Why He Chose Thailand Over Australia

[@Vonsat]

He's got the perfect setup. Most people want to come to Thailand and be digital Nomads for KZbinrs but pretty often, they run out of money. Very wise to plan everything in advance. Great job!

[@lavista4u]

Now many know that Thailand has one of highest percentage of self-employed people in the world at around 52%, compare to US - 10%/UK - 13% , lowest unemployment rate in the world at 1.03%, every second Thai' is self-employed,. In 25 years, never seen a university educated Thai struggling with paying rent or working two jobs in Thailand. The rent, employment, cost of living, has all remained the same more or less while the west has gone from hell and back. A Thai will go through 3 or 4 major life crisis in his whole life while a farang JUMPS from ONE CRISIS TO ANOTHER, IT NEVER ENDS for him in the west. Thailand also has the least amount of "Karens" like you will never ever see a Thai women wanting to see the "MANAGER" here, In 25 years, never seen a single Thai Karen. ☺

[@zaneobrah]

With all due respect to Thailand, i have to strongly disagree with the never seen a Thai karen, yes they may not make a scene, but they will film you and upload you to social media to whine behind your back, have you ever lived in a thai condo and noticed how there is a complaint about anything and everything, and if anyone breaks the "rules" they are plastered all over the condo social page, have you not noticed if there is a farang that is caught illegally working/volunteering it makes news due to locals sticking there beak in and dobbing, never have i seen a country put on national news a farang caught volunteering (picking up trash from the dirty beach) meanwhile there are millions of illegal thais that work around the world, i could go on forever but rant over lol

[@Tony-eb5kh]

wow wow i am 60 and retired at 56 to thailand from oz. l had that mentality of make your money in the then retire in thailand. Logan has blown me away with his drive, passion and attitude. He is correct, thais can work and buy a house unlike australia. Well done Logan

[@EasyMoneyThai]

yes a 3br house here outside bkk is about 10% the cost (total) of most suburban australia cities or even semi rural areas.

[@sammel773]

Australians in Oz are very happy slaves

[@kalyasiri]

I am Indonesian Chinese and lived in Thailand for 19 years ....

[@BigVtheVanity]

Stay with us in Thailand. You'll fit right in with us.

[@tommyang815]

An Uplifting Interview Adam, I wish I was 40 years old Again, I am Approaching 60… Logan is Blessed to have a Career, Marriage and Children in the Land of Smiles 💙🇹🇭🍺 Keep up the Great Work Adam👍🙏🍺Take Care Mate🍺

[@simbatran]

I had the same fire lid inside me to find a job overseas during the 90’s, finally found that perfect “Company” and just retired 3 months ago and now living in Chiang Mai. Great interview, I saw myself in Adam’s who desperately wanted a better life. Congratulations Adam, the next stage is planning for the children. ❤

[@hlim431]

wow what a young looking 40-yo... he looks in his 20s. Perhaps it's living in Thailand? What a positive guy is Logan

[@grantel9357]

I don't know why KZbin's algorithm put me here since I'm Thai but I'm glad it did. This video offers a different perspective of how I've viewed Thailand as a local myself Thailand will be my beloved country however my desired lifestyle and social aspect is somewhere else. This year, a few of my friend got their WAH visa in Australia and I hope I can do the same. Again thank you for this well-put content keep up the good work cheers!

[@clayronin]

I enjoyed that and it was a perspective that I don't think I've seen before. Thanks Adam & Logan

[@adamparker21]

Glad you enjoyed the chat

[@DannyFlippingDeals]

Loving your channel and interviews Adam. You’re putting the videos together really well 😊

[@adamparker21]

Thanks man!

[@EasyMoneyThai]

I loved how honest Logan is about the 'almost criminal' road traffic here. It's so true because i drive BKK to Pattaya every week and its so dangerous because trucks think they are Formula 1 drivers and the cars are just annoying ping pong balls in their way, I am so much hoping the high speed train hurry up and finish this will be nice ;-)

[@vnktravi]

Great interview, the Australian gentleman said so rightly that where you live and whom you marry are the most important decision a person can make. Asian cultures are really good in terms of family connections and family support.

[@LoganInThailand]

Thanks for the interview Adam. Hope to catch up again soon!

[@jnsa9454]

Strong Union✊🏽 good to know Thai workers are organized!

[@user-kz9rp3pq2z]

Really good interview, thank you Adam

[@felpzaoCS]

Man, i love your channel, so interesting videos, greetings from Brazil.

[@LinuxGalore]

The sad reality for young middle income Australians is they have next to zero hope of ever buying a home without putting themselves into slavery for 20-30 years. Real wages have been going down while home prices have been going through the roof. Many of these Australians are highly educated by global standards, and they are screwed unless they inherit some money or get a big hand out from their family. It also doesnt help residential rental prices in Australia are x4 to x5 prices found in most of Asia. I have computer programming associates who have moved to Japan because the pay and the cost of living are far better. It wasn't that long ago Australians would be in awe of how expensive the cost of living in Japan was, now we wonder how much it is to move to Japan.

[@Jammy0024]

Really interesting video, enjoyed listening to Logan's story!

[@aaronbux1]

Thanks Adam and Logan! Great insights of what can be.

[@BO-mb8rr]

Why is Garth with short hair from the movie 'Wayne's World' talking about Thailand? 😂

[@daveaway]

Great interview. Lots of good info

[@hugotapisu]

Only on thing I disagree with the family is to sending their children to the international school when they were very young ages. As I'm Thai grew up with a normal Thai school and progress to international college at university level. That would make much better points, and that because of school fees over spended and burden to the family expenditure. How would you management of your fortune stabilities?

[@Lt_Dan_2027]

Thanks Adam, this is really helpful with my planning move to Thailand

[@mangostickyrice555]

Thumbs up 👍 Adam & Logan

[@papadougpapadougsadventures]

Great interview

[@davidwelton1602]

Excellent interview very informative.

[@marksoler7338]

That's just what I'm doing! Week in Bangkok, week in Chang Mai, then a week somewhere I can scuba dive!

[@harsimransinghsethi9905]

Hey Adam, Love your channel, good stuff mate.

[@akeman21]

Another good one! 👍

[@jirawudhvanasup4530]

Fantastic interview, thks. Good luck to u both.

[@s.chaisrisuk4956]

Such an excellent interview.

[@BiteAdust4857]

"Meeting after meeting after meeting..." As a former white collar of Japanese corpo, I feel him. 🤣

[@WilsonWilson-ec9dq]

Interesting interview. Not your typical foreigner in Thailand

[@ThailandThomas]

Interesting Video Adam. I think your title could be better, focusing on the topic of getting a corporate jobs in Thailand. Whats up with uncle Chris, have not seen a video from him in weeks. Hope everything is ok!

[@The007monty]

Great and relevant interview Adam, love your work.

[@redddo1]

I live a white collar life in Chiang Mai and it is more than suitable.

[@nornill6885]

I am Thai and so is wife. Our 4 year old daughter sleeps between us.

[@AfricanUSA-th9ov]

Yes. Not With Grandma. Wife Need to be sleeping next to her Husband

[@AbroadInThailand]

Interesting interview.

[@oasis7647]

Wow! good job bro

[@marksoler7338]

Great talk Mr. Adam! What about a 60 year old high tech engineer? It would be awesome to work part-time or be a consultant.... He's got it made!

[@LoganInThailand]

Consultancy would be the way to go. Retirement age in Thailand is 55, so large companies rarely hire anyone over 50 beyond very high positions. But consultancy work is becoming huge here. My company generally has 4-5 consultancy firms on the books at any given time working with different departments on projects. It can't hurt to look into firms in Bangkok that specializes in providing consulting in your expertise area and seeing what they say.

[@theauroralightyr]

Great interview! I thought someone from 'One Up on Wall Street' had moved to Thailand. lol

[@Belv6]

this guy has lived other countries previously, he has an american twang in his accent, its like 80% aussie accent

[@RINSD]

definitely a weird accent with the American twang lmao

[@ThePolishedapple]

Def a British accent. I’ve lived in both Australia and the US and as a British person who knew other British people in those countries it’s def a British / Aussie Accent.

[@seekhearts]

@@ThePolishedapplenope it’s definitely Australian with an American twang, as an Australian. Depends who you spend your time around or media consumption. My younger brother has the same twang purely from consumption of American KZbin/media

[@LoganInThailand]

Just to explain, my grandparents were from NYC and moved to Sydney after WW2. They took care of us a lot as kids, so my siblings and I have heard this comment about our accents regularly all our lives.

[@seekhearts]

@@LoganInThailand makes a lot of sense, thanks for explaining!

[@euromotif]

Same same, we've been living in Amatanakorn, Chonburi for a while now too! Pro tip: Get yourself a lawyer and sort out the child certificate. It'll make getting your kids their Australian passports super fast and easy. Trust me, it’s worth it!

[@LoganInThailand]

Thanks for the info! Can it be done without having to visit the embassy in that way? I also work at Amata Nakorn. That place is huuuge.

[@euromotif]

@LoganInThailand Yes fix all paperwork in Chonburi City and Siracha imm then mail it to embassy in bkk and they will send it to ur home

[@LoganInThailand]

@@euromotif thats absolutely awesome!!! Never knew u could do that. Thank you so much!

[@kevhall4802]

Never needed to do any of that. Its noted on their birth certificate that father is Aussie. Only hassle was that the application form with associated list of documents had to be lodged in person at the Oz embassy in BKK Biggest hassle was at the airport for the kids first time leaving Thailand as they took us aside and asked a lot of questions and wanted to see a lot of paperwork. I guess there must be a lot instances where luuk krung kids being taken out of the country by the falang spouse with or without the agreement of their mother.

[@JesseFinkBooks]

He has an Australian accent that is morphing into American

[@paulatyler8218]

Wow!

[@a.b.5418]

Good interview. One thing - It would have been great if you let him share more of the not so great things over there as he only gave 1, which doesn't give a full perspective to viewers. :)

[@kevhall4802]

As someone who has made a life in Thailand with his family he probably does not want to be on video making negative remarks about Thailand. Some people have been jailed for leaving negative remarks about holiday accommodation for example.

[@vassanab4243]

@@kevhall4802 nobody will be in the jail if it’s true information, you can get the problem if only it’s defamation, it’s the same in any countries, don’t try to make it look like Thailand is a freaking control state when it’s actually opposite.

[@kevhall4802]

@@vassanab4243 Youre wrong. There are different laws in Thailand and it wasnt with regard to defamation. Its to do with making negative comments on social media which have lead to the prosecution of falangs who made those comments. If you either live or have lived in Thailand you would be aware of this. And I know Thailand is not a "freaking" police state, I've lived there and know that most rules and laws are not enforced so take a chill pill matey.

[@Jimmy-mx4cc]

In Australia .. private sector workers.. especially men.. It's a disaster.. massive taxation. 40+% population on fat fat welfare payments Around another 40 % public self servents

[@TravelGlitch]

Are you RetiredandWorkingForYou's son? Sound exactly like him 😂

[@kevhall4802]

Nephew And I was going to say the same Sounds just like Uncle Do all Canadians speak like that? (eh)

[@rodgal376]

Did you say Logan had a channel ? If so can I have the link please.

[@carlalexander2]

Almost guaranteed that this guy works for a Japanese car company like Toyota/Mazda/Isuzu/Honda/Mitsubishi/Nissan

[@LeHalazoone]

Please can you let me know if data scientist jobs are in demand ?

[@BigVtheVanity]

Google company is coming to open up shop in Thailand. Come and get a job.

[@LeHalazoone]

@@BigVtheVanity Hi, how can i read that, is there any article about it, or link ? Thanks and good day!

[@danielcully6047]

I love that "90% of farangs here are bald" how true.

[@KateAoyama]

Take this example as a pinch of salt. There is no such thing as a perfect place to/for *Fill in the blank here.* In this example, Logan has a job or has saved enough money to live a comfortable life. If one has enough saving, a good mindset and know how to spend money wisely, (Almost) everywhere can be comfortable. I have lived and worked in Thailand for 4 years, there are problems just like everywhere else. The eastern seaboard of Thailand where Logan lives, there is an industrial estate which sometimes caused environment problem. There are lot of problems with water, in terms of quality and supply.

[@AlFakherFan]

Little bit offtopic but those rainbow flags act like a trigger to watch. Western symbols are not welcome in SE Asia.

[@keangwooichoo6138]

Like nomad capitalist said "go where they treat you well"

[@AfricanUSA-th9ov]

He Allowed That Nonsense Sleeping Situations 😴 They Are Taking Him For A Ride. He Better Take Control Of His Household ASAP. In-law Need To Go And Live In Their Own House. His Wife Should Be Sleeping Next To Him. Kids Need To Be Sleeping Inside Their Own Rooms On Their Own Bed At That Age

[@Tony-eb5kh]

@@AfricanUSA-th9ov maybe he is happy with that arrangement 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@hollygibson1801]

Who cares let them live however they want. "Allowed" ??? He never mentioned he did my agree or doesn't like it

[@seekhearts]

Welcome to Thailand

[@VikOtis-Deploys-zl1bz]

Preach brother

[@chode2b]

Don't try to enforce your norm on other peoples. It might make total sense for you to do things in certain way but it doesn't mean it should apply to everyone.

[@Wonderwall36]

Adam, you talk a lot like a Canadian vlogger out from BK, I forgot his name just now.....

[@DreamofThailand19000]

That's his uncle, Chris Parker.

[@Wonderwall36]

@@DreamofThailand19000 uncle or father?

[@DreamofThailand19000]

@@Wonderwall36 Uncle. Adam is in some of Chris's videos.

[@grokker99]

Is that Beavis?!

[@HairyPixels]

This sounds very misleading to me. So to raise a family in Thailand you need 200,000 baht a month or 70k USD/year?? That's about the same as America and radically higher that the majority of the country.

[@adamparker21]

Depends what you want your life to look like. As Logan mentioned, if you’re looking to send 2x Kids to International School, save a fair amount money every month to properly prepare for retirement, provide a nice home for your family in a solid location, and then enjoy some extra curriculurs such as Family Holidays, putting Kids into extra-curricular Activities, etc. then yes, Logan stating 150K to 200K Baht per Month is very fair in my opinion. That’s not to say those with children can’t and don’t live much cheaper than this (as you pointed out), but it certainly wouldn’t yield the lifestyle that Logan and his family enjoy. I can’t comment on the US as I’m not American and have never lived there, but in Canada… you’d be extremely hard pressed to live the type of life Logan and his family live on a Household Income of ~ CAD $90K per year (adjusting for exchange rates) when you factor in taxes, rent/mortgage payments, and general cost of living expenses.

[@HairyPixels]

@@adamparker21 well that's more than the medium family income in Canada too. It'd be like a Thai person moving to America and saying you need to be earning 300k/year to be living a good life. This advice is more like how to live like the top 1% in Thailand. Fair enough I guess. Thanks.

[@jm1835]

For a foreigner family it's about right. International schools are a big expense and required if you want your kids to speak English fluently or study abroad for college. Modern 3 bedroom accommodation is cheaper than America but still costly. You'll be running a/c most of the year so utilities aren't cheap. Western style groceries are expensive. Raising kids is expensive, which is why Thailand has a lower birth rate than even Korea/Japan

[@MrT1-b5f]

So you move to Thailand to live the 9-5 life as in the west? No thanks lol

[@anatta467]

why would anyone willingly move to Aus? lol

[@timkdiamond]

Yawned myself to death. Please try and do better. 🙏

[@stevek343]

Looks pregnant 😮

[@ForLegalReasonsThisIsAJoke1]

Bro is coping with losing his hair hard, and it looks [...]

[@daniellerichard1385]

Great vlogg and great information. I did find Logan's american twang annoying!!

[@emeldahay]

Wanted better life. Needs better barber

[@michaelirish1445]

What a shame you can't enjoy the view without lgbt rainbow propertanda everywhere. really is an eye sore