What is a digital nomads

[georgegeorgia]

I have put this is in the Community forum ,it may be the wrong forum and frankly my dear  I don't give a damn. ,was that Humphrey Bogart?

 

Now I'm very old and have no idea exactly what a digital nomad is ,but I'm thinking I would like to learn to be one so I have something to do all day if & when I retire it will be exciting 

 

I may not retire and be like some of my work colleagues who are in their 70's and millionaires in assets but keep working day after day to socialise and he just rather than sit all day in their homes alone if their partner has died etc 

 

But please can we get back to the core subjects of digital nomads !!!!

 

Quite frankly I'm scared to retire and be locked up all day and bored out of my mind in that horrid View Talay 2B in Pattaya like I was back in 2024 but that's another story 

 

But I could retire if I had something like being a digital nomad , would it be exciting?

 

I watch YouTube vids and I see them laying by a pool in Dubai or Bali with a laptop on their lap sipping a pina colada 

 

It looks exciting 

 

What is exactly a digital nomad, would they want me ?

 

 

 

 

[marin]

I doubt it as proofreading your copy is a key skill. 

[georgegeorgia]

14 minutes ago, marin said:

I doubt it as proofreading your copy is a key skill. 

You just stick to your WINE WOMEN & SONG Grandpa ,

and leave the excitement of being a digital nomad to"forever young" guys such as myself 

[CharlieH]

A digital nomad is simply a person who works remotely, either for themselves or for an organisation/company. Their physical presence is not required, just their output. Therefore as long as they have internet access and a suitable device, they are good to go.

[FriscoKid]

24 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

What is exactly a digital nomad, would they want me ?

 

A digital nomad is basically someone who travels the world, often grifting, while pretending to hold some sort of gainful employment. They sit in cafés, always purchasing the least expensive item on the menu, with a laptop open and free WiFi at the ready, occasionally typing something just so the barista doesn’t ask them to leave. Behind the scenes, they’re usually living off some form of passive income, cryptocurrency gains, or their parents’ credit card. They post photos on social media of themselves ‘working’ on the beach, even though sand and laptops famously don’t mix, and call it a career. In short, it’s like being unemployed, but with better scenery and a slightly smug looking Instagram feed, while desperately hoping other people admire them. However, it is strongly advised that you do not even consider this as a suitable vocation for yourself. Stick to what you know best. Mop till you drop!

[georgegeorgia]

4 minutes ago, FriscoKid said:

A digital nomad is basically someone who travels the world, grifting, and while pretending to hold some sort of gainful employment. They sit in cafés, always purchasing the least expensive item on the menu, with a laptop open, usually surfing the internet, occasionally typing something so the barista doesn’t ask them to leave, while secretly living off some form of passive income, cryptocurrency gains, or their parents’ credit card. They post photos on social media of themselves ‘working’ on the beach, even though sand and laptops famously don’t mix, and call it a career. In short, it’s like being unemployed, but with better scenery and a slightly smug looking Instagram feed, while desperately hoping other people admire you. However, it is strongly advised that you do not even consider this as suitable vocation for yourself. Stick to what you know best. Mop till you drop!

Yes ! It looks excitingly fantastic life

[marin]

8 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

You just stick to your WINE WOMEN & SONG Grandpa ,

and leave the excitement of being a digital nomad to"forever young" guys such as myself 

Silly old fossil say what?🤣 Proofreading is the key. 🤣

[Fat is a type of crazy]

Or a youtuber could be a digital nomad. I could see you doing that. Walking the streets of Pattaya and Jomtiem.. discussing the prison like condos or the cost of beer - doing surveys with expats about their age or lifestyle or finances. Could be entertaining. 

[FriscoKid]

30 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Quite frankly I'm scared to retire and be locked up all day and bored out of my mind in that horrid View Talay 2B in Pattaya like I was back in 2024

But you were just in Pattaya again for a month about 2 weeks ago. Oh, wait...

[Harrisfan]

14 minutes ago, Fat is a type of crazy said:

Or a youtuber could be a digital nomad. I could see you doing that. Walking the streets of Pattaya and Jomtiem.. discussing the prison like condos or the cost of beer - doing surveys with expats about their age or lifestyle or finances. Could be entertaining. 

Start with Lopburi

Walkabout Wayne is one, Paddy is one.

 

George will beat them all.

[save the frogs]

11 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Quite frankly I'm scared to retire and be locked up all day and bored out of my mind in that horrid View Talay 2B in Pattaya like I was back in 2024 but that's another story 

Yes, I think it's wise that you are scared. 

I have stopped working and I am going a bit crazy.

And I do not want to sit in bars. 

 

A digital nomad makes money online and travels. You don't need to travel. You can stay in one place. But at least you're working and keeping busy. 

 

But you need a skill to make money online. Or you can start a Youtube channel. It is best to do some kind of work or find a hobby or retirement can become dreadfully dull. 

 

 

[Gandtee]

42 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

I have put this is in the Community forum ,it may be the wrong forum and frankly my dear  I don't give a damn. ,was that Humphrey Bogart?

 

Now I'm very old and have no idea exactly what a digital nomad is ,but I'm thinking I would like to learn to be one so I have something to do all day if & when I retire it will be exciting 

 

I may not retire and be like some of my work colleagues who are in their 70's and millionaires in assets but keep working day after day to socialise and he just rather than sit all day in their homes alone if their partner has died etc 

 

But please can we get back to the core subjects of digital nomads !!!!

 

Quite frankly I'm scared to retire and be locked up all day and bored out of my mind in that horrid View Talay 2B in Pattaya like I was back in 2024 but that's another story 

 

But I could retire if I had something like being a digital nomad , would it be exciting?

 

I watch YouTube vids and I see them laying by a pool in Dubai or Bali with a laptop on their lap sipping a pina colada 

 

It looks exciting 

 

What is exactly a digital nomad, would they want me ?

 

 

 

 

You know it's not Humpty Gocart. It was Clark Gable.

[save the frogs]

11 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

But I could retire if I had something like being a digital nomad , would it be exciting?

If your health is good .... a nomadic life might be interesting ... you can rent monthly in thailand, no need to buy a condo.

 

but realistically if you're past a certain age, it's tiring to move around. digital nomad is a young man's game. 

 

 

[Ralf001]

[NativeBob]

any schmuck can call himself "digital nomad" - it is as dumb as "youtuber", "blogger", "photojournalist" and a whole lotta similar "terms". 

If I have a notebook - I'm working remotely, right?

If I travel to the nearby beachfront - I'm kinda "nomadic".

[Ralf001]

22 minutes ago, FriscoKid said:

But you were just in Pattaya again for a month about 2 weeks ago. Oh, wait...

that was the other Bob.

[FriscoKid]

2 minutes ago, NativeBob said:

any schmuck can call himself "digital nomad" - it is as dumb as "youtuber", "blogger", "photojournalist" and a whole lotta similar "terms". 

If I have a notebook - I'm working remotely, right?

If I travel to the nearby beachfront - I'm kinda "nomadic".

Influencer!

[Harrisfan]

9 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

If your health is good .... a nomadic life might be interesting ... you can rent monthly in thailand, no need to buy a condo.

 

but realistically if you're past a certain age, it's tiring to move around. digital nomad is a young man's game. 

 

 

Moving around is easy if you travel light and are fit.

[Packer]

Working remotely for MNCs and in the oil and gas, manufacturing, industrial design sectors etc. 

 

My Thai wife was head hunted by a MNC while doing her PhD in the States, she's been with them since, she recently went back to work in their US based HQ, but for a number of years previously was working remotely as we traveled the world. 

 

 

1 hour ago, georgegeorgia said:

would they want me ?

 

What is your highest professional qualification and industry? 

[Ralf001]

2 minutes ago, Packer said:

 

What is your highest professional qualification and industry? 

He is a jantitor working in a government hospital.

[bkk6060]

Never had a real job losers.

Put "digital nomad" on a resume kick them out the door.

[worgeordie]

George you could be an Internet influencer ,not sure what you could

influence ,but look into it ,you could be a Digital Influencer ,good luck...

 

regards worgeordie 

[Chalky0w]

Ok, I’ll bite…

 

Originally, and the “truest” form of being a digital nomad is someone that travels enough so they don’t become tax resident in any country.  

 

The term has been loosened more recently to include anyone that works remotely while travelling.

 

I pay corporation tax and personal tax in the UK but can work anywhere so fit the second definition but not the first.

 

To address some other misconceptions by other posters:

• Not all digital nomads are cheap. I charge my clients over £1000 a day i.e. equivalent of over 40,000baht a day so don’t work very much but can spend what I want. 
• Not all digital nomads are “influencers” walking around with cameras. Other types include consultants (me), traders (shares, commodities, currencies), software engineers, etc. 
• Not all digital nomads have never had a proper job. I worked full time for over 20 years in a number of major international companies before I’d built up the experience, contacts and financial security to set up my own business.

[Gottfrid]

3 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

What is exactly a digital nomad, would they want me ?

Do you think Digital Nomad is a company that hires people? You need to have a certain skillset that is able to be applied online. Like making websites, be a youtuber, running affiliate business, or drop shipping. You might be a SEO expert on off-page, on-page or technical SEO. Run an online store......and so on. As a digital nomad you will run your own business online.

[Gottfrid]

2 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

Never had a real job losers.

Put "digital nomad" on a resume kick them out the door.

What the F-k are you posting? Old age thinking! Have a "real job" with steady monthly salary. Really? That went out the door when the dinosaurs was extinct. A real job? So, sitting working online as a consultant is not a real job? What have you been doing in you life? Working in a car factory, as a painter in the Union or shop clerk? I sincerely hope it gave you enough money to talk like you do. I am making 450k baht per month sitting as an online consultant. If that is not a real work, how do you figure?

[BangkokReady]

2 hours ago, save the frogs said:

digital nomad is a young man's game

 

Indeed.  It's my perception that a lot of digital nomads are basically in the late teens/early twenties phase, where there is little pressure to really achieve anything and they don't have any responsibility, but do have lots of time and energy.  They then pretend that this fact, coupled with the fact that they are working online and travelling on a budget, means they are achieving something amazing in life.

 

Nothing wrong with doing any of this, just the whole "look at my amazing digital nomad lifestyle that I have made for myself" thing, while essentially being on an extended gap-year, is a little annoying.

[BangkokReady]

6 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

I am making 450k baht per month sitting as an online consultant

 

That's 15K per day.  How the hell do you make that?

[save the frogs]

11 hours ago, BangkokReady said:

while essentially being on an extended gap-year, is a little annoying.

no, some people pull it off as they literally have real jobs that allow them to work online.

on my flight here recently, a guy on the plane said his company lets him work anywhere. 

i think he manages an IT team and it can all be done remotely. 

I never had a job like that, but it's a relatively new phenomenon.

Other people are trying their luck with "drop shipping from Amazon" and don't do so well. 

 

[Harrisfan]

2 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

 

That's 15K per day.  How the hell do you make that?

By making it up.

[Airalee]

3 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

 

That's 15K per day.  How the hell do you make that?

 

1 minute ago, Harrisfan said:

By making it up.