Isn't that amazing? It's like the victimhood politics that have people in the west fuming about stuff that happened 200-400 years ago is lost on the Vietnamese, arguably one of the most victimized peoples on Earth, after a generation.
It's important to remember that America's involvement in Vietnam was only one of many invasions the country endured and defeated. China has been invading Vietnam for 1000 years. France occupied and exploited Vietnam for over 80 years before being defeated in 1954. Japan invaded and occupied Vietnam during WWII before being expelled in 1945. After the American war, Cambodia invaded Vietnam sparking another 10 year war. Then China invaded again in 1979. In 1966 Ho Chi Minh made the following quote in an interview that illustrates the Vietamese attitude toward war " If they (the Americans) want to make war for 20 years then we shall make war for 20 years. If they want to make peace, we shall make peace and invite them to tea afterwards." Vietnam has made peace with America and now it's "Tea Time" for Americans here in Vietnam.
As a Vietnamese American who left in 1975, I find most Vietnamese Americans still resent the new Socialist Government of VN, and only because of the past. It's like the Southerners resentment of the North after the Civil War. But as I am someone who has lived in VN for the past 12 years, I must say, people here are super kind. The people are very forgiving, just don't criticise any part of VN. They do not take condescndening jokes lightly, which was what I had to get used to as an immigrant in America now living here.
that should be to go where you respect and expect to be respected. a place you have never been doesn't know you or wants you. you go where you are treated best and not just tolerated. that is the same as not welcomed, but you force your way in by using certain games....
I would go out and have drinks after work in Vietnam. Just about every night someone would invite me over to their house for dinner. Hanoi is one of the most friendly places I have ever been. Work there for about 2 weeks and cannot wait to go back.
I really appreciate this perspective. I'm a discarded 59 yo single dad from the USA doing an exploratory trip in Vietnam. Men in the USA are not only discarded by the corporate system, but by the culture, family court system, and women who mine resources until they have their $5k/month lifestyle assured without working. I came here based on Susan Cain's Book "Quiet," which discusses four countries where introverts are respected and heard, unlike the USA where they are treated like left handed children in Japan. I find the culture and people to be open, welcoming, generous, kind, and gracious but doubt I'll ever be able to get far with the language.
@@VagabondAwake @lakelvp Brother what are the other three countries? Is Mexico on the list? I live there and like it... but, hehehe, but feel the travel bug upon me so much these days.
Love your summary fellow introverted friend…I desperately want to fly away but a couple of big responsibilities need to be completed. Wish you much success.
I used to walk around Japan playing a guitar. I did this in Mexico as well. People will wave you in to their shop and pay you to play a song. Many times a Japanese person gave me $100 for playing hotel California
Dan, this is an extraordinarily positive and uplifting story! I find everything about Vietnam to be a superior choice to the other countries nearby that western expats flock to primarily for companionship. My only concern has been the language issue. It appears this too can be mitigated with enough time and desire. I am very happy for Christopher’s new life in Vietnam. Boring it is not!
@@gspotjazz Gosh I loved Spock and the classic Star Trek, even Next Generation was mostly good and occasionally Deep Sapce 9 (all follow-ups where crap)
@@warrpedd 🤣🤣🤣 Joke aside, it's not for women, it's to be around a population with a future you know kids + religion + family values + hard working + tons of celebrations during the years + smiles in faces + economy growing every year + respecting farmers. You know, like it WAS in Canada in 60's 70's but is far far far dead by now.
Christ, can I relate! The corporate s**t heap coupled with ageism killed my career. Post divorce, GFC, then a tactical blunder by me coming to Australia at 50, where if you are over 45 you're obsolete. Now, I wont add that as a white heterosexual male we are considered unnecessary in the West and carry zero respect - I get this guy. So pleased for him, if for no other reason how it improved his mental state. Great video Dan!
@@sbc4434When I was working there circa early 2000s at FTSE 100 company as a director in my early 40s there were plenty of 50s and 60 year olds still working. I left in 2007, a recent conversation with a friend in his 50s said thins changed after the GFC. In my 30 years in corporate USA 1977-2007 there was always work for mature workers who were seen as valuable for experience - not any more. Here in Oz basically you get 20 years post college/uni to work make a fortune to pay-off HECS/student loans, your mortgage (as if) and save for retirement...no bloody chance.
@@sbc4434 around 35-40 you are done as a white male in the US. You are always invisible to American ladies regardless of age, but when you turn 35 you will also be called creepy for even trying to talk to them. You practically do not exist.
I’m currently going through the whole agism thing. People just ignore it for the most part because in the states it’s a dog eat dog culture. I’m 50 now with a degree from a top rated university PLUS a specialty certificate in the healthcare system and CANNOT find a good job! Women just forget you exist after 50 unless your loaded with money, then that’s all they want. I’m entirely DONE with western culture! I’ll probably retire early and when I do I will make all the younger people who use agism to their advantage pay 10 times the amount I paid for my house. I won’t give a western woman a penny of my retirement wealth either. The US has created a truly miserable place to live anymore!
@@1gx619 I am younger than you are, but I feel invisible since I hit 30 in the US, but when I step off the airplane I am somehow desirable, normal, decent male and local ladies totally talk to me in Europe or Asia. It is extremely refreshing to go out of North America and you got it right.
GREAT GREAT VIDEO!!! IM SOOO Happy you found an expat who LIVES abroad, and not retired abroad. What he did is exactly what I am planning on doing. Teaching English until I am at a retirement age where I can start collecting my pensions. PLEASE DO MORE OF THESE VIDEOS AND FIND MORE OF THESE FOREIGNORS!!
I recently watched a vlog on teaching English in Laos or Cambodia that was produced by a company who recruits people to do what you desire. I will look for it in report back
This was so fun for me to participate in and hear how life always shows up and we get to make the most of it or let life pass us by. Thank you for more great content!
Word on the street is Vietnamese women are not interested in men your guests age…BUT…he paints a much different reality. What have you heard Dan? Is Hanoi that different?
His gf/wife has two kids. Women with no kids are often more desired. However, he did say he felt like George Clooney, being able to ask out, or being asked out, by plenty of women. So, maybe this wasn't a factor in Christopher's case. His wife is very attractive. Good for him .. and good for both of them in finding a loving relationship.
@@aaronbux1 I hate to be the bearer of bad news but I just don’t see a semblance of George Clooney 🤣 but I’m with you… good for both of them. I would, however, love to be treated like a younger Robert Redford.
I graduate from nursing school in July. Planning a trip there in January. I was gonna go to the Philippines first because that’s where most of the RUclipsrs suggest but now I’m thinking Nam baby!!
Hi Dan. Great to hear one can find a new life after 50. But how about meeting women that met local men, how they experience expat life in other countries. I'm sure women all over the world would be very interested. Your videos are inspiring. Thanks
Try the Gambia in Africa. There're alot of retired White 304s enjoying themselves, go there and give it a try I think you might fit in as well!!! BTW, be careful as the HIV rates are pretty high, Wooooohoooo.
I'll be in Hanoi in a few weeks and spending all of April in Vietnam for an exploratory visit! This vid adds such a great perspective and reinforces my enthusiasm to "retire" early in Southeast Asia.
yes! put the time in for exploratory!~ Not just 'good advice' Most of those with negative experiences and moved back or whatever? When you ask them, they took a big gamble at the beginning rather than invest in an exploration! Best wish to you. Post your results!
@@all4fitz Way to go!!@ What of India as a potential home? Puerto Rico? I enjoy Mexico enormously. I visited MANY Mexico places before moving to my current home.
Excellent edit and most probably the best guy to interview and he’s right > 50 y/o you disappear here in AU. The” make it happen do it is important mind set “ nice work Dan.
These girls are predators for the most part. They will like you as long as you have money. But, it's really no different in the west either. You can do the exact same in USA or Canada - the only difference is the amount of money it will take to be seen as "rich." So in Miami, you'll need a big mansion and a lambo - whereas in S.E.A., you'll only need social security and a condo. In both cases though, you're seen as a target - for being "rich." Just always remember that and you'll be fine.
@@chrishamlin5863 I've lived in SEA for over 5 years. 3 years continuously in Philippines. But also in Malaysia, Thailand , and Singapore. Haven't been to Vietnam. Don't really have plans to go until I hit Indonesia and Spain.
It really does not matter. In the West you have to constantly prove yourself as a straight white male you are never enough. In Asia your status is immediately better, at least you can get the ladies and enjoy a less stressful life with fresh food and 100 times cheaper healthcare. As an adult male all I need is fresh from scratch food, affordable shelter and affordable healthcare.
I think the difference economically is that in the west the family court/social justice based hiring systems will seize on your peak earning years to redistribute your wealth and assets (job, house, etc) and after this point you will be discarded, so usually by age 55-60, while in the East there is enough left in your pocket for a decent lifestyle and someone to push your wheelchair into the great beyond (like you say, a condo and social security check). In the USA, men are being downsized into retirement while ex-wives refuse to downsize lifestyles after age 60. Socially, the difference is that families, due to social pressure often based on shame and rigidity, take care of family members who cannot work and people are not despised because of currently fashionable in-group out-group identifiers. The current pendulum swing against the sins of the past, requires western cultures to despise those of us who share identifiers with the oppressors, that is those of us afflicted with white maleism. I think in the inward-facing cultures where there is still some spiritual component like karma or mudita, there is less likely to be some ingroup and outgroup/scapegoat for ALL of society's ills and less of a tendency to throw the baby out with the bathwater. I think in the inward-facing cultures people are also more likley to accept something like "fate" or karma or cyclical states of being, which also creates a lot of issues that leave the pendulum swing pushing crowd angry and confused, (but then again every change or movement leaves them angry and confused.) As far as male-female relationships, they have always been based on economics and the oldest profession, in neoliberalism and in traditional cultures. The entire idea of marriage for "love" is a relatively recent western concept.
I would like to retire someplace like Vietnam, but I would also like to stay busy doing something that would generate a little income. I am trying to avoid getting stuck in a cubicle like I was in Hartford, CT. I am a former licensed stockbroker and financial advisor (7, 63, 65 and Insurance "miscast big time") I also have a USCG 100-ton captain's license and an BA in English from UCONN. I have traveled a bit around Southeast Asia in my younger days. Does anyone remember Double Sixes in Bali? I even dated a gynecologist from Yanhee Hospital. I appreciate all the videos and information. Right now, I feel like an armchair traveler. Open for suggestions. Thanks again! Cheers.... I hope this doesn't sound like bragging. Believe me I have nothing to brag about.
Hi, It's Chris, the guy in the video. How old do you think I am? Give me a number and I'll tell you how close you are. One thing is certain, though. I was a lot older before I moved to vietnam.
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But he is rich… is very lucky is married ( has visa permanence) plus plenty of $$ ( income permanence) so very different than most who for sure have to struggle with visa if also not wealthy. A big hurdle for many Americans!
I didn't ask his net worth, but he moved there and was teaching English on a work visa. Does that sound rich to you? He married 2 years later after he found the right woman. He wasn't married when he arrived. There is usually a way to get things done in life when your glass is half full friend. Don't surrender your future out of fear. Keep your head up and look for a path forward that you love. Attitude is 90% in life.
Ok - makes sense now although he said had other income. Thinking savings, retirement, etc. Also stated he didn’t remember medical bill but just comparing to me with only SS & small IRA but I would definitely take the plunge as am 73 & have done 3 separate month long trips there in past 10 years & want desperately to get out of USA. I love people & VN Country!
It’s an interesting interview. In reality you don’t go from being invisible to George Clooney, they have their motives for why they do that in Southeast.. I do applaud him, though, because he said the old famous saying “just say no to grannies” so let’s give him a star in his for not going down that road
Just another band out of Boston! (USA society, including his wife and children, rejected this fine and decent man) Hanoi!!! Dammit!! So cool he tried a couple other places in country. This is the way to go- Be willing to take a chance (change?) without quibbling about losing a few dollars. All the best happiness to him!!
He has a wonderful life, I'm so happy for him!!! I wonder how many times he asked an American woman out with flowers though ? Many of the men go to foreign countries and treat the young girls so nicely, in a way they never would in America. I've never had a man ask me out on a date by buying flowers and lunch. If one did, I'd mostly accept too. That's very sweet. This is why I wish you would interview single women that love aboard too. Most men you interview talk about how nicely they treat their young gf's/wives but that's not how men treat women in the States, and that's why they get a different reaction. 🤷🏻♀️
No sorry cant agree with you on that one. After spending alot of time in S.E Asia you are treated differently by Asian women in general of all ages. They are way more feminine and courteous. Not only that you dont have to expect to get told to F Off just for saying hello. Sorry to say but my opinion now for a potential partner is if she is not Asian I am not interested. I am not sure how it would be for a girl in S.E. Asia but I hope you enjoy your time there.
I hate to bust your bubble, sweetheart, but, while Vietnamese women are very interested in American men, Vietnamese men have ZERO interest in American women. And you have no one to blame but yourselves. If I had tried that line at a bank in America I would have been angrily rejected and usherd from the premises by Security. The ugly truth is that men in America are afraid to approach women. Several decades of radical feminism in America, and the legal changes brought about by it, has created a society that punishes men for being men. If you want to change the way men react to you then you need to take it up with your sisters in crime.
But the US is #1 in Financial investment and starting businesses. The stock market is 95% of the worlds trading of equities. So if you want to make enough money that you can afford to retire extremelt well in SEA, than the US is #1.
How can two people communicate if either can speak a common language? This gentleman said his wife could not speak English and he only knew a few Vietnamese words.
You pick it up as you go, point at things a lot and wear out Google Translate on your phone. Made it just fine in Thailand for six months with a GF that barely spoke English. You both learn enough to get by in the beginning and then it expands. Tragedy to let a language barrier get in the way of a great adventure.
@@thinkfreeordiestupid , okay, but what about if you want to discuss the latest book you have read, or the political issues, a bit more than what do you want to eat for dinner, or what time we are going to bed ...
@@ChrissieSM If you meet the woman of your dreams and you think it's important to discuss books and politics then I have to assume that you've never been in love. Besides, the people here in Vietnam don't give a rip about politics. They're much more interested in family and relationships.
"where everybody loves Americans" wow .. I was going to comment / ask "what about the US-Vietnam War, speaking with Older people / out in the country, etc ..
Thank you for watching. To answer your question, I’d like to tell you about my mother-in law, who is a veteran of the American War. She joined the Youth Brigade when she was 17 doing maintenance work on the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos and eventually became a nurse in the North Vietnamese Army (NVA). While she was serving in Laos, American bombers completely leveled her hometown of Thanh Hoa. This woman has every reason to hate me and everyone who looks like me and I wouldn’t blame her one bit if she did. However, her relationship with me is the exact opposite. No one was happier when my wife and I announced our engagement and she’s been super supportive of us during the 3 ½ years we’ve been married. I could not ask for a more loving and supportive mother-in law. She is typical of the people here in Vietnam. They have moved on from the war and they LOVE Americans.
Not every single Vietnamese loves America, esp in the north, but let's say practically all Vietnamese like foreigners - Europeans, Australians, Canadians, and Americans the best.
I thought I'm gonna ask about passport bros trends 😅😂 but feel weird, and i find this video 😂😊. Well, I guess beside Korean and Chinese now Vietnamese 👨 like me need to compete with white dude 😮😅😂
“ MISSED SHOVELING SNOW “ ???!!!!!SO: DON’T, GET THAT‼️ HAPPY FOR, HIM & HIS NEW WIFE, THOUGH‼️WAS IN, HANOI, CRAZY BIG CITY‼️‼️HATED IT ‼️AN, TRAFFIC WAS, SUPER CRAZY TOO‼️SO: NOT FOR EVERYONE. HAO ANN , BEAUTIFUL PLACE, ON THE COAST.
My comment on shoveling snow was sarcasm, as were all the other things I mentioned as things I "missed" about life in the U.S. You are absolutely right about Hanoi not being for everyone. If you don't immediately fall in love with this city you never will.
No, Currently Vietnam has no retirement visa. There is much talk about it but there is reluctance on the part of the Vietnamese government. I believe it's because they don't want to be in a positon in which Vietnam is supporting the retirees of other countries.
How do you ignore the fact that my wife has adult children who are the same age as my adult children and she is also a grandmother. Furthermore, she's a successful entrepreneur here in Vietnam who was doing just fine without me OR my money. There are men who come to SE Asia and marry much younger women but I'm not one of them. I came here as a family man looking to expand my family and reconnect with the life I had lost in the US. I suggest you watch the video again and pay attention this time.
@@chrishamlin5863 very helpful comment Chris, enhancing what you said in the video. I hadn't been paying enough attention either as I was listening to the video while doing other things & I hadn't gleaned the detailed info above from that
Nice man but something’s not quite right with his fairy tales! Nonetheless, I wish him the best, and although he’s buying love, he seems happy and that’s what’s important
You sound like a jealous American woman. Let me set the record straight. My wife is a successful entrepreneur here in Vietnam. She was doing just fine witout me OR my money. I didn't buy anything. We married for love and nothing else. If that seems like a fairy tale to you then You need to get a life.
Actually, My current wife and my ex-wife often talk on line and are good friends. I've invited her to visit and she's waiting until she retires next year.
He dated around and then fell in love and got married with a good one. That is what he means when he says, woman were everywhere, he just had to find the right one. Why call him a liar? He is talking what happened. Not what happened to you.
Yes. Hanoi is one of the most pollutted cities in the world and I find myself coughing on days when the air quality is exceptionally bad. However, I find that a small price to pay for living in such an amazing city. The government is aggressively dealing with this problem and I expect things will continue to improve.
I didn't like Ho Chi min city, too big to busy and polluted, Hanoi is more interesting for sure but quite polluted as well, in fact I liked the south on the Mekong , Canto is a cool city. Spend much time in Mui Ne for Kitesurfing but mostly tourist there and the beach is littered with plastic. I was not impressed by the women in Vietnam I was expecting to see more beauties but not really, now I didnt necessarily looked for that as i was already with my gf but it seems that there were more cute girls in Thailand, maybe I am biased.
You won't understand how beautiful Vietnamese woman are until nighttime. They dress conservatively in the day. The Thai women put there best foot forward 24 hours day. Almost no professionals in Vietnam compared to Thailand.
@@VagabondAwake and pickle ball. Just got back from Phil’s and KL so not that boring. Had a great trip but because I have teens, my long term move will be in a couple of years.
Women without Kids are usually not interested. If they are then most likely your skin is a certain color. This is the hard Truth. Good for him, but he's speaking in half truths or holding blinders.
@@chrishamlin5863 I have no interest in single mothers as a childless man, especially living long-term in Asia. If I did I would have stayed in the USA. Yes, I love myself enough to not marry a selfish woman. Selfish being the word used by the Vietnamese themselves upon single mothers who hunt for men. Good for you. It's your life, but you also have to look in the mirror.
How is it different from American marriages? If you are lucky that family could also help out with kids, cleaning and repairs around the house. But even if he has to provide a few hundred dollars monthly, it is still a cheap price to pay for a comfortable life with a wom3n that you like.
@@nigel4776 The only thing that changed for me was my environment. I was still the same middle aged guy on a bicycle in Vietnam that I was in America. I came to Vietnam assuming women would ignore me the same way they did in America so I was focused on figuring out how I was going to cover over 1000 miles of unfamiliar terrain on a bicycle without getting lost in the jungle, running out of battery power and getting attacked by a tiger. Meeting women was the last thing on my mind. My wife, who's a practicing Buddhist, believes the universe brough us together.This is the best explanation I have.
While I'm happy for this man, how can he say he lives an upper middle-class lifestyle when even his security cameras get stolen? To me, that sounds like a really bad neighborhood in the states. I'm glad he found a loving wife, though.
@formica. If you are a victim of or worried about petty theft, you're probably not in the safe area and you're not upper middle class. I've lived an upper middle class lifestyle my whole life (15+ cities) and never had to worry about petty theft.
@@Re3iRtH Sure I agree. My home is in Saigon inner city D8. All petty criminals are poor and won't be seen hanging around posh areas. However, even if you live in an upscale area, there will be many times you will have to leave your enclave to go where 95% of Vietnamese live, and must keep your guard up. There is a reason for motorbike guards outside every shop in Saigon (I don't see so many in Da Nang, Nha Trang). Also an example: I mentored a Korean teenager who lived in Thao Dien - family with big house, car, driver - and one day 2 dirtballs on a motorbike snatched their dog from his sister while being walked. They wanted a big ransom, police wouldn't help, I never found out how that resolved.
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I find it amazing that the people in Vietnam love Americans after our history. It just shows that people can grow to love each other.
Isn't that amazing? It's like the victimhood politics that have people in the west fuming about stuff that happened 200-400 years ago is lost on the Vietnamese, arguably one of the most victimized peoples on Earth, after a generation.
It's important to remember that America's involvement in Vietnam was only one of many invasions the country endured and defeated. China has been invading Vietnam for 1000 years. France occupied and exploited Vietnam for over 80 years before being defeated in 1954. Japan invaded and occupied Vietnam during WWII before being expelled in 1945. After the American war, Cambodia invaded Vietnam sparking another 10 year war. Then China invaded again in 1979. In 1966 Ho Chi Minh made the following quote in an interview that illustrates the Vietamese attitude toward war " If they (the Americans) want to make war for 20 years then we shall make war for 20 years. If they want to make peace, we shall make peace and invite them to tea afterwards." Vietnam has made peace with America and now it's "Tea Time" for Americans here in Vietnam.
As a Vietnamese American who left in 1975, I find most Vietnamese Americans still resent the new Socialist Government of VN, and only because of the past. It's like the Southerners resentment of the North after the Civil War. But as I am someone who has lived in VN for the past 12 years, I must say, people here are super kind. The people are very forgiving, just don't criticise any part of VN. They do not take condescndening jokes lightly, which was what I had to get used to as an immigrant in America now living here.
He said it. Go where you are wanted not where you are tolerated.
that should be to go where you respect and expect to be respected. a place you have never been doesn't know you or wants you. you go where you are treated best and not just tolerated. that is the same as not welcomed, but you force your way in by using certain games....
I would go out and have drinks after work in Vietnam. Just about every night someone would invite me over to their house for dinner. Hanoi is one of the most friendly places I have ever been. Work there for about 2 weeks and cannot wait to go back.
I really appreciate this perspective. I'm a discarded 59 yo single dad from the USA doing an exploratory trip in Vietnam. Men in the USA are not only discarded by the corporate system, but by the culture, family court system, and women who mine resources until they have their $5k/month lifestyle assured without working.
I came here based on Susan Cain's Book "Quiet," which discusses four countries where introverts are respected and heard, unlike the USA where they are treated like left handed children in Japan. I find the culture and people to be open, welcoming, generous, kind, and gracious but doubt I'll ever be able to get far with the language.
Sounds like interesting book--Quiet.
@@VagabondAwake @lakelvp Brother what are the other three countries? Is Mexico on the list? I live there and like it... but, hehehe, but feel the travel bug upon me so much these days.
Love your summary fellow introverted friend…I desperately want to fly away but a couple of big responsibilities need to be completed. Wish you much success.
I just started that book! I'm a left-handed introvert in my early 50's and tired of American non-culture.
@@timisaac8121 no, they are east Asian countries with Buddhist traditions: China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam.
I used to walk around Japan playing a guitar. I did this in Mexico as well. People will wave you in to their shop and pay you to play a song. Many times a Japanese person gave me $100 for playing hotel California
Several times someone would hand me $100 and this was in 1995!
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But were you able to leave😊?
l' m not sure but l think l 'd seen blly in lkebukuro in the 90s
Dan, this is an extraordinarily positive and uplifting story! I find everything about Vietnam to be a superior choice to the other countries nearby that western expats flock to primarily for companionship. My only concern has been the language issue. It appears this too can be mitigated with enough time and desire. I am very happy for Christopher’s new life in Vietnam. Boring it is not!
Dang ... maybe I will have to get my ass out of the couch, and go for Vietnam for one year, just see what happens.
You just might like it!
Maybe indeed...
@@gspotjazz Gosh I loved Spock and the classic Star Trek, even Next Generation was mostly good and occasionally Deep Sapce 9 (all follow-ups where crap)
You might find Miss Đặng.
@@warrpedd 🤣🤣🤣 Joke aside, it's not for women, it's to be around a population with a future you know kids + religion + family values + hard working + tons of celebrations during the years + smiles in faces + economy growing every year + respecting farmers. You know, like it WAS in Canada in 60's 70's but is far far far dead by now.
Christ, can I relate! The corporate s**t heap coupled with ageism killed my career. Post divorce, GFC, then a tactical blunder by me coming to Australia at 50, where if you are over 45 you're obsolete. Now, I wont add that as a white heterosexual male we are considered unnecessary in the West and carry zero respect - I get this guy. So pleased for him, if for no other reason how it improved his mental state. Great video Dan!
@@sbc4434When I was working there circa early 2000s at FTSE 100 company as a director in my early 40s there were plenty of 50s and 60 year olds still working. I left in 2007, a recent conversation with a friend in his 50s said thins changed after the GFC. In my 30 years in corporate USA 1977-2007 there was always work for mature workers who were seen as valuable for experience - not any more. Here in Oz basically you get 20 years post college/uni to work make a fortune to pay-off HECS/student loans, your mortgage (as if) and save for retirement...no bloody chance.
100% brother ..the west only want men that get pregnant if you know what I mean .we are nothing now
@@sbc4434 around 35-40 you are done as a white male in the US. You are always invisible to American ladies regardless of age, but when you turn 35 you will also be called creepy for even trying to talk to them. You practically do not exist.
I’m currently going through the whole agism thing. People just ignore it for the most part because in the states it’s a dog eat dog culture. I’m 50 now with a degree from a top rated university PLUS a specialty certificate in the healthcare system and CANNOT find a good job!
Women just forget you exist after 50 unless your loaded with money, then that’s all they want.
I’m entirely DONE with western culture!
I’ll probably retire early and when I do I will make all the younger people who use agism to their advantage pay 10 times the amount I paid for my house. I won’t give a western woman a penny of my retirement wealth either. The US has created a truly miserable place to live anymore!
@@1gx619 I am younger than you are, but I feel invisible since I hit 30 in the US, but when I step off the airplane I am somehow desirable, normal, decent male and local ladies totally talk to me in Europe or Asia. It is extremely refreshing to go out of North America and you got it right.
GREAT GREAT VIDEO!!! IM SOOO Happy you found an expat who LIVES abroad, and not retired abroad. What he did is exactly what I am planning on doing. Teaching English until I am at a retirement age where I can start collecting my pensions. PLEASE DO MORE OF THESE VIDEOS AND FIND MORE OF THESE FOREIGNORS!!
I recently watched a vlog on teaching English in Laos or Cambodia that was produced by a company who recruits people to do what you desire. I will look for it in report back
Brother, im 40 amd feel the same way. Im not wanted by this society. At my low i went to Brazil and was saved.
Come be interviewed on my channel.
This was so fun for me to participate in and hear how life always shows up and we get to make the most of it or let life pass us by. Thank you for more great content!
Preparing to move there in November. Great interview. Heading back in May for 90 days to look for an apartment.
Word on the street is Vietnamese women are not interested in men your guests age…BUT…he paints a much different reality. What have you heard Dan? Is Hanoi that different?
If you are in shape, looks ok, tall and have money, women are interested in Vietnam. Mainly if you're white they prefer.
The older men we met there all had age gap gfs but not 30-40 years like in Philippines.
Just talk to Vietnamese women to find out. Also, old, fat, wrinkled and disgusting is not cool, but old and on your game is great.
His gf/wife has two kids. Women with no kids are often more desired. However, he did say he felt like George Clooney, being able to ask out, or being asked out, by plenty of women. So, maybe this wasn't a factor in Christopher's case. His wife is very attractive. Good for him .. and good for both of them in finding a loving relationship.
@@aaronbux1 I hate to be the bearer of bad news but I just don’t see a semblance of George Clooney 🤣 but I’m with you… good for both of them. I would, however, love to be treated like a younger Robert Redford.
I graduate from nursing school in July. Planning a trip there in January. I was gonna go to the Philippines first because that’s where most of the RUclipsrs suggest but now I’m thinking Nam baby!!
So agree with you!! Phillippines could be nice for some but Vietnam? Omg!
every beauty got its pimples...
Hi Dan. Great to hear one can find a new life after 50. But how about meeting women that met local men, how they experience expat life in other countries. I'm sure women all over the world would be very interested. Your videos are inspiring. Thanks
I see women traveling all over the world, just not as many in the cheap cost of living countries.
@@VagabondAwake Dan he is really right!! Your video are inspiration on many levels. Keep it up brother!!
Try the Gambia in Africa. There're alot of retired White 304s enjoying themselves, go there and give it a try I think you might fit in as well!!!
BTW, be careful as the HIV rates are pretty high, Wooooohoooo.
I'll be in Hanoi in a few weeks and spending all of April in Vietnam for an exploratory visit! This vid adds such a great perspective and reinforces my enthusiasm to "retire" early in Southeast Asia.
very friendly people everywhere Fitzy. Safe travels
@@TheBlueskyson Yes! That's one of the many reasons for me be to leave the US.
Thank you!
yes! put the time in for exploratory!~ Not just 'good advice' Most of those with negative experiences and moved back or whatever? When you ask them, they took a big gamble at the beginning rather than invest in an exploration! Best wish to you. Post your results!
@@timisaac8121 Yes! India and Mexico last year. Puerto Rico 2 weeks ago. Now Vietnam.
Great advice! Thank you.
@@all4fitz Way to go!!@ What of India as a potential home? Puerto Rico? I enjoy Mexico enormously. I visited MANY Mexico places before moving to my current home.
Excellent edit and most probably the best guy to interview and he’s right > 50 y/o you disappear here in AU. The” make it happen do it is important mind set “ nice work Dan.
Awesome story! Inspiring! I wish all men of a certain age could find that kind of happiness.
I’m a 73 year old hippy Londoner,going to Nam next month,thanks for this,very comforting
Have fun!
I’m 58, have a big pension and scared to death to remarry in USA.
You should be scared of that. Wise person.
No need to live in fear. No need to be lonely. A better life awaits those who are determined enough to find it.
focus on what would make you happy and the fear goes away.
@@VagabondAwake 😂🤣
@ralphfurley4217 I'm glad you got something out of my story. Best of luck to you.
These girls are predators for the most part. They will like you as long as you have money. But, it's really no different in the west either. You can do the exact same in USA or Canada - the only difference is the amount of money it will take to be seen as "rich." So in Miami, you'll need a big mansion and a lambo - whereas in S.E.A., you'll only need social security and a condo. In both cases though, you're seen as a target - for being "rich." Just always remember that and you'll be fine.
You don't even need the condo. Just rent and you have a better life. People more salt of the earth.
How many women have you dated in Vietnam? How much time have you spent in Souteast Asia?
@@chrishamlin5863 I've lived in SEA for over 5 years. 3 years continuously in Philippines. But also in Malaysia, Thailand , and Singapore. Haven't been to Vietnam. Don't really have plans to go until I hit Indonesia and Spain.
It really does not matter. In the West you have to constantly prove yourself as a straight white male you are never enough. In Asia your status is immediately better, at least you can get the ladies and enjoy a less stressful life with fresh food and 100 times cheaper healthcare. As an adult male all I need is fresh from scratch food, affordable shelter and affordable healthcare.
I think the difference economically is that in the west the family court/social justice based hiring systems will seize on your peak earning years to redistribute your wealth and assets (job, house, etc) and after this point you will be discarded, so usually by age 55-60, while in the East there is enough left in your pocket for a decent lifestyle and someone to push your wheelchair into the great beyond (like you say, a condo and social security check). In the USA, men are being downsized into retirement while ex-wives refuse to downsize lifestyles after age 60. Socially, the difference is that families, due to social pressure often based on shame and rigidity, take care of family members who cannot work and people are not despised because of currently fashionable in-group out-group identifiers. The current pendulum swing against the sins of the past, requires western cultures to despise those of us who share identifiers with the oppressors, that is those of us afflicted with white maleism. I think in the inward-facing cultures where there is still some spiritual component like karma or mudita, there is less likely to be some ingroup and outgroup/scapegoat for ALL of society's ills and less of a tendency to throw the baby out with the bathwater. I think in the inward-facing cultures people are also more likley to accept something like "fate" or karma or cyclical states of being, which also creates a lot of issues that leave the pendulum swing pushing crowd angry and confused, (but then again every change or movement leaves them angry and confused.) As far as male-female relationships, they have always been based on economics and the oldest profession, in neoliberalism and in traditional cultures. The entire idea of marriage for "love" is a relatively recent western concept.
Great video. I've been thinking mostly the same since the last run.
I would like to retire someplace like Vietnam, but I would also like to stay busy doing something that would generate a little income. I am trying to avoid getting stuck in a cubicle like I was in Hartford, CT. I am a former licensed stockbroker and financial advisor (7, 63, 65 and Insurance "miscast big time") I also have a USCG 100-ton captain's license and an BA in English from UCONN. I have traveled a bit around Southeast Asia in my younger days. Does anyone remember Double Sixes in Bali? I even dated a gynecologist from Yanhee Hospital. I appreciate all the videos and information. Right now, I feel like an armchair traveler. Open for suggestions. Thanks again! Cheers....
I hope this doesn't sound like bragging. Believe me I have nothing to brag about.
Is itvmy imagination? This man is about to bresk into tears with great fullness and happiness?
Very interesting video, I was there just prior to Covid… Asia is a great retirement destination, Vietnam is cool…just curious how old he is?
I was 50 when it got there, he is now around 56.
Looks in his 60's. Dan would be late 40's?
In the video is says he went to Vietnam 5 years ago at 50, Put him around 55/56. But he looks 20 to me 🤣🤣🤣
Hi, It's Chris, the guy in the video. How old do you think I am? Give me a number and I'll tell you how close you are. One thing is certain, though. I was a lot older before I moved to vietnam.
@@chrishamlin5863 I loooooove this " I was a lot older before I moved to vietnam." BAM !!!!
Interesting interview Dan, thanks !!
I would miss shoveling snow. It's one of my most enjoyable activities.
Lol
Great video. Thanks for sharing ❤
If you like tropical climates Vietnam is the place but I'm a cold weather person in that case Nepal might be more suited
I love Nepal, but they have highlands in most SE Asian Countries. Vietnam has Da Lat. Google Vagabond Awake Da Lat to see my videos there.
Funny and interesting interview, thanks!
Our pleasure!
Great interview 👌😎
Enjoy your channel
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Less is better. Yes.
Looks like Chris won the wife lottery. Well done!
But he is rich… is very lucky is married ( has visa permanence) plus plenty of $$ ( income permanence) so very different than most who for sure have to struggle with visa if also not wealthy. A big hurdle for many Americans!
I didn't ask his net worth, but he moved there and was teaching English on a work visa. Does that sound rich to you? He married 2 years later after he found the right woman. He wasn't married when he arrived. There is usually a way to get things done in life when your glass is half full friend. Don't surrender your future out of fear. Keep your head up and look for a path forward that you love. Attitude is 90% in life.
English teachers can make ~ $1500 a month, and most people can live for a bit less than that in your own apartment.
Ok - makes sense now although he said had other income. Thinking savings, retirement, etc. Also stated he didn’t remember medical bill but just comparing to me with only SS & small IRA but I would definitely take the plunge as am 73 & have done 3 separate month long trips there in past 10 years & want desperately to get out of USA. I love people & VN Country!
I don’t want to die in US unhappy & wasted life. You are so lucky
@@VagabondAwakewell said, Dan
We loved Vietnam!
I recommend sand sledding!
It’s an interesting interview. In reality you don’t go from being invisible to George Clooney, they have their motives for why they do that in Southeast.. I do applaud him, though, because he said the old famous saying “just say no to grannies” so let’s give him a star in his for not going down that road
He prefers the lifestyle here.
Thank you Dan 🍁
Just another band out of Boston! (USA society, including his wife and children, rejected this fine and decent man) Hanoi!!! Dammit!! So cool he tried a couple other places in country. This is the way to go- Be willing to take a chance (change?) without quibbling about losing a few dollars. All the best happiness to him!!
Dan does need a haircut haha. Joke joke. Great interview, Dan. And thanks Christopher! I mean .. George Clooney! Good to know! :)
Working on it!
He has a wonderful life, I'm so happy for him!!! I wonder how many times he asked an American woman out with flowers though ? Many of the men go to foreign countries and treat the young girls so nicely, in a way they never would in America. I've never had a man ask me out on a date by buying flowers and lunch. If one did, I'd mostly accept too. That's very sweet. This is why I wish you would interview single women that love aboard too. Most men you interview talk about how nicely they treat their young gf's/wives but that's not how men treat women in the States, and that's why they get a different reaction. 🤷🏻♀️
No sorry cant agree with you on that one. After spending alot of time in S.E Asia you are treated differently by Asian women in general of all ages. They are way more feminine and courteous. Not only that you dont have to expect to get told to F Off just for saying hello. Sorry to say but my opinion now for a potential partner is if she is not Asian I am not interested. I am not sure how it would be for a girl in S.E. Asia but I hope you enjoy your time there.
We interview women. Have you seen our guest star Playlist.
Fair point Lisa!
I hate to bust your bubble, sweetheart, but, while Vietnamese women are very interested in American men, Vietnamese men have ZERO interest in American women. And you have no one to blame but yourselves. If I had tried that line at a bank in America I would have been angrily rejected and usherd from the premises by Security. The ugly truth is that men in America are afraid to approach women. Several decades of radical feminism in America, and the legal changes brought about by it, has created a society that punishes men for being men. If you want to change the way men react to you then you need to take it up with your sisters in crime.
That's because most American girls get a jolly out of rejecting men when asking them out. We are tired of being treated like garbage.
7:00 minutes of the video: United States ranked 129th in safety.
No doubt by someone deciding from London or DC without a passport?
But the US is #1 in Financial investment and starting businesses. The stock market is 95% of the worlds trading of equities. So if you want to make enough money that you can afford to retire extremelt well in SEA, than the US is #1.
If he’s liking dating there then me being 28 and physically fit it should be a dream
Amazing.
How can two people communicate if either can speak a common language? This gentleman said his wife could not speak English and he only knew a few Vietnamese words.
You pick it up as you go, point at things a lot and wear out Google Translate on your phone. Made it just fine in Thailand for six months with a GF that barely spoke English. You both learn enough to get by in the beginning and then it expands. Tragedy to let a language barrier get in the way of a great adventure.
@@thinkfreeordiestupid , okay, but what about if you want to discuss the latest book you have read, or the political issues, a bit more than what do you want to eat for dinner, or what time we are going to bed ...
The language of love is the only language you need, and that language is universal.
@@ChrissieSM If you meet the woman of your dreams and you think it's important to discuss books and politics then I have to assume that you've never been in love. Besides, the people here in Vietnam don't give a rip about politics. They're much more interested in family and relationships.
The beauty of life is that we all get to pick what we love and go after someone that wants what we want.
So before he got married, How often did he have to do a Visa Run? I'm asking at 13 minutes so if he answers this question later then disregard.
Before he was married 6 years ago, visas were longer than now
"where everybody loves Americans" wow .. I was going to comment / ask "what about the US-Vietnam War, speaking with Older people / out in the country, etc ..
Most Vietnamese have family in the USA and never bring up the war.
Thank you for watching. To answer your question, I’d like to tell you about my mother-in law, who is a veteran of the American War. She joined the Youth Brigade when she was 17 doing maintenance work on the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos and eventually became a nurse in the North Vietnamese Army (NVA). While she was serving in Laos, American bombers completely leveled her hometown of Thanh Hoa. This woman has every reason to hate me and everyone who looks like me and I wouldn’t blame her one bit if she did. However, her relationship with me is the exact opposite. No one was happier when my wife and I announced our engagement and she’s been super supportive of us during the 3 ½ years we’ve been married. I could not ask for a more loving and supportive mother-in law. She is typical of the people here in Vietnam. They have moved on from the war and they LOVE Americans.
Wow, that's awesome .. and sounds like quite a woman .. You sound content, which is great thing (from a fellow masshole lol).. @@chrishamlin5863
@@enzos711 Hello fellow masshole. I hope all is well in my former stomping ground. Nothing like Mud Season in Massachusetts.
Not every single Vietnamese loves America, esp in the north, but let's say practically all Vietnamese like foreigners - Europeans, Australians, Canadians, and Americans the best.
Hi Dan and Chan love your show. I have a question. How come you never go to China?
I have been 3 times, Qiang has been many more times.
❤wonderful
I bet your son didn't want to leave.
I thought I'm gonna ask about passport bros trends 😅😂 but feel weird, and i find this video 😂😊. Well, I guess beside Korean and Chinese now Vietnamese 👨 like me need to compete with white dude 😮😅😂
Actually, Vietnamese women seem to be the most traditional of all the SE Asian countries.
He could have a new business of renting himself out for people to enjoy his company and pay for his food
He is married. :-)
“ MISSED SHOVELING SNOW “ ???!!!!!SO: DON’T, GET THAT‼️ HAPPY FOR, HIM & HIS NEW WIFE, THOUGH‼️WAS IN, HANOI, CRAZY BIG CITY‼️‼️HATED IT ‼️AN, TRAFFIC WAS, SUPER CRAZY TOO‼️SO: NOT FOR EVERYONE. HAO ANN , BEAUTIFUL PLACE, ON THE COAST.
My comment on shoveling snow was sarcasm, as were all the other things I mentioned as things I "missed" about life in the U.S. You are absolutely right about Hanoi not being for everyone. If you don't immediately fall in love with this city you never will.
I really enjoy the time I spent in Hanoi. It is so fun.
Stephen Wright is that you?
His name is Chris.
@@VagabondAwake 😂🤣
can you get a retirement visa there as a single person foreigner?
No, Currently Vietnam has no retirement visa. There is much talk about it but there is reluctance on the part of the Vietnamese government. I believe it's because they don't want to be in a positon in which Vietnam is supporting the retirees of other countries.
They don't have a retirement visa period. But I meet people skinning the cat many others ways.
@2:05 this is why guys avoid marriage in the west. u focus on work and money moved abroad to find a wife if u still want one.
How do you ignore the fact that young women are with you only for the money?
How do you ignore the fact that my wife has adult children who are the same age as my adult children and she is also a grandmother. Furthermore, she's a successful entrepreneur here in Vietnam who was doing just fine without me OR my money. There are men who come to SE Asia and marry much younger women but I'm not one of them. I came here as a family man looking to expand my family and reconnect with the life I had lost in the US. I suggest you watch the video again and pay attention this time.
@@chrishamlin5863 very helpful comment Chris, enhancing what you said in the video. I hadn't been paying enough attention either as I was listening to the video while doing other things & I hadn't gleaned the detailed info above from that
There is no shortage of idiots that comment without watching.
Well that's because how young American women think, that's why!
@@TimothyTimikoHanley If young American women actually bothered to think then the country wouldn't be in such a mess.
Nice man but something’s not quite right with his fairy tales! Nonetheless, I wish him the best, and although he’s buying love, he seems happy and that’s what’s important
You sound like a jealous American woman. Let me set the record straight. My wife is a successful entrepreneur here in Vietnam. She was doing just fine witout me OR my money. I didn't buy anything. We married for love and nothing else. If that seems like a fairy tale to you then You need to get a life.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Dude looks like Larry David! I'm sure he's not missing MA. He should have invited his ex over to see his upgraded wife. 😁
Actually, My current wife and my ex-wife often talk on line and are good friends. I've invited her to visit and she's waiting until she retires next year.
I spent three months in Danang Vietnam. That’s not the experience I had. I found the woman to be almost as unstable as American women.
Did you use a dating app to meet women in Danang?
I agree. The longer you stay to live the more instability you see. Happy for him, but half truths or blindness can truly hurt oneself if not careful.
He dated around and then fell in love and got married with a good one. That is what he means when he says, woman were everywhere, he just had to find the right one. Why call him a liar? He is talking what happened. Not what happened to you.
Does the Toxic "Air Quality" there (now) bother you ?
I prefer Da Nang, Da Lat, and Nha Trang for living. Hanoi is amazing for visits.
Yes. Hanoi is one of the most pollutted cities in the world and I find myself coughing on days when the air quality is exceptionally bad. However, I find that a small price to pay for living in such an amazing city. The government is aggressively dealing with this problem and I expect things will continue to improve.
I didn't like Ho Chi min city, too big to busy and polluted, Hanoi is more interesting for sure but quite polluted as well, in fact I liked the south on the Mekong , Canto is a cool city. Spend much time in Mui Ne for Kitesurfing but mostly tourist there and the beach is littered with plastic. I was not impressed by the women in Vietnam I was expecting to see more beauties but not really, now I didnt necessarily looked for that as i was already with my gf but it seems that there were more cute girls in Thailand, maybe I am biased.
You won't understand how beautiful Vietnamese woman are until nighttime. They dress conservatively in the day. The Thai women put there best foot forward 24 hours day. Almost no professionals in Vietnam compared to Thailand.
hmm, in my experience asian women are not very sexual, I doubt that Vietnamese women are exception
I like old people and bingo
Your life will be easy. ;-)
@@VagabondAwake and pickle ball. Just got back from Phil’s and KL so not that boring. Had a great trip but because I have teens, my long term move will be in a couple of years.
I like old people too. I just don't want to be one.
Women without Kids are usually not interested. If they are then most likely your skin is a certain color. This is the hard Truth. Good for him, but he's speaking in half truths or holding blinders.
How long have you lived in Vietnam?
@@chrishamlin5863 Almost a year straight, but people think I've been here 5-10 years based on so much I know.
@@mentorinspired Have you found a woman who loves you as much as you love yourself?
Chris is a straight shooter.
@@chrishamlin5863 I have no interest in single mothers as a childless man, especially living long-term in Asia. If I did I would have stayed in the USA.
Yes, I love myself enough to not marry a selfish woman. Selfish being the word used by the Vietnamese themselves upon single mothers who hunt for men.
Good for you. It's your life, but you also have to look in the mirror.
Of course. Those women will say or do anything for an old American dude. 🙄
She is a successful woman that owns her own home and business and has grown kids.
You sound like one of "those" jealous American women.
If you are a white foreigner, you will be very welcome. However, if you are a local, your fellow countrymen will not be so accommodating.
Are you Vietnamese living in Vietnam?
So? This is the case in many other countries. Why not enjoy and for once use your God-given body of yours to your advantage?
I think you need a strong spine just to be able to sit on those small plastic stools.
I guess I have a strong spin then.
Good luck buddy. It's a business deal at best. You get the entire family on payroll😒
Yes, he sure seems miserable with his situation! Be sure to stay wherever you are, you'll know you're safe.
He picked the right family. Maybe take a listen
Better business deal than his first marriage in America where he lost everything 😂
Love is NOT a business deal, Buddy. If you don't understand that then I truly feel sorry for you.
How is it different from American marriages? If you are lucky that family could also help out with kids, cleaning and repairs around the house. But even if he has to provide a few hundred dollars monthly, it is still a cheap price to pay for a comfortable life with a wom3n that you like.
Why did women find this guy so attractive?
If you really believe he is unattractive (and your not just being rude) ... wouldn't it make his movie star wife even more astonishing.
@@VagabondAwake I didn't say he is unattractive. I just don't understand why he was suddenly so popular with so many women? What changed?
@@nigel4776 The only thing that changed for me was my environment. I was still the same middle aged guy on a bicycle in Vietnam that I was in America. I came to Vietnam assuming women would ignore me the same way they did in America so I was focused on figuring out how I was going to cover over 1000 miles of unfamiliar terrain on a bicycle without getting lost in the jungle, running out of battery power and getting attacked by a tiger. Meeting women was the last thing on my mind. My wife, who's a practicing Buddhist, believes the universe brough us together.This is the best explanation I have.
@@chrishamlin5863 That sounds like a pretty good explanation
Money.
While I'm happy for this man, how can he say he lives an upper middle-class lifestyle when even his security cameras get stolen? To me, that sounds like a really bad neighborhood in the states. I'm glad he found a loving wife, though.
He loves it warts and all. Most places have warts.
That sounds like any city in California. Petty theft is a problem, there doesn't seem to be any moral compunction against it.
@formica. If you are a victim of or worried about petty theft, you're probably not in the safe area and you're not upper middle class. I've lived an upper middle class lifestyle my whole life (15+ cities) and never had to worry about petty theft.
@@Re3iRtH Sure I agree. My home is in Saigon inner city D8. All petty criminals are poor and won't be seen hanging around posh areas. However, even if you live in an upscale area, there will be many times you will have to leave your enclave to go where 95% of Vietnamese live, and must keep your guard up. There is a reason for motorbike guards outside every shop in Saigon (I don't see so many in Da Nang, Nha Trang).
Also an example: I mentored a Korean teenager who lived in Thao Dien - family with big house, car, driver - and one day 2 dirtballs on a motorbike snatched their dog from his sister while being walked. They wanted a big ransom, police wouldn't help, I never found out how that resolved.
@@formica. easy. Don't buy dogs. They take too much time and need to p00p too often.