 жыл бұрын
Maybe give Vietnam a look.
@martinholas86529 ай бұрын
yea man,,,,,,,i love Chiang Mai...been a few times, felt like at home ......well ...not like in uk
@loisphillips37869 ай бұрын
Chang Mai is the tops, hope to go back soon. 😊
@Kashanka2310 ай бұрын
I saved this video to show to my husband, who just started a new job at school .. and got so much hate from a few of his coworkers since day one for no reason. You are totally right about people in the UK.. they are so pity ,sad, and frustrated.. (not all of them.. but majority of them). However, I don't really blame them it's a system fault.. it creates them.. It's a total shame..😢
@PeterPete9 ай бұрын
Imo it's the institution of the Monarch that oppresses people!!
@pgstravels2 жыл бұрын
Completely agree with you on the constant delays & red tape when building stuff. I live in Cornwall in the UK, they are upgrading the main road there the A30. Not all of it, just about 5 miles. It's gonna take 3 years. Some country's can build a whole town in that time
@pamy59652 жыл бұрын
So true Brett. I've been lucky enough to be living in Thailand for nearly 20 years.
@AnthonyWelsh-h5s10 ай бұрын
Well done young man. Many more are set to follow you out of the UK. The world is huge and there is so much more to offer
@farangutan67732 жыл бұрын
I would say the West is going down hill right now . Some one that hasn't been to Thailand wouldn't know how good it is . Somebody who has does , and knows there is this special place on earth, motivation and hope of living their one day if they are not there already . The West has everything material , except the happiness and freedom that Thailand brings . If one can untangle from their lives in the West a better life exists for them in Thailand .
@jomontanee2 жыл бұрын
Thank you from the bottom of my Thai heart , Mr.Farangutang. ❤🇹🇭🙏🙏
@farangutan67732 жыл бұрын
Probably the most honest statement anybody has made .
@Lat2652 жыл бұрын
I'm English, my girlfriend is from Isan, her family lives in poverty there, stop your middle class we know best attitude....
@farangutan67732 жыл бұрын
@@Lat265 Bring them all to your country and look after them , I am sure they will appreciate it .
@sharajackson21298 ай бұрын
England definitely has uptight attitudes and rigidity for sure.Working partime and or casual are better options if you can while cultivating better things. However Thailand isn't all so perfect either,sex trafficking, woman doing sex work with mostly disgusting western men to stay out of poverty and to support their families.
@adam_pernak2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant video, Brett, well said! I live in the UK, have set up businesses here, suffered the nonsense of jobsworths here, and I can totally relate to everything you say.
@user-ns5yn8ux2u2 жыл бұрын
Great video. I lived in Thailand for 9 years. For the past two years, I have lived in the UK. I couldn't agree with you more Brett. The system is against you, there's more crime here, and the Thai people are much nicer. I really need to go back to Thailand.
@martinholas86529 ай бұрын
Thai people re amazing.......especially there re gorgeous ladies ...wow.......in Uk you cant see much on the street....big girls....everybody ( almost ) staring at mobiles
@johnross29249 ай бұрын
I'm 57 and I've been totally stuck in a rut for the last 20 years here in the UK. I hate it 🫤
@aaronbrown61282 жыл бұрын
Hey Brett, watching from Australia , your not wrong about how hard it is to get ahead with all the bills , taxes and fines. The system really does beat you down
@Handleoff12 жыл бұрын
In 2004 was in social work in the UK and offered a managerial post. But I'd just had 2 holidays in Thailand and knew I needed to be in SE Asia. I got a job as a teacher in China and I've only need to go back home twice. As a social worker in London, all I did was survive. I usually had to share rooms in a house and faced constant stress commuting to and from work. In China and Cambodia I've lived in 4 star hotels, rented my own amazing apartments and lived in much better style. I've been waiting 3 months to get my first pension payment from the UK. When that comes, I'm relocating to Thailand and touring se Asia. Why is SE Asia better than crime ridden England? Im always relaxed, happy and laughing with locals. That doesn't happen back home. Thanks for putting your stuff out there Brett, I know it inspires many people.
@garrygrant23942 жыл бұрын
You've nailed it Brett! Its the people! I've struggled to leave Asia for that reason alone. Although I'm enjoying Europe right now, I have to say the people in southern parts of the UK, particularly London seem just bloody miserable. Life really is too short for that nonsense.
@rogerfrench47808 ай бұрын
But it isn't brits living in London. Brits are only 36% of London now. Maybe ppl are anxious because they feel threatened and under attack.
@knockedoutloaded2796 ай бұрын
Even Brits on cruise ships..embarrassing..
@garrygrant23946 ай бұрын
@@rogerfrench4780 Yes, very true. London does not feel like England anymore and declined rapidly over just the past 15 years from my days working in the city.
@harrykerr20962 жыл бұрын
Great video Brett, I feel it is by design as well. Sums up why so many people in the uk are miserable but they don’t know why. When you say you are getting out of here for these reasons it triggers them, they don’t like you criticising their salve masters.
@lorq33702 жыл бұрын
The UK has spent thirty years importing people who hate the Brits. It has destroyed "community-mindedness" that the Brits had when it was a homologous culture. Same thing happening in the U.S.. Sorry for our loss.
@jamesbyrne93122 жыл бұрын
Sadly I agree that cohesion between communities is surface level or not integrated because the original culture is strangled by tonnes of other cultural norms. The way London white youths talk is black lingo, I find that weird
@jotilochun808 ай бұрын
I bet if you were to expose yourself to those imported people you’d find that they are just like you, want to feed their families and maybe afford a bbq or two in august. When the were imported they gave up a lot to assimilate. My family cut their turbans, took on a different attire, learnt English, the lot. Being around a diverse community is good for you. Check it out! Don’t lump the whole community into one narrative. My other half is ‘not imported’ and of your ‘homologous peeps’. His family, a lot like you, have had such little real contact with us that they assume my older uncles and aunties don’t speak English or have English friends or drink alcohol or eat certain foods. This is fed to you from the media. Divide and rule! Don’t let them keep you from your greatest friendship or true love. Judge case by case!
@dallysinghson55697 ай бұрын
Ahh yes, it's all the fault of immigrants.
@on1onsalt9026 ай бұрын
But you are an exception, in the USA anyway, I can’t speak for the UK but a lot of times, they refuse to assimilate. One of our norms is our laws, when you have massive amounts of people coming from the third world into your country, there is no avoiding this issue.
@coronaphone710Ай бұрын
@@jotilochun80Sorry honey, everybody is entitled to his/her own opinion. Especially when I have to look at every case individually its fair to say that our divers community is over from my experience in my opinion. To only thing that is good that social media has done is that anyone from each native European and other ethnicity became authentic but pushed me in a far right clique for the worst reasons or arguments perpetrated by the media and politics who are in charge and impose a cookie cutter standard of a new kind of European. Coupled with a surveillance state and cops who knock on the door on a regular basis who don't want to tell me they spy on me in my phone and want to direct me to a doctor in the community for mentall illness. Its really bad, and I lived all my life together in peace with other ethnicities. But again, they conspired against me like a good citizen in every fascist nation does, But those people will never be welcome again, incl. family members, 😂 It's called taking the bait. You can only do it once. But you are strong in numbers so don't get too scared.
@RTAC_12342 жыл бұрын
To a very great extent, I agree with you. I will say that I live in the Peak District, and people in Derbyshire generally are friendly. It probably is much worse in Essex or the south east. Having said that, I visited Croatia recently (where I intend to live), and there was no comparison. People were far more hospitable and kind. And, as with you, this was in a country where I didn't speak the language. Everything else you've said is undeniably correct.
@jenaya_laila24422 жыл бұрын
I live in Sheffield and I would agree! It's the most friendly in the UK. However, even here I came across the same problems as Bret has. I personally believe many people have mental health problems and treat others badly ( when you get close to them). On surface level everyone is friendly.
@lukeallan64862 жыл бұрын
I visited Sheffield last year and I was surprised how some locals said hi to me. I'd Durham too and Cornwall. Never happens to me in Kent. Although I'm not sure if I'll able to make friends in Sheffiels still. It still looks fake.
@martinpeacocke89682 жыл бұрын
I totally agree! It's the people. The rest is a bonus. We'll said!
@UltimateMoralizer2 жыл бұрын
As a Brit, I have way more in common with Greeks, Cypriots, Portuguese speaking people and Spanish speaking people than Brits including British Cypriots. Sure not all Brits are the same, but overall I don’t have much in common with them.
@chrismay53492 жыл бұрын
I am with you on that Brett, Essex boy myself, It got on my nerves the system of things there. I avoided paying my TV license there on one occasion. When some jobs worth detective waited outside my house for two hours to hand me a penalty notice while having the TV on. He finally knocked on my front door. And I done a cloned fake dress rehearsal in full white overalls and white paint on my face and hands, as a painter and decorator act. I said the owner is on holiday mate. I am just decorating the home here for him. He said your watching the TV without a license. As I said mate, it’s not my home. With that he left. I now live in the outskirts of Bangkok with me partner for the last six years and would not change it for the world. I have a big extended family back home. When I need to visit. After all in reality I am not living as far away as Jupiter. It’s 11 hours away on a plane ride away. So if your thinking about changing your life from wherever you live Then do it.
@user-qb7ms6vs7s2 жыл бұрын
Please tell me where to visit. Never been to asia. Left the hell of derbyshire during covid 2020. Now in the netherlands. Slight improvement in government. But people here are like robots. Where would i start in asia?
@chrismay53492 жыл бұрын
@@user-qb7ms6vs7s I think! Your first port of call would be to take a visit first to get your bearings on if you would like it here. That way you can gauge your own reactions to its reality. Bangkok is a big city. Would probably be your entry point. Then you have the other key points to choose from to visit from there. Like Chiang Mai, Phuket, Ko Samui, to name but a few from many, why you visit. I think personally that way. You can get back to the Netherlands. And think RIGHT, This is what I am gonna do. And make your plans from there. Good luck 👍🏻
@user-qb7ms6vs7s2 жыл бұрын
@@chrismay5349 thanks for the tips.
@jameswalsh24279 ай бұрын
I used to live in South East UK and remember that nobody talks to each other. I love Brixton, London which has a very friendly Caribbean and local community., Greetings from James J Walsh in Limerick city Ireland 🇮🇪
@agnitbrahma83692 жыл бұрын
100% agree. The people in Thailand seem fun, playful, and carefree. Makes every interaction (and the day to day life) pleasant and chill.
@agnitbrahma83699 ай бұрын
@pas-cq4lo I do 😉
@jonathanbridgeman38772 жыл бұрын
Couldn’t agree more. Grew up in Ireland now live in USA and you described both countries to a tee. Well said
@AHLDN Жыл бұрын
how did you move to America and where did you move to how is it like living in Ameirica is it worth it ? Im from london I love Africa but recently i have been craving to live in America.
@afrocaribbelle8 ай бұрын
I share your take on this. I was born and raised in the French Caribbean. Somehow, when you grow up on a small island, you think that making it in life means making it to a big city such London. I moved to London after graduating from Uni 10 years ago naively hoping for a great life if I worked my butt off. Not going to lie I was very excited at the beginning. Now, my outlook has completely changed. I agree, the system is designed to keep you down. "Life" here is all about surviving. Everything is overpriced and I don't get why because the quality of life is rubbish. London specifically is noisy, polluted and overcrowded. It's a very individualistic society, no sense of community. And social interaction is either awkward, fake or superficial. I've always struggled to build genuine relationships with people over here. Also, people walk down the streets looking like zombies. They're always mad or miserable. This made me realise how lucky I was to grow up in the Caribbean. Besides the weather, I appreciate that as a community we look after each other. If you are used to see you neighbour go to work every morning and then you stop seeing them for a few days, it's normal to go knock on their door to check on them. No one here checks on you besides the bill collector. I've made the decision to move back to my homeland for better quality of life.
@RobertWoolford2 жыл бұрын
Jobworth’s wankers… You hit the nail on the head! Left the UK 25yrs ago and never looked back :-)
@darrenh02182 жыл бұрын
15 years for me. same, never looked back
@olliep81172 жыл бұрын
Follow up comment required - "The UK is full of so many jobsworth w*nkers". SPOT ON BRETT!!!!! Honestly mate, if I could DOUBLE thumbs up your video, I would. It is so true. It's a horrible place to work in especially. Jobs are filled with these jobsworth types, even lower level retail stuff. That was a huge frustration of mine that led me to work online. You've got the worst of everything. Low pay, poor conditions, and jobsworth idiot managers. Right on the money, and I think the UK is one of the worst for this. US as well possibly but maybe not as bad, bit more entrepreneurial in parts. I always like the culture in Southern Europe (Spain, Italy, Portugal) when I go, feels a lot gentler and kinder. But the UK you are right, it's horrible. The workplace culture is mostly terrible. I don't think psychopathic is too strong a word for the culture, for how horribly people are treated at work now, with little protection under the law as well. I think the entire culture has been psychopathized to an extent.
@markillingworth48362 жыл бұрын
Great video Brett, I live in the UK and couldn't agree more. I am in the process of making the move to Thailand and will be checking your website and videos out. Thank you and have a great day!
@expatwealthasia87022 жыл бұрын
Great video, Brett. I agree with you about how the U.K. has this “trapped system.” But no country is perfect. It really depends upon what stage in life you are at and what you want to achieve in life.
@kayodeoguntimehin50522 жыл бұрын
Well, said..no country is perfect that same Thailand has its challenges, just like you said 'It really depends upon what stage in life you are at and what you want to achieve in life'.
@terryloker2585 Жыл бұрын
Good comment . The UK was a blast in the 90's to me . But i was a young lad then with money in his pocket . Now i'm 46 i just find this country boring . Cant figure out if its changed or i've just got much older ?? Both probably LOL I still like a night out now TBH but its all nervous aggression when you go out in England and i don't enjoy it. Thailand you go out , find the right bar and you can have a blast . I just don't enjoy it here anymore . Stressful and boring .
@frankweston90912 жыл бұрын
I agree completely Brett. Left Blighty 30 plus years ago at 36 and moved to the Netherlands. I have been married to a Thai lady for almost 20 years and I have now officially retired. I have been approved to teach English online so that does prevent a few opportunities to stay in the land of smiles permanently but for now we are aiming for two 3 months trips a year and see how it goes. I first visited Thailand in 1993 with my camcorder under my arm and still have those recordings. The Netherlands is better than the UK in my view but nowhere near as good as Thailand and my wife has 6 rye of land in Korat. I do not miss England at all - except perhaps to visit family or friends but it as if when we visit, there lives have never moved on. It's like a time-warp situation where they are all frozen in time. It's very weird to be honest Brett.
@chaseb77092 жыл бұрын
Brett, i absolutely love this video, you have literally took every word/thought out of mines and said it! I have never felt good here in the UK, i agree 100% word for word what you've said mate! I too find it strange how I've lived in the same place for the last 17 years and i don't even know some of my neighbours names, certainly not how it used to be when i was a kid. The UK has been rapidly getting worse every year, and our gov is consistently trying to damage us year after year after year, i mean council tax, tv licence & road tax, what other countries out there does this to their own citizens? and yet the tv is crap, the roads are like a warzone and our houses are all damp and bad for our health, the UK gov has never cared about us, we are all just a national insurance number to them that they pummel us in taxes and fines with. This British hamster wheel were all on where our only option is to move forward, but move forward to go nowhere and move back or stop you'll fall over and be hit with fines or debt and then because your in debt they will fine you again and its endless, i am currently working 2 jobs to pay off car finance and then im actually off to Philippines for good! I don't want to hit 40 and realise all my life of working and all i have to show for it is clothes, kettle, toaster and a flat screen tv, the UK is one big scam, get out folks before it kills you!
@datingandlifeadvicechannel75342 жыл бұрын
Agreed the cursed island
@kmdreacts2 жыл бұрын
My very same sentiments too. I'm 35 now and just thinking what's the bloody point in working this hard when I could be in Southeast Asia
@MegaMerlin20112 жыл бұрын
Same in the US. I'm struggling to get a job right now to teach to make a little money, and I've been thinking about going back to the US until the hiring season comes back around. One of my crazy ideas was to change my career and break into realty. I then walked through the process of going home in my mind. I'll get home, and I'll need to get a car because in the US you need suitable transportation for a job. Once you have a car, then you need a 40+ hour/wk job to pay for the car. It's hard to find a good paying job. You could be driving more than an hour to find a good job which, with the gas prices being high, a chunk of the paycheck at that nice job will go towards paying for gas and maintenance on the car. Now, if I live at home, then I'll have to work at Walmart because it's the only easy job to get near my home. Walmart salary is difficult to live on in the US, so I'd need to get a second job part time. If I have any free time, my energy is drained and I just want to relax with a good meal and tv.
@Oldchanneldrew2 жыл бұрын
Watching your videos inspired me to pack up and try Thailand! 1 Year later still in Thailand built a Thai company here and have a child on the way. Crazy times
@user-qb7ms6vs7s2 жыл бұрын
I left england 2020 as it was a nightmare. Netherlands a slight improvement but i dont think the netherlands is for me. Got any tips about visiting asia. Where to go?
@patricialing2 жыл бұрын
New sub here!! I live in Canada and it’s so similar to the UK. I feel so trapped but I’ve been thinking of moving out to SEA in the next bit. Thanks for your videos ☺️
@keithoutdoors73372 жыл бұрын
In America they throttle down the phone internet. My home WiFi in the USA was low grade and cost me $100.00 a month, I have Fiber High Speed internet for $14.00 us a month. In America I would have to wait 3 to 4 weeks for them to turn on my internet, here in Thailand they were at my condo when I arrived back from their store placing the order. I will be in Thailand for a long time to come.
@propellerhead20002 жыл бұрын
Our cat caused a fibre break to our router. AIS was at the house and had it fixed 2 hours after we called them. Cost to repair? Zero.
@DianaSwan Жыл бұрын
You are so right, I have lived and worked all over the UK. The Northerners are far better than the Southerners but still, I would never call them friendly, Everyone is in their own tiny small world, which they protect and are actively aggressive if anyone tries to enter it. I give up, they are just horrid. People make a place, not things, not money, not landscapes or weather, it is people, but when they fail it is time to leave.
@martin33992 жыл бұрын
It's amazing how similar my political opinions are except I am German and left Germany behind...The country has the same problems you experienced in the UK.
@minnieman55252 жыл бұрын
Hi Brett! I don't always agree on some of the things you say but 100% agree with every thing you said about UK and being oppressed, WELL SAID THAT MAN👏👏👏
@gregpocock73372 жыл бұрын
Brett, i couldn’t agree with you more. I’m from Australia and have been to Chiang Mai many times to get jewellery made. I have more friends there and Cambodia and Indonesia. I’m so alone here, even with a big family who are too busy just surviving to spend time with. I feel welcome in thailand. Community is everything. I’m planning retirement in Yogyakarta where there’s a very similar respect and sense of community. Thanks for sharing 🙏🙏
@alanburgess220310 ай бұрын
Hi Greg, interesting you left Oz, I'm from the UK but ended up in Indonesia for the last 18 years, married a local have 2 girls, life is pretty grand, not perfect but a huge improvement over the UK, we've been to Oz in 2015, Brisbane and the gold coast, Perth and Sydney which I hated, my youngest wants to leave Indo later and go to Oz, but I'm curious why you left as it seemed so lovely there? Cheers Alan
@GoldKingsMan2 жыл бұрын
I met a few of those jobsworth snobs in UK ,you're right.
@cfrancuz232 жыл бұрын
I remember the first time I came to Asia I went to Vietnam by myself and much like the Thai people (I speak as my wife is Thai) I remember how nice they was to me and very friendly and interested you and yet they didn't have much but would seem really happy with their way of life. I'd go back to Scunthorpe in the UK where I am from, dear me it took me a long time to get used to people's constant moaning and complaining and negative out looks, it made me realise in the west we can have whatever we want and still won't be happy
@jamesjarrett5210 ай бұрын
I'd like to stop work but I've got a government to support.
@nomadnationalist27768 ай бұрын
Learn another language well. Convert what little money you can save into two other currencies. Hold the savings in a bank outside your country - travel to the country to open the account in person if necessary. THEN FREEKING LEAVE.
@bafty02 жыл бұрын
i have been saying England is lost for many years.I am planning my escape next year (NEVER did I imagine i'd be happy to be about to turn 50). Our energy bills have doubled since last year, and are going to rise an average of 800 quid this October! Most people here simply exist or strive to get by. Taxes are insane (aka theft of your labour). It feels hopeless here mate. You are right not wanting to ever come back. Things have been on a downward spiral for the last 20 years, with no change in sight. British people plod along as long as Soccer in on telly, and eastenders, reality tv etc. Too few take a chance and dare to try moving away, and i include myself in that, up till now. One last important point - the UK does NOT have Asian Koels to serenade us when sat out on our balcony (if we had balconies 😂 )
@milente12 жыл бұрын
You are 100% right ! It.s almost the same everywhere in Europe... cold people, no sense of comunity, oppressive systems... extremely expensive life... I have my bags "half packed" for SE Asia... Will start by working 6 months here and enjoying life half a year in Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia... 😎😃
@ayebo152 жыл бұрын
Good idea! I was having the same thoughts! Can you tell me what job you work? Isn't it difficult to find a new job once your CV has a gap every 6 month?
@milente12 жыл бұрын
@@ayebo15 I work as a therapist in psychiatri. If I decide to do this, I just tell them the reason, basically to work hard april-okrober... and chill at the beach in SE Asia 5-6 months a year. 🏝🍻🍺😎 Some people do this in Sweden, so it.s possible... if you save money by not spendind it on things that you don.t need...
@ayebo152 жыл бұрын
@@milente1 Thanks for the information. Thats a great idea especially in such unstable times where you can not relly on anything! Is doing this not not bad for your CV? Do you still find enought employers willing to hire you for only half a year? Is this only possible in your field of work or probably only in your country? I work in IT in Austria! I was recently looking to find a company which will let me work 100% remote from BKK. Untill now i have only found 1 job offer where i can do this her in Austria! It sucks!
@milente12 жыл бұрын
@@ayebo15 My employer is the swedish state, so there are plenty of hospitals where I can work if I decide to do this. From april to oktober is warm weather here, especially summer time most employees want holydays... so hospitals need people 24/7. both state and private sector. November to april the weather is shitty in Sweden so almost nobody wants to be here.
@ayebo152 жыл бұрын
@@milente1 I see. Yeah i also knew a guy working for the state here in Austria, who spent 3 month every year in Thailand. The weather is a little better here then in Sweden, its getting colder later. Is the anual half a year not bad for your CV? Do you not get asked all of the time why you were not working for half a year & only staying half a year with the employer. I also had this idea to work for only 9 month, then don't work from December to February every year. But i am afraid that it will be harder to find an employer because of the gap in my CV. Other options would be a sabbatical year & quiting and getting states welfare for as long as you have savings and then return & then repeat the cycle every year or two. By the way i subscribed your YT channel.
@freeparticle50682 жыл бұрын
It's the same in France... people are stuck with the triptych Work - rest to be in shape to go back to work - then work again... no time no energy to think about oneself and get out of the rat race !
@biodiversity98082 жыл бұрын
We are the opposites. I am working in the city 9-5 and pretty happy with that. Mortgage is getting paid, weekends are free. My colleague calls me "perfect employee" lol. But i can see your point we are all different. My problem here is the dating scene. It absolutely sucks and i am nearly given up on women here. Planning to get a girl in the Philippines in future...
@jamesbyrne93122 жыл бұрын
You can't get a girl cause your obsessed with work. It's not your location
@jamesbyrne93122 жыл бұрын
@Dnpe well that's fine but a huge generalization. There are good women everywhere but you're not putting the time in.
@datingandlifeadvicechannel75342 жыл бұрын
Not all women are bad in the uk I’m not British and have respect unlike the locals
@amritpradhan3560 Жыл бұрын
Hi Brett, you are absolutely right. I also lived in London for nearly 12 years and feel the same as you mentioned in your most inspiring and video. I am from Nepal, a small mountainous country sandwiched between two giant economies China and India. I left UK in December 2022, still hold UK residence permit, but no intension to return back to UK again. Glad to hear that you are enjoying life in Thailand. Hope to watch your forthcoming videos..
@farmersmith70572 жыл бұрын
Why I left the UK 6 years ago with no intention of going back, and love living in Thailand:- 1. Crazily high house prices in the UK 2. In the UK, woke nonsense is creeping into workplaces, universities, media, and even worse, the general pubic opinion is becoming “woke” 3. It’s cold 8 months a year in the UK (I can exercise all-year round outdoors in Thailand) 4. Cost of living is far cheaper in Thailand (or let’s say, it’s easily possible to live a low cost life in Thailand) 5. Thai people are generally very friendly 6. The feeling I’m just a “gray” pleb in the UK by most other people. Hard to put this into words, but there’s a sense there’s very little respect between each person in the UK. 7. (Edited in as I forgot!): the aggressive nature of people in the UK. From young kids upwards, there’s this aggression that’s always there. It comes out directly or passively, but you’ll see it - especially when people are in groups. It’s the complete opposite in Thailand. Brett, I think we’re fairly aligned here!
@Romogi2 жыл бұрын
I am the same as Farmer Smith. Being able to Exercise in Thailand outside out doors is what I like a lot.
@Romogi2 жыл бұрын
I actually a fairly leftist person. But I agree that wokeness is horrible.
@TheDivineScience2 жыл бұрын
I resonate with your sentiments. In fact, No.2 Wokism, and No.6 the feeling of grey invisibility, are the worst aspects of what has happened to the UK.
@farmersmith70572 жыл бұрын
@@Paul-yk7ds I cycle after about 4.30pm. I actually don’t mind the heat at that time. Getting a bit of a sweat on is a nice detox. I also swim daily though I usually leave that til later in the day as the pool has no shade. The difference between the UK and Thailand (for me) is I look forward to getting out and exercising. I definitely can’t say I did that in the UK outside the summer months. Even going to an indoor pool in the colder months feels like a chore.
@jamesbyrne93122 жыл бұрын
I agree if you are out alone groups around are very hostile unless drunk. Very hard being alone in London.
@KantoCafe71510 ай бұрын
It’s possible the neighbours keeping themselves to themselves is island culture so people don’t get on each other’s nerves to the point they end up killing each other , can’t just move across the border like you can in Europe , Africa , America or Australia. I’m in Japan it’s exactly the same as the UK in this sense, worse probably.
@WayneRosa-Australia2 жыл бұрын
Yes Brett - It is very much the same here in Australia. Here has changed sooo much from when I was young. I will be there in Chiang Mai by the end off this year hopefully we can catch up when I arrive, be great to have a face to face chat over a chang or two.
@RichardBoakye-t7h Жыл бұрын
I’m a Londoner born n bred. I left in 2014 and all I can say is The UK and London In particular is toxic as f%%k. It really bugs me out, even though I have moved, because i see a lot of friends and family I left in the UK that are so miserable and unhappy. Everything you say in this video is 100% facts. Sad times!!
@ericbown15512 жыл бұрын
I’m 3 months away from moving to the Philippines, on my last trip to the Philippines my eldest son dropped me off at Gatwick …got a fine, picked me up at Heathrow got a fine. Literally a minute each pickup/drop off. With cost of living crisis going to bite in the winter peoples are going to be suffering…how can you see energy bills double. It’s all by design, the uk government paid people to stay at home …go figure.
@TheBobster19692 жыл бұрын
Yeah, by design, sanction Russian oil, inflation rockets, interests rates go up, Rothschilds make more money, everyone gets poorer, job done. You need to counter offer those fixed penalty notices next time, remember Notice means offer in legalease, you have 30days to do so or your will tacid accept that offer or notice.
@TheBobster19692 жыл бұрын
Don't hook up with those Philippine bar girls, they are the worst, they are all a bunch if gold diggers in the Philippines unless they are millionaires. Stick to the rich ones. And don't get fleeced.
@kristofffo9 ай бұрын
I moved to the UK 3 years ago from Poland. I love Brits I love British weather. Police is friendly and overall is nice. However I have to admit that it is getting more and more expensive. I can't imagine to get old in here because of cost of living.
@stephenelkington49719 ай бұрын
The ever rising cost of living is due to the ludicrous war in Ukraine. Enough already !
@nomadnationalist27768 ай бұрын
Slava Rossiya!
@dallysinghson55697 ай бұрын
Slava drunkism.
@digitalnomadnerd2 жыл бұрын
Well, totally agree. I also love thailand for its people. "Nice People" is such a rare commodity nowadays.
@robertburnett63482 жыл бұрын
On another vlog someone criticized Vietnam for being "controlled". Many expats there might disagree. And to check some of our "free" western countries. People were actually put in camps in Australia.
@danonthegraminnam18212 жыл бұрын
Great video. I've been out of the UK for 5 years now (currently in Vietnam) and agree with everything you've said.
@antonyloc2 жыл бұрын
I want to leave Michigan for the winters. Great video! Everything I’ve seen about Chang Mai has been amazing 🤩 I want to come and see it for myself this summer.
@davidyoung9561 Жыл бұрын
I have lived in the UK all my life in a city called Portsmouth. The place is a dump. As you mentioned, it is very hard to get on in the UK and all we do is go to work and scrimp by. It is a sad existence. I'd move away tomorrow if I could as I hate it here. The UK is no place to bring kids up.
@kamrulz6599 ай бұрын
I used to live in portsmouth 30 yrs ago as a student, im frm msia.i went back to porstmouth twice in 2018 n 2023.things are not the same again.what u hv said were right.not much hs changed.
@lukeallan64862 жыл бұрын
Spot on. I live in the south east and its divided. Lots of snubs, bullies, stuck ups. There's rarely any kindness nor genuineness. I visited Sheffield, Durham and Cornwall however and I thought the people there are nicer. Definitely. I'm not sure though if it's only in the surface. I'm really fed up. I want to move somewherelse where I wont feel lonely. Need to stay here for more years then have to leave.
@cerdic65869 ай бұрын
I regret that I did not emigrate after graduating. I could work my arse off for the next 20 years and still not have access to reasonable and affordable housing, tolerable healthcare, a government that remotely represents me, or a friendly community of conjoined interests and values.
@gordonflowers75848 ай бұрын
Been out of UK for 20 years now Your 100 percent correct on all points ... Jobsworth drives me crazy All the best bruva
@petergorm2 жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree more! Same crap here. Fully understand you. Cheers from Denmark.
@g_c66682 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I think what Brett is describing is a general Northern European thing
@danieledwards98562 жыл бұрын
Great sense of community in the less diverse areas of the north-west. Cricket clubs, bowls clubs, friendly neighbours etc. After living in China for almost 4 years I’m ready to go home man, and that sense of community is one of the main reasons. Very tempted to do 6-12 months in Thailand before I head home whilst working online though.
@ล้วนเป็นไปตามกรรม Жыл бұрын
Welcome to thailand ประเทศไทยดีต้อนรับครับ ขอให้คุณมีความสุขมากๆครับ🙏🙏❤🇹🇭
@murraywards26452 жыл бұрын
OMG, I agree with sooo much of what you say.. I have lived in Pattaya for nearly 6 years.. I'm from NZ, which is far far better than UK.. But there are also many similar problems, plus it's very expensive.. I'm 70 ,was self employed for 45+ years, mostly working 7days pw. And very long hours.. I'm fortunate, in that I have extra good health and have created substantial income from property investments.. So, can live a very good life in thailand. Own my own condo.
@terryloker2585 Жыл бұрын
I wouldn't say NZ is far far better than the UK LOL Its a bit better ... Maybe
@edwinsargent9105 Жыл бұрын
Spot on, Brett. I moved from the UK 30 years ago with many of the same reasons as motives.
@a.d.clarke49908 ай бұрын
12:20 no I get what you’re saying. I feel people’s anger and misery just walking down the street here. It’s getting worse too.
@davem392 жыл бұрын
Another great video! I only wish it was longer! Makes me want to move there tomorrow! The U.S. is very much like the U.K. The crime in big cities has gotten out of control. The taxes is so high and the housing market has gone sky high as well! Keep making these type of videos because they give me hope of what I can have if I leave here one day! 🙏🏽
@vidiveniviciDCLXVI11 ай бұрын
Brett, Essex is a shithole, we always knew that growing up. I've lived all over the UK, from midlands to London Area and Wales (Cardiff and Swansea) and now in Cornwall. I've had loads of good communities where I've lived and think you get out of it what you put in. I totally understand how you feel about Southend, the people there are some of the worst. But Cornwall where I live now is just totally different to everywhere else I've lived. Great people here, good life style, good school for my son and very low crime. But I totally get why you moved, always thought you'd spread your wings at some point. You were always interested in the world and I'm happy you found somewhere you feel happy.
@colinjackson88752 жыл бұрын
How’s the air quality in Chiang Mai these days - I went in December 4 years ago and it was very difficult to breathe without coughing? Would love to know if it has improved - absolutely love the Thai people - they are super warm helpful and friendly
@matree.54072 жыл бұрын
A other great video Bret. I don't understand how you are able to stay in Thailand for so long. What visa do you have?
@rebekahTee-er3rz9 ай бұрын
Lol.. dont ask real questions..
@gavwilliamson5772 жыл бұрын
Brett, a mate in Chiang Mai recommended your vid and I can’t agree more. Spot on. Originally from Essex, we moved to Cornwall to get away from the crap you described. Although it was better to begin with, London and the SE are buying up in droves down here and there is no longer such thing as local property prices. What makes it worse is they bring that selfish, unfriendly attitude with them. So we’ve committed to moving overseas within the next year, to a much friendlier place with a sense of community. Thanks for the insights snd inspiration. 🙏🏽
@robertfrancis31412 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video, and always wise words from you Brett. Whom ever told you that it’s not as bad in America was wrong. It is. My biggest problem right now is figuring out what what to do with all the shit I have in storage. It’s hard to sell it all. 20 years of stuff. Harder to throw out or sell than I thought. It’s just stuff, but still. I’ll be there soon.
@supgizmo5021 Жыл бұрын
Once you convert to a more minimalist lifestyle you won't go back. Best thing in the world.