Hey Darren did you get a new camera? This video was so crisp and clean,very HD! I think this is my favorite video of yours! I love seeing your family! I really like that you tell us how much things cost! All that wonderful looking food is so much cheaper than here in America! Gosh I want to go there so badddddddd lol! I look forward to your video every week!
+Colleen Kubricht Thanks, I'm really glad you enjoyed the video so much, but no, it's the same camera. Yes, the food here is very well priced, which I'm very grateful for ;). Thailand is a great country to visit, it's a beautiful place with friendly people and as you can see, the food is amazing! Thanks for watching and commenting.
Very nice floating market and lots of stalls on both side of the road very beautiful place thank you for sharing your beautiful video love your video thanks, 3-1-19-
Love your food videos better than any others covering Thailand so please keep them coming. The expression on your wife's face when she ate the sour sausage was priceless. Reminded me of years ago giving my son his first dill pickle. lol.
It's 5:56 am and now I am STARVING lol....Aorns mushroom soup yum...and the take out for you and Ananda ...ewww....Do they ever do fried onion rings like they did the mushrooms? Literally cut the onions into rings, batter and fry. YUM..cut the rings thick though, not skinny...Thanks Darren...another great one....
+MsDreamcakes Yes, there were lots of tasty foods there, it was a great market! And yes, it is pretty affordable for most, especially if you're from overseas. A lot of Thai people still earn 300 baht per day ($8.37 US at the current exchange rate), if you're earning that, what we bought there was worth about a day's work.
darrenb3 Oh my gosh! That is crazy to us to think people can survive on so little. Everything must be very inexpensive if they can survive on so little? Gosh that wouldn't buy the food for one home cooked meal here much less pay any household bills or car payments or mortgage. Wow! Our water bill alone is 100.00 per month. Now I'm curious about what stuff like that costs there! I know you are a teacher there, how does the salary for that compare to what you would earn back home in Australia?
+MsDreamcakes Yes, in general most things are inexpensive here. Many people do live hand to mouth though, as when you're earning that kind of money you can't save a lot. Cars are the same price here as anywhere else, hence the popularity of motor scooters. Similarly many electrical items like phones, computers, TVs, etc are the same price as in other countries. A typical 2 bedroom, 2 story house, on 100 square metres of land in my area would cost you about $70,000 US. Many things are much cheaper, my water bill is about $5 US per month. My power bill is about $23 per month. Labor is also much cheaper. There is no comparison between earning here vs earning in Australia, at the current exchange rate I earn about $780 US per month, in my second year in the job, and after a pay rise/bonus for my performance last year. I'm probably not going to be holidaying in the US any time soon, lucky I like it here :)
Fab vid. Loved the look on your wife's face when she ate the sour sausage. Your little boy seems to growing up so quickly. What a fantastic market it was so pretty next to the river. Thanks again for your hard work.
+Heidi Lock Thanks a lot! Yes, her expression was golden :) and yes, he is growing up very quickly! It was a great market! As you said it was really pretty and there was a great selection of food. I'll definitely be back! Thanks for watching and commenting.
Just fascinating! The choices of what to eat make my head spin! I really like your comments about the different types of foods--makes me want to try damn near everything. When I was in Izmir, Turkey in 1975 there were open markets and some kinds of street food....but nothing at all like Thailand. Really good video--thanks!
+sped17373 Yes, there are certainly lots of choices for food here in Thailand, and they taste amazing usually! I'm glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for commenting!
That made me hungry! Thanks for explaining what they are, I always learn something different every time I watch your videos. I'm in Saudi at the moment and missing Thai street food like mad. Another excellent video :) Can't wait to get back in February.
+saint ian Thanks a lot, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I can imagine that you would be missing the street food here, lucky for you February isn't too far off now. Thanks for watching and commenting!
I can never get enough of Thai street food. My trip back to Bangkok in July can't get here fast enough. I am so ready to do some serious eating. LOL I really enjoy your videos and the thorough explaining of each food. Keep the videos coming
+TheHouseof5 Yes, I totally agree, Thai street food is awesome! I hope July comes around quickly for you. Thanks for the comments, I'm glad you're enjoying the videos!
Great to see these videos here. Nice work! These videos take me back to Thailand, I loved the ambiance, smells of different spices and the people there. The first time in Bangkok it came as a shock, it was overwhelming. Now I absolutely love it. Cheers from The Netherlands!
+Jan Jakob Bouma Thanks a lot, I'm glad you're enjoying the videos. Yes, Thailand is very different to western countries, but it is a great place to visit. I love living here! Thanks for watching and commenting!
man, the mushroom soup?!... I love the mellow atmosphere around those markets! of course, Darren, as always a few questions please? (by the way, thank you for the bread explanation). is the "floating market" term basically used as a marketing tool, or is there a planned purpose, and secondly, I don't notice cheeses? is there a reason? thanks, as always, a very educational vid. I love them! Chris.
+Michigan Mister Yes, I love the atmosphere of the markets here too .. I seem to end up at a market nearly every day. I'm not really sure about the "floating market" term. It may come from long ago when the market was a true floating market, with vendors selling everything from boats. The history of the market may go back that far, I don't know. There are floating markets like that still in Thailand, some are for tourists, but I believe there are genuine ones too. This area isn't touristy at all, so I doubt that it's name is for marketing. Like bread, cheese isn't really a traditional Thai food and most of my Thai friends don't seem to like cheese, except on pizza. It is available in all the supermarkets though and one of the types of sausages sold everywhere here does have a melted cheese centre. I enjoy eating that type of sausage, but it seems that it's mainly popular with kids. Glad you're enjoying the vids!
+Muki M.K. Thanks! I don't know for sure, but I think the shirts are probably the market management's way of ensuring everyone dresses appropriately. It's probably also good advertising for the market.
Very nice video ~
Thank you :)
110%tatally agree with taewachien. thanks Darren.
+David Hann Thanks a lot!
Cant wait to go back to surat thani, going there to see relatives next june :)
Hey Darren did you get a new camera? This video was so crisp and clean,very HD! I think this is my favorite video of yours!
I love seeing your family! I really like that you tell us how much things cost! All that wonderful looking food is so much cheaper than here in America! Gosh I want to go there so badddddddd lol! I look forward to your video every week!
+Colleen Kubricht Thanks, I'm really glad you enjoyed the video so much, but no, it's the same camera. Yes, the food here is very well priced, which I'm very grateful for ;). Thailand is a great country to visit, it's a beautiful place with friendly people and as you can see, the food is amazing! Thanks for watching and commenting.
Very nice floating market and lots of stalls on both side of the road very beautiful place thank you for sharing your beautiful video love your video thanks, 3-1-19-
Always good content.
watching them all during the lockdown here.
Thanks :)
Stay safe.
I love grass jelly very good healthy drink thanks,
Yes, we love it too :)
Nice video Darren. My wife is from Surat Thani and I will be going there first time in 4 weeks
Love your food videos better than any others covering Thailand so please keep them coming. The expression on your wife's face when she ate the sour sausage was priceless. Reminded me of years ago giving my son his first dill pickle. lol.
+laserguy Thanks a lot, glad you're enjoying the vids. Yes, she's not a big fan of sour stuff :)
Look very nice video.
+Sokunveary So Thanks!
Thumbs up my friend. I really enjoy your videos. Happy Thanksgiving to your family and beautiful Thailand.
+risquecat Thanks a lot, I'm glad you're enjoying the videos. Happy Thanksgiving back to you and your family.
It's 5:56 am and now I am STARVING lol....Aorns mushroom soup yum...and the take out for you and Ananda ...ewww....Do they ever do fried onion rings like they did the mushrooms? Literally cut the onions into rings, batter and fry. YUM..cut the rings thick though, not skinny...Thanks Darren...another great one....
Hahaha. Yes, thick-cut onion rings are reasonably common here, Ananda loves them! Glad you enjoyed the video :)
Oh wow everything looked sooo good Darren! It's so inexpensive, it would be extremely expensive here to eat like that!
+MsDreamcakes Yes, there were lots of tasty foods there, it was a great market! And yes, it is pretty affordable for most, especially if you're from overseas. A lot of Thai people still earn 300 baht per day ($8.37 US at the current exchange rate), if you're earning that, what we bought there was worth about a day's work.
darrenb3 Oh my gosh! That is crazy to us to think people can survive on so little. Everything must be very inexpensive if they can survive on so little? Gosh that wouldn't buy the food for one home cooked meal here much less pay any household bills or car payments or mortgage. Wow! Our water bill alone is 100.00 per month. Now I'm curious about what stuff like that costs there! I know you are a teacher there, how does the salary for that compare to what you would earn back home in Australia?
+MsDreamcakes Yes, in general most things are inexpensive here. Many people do live hand to mouth though, as when you're earning that kind of money you can't save a lot. Cars are the same price here as anywhere else, hence the popularity of motor scooters. Similarly many electrical items like phones, computers, TVs, etc are the same price as in other countries. A typical 2 bedroom, 2 story house, on 100 square metres of land in my area would cost you about $70,000 US. Many things are much cheaper, my water bill is about $5 US per month. My power bill is about $23 per month. Labor is also much cheaper. There is no comparison between earning here vs earning in Australia, at the current exchange rate I earn about $780 US per month, in my second year in the job, and after a pay rise/bonus for my performance last year. I'm probably not going to be holidaying in the US any time soon, lucky I like it here :)
Fab vid. Loved the look on your wife's face when she ate the sour sausage. Your little boy seems to growing up so quickly. What a fantastic market it was so pretty next to the river. Thanks again for your hard work.
+Heidi Lock Thanks a lot! Yes, her expression was golden :) and yes, he is growing up very quickly! It was a great market! As you said it was really pretty and there was a great selection of food. I'll definitely be back! Thanks for watching and commenting.
Just fascinating! The choices of what to eat make my head spin! I really like your comments about the different types of foods--makes me want to try damn near everything. When I was in Izmir, Turkey in 1975 there were open markets and some kinds of street food....but nothing at all like Thailand. Really good video--thanks!
+sped17373 Yes, there are certainly lots of choices for food here in Thailand, and they taste amazing usually! I'm glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for commenting!
That made me hungry! Thanks for explaining what they are, I always learn something different every time I watch your videos. I'm in Saudi at the moment and missing Thai street food like mad. Another excellent video :)
Can't wait to get back in February.
+saint ian Thanks a lot, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I can imagine that you would be missing the street food here, lucky for you February isn't too far off now. Thanks for watching and commenting!
I can never get enough of Thai street food. My trip back to Bangkok in July can't get here fast enough. I am so ready to do some serious eating. LOL I really enjoy your videos and the thorough explaining of each food. Keep the videos coming
+TheHouseof5 Yes, I totally agree, Thai street food is awesome! I hope July comes around quickly for you. Thanks for the comments, I'm glad you're enjoying the videos!
Great to see these videos here. Nice work! These videos take me back to Thailand, I loved the ambiance, smells of different spices and the people there. The first time in Bangkok it came as a shock, it was overwhelming. Now I absolutely love it. Cheers from The Netherlands!
+Jan Jakob Bouma Thanks a lot, I'm glad you're enjoying the videos. Yes, Thailand is very different to western countries, but it is a great place to visit. I love living here! Thanks for watching and commenting!
man, the mushroom soup?!... I love the mellow atmosphere around those markets! of course, Darren, as always a few questions please? (by the way, thank you for the bread explanation). is the "floating market" term basically used as a marketing tool, or is there a planned purpose, and secondly, I don't notice cheeses? is there a reason? thanks, as always, a very educational vid. I love them! Chris.
+Michigan Mister Yes, I love the atmosphere of the markets here too .. I seem to end up at a market nearly every day. I'm not really sure about the "floating market" term. It may come from long ago when the market was a true floating market, with vendors selling everything from boats. The history of the market may go back that far, I don't know. There are floating markets like that still in Thailand, some are for tourists, but I believe there are genuine ones too. This area isn't touristy at all, so I doubt that it's name is for marketing. Like bread, cheese isn't really a traditional Thai food and most of my Thai friends don't seem to like cheese, except on pizza. It is available in all the supermarkets though and one of the types of sausages sold everywhere here does have a melted cheese centre. I enjoy eating that type of sausage, but it seems that it's mainly popular with kids. Glad you're enjoying the vids!
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Best one yet! I love how informative your videos are. Just quietly I get a little bit excited whenever I see you have posted a new one. Thanks.
+Sally Gatehouse Thanks a lot for your comments, I'm glad you enjoyed it so much. More coming soon :)
Excellent vid darren, wish i was still in thailand. Keep up the good work
+777cpt Thanks a lot! I hope you can get back here soon!
love your Vids Mate, love the informative narrating and explanation, keep up the great work.
+Ahmed Rules Thanks very much! More vids coming soon.
Great video Darren,
question for you: i see all the vendors are wearing same type of shirt what is the reason.
thanks
+Muki M.K. Thanks! I don't know for sure, but I think the shirts are probably the market management's way of ensuring everyone dresses appropriately. It's probably also good advertising for the market.
ร้านส้มตำสากน่ากลัวมาก😂😂
Really nice Vlog Darren, thx for the upload :)
+Silentrunner Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching and commenting!
HI can you give me the recipe to the prawn cakes I would love to make then. Thank you
All the food looks delicious. My nieces just fell in love with your son they thought he was so adorable
thank you..
Thanks darrenb3 for sharing your video's
Thanks for watching!
MATE YOU ARE MAKING ME WANT TO EAT AND I CAN ONLY HAVE SOUP LOL
Hahaha. You'll have to book a ticket to Thailand, there's plenty of great food here!
👍🐡🐡🐡🐡Yum😄
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Awesome shirts - where can I get one?
+skippy At that market in Surat Thani ;)
can't get enough ..great work mate
+Mark Graham Thanks a lot, I'm glad you liked it!
Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for watching :)
love the videos. cant wait to be back in thailand in january :)
+WhaleBomb Thanks! Not long till January! :)