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@@ericemslie9870 Merry Christmas and happy holidays. Your friend is right. Easy to believe. Hard to live. That's the discipline.

Merry Christmas!

It takes some flexibility. And my training with horrible people in Los Angeles for 20 years didn't hurt!

Biden and the Democratic party did nothing to help that. I have hope for Trump/Musk.

Thanks for the support brother 🙏 Have a Merry Christmas. I'll keep the honesty coming...

@@DavidEHarding The equity play here is buying land in the path of development that the Chinese will pay you handsomely for. But I don't know that I want to take part in flipping real estate at the cost of the Khmer people who the country belongs to. I'd rather pay my Cambodian landlord rent and let him get his come up.

Roosters and dogs. There's a chorus at 4:30 or 5 am. At least at my house, which is on the rural side. My walls are thick so I can shut it out but it doesn't bother me that much. And maybe not that bad at the riverside. I have stayed at some Kampot properties that were all peace and quiet Test and verify.

Merry Christmas brother! Every relationship here starts as a transactional one. But eventually I think you've got to find relationships where the currency is trust otherwise you end up as a salty, angry expat. Difficult? Yeah. But if I didn't beleive it were possible I would probably leave here.

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True. Also you won't be the same. Life here is in living color. The Western world can lack the sense of excitement. It's become a cool place for me to visit but I'm not sure if I could live there anymore.

If you are paying them to stay you can bank on the fact that it will cost you more.

Siem Reap is pretty great. The city in Cambodia I would suggest everyone try on for size first and foremost. My reasons for Kampot were pretty simple. It's striking distance from Phnom Penh and Saigon. My girl didn't want to move to Siem Reap. I've got a big new house for $450/month and spend most of my time there working all night, going out for groceries or dinner or planning my next trip somewhere else. The beach in Kep is also a 30 minute motorcycle ride away. Siem Reap just seems like a land-locked committment that I'm not ready for. Great choice for most retirees I would say though. Clean, modern, cheap... it's a different world than the rest of Cambodia.

@@FollowBrando Good reasons, thanks for the reply.

@@PeterGraney True - most girls only see relationships through a transactional lens. Applying a Western model of romance usually will end poorly.

I would like to. Cheaper here to raise them. But theres also the question of putting them through school in the US.

@@FollowBrando that ain’t no lie. International schools in Asia aren’t cheap. I’ve got a ten year old that goes to an IB international school, 4th grade is about 18k/year, 6th grade estimated to go up to 22k, 9th to graduation is 25k.

Make sure your finances are straight before committing to the life of children abroad. Asia is cheap but many people go running back home when they realize the cost of a good international school in Asia is equal to many state universities back home…instead of 4 year degree you get to look forward 13 for an IB diploma.

@@jasonclark7049 Yeah, thats a real thing. I have a Cambodia friend who has been in the States for the last 30+ years. He brought his 15 year old daughter here. Not only is she unhappy about it but it's costing him 12k a year just for a school he isn't embarrassed to send her to. Realistically I think you could raise kids here until age 5 or 6 then you've got to put them in a 20k/year school or head back home.

@@jasonclark7049 Yep, that sounds on par with a good private school back home. What most of my friends in LA pay for their kids school unless they are really super fancy.

An empty bottle of it. Holiday spirits.

@@FollowBrandoI understand that. Cheers and Merry Christmas.

Most of those properties are bought by people that understand they’re just paying rent in advance.

@jasonclark7049 Cheers brother. Merry Christmas!

@@jasonclark7049 And yeah I've started to get that - when are you coming back? Hard to maintain the friendships.

@@mrjonlamb Yeah me and myself haha.

@ I must stack furniture to block the door when I fall into that rabbit hole-no telling where I would end up. Merry Christmas. One thing is for sure. No one is coming to visit. I lived in Colombia for years, a 3-hour flight. One person (a degen) visited me. People are too busy and feel connected through digital fantasies, not experiences. I love your content, and I hope we can run one day with a team of support staff to keep us out of jail and hydrated. ✌️

Thanks brother - I appreciate that. I'll keep the videos coming at least for while and see what happens with the channel. Stay tuned...

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I may get back there next week. Stay tuned...

Yeah? Is the public healthcare in Malaysia pretty decent and inexpensive? I don't know anything about Malaysian hopsitals.

Lived in Mexico and Colombia. I just couldn't see a life there. There's really no such thing as a tourist murder rate in Southeast Asia as there is in that part of the world. I just came to the conclusion that Latin American people will not learn to behave for several generations. If ever.

@@FollowBrando Thanks for your insight. I've asked the question of a a bunch of American expat in Asia (Asia vs LatAm) and safety is a huge factor, the other big one is language, at least for the guys in the PH and the big cities in Asia where spoken English is widespread enough.

@@GregPorto1 A lot of guys do like Philippines for the English. It's too much of a dirty s-hole for me to consider it though.

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You can always spot the expat hangouts by the real motocycles parked out front. There's a dirt bike track in Saigon and all of Northern Thailand is one big Moto GP ride. The XR is pretty popular in Cambodia because of all the dirt roads and mountains. Yeah bikes here can be a fun part of your life.

There are some good ones. Hard to find in HCMC in my experience. Where and how did you meet your wife?

@FollowBrando at church. We are Catholic. There's no point chasing someone of a completely different culture. We are both Catholics and that is more important than anything else. We don't drink, smoke or anything else. I work full time and we have a very normal life. My wife and her family hate karaoke. We have a church community of good friends. A lot of guys come here for a traditional woman but end up fucking around with westernised materialistic girls.

@@trianglehat6994 That's great - a good role model for other guys to follow if they're Catholic. I know the faith is strong with some Vietnamese. Congrats to you for finding a Vietnamese woman and her family who hate karaoke! Good on you brother. Thanks for the details - it may lead some guys in the right direction.

@@trianglehat6994 I know that the Catholic faith is pretty strong with some Vietnamese and your way of meeting an actual wife sounds like a great role model. The materialistic women there are too far gone for any man to build a relationship/life partnership with. And congrats for finding a woman and her family in Vietnam who hate Karaoke. THAT is quite an achievement. Thanks for your story. I hope it can lead other men the right way.

Few hours to Sihanoukville by train or bus then a speedferry that takes about 45 minutes to the island. Door to door it's about 6 hours.

also fine white powder LOL

Ha yeah if only it were the real thing laying around on the beach I might not have left.

Good to know. That D7 hospital is the go to place for many in Saigon. My guess is that you're walking a lot more when you visit since the car gets removed from the equation.

There's no Nana Plaza or Soi Cowboy in Cambodia, no big GoGo bars except Croco - the best place to visit. Nice gentlemen's club with bottle service and bathroom attendants and solid management keeping things civilized. Girls dancing on the bar, good crowd, very few of the dirty sexpats there. I think they charge you $20 to take the girls out. Most everything else is pretty low rent - dollar beer and Karaoke joints that could use a good coating of bleach.

@FollowBrando Thank for your response that helps alot!

Smart plan! Early detection saves a lot of money and pain later on. And that's a lot of sleep. I envy you.

@@FollowBrando Early detection is a must for those of us who self insure. Specially in SEA where it costs peanuts to get detailed exams. Waiting until something breaks is too risky for me given that I don't have insurance.

@@Kam_Abroad_FT Best plan I think for most of us here who aren't already falling apart. I had the yearly checkups in the states but I'm gonna do them in Thailand at Phayathai. According to my primary care guy back home I was the healthiest 50 year old in his database. Keeping that track record going seems like a worthy fight. Thanks again brother, your experience and insight is always on point!

@@FollowBrando did you avoid drugs your whole life? How?

@@EvanFilm Not at all. I lived in LA for most of my adult life and worked in film & tv. You can't escape the Hollywood Hills all-night parties. What's kept me sane and healthy is that I work out almost every day and avoid eating things that come in a can, box or plastic bag. I'm aging pretty well as my 52nd birthday approaches. It's because of diet and exercise. Not from abstinence. I don't know how to do that.

Health and fitness certainly are a good insurance policy. Along with paying as you go for outpatient services. That combo seems to be the standard healthcare plan for most physically fit expats. Thanks for the comment!

Thanks brother! Life around the world can be fun for the weekend travel vlogger eating fried ice cream. But its another story when reality sets in. I'll try to tell that story as best I can...

@@FollowBrando Yes great work and point; thats why it’s clear to me that your travel experience, street smarts and dating IQ is better than most content creators out there…hope your audience multiplies 1000 fold and expands to other social media platforms. This lays the ground work for others who like to travel and date abroad…nothing but respect!

Losts of expats and sexpats in Thailand haha.

That's a pretty good itinerary and probably the best way to experiene Cambodia - get in and out of Siem Reap from a trip to Thailand. The Angkor Wat park pass is now about $40/day and the sunrise crowds are pretty thick. I still enjoyed the place - this was only a few weeks ago - and would suggest everyone coming for a tour of Southeast Asia include Siem Reap on their trip. Thanks for sharing!

Vung Tau is pretty great. Sleepy little beach city but it's a great place to chill.

The Bogota/NYC parallel is a good one. I had the same experience in Medellin - met some great people but won't return. Bogota I would go back to.

I may figure that out in a future video. Quickest way from Kampot to Saigon. I know there is a bus/boat to Phu Quoc also. And a new international port in Kampot Kep.

​@@FollowBrando Thx! Sub'd

Bitter bar fly, yep that's a pretty good description of many expats! Easy enough to avoid with a hobby or activity or a lot of travel.

I hear the Olympic Pool is pretty great. I'm back in PP for the week and may swim there. I like to try a different workout every day and the pool sounds like a good one.

That's an inspiring story and one that can serve as a good role model for others. Bringing your health and fitness routine with you to Southeast Asia is the best way to prevent rotting and rusting in retirement as I describe in the video. Good for you - keep it up and I'll see you over here on the dark side of the moon...

Back in the 80’s to early 2000’s, the USDA recommended diet was lots of carbs, some proteins with little fat and little cholesterol. Being of an Asian descent, I thought I was eating the healthiest food - lots of rice, vegetables, and some proteins. The US started to see obesity epidemic along with an alarming rate of diabetes. Experts were lying to us. We have to be our own advocates when it comes to health.

@@LearnliveLove-m3i That's for sure. "Expert" advice keeps changing. I just avoid everything I can that comes in boxes, cans or plastic packaging. Thanks for the comment!

Haha yeah the Thai wife gave my friend a whole extra inning of his career!

I agree with you all the way. At frist I thought Cambodia and Philippines were about the same as far as developing countries go. Now I know they are worlds apart. I like my life in Cambodia and would recommend others try it out. I spent a few weeks in the Philippines and don't plan to return except maybe for the beaches/nature or to visit friends who love the place for the dirty cheap women. See you in Cambodia!