Running Out Of Money. Need Advice.

[Bundooman]

On 11/11/2024 at 8:46 PM, RSD1 said:

I wouldn't waste any time feeling bad for this guy just because he's good at making videos begging for sympathy. The guy is slumming around Southeast Asia when he should be back home with a job. 
 

If you wanna spend your time, feeling bad for people who are in unfortunate situations, then you can worry about all the millions of people whose lives have been recently destroyed by war in the Middle East. That's what I would call bad luck. Not this guy who isn't even trying to better himself. 

Well put.

I tried to listen to this video but he reminded me of Trump - he didn't seem to finish a sentence and I was unclear as to how, where or when all his troubles began, continued at and because of what? 

I fell asleep and stirred after he finished.

I've been living here in Thailand for 20 years. Prior to that I backpacked throughout Asia and I was in my 50s and early 60s. It was up to me to safeguard my travel, visa, money, plans, etc., and I didn't go whining on FB or anywhere else, simply because it didn't exist at that time.

Sorry to say that this guy is a loser and needs to take a long hard look at himself and get back home to sort himself out.

He never mentioned family, but they should be his first contact. 

[newnative]

Get a job.  Be responsible.  Don't travel if you can't afford it.  

[georgegeorgia]

1 minute ago, newnative said:

Get a job.  Be responsible.  Don't travel if you can't afford it.  

I think we must always show "indignity" to this and "discourse"  ourselves 

Thankyou to the guys who posted these 2 new words recently 

[rattlesnake]

From his YouTube description:

 

My name is Scotty Asher, known on the Internet as "Scotty Bear," a nickname given to me by a dear friend. Currently experiencing homelessness in the US from the High cost of rent, I decided to embark on an adventure and purchased a one-way ticket to South East Asia. Now, I'm drifting around the continent, trying to escape my past while making a living freelancing and living as frugally as possible. By day, I'm an internet marketer and artist, sharing my nomad journey and experiences through my YouTube channel. Join me as I navigate the highs and lows of life on the road, chasing dreams, and finding myself in the most unexpected places on earth.

 

So he's an idealist. Most idealists are in their 20s but he is in his 40s. If people were to give him money, say $2000, would he use it to go back to the US and land back on his feet? No, he would spend it here and make a video about it.

[GinBoy2]

On 11/11/2024 at 3:55 PM, Woke to Sounds of Horking said:

Wondering if this fella is describing his actual life or is playing a character on YooToob.  Sounds unpleasant either way.

 

And he appears to be suffering from marijuana withdrawal.

 

Even if he's pushing 50 there have got to be suitable jobs available for this fella back in the US.

He's just a grifter.

 

Even with no skills he could go home and get a job.

 

I work in the airline biz on the ramp. Terrible money but easy, if a little physical.

 

Somehow all the kids that work for me can afford to live in an apartment, own a car, feed themselves.

 

I don't believe a single one of them lives in a cardboard box under a freeway overpass in fear for their life!

 

Maybe he wouldn't be able to afford to live in Manhattan or San Francisco, but there are a thousand more cities where he could work and live a decent life 'if' he wanted to work

Edited November 13 by GinBoy2

[georgegeorgia]

10 minutes ago, GinBoy2 said:

work in the airline biz on the ramp

You are the one who smiles and greets customers going up the ramp on/off  to the plane ?

 

You people are actors and not sincere 

 

 

Edited November 13 by georgegeorgia

[JimTripper]

6 minutes ago, GinBoy2 said:

He's just a grifter.

 

Even with no skills he could go home and get a job.

 

I work in the airline biz on the ramp. Terrible money but easy, if a little physical.

 

Somehow all the kids that work for me can afford to live in an apartment, own a car, feed themselves.

 

I don't believe a single one of them lives in a cardboard box under a freeway overpass in fear for their life!

 

Maybe he wouldn't be able to afford to live in Manhattan or San Francisco, but there are a thousand more cities where he could work and live a decent life 'if' he wanted to work

Not a drifter?

 

Are you old enough to remember Kwai Chang Caine from the 70's Kung Fu series?

 

A wandering monk who got into adventures. He was broke also but always found his way. Maybe this is who he is trying to emulate. A lot of us grew up on this stuff and he would be in that age bracket.

 

 

 

 

 

[GinBoy2]

Just now, georgegeorgia said:

You are the one who smiles and greets customers going up the ramp on to the plane ?

I do that, check you in, and chuck your bags in to the cargo bins, unload them and get them to claim

 

Don't piss of the rampers or your bags may be lost forever lol

[georgegeorgia]

Yes !!!

I'm sick of you people trying to charge me for extra weight on my bag !

If my baggage is 40kg limit ,so what if it's a few kilos over 

I had a big argument with a Qantas check in Bangkok last time 

I'm flying business class ,I'm a VIP !

You know how many times I have flown Qantas over the years ,I practically paid for the tyres on the aircraft 

 

Edited November 13 by georgegeorgia

[Nick Carter icp]

1 minute ago, georgegeorgia said:

Yes !!!

I'm sick of you people trying to charge me for extra weight on my bag !

If my baggage is 40kg limit ,so what if it's a few kilos over 

I had a big argument with a Qantas check in Bangkok last time 

 

   You have to pay for extra baggage , why did you want it for free ?

Why didn't you make that your bag was the correct weight ?

[georgegeorgia]

2 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   You have to pay for extra baggage , why did you want it for free ?

Why didn't you make that your bag was the correct weight ?

I bought a while ton of 50 baht t shirts from the second hand market in Pattaya that's why 

I'm a important business class passenger surely they can oversee a few kilos !!! 

[Nick Carter icp]

6 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

I bought a while ton of 50 baht t shirts from the second hand market in Pattaya that's why 

I'm a important business class passenger surely they can oversee a few kilos !!! 

 

  Why are you using georges account ?

[georgegeorgia]

I don't like to get off topic but as Ginboy mentioned he is a check in counter person for a airline 

 

These people are actors smiling and pretending to be nice 

 

What I ALWAYS do once they have put the tag on the suitcase and placed it on the scales conveyor belt is to stop them and re check the tag myself 

 

Is the destination right I ask before looking at the tag they stapled onto my suitcase handle 

 

They dont like it 

 

Apart from the accusing me of having overweight baggage they seem always forget my fast track pass.to get through immigration 

 

Two times in 3 years they have lost my baggage and I proceeded to tell the person at check in this last month 

 

Do without them soon hopefully with the new E check in 

 

 

Edited November 13 by georgegeorgia

[Olmate]

6 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

I don't like to get off topic but as Ginboy mentioned he is a check in counter person for a airline 

 

These people are actors smiling and pretending to be nice 

 

What I ALWAYS do once they have put the tag on the suitcase and placed it on the scales conveyor belt is to stop them and re check the tag myself 

 

Is the destination right I ask before looking at the tag they stapled onto my suitcase handle 

 

They dont like it 

 

Apart from the accusing me of having overweight baggage they seem always forget my fast track pass.to get through immigration 

 

Two times in 3 years they have lost my baggage and I proceeded to tell the person at check in this last month 

 

Do without them soon hopefully with the new E check in 

 

 

Your a "magic carpet traveller" boyG, nothing you dribble relates to reality.However the 'acting and pretending'comment you made is your forte'! 

[Metapod]

the guy said he hasn't had a job in over 15 years. He is a <deleted> bum.

[Metapod]

On 11/12/2024 at 5:41 PM, Chris Daley said:

Just become a teacher.  They literally accept anyone these days.  The druggies, the alcoholics, the pedos.  CRB checks only do Thailand not the country of origin.  Most teachers I know don't have a degree.  They want clowns not educated people.

 

Get a job you lazy bum.

 

He said in the video that he hasn't had a job in over 15 years and it is preferable to be poor in asia than go back to the US and try to work and get a job. 

 

He has no intention of working. He is a gambling addicted loser.

[Woke to Sounds of Horking]

On 11/12/2024 at 1:52 AM, Phillip9 said:

Many businesses are so desperate for workers they will hire anyone with a pulse.  It's quite easy for even the homeless to find work in the US.

I think the challenge is: Can your income, whatever your job (let's say menial work / day labour) cover your living expenses, no matter how basic you're living?

 

I know back in the 70s-early 2000s, even a basic low paying job would cover one's basic necessities like shelter, food, transport (public) and basic clothing.

 

That's another reason why there hasn't been any great art (e.g. music) produced since the 1990s: no one in the USA can afford to be an artist anymore.

[georgegeorgia]

11 hours ago, Metapod said:

the guy said he hasn't had a job in over 15 years. He is a <deleted> bum.

Maybe he is on the disability pension 

America apparently pay their citizens disability pension even when overseas unlike Australia 

[Woke to Sounds of Horking]

On 11/12/2024 at 3:20 AM, impulse said:

Many of us are 1 bad bank hack, one bad health issue, or some other factor outside of our control from being skint. 

The problem with the North American mentality - including the so called American Dream -  is that people really truly believe they are in control of every aspect of their lives. Manifest your reality? hahahahahahaahahahahahahhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaa............

 

You are one stroke of bad effing luck away from your world shattering to pieces. Most people can't comprehend that.

Edited November 14 by Woke to Sounds of Horking
clarity.

[georgegeorgia]

14 hours ago, Olmate said:

Your a "magic carpet traveller" boyG, nothing you dribble relates to reality.However the 'acting and pretending'comment you made is your forte'! 

At least I life and have been overseas twice in 2024 to 3 different countries 

 

You should of worked more then you could of travelled too , now your jealous , lol,living in ya aged old pension 

 

I'm travelling again in 3 months ..booo hoo...booo hooo ..old man ! Lol 

Edited November 14 by georgegeorgia

[Olmate]

Ripper response 'mopsy', bs tho as normal, a while back you bleated your on $5 anhour!  Either way the 3 countries you "visited", (2 while in transit to the LOS), are my weekend getaways😂. We,re off to Perth this weekend G, (business class), mite catch up with u then for some prexmas banter.Cheers big ears! 

[RSD1]

20 hours ago, rattlesnake said:

So he's an idealist.

Nope, he's just a grifter. 

[nikmar]

7 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

At least I life and have been overseas twice in 2024 to 3 different countries 

 

You should of worked more then you could of travelled too , now your jealous , lol,living in ya aged old pension 

 

I'm travelling again in 3 months ..booo hoo...booo hooo ..old man ! Lol 

 

 

 

I do like your posts George, I feel like you cured me of my inferiority complex.

[GinBoy2]

On 11/13/2024 at 2:33 AM, georgegeorgia said:

You are the one who smiles and greets customers going up the ramp on/off  to the plane ?

 

You people are actors and not sincere 

 

 

You don't get it.

 

People lose their minds when they enter an airport.

 

I've had drunks at 6am, but apparently it's 5pm somewhere in the world.

 

I've been spat at when someone shows up after the boarding is complete and doors are closed

 

Verbal tirades are par for the course

 

And of course we're in the middle of a blizzard planes can't land and you have  a spittle spewing woman screaming at you saying she has to be in Chicago by 2pm for her daughters wedding. 

 

Well you know what, it's February, plan to travel a couple of days ahead, cos surprise surprise planes don't land or take off when a runway is covered in snow

 

My favorite was the crazy preacher who barged past the gate agent through the security door onto the ramp, plane was pushing, because he had a sermon to preach that night in TX.

He ended up in jail for the night! 

 

Yeah, people are idiots in airport. Just read terms of carriage when you book the ticket and you'll be fine.

 

But don't blame the person checking you in if you don't follow the conditions. At check in very little they can do the override the software

Edited November 14 by GinBoy2

[simon43]

I had a look at his website.  He obviously has some skills in creating websites, social marketing etc.  But his fees are crazy!!  With competition from low-cost countries (India, Philippines etc), he needs to divide his fees by a factor of 10....

[Dave0206]

On 11/13/2024 at 4:59 PM, georgegeorgia said:

I don't like to get off topic but as Ginboy mentioned he is a check in counter person for a airline 

 

These people are actors smiling and pretending to be nice 

 

What I ALWAYS do once they have put the tag on the suitcase and placed it on the scales conveyor belt is to stop them and re check the tag myself 

 

Is the destination right I ask before looking at the tag they stapled onto my suitcase handle 

 

They dont like it 

 

Apart from the accusing me of having overweight baggage they seem always forget my fast track pass.to get through immigration 

 

Two times in 3 years they have lost my baggage and I proceeded to tell the person at check in this last month 

 

Do without them soon hopefully with the new E check in 

 

 

Your new E check in will automatically refuse your overweight bag and since you love to buy 50 baht t shirts maybe you need to buy half a tonne or lose the superiority attitude @ check in often works wonders 😉 

[JimTripper]

Here's an update for those who are interested:

 

[Briggsy]

I can't stand more of this guy. I refuse to watch it. 😴

[MarkyM3]

On 11/18/2024 at 4:52 AM, JimTripper said:

Here's an update for those who are interested:

 

Says he has "clients" back in the US but while also saying he's broker than ever. Probably just earning enough from them to cover low cost flights to circulate around various countries to avoid being chucked out for staying in one place too long and pay for bottom dollar accommodation and dining.  

 

By sounds of it, he's the author of his own misfortune if he doesn't want to pay his way properly i.e. work in farangland in your chosen career during your prime earning years, visiting Asia when you can with the goal of  retiring there in a financially sound position in your 50s or early 60s. Or, move to Asia at a younger age but on the proviso you've got good enough skills to develop a proper career or your own business, online or otherwise, which leaves you in a similar position and not without 2 pennies to rub together come your late 40s. 

 

Everyone's had misfortunes in life, medical, personal or otherwise. I've had my share. It's how you respond that counts and being realistic as well. This guy has no real life plan and will be screwed in the not-to-distant future. He just seems oblivious or not bothered about it. 

 

There was a case on here some time back about a UK guy, a bit older than this one, who'd run out of luck in Asia after years overseas and had to go home and throw himself on the mercy of social services. Wasn't a pretty picture. From what I can tell, the US safety net is somewhat less than the UK so he's potentially in a dire position if there's no family or friends to fall back on.

Edited Tuesday at 11:23 PM by MarkyM3

[BKKBike09]

On 11/12/2024 at 12:56 PM, Freddy42OZ said:

Despite what the video portrays, he's probably doing ok.  I think it's all an act.

His YouTube channel should be monetized given he has more than the required number of subscribers and is most likely getting enough watch hours to qualify.  

I doubt you or anyone else bothered to do any digging.  Check out his website - https://scottrasher.com/

 

I'm with you on that assessment. I stopped watching the vid when he made the laughable comment (at 04:07) "I found an opening in my schedule"! Priceless.

 

Rocks up at his destination (I'm guessing Phils) and only has about USD 10-12 but still buys a coffee at the airport. I guess then he walked into town?

 

His web site makes clear he's all about digital biz and monetising his online activities.

 

 

His Channel: