'Nomad Capitalist' (famous expat vlogger) suggests many Thai expats are 'clingy'

[Jingthing]

Andrew Henderson, the Nomad Capitalist, is well known for his videos and business ventures to help wealthy expats and wannabe wealthy expats, digital nomads, etc. His catchy catch phrase is -- Go Where You Are Treated Best.

 

In this video Andrew suggests Thailand is not such a place for certain kinds of expats as certain kinds of expats are clearly not welcome here by the government. (We all know that by now, of course.)

 

But here's the funny part -- he suggests trying very hard to stick around when the unwelcome mat has been clearly displayed is not so rational.

 

"... like being clingy in a relationship when the relationship is obviously over …"

 

Video starts at the Thailand part --

 

 

 

Edited February 17, 2020 by Jingthing

[thaibeachlovers]

So famous I never heard of him. Sounds like all the other internet inhabitants that wanna get loadsacash by getting clicks. 

Always amazes me when some farang thinks they know enough about LOS to tell other farangs what to do in LOS.

No farang, IMO, will ever know as much about LOS as some think they do.

 

[Gecko123]

He's talking to a younger, more nomadic audience that either is still earning money or has the financial resources to move anywhere they choose. I think he would readily acknowledge that people on retirement visas with family and property here and living on fixed incomes aren't really in the same boat. I doubt he would describe retirees who have begun to feel unwelcome in Thailand but are trying to hang on hoping that things will improve in the future as "clingy."

 

I am currently mulling over the idea of taking a more nomadic approach to my remaining years, traveling lighter, living in a new area or two for stretches, before maybe settling down for good. I found his "free bird" philosophy refreshing. Thanks.

Edited February 18, 2020 by Gecko123

[Denim]

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

So famous I never heard of him. Sounds like all the other internet inhabitants that wanna get loadsacash by getting clicks. 

Always amazes me when some farang thinks they know enough about LOS to tell other farangs what to do in LOS.

No farang, IMO, will ever know as much about LOS as some think they do.

 

 

Just another newbie trying to impress newer newbies with his superficial impressions and get a few cents for it.

[Jingthing]

30 minutes ago, Denim said:

 

Just another newbie trying to impress newer newbies with his superficial impressions and get a few cents for it.

He's not a newbie. He's been a nomadic entrepreneur expat for several years. He doesn't even like Thailand much but recognizes many people do so he covers it such as in his video about the Elite visa. He's renounced his US citizenship and has numerous passports which is hardly a newbie thing to do. Obviously he has an extremely international perspective. 

The countries that he has become more involved with include Montenegro, Georgia, Colombia, Cambodia and Malaysia which I think is his favorite. He's a big fan of Mexico City from an international business POV. 

Edited February 18, 2020 by Jingthing

[sammieuk1]

Don't think he can help this nomad capitalist's dream of lower wine taxes with his book he is trying to flog????

[Jingthing]

27 minutes ago, Gecko123 said:

He's talking to a younger, more nomadic audience that either is still earning money or has the financial resources to move anywhere they choose. I doubt he would use the "clingy" label for people on retirement visas who have family and property here who have begun to feel unwelcome in Thailand but are hanging on, hoping that things will improve in the future.

 

I am currently mulling over the idea of taking a more nomadic approach to my remaining years, traveling with less household baggage, living in a new area or two for stretches, before maybe settling down for good. I found his "free bird" philosophy refreshing. Thanks.

Yes. Obviously his focus is a fairly small group of people. Wealthy international entrepreneurs seeking the benefits of living and operating outside their home countries when they can get treated better often related to taxation and lower labor costs. Yeah he's a capitalist alright. I thought his comments about some Thai expats were amusing. It's better to be welcome! 

[RichardColeman]

Would not worry about him, he'll be up on charges of boring a soi 6 bar girl to death soon

[Jingthing]

7 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

Don't think he can help this nomad capitalist's dream of lower wine taxes with his book he is trying to flog????

He doesn't live in Thailand and I don't think he ever has. He's just not a fan. He has lived and invested in Cambodian and Malaysian real estate through. 

 

He recently bought an apartment in one of the best neighborhoods in Bogota Colombia which he had renovated. 

Edited February 18, 2020 by Jingthing

[FalangJaiDee]

I don't think he's talking about retirees, pensioners, etc. I'll take his advice and definitely NOT settle in Thailand whatsoever in the future. But I'll always visit...for 6 months at a time lol

[Nyezhov]

I dont take life lessons from some clickkid on YouTube.

[geronimo]

Thailand is very enchanting in many respects and that tends to be in the forethought of most .....

[Jingthing]

I get it that many people resent people that appear to have it all. 

 

Relative youth 

Good looks for a white guy

Wealth

Health

Business success 

Nice owned housing in the best urban neighborhoods scattered throughout the world 

High intelligence 

Some degree of fame among his target international expat entrepreneur audience

 

 

 

[geronimo]

1 minute ago, Jingthing said:

I get it that many people resent people that appear to have it all. 

 

Relative youth 

Good looks for a white guy

Wealth

Health

Business success 

Nice owned housing in the best urban neighborhoods scattered throughout the world 

High intelligence 

Some degree of fame among his target international expat entrepreneur audience

 

 

 

Almost clocked up another 1k posts .... must be a nice warm feeling ......

[Jingthing]

16 minutes ago, geronimo said:

Thailand is very enchanting in many respects and that tends to be in the forethought of most .....

Yeah. Sure. But if you're a digital nomad why bother with a place where it's so easy to end up in immigration detention when there are many other pleasant places where you'll actually be welcome? 

[Jingthing]

Just now, geronimo said:

Almost clocked up another 1k posts .... must be a nice warm feeling ......

Why would I care? 

[shadowofacloud]

He's got a fair point.

 

Personally, once staying in TH even for a few months every year on tourist visas become risky, I briefly explored other options and then, recently, decided to move to a "neighboring" country, where I, quite happily, live now. ????

 

IMO the ED visa is too much hassle, even the most corrupt agents cannot handle retirement visa if you are under 50 (or maybe I've spoken to the wrong ones) and the elite visa makes sense only if you are seriously financially or emotionally invested in the country, else it is just a waste of cash.

 

So considering the growing anti-westerner sentiment in the country, the looming crisis (which is going to be quite major, considering the impact our little virus friend made), the visa crackdowns, the gestapo-like IOs, it makes little sense to cling, if you, like myself, have the opportunity to work from virtually any place on earth (given they have teh internets).

[Lacrimas]

13 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

I get it that many people resent people that appear to have it all. 

 

Relative youth 

Good looks for a white guy

Wealth

Health

Business success 

Nice owned housing in the best urban neighborhoods scattered throughout the world 

High intelligence 

Some degree of fame among his target international expat entrepreneur audience

 

 

 

Yeah sure Andrew. Keep praising yourself and your little known fame/website. When money from your daddy will be over will you crawl back in your parents basement? 'Nomad Capitalist' my ass. 

 

Creating videos stating the obvious is easy. Why don't you think instead that maybe people have families, jobs or something serious that keeps them here?

[bert bloggs]

19 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

I get it that many people resent people that appear to have it all. 

 

Relative youth 

Good looks for a white guy

Wealth

Health

Business success 

Nice owned housing in the best urban neighborhoods scattered throughout the world 

High intelligence 

Some degree of fame among his target international expat entrepreneur audience

 

 

 

He is good looking? my how times have changed ???? 

Edited February 18, 2020 by bert bloggs

[Nyezhov]

Just now, shadowofacloud said:

the looming crisis (which is going to be quite major, considering the impact our little virus friend made),

Bingo. I saw it coming a few years back and adjusted my lifestyle accordingly. Thailand is going to have some major problems that affect the quality of life for everybody in the country. While the reasons for this would touch on taboo subjects, suffice it to say that if I was retiring today, all things being equal, I wouldnt do it in Thailand.

 

I love Thailand and it is the source of many fond memories for me over the years. Im close enough that I can go whenever I want with no hassle. But its not paradise any more. YMMV.

 

Where else to go is for the nomads. Me, I can go where I want.

[473geo]

21 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Why would I care? 

Good point

 

Otherwise you could come across as a little bit.......er..........clingy ????

[BritManToo]

10 hours ago, Jingthing said:

But here's the funny part -- he suggests trying very hard to stick around when the unwelcome mat has been clearly displayed is not so rational.

 

"... like being clingy in a relationship when the relationship is obviously over …"

I agree with him, all these young single guys in their 30s that just want a way for one more entry ........ what's wrong with them, move around a bit more, plenty of countries happy to have you for a couple of months in a year, why so desperate to stay in Thailand, it ain't that great a place.

[BritManToo]

11 minutes ago, bert bloggs said:

He is good looking? my how times have changed ???? 

Looks a bit chubby & effeminate to me.

JT might find him 'good looking'.

Edited February 18, 2020 by BritManToo

[Lacrimas]

1 minute ago, BritManToo said:

I agree with him, all these young single guys in their 30s that just want a way for one more entry ........ what's wrong with them, move around a bit more, plenty of countries happy to have you for a couple of months in a year, why so desperate to stay in Thailand, it ain't that great a place.

I have been all around Asia and Thailand is the only country I really like. 

[BritManToo]

2 minutes ago, Lacrimas said:

I have been all around Asia and Thailand is the only country I really like. 

I've also been all around Asia, and Thailand is the country I like least.

The pussy and beer are overpriced, and the weed is over-policed.

Still some decent hiking and cycling.

But in reality, only my kids keep me here.

Edited February 18, 2020 by BritManToo

[BobBKK]

I think many of us might have chosen differently had we had a crystal ball that the Army would run Thailand and bring it to its knees but, here we are, invested in property and relationships hoping it will be better soon.

[Pravda]

2 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

So famous I never heard of him. Sounds like all the other internet inhabitants that wanna get loadsacash by getting clicks. 

Always amazes me when some farang thinks they know enough about LOS to tell other farangs what to do in LOS.

No farang, IMO, will ever know as much about LOS as some think they do.

 

 

Thank god everyone has heard of thaibeachlovers

[Lacrimas]

3 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

I've also been all around Asia, and Thailand is the country I like least.

The pussy and beer are overpriced, and the weed is over-policed.

Still some decent hiking and cycling.

But in reality, only my kids keep me here.

Yeah I would have probably married a Japanese girl if I knew how things would have evolved here ????????

[Denim]

1 hour ago, Jingthing said:

 He's renounced his US citizenship

 

Only vloging left to renounce then.

 

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[Jingthing]

8 minutes ago, Denim said:

 

Only vloging left to renounce then.

 

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Well I like his videos and I'm definitely not part of his target audience. Oddly I find some overlap in his philosophy for wealthy people that applies to low budget expats as well.