Thailand, Torn Between Two Worlds Documentary

Post by **rct** » June 13, 2013, 9:25 am

Akin to the "How to lose it All" clip is this one of 27 year old British chap seeking happiness in Thailand, to me was interesting and I watched all the way, quite a bit of psychology involved.

Post by **Prenders88** » June 13, 2013, 10:24 am

He is judging the whole country by visits to Bangkok, the red light areas catering to westerners, and Pattaya.
He did not have a Wingman, nor did he attend WBU.
The funniest clip when he went to a beer bar and asked for a job.

Post by **mortiboy** » June 13, 2013, 11:44 am

Why didnt he get he's sums right before go Thailand?
Get a job in Thailand.... difficult! Unless you have a degree to teach ..... no way.
They have courses here, but at a price!
He should have been a member Udon map. Best course too take! :roll:

Post by **trubrit** » June 13, 2013, 1:05 pm

i found it a rather interesting documentary, not because of the Thailand connection but because it seemed to confirm a long held belief I have that children , especially males, need the guidance and example set by a father figure. Whilst we saw the mother crying at the thought of losing her son, we never saw the dad, nor was any mention made of him, so I am led to believe he was the product of a one parent family. Fathers set the standard and by example give their sons guidance on many aspects of life which this kid obviously never had. This ranges from career choices to relationships with others , especially when it comes to choosing a partner .This boy was left in a wilderness in which he was unable to relate to the reality of life around him .Searching, but not knowing what for .A father would have been the mentor he obviously never had .A mothers love though very powerful doesn't provide this .To me an absent father is one of the main social problems our society faces today.

Post by **BigBubba** » June 13, 2013, 1:22 pm

I fully concur, TB, having grown up in a house full of women myself. One of the most insightful things I've seen you post.

Post by **SJP17** » June 13, 2013, 2:45 pm

I was shocked at how he traveled to Thailand with the intention of teaching English without the main qualification he needed. Then when things were not happening he doctored his CV with false info.

He was a very negative person and struck me as being someone who does not like responsibility or accepting it for his actions.

I remember back when i first came to thailand over ten years ago i thought wow id love to live here, but i was realistic and knew that to live in Thailand you need either a lot of Money so that you dont have to work ever again, or a regular income which matches your living requirements plus all the other factors , visa's , travel costs, health cover. Its not impossible for a young man but is unlikely for most. And at the moment for me its a work in progress and something to focus on for the future.

Post by **reamer** » June 13, 2013, 4:00 pm

If marry thai protect your assets. Now with the information available everywhere no one is to blame but themselves for the mistakes they make

Post by **ting_tong** » June 14, 2013, 12:30 pm

this young guy in this video surely was'nt very smart, he should of gone to the "Khaosan" university on khaosan road and gotten his teaching certificates there, then gone off to the inner parts of Thailand to find work.
In Pattaya, he went to the wrong places, better off if he went to soi 13/1 to 13/2 and been a hotel receptionist....ouch!

Post by **fatbob** » June 14, 2013, 1:37 pm

The sharpest he ever looked was the final flight home, maybe he should have shaved for his job interviews.

Post by **trubrit** » June 14, 2013, 1:49 pm

You armchair critics! For hells sake the kid is only 27. Were you the sharpest knife in the box at that age.? It illustrates perfectly the point I made, without a father to guide him he was lost in a wilderness. Perhaps you were all luckier or more likely forgotten you were likely regarded as twats at that age by your elders. :-"

Post by **fatbob** » June 14, 2013, 2:09 pm

trubrit wrote: by trubrit » June 14, 2013, 1:49 pm

You armchair critics! For hells sake the kid is only 27. Were you the sharpest knife in the box at that age.? It illustrates perfectly the point I made, without a father to guide him he was lost in a wilderness. Perhaps you were all luckier or more likely forgotten you were likely regarded as twats at that age by your elders.

Sorry your not a kid at 27, your 9 years an adult at the least, that's a very lame excuse trubrit, after listening to continuous whining for 107 minutes I was being nice to him. I like his joice of advisers in Patts.

Post by **fatbob** » June 14, 2013, 2:18 pm

I must say trubrit I'm a bit blown away by you calling someone a kid at 27, I hope some on this forum can reflect there personal situation at 27. For me I had been working for 12 years, 2 years self employed builder, living in my first home and by that stage had a dozen trips or more to Indonesia.
A kid certainly not! There is always someone who has done tougher than yourself!

Post by **trubrit** » June 14, 2013, 2:33 pm

coxo wrote:I must say trubrit I'm a bit blown away by you calling someone a kid at 27, I hope some on this forum can reflect there personal situation at 27. For me I had been working for 12 years, 2 years self employed builder, living in my first home and by that stage had a dozen trips or more to Indonesia.
A kid certainly not! There is always someone who has done tougher than yourself!

Sure not a kid in numerical years, I myself had been in the air force 9 years but I was referring to life experience. Most of us guys on here are talking with the benefit of upwards of 50 years, learning from our own mistakes, and hell we still get it wrong, especially in Thailand .

I felt in maturity terms this poor lad had been left in the jungle to survive without guidance. In passing, I would love to be that age again but with the proviso I still know all I know now .God help those women.

Post by **Brian Davis** » June 15, 2013, 6:24 am

trubrit wrote: Most of us guys on here are talking with the benefit of upwards of 50 years, learning from our own mistakes, and hell we still get it wrong, especially in Thailand . ...... I would love to be that age again but with the proviso I still know all I know now .

I echo your thoughts!

Post by **Khun Paul** » June 15, 2013, 6:37 am

Agree TB, when one has completed over 60 years alive on this planet, it does seem that some of these young men are behaving like children. I truly believe that these days the younger generation not having had 'Post war rationing' any major conflicts or even hardships, that they are getting softer. There is something to be said for the school of hard knocks, in my youth Compulsory service ( conscription ) was in being and I am sure that many youths (male ) learnt a lot from that including politeness.
These days everything is handed on a plate so individual thought and commonsense is no longer a requirement. true many here over 50 do come here and do make many many mistakes some life threatening but we don't go back home and whinge and moan, we just get on with it.
This persons outlook about Thailand shows up his ijncredible lack of common sense and life skills.