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Saw the title and thought "Oh No" not another utuber looking for a new angle. But having watched your video, I have to say this is pure Quality and inspirational. Well done and Thank you.,
I did it to show what the other side is like. I know some youtubers go there and it's about "look at me in the slums" for personal gain and quick clicks. But the RUclips guys l know who went were interacting and respectful and put out good videos.
I heard plan to redevelopment of the area since the main port was moved to Laem Chabang. Only some part of it complete since there was a large fire destroy the area, so they need to move to flats built by government, those are willing to move since there is no home anymore. But the others don't. Thing is, it's free real estate in the center of Bangkok, and its worth living in slums. 20 years passed those children that grown up in slums now has good work and salary but choose to stay at their old home in slums because it save a toms of money, yes most of them are not poor anymore but still cannot afford a house or condos.(save at least 5000-10000 Bath a month). Some of them wealth enough to moved our but their senior choose to stay there (mostly) because of the community. So basically there is no option but to built the apartments and community area in place near Khlong Toey for them, but it still long way to go.
Another side to Bangkok, this is the side that most tourists never see and probably don't want to. What strikes me most is the warmth of the people and the dignity, even though they know that their lives are precarious especially compared to their neighbours. Cheers Pat.
Not the tourists I know, they actually go and see all sides when visiting countries.... I saw lots of poverty in Los Angeles and New York... I saw poverty in London every country or city has its downside
I accidentally stumbled into some impoverished areas in Bangkok, but this is a deep dive. An important eyeopener. It's critical that nothing gets swept under the carpet, so people have a better understanding of how and why poverty exists. The causes of poverty are multiple and interrelated: labour issues (not only unemployment, but also wages), race and gender issues (see structural, systemic and/or institutional racism and sexism), and policy issues. The tip of the iceberg for such a subject, but if you want to help, Pat posted that link to Bangkok Community Help.
You definitely deserve your moniker, chairmanmao. Your comment comes straight out of the Marxist playbook. Racism has nothing to do with poverty, especially not in a country that is extremely homogeneous such as Thailand (although technically, it's hetereogeneous in terms of ethnicity, but homogeneous in terms of race and culture).
Please stop propagating the 'race','gender' and 'sexism' card as a cause of poverty, its total nonsense. Lack of critical education and job specific skills are the core reasons.
A very good video Pat and very commendable of you to highlight the Khlong Toey that seems to have been forgotten by the Thai authorities and well done to those volunteers who are helping people living in this community.
I think this is your best video yet Pat. I'm totally inspired by the work of the people with the foundation. It really restores faith in the goodness of many people. Whatever the eventual solution to congested slum living I hope it isn't high rise blocks. That's been a disaster everywhere else in the world destroying the sense of community people need (though it's hard to think of alternatives).Perhaps there could be updates in the future. And thanks for the great links!
Excellent video Pat, One of the best you have done. I hope this gets lots of views and the message gets out there, the Thai government need to pull there fingers out and do more.
Reviewing this content after some 4 months & still considering it exemplary & useful. I praise your objectivity & impartiality regarding the way you chose your content topics….there is nothing like reality!!!! The true miracle is how optimistic inhabitants are despite all this sadness & kind of desperation. One more time « merci beaucoup Bangkok Pat »….😊
Good work Pat. It never ceases to amaze me how happy these people are despite living a tough life. Imagine walking through one or the sink estates in the UK. I doubt you'd come out unscathed.
Happy ?...Until you go inside have a sit and really listen to their lives. They are NOT happy trust me. They get by. It is buddhist to not show your discontent with the blessing you got because others have even worse. Does that make them happy NO. The smile and talk means nothing at all. Trust me they are miserable as hell...That being said many many people i know in Thailand are beyond salvation on their own choice. Sad but true. i know a LOT of selfinflicted poverty in Thailand. Probably more than poverty without a chance. I stopped helping. Seen enought o stop caring for most of m...Harsh ah well better than a fool.
@White Rabbit Prophecies Good story and happy it turned out so good for you..indeed self made... I have never been dirt poor. I did lose a fortune twice though.. from big hero to absolute zero...Now building my third. .Not my fault but does that matter? My wife comes from the streets literally. Slept on trainstations when 5 yrs old eating from garbage cans. no shoes and one set of dirty clothes was all she owned...She pushed hersefl up to be owner of a real estate development company in Thailand and turned that fortune into a finance company ....She left school at 9...I deeply respect her will to make it anyhow any way. Yea man it's mostly in the head how you maintain yourself and how you grow. That being said i can understand many break down before that.. That's why although i do not cry for every poor person anymore. i will never look down on them or refuse them human responses and friendships....It is the same respect i have for any person. Rich or poor that i show to them too. I love every human. Not the choices they make...Good luck to you man. Thank you for your story.
Thailand has no Social welfare whatsoever, no Child Benefit no Single Mother Benefits that is why Thailand is a land of cheap prostitutes and is a sex tourism destination. Two years ago The Thai king established an old-age pension 10 US dollar a month while he has 11 palaces all over Thailand and more than 12 billion assets in Germany and Switzerland. King Rama 9 put all the show on TV and said that Thailand is the best country in the world we have the best king in the world and the best religion in the world, this cunning king know how to make stupid people exuberant but robbed all the tax money stashed in Bavaria Germany many billion US dollars and when he die and go to hell on the sin of Dante Inferno, he left the treasure for his son, now his son has to pay inheritance tax around 35 % This is the news from Globe :Thai King Mhavjiralongkorn is facing fresh controversy in Germany as local investigators are reportedly looking into whether he has paid the correct property and inheritance taxes in Bavaria, where the Southeast Asian monarch spends much of his time.
what a wonderful and sad expose Pat but thank you so very much for sharing it. I felt sad to the point of tears at a few stages during it and my heart ached with pity. I also felt ashamed that I know this is there and I've never lifted a finger to do anything to help. Those two guys are precisely as you describe..................heros. I know they couldn't do it with other peoples support but none of it would be being done at all if it wasn't for them. I genuinely marvel at what they do.
Not only money, can support with something else like clothes, food, furniture that u don't want, teaching English etc. just contact those guys in case you would like to 😊😊
My tuk tuk driver really didn't want to take me to the slums and he thought I was crazy. He wanted to steer me to shopping malls and tourist traps for his kickbacks. I enjoy seeing the reality in each country and I appreciate the volunteer work these guys are doing there.
i feel so sad watching this. I am from Malaysia and I too see something similar in my own country. The poor will always be exploited, that is why we must stand by them and help as much as we can.
@@mrj475 there are poor in every country. In Malaysia if you are in a category called B40 that means you earn below a certain bracket and cannot afford most basic things. Poverty is a reality and many people are living below the threshold. After the pandemic, and now with global inflation, there are more poor people . Just be thankful you are not one of them
When my Thai wife was young, her family lived in an area similar to the one show. They came home late one afternoon and the area was burnt to the ground. They were left with nothing, a very hard life. It has since been rebuilt but still a fire hazard death trap, much of the problem is the city fire people couldn't get in because of the very small walk ways. I would say in that area nothing has changed.
Excellent video Pat, I'm so happy that you are giving Bangkok Community help the exposure too as they do many wonderful things around Khlong Toei. Friso and Gregg are two fantastic guys I've had the pleasure of helping them out even if you can't afford to donate financial wise, go and help with the many projects they have. With out the support of Bangkok Community the lives of many would be a lot less bearable and challenging. Keep up the good work Pat.
I've been living in an area close to around this kind of housing at northern Bangkok to be precise Rangsit -Nakhon Nayok for over a decade. These area prone to flood as it is in a network of Klong (canal) surrounding a huge area. Great to see you guys did this video to create awareness and easy for those who wish to help them from far. Keep doing this kind of videos instead of those hundreds of videos talking about bar scene in pataya or Soi cowboy. This is so meaningful, Thanks Bangkok Pat!
There are many of those housing estates around Bangkok where they moved slum dwellers and low income people to, they may not look nice but I'm sure many people appreciate living there!
So good to see there are still people helping others . I have my small project going on the the North . It is a great feeling and very rewarding to make a small difference to someones lives.
I sometimes do charity work, with a friend from Singapore, who does it quite often. I’ve been in the slums of Klong Toey a number of times. One recent Halloween, I was impressed with how caring of the younger children, the older children were. How patient and polite they were. Many of them are without one or both parents. Yet in many ways they were unspoiled, more caring and more appreciative than kids from rich families. They were so happy that someone cared about them.
Why were you surprised? What did you expect? Just because some people are less fortunate than others doesn’t mean they live in depression or violence 24/7.
Nice work and fun to see some familiar faces in the B-roll. Great job giving a voice to this community. Enjoyed the video and great fortune running into the man himself- Eleven Finger!
Very good video Pat this gives a true insight about the other side of Bangkok. The difference between poor and rich is huge. You show the people that it’s not an area all about crime and drugs but that the people a very friendly and try to make the best of it in hard conditions. The Bangkok Community Help Foundation does really do a great job there. Bangkok is a fantastic city but we must not ignore this side of Bangkok also those people deserve a better live.
Thirty years ago, used to rent a cold-water apartment right on the edge of the slum, the quick route to the apartment was to leap over a klong and dive down some of the alleys - never had a problem even after coming back in the early hours of the morning. However, less amusing were the lads on two-stroke motorcycles who used to scream their engines on the road outside the apartment at two or three in the morning. Often paid a guy with a motorcycle to take me down to Silom, it only occurred to me later that he might not have been a moto taxi driver but he obviously appreciated the money. The live animal butcher’s market in Klong Toey was really gross, terrible stink. Great video. Isn’t the whole area slowly sinking?
Fair trade? 1970 Thailand had a population of 35 million people. 2015 it got over 70 million people. I think it's a problem when a country double the population in a such a short period. 1950 it was 20 million people. France: 41 million year 1950, 50 million 1970, 64 million 2015. Don't try to simplify and dumb down. How much do other countries pay for Thai products? Fair trade? If a society are built on the children taking care of their aging parents they will have a big family for that reason. Fair trade, the opposite to free trade globalism!
Those guys from Bangkok Community Help Foundation are the real deal, no bullshit, just getting things done to benefit people. Thanks for a great and educational video.
Very interesting and informative video Pat. Not for the fainthearted to go wandering around Khlong Toei. Well done for getting us to look outside of our comfort zones 👍
I know you don't need my approval Pat, but I want to commend you on this video, which I see as a return to form for you after your brief dalliance with tabloidesque content ("you could be next for cyanide poisoning!"). These realities are a part of the truth in Thailand, and no Thai government of any shape can be truly successful and just without addressing these and some other sad but reparable situations in the country. All it takes is money and the will, and while there is a lot of money accessible, the will to change these things seems to be harder to locate.
Thank you for this video and highlighted the wealth disparity. Also for showing those people that are helping. I've walked through some of these communities and after the initial look of shock as seeing a farang there is an immediate smile that comes next. I'll be in Thailand for 3 months at the end of the year and will be donating some time to help those in need. It is the least I can do for feeling so welcomed in this country.
I use to work for the American Post Exchange and Commissary doing their VN war. And they use to have a PX store and their warehouses down in Klong Toey. There was a big burning dump that locals would pick over. There was also a few bars down there where pretty disgusting stuff went on. That was along time ago, and I doubt I would recognize that hood today. 17:19
Congratulations Bangkok Pat for producing meaningful content about the Bangkok we love and wish a better future for. In this drive to modernize and gentrify lets not forget the precious people and communities that make it such an amazing city! Keep up with the great work! Btw the fascinating muslim enclave across the canal from Jim Thompsons house is one of my favourite walking areas in BKK!
Hello Pat! I worked in Khlong Toey in 1993 for ITD on a multi product pipeline that moved aviation fuels and Diesel to Don Muang storage tanks. The people though very poor were great! It was a pretty dirty place however I did eat local food most lunchtimes at side stalls there alongside railway lines! Good experience though, was never threatened--in fact the opposite--some of the people wanted me to stay and have a few beers after work! I politely refused as I didn't want to tempt fate! Good video Pat! Brought back a few memories!
Any future development needs to focus first on improving the local population not lining the pockets of developers. Bangkok should stop trying to mimic Singapore, as much as I have enjoyed visiting Singapore, Bangkok has far too much going for it that risks being destroyed. Lastly, someone should look at signing those kids up, they have a mean right foot, I would have struggled to keep that shot out. Keep up the great work Pat, Bangkok needs you.
Where I lived I saw a guy come back from work and jump into that water to cool down. He actually rinsed his mouth out with it as well! He must have some immune system
I have visited a few shanty towns throughout Thailand over the years. I have never once felt threatened or unwelcome. Have had a few Thais offer me food and water while wandering about. It is a sad situation but many make the best with what little they have. It is a very complicated issue. Perhaps not spending billions of baht on train line improvements the money could have been much better spent on so many better things.
If the HiSo people gave a small fraction of their wealth these communities would’ve been rebuilt 10-20 years ago. We don’t need anymore luxury malls or restaurants. The locals should also do a better job at taking care of their own people. No one should be relying on the government or Foreigners to fix everything. It takes a collective.
@@davids736 not as much as I would like to see. It’s not always about money. Sometimes it’s about showing up and taking action in different ways without waiting for someone else to be the ring leader.
@@steveaustin1984 this is why we can’t “Move Forward” because people like to deny the truth. I hope you’re doing something while leaving silly comments.
It always amazes me how most charitable organizations helping the needy in Bangkok are not from Buddhist temples but from Westerners. (Note: Maybe there are Buddhist foundations that help the needy but I am not aware of it.)
I’m Thai and if I didn’t watch this clip I wouldn’t know that there are foreigners help poor people in slum in Bangkok, but I know that there are many Buddhist temple helping many people. The Buddhist temple are places where the poor can take free food and shelter. And they do a lot of charity. So I think it really depend on who you interact with, if you mostly contact with the westerner in Thailand with closed bubble so you may know only westerner charity and you may don’t know what happen in Thai society since majority of them don’t speak in English and don’t do advertise about their charity in English. About people in slum, there were project that government built building for them to stay but it far away from the downtown, they took it and rent it out and stay at the same place because in the town is easy to go for work and get the job. Not only the poor can’t afford to buy property in the downtown but average Thai who graduate from universe can’t also afford to buy condo or home in downtown. The problem with people around the world now is everybody want to stay in the downtown but it’s too expensive because the government allow foreigners(who are richer than the local which is also depend on currency exchange) to buy the property that they become expensive and the local can’t afford to buy them. The area are belong to government just because you stay there for a long time doesn’t mean that you are the owner of the land.
Thank you so much Pat for this important and fascinating video! It's good to take an unblinking look at this neighborhood and the people who live there. You've done a wonderful job of capturing this experience with a sensitive and sympathetic eye. Bangkok Community Help do some really great work! Happy to donate and sub, thank you for the links! I can't help but think what a great idea it was for the fire extinguishers and training. The thoughts of all that primitive wiring in those cramped wood shacks makes me sweat.
Oh definitely nevee seen on YT....but you know how this YT game works😎 Hopefully these nice people will benefit from this too, the foundation have been getting a lot of donations!
some of these slum areas in different countries become a no go zone, very unsafe, but here i would walk around feeling ok, the trouble with glossy tourest brochures never show you this type of area, but they are the ones that could do with a boost to there economy. nice one Pat keep up the good work!
Bangkok has so many beautiful natural canals but hey are treated as sewage / dumping ground. Had they build sewage system and trash collection, Bangkok will be a very beautiful city. I for one would love to have a house along one of those canals. Venice city in California build a man made canal, and the house around there are spectacular and so peaceful.
It's good that you show the reality to many in Bangkok - as the vast majority of "Thai videos" are about holidays, red-light districts and other pleasures.
Lol, but those places have a reason to look bad and have poverty typhoons natural disasters war damages, Thailands history is uninterrupted, it has no reason to have anything looking like this.
@@gangstagummybear3432 There are slums in every major cities. Slums are not the result of natural disaster, but capitalism. Thai slum has clean water, electricity, air con, cable tv, internet, and so on. Much better places than the two mentioning above.
@@travelingman1125 You cant speak on it if Thailand doesnt experience the natural disasters like PH does, thus you cant say what they are a result of, so glad for Thai slums for having all of that, Im surprised they dont have flying cars and teleporters in Thai slums.
Your film makes me ask something to myself: Is it part of Yin und Yang, that the richest person on planet and the poorest are living in the same city ?
The contrast between the One Bangkok and other developments in the area. Slowly the disadvantaged Thais are pushed into the outer suburbs. I keep think of the duty of care governments and how they will be judged in the future how they care for the elderly and very young also those who don't have the ability to care for themselves. It's easy to turn a blind eye, thankyou for your video and others who bring awareness to the plight of those locked into poverty.
BKK Pat, another amazing video. Love your content. We've become accustomed to channels that put out high quantity \ mediocre videos. I get the impression that your standards are closer to award winning documentaries. Entertaining, well researched, and professionally produced. Absolutely brilliant. Thank for sharing your passion and honest content with the world.
Wonderful sharing my friend ❤️ Just found your channel here .. I really love your all videos 📹 And will learn from you as well Best of luck for your channel 👍
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Great work mate. Keep it up.
Human society from the poor to the rich, from the rich to the poor
There are so many problems in life that people have to sleep on the street
Saw the title and thought "Oh No" not another utuber looking for a new angle. But having watched your video, I have to say this is pure Quality and inspirational. Well done and Thank you.,
I did it to show what the other side is like. I know some youtubers go there and it's about "look at me in the slums" for personal gain and quick clicks. But the RUclips guys l know who went were interacting and respectful and put out good videos.
As a Thai people. I'd like to Thank you to you guys who support poor people. God bless you.
Ya know the poverty in uk including ice cold winter nights for uks homeless is paradise compared to the Hell on earth you have to endeavour
I heard plan to redevelopment of the area since the main port was moved to Laem Chabang.
Only some part of it complete since there was a large fire destroy the area, so they need to move to flats built by government, those are willing to move since there is no home anymore.
But the others don't.
Thing is, it's free real estate in the center of Bangkok, and its worth living in slums.
20 years passed those children that grown up in slums now has good work and salary but choose to stay at their old home in slums because it save a toms of money, yes most of them are not poor anymore but still cannot afford a house or condos.(save at least 5000-10000 Bath a month).
Some of them wealth enough to moved our but their senior choose to stay there (mostly) because of the community. So basically there is no option but to built the apartments and community area in place near Khlong Toey for them, but it still long way to go.
Another side to Bangkok, this is the side that most tourists never see and probably don't want to. What strikes me most is the warmth of the people and the dignity, even though they know that their lives are precarious especially compared to their neighbours. Cheers Pat.
Why tourists need to see this any way we are came for holiday not to looks at slums
Not the tourists I know, they actually go and see all sides when visiting countries.... I saw lots of poverty in Los Angeles and New York... I saw poverty in London every country or city has its downside
@@jaydebeer7251 true LA is quite crazy actually... not like the movies at all
i have seen them 2 men many times they do lots off great charity work its amazing what they do , all i can say wish them well and we'll done
I accidentally stumbled into some impoverished areas in Bangkok, but this is a deep dive. An important eyeopener. It's critical that nothing gets swept under the carpet, so people have a better understanding of how and why poverty exists. The causes of poverty are multiple and interrelated: labour issues (not only unemployment, but also wages), race and gender issues (see structural, systemic and/or institutional racism and sexism), and policy issues. The tip of the iceberg for such a subject, but if you want to help, Pat posted that link to Bangkok Community Help.
The causes are macro economic and always have been. Racism and sexism doesn't have anything to do with it
You definitely deserve your moniker, chairmanmao. Your comment comes straight out of the Marxist playbook. Racism has nothing to do with poverty, especially not in a country that is extremely homogeneous such as Thailand (although technically, it's hetereogeneous in terms of ethnicity, but homogeneous in terms of race and culture).
Please stop propagating the 'race','gender' and 'sexism' card as a cause of poverty, its total nonsense. Lack of critical education and job specific skills are the core reasons.
ฉันอยู่ในประเทศไทยแม้จะอยู่ในสลัม แต่คิดว่ายังมีชีวิตที่ดีกว่าผู้คน homeless ในเคนซิงตัน ฟิลาเดลเฟีย และ ในรัฐอื่นๆ ในทวีปยุโรป ขอบคุณทุกท่านที่มาเที่ยวประเทศไทย😊❤
This episode really pulls on the heart. A challenge for us all to be part of a answer. Thank you for doing this episode Pat.
Shows how much work these guys put in
What a great video Pat. Thanks for sharing.
They have a lot of respect, and don't go downtown to loot the LV Gucci stores.
A very good video Pat and very commendable of you to highlight the Khlong Toey that seems to have been forgotten by the Thai authorities and well done to those volunteers who are helping people living in this community.
Thanks for the kind words, there are two sides to Khlong Toei, insanely rich and poor. Sad but typical.
I think this is your best video yet Pat. I'm totally inspired by the work of the people with the foundation. It really restores faith in the goodness of many people. Whatever the eventual solution to congested slum living I hope it isn't high rise blocks. That's been a disaster everywhere else in the world destroying the sense of community people need (though it's hard to think of alternatives).Perhaps there could be updates in the future. And thanks for the great links!
Thanks Andrew, high rises would provide proper homes but as you say, it isn't the proper answer.
Excellent video Pat, One of the best you have done. I hope this gets lots of views and the message gets out there, the Thai government need to pull there fingers out and do more.
Another very good exposition on Bangkok (and hundreds of parallel communities everywhere)! Keeping it real! Thanx, again!
Reviewing this content after some 4 months & still considering it exemplary & useful. I praise your objectivity & impartiality regarding the way you chose your content topics….there is nothing like reality!!!! The true miracle is how optimistic inhabitants are despite all this sadness & kind of desperation.
One more time « merci beaucoup Bangkok Pat »….😊
Very well presented, Pat. Love how you've shown us the positive side, plus background story of the area.
Thanks Bryan, it's been a long time in the making but definitely an incredible experience mate.
Good work Pat. It never ceases to amaze me how happy these people are despite living a tough life. Imagine walking through one or the sink estates in the UK. I doubt you'd come out unscathed.
Happy ? Happier if they had a little more money.
Happy ?...Until you go inside have a sit and really listen to their lives. They are NOT happy trust me. They get by. It is buddhist to not show your discontent with the blessing you got because others have even worse. Does that make them happy NO. The smile and talk means nothing at all. Trust me they are miserable as hell...That being said many many people i know in Thailand are beyond salvation on their own choice. Sad but true. i know a LOT of selfinflicted poverty in Thailand. Probably more than poverty without a chance. I stopped helping. Seen enought o stop caring for most of m...Harsh ah well better than a fool.
@White Rabbit Prophecies Good story and happy it turned out so good for you..indeed self made... I have never been dirt poor. I did lose a fortune twice though.. from big hero to absolute zero...Now building my third. .Not my fault but does that matter? My wife comes from the streets literally. Slept on trainstations when 5 yrs old eating from garbage cans. no shoes and one set of dirty clothes was all she owned...She pushed hersefl up to be owner of a real estate development company in Thailand and turned that fortune into a finance company ....She left school at 9...I deeply respect her will to make it anyhow any way. Yea man it's mostly in the head how you maintain yourself and how you grow. That being said i can understand many break down before that.. That's why although i do not cry for every poor person anymore. i will never look down on them or refuse them human responses and friendships....It is the same respect i have for any person. Rich or poor that i show to them too. I love every human. Not the choices they make...Good luck to you man. Thank you for your story.
Especially in brick lane bethnal green.
Thailand has no Social welfare whatsoever, no Child Benefit no Single Mother Benefits that is why Thailand is a land of cheap prostitutes and is a sex tourism destination.
Two years ago The Thai king established an old-age pension 10 US dollar a month while he has 11 palaces all over Thailand and more than 12 billion assets in Germany and Switzerland.
King Rama 9 put all the show on TV and said that Thailand is the best country in the world we have the best king in the world and the best religion in the world, this cunning king know how to make stupid people exuberant but robbed all the tax money stashed in Bavaria Germany many billion US dollars and when he die and go to hell on the sin of Dante Inferno, he left the treasure for his son, now his son has to pay inheritance tax around 35 %
This is the news from Globe :Thai King Mhavjiralongkorn is facing fresh controversy in Germany as local investigators are reportedly looking into whether he has paid the correct property and inheritance taxes in Bavaria, where the Southeast Asian monarch spends much of his time.
what a wonderful and sad expose Pat but thank you so very much for sharing it. I felt sad to the point of tears at a few stages during it and my heart ached with pity. I also felt ashamed that I know this is there and I've never lifted a finger to do anything to help. Those two guys are precisely as you describe..................heros. I know they couldn't do it with other peoples support but none of it would be being done at all if it wasn't for them. I genuinely marvel at what they do.
Not only money, can support with something else like clothes, food, furniture that u don't want, teaching English etc. just contact those guys in case you would like to 😊😊
My tuk tuk driver really didn't want to take me to the slums and he thought I was crazy. He wanted to steer me to shopping malls and tourist traps for his kickbacks. I enjoy seeing the reality in each country and I appreciate the volunteer work these guys are doing there.
i feel so sad watching this. I am from Malaysia and I too see something similar in my own country. The poor will always be exploited, that is why we must stand by them and help as much as we can.
Which poor lol
@@mrj475 there are poor in every country. In Malaysia if you are in a category called B40 that means you earn below a certain bracket and cannot afford most basic things. Poverty is a reality and many people are living below the threshold. After the pandemic, and now with global inflation, there are more poor people . Just be thankful you are not one of them
When my Thai wife was young, her family lived in an area similar to the one show. They came home late one afternoon and the area was burnt to the ground. They were left with nothing, a very hard life. It has since been rebuilt but still a fire hazard death trap, much of the problem is the city fire people couldn't get in because of the very small walk ways. I would say in that area nothing has changed.
Excellent video Pat, I'm so happy that you are giving Bangkok Community help the exposure too as they do many wonderful things around Khlong Toei. Friso and Gregg are two fantastic guys I've had the pleasure of helping them out even if you can't afford to donate financial wise, go and help with the many projects they have. With out the support of Bangkok Community the lives of many would be a lot less bearable and challenging. Keep up the good work Pat.
I've been living in an area close to around this kind of housing at northern Bangkok to be precise Rangsit -Nakhon Nayok for over a decade. These area prone to flood as it is in a network of Klong (canal) surrounding a huge area. Great to see you guys did this video to create awareness and easy for those who wish to help them from far. Keep doing this kind of videos instead of those hundreds of videos talking about bar scene in pataya or Soi cowboy. This is so meaningful, Thanks Bangkok Pat!
There are many of those housing estates around Bangkok where they moved slum dwellers and low income people to, they may not look nice but I'm sure many people appreciate living there!
So good to see there are still people helping others . I have my small project going on the the North . It is a great feeling and very rewarding to make a small difference to someones lives.
These guys are real heroes. Thanks for covering what they are doing. I would like to participate.
I sometimes do charity work, with a friend from Singapore, who does it quite often. I’ve been in the slums of Klong Toey a number of times. One recent Halloween, I was impressed with how caring of the younger children, the older children were. How patient and polite they were. Many of them are without one or both parents. Yet in many ways they were unspoiled, more caring and more appreciative than kids from rich families.
They were so happy that someone cared about them.
Why were you surprised? What did you expect? Just because some people are less fortunate than others doesn’t mean they live in depression or violence 24/7.
Wonderful people, Wonderful Country ❤️ 🇹🇭
Absolutely right seen it myself in Singapore... same as Los Angeles, New York, London etc.. poverty is everywhere in all countries
You're a typical Western illegal charity businessman or poverty porn vlogger.
Some of the best, most dignified people I ever met were dirt poor. You can't buy real class.
Nice work and fun to see some familiar faces in the B-roll. Great job giving a voice to this community. Enjoyed the video and great fortune running into the man himself- Eleven Finger!
Very good video Pat this gives a true insight about the other side of Bangkok. The difference between poor and rich is huge. You show the people that it’s not an area all about crime and drugs but that the people a very friendly and try to make the best of it in hard conditions. The Bangkok Community Help Foundation does really do a great job there. Bangkok is a fantastic city but we must not ignore this side of Bangkok also those people deserve a better live.
I went to Klong Toey Slums, it was a lovely place, The People were really nice.
Very interesting video. I think I'd feel very conspicuous walking around there (never mind filming) so thanks for doing it so that we don't have to 🙂
Thirty years ago, used to rent a cold-water apartment right on the edge of the slum, the quick route to the apartment was to leap over a klong and dive down some of the alleys - never had a problem even after coming back in the early hours of the morning. However, less amusing were the lads on two-stroke motorcycles who used to scream their engines on the road outside the apartment at two or three in the morning. Often paid a guy with a motorcycle to take me down to Silom, it only occurred to me later that he might not have been a moto taxi driver but he obviously appreciated the money. The live animal butcher’s market in Klong Toey was really gross, terrible stink. Great video. Isn’t the whole area slowly sinking?
Fair trade?
1970 Thailand had a population of 35 million people. 2015 it got over 70 million people. I think it's a problem when a country double the population in a such a short period. 1950 it was 20 million people. France: 41 million year 1950, 50 million 1970, 64 million 2015. Don't try to simplify and dumb down. How much do other countries pay for Thai products? Fair trade?
If a society are built on the children taking care of their aging parents they will have a big family for that reason. Fair trade, the opposite to free trade globalism!
Those guys from Bangkok Community Help Foundation are the real deal, no bullshit, just getting things done to benefit people. Thanks for a great and educational video.
Thanks for the video Pat. I was somewhat apprehensive to watch it, but it was a classy production with a positive outcome!
Very interesting and informative video Pat. Not for the fainthearted to go wandering around Khlong Toei. Well done for getting us to look outside of our comfort zones 👍
I know you don't need my approval Pat, but I want to commend you on this video, which I see as a return to form for you after your brief dalliance with tabloidesque content ("you could be next for cyanide poisoning!"). These realities are a part of the truth in Thailand, and no Thai government of any shape can be truly successful and just without addressing these and some other sad but reparable situations in the country. All it takes is money and the will, and while there is a lot of money accessible, the will to change these things seems to be harder to locate.
I’m at a loss for words.
Beautiful work you do.
Fantastic video.
I will try soon to make a donation.
Your fantastic.
Thanks very much Billy, appreciate the kind words mate.
BKK Pat is absolutely right. Singapore is far from perfect. Poverty and homelessness exists in the Lion City, and it may be getting worse with time.
Plus they hang people for a kilo of harmless herbs!
I loved it .... good to see and support, Thank you for sharing this, greetings from Thailand, stay safe, Thumbs Up
Thanks, definitely a story worth telling, those guys are doing a great job. Cheers 😎
Thank you Pat, our Geography teacher, to focus on those on the edge of society, who has no lobby and only little support. 🙏
You're very cute, Mr Bangkok Pat. I like your videos too. Keep up the good work. Your new subscriber.
Thank you for this video and highlighted the wealth disparity. Also for showing those people that are helping. I've walked through some of these communities and after the initial look of shock as seeing a farang there is an immediate smile that comes next. I'll be in Thailand for 3 months at the end of the year and will be donating some time to help those in need. It is the least I can do for feeling so welcomed in this country.
I worked up in Alaska with a Filipino named eleven/onse (he was born with 11 fingers…three thumbs, actually).
Great human.
Very interesting video Pat, the 'Bangkok Community Help Foundation' are doing some fantastic work! 🇹🇭
I wonder if the new government will give help to these communities. BCHF is an amazing charity
So well research, you always make the most fabulous vid! Bravo! 😘
Thanks very much mate.
Your amazing kind hearted person many blessings 🙏🙏🙏
I’m really chocked up Pat, best wishes Richard 😢
I use to work for the American Post Exchange and Commissary doing their VN war. And they use to have a PX store and their warehouses down in Klong Toey. There was a big burning dump that locals would pick over. There was also a few bars down there where pretty disgusting stuff went on. That was along time ago, and I doubt I would recognize that hood today. 17:19
Congratulations Bangkok Pat for producing meaningful content about the Bangkok we love and wish a better future for. In this drive to modernize and gentrify lets not forget the precious people and communities that make it such an amazing city! Keep up with the great work! Btw the fascinating muslim enclave across the canal from Jim Thompsons house is one of my favourite walking areas in BKK!
Thanks David. That muslim community was where Jim Thompson had his factory l believe
there was a bit more here. had to turn off and restart. Nice work on this one Pat. Thanks m8!
Glad you enjoyed it Greg, thanks for the support😻
Hello Pat! I worked in Khlong Toey in 1993 for ITD on a multi product pipeline that moved aviation fuels and Diesel to Don Muang storage tanks. The people though very poor were great! It was a pretty dirty place however I did eat local food most lunchtimes at side stalls there alongside railway lines! Good experience though, was never threatened--in fact the opposite--some of the people wanted me to stay and have a few beers after work! I politely refused as I didn't want to tempt fate! Good video Pat! Brought back a few memories!
I just tried to donate to BCHF but their scan code doesn't activate! Will try another way! Cheers!
I got it done! I'm happier now!
Thanks Pat for a well crafted and insightful video
Any future development needs to focus first on improving the local population not lining the pockets of developers. Bangkok should stop trying to mimic Singapore, as much as I have enjoyed visiting Singapore, Bangkok has far too much going for it that risks being destroyed. Lastly, someone should look at signing those kids up, they have a mean right foot, I would have struggled to keep that shot out.
Keep up the great work Pat, Bangkok needs you.
Cracking documentary Pat. Very much reminds me of Tondo, Manila. Great to see your work reaching a wider audience. 👍
very cool video- worth helping such nice grateful people
Where I lived I saw a guy come back from work and jump into that water to cool down. He actually rinsed his mouth out with it as well! He must have some immune system
I thought Thailand was paradise, I guess I watch too much good side of Thailand RUclips videos.
... thank you ... thank you very much ... for come into uninhabited era (slum) ... plan in help to better life ... . With love and blessing.
Streets and houses almost near each other 😂similar to Philippines slums area in manila
I have visited a few shanty towns throughout Thailand over the years. I have never once felt threatened or unwelcome. Have had a few Thais offer me food and water while wandering about. It is a sad situation but many make the best with what little they have. It is a very complicated issue. Perhaps not spending billions of baht on train line improvements the money could have been much better spent on so many better things.
Definitely real life.
🤜🏾🤛🏼🙇🏻💯 Welcome to Klongtoey
Thanks for taking part in the video, you were great. And I still want to be in one of your music videos!
รู้ลึกกว่า ส ส ที่มักมาแสดงก่อนเลือกตั้งไม่กี่วัน
👍สุดยอด👏🏻👏🏻
That Smart City project is going to turn the city into a real-life cyberpunk situation... High tech... Low life. Grim...
If the HiSo people gave a small fraction of their wealth these communities would’ve been rebuilt 10-20 years ago. We don’t need anymore luxury malls or restaurants. The locals should also do a better job at taking care of their own people. No one should be relying on the government or Foreigners to fix everything. It takes a collective.
Hiso ngo people can't go fuck themselves.
Local Thais take care of each other.....???!!! 😆😆😆😆😆
@@davids736 not as much as I would like to see. It’s not always about money. Sometimes it’s about showing up and taking action in different ways without waiting for someone else to be the ring leader.
Nonsense.
@@steveaustin1984 this is why we can’t “Move Forward” because people like to deny the truth. I hope you’re doing something while leaving silly comments.
It always amazes me how most charitable organizations helping the needy in Bangkok are not from Buddhist temples but from Westerners. (Note: Maybe there are Buddhist foundations that help the needy but I am not aware of it.)
Sad isn't it. But l haven't looked at a list of organisations who help them so can't be sure.
@Concerned Individual That speaks volumes doesn't it....
I’m Thai and if I didn’t watch this clip I wouldn’t know that there are foreigners help poor people in slum in Bangkok, but I know that there are many Buddhist temple helping many people. The Buddhist temple are places where the poor can take free food and shelter. And they do a lot of charity. So I think it really depend on who you interact with, if you mostly contact with the westerner in Thailand with closed bubble so you may know only westerner charity and you may don’t know what happen in Thai society since majority of them don’t speak in English and don’t do advertise about their charity in English.
About people in slum, there were project that government built building for them to stay but it far away from the downtown, they took it and rent it out and stay at the same place because in the town is easy to go for work and get the job. Not only the poor can’t afford to buy property in the downtown but average Thai who graduate from universe can’t also afford to buy condo or home in downtown. The problem with people around the world now is everybody want to stay in the downtown but it’s too expensive because the government allow foreigners(who are richer than the local which is also depend on currency exchange) to buy the property that they become expensive and the local can’t afford to buy them. The area are belong to government just because you stay there for a long time doesn’t mean that you are the owner of the land.
Great work Pat thank you for the video.
I think it's unfair to call Khlong Toei a 'slum' Now a place like On-Nut on the other hand...
Great video 👍😎
great insight
Wonderful guys,they deserve all the respect that they can have,good karma for them.❤❤
great video pat
ที่ส่วนใหญ่เป็นที่สาธารณะที่ชาวบ้านมาสร้างที่อยู่อาศัยโดยไม่มีโฉนด ซึ่งรัฐก็ไม่รู้จะจัดการยังไงเพราะคำว่าสงสารเลยปล่อยให้อยู่ไป
Does anyone else notice how clean and tidy, for the most part, this "slum" is?
Incredibly interesting video Pat.
The work done by ‘outsiders’ is commendable.
They give their lives to make people comfortable and secure.
Similar to Philippines and Indonesia slum everywhere but Thailand only in this area.
Thank you so much Pat for this important and fascinating video! It's good to take an unblinking look at this neighborhood and the people who live there. You've done a wonderful job of capturing this experience with a sensitive and sympathetic eye. Bangkok Community Help do some really great work! Happy to donate and sub, thank you for the links!
I can't help but think what a great idea it was for the fire extinguishers and training. The thoughts of all that primitive wiring in those cramped wood shacks makes me sweat.
Not seen on RUclips before hey!?? 🙄 haha great video mate, I love Klong Toei, some of Thailands friendliest people in there 😊
Oh definitely nevee seen on YT....but you know how this YT game works😎 Hopefully these nice people will benefit from this too, the foundation have been getting a lot of donations!
Brilliant 👏 work pat. It really took my breath away. It reminds me of slums in manila in the Philippines 🇵🇭
some of these slum areas in different countries become a no go zone, very unsafe, but here i would walk around feeling ok, the trouble with glossy tourest brochures never show you this type of area, but they are the ones that could do with a boost to there economy. nice one Pat keep up the good work!
Lovely people ❤
Bangkok has so many beautiful natural canals but hey are treated as sewage / dumping ground. Had they build sewage system and trash collection, Bangkok will be a very beautiful city. I for one would love to have a house along one of those canals. Venice city in California build a man made canal, and the house around there are spectacular and so peaceful.
Great ideas, but corruption doesn't help.
It's good that you show the reality to many in Bangkok - as the vast majority of "Thai videos" are about holidays, red-light districts and other pleasures.
Gotta keep it real on this channel, I try my best anyway!
Pls. Go and help the slums in the Philippines too . Very depressing
I think you need to go to Mumai, South Africa and especially Tondo disctrict of Manila. This Thai "slum" is NOTHING compared to these other places.
I've seen the videos mate, not nice at all. I did not see one rat in any of the places in this video, then again there are many cats and lizards
Lol, but those places have a reason to look bad and have poverty typhoons natural disasters war damages, Thailands history is uninterrupted, it has no reason to have anything looking like this.
@@gangstagummybear3432 There are slums in every major cities. Slums are not the result of natural disaster, but capitalism. Thai slum has clean water, electricity, air con, cable tv, internet, and so on. Much better places than the two mentioning above.
@@travelingman1125 You cant speak on it if Thailand doesnt experience the natural disasters like PH does, thus you cant say what they are a result of, so glad for Thai slums for having all of that, Im surprised they dont have flying cars and teleporters in Thai slums.
ฉันขอบคุณทุกท่านที่ชื่นชมประเทศไทยไม่ว่าจะในมุมไหนๆเราดีใจ แม้จะมีกระต๊อบห้อยโหนอยู่ริมคลองน้ำเน่า แต่เมื่อเปรียบเทียบแล้ว ยังดีกว่า homeless ฟิลาเดลเฟีย เคนซิงตัน และประเทศอื่นๆ อเมริกาในยุโรป อีกหลายประเทศ ฉันชอบเข้าไปดูชีวิตคนไร้บ้านและติดยา ไม่มีความหวังในชีวิต นอนข้างถนน น้ำไม่ได้อาบ และฉันก็ทำใจได้ ว่าหลายคนบนโลกนี้ยังลำบากกว่าพวกเรามากมาย😊❤
Yes, went there years ago with my girlfriend to see her friends and pretty dismal I'll say. :-(
Years ago they had father Joe.
Pat please start funding on your birthday so we all can send money to help build houses and lives also
I will think about it Sean.
So true about Thailand country
Well done Pat this was truly humbling .
Excellent video Pat!
No words Pat. The guys are real heros
Your film makes me ask something to myself: Is it part of Yin und Yang, that the richest person on planet and the poorest are living in the same city ?
The contrast between the One Bangkok and other developments in the area. Slowly the disadvantaged Thais are pushed into the outer suburbs.
I keep think of the duty of care governments and how they will be judged in the future how they care for the elderly and very young also those who don't have the ability to care for themselves.
It's easy to turn a blind eye, thankyou for your video and others who bring awareness to the plight of those locked into poverty.
BKK Pat, another amazing video. Love your content. We've become accustomed to channels that put out high quantity \ mediocre videos. I get the impression that your standards are closer to award winning documentaries. Entertaining, well researched, and professionally produced. Absolutely brilliant. Thank for sharing your passion and honest content with the world.
Much appreciated Alex, thanks for the kind words😻
Very interesting and very sad keep the good work up
Amazing work!
Thank you Pat. Best video yet. 😎🙏🏻
Again i have to say great work. I like to help more when im back Bangkok.
Wonderful sharing my friend ❤️
Just found your channel here ..
I really love your all videos 📹
And will learn from you as well
Best of luck for your channel 👍