Our Myanmar Apartment

[@khainghaythihaythi2098]

That's really great you guys came and helped our people but you all know that Myanmar needs to change a lot of things at the same time and all our people are struggling of this kind of lifestyles like you guys do. So, don't make some noises in your comments box. You are very welcome!

[@AmenZwa]

I left Rangoon for DC, some 30 years ago. The house I grew up in was a few hundred metres south of your apartment. Back then, there were no structures taller than a three or four stories in the entire city. I've never gone back to Rangoon, so I enjoyed seeing my hometown again in your video. Thanks very much. Cheers!

[@bekoceans23]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video. So much has changed there and I'm sure it has changed much more since we left 2 years ago.

[@knockme143]

Hello guys!! I am from India. That is a nice apartment that you both have there. I will be in Yangon from June 2015 to teach in an international school. I like traveling a lot and meeting different people. I stumbled upon your video while I was checking out different places to live in Yangon. Hopefully I will get to meet you both in Yangon. You guys seem cool!! :) thank you

[@maddiehatter4679]

Kedarnath Kedar you want to go international this is a horrible thing you talking a bout trust me i born in myanmar the teachers are not nice to childrens you know like the teacher hurts the childrens when i was a five the teacher hurt me that's why i'm in america belive me

[@JojoinChrist]

that's actually really a pretty apartment, I would like to live in it :)

[@bekoceans23]

We were very thankful for that apartment. It was a great place to call home for a year.

[@sdushdiu]

That is a HUGE kitchen by Asian standards! As is your rent! Ouch! - More than twice as much as an equivalent apartment in China or Thailand.

[@ILLUMINATI838]

Wow, I would like to go there.

[@bekoceans23]

You must not be keeping up on recent events…that place is beyond dangerous right now.

[@aungmoesawthein]

At 05:09 I can see a lock outside the bathroom that made me freak out.

[@harryhtet4273]

Nice Apartment

[@zahaukilte224]

God bless you ministry

[@bluerosesmeansdreams]

I live in the apartment now, so funny to see that not that much has changed 😅

[@robinthar1010]

If you rent regular apartment with same facility without lift, price is between $400-$500. Rent in Yangon is like highway robbery since real estate price went through the roof. Same as New York, it is crazy.

[@bekoceans23]

That's not true. We looked at regular facilities and they were very dirty.

[@nicholasgranat2999]

I love it simple.....thank you

[@jordanchristie8915]

Wow this is quite expensive, I rent a 3 bedroom house in Phuket Thailand for $500 why is Myanmar expensive?

[@bekoceans23]

Jordan Christie because Myanmar opened its borders to trade and foreign companies have moved in. Therefore there is little housing and it is very expensive.

[@heinminaung5073]

Bro. Phuket right Of couse lah The place she renting is in the centre of yangon Most expensive place in myanmar for rent I bet u can't find a property in centre of bangkok with that price U are comparing 2 different locations Property is all about location bro

[@kamma44]

@@heinminaung5073 Sure you can. In fact you can find more variety with greater range of prices in Bangkok compared to other places in Thailand such as Chiang Mai.

[@zahaukilte224]

Very big house

[@shehbazakhtar6094]

Nice

[@hannimary3001]

Do you still live in Myanmar?

[@pushpanathannn]

thx for sharing ur expriences...may i have the details of the charges for the apartment for 1month and any other charges if i want to stay 1 month...many thanks from australia.. do u have fly screens on each window to avoid flies n mosquitoes pls?

[@bekoceans23]

Hi, the cost for the apartment was $1,100 a month. They do not rent monthly in Myanmar. You have to pay the entire year, up front, in cash. We did not have fly screens. However, we were on the 11th floor so mosquitos were not an issue.

[@Advtaiwan]

I’m curious why a western couple would go to Burma ? I guess I should check More of your content to see if you told us why... I can understand why a boy would want to live there but...

[@bekoceans23]

ADV Taiwan The heart of why we went there was to share Jesus and His saving power! My husband did medical missions and we both taught at a school. It was not easy but it was very worth it.

[@thantzweaung9080]

That is the noisiest area in Yangon. BTW, $ 1100 a month is cheap for that Hledan.

[@bekoceans23]

Yes, that is cheap for that area. We were very blessed.

[@eddenoy321]

@@bekoceans23 And your church is very wealthy

[@pl8335]

Nice, Rebekah! ☺ Purpose of visit?

[@WaltANelsonPHD]

Rebekah Brown. I am posting this video for my American college students.

[@bekoceans23]

Walt Nelson sounds good! Let me know if you have any questions.

[@WaltANelsonPHD]

@@bekoceans23 for my real estate course. I want students to consider moving to other parts of the world to establish careers, etc.

[@aunghtet6888]

so good ေကာင္းပါတယ္ like

[@selfmastery5245]

Come again to our country :)

[@empireofjapan9968]

No no i think they live here

[@TypicalWhiteAsianBoy]

Y'all are nuts if you paid that much. Could find an apt for less than half that. Even staying in a hotel would be cheaper.

[@yuzuru2306]

nice living ah

[@ERNGEUY]

May I ask something if you don't mind? How much did you pay for the rent per month?

[@bekoceans23]

$1,100 a month. Myanmar has super ridiculous expensive rent.

[@kyansither]

I lived in Yangon until about 8 years ago. I have no idea the rent is so high over there.

[@ishwarguragai6844]

Oh that is really expensive 1100$ is like 1.1m kyats or may be more then that.If you save 1 year rent cost you can make good house in myanmar😂😂😂

[@bekoceans23]

It's high because Myanmar opened up their country to foreign trade. So big countries like China have moved in to build business and there isn't enough housing.

[@nitinpatel5324]

How much is the rent?

[@jojja8690]

Look like ghetto? What its the price on the apartment?

[@susannorman4483]

I’m surprised at all the honking car horns. Too loud for me.

[@bekoceans23]

We eventually moved our mattress into the living room so it was quieter. Yangon is just a loud city.

[@susannorman4483]

Rebekah Brown -China is far worse. The taxi drivers re-wire the horns so it’s next to their fingers. 🙄 If only horns were outlawed! 😏

[@loupgarou7815]

it would be nice to know the cost of rent etc, thanks

[@bekoceans23]

Rent was $1,100 a month but we had to pay the entire year up front in cash.

[@henrykai777]

Rebekah Brown $1,100 in dollars?? Wow that’s a lot!

[@keithpak4079]

why is the rent is so damn expensive?

[@bekoceans23]

Keith Pak because Myanmar opened its borders to trade and all the foreign countries have flooded in. Therefore there are few housing options and it made the market sky rocket.

[@bekoceans23]

That's so fun! So, is rent the same amount?! :) We paid $1,100. And does the power ever go out on the elevator? Half way through the year we moved the mattress to the living room so we didn't hand to hear all the honking. And about every Saturday morning our power would go out. Ha! How long have you lived there? And what do you do in Yangon?

[@rosedawn8046]

Yeminn Htoon the country is glad that a person like you is no longer in the country too 😊

[@meow-wx9hr]

@Yeminn Htoon The country is better without people like you😊. So thx for moving out.

[@rosedawn8046]

@Yeminn Htoon Which way lol. I am Burmese who love the diversity and actually proud of Myanmar’s ethnic diversities. That’s why I am trying the best to give it what I think is best. There are no saint unless one achieve the nirvana. Every country has its up and down and good and bad. I think it suits you to live in US with such a mindset. 🤣 Since US is such a paradise 🤣 It’s your own choice to interpret things and do as you like.

[@CM-CREATIONS1978]

I gave 1100 sq ft double bedroom house in ongole ,andhrapradesh,India for rent @$70/month.

[@bekoceans23]

But we weren't called to India. =) I'm glad you have affordable rent where you are.

[@eddenoy321]

@@bekoceans23 Who called you ?

[@andrewgarratt5191]

Thanks so much for this video !!! 😁 I love to travel the world via KZbin ...I’ve 2 or 3 questions please !! : Is it very dangerous!?! How do they take to Americans ? Could I come and get a job and place as a carpenter fairly easily ? .....i read in the comments “$1,100 a month” ....there’s no way in the world that’s American money is it !?!?! 😱

[@bekoceans23]

The biggest danger there is traffic :) So no, it isn’t very dangerous. They are very kind to Americans. We came in with a work visa and taught. So I don’t know anything about going in as a carpenter. And yes, the $1,100 is American dollars. Things are very expensive there right now.

[@sdushdiu]

Labor is SO cheap in Asia that you would not work for the wages typically paid. Similarly, most of the Asian countries will not allow a foreigner to come and take a job a local could fill. Edit - and yes, that rent in USD is absolutely ABSURD for an Asian country aside from Japan, Taiwan or Korea.!

[@notthesamagain]

She lives in Myanmar and sums up as Asia in general by saying ridiculous things such as "there's no dishwasher in ASIA" ... WHAT??? Of course there's and even in Myanmar back then. I've stayed in 3 different hostels where usually you won't find dishwashers no matter which part or the world you are , and yet, two of them had dishwashers, and was 2014 as well! 🤦🏼

[@bekoceans23]

I'm glad you have a dishwasher. I never saw one the year we were there.

[@onekhalilmiah5650]

What about fire safety.

[@bekoceans23]

That doesn't exist in Burma.

[@That_Ryans_Beats]

I live in Asia, there are dish washers

[@bekoceans23]

I never saw a dishwasher when I lived in Myanmar. I know there are dishwashers in Asia but I never saw any in the homes in Myanmar.

[@empireofjapan9968]

I give you 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 :)

[@Suitprobangkok]

how much did you for the rent

[@bekoceans23]

$1,100 a month.

[@eddenoy321]

Let me guess : Mormons ?

[@bekoceans23]

Ed Denoy wrong! We are Bible believing Christians. I am not a Mormon not have I ever been one.

[@eddenoy321]

@@bekoceans23 Becky you are not much different .....

[@khinearakan4073]

nub myanmar country 😢😢😥

[@Joe-hz6uc]

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[@tsuankhupttsuankhup1804]

suck it u😡😡

[@venus8738]

This is looting... And crazy, you can get a quadruple amenities at this cost in top Indian cities..such a poor country and owner of such place has no respect for people

[@zyerlinn]

Stephen Zakaria Poor country doesnot mean cheap.This price is fair for that place.

[@khualman4756]

Stephen Zakaria Please, define looting.

[@khinezaw4521]

Fuck your fat Ass

[@sidulislam374]

Poor country.. Save rohingha

[@ktaw1984]

rohungha try to steal the land of myanmar just because they been living there. They got no paper works. They need to go back where ever they came from