Why He Picked Thailand And Not The Philippines. Every Man Has a Story

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[@garnetgazelle]

I really like this guy, glad he came back, he makes effort to be interesting and knows HOW to tell a good story, I wish the episode was longer.

[@seay302]

I climbed the stair tower of the South Tower to floor 110 in the early 70’s. I can still smell the paint as workers were painting the floor numbers in the stair tower!

[@rexfuellas3338]

Wow! One of the most interesting interviews you have posted, sir.

[@TomandAmyinthePI]

I've seen this guy before on YT like 2 years ago I think....He was in Thailand and still had his Yoga studio

[@lpg12338]

Really nice video, thanks for sharing! 👍

[@dumaguetedreaming]

This interview proves that Dumaguete is becoming the vlogging capital of the Philippines.

[@anneb3170]

It’s not just Dumaguete it’s the whole Philippines.Filipinos are taking over facebook and you tube and it’s getting boring.I don’t even look at the video I mostly reading the comments

[@alexespanto5270]

Makati and BGC are for foreign vloggers!

[@kevin080592]

@@anneb3170 lol saame.. i tend to read the comments rather than watch those videos 🤣

[@gemmalee3032]

Good luck. Welcome, Americans with emergency work background much needed in the Philippines. Thank you for visiting us.

[@Basta11]

Spanish did catch on but only for those who were educated (that was the only medium of instruction). At this time (1899), most people were not educated formally. When Americans took over, they replaced the Spanish system with English. If that had not happened, Spanish would have been the language of education as public education became more universal. In many African countries under French rule, they learned French after independence from France when they started educating the population using French as the medium of instruction.

[@rrey7665]

Very informative video, Mark and your guest are so interesting! I watch these videos out of curiosity you never can learn enough about the world we live in. The Philippines looks like a great place to live.

[@everymanhasastory]

Glad you enjoyed it!. Thank you for watching.

[@jspice-kl2wc]

Great story and a great interview. Thank you for sharing. 👍👍👍

[@daddybob6096]

Nice chap, interesting life. Bob NZ.

[@CaseyJones-yj5kn]

Great interview, Mark! I love my job even though it lacks a pension, but to hear the stories of pensions after 20 years 😍 Good on him!

[@davidmann2524]

I've seen this guy interview before. His idea of wealthy is hilarious, spent too much time in NYC. Dudes a retired LT firefighter, almost certainly has a 6 figure pension coming in and that puts him in like the .1% of income earners worldwide and doesn't even have to wake up in the morning.

[@garykinard7553]

I lived on and off in Thailand for years. It has gotten to be a hassle for me. I am looking forward to visiting the Philippines. For me, just for me Immigration in Thailand is not what I want to put up with while I age. All the best

[@kisary4962]

I also visited my mom who lived in Pattaya for many years and the immigration process was a cumbersome thing. My mother had a retirement visa and owned a condo there and still had to report to immigration every few months.

[@garykinard7553]

@@kisary4962 Yes, I had a retirement visa there for years. I finally gave it up and moved on. I never bought anything there other than a pickup. As I got older I didn't want the hassles. Best of luck you your mom.

[@everymanhasastory]

Thank you for watching and for sharing your experience 😊

[@francisdaen1847]

Thank you for another great interview Mark, I hope you can have him again someday to share more life experiences...Cheers

[@JPBARON25]

Great interview Mark. Really enjoyed it.

[@parkpllc]

Good to see Charles again. Looks great and full of energy as ever.

[@pizza7895]

Mark I like your positivity with the Philippines! you are a good ambasador to an adopted nation. Between I am currently in Singapore I have been working here for 15 years already! It is clean and proper but the only setback is that everything is expensive here. Condo apartments usually cost 4,000.00sgd for a 2 bedroom unit. Eating in restaurants is expensive, taxi is expensive, beer is super expensive together with cigarettes, but electricity and grocery shopping is cheap.

[@808pineapple]

Try your good neighbor out, Malaysia 🤙

[@fuzznakano]

Interesting guy and he speaks very well.

[@midlifewanderings]

Wow I remember that fateful day on 9/11 while the boys and I sat down for our homeschooling trying to finish at least 3 subjects when my husband called from work and told us to stay home and not go to our planned trip to the State Fair in Hutchinson. When we turned on the TV we saw the second plane ramming into the second tower. My younger son started crying then we all cried. Life in America is never the same after that. Thanks, Charlie for sharing your story. I'm sure it's something you want to forget, but then again, we should not. God bless you both.

[@aumarigan]

10:34 Love his Filipino accent.

[@christophermeaney5485]

Mark that was a very interesting conversation and interview the man's had a fantastic life I could have listened to you guys for a hour!!, Sometimes mark you hit it out of the park.... Grand slam ✋

[@everymanhasastory]

Thank you Christopher 😊 Your opinion means a lot to me and your comment made my day

[@Das-g6c]

Good guy. One of your better interviews like pilot Cooper. I enjoyed, thanks.

[@everymanhasastory]

Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@titodongplaylist2076]

Mark, if you're in Zamboanga you will notice the native dialect there is Spanish..

[@titodongplaylist2076]

@@happycook6737, yes...

[@LB-ty6ks]

One of the more interesting interviews.

[@oncall21]

Fascinating guy Mark. Thanks for sharing!

[@everymanhasastory]

Thank you for watching ☺️

[@junkmail7263]

Your videos are great! You always have the most interesting guests.

[@alexespanto5270]

Yes ,it is difficult to learn and converse in Bisaya ,even if im Filipino . There are Visayans ,who do speak and understand English well,but do not understand /speak Tagalog. ... Being a new Immigrant in the US in the early 90's ,I went to Subway to order a sandwich .They food server spoke very rapid English ,he asked me " white or wheat" .for me ,i understood it " why do you eat?" ,so ,i responded " becauses,im hungry !" .so he kept repeating the same question and was responding the same answer . He was getting frustrated with me and i was getting angry with him. So,he decided to show me the two types of bread .i ,of course chose "white" . Furthermore ,there is literally no wheat bread in the Philippines then.All we but was White Bread .I didnt even know then about Wheat bread

[@Stephanie.S0068]

I'd say almost 98% of Bisaya can perfectly understand tagalog, Filipino subject is Tagalog remember? Palabas sa TV either English or Tagalog. Minsan di lang kami comfortable magtagalog dahil sa discrimination ng mga taga Manila with our tagalog accents.

[@marjunmarcelocristobal2678]

Very entertaining for the Mind!! Luuuv this!

[@mcull28]

Spanish is still spoken in the south, go to Zamboanga and the islands everyone speaks chavacano there

[@SteveL-RSR]

Great interview with a good man

[@dannynicart2389]

One advantage of the Philippines over Thailand is that in the Philippines, generally, people in every corner of the country can understand and speak English.

[@pearlcoviello5471]

Nice to hear your stories

[@craigross341]

Excellent interviewee.

[@arvinlumbris2987]

The Philippines was over taken by the American during the Spanish era it make sense ,the filipino does not speaks Spanish anymore although there are words of spanish that we used that we inherited from Spain.

[@rogeliobolanos5138]

I like to see Finnsnow in your interview in the near future. Thanks

[@curtneilson5502]

dude reminds me of rudy guiliani in a good way ; ) pleasant interview, thanks

[@Tom-mx4li]

There is no compareson, Philippines was former Spanish and American colony then. And it has different culture by itselves in Island Archipelago. It was dubbed as Paris of Asia or Latin Asian. While, Thailand is really a typical Asian and Buddhism is their religion.

[@bouchecaldwell8568]

Thanks

[@craigross341]

Very sad about Lt Mitchell. That hit me this morning.

[@craigross341]

It's interesting that everyone says Thailand is more hassle than the Philippines. I kinda know. The Thailand E-visa (for example) system is quite something. They use the same questions and make the same demands *regardless of which visa you're applying for"! And there's no way to get past those parts of the form. You must upload something. So even if you're applying for a tourist visa you're faced with uploading details of who in Thailand has invited you to the kingdom and proof of your pension income! Every thing you upload has to be less than (IIRC) 4mg, so you have to use an image compressor because it won't accept your screenshots. I doubt one person in thirty would actually persist with it. The number of tourists who just go somewhere else must be phenomenal. And then there's the fact that you have to buy the plane ticket (dates on the assumption you'll get the visa) BEFORE you know whether you've got the visa!! It's incredible. But then, on the other hand, the Philippines looks less bureaucratic and more chaotic. There's just a terrible lack of clarity. And the volatility in rules, and the power of local authorities, looks quite vexing.

[@marcjilhaney7327]

"Magandang tanghali" literally means "Good Noon!"

[@rossthayne5446]

They switch languages on the TV.. because some words they do not have in the Tagalog . so they use english words in place .

[@teachermike4831]

Thailand is better in every single respect. There is no comparison. Philippines is not even in the same league as Thailand. I lived in Thailand 14 years and currently live in Cebu for 4year

[@everymanhasastory]

If its so great why are you living in Cebu?

[@craigross341]

Over 50 for the Thai visa, not 55.

[@didierdenice7456]

Philippines is (and has been for the past six decades !) a country with a great potential... ... and it will only be that in the future : a country with a great potential ! Make of that what you will . 😉

[@user-qb7ms6vs7s]

Although i haven't been here a few weeks that sounds about right

[@gangstagummybear3432]

Lol, I know what you want to project, but that aint what it is.

[@iloveplumpgrannies174]

I don't want the Philippines to be known as a country for seggspats. It's better for the Philippines to remain unpopular to foreigners. Better it stays that way than attract undesirable seggs tourists. Philippines should focus on attracting tourists who really care about the culture than those who only come to exploit women. I hope the Philippine government would tear down the red light district in Angeles city.

[@LOU1NY]

I like Thailand but still have to put with a lot of rules & regulations; could be a huge cultural shock for a lot of Westerners.

[@charlesjacques750]

What is the name of his studio in BKK? I want to gift someone..

[@craigross341]

The 65,000 baht a month is one option, or 800,000 baht in the account. Of course if you don't spend the 65,000 (and I wouldn't) it'll clock up to 800,000. (My pal used a dodgy agent. Paid about €300 and they got an iffy bank employee and (I assume) somebody at immigration to get him the visa. I'd guess you're all in trouble if you get caught doing that).

[@craigross341]

The girl I'm communicating with in Thailand, never met her but I've been to Thailand multiple times, has three kids! I've no kids, so I'm imagining being a step-dad will be a kinda substitute. It'll be interesting to see whether that's true!!!

[@angelabueno120]

Good luck!

[@Dennis-fg5sd]

Infrastructures sucks in the Philippines 🇵🇭!!!

[@klintous]

What is his KZbin channel?

[@U_KCuF]

Well.. better all foreigners choose big countries like thailand, china, india or indonesia to retire over philippines.. cuz as a filipino i don't like tourist live in our country cuz philippines is small country and already populated..

[@MikeInDubai]

That has nothing to do with tourists and more to do with the amount of kids Filipinos have

[@glennelib8731]

12,000USD is so expensive.

[@michaelbfree2run883]

The Singapore river that flows through the city is a sesspool, the worst pollution in a river I've ever seen, worst than the Chicago river......btw.....911 equals tower seven

[@TomandAmyinthePI]

Chicago River is alot cleaner now then it was back in the Day....lol

[@daddybob6096]

@MichaelBFree2Run. Hello Mike, back in the early 60s i was a New Zealand Infantry soldier based in Malacca Malaysia. I spent quite a bit of time in Singapore both on leave and Military Duty. The river back then was a mess, i had heard it has since be cleaned up under the Prime Ministership of Mr Lee Kwan Yiew, a good man in my opinion. Apparently not, LoL. I have passed through Changi many times since but never went to the city. Bob. Veteran. NZ.

[@michaelbfree2run883]

@@daddybob6096 early in the morning I would go for a jog (to hot during the day), the river would be full plastic bottles and such from the night before (parties), so much you couldnt see surface water....lol...during this time I wittness self made vacuum cleaners the size of a big rig trying to clean nefore sunrise. It was sad knowing it was the so called "Green City".....just another lie

[@everymanhasastory]

Thank you for watching and for taking the time to comment.

[@ag4allgood]

You must not have been in Chicago in 10 years ! I live in a suburb outside Chicago & the Chicago river has been cleaned & looks amazing ! Chicago is a beautiful city with a wonderful Lakefront & a great history. Gorgeous on a summer day by biking the Lakefront which I've done many times. Best restaurants in the US including the best Pizza ! Museums & culture is better than any city in the US including NYC !

[@ianwatson3315]

Thai are pretty..but without a doubt filipina are much better choice for a life partner.

[@eggsandspinach6965]

He is not allowed to work with a retirement visa. I hope Thai immigration does not see this video. ;)

[@marusvlog7337]

Maybe the girls in Malaysia well thats my opinion.

[@glennelib8731]

he dont like Indonesia and Philippines, he lived in thailand.

[@IaintTheHerb]

Stop interrupting the guy. And Spanish was pushed out deliberately by the Americans when they took over.

[@mirriamvalentine9939]

There arw more fun in thailand like Aids,HIV's,etc.number one in asia.do your research..