MY DIRTY DARK SECRET IN THAILAND !! & MY CAR HAS GONE !! (THAILAND Rural Expat Life 2024)

Today I reveal my dirty dark secret in Thailand. This is rural Thailand far from Pattaya and Phuket so life is very different. I run down common traits and behaviours of the rural Thailand expat. I'm sure some will call us immigrants but my visa is a non-immigrant visa , so jog on. Car issues continue and I take a trip to Bangkok.
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fake plant link - bit.ly/3IXDfIU
camera -DJI POCKET 2

[@jeffmeighan304]

Expat here on Asia...watch a lot of KZbin Expat videos but yours are the best as you keep it lighthearted lighthearted.

[@jamesabroad8589]

Cheers mate. Appreciate the kind words.👍🍺

[@MoreFormosa]

😂 great video, entertaining and funny. Thats one thing you don’t see youtubers do very much, a little comedy. we all need it !

[@jamesabroad8589]

Cheers mate. Appreciate it.👍🍺

[@Thaitonic]

Love it James, brilliant video. Funny and entertaining. Love the sleep options and the throwing the garden rubbish over the wall to distract from your sneeky peeking.

[@jamesabroad8589]

All true lol. 😁👍🍺

[@markstephen9776]

That’s got to be a world record for clutch durability! Thanks for the many chuckles in the video, your sense of humour is right up my street😂👍

[@jamesabroad8589]

Cheers Mark. Must be up there in terms of clutch durability lol. All the best.👍🍺

[@larslars235]

H. Great choice of music in the evening, Motorhead! Thanks for a video full of laughs and fun. And your right about the ice in the beer, if its hot outside its perfect. Chees and take care.

[@jamesabroad8589]

Love some motorhead. Can't drink beer without ice now lol. All the best.👍🍺

[@_ckr]

The Mazda is a keeper. My local Ford dealer would charge more for 2 hrs labor plus sales tax, no parts included. Yes, automotive repair labor costs are approaching $200/hr for labor only here in USA.

[@jamesabroad8589]

Yes, labour is so much cheaper here. Crazy prices in the UK too.👍🍺

[@glenbat]

£306 for a clutch is unheard of in the U.K. James. Our 16 year old Audi cost £1200 to do last year. Love your videos, keep up your great work.

[@jamesabroad8589]

Cheers. Labour cost in the UK is insane. Appreciate it mate.👍🍺

[@joemann2178]

Love your humour James, always a pleasure to watch your videos 😊

[@jamesabroad8589]

Tongue in cheek but all true mate. 😁 Hope all's well.👍🍺

[@kerryobrien71]

Cheers James, great episode. The cost of repairs is good, some routine servicing for new cars can cost that mush without any repairs.

[@jamesabroad8589]

True mate. Not used to getting 10k plus bills. First one.😁👍🍺

[@liamodriscoll429]

Hey James Cool video, I had to have the clutch fixed on our Mazda BTpro50 5500 but after only 80,000 km don't know much about cars but that seems cheap.

[@jamesabroad8589]

Cheers Liam. If that's the whole clutch system then super cheap mate. All the best.👍🍺

[@Roland_Rohrle]

That clutch plate looked very good for 300K+, hard to say about the pressure plate (larger round component with the fingers). So yes, as previously mentioned the clutch master cylinder under the bonnet and the slave cylinder (the dark little black cylinder) did well to serve you for that long. The price seems reasonable for Thailand If you’re going to keep the car, I’d suggest getting the brake hoses replaced, if they haven’t been already. Or, simply have the brake master cylinder, soft hoses, and wheel cylinders replaced when you have the brakes done next. The disc brake callipers up front can just have a kit put through them. You’re obviously very easy on the clutch. Well done 👍🏻😎🏁 All the best Roland Sydney Australia Chiang Mai

[@jamesabroad8589]

Cheers Roland. Only had the brakes changed once. Have them checked quite regularly. Most of my driving is straight lines on a highway to Bangkok or Phitsanulok so the truck doesn't have too much strain on it. Thanks for the advice.👍🍺

[@Oat-]

Great vlog James plenty of laughs 😄. I'm the same with the constant noise, but I stick with rain sounds off spotify! I hope you guys have "Midnight Run" on your 80s movie list!

[@jamesabroad8589]

Haha , yes, making our way through the classics. Cheers.👍🍺

[@unclecraigbaannawk]

haha...James I think I have Nigels twin here mate....lol....get that truck sorted and come and have cool one and a visit to KPP and the Baan Nawk...!

[@jamesabroad8589]

Will have to one day mate. Nigel was at it all night last night. 😁👍🍺

[@nicolacrickmar8829]

Just came across some of your videos, I like your cheeky chappie cockney narrative. Your house is lovely, and a good sized plot too. Very luxurious, great master bedroom, must have cost a fortune, were you rich in England so you can afford to live well there in a very early retirement? Ew, didn't like that mass of maggots thingys that the storm blew in, do they go away on their own or do you have to brush them up and bin them? 20 years you have lived there, where is your wife, yes I am nosey? Hi to your lovely daughter, I will look for her business video, she has done well for herself and I take it you see her weekly?

[@Trevor_Gee]

Another great video. 😂 Just makes me more and more sure that Thailand is the country I'll retire in. Keep them coming James

[@jamesabroad8589]

Cheers Trevor, glad you enjoyed it.👍🍺

[@glennpassmore8441]

Mate I've had a 2006 triton done 400,000kms I've changed the turbo since new. I also have a 79 classic. Hard to part with them in today's world. Those trees are lemon scented gums. Grow massive and loose limbs. Don't let any branch grow past 30 degrees. It will come down with a gunshot sound

[@jamesabroad8589]

True. Built like tanks back in the day. Will never sell even if I go for a new one lol.👍🍺

[@keithmuckchucker6468]

5555 Lazada looks like fun, great video James, love your house. My wife is from Rangsit, and her unit is not far from the University, alll the repairs on your car were very cheap compared to what that would cost in Australia probably $2000-$3000!

[@jamesabroad8589]

Cheers Keith. Yes, that price would probably be just labour back in the UK. All the best.👍🍺

[@20RCH]

"The kids sleep with their mum until forty" Hilarious 😂 You’re right about the car. New cars brake down like it’s pre-planned. And Ford... no way I would buy a Ford even that they have the looks. I would choose Toyota every day in the week.

[@jamesabroad8589]

True, bloody nightmare.😁👍🍺

[@okrim-thailand]

Must be one of your best videos. Great job. 👍

[@jamesabroad8589]

Cheers, glad u liked it mate.👍🍺

[@okrim-thailand]

@@jamesabroad8589 I like your car too. I bought in 2002 the Ranger which was the same at that time and it never let me down for 15 years. I was sad that i had to sell it because i had to go home for family reasons. Now i´m back to thailand and bought the new model. So far i like it but for how long. Too much technology.

[@natesquestyouknowthatsrigh8269]

Great video 😊

[@jamesabroad8589]

Cheers.👍🍺

[@wytchend]

Love it when you start going mental James! chill now fella, regards Tony

[@jamesabroad8589]

It's the heat lol.😁👍🍺

[@nwils6944]

Every rural bus station looks the same. That was clearly the last seat available on the bus. Ferris Bueller is a classic. Life moves pretty fast, if you don't...

[@jamesabroad8589]

It was the last ticket lol. Great movie.👍🍺

[@thaireetired75]

I loved the humour in this vlog James nice one had me giggling a few times.,ive a mahisive tucko living in ma hoose tae lol

[@jamesabroad8589]

This time of year is a nightmare for tokays and Asian cuckoo birds. 😁👍🍺

[@badbadgerretiredinthailand]

mazda main dealers are a rip of mate, find a local recommended garage, far cheaper, hope your well, you need to get out more lol, stay safe

[@jamesabroad8589]

They were very good last year. Had issues with a local guy so stuck with Mazda. Clutch feels great but will be looking for alternatives. Hope your well mate.👍🍺

[@MrT-ev4dq]

I like this kind of vid. At home doing normal stuff. Stay safe 🙏

[@jamesabroad8589]

Cheers. Even though they don't get many views. I enjoy making them. 👍🍺

[@MrT-ev4dq]

@jamesabroad8589 as long as you're happy James 😊

[@sahacking]

I love your humor, James. Too many farang don't know the real Thailand until they pay for the house and settle down. This time of year is the absolute worst, with the tokays, the cuckoos, the drought and, above all the incessant burning. I complain every day about the burning. We got a huge thunderstorm and a lot of rain here in Phetchabun last night, which shut up the tokays and the cuckoos, and the air quality was better today, so I went for my 8-mile run without an N95 pollution mask, finally. But it won't last because all the rural Thais need is one sunny day, and they'll all be right back to burning fields, burning trash and yard waste, and starting up those godawful underground charcoal pits that send toxic smoke out their stacks day and night. Some people (myself included when I first came to Thailand) think the Thais are all polite, quiet and reserved, sort of like the Japanese, but that can't be further from the truth. Whether it's a "tam boon," a wedding, a holiday, a "special Buddha day" (as my wife says), or even a funeral, the rural Thais love their loud music with its pounding bass and their karaoke parties day and night. I'm a regular ear plug wearer myself, but nothing stops the pounding vibration of a Thai sound system with the bass set to speaker-shattering levels. Now, despite all these complaints, I love living here in my wife's beautiful country, and I have no regrets for retiring here instead of in the US. 😊

[@jamesabroad8589]

Yes, not a fan of this time of year. Nigel has two more friends too lol. Air in Tak is also the worst it's ever been. Bring on the rain.👍🍺

[@boxcartwilly]

Good video if you want to make another ? I have a really messy room you could come and sort out. You made me laugh with the kids sleep with their mom until their about forty becouse it's true. The ice in the beer sounds stange but once you start doing it it's hard to go back. Annie is a lovely young lady. 👍😎

[@jamesabroad8589]

Cheers mate. Appreciate the kind words.👍🍺

[@Rollo1]

Tack!

[@jamesabroad8589]

Wow, really appreciate that mate. All the best.👍🍺

[@HairyPixels]

I have serious neighbor paranoia in Thailand, not joking it really stresses me out. Without notice they may start a huge fire or blast loud music with no consideration to anyone around them. It really puts me on edge and can be hard to cope at times. Maybe I need to start drinking like you do. :)

[@jamesabroad8589]

Yep, certainly keeps you on your toes. Mostly ok but had a few nightmares.👍🍺

[@HairyPixels]

@@jamesabroad8589 It's better to just go get a hotel if you have any notice. Last time a wedding happened no one told me and it was too late to find a room as they all closed. Annoying!

[@radleysmith7528]

They don't send out invitations or instruct the town crier until the💢sinsod 💢is in hand@@HairyPixels

[@Nfkuag]

😂 your sense of humor is hilarious. I’m always in that Rangsit area

[@jamesabroad8589]

I'll tell my missus that. 😁👍 All the best.👍🍺

[@inert11]

very entertaining nice one james!

[@jamesabroad8589]

Cheers mate. Glad you enjoyed it.👍🍺

[@ColinC33]

A man after my own heart but I start the expat alcoholism from day one beer 7 o'clock every day. It feels like an award at the end of the day my excuse anyway lol....Colin C

[@jamesabroad8589]

Certainly need a few cold ones in this weather.🍺🍺👍

[@JohnLadda]

Enjoy your weekend 🐣 cheers

[@jamesabroad8589]

Certainly will John. All the best.👍🍺

[@simonbmr]

Nice one, cheers for sharing!

[@jamesabroad8589]

Cheers Simon.👍🍺

[@YuChiGongG]

You have created quite a beautiful bedroom/sitting room combination. (So sad that the garbage music blasting can drive one insane, even in the most beautiful of places.)

[@jamesabroad8589]

Only a few times a year like this and I usually attend lol. Pretty quiet around here apart from barking dogs and me lol.👍🍺

[@phxcamera]

$125/hr for mechanic work in the US now. Probably add a zero to that repair bill over here...nice vdo!

[@jamesabroad8589]

Cheers, yes , labour here is peanuts compared to the west.👍🍺

[@brendankelly8606]

Awesome vlogs mate do come across many snakes

[@jamesabroad8589]

Cheers. Not often, they're quite shy. 👍🍺

[@MFCHRIS75]

Great vlog, very entertaining!

[@jamesabroad8589]

Cheers, glad you enjoyed it.👍🍺

[@DS-bo7oj]

Great vlog. You should make content more regularly 👍

[@jamesabroad8589]

Too busy climbing ladders.😁👍🍺

14.300 Baht for a clutch and change is a friggin bargain!!!!!! I cant stand seeing european prices and knowing that everything is so insane much cheaper in Thailand/Asia compared to the ripoff we get here in europe!!!! Looking forward to seeing that house you were talking about.. It is the best part seeing your house tours, but they are in strong competition with those boxers!!!

[@jamesabroad8589]

I might do house tours in my boxers which would please everyone. Thanks for the idea. 😁👍🍺

[@johnshores4745]

How do you like the area your daughter lives ? I live 5 km north of Thammasat Uni and love the area

[@jamesabroad8589]

Apart from motorbikes driving down the wrong way, I quite like it. 😁👍🍺

[@barrygunning8422]

Rural life is totally different from the towns or cities my nearest 7/11 is 40km away no deliveries. With out transport i would be cut off i hate the large geckos normally get a local to catch them and release them at the temple my village normally had st some point music playing with the Bass full up then you have the head man on the local loud speakers village life isn't quiet but you can go crazy being the only frang and soeaking the lingo all ways enjoy you videos great content

[@jamesabroad8589]

Cheers Barry. Certainly need some ear plugs living here lol. All the best mate.👍🍺

[@noobishsite]

I dont feel you have been ripped off about the car,its long term items and you probably dont have to concern yourself with the clutch anymore this lifetime

[@jamesabroad8589]

True, should see me out.😁👍🍺

[@HairyPixels]

I want that fake plant! Does it come with the pot too? Me and my wife both can't open that link though. Do you have the product name so we can search?

[@jamesabroad8589]

Just checked and that size 160cm isn't available at the moment. Will send u link if it does.👍

[@HairyPixels]

@@jamesabroad8589 😭 thanks though!

[@YuChiGongG]

First major issue in over 20 years? That's a long time.

[@bradrothberg5863]

Your home is beautiful.

[@jamesabroad8589]

Lazada to thank.😁👍🍺

[@markp5056]

😂😂 very funny 👍

[@jamesabroad8589]

All true mate lol. Glad you liked it.👍🍺

[@SimosThailand]

I thinking an extra revenue stream is feasible via performing everyday tasks in the boxers on Only Fans mate 😆😆

[@jamesabroad8589]

Haha , told the missus that mate and she thought I was serious.😅👍🍺

[@SimosThailand]

@@jamesabroad8589 😆😆

[@ChristopherRuthVDO]

Mince...a criminally underused word.🤭

[@jamesabroad8589]

Agree mate. Nothing like a good mince.😁👍🍺

[@propellerhead2000]

Banger video

[@jamesabroad8589]

Cheers mate. Glad you liked it. 👍🍺

[@akeman21]

The best whining video ever James. 😂

[@jamesabroad8589]

I had to edit some out. 😁👍🍺

[@muhammadnazim1198]

I think need change your pickup truck

[@jamesabroad8589]

Not yet. I still love it.👍🍺

[@natesquestyouknowthatsrigh8269]

Where is the wife?

[@jamesabroad8589]

Under the house.😁👍🍺

[@natesquestyouknowthatsrigh8269]

@@jamesabroad8589 hahahaha 😆

[@torvaldelletveito9181]

I hope your neighbor is not putting up a pig farm, cause that smells like fu••. Happened to me i Udon, trying to sell now….

[@jamesabroad8589]

You never know here mate. Sorry to hear that. Can't usually put them up near houses etc. from what I've heard. 👍🍺

[@torvaldelletveito9181]

@@jamesabroad8589 just got back, smell is gone 😀there was a village meeting, too many complaints about the smell. Pigs are all Larb moo now 🌭

[@petehuxham7359]

Just buy yourself a new pick up ...

[@jamesabroad8589]

Looking at Isuzu Mu7 which is a break away from pick ups.Will see how it goes.👍

[@BadMedizin]

👍👍👍🙏