Expat In Thailand, Singapore & Indonesia for 17 Years Tells Life Story
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- čas přidán 17. 08. 2024
- I interview Simon from the UK who has spent the last 17 years living and working in Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia. In this interview Simon opens up and talks about marital problems between him his Thai ex-wife and how things got nasty towards the end of their marriage. I ask Simon about how he earns a living in Southeast Asia and Simon goes on to tell some tales about expat life.
00:00 Intro
01:32 My First trip to Thailand
03:00 Meeting my Thai wife
06:58 Getting a job in the oil & gas industry
10:28 The end of my marriage
16:12 losing land in Phuket
18:22 how I make money
24:00 Pros & cons of living in Southeast Asia
25:48 Why I will retire in the UK not Asia
27:49 Expat stories
34:37 Any regrets?
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I know Simon and had worked with him in the past. I've seen his ex-wife come into the local pub on a Friday night screaming and yelling and throw a glass ashtray across the bar at him. Life can be wild that is for sure. Keep on living the dream
What kind of loser would stay in a relationship like that?
@@cj5273 Apparently you can't read.
This was a great interview Pete, very interesting and fun hearing Simons life story. His charisma and positive attitude has surely helped him be successful.
Thanks Scott, glad you enjoyed it
I think Scott you just got to go with a gut feeling, then take some risks. Glad you enjoyed it.
We need a part two on this, very interesting lad.
cool, a part 2 is definitely I'd be up for
No worries, maybe more specific topic
That was a great interview. That guy seemed very cool. I’m surprised that he wants to eventually return to the UK.
Cheers Wavus Maximus - Like everything in life there always an expiry date, take things in your stride and do what's best for you.
Great video I really enjoyed it.. Simon is a very interesting guy.
Glad you enjoyed it
LC - how's things pal, I'm all good here in Malaysia at the moment
Marriage: Why enter a contract where the other party has a financial incentive to terminate that contract at any time with no do cause? Don't ever buy home with foreign wife either, that's the oldest trick in the book.
I was prepared to lose that money , it's all part of the process.
I bounce between Malaysia and Thailand and love it
Top Lad and great interview
Cheers mate
Great interview!!!
I was waiting for him to do a compare and contrast for each SEA country he's lived in but alas it was not meant to be at least this time around.
Awesome Pete, wish I could have talk to Simon, maybe he could helped me where I am now and what is in my mind. My feet are geeting itchy for a new adventure and some more experiences in terms of work and business.
@Bangkok Pro Guitar drop me a line pal
@@btkindonesia137 Drop a line where? and about? THanks
@@Bangkokguitar check ya email, I'm Simon.
Enjoyed that Pete. Interesting story from Simon.lucky guy making decent doe here
Cheers Mark
To be honest Mark that's only half of it...yeah I've have been lucky but also taken a fair few risk's - most stay in the comfort zone,
Nice Interview Pete!
Thanks Joann
Me from Batam, Indonesia. Simon is good people.❤❤
Thai ladies can be very sweet sometimes and other times they can be total banshees. Just nuts for no reason. Still prefer them to American ladies. It's crazy to try to plan your life twenty years ahead. So many things change over time. Simon is a good mate with some interesting stories.
You see what ya get, it's been a rockshow.
No divorce in the Philippines.
excellent Pete, probably a bit straight for some folks but nice story. Well done that man! Cheers Pete
Thanks Mick
This guy is absolutely the same as me ....one hundred percent.....what would have I done differently.....I would of invested in real estate every year..........YEP, that would have been the go, I should have done it
I think we all say that.. no matter where. 🙄
Could not understand a word the guest was saying unfortunately very muffled mic on his end.
An old merchant navy boy I used to know in the 80's spoke of Boogie Street in Singapore and I think lady boys originated from there. They were called katoys.
Not much has changed, Bugis was the capital of Spore s£x 😊
Holly smoke, I recognize this dude...
Thanks for the honesty; local are paid only half of expat salary
Nice video.Thanks
Thanks Pat
Divorce is difficult. If one is not very sure about their partner, then one should never get married. Some people are able to stay married for over 50 or 60 years. I believe they are the lucky ones. Why? Once you get your love life, and family life, under control, then one is free to concentrate on so many other important pleasures in life, such as work, research, or anything else that is productive. (I really HATE Country Music because I can't stand all those sad singers singing so sadly about broken hearts, or even Shooting the Sheriff, for example. Choose the right partner, and be happy, is my motto.)
absolutely agree, once you're happy at home everything else falls into place
Never get married. That’s happiness! 😎
Lucky to be married for 50 or 60 years ?? Sounds like a living hell … 😅
@@shadowfilm7980 What if you want kids? I'm married - best thing I ever did -20 years now but of course people should do what's right for them.
Met her at uni - not in a Phuket girlie bar like this guy - so maybe that helped ? 🙄
Shooting the sheriff? At least he didn’t shoot no deputy.
Very adult business. I believed his story. One come into a marriage for what purpose or motives? Honesty before marriage n after marriage is very important. Ur ex is using u, so sorry for ur nightmares. Thk u for ur video
Good gig pete🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
Cheers Paul
I worked in the O&G Industry and visited Singapore for meetings with a client, remember a Restaurant called The Equinox, fabulous place, also the place Simon refers to as The Five Floors, when I was there it was known as The Four Floors Of Whores based in Orchard Towers. Also in Jakarta, Indonesia, stayed at the Shangi-La Hotel with a night club in the basement called B.A.T.S. I remember them well lol.
@@chinobonito30 Yes
so you hooked up there?
@@chinobonito30 A couple of times yes.
free?
@@chinobonito30 Nothing is Free
This was 👍
Interesting guy. Great interview mate.
Thanks
I would never have left the UK in the first place . But hind sight os always an amazing thing
Very entertaining TT !
Glad you enjoyed it
Orchard Towers
I can't believe this, but I remember the before story
East Coast pal, you sold painting and we met in TWO FAT MEN bar - Singapore
Great vlog my friend. Can you or anyone help me out with a bit of advice coz need to know in your opinion on what Thai island is the cheapest for a really long stay. It would really help me big time. Thanks xxx
Koh chang mate, great deals there
Take a look at Malaysia 90 days for British - border cross to Indo or Thai, just a thought.
Which one? (Ranong area or Trat)
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The way I see this interview Pete is he's gone out there, took pleasure first which he admitted, out on the piss, neglected pretty much his other half and grew apart. Got lucky and got a decent job at the end and moved on. Asian women are very sensitive to these sort of things especially when your married, and she must have had enough and it turned out like that. See it time and time again where marriage ain't respected as a Westerner going out having pleasure and probably had enough and set bad example for us westerners. There is always two sides of the story in my books to things like this mate. Great interview however mate and fair play to the bloke for saying what he had to say. 🙌
I have so many un answered questions I am sorry I didnt get back sooner .
I don’t understand why so many men get into relationships with single mothers,it’s not something any man with self respect should do
great story
Thank goodness I have my wife
Never get married! Never. Not worth it. Why lose your money, freedom, and your sanity!
Is that his office wifi password on the whiteboard?
dude doesn't seem to realize how bad UK healthcare system is getting recently thanks to certain government 'policies' and certain 'imports' ...
Is it possible for someone in their early 60s with a resumes of busines management and sales management experience to still find work withing SE Asia in this industry? I would really like to still work for another 10 years or so...Too much energy! I don't want that going into more babies 555.
Go for it mate, you’re as young as you feel!!
@@ThairishTimes Amen to that Brother. Any network or networks you know about where ears are open to these oppotunities?
@@Bangkokguitar i’ll keep a look out for ya
@@ThairishTimes Many thanks...Just remember I'm old, so ever day is like 3 months now ha ha. Cheers Pete.
Sorry. I can’t watch any further because the sound from your guest is so bad I can’t even understand it
Great interview! which demands a Part Two. Bar Life is for the Birds, but if one's sales job depends upon entertaining clients, then this often becomes a huge burden on any marriage. Any physical violence, whatsoever, and then one needs to be out the door and divorced, ASAP. Chinese know the value of buying and holding land. Maybe marry a Chinese wife, then? NO! Don't do it! Stay single, unless you really know what you are doing. Is it possible for someone who has spent over 50 years in Asia to return and live happily on the Isle of Wight? I find this rather implausible in most cases. Let's see Part Two. And, let's see much more about the challenges of doing business, involving multinationals, and setting up of small businesses with revenue of over USD10 million, in Thailand. Another 20 years in Asia is a very long time, in terms of rapid change that is certain to happen here. 20 more years of Global Warming, for example, will impact this area severely. Maybe we are bound to see more moving of major cities, even. This place does not seem as stable as it one did, several decades ago.
The violence was a carbon copy 🙏
Bi-polar pal but at the time, I was really unaware.
@@btkindonesia137 again carbon copy. Even her friends said she was BP
I had an ex GF who’d wait till i was asleep before launching a physical attack on me while i slept next to her! How could she have loved me? After i woke she’d immediately deny it. I needed to be ‘punished’ for not personalising a compliment to a dress or liking a social media photo etc etc… really small stuff. I ran away in the end when she asked for a baby after only being with her for 10 months (a month of which we split and she contacted another man and also went on holiday to a place i told her i desired going to). The tantrums she threw was phenomenal and would embarrass any 3 year old!
Damn, sad. He should have learnt that foreigners can never own land in Thailand.
His idea of "buy more land each year" in Asia is just not legal, at present. No reciprocity of property rights. He must not have learned a damned thing. The condos are a dumb idea. You will lose everything (as intended by the Xeno Thai government). If he put ANYTHING in the name of a Thai bar girl, then he was incredibly stupid, sorry.
Entertaining clients, is all he needed to say!! Complete bollox, i have heard from English, the health system is horrible their.. I think he wont have the insurance to pay and thats why closing retiring there~~
Nice enough guy but takes all day to get to the point
Good video. I did not like him at all
Can’t like every guest I suppose. Wait until you see who’s coming next 😂😂
Why ??
lost interest half way .
His accent ...I quit
Scottish?
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