Breaking point in Thailand

[telldem]

This guy used to be a nice guy. Now he's broke in Bangkok with a wife and 3 kids. Listen to his rant. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60slELcLteU

[NeverSure]

"Listen to his rant."

Why? "Failing to plan is planning to fail."

[Hardened Spanker]

What a bunch of self-pitying crap,if you have no job go back to America and get one you useless,lazy loser!

[thailandbeachisland]

Why do I feel nothing ?

[scubascuba3]

What a bunch of self-pitying crap,if you have no job go back to America and get one you useless,lazy loser!

He can't go back to America, he has no money, can't even afford a razor

[scubascuba3]

"Listen to his rant."

Why? "Failing to plan is planning to fail."

Did you watch the video? He lost his job over here.

[ToddWeston]

Note to self - rice, soya sauce and green papaya doesn't do much for ones diet, I also assumed God fearing folk didn't use the F bomb as frequently.

At first I thought why doesn't he get a job as an English teacher then around the 30 second mark I realised why ......

Seriously if a Thai can sell BBQ on ever street corner surely his wife could wide could bring in enough cash to feed the family, oh wait she's is bed with his brother.

Should be an interesting thread when he surfaces here.

[kikoman]

People have problems all around the world, No food, no job, no house to live in, no opportunity to fine a job, lose their home, self respect and family. He did not plan for his future and set aside money for emergencies, his failure to plan resulted in being unable to deal with his problems.

While one can understand his feelings, his problem is not a public problem and the answer to his bad luck can only be dealt with in a few ways. He can go back to his home country, or have those in his family that can work legally in Thailand , to take their turn and support the family.

If he is looking for a helping hand, when he does find one, it will be attached to his own arm.

I wish him luck and patience!

Cheers

[telldem]

The reason why I posted this is to show how things can go pear-shaped in a hurry( not sure if that's the right term, I see it on here a lot), no matter how long you've lived here. And also to help this guy with some good friendly advice.

I was dumbfounded on how this happened to such a nice person and how his personality changed so dramatically....For those of you who have slow internet, this is a 27 minute video (and believe me, it will keep your interest throughout) of a portly fellow from the USA that has been living in Thailand for 13 years. From looking at his past videos on youtube, he seems to be a jolly, God fearing Christian,good husband, good father; someone who could easily be one of your closest friends. Anyway, Things take a turn for the worse when he loses his job, and depletes his savings. As if he didn't have enough problems, his unemployed younger brother comes over for a visit from the U.S to see if he can make it in Thailand like his big brother. After the brother had stayed a week, one night, the portly fellow goes up stairs and discovers the shock of his life, his younger brother trying to have sex with his wife, while his 3 kids are asleep nearby. He goes on a profanity laced rant throughout the rest of the video about how he's a "dead man walking", how all his friends deserted him by not lending him money and he hates his life, he hates living in Thailand and that its like a "prison." Basically, he wishes he were dead.

My advice to him is to stop spending all that energy feeling sorry for yourself and worrying about what other people have and just focus on your family. Go back to church and Have faith that things will turn around. From one of your other videos,your kids are adorable and did a Thai-commercial that was aired on TV. You could be their agent and get them more bookings, Tutor English, sell stuff on the street with your wife....

Anybody have anymore ideas?

[Hardened Spanker]

The reason why I posted this is to show how things can go pear-shaped in a hurry( not sure if that's the right term, I see it on here a lot), no matter how long you've lived here. And also to help this guy with some good friendly advice.

I was dumbfounded on how this happened to such a nice person and how his personality changed so dramatically....For those of you who have slow internet, this is a 27 minute video (and believe me, it will keep your interest throughout) of a portly fellow from the USA that has been living in Thailand for 13 years. From looking at his past videos on youtube, he seems to be a jolly, God fearing Christian,good husband, good father; someone who could easily be one of your closest friends. Anyway, Things take a turn for the worse when he loses his job, and depletes his savings. As if he didn't have enough problems, his unemployed younger brother comes over for a visit from the U.S to see if he can make it in Thailand like his big brother. After the brother had stayed a week, one night, the portly fellow goes up stairs and discovers the shock of his life, his younger brother trying to have sex with his wife, while his 3 kids are asleep nearby. He goes on a profanity laced rant throughout the rest of the video about how he's a "dead man walking", how all his friends deserted him by not lending him money and he hates his life, he hates living in Thailand and that its like a "prison." Basically, he wishes he were dead.

My advice to him is to stop spending all that energy feeling sorry for yourself and worrying about what other people have and just focus on your family. Go back to church and Have faith that things will turn around. From one of your other videos,your kids are adorable and did a Thai-commercial that was aired on TV. You could be their agent and get them more bookings, Tutor English, sell stuff on the street with your wife....

Anybody have anymore ideas?

"this is a 27 minute video (and believe me, it will keep your interest throughout)"

It kept my attention for all of 30 seconds,at which point I'd had more than enough of the fat,whiny loser and turned it off!

[scubascuba3]

The reason why I posted this is to show how things can go pear-shaped in a hurry( not sure if that's the right term, I see it on here a lot), no matter how long you've lived here. And also to help this guy with some good friendly advice.

I was dumbfounded on how this happened to such a nice person and how his personality changed so dramatically....For those of you who have slow internet, this is a 27 minute video (and believe me, it will keep your interest throughout) of a portly fellow from the USA that has been living in Thailand for 13 years. From looking at his past videos on youtube, he seems to be a jolly, God fearing Christian,good husband, good father; someone who could easily be one of your closest friends. Anyway, Things take a turn for the worse when he loses his job, and depletes his savings. As if he didn't have enough problems, his unemployed younger brother comes over for a visit from the U.S to see if he can make it in Thailand like his big brother. After the brother had stayed a week, one night, the portly fellow goes up stairs and discovers the shock of his life, his younger brother trying to have sex with his wife, while his 3 kids are asleep nearby. He goes on a profanity laced rant throughout the rest of the video about how he's a "dead man walking", how all his friends deserted him by not lending him money and he hates his life, he hates living in Thailand and that its like a "prison." Basically, he wishes he were dead.

My advice to him is to stop spending all that energy feeling sorry for yourself and worrying about what other people have and just focus on your family. Go back to church and Have faith that things will turn around. From one of your other videos,your kids are adorable and did a Thai-commercial that was aired on TV. You could be their agent and get them more bookings, Tutor English, sell stuff on the street with your wife....

Anybody have anymore ideas?

"this is a 27 minute video (and believe me, it will keep your interest throughout)"

It kept my attention for all of 30 seconds,at which point I'd had more than enough of the fat,whiny loser and turned it off!

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I disagree, it kept me interested to the end, which is something I can't say for the majority of movies out.

Id like to see the follow up vid in 6 months, I won't be emailing him about it though

[Sharp]

Well wifey seems up for for extra income .

Nana or cowboy might work

Just sayin

Sent from my iPad using ThaiVisa app

[telldem]

Fast Forward to the 9:00 mark and you will think otherwise.

[FWIW]

What a bunch of self-pitying crap,if you have no job go back to America and get one you useless,lazy loser!

He can't go back to America, he has no money, can't even afford a razor

But he does have a lap top, and presumably an internet connection.....

Seems he is in a very dark place, but blaming everyone else is not the way to go. From the Vid he has a fair bit of teaching experience - I am surprised that he cannot get a teaching gig anywhere - from all I know, they are not that difficut to get.

Sell the lap top, buy some razor blades, and hit the streets for schools and language centers. And lose the earing.

[kurnell]

The reason why I posted this is to show how things can go pear-shaped in a hurry( not sure if that's the right term, I see it on here a lot), no matter how long you've lived here. And also to help this guy with some good friendly advice.

I was dumbfounded on how this happened to such a nice person and how his personality changed so dramatically....For those of you who have slow internet, this is a 27 minute video (and believe me, it will keep your interest throughout) of a portly fellow from the USA that has been living in Thailand for 13 years. From looking at his past videos on youtube, he seems to be a jolly, God fearing Christian,good husband, good father; someone who could easily be one of your closest friends. Anyway, Things take a turn for the worse when he loses his job, and depletes his savings. As if he didn't have enough problems, his unemployed younger brother comes over for a visit from the U.S to see if he can make it in Thailand like his big brother. After the brother had stayed a week, one night, the portly fellow goes up stairs and discovers the shock of his life, his younger brother trying to have sex with his wife, while his 3 kids are asleep nearby. He goes on a profanity laced rant throughout the rest of the video about how he's a "dead man walking", how all his friends deserted him by not lending him money and he hates his life, he hates living in Thailand and that its like a "prison." Basically, he wishes he were dead.

My advice to him is to stop spending all that energy feeling sorry for yourself and worrying about what other people have and just focus on your family. Go back to church and Have faith that things will turn around. From one of your other videos,your kids are adorable and did a Thai-commercial that was aired on TV. You could be their agent and get them more bookings, Tutor English, sell stuff on the street with your wife....

Anybody have anymore ideas?

"this is a 27 minute video (and believe me, it will keep your interest throughout)"

It kept my attention for all of 30 seconds,at which point I'd had more than enough of the fat,whiny loser and turned it off!

You lasted 30 seconds? Hats off.

[scubascuba3]

What a bunch of self-pitying crap,if you have no job go back to America and get one you useless,lazy loser!

He can't go back to America, he has no money, can't even afford a razor

But he does have a lap top, and presumably an internet connection.....

Seems he is in a very dark place, but blaming everyone else is not the way to go. From the Vid he has a fair bit of teaching experience - I am surprised that he cannot get a teaching gig anywhere - from all I know, they are not that difficut to get.

Sell the lap top, buy some razor blades, and hit the streets for schools and language centers. And lose the earing.

I'm guessing he won't want to find a job in another town in case his wife does the you know what.

Hotels badly need English speakers, there must be ones looking for managers. There was an advert on here the other day for one in Koh Chang

[CharlieH]

Didnt even look at it, you know why ?, because if I want to listen to some loser moan about his life, I can go to any bar in Pattaya or many other places.

Everyone has a story, Life's too short. Get on with your own.

[Spaniel]

Sad story. Let's assume it's true. I don't think he helps his cause any by making such an annoying video. As other posters have mentioned their seem to be teaching positions available so one has to wonder why he hasn't been able to find one assuming in real life he isn't as annoying as he depicts himself on the video.

[Ulysses G.]

He seems like pretty typical Thai Visa poster to me.

[PeterSmiles]

He seems like pretty typical Thai Visa poster to me.

With over 34.000 posts I would think that you are classified as a typical poster.

Thanks for identifying yourself.

[Ulysses G.]

You are getting awfully defensive. Sorry for touching a nerve.

Edited December 15, 2013 by Ulysses G.

[chrisinth]

Its very difficult for me to feel sympathetic for this guy. Maybe a little harsh, but true. That he has hit the hard times seems true in his video and for that I can feel sympathy, but for his inability, over a two year period, to do nothing about it is perhaps unforgivable on his part for his family's sake.

He talks about poverty yet he is still making videos, OK, perhaps he gets some revenue from U-tube. He has had teaching experience in Thailand (up to 12 hours a week according to his rant) so why does he not pursue this avenue? Make it priority to sort his medical issues out with his first wage and then begin to sort his family life out after that? I know so many people that have taken this road over the years and the majority of those remaining seem to have adapted, a good percentage actually enjoying what they are now doing.

The hardest part of the 27 minute video for me was the amount of time he devoted to praying to his God for an answer to his problems. I have absolutely nothing against people who believe, but when they become reliant on solutions from the beyond, then they really need to get a grip on reality.

I base the above on the fact that Judd has spent the last 13 years living here, he does not have the excuse that he doesn't know how Thailand ticks. When a person finds themselves in a situation such as he does, IMHO, they do what it takes to survive, and don't (or shouldn't waste time ranting/venting on the internet.

If you are reading this Judd, the future is entirely up to you, don't waste time waiting for handouts.

[benalibina]

Well.....if i would be in the position to help the guy....i would do.

Seems like most posters till now on this thread are the 1s he is, rightfully??venting at, actually seeking support from. Well done for all the perfect planners in life who have never experienced "black snow" themself. Sad bunch of people you. For those 1s, to judge is better than try to help, especially when ur in the position to. I am far from a thailover but the thai way of dealing with the needy, on a personal way, is alot better than the judgemental western way.

[NeverSure]

"Listen to his rant."

Why? "Failing to plan is planning to fail."

Did you watch the video? He lost his job over here.

You're kidding, right? So what was his plan if he lost his job?

[benalibina]

"Listen to his rant."

Why? "Failing to plan is planning to fail."

Did you watch the video? He lost his job over here.

You're kidding, right? So what was his plan if he lost his job?

As u are such a good planner in life...where would u be if everybody else had done the same as you ?

[up-country_sinclair]

He's awfully overweight for someone who's only eaten rice, papaya and soy sauce for a month.

And there has to be a school in his area which would pay him 25-30,000 per month to work as an English teacher.

[FWIW]

The hardest part of the 27 minute video for me was the amount of time he devoted to praying to his God for an answer to his problems.

For me, the worst part was his having a go at those people who still have things, accusing them of being "greedy".

Somehow we are to blame or are responsible for his misfortune? I can asure him I have never bought myself an iPhone.

Times are tough, they really are. But I do find it incredibly difficult to believe that someone with experience of teaching in Thailand, even maybe without formal teaching credentials, can't find SOME sort of work where ever he is.

[khunpa]

What a Whimp! Never had I heard so much whining and self-pity from a grown man.

I went personal bankrupt nearly 2 years ago, while living in Bangkok, due to my previous business partners cheating me. Was left with a huge debt, that I will never be able to repay, unless I win in lottery. For months, my GF, her son and I were living of whatever little money we could get. We had nothing left and sold everything we owned of value, to live and restart our life.

Instead of sitting down doing nothing and whining, we worked like hell together to reestablish a business here and get back on track. Today, we have close to THB 700.000 saved in the bank and we are constantly growing our businesses.

That guy in the video should get off his big fat lazy ass, stop whining and start behaving like a MAN. What a Whimp! Life is hard sometimes and we all face trouble at some point. But just sitting and behaving like a baby, will bring him nowhere!

Edited December 15, 2013 by khunpa

[donniereadit]

The video was both informative & entertaining.

Most forum members are independently wealthy so they shall not need to worry about such things.

[Jingthing]

Should be required viewing for prospective expats.

The truth is he DOES feel trapped here in Thailand, mostly because of his family it seems. If he was single, I think there would be a way to get an emergency repatriation.

It can happen and it can happen to not really have anything to go back to after many years here (or anywhere really).

But at this rate he won't qualify for a new extension.

So what happens? Separated from his family? It's sad. Yes, there are millions of sad personal stories in Thailand and some of those are expats.

Edited December 15, 2013 by Jingthing