Meeting The People Of Rural Isan Thailand

Meeting The People Of Rural Isan Thailand - Isan Thailand Trip Ep. 4
The previous video from a local funfair in Udon Thani ➡ • I Visited A Huge Local...
I have left the city of Udon Thani to explore around the countryside. In the next days we will be exploring around rural Isan Thailand to get to know the area a bit better. I love exploring rural Thailand and I also really enjoy meeting local people. Luckily the people here in Isaan are super friendly and open. Not hard to meet people here in Isan Thailand.
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[@KenAbroad]

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[@stevens8785]

I had to laugh when you tried that Thai Whisky called (what sounds like) Low Cow. I drank that with the family on their farm not far from Kancha Na Buri. I was totally drunk after a couple of glasses of it. I liken it to benzine (what you put into a motorcycle). This vlog was awesome because I love interacting with the locals, joking with them. This vlog brings back memories and what I miss most and look forward to getting back to in the near future. Thanks again for sharing.

[@TheBuddha666]

Low Cow=moonshine😜

[@slumberinc]

Lao= Whiskey Khao=White... White Whiskey.

[@dae1973]

Looks like you having way more fun then Paddy Doyle did in Isan. But you are actually meeting the people in Isan. Paddy just looking for site.

[@surat5638]

Paddy Just drove past and stopped for a bit, but this channel approaches the locals.

[@pornrutrabintossaporn8881]

I love the way you try to communicate with the locals . A lot of Thais including me always struggle to find the right words or to form an English sentence, even they want to communicate with foreigner, so I ‘m very appreciated for your efforts to try to interact with them.

[@carolrampling862]

Enjoying the Isan experience through your videos Ken. Thank you. Don't worry about any language barrier, your smiles, good manners, together with some Thai words are more than enough to make friends with locals along the way 😊

[@anthonymf4754]

It's really interesting to see the rural side of Isan. Very warm and friendly people.

[@chaw294]

Yay...on the road again, venturing to the off beaten track... exploring randomly whatever comes along. Another interesting adventure to a rural area where only Ken will bring us there 👍👍👏 Thanks Ken.

[@larshultberg6972]

One can really see how you enjoy meeting with the locals. I can see myself sitting there in the lovely afternoon light talking with some new friends. Keep up with your videos from Isaan. Thank you.

[@Jaymage]

The content is brilliant Ken. So enjoyable. THANKS 🇹🇭👍🏼🇹🇭

[@HamNoytheDutchGuy]

Lovely vlog Ken, Isan is so relaxed and chill 👊 watch out for that Thai wishky mate 😉 Thanks for sharing, and as always, C Ya in the next one 🙌

[@kelvinbridglal4879]

Very nice road trip, with friendly people and great atmosphere, more like nature. Enjoyed the video.

[@timbishenden6869]

Good video - something different!

[@xx-uz2kz]

Great video. Thanks

[@user-tr9gc3ol7s]

nice vedio, superp and great. Thank you

[@judyoh9008]

Very interesting to see the locals of Isan enjoying their own whiskey after work and even have their version of homemade cigeratte. Enjoyed your interaction with the locals with your limited Thai and their limited English, both at the place where you tried the whiskey and also at the fishing hut.

[@donnaleecriss5023]

So great you are socializing with the normal average people. A great way to experience Thailand

[@jomontanee]

I love so much when you talk to the locals.

[@boobaphotography2431]

Superb. Thank you

[@dinobay7437]

Absolutely beautiful area during winter

[@kashyap1991]

Love from india great content ken ❤️❤️ loving this channel more & more

[@KenAbroad]

Thank you 🙌😊

[@robroman6453]

So awesome, that coconut was pilled of, what you had in hand was the seed and all the green skin was taken off. Love your videos and your honest reaction to what seems to be foreign for you. Great videos!

[@KenAbroad]

Thanks Rob 😊

[@penseepensee8434]

I'm a Thai e-san im so glad that you came to visit and you are my favorite vloger sofa Ken cuz everybody always vlog about bkk ,chaingmai and phuket and most of the time rarely that tourist come to see northeastern part..thank you so much for this trip..❤ it

[@davidlomas9195]

Good stuff injoy.

[@rajinderkaursidhu752]

Awesome 👍

[@PakM3388]

Hi Ken, Been subscribed the virtual travels with you. Great infotainment vlogs and am impressed with your efforts to see the whole Thailand. By the way, "Lau Khao" whiskey is more or less 'moonshine' of the west. Enjoy E-sarn journey and sightseeing. ☺👍

[@KenAbroad]

I enjoy it, thank you 😊

[@oz457]

Ken, you should try the Maprao Phao, literally coconut roasted. The coconut you bought in the shop is cooked by boiling it in boiling water. But the best taste you will get from the roasted coconut. The juice is much more tasteful. You can recognize by the fact that the coconut has some fire strains.

[@MrMartgolf]

Yes that’s Issan, the people are the Best 😊😊😊 Can’t wait to make more friends on our next trip 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️

[@drawaward3220]

You are "super excited" about so many simple things and then you make them so interesting ...... do not change you are doing a super job ( and i am Thai from Issan)

[@oceejekwam6829]

His innocent face and harmless nature make him endearing.

[@lynia6587]

Hi Ken 👋🏻 hahaha...the locals were having a happy hour and he asked you to bottoms-up 🤣 I know you don't drink and drive 👍 they are super friendly despite of the language barrier. The coconut was really fresh I could imagine the fillings must be soft and smooth , awesome ride overlooking the rice field and the locals set up the fishing net along the water lines 👍 see you on next vlog 👍🥰

[@KenAbroad]

Yeah the coconut was super soft and fresh 😊

[@asortdcookie]

My wife confirms: yet they are for catching fish. As for the fire, they don't do much to control it, it burns the whole field, but it never seems to burn too far or fast. Give it a couple months and every field will be burning and the air will be terrible.

[@olyomune556]

Guten Abend Herr Ken, Nice interaction with the local villagers, boat men having a drinking session of the 40% alcohol Thai rice whiskey (Lao Kao - Lao = whiskey, Kao = white). Funny, you didn't like it, but still finished it (for not wanting to be rude I guess). You got the right idea about the fish net trapping contraption! Too bad the lady didn't catch any fish. Hope you run into more Interesting stuffs! Take care! Ciao und Aufwedersehen!

[@dengtan1072]

Ken: That’s a gem to be able to drink fresh coconut. 😄We don’t have that in USA🇺🇸

[@Whitehousehotelnongkhai]

I ride around on my enduro every day around the lotus lake and yes you are correct it is better in the morning , the nets are lift nets they use them at night

[@XShaneswartzX]

Hey Ken awesome vids don’t know if anyone else has said this in comments, I’m not gonna read thru all 88 😂 on this video but I wanted to tell you that the fishing Nets you observed by the water is called a “yor” and they catch 🐠 fish 🦀 crabs n 🦐 shrimps from the peat swamps on the other sides of the canals ;)

[@jbhappypanda2943]

Sawasdee! Those coconuts without the green shells are any kinds of coconuts boil or burn in order to make the water more sweet and keep longer and the coconut meat will be easy to peel off too. Its the creative Thai way of eating coconuts. Dont see them very often now. The fishing device is called "Yor Yok" used for catching small fish that swim on the water surface level. Its something to enjoy at the free time

[@user-qb8uj4hv8s]

Coconut is really very special!

[@sombounreuanglith1987]

Great video. Btw, those huts are where they sit while net fishing. I think you whiskey you were drinking is 40 proof.

[@BigRedBugs]

The coconut you have from this video has been cooked (could be steaming because there is no burning mark on the shell), the original cooked young coconut method would be ROASTING OR BURNING which creates a nice fragrant coconut water and the fresh will be separated from the shell..so you can peel the fresh from the shell easily.

[@KenAbroad]

That's interesting 😊

[@user-io8sl1em7h]

that seems like the famous Thai whiskey -that as you found out has a hard kick

[@lmliang80able]

nice isan..

[@lkm5462]

Your quite the city boy. I appreciate your interest

[@gmahalias]

that fishing nets were used in Malaysia villages in early 80s

[@manojt2887]

You can see similar looking nets in Cochin

[@martinbarrett6242]

Was going up there 24 years ago

[@kittitatwong2181]

แจ๋ว

[@genokemp2433]

If i could speak fluent Thai (i wish )and i lived there (i wish ),most of these Lovely Thai people would all be my best mates .Ok i'm going overboard but they are lovely cmon 😁i'd love to get hammered once a week with these guys ,with Thai music blaring/bursting my eardrums ,but not on the Moonshine🤦‍♂️And would probably give up after a fortnight 😊 Thanks Ken ,and fair play to you getting to know the locals and taking the time out ,Hardly see this if i'm honest ,That's why i subscribed awhile back ,Keep up the good work 👍

[@ongtengkee9225]

isan are laotian not thai

[@BreakawayBites]

The locals must be having a good laugh when you were drinking their alcohol.....Things are a little slow without many tourists, i reckon...Nothing beats drinking coconut water on a hot day..... As always, off the beaten path , exploring rural remote village ....Stay safe, be vigilant, ride safely mate..

[@donovanpatrick9256]

Yes you figured out the fishing nets use mostly during the rainy season however I would advise against the Thai whiskey as it contains ethanol. My girlfriend has warned me against this drink as many of the villagers are addicted to it. I'm returning to ihsan in January as this is my favorite place to stay in Thailand

[@kgarden2256]

The coconut you had, it's thick green skin was peeled off already...to eat easily.

[@pannachawangkul585]

That white whiskey is 40% proof alcohol, Ken. I am amazed you were not drunk! LOL The burning straw in the fields is for fertilizing & getting the soil ready for next planting season.

[@iskandartaib]

Try to find a rocket factory... 😁 13:30 - I bought a coconut like that in Chiang Mai once - the vendor had a bunch in a cooler with ice. He opened it for me, and when I was finished drinking he showed me how to eat the meat inside. You have to crush the shell between your hands and then scrape the insides with your finger... 😁 I think it was 15 baht too.. the cheapest coconut I'd ever had in Thailand. 20:00 - it does look pretty damp. There's standing water on the ground. When they do the Rocket Festival in May that's the start of the rainy season and right after the harvest.

[@gertdrok]

Ken, you make this trip around Udon Thani from your Hotel there and go back to your hotel in Udon Thani at the end ? or on the way to another place? Good Luck to you. 🙏

[@hushy9695]

That should be young coconut, more fragrance and sweet

[@jpcoronel8261]

The fire in the field that you have seen is used in a method called slash-and-burn farming or swidden farming (looks like a European country transferred in Asia). They burn it to release the nutrient from the soil for another crop to plant (thanks Google). It has also a fair share of disadvantage like deforestation if abused. Here in the Philippines, we call it "kainigin system or kaingin". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash-and-burn

[@cwchow9081]

The nets are for catching fish

[@Gwendeezie]

It's so cute when you try to have a conversation with the nice people, and I know how it feels because I have encountered the same before. Were the banana chips salty?

[@nkofnan4727]

กล้วยฉาบมีหลายรสชาติ ทั้งหวาน เค็ม บาร์บีคิว เป็นต้นหวังว่าคณจะเจออันอร่อย👍

[@KenAbroad]

Not salty no, neither sweet, just crispy 😄

[@demher9826]

typical day in isaan thailand .... if you didn't left that early man sure that low key bonding with locals it'll end up a party 😹 isaan people loves to party w/ their cool type of music , drinks & such i like this kind of a day in a life vlog communication will not be so easy but man we appreciate your efforts to get involved into those activities & conversations 👌⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ hopefully soon in the future episodes will be more on activities as i am also aooo curious about how that fishing works you gotta try it one day that would be awesome thank you for bringing the isaan vibes man👌✨ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ as always great video for today ken

[@jas-hn2ee]

haha all my family lives around here in nong luang near sawang daen din

[@slumberinc]

This channel is getting better and better. Better than Harald Baldr .. that's for sure.

[@KenAbroad]

Wow that's a huge compliment, thanks man 🙌

[@kashyap1991]

Bdw ken in wich hotel ur staying currently in isan Thailand

[@trashbox4807]

BTW you did not introduced your bike this time? I mean from where did you got it ? How much will you have to pay & for how many days ?

[@KenAbroad]

There is a short introduction in tomorrow's video ✌

[@rockyabhay]

lol i think that coconut is for cooking. That is why the shop keeper is not prepared to open it.

[@salisa2990]

Be care ful for drink for the same glass ken. Take care

[@chaw294]

Wonderful to see your interaction with the locals there despite some language barrier...you "nit noi" Thai and they "nit noi" English...😀😀 but still can understand each other using gestures and pictures. Oh gosh, what a fun experience with that whiskey !!! 😲 Aha...l remember that traditional method of fishing in my Geography lesson. It's still used in that rural part of Isan. Looking forward to part 2 tomorrow.

[@KenAbroad]

There is always a way around the language barrier 😄

[@chaw294]

@@KenAbroad ya, that's right. When there's a will, there's a way.

[@KT-vp6cc]

It's 45-degree Thai vodka 🤣🤣 ยอ Yo is use to catch small fish or freshwater prawn.

[@gmnitwit]

come on ken, you should be learning more thai by now, open=bert

[@sudestasiatiqueguidesdevoy6000]

By the way, I think you rent the bike I usually rent when I go visiting around Udon Thani ahah, will u return it before 27th of december ?! I think they have only one Click and the other one are not so good ! 555

[@manojt2887]

Hi! They look like the Chinese fishing nets

[@sudestasiatiqueguidesdevoy6000]

Ahah, you should say "mai koy aroy" (not really good) except if it was that bad ! ;-)

[@slumberinc]

Outside Krabi I payed 120 Baht for one coconut... crazy price... on a small island to be fair...

[@specialproblem5459]

They saying something like boat 300 now, morning 500....does that make sense?

[@nuttsrisukplung1318]

The coconut you eat is toasted coconut. Burning it will make the coconut water taste sweeter and smell better than fresh coconut.😁😁

[@jennychan9149]

Beware of your bag and please dont drink..take care

[@michaelogrady3362]

Don nee (now) 300, Don chow (morning) 500. I didn't get what the guy with the face mask said. at 5 mins 30

[@cees.startnet4009]

You should have go with Phattia (?) to prevent and she can help you out.👍👍👍👍👍

[@jeffbluejets2626]

Where are you exactly. Might be good to include location.

[@max-lee]

I wish i can be as friendly as you. I'm really not good at talking to people.

[@KennyK8]

Maybe you need to buy a separate phone specially use for google translation wherever you go. With the google translation you will be able to communicate with the locals there. Not only you want to communicate with them. In fact I saw sometimes they wanted to tell you something but they also can't speak in English.

[@farkque2]

Great idea but sadly Google translate is not so good translating English to Thai or even the other way around I find if I do use Google translate it's only good for a single word you start writing a sentence that's when things go wrong or makes no sense at all.

[@weeeee8232]

my personally opinion : it is totally ok to utilise technology when necessary, else your experiences will be less perfect because you wasted the chance to learn from the locals. no offence ya. nevertheless, an excellent vlog.

[@mohamadzahidzainulabidin6862]

We have the same net fishing contraption here in Malaysia,,lower the net into the water than in a few minutes ,,rise up the net again with fish caught up in the net,, We called the net contraption ,,," Tangkul ",,in Malaysia language,,,, Mr Ken you can find this contraption all over South East Asia,, Stay safe and stay happy 🇲🇾😁

[@DuyTran-ni8io]

HÃY TÔN TRỌNG CÁC PHI CÔNG LÁI B2 CỦA CÁC VỊ

[@thomas74london]

23:44 Weisst du , dass du Google-Übersetzung verwenden kannst?😁

[@ridzwanhassan5551]

Malaysian call that “banana “ kerepek pisang…

[@esaninter2186]

That is 40%ALC

[@ericcheong9189]

Think they trying to say 300baht 5hour boat trip. Not too sure too🤣

[@wisarut.nualkaew]

They say 300 baht for now and 500 baht for morning boat trip.

[@chirasirisambhand8274]

What you had was a cooked coconut , boiled or baked!

[@sameebah]

No - just very fresh and the outer husk removed.

[@chirasirisambhand8274]

@@sameebah it’s cooked coconut! Called in Thai, Maprow Pao! Fresh coconut yeah right

[@sameebah]

@@chirasirisambhand8274 Odd, as this is exactly how FRESH coconut has always been served up to me.

[@nounesadakhom4671]

I truly enjoy your Isan trip Ken. Keep going to the next city Nong Khai. You should be at the Laos-Thai border bridge.

[@Stco]

hi can i review your video? i am thai youtuber

[@Greysonsgrandma]

Tractors

[@user-xv3gu4cp8w]

40 degrees local whisky…

[@specialproblem5459]

+1 for the algo

[@slmickysl]

🤣those coconut are without its cloths… take less space.. 😀

[@surat5638]

คุณทำคลิปที่ฝรั่งส่วนมากไม่ทำ น่าสนใจดีครับ👍

[@user-zd6sy6ol1b]

Open = Perd (เปิด)

[@gattibandz2808]

I was inside 711 Here on Samui ..saw this bottle of Lao Khao behind the counter. Inspired by this video here i bought it. This is the most disgusting stuff ever 🤮 managed to drink 3 shots. The after taste is unbelievable bad. Will now dispose the stuff in the toilette 😂

[@KenAbroad]

Oh damn 😄

[@gattibandz2808]

@@KenAbroadcan't even describe the taste .. like a mix of rotten vinegar and diesel fuel 😂 now can't get rid of that after taste

[@wisarut.nualkaew]

Some Thais mix it with a little lime juice and soda or some coke or sprite. It’s a lot better.

[@gattibandz2808]

@@wisarut.nualkaew naww for me it's not drinkable ..i try with coke and redbull but the after taste is soo bad

[@marketsqueezer]

Hong Tong Thai whiskey is tasty like brandy, but the cheap and so called Thai whiskey in beer bottles is tasting really bad and awful, so be careful 😂

[@FrankHaase-vd6bs]

DaS IST DER iSAAN

[@DuyTran-ni8io]

ĐỪNG BIẾN CÁI B2 THÀNH CÁI CHÒ HỀ CỦA THẾ GIỚI.

[@burgerr.5599]

One thing why local Thais can’t speak English well like some Country in SE because we never been colonized by Western that’s it anyway everyone so nice to you.Sit=Nung Sit here =Nung ti ni Open=Perd.That sign=Beware of some rock beside road.

[@ricr.4669]

Don't speak thai with them, speak Lao better, they're ethnically Lao like in Laos