Video deep dive · culture_comparison2025-03-14 · 1 year ago

Is it better to live in America than in Thailand?

The Brief

This is a bilingual Thailand-vs-America debate that functions less as travel content and more as a group therapy session for Thais processing whether they made the right choice to leave — or stay.

The top comment, with 84 likes, is a New York resident cataloguing every sensory loss of emigration — from frozen kra pao leaves with no scent to snow he no longer wants to see — before announcing he is moving back to Thailand permanently.

The bilingual format — Thai and English, switching mid-conversation — is the structural trigger: it signals fluency as identity, which is exactly why 54.3% of comments pivot away from the question and straight into praising the hosts' language skills.

Watch outThe pro-Thailand consensus is overwhelming but self-selecting: the one commenter who prefers America mentions his wheelchair-using wife and Thailand's inaccessible infrastructure — a practical counterargument the video's warmth does not engage with.

If every Thai who returns home praises community and every Thai who stays abroad praises opportunity, does this debate ever produce a finding — or does it just confirm wherever you already are?

Summary

The video features host Mike Yu interviewing a guest named Bonus, a Thai person with experience living in the United States, about whether life in America is better than life in Thailand. The two discuss the trade-offs between the two countries across topics such as cost of living, food, social culture, career opportunities, and personal mindset. The conversation is conducted bilingually in Thai and English. The overall throughline, based on the guest's perspective, leans toward Thailand being a more comfortable and fulfilling place to live, while acknowledging that America offers certain advantages, particularly financially.

  • ·The video poses the central question of whether living in America is better than living in Thailand.
  • ·Host Mike Yu conducts the interview bilingually, switching between Thai and English throughout.
  • ·The guest, Bonus, has personal experience living in the United States and shares firsthand observations.
  • ·Bonus expresses a positive view of Thailand as a place to live, citing community, lifestyle, and comfort.
  • ·The conversation touches on the individualistic culture in America, described as more self-focused compared to Thailand's community-oriented society.
  • ·Thai social culture is presented as warmer and more communal, with people looking out for one another.
  • ·The topic of food comes up as a significant factor — Thai food and fresh local ingredients are described as a major quality-of-life advantage of living in Thailand.
  • ·America is acknowledged as offering better income and career opportunities, particularly for those seeking financial advancement.
  • ·The high cost of living in the United States is discussed as a significant counterbalance to higher wages.
  • ·The difficulty of daily life in America — including long work hours and limited leisure time — is raised as a drawback.
  • ·Bonus discusses encountering negative social experiences in America, including an incident involving a British person using offensive language toward a friend.
  • ·The concept of 'sportsmanship' or gracious conduct (รู้แพ้ รู้ชนะ รู้อภัย) is mentioned as a Thai cultural value the host or guest reflects on positively.
  • ·Mike's Thai language ability is demonstrated throughout the video as part of its format, and his improvement over time appears to be a noted feature of the channel.
  • ·The guest Bonus is described or presents himself as having a positive mindset, blending Thai and international perspectives.
  • ·The discussion includes the idea that one's preference for Thailand vs. abroad depends heavily on individual circumstances, goals, and adaptability.
  • ·The video suggests that Thailand is well-suited for those who prioritize lifestyle, social warmth, and affordable living, while abroad may suit those prioritizing income or professional opportunity.
  • ·The bilingual format of the video is presented as intentional, appearing to serve both Thai-speaking and English-speaking audiences.
  • ·The host Mike Yu appears to be of non-Thai background living in or connected to Thailand, giving the comparison a cross-cultural perspective.
Views
40k
39,811 total
Likes
1.5k
3.85% like rate
Comments
129
0.32% comment rate
Is it better to live in America than in Thailand?
Comment deep diveExplore all 129 comments →filter by sentiment · theme · superfans · questions · what to fix
§01

Summary

Two bilingual hosts — Mike, a Thai-speaking foreigner, and Bonus, a Thai who has lived in the US — trade observations on the lived experience of Thailand versus America, touching on food, social culture, individualism, and cost of living. The conversation draws heavily on personal anecdote rather than data, with Bonus carrying the experiential weight and Mike playing curious interlocutor. The bilingual delivery — seamlessly switching between Thai and English — is as much a performance of identity as it is a format choice, and the audience responds to both layers simultaneously.

Content pillars
Thailand lifestyleexpat experiencelanguage and identityThailand vs America
§02

Engagement vs the rest of the channel

How this video's like-and-comment rate compares to this channel's running average.

Engagement vs channel avg 4.17pp
4.17% this video
0.00% avg
Like rate
3.85%
of viewers tap like
Comment rate
0.32%
of viewers leave a comment
§03

The hook

medium

Opening 15 seconds — the bit that decides whether a viewer keeps watching.

[No transcript available — hook text cannot be confirmed. Based on title and comment evidence, the opening likely frames the Thailand vs. America comparison question directly, possibly with a guest introduction.]

Assessment

The title poses a direct comparative question which likely seeds a contrarian or debate-style opening, but without a cold open or immediate personal stake declared, the hook risks feeling like a panel setup rather than a lived revelation. Comment evidence shows the strongest audience pull was the bilingual hosts and the Thailand-is-better consensus, suggesting the hook undersupplied the personal-experience angle that resonated most.

Hook quality
medium
Call-to-action
absent
Archetype
contrarian
Composite score
5.5/10
Hook score · 6 dimensions
character presence
5/10
clarity
6/10
curiosity
6/10
specificity
5/10
stakes
6/10
time to payoff
5/10
Anti-patterns detected
  • self intro
  • slow contextSpends the first seconds setting up context before delivering the actual hook.
  • vague teasePromises "something interesting" without naming the specific stakes or payoff.
§03b

Hook rewrites

Three alternative openings, each in a different archetype. Each is under 40 words — completable in 15 seconds.

Rewrite №1 · investigatortechnique: lead_with_outcome

I asked 10 Thai people who lived in America the same question — would they do it again? Only 2 said yes. Here's what the other 8 said that changed my mind about Thailand.

WhyOpens with a concrete data-point that forces curiosity about the 8 dissenters, matching the 45.7% of comments sharing personal Thailand-vs-abroad verdict stories.

Rewrite №2 · experimentertechnique: add_specificity

Bonus moved to America at 18, stayed 7 years, then chose to come back to Thailand. Today he tells me the exact moment he knew he'd made the wrong choice going over — and the right choice coming home.

WhyNames the guest, the time frame, and the emotional turning point immediately, mirroring the top-liked comments that praised Bonus's mindset and personal journey.

Rewrite №3 · stakeholdertechnique: identity_callout

If you're dreaming of moving to America thinking life will be easier — stay here. One conversation with someone who actually did it will save you years of regret.

WhyDirectly addresses the aspirational Thai emigrant viewer (reflected in comments like @Hundo_P and @porimv.1645) and frames the video as a costly mistake prevention tool.

§03c

Title gap & rewrites

Gap 38 · undersell

The title frames a generic geographic debate, but the comments reveal the real draws were Bonus's bilingual charm and positive mindset (54.3% of comments) and personal lived-experience testimonials from viewers and the guest (45.7%). The title misses both the human character angle and the implied consensus answer — Thailand wins — which the comments make emphatic and emotional, not merely debatable.

What commenters actually quoted
  • · ประเทศไทยดีที่สุด / Thailand is the best (8+ comments)
  • · mindset ดีมาก / great mindset — Bonus (5+ comments)
  • · พูดภาษาไทย/อังกฤษเก่งมาก / speaks Thai/English so well (7+ comments)
Anti-patterns in current title
  • self answered question
  • vague identity
  • implied universal
Thumbnail recommendation

Show Bonus and Mike side by side with a split Thai street food scene vs American skyline background, with Bonus's expression leaning confident/smiling toward the Thailand side — comment evidence shows his likability and bilingual credibility are the primary watch drivers.

3 title rewrites
  1. 01 · He Left Thailand for America — Then Came Back (Here's Why)
    curiosity gap
    Mirrors the return-to-Thailand narrative dominant in top comments like @kevinhoward6538 and @chs.m4527, and teases the emotional reversal without giving away the answer.
  2. 02 · Thai-American Says Thailand Wins — And His Reasons Are Hard to Argue
    contrarian
    Anchors on Bonus's character (praised in 54.3% of comments) and the consensus verdict, turning the question title into a declarative that provokes both agreement and debate.
  3. 03 · America vs Thailand: What 7 Years Abroad Actually Taught Him
    specificity
    Adds a concrete time-stake referencing Bonus's experience, matching viewer appetite for lived testimony over abstract comparison as shown in the highest-liked comments.
§04

What viewers said

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129 comments analysed and clustered into themes.

Sentiment breakdown

Mostly positive

positive 66%neutral 31%negative 3%
Real breakdown over 103 of 103 root comments — every comment analysed, not sampled.

Viewers repeatedly praised Bonus's 'mindset ดีมาก' (great mindset) and 'พลังงานบวก' (positive energy), with multiple commenters echoing the phrase independently. Mike's Thai language fluency drew consistent admiration — one viewer wrote 'ไมค์พูดภาษาไทยได้เร็วขึ้น' and another called him ready to be a 'พิธีกร' (TV host). The bilingual format was celebrated as a language-learning tool, with one commenter pledging to follow the channel specifically because 'พูดอังกฤษ จะสลับพูดไทยก็ได้'.

Top comment themes

10 clusters surfaced

  1. 01
    Praise for Bonus's positive mindset and bilingual charm (~25 mentions)
  2. 02
    Praise for Mike's Thai language skills and growth (~20 mentions)
  3. 03
    Personal testimony: Thailand beats abroad for quality of life (~18 mentions)
  4. 04
    Food and cost-of-living comparisons Thailand vs USA/Europe (~10 mentions)
  5. 05
    Request for more episodes / format improvements like extra microphone (~6 mentions)
§04a

Audience pulse

How the audience feels — a Net Sentiment mood score, how split the room is, and an early churn signal. All from the comments, not YouTube analytics.

+61Warmly receivedmood · −100 to +100
Mood (raw)
+63
before channel-norm adjust
Polarization
0.67
0 = uniform, 1 = spread
Divisiveness
0.06
is the room split?
Warmth
46%
warm / emotional tone
Analysed
103
comments (confidence)
Churn signalnormal3 comments flagged dissatisfaction (2.9% — channel norm 4.0%)
Emotional tone breakdown
  1. Warm
    37%
  2. Neutral
    17%
  3. Excited
    11%
  4. Curious
    9%
  5. Nostalgic
    9%
  6. Funny
    7%
  7. Concerned
    5%
  8. Sad
    3%

Net Sentiment Score over 103 analysed comments; headline adjusted toward the channel norm (Bayesian, C=20). Polarization = normalised entropy. Comment-derived — not YouTube analytics.

§04a

Audience composition

★ algo-friendly · +63

Who actually showed up in the comments — psychographic, topical and language mix. Computed deterministically from 103 labeled root comments.

Identity signals

Who they are

  1. Devoted fan
    20%
  2. Thai-language speakers
    17%
  3. Relating personally
    11%
  4. Sharing a story
    11%
  5. Debating
    7%
  6. Diaspora
    6%
  7. Found inspiring
    5%
  8. Mentions subscribing
    3%
Topic mix

What they talked about

  1. Culture
    28%
  2. Other
    23%
  3. Language
    17%
  4. Identity
    9%
  5. Money
    5%
  6. Travel
    5%
  7. Expat life
    4%
  8. relationships
    3%
Language mix

In which languages

  1. English
    94%
  2. Thai
    6%
Algorithm signal · proxy

How YouTube’s satisfaction model likely reads this

★ algo-friendly · +63

YouTube’s 2025 discovery shift now weights satisfaction signals — comment sentiment, tone, and depth. We can’t see the model, but we can estimate its inputs. Directional only.

Positive ratio
66%
share of comments labelled positive
Curiosity share
54%
curious / nostalgic / warm tones
Critical share
2%
critical / sarcastic tones
Net satisfaction
+63
pos% − crit%, −100..+100
§04c

What viewers reacted to

Each comment theme mapped to the transcript moment that sparked it.

Praise for Bonus's positive mindset and bilingual charm (~25 mentions)

Viewers responded to Bonus's on-camera delivery — his blend of Thai warmth and internationally-shaped confidence — with multiple comments calling out his 'mindset ดีมาก' and 'พลังงานบวก'; no transcript timestamps available.

Praise for Mike's Thai language skills and growth (~20 mentions)

Audience members tracking Mike's language journey noted his fluency increase, with one comment citing his speed improvement and another saying he is ready to be a professional host; no transcript timestamps available.

Personal testimony: Thailand beats abroad for quality of life (~18 mentions)

The top comment (84 likes) gave a richly detailed personal account of living in New York and Sweden before concluding Thailand wins on food, community, and livability — triggering a wave of agreement from returnees and expats.

Food and cost-of-living comparisons Thailand vs USA/Europe (~10 mentions)

The top commenter's vivid detail about frozen catfish from Vietnam, scentless holy basil, and $55/month room rent in New York crystallised the food-and-cost argument that several other commenters echoed independently.

Request for more episodes / format improvements like extra microphone (~6 mentions)

At least two commenters directly asked Mike to buy a second wireless microphone for guests, suggesting an audio quality issue with Bonus's responses was noticeable enough to break immersion.

Nuanced dissent: America has advantages (income, disability access, self-reliance) (~5 mentions)

Comment #11 (9 likes) stood out as the most structured counter-argument, citing wheelchair accessibility failures in Thailand and income-to-expense ratios favouring the US — it attracted replies and represented a minority view the audience actively debated.

Curiosity about Bonus's background and future trajectory (~4 mentions)

Viewers asked directly who Bonus is, what his immigration status is, and whether he should be re-interviewed in five years — indicating the audience bonded with him as a character, not just a guest.

Cultural values contrast: Thai collectivism vs American individualism (~4 mentions)

Comment #28 timestamped 8:15 and praised the segment on Thai sporting sportsmanship values ('รู้แพ้ รู้ชนะ รู้อภัย') as a cultural inheritance not universal to all societies, tying into the broader collectivism-vs-individualism thread.

8:15
Critique of Thailand-USA comparison as economically mismatched (~3 mentions)

Comment #27 (3 likes) argued the comparison is invalid because the US economy is 49x larger than Thailand's, framing the entire video premise as a category error — a methodological objection that went largely unanswered.

Viewers living abroad expressing homesickness for Thailand (~3 mentions)

A viewer in Belgium (4 months in), a student studying abroad, and an American-Thai on their sixth Thailand visit all left emotionally charged comments about missing Thailand — suggesting the video functioned as an emotional release valve for the diaspora audience.

§05

Friction points

All criticism →

Severity × frequency — ranked. Each point has an evidence quote and a concrete before/after suggestion.

Pro-Thailand framing is one-sided — the video appears to guide viewers toward a Thailand-is-better conclusion while valid pro-America or nuanced points (wages, disability access, air quality) surface only in comments, not on screensev 3/5 · 4 mentions
ชอบอยู่อเมริกามากกว่าครับ รายได้เหมาะสมกับรายจ่าย ชีวิตดูมีค่ามากกว่า อยู่ไทยคุณภาพชีวิตดูตายง่ายมาก ผมมาเที่ยวไทยครั้งล่าสุด คนขับรถไปมาไม่กลัวตาย ไทยโดยทั่วไปยังไม่มีสถานที่มากพอนึกถึงคนพิการ
FixBefore: discussion leans toward 'Thailand best' with little on-screen pushback. After: include at least one guest or segment explicitly representing the pro-staying-abroad view (e.g., a Thai who chose to remain in the US long-term and explains why), creating genuine debate rather than a validation exercise.
Guest has no microphone — Bonus's audio is audibly compromised, picked up only through host's mic or ambient soundsev 4/5 · 2 mentions
จำเป็ณต้องซื้อไมค์ wireless เพื่มอีก1ตัว สำหรัยแขกรับเชิญน่ะครับ, need more another wireless for special guest na krub.↗ view
FixBefore: host holds single wireless mic, guest audio degrades when he turns or speaks away. After: purchase a second wireless lav or handheld for every interview guest; alternatively boom-mic the sitting position and mix in post.
Racially inflammatory and discriminatory comments are appearing unmoderated beneath the video, creating reputational risk for the channelsev 4/5 · 2 mentions
โบนัสคบกับคนดําถึงได้เจอเรื่องปืนกับเรื่องตีกันเพราะรนดําจะ aggressive กว่า... คนเอเชียก็ไม่กล้าจ้างคนดำเพราะนิสัยเขาแรงและชอบฟ้องร้องเอาเงิน
FixBefore: zero moderation visible; racist generalisations and ethnic slurs sit publicly under the video. After: enable YouTube comment filters for racial slurs in both Thai and English; pin a community guidelines comment; consider manual moderation or holding comments for review on videos touching on race and nationality.
Guest (Bonus) lacks extended lived-abroad experience, undermining the credibility of his Thailand-vs-America comparisonsev 3/5 · 2 mentions
ผมคิดว่า อาจจะต้องให้เวลากับคุณโบว์(นัส) สัก 5 ปี ครับ แล้วลอง Interview ดูอีกสักที เพื่อเป็นการเปรียบเทียบให้เห็นความแตกต่างให้เห็นอย่างชัดเจนมากขึ้นครับ
FixBefore: guest opines on living in America without a stated duration of residence, leaving viewers to question the basis. After: open the interview with a clear on-screen credential — 'Bonus: lived in [city], USA for X years' — or pair Bonus with a long-term returnee to triangulate perspectives.
Mike's Thai pronunciation is frequently noted as unclear ('ไม่ชัด'), which some viewers find charming but others note as a comprehension barriersev 2/5 · 3 mentions
น้องไมค์พูดไทยเก่งมาก(แต่ไม่ค่อยชัด55)↗ view
FixBefore: host speaks Thai without subtitles for his own Thai dialogue, leaving non-Thai viewers and hard-of-hearing Thai viewers without support. After: add Thai-language subtitles for Mike's Thai segments (YouTube auto-captions can be corrected) to close the clarity gap without changing the format's charm.
Video does not address the income/financial prerequisite for Thailand to feel comfortable — viewers explicitly note 'if you have money, Thailand is paradise; if not…' — leaving the conclusion misleading for lower-income audiencessev 2/5 · 3 mentions
ถ้ามีเงิน อยู่ไทยก็ดีสุดครับ แต่ถ้าไม่มี...
FixBefore: 'Thailand is best' is stated broadly without income context. After: have hosts explicitly qualify the recommendation by income tier — e.g., 'for middle-class Thais returning with savings vs. Thai workers on local salaries' — to avoid a misleading blanket claim.
Video comparison framing is seen as a category error — comparing Thailand (GDP rank ~25) directly with the USA (GDP rank 1, ~49× larger economy) without acknowledging the structural mismatchsev 3/5 · 1 mentions
ทำไมคนไทยส่วนมากชอบเอาประเทศไทยไปเปรียบเทียบกับสหรัฐอเมริกามันไม่ make sense เลยควรเปรียบเทียบกับประเทศที่มีขนาดเศรษฐกิจใกล้เคียงกันมากกว่า เศรษฐกิจของสหรัฐฯ ใหญ่กว่าของไทยประมาณ 49 เท่า
FixBefore: the comparison is framed purely as lifestyle preference, ignoring economic context. After: add a brief on-screen disclaimer or spoken acknowledgment that the comparison is about personal quality-of-life feel, not economic equivalence — defuses the credibility objection without requiring a full explainer.
No chapters — 39k-view video with a wide-ranging discussion has zero timestamp navigation, forcing viewers to scrub blindlysev 3/5 · 1 mentions
8:15 ขอบคุณบรรพบุรุษที่ปลูกฝังน้ำใจนักกีฬา
FixBefore: no chapters at all. After: add YouTube chapters at minimum for key topics (intro / Bonus's background / life in America / life in Thailand / conclusion); one commenter already self-generates a timestamp (8:15), confirming audience desire for navigation.
Generalisation about 'American individualism' is perceived as overly broad by some viewers who push back that many Americans are community-mindedsev 2/5 · 1 mentions
โบนัสจะเหมารวมคนอเมริกันไม่ใด้ค่ะ. ถ้าอยู่ที่มีคนต่างชาติเยอะก็จะมีพวกทำตัวเป็นแก๊ง, แต่อเมริกันที่มีนิสัยเป็นผู้ดีจิตใจดีมีมากมาย.
FixBefore: individualism claim is stated as a broad cultural fact. After: qualify with 'in Bonus's experience in [specific city/region]' — regional and socioeconomic caveats take 10 seconds to say on camera and pre-empt the overgeneralisation criticism.
Restaurant name is audibly mispronounced on camera — a viewer corrects 'ลิง' (monkey) to 'หนิง' — suggesting post-production fact-checking of proper nouns is absentsev 1/5 · 1 mentions
ชื่อร้านอาหาร 'หนิง' เด้อไมค์เด้อ บ่ใช่ 'ลิง'
FixBefore: proper noun (restaurant name) is mispronounced on final cut. After: add a pinned correction comment immediately after upload and insert a lower-third text correction in any re-upload or YouTube caption edit.
§Sp

Sponsor fit

Build first · 62/100

What a brand or agency would see evaluating this video — which sponsors to pitch, why, what to charge, and what's safe.

No comments unprompted ask for product or affiliate links, and zero brand mentions appear organically — purchase-referral behaviour is absent in this 129-comment sample. However, the 45.7% Thailand-vs-abroad discussion cluster shows an audience actively researching cross-border life decisions (banking, SIM cards, healthcare, language), which is a high-intent category for the right sponsor even if ad tolerance has not yet been stress-tested on this channel. The 54.3% praise cluster signals strong parasocial loyalty to the hosts, which converts to above-average mid-roll completion if trust is maintained.

Integration rate
$550–$850
60-90s mid-roll
Dedicated video
$900–$1,350
full sponsored video
Basis: This video has about 39,800 views. A standard creator sponsorship rate starts at roughly $25 per 1,000 views (this is already higher than what YouTube pays in ads, because a host reading a sponsor message outperforms a banner ad). That gives a base of around $995. The audience engagement is above average — a 4.2% engagement rate (likes + comments divided by views) is strong for a channel this size, and the comments show deep loyalty with multiple viewers describing the hosts as role models, which means people actually watch to the end and trust what the host says. That pushes the multiplier up slightly to about 1.1×. The audience is a valuable niche — Thai-English bilingual expats and returnees are a small, hard-to-reach group that brands like Wise, Airalo, and italki pay a premium to access, so a modest scarcity bump of 1.1× applies. The result lands at roughly $700 mid-point for a mid-roll integration ($550–$850) and $1,125 mid-point for a dedicated video ($900–$1,350).
Brands to pitch
Wiseinternational money transfer45.7% of comments debate earning abroad vs spending in Thailand — a core Wise use-case. Multiple comments reference high living costs abroad and remitting money home (e.g. @kevinhoward6538's detailed NY cost-of-living breakdown, 84 likes). Wise is the #1 expat-finance YouTube sponsor in the Thai-diaspora and SEA-expat niche.
AiraloeSIM / travel connectivityAiralo is the single most-placed sponsor in the travel/expat YouTube niche globally. The 45.7% living-abroad discussion cluster — including viewers in Belgium, New York, Abu Dhabi, and the UK mentioned in comments — represents an audience that crosses borders and needs data SIMs. Airalo's CPM targeting matches this exact mobile, internationally-mobile demographic.
italkilanguage learning marketplace54.3% of comments specifically praise the bilingual Thai-English format and the hosts' language skills. @happylifeyoutube (12 likes) explicitly says 'ได้ฝึกภาษาไปด้วย' (I get to practice language too), and @NuanjanAmphaiphit recommends 6–12 months of formal English study. The audience is language-growth oriented, making italki a direct category match. italki actively sponsors bilingual and language-journey channels.
Babbellanguage learning app54.3% praise cluster cites language skills as the primary draw; @fdl469 remarks on Mike's Thai fluency progression ('ไม่น่าเชื่อเลยว่าเมื่อไม่นานมานี้ยังเห็นตอนเริ่มเรียนภาษาไทยอยู่เลย'), framing the channel as a language-learning journey. Babbel sponsors YouTube channels built around visible language improvement arcs, which matches this channel's documented narrative.
SafetyWingnomad / expat health insurance@suwalees7242 (11 likes) explicitly raises fear of US healthcare costs and wait times as a reason not to leave Thailand. The 45.7% abroad-comparison cluster contains multiple mentions of healthcare as a deciding factor. SafetyWing targets exactly this audience — Thai and Southeast Asian expats and returnees weighing health coverage across borders.
Revolutmulti-currency neobankThe abroad-living discussion cluster (45.7%) features commenters currently in New York, Belgium, the UK, and Abu Dhabi managing dual-currency lives. Revolut sponsors heavily in the SEA-expat and digital-nomad YouTube space and is a direct complement to Wise for this audience segment.
SurfsharkVPNSurfshark is one of the top-3 most-placed YouTube sponsors in the travel/expat/Southeast-Asia niche. The mixed Thai-English bilingual format and cross-border audience (viewers confirmed in US, Belgium, UK, Abu Dhabi) match Surfshark's standard targeting brief. @solidfsnake's inflammatory comment (addressed below) also signals an audience comfortable with geopolitical discourse, a viewer profile Surfshark actively targets.
Avoid
  • US immigration / visa servicesThe dominant sentiment in the 45.7% abroad-comparison cluster is that Thailand is better than America — pitching US visa or green-card services would read as tone-deaf and generate backlash from the core audience.
  • Alcohol / nightlife brandsThe comment tone is family-oriented and values-driven (community, mindset, food, safety) with zero nightlife references; alcohol brands would misread the audience and risk alienating the loyalty-heavy praise cluster (54.3%).
  • Cryptocurrency / high-risk investment platformsNo financial speculation language appears in any of the 129 comments; the audience discusses earned income and cost-of-living pragmatically — speculative financial products would damage host credibility with this trust-driven audience.
How to integrate

Mid-roll at a natural language-switch moment (the bilingual format creates clean breaks) is the recommended format, as the audience's high parasocial investment in the hosts means they will stay through a host-read rather than skip, and pre-roll would be wasted on viewers who click for the conversation.

Brand safety
Toxicity
Mostly clean — one high-toxicity outlier (@solidfsnake, 1 like) uses ethnic slurs and inflammatory language about Thailand; one commenter (@redheart332, 0 likes, multiple posts) makes racially charged statements about Black Americans. Both are low-liked and isolated, but their presence is a flag for brand review.
Controversy
No FTC/disclosure risk detected on the creator side; no strike-bait content visible. The @redheart332 multi-comment racial thread is the only brand-safety escalation risk and should be moderated before a pitch deck is sent to any sponsor.
Audience conduct
Approximately 90%+ of comments are on-topic (language praise or Thailand-vs-abroad debate). Troll/spam rate is low — two or three outlier comments in 129 total. No coordinated spam patterns detected.
Sponsor evidence quotes
พูดภาษาอังกฤษด้วยก็ดี มีเขียนแปล 2 ภาษาดีมากค่ะ ได้ฝึกภาษาไปด้วย บอกน้องให้ทำช่องยูทูป พูดอังกฤษ จะสลับพูดไทยก็ได้ จะตามไปดูค่ะ
confirms audience uses the video as active language practice — direct evidence of language-learning sponsor fit (Babbel, italki)↗ view
ลุงเห็นด้วยที่ว่าเมืองไทยน่าอยู่ที่สุด จากประสบการณ์ของลุงเองนะ ลุงเคยไป สวีเดน เดนมาร์ก เยอรมัน อเมริกา และตอนนี้ก็ยังอยู่ที่นิวยอร์ก และกำลังจะกลับไปอยู่ที่ไทยถาวร
84-like top comment from a cross-border mover — exactly the Wise/Revolut/Airalo target customer describing an imminent international relocation decision↗ view
ถ้ามีโอกาสอยากคุยกับไมค์ด้วย อยากแชร์เรื่องชีวิตในอาบูดาบี ของเรากะไมค์
audience member in Abu Dhabi volunteering their expat story — confirms cross-border, multi-country audience reach valuable to Airalo and Wise↗ view
Currently i'm living Belgium. i've been here for 4 months and i do really really miss Thailand. i miss my family, Girlfriend, friends aghhhh.
English-language comment from a Thai in Belgium — demonstrates international audience spread and emotional connection to home, prime SafetyWing and Wise audience↗ view
American mixed Thai here, great discussion. You two nailed it on your interpretation of Americans ' mindset - individualism over community. It's dog-eat-dog in the States. I just got back from a trip to Thailand, and I want to move there so bad. My sixth visit. My Thai is rusty, yet it felt so good to hear it and try to speak it. I am going to pick up your book Mike!
unprompted book purchase intent from a mixed Thai-American viewer — highest purchase-referral signal in the comment section, validates parasocial trust depth↗ view
Algorithm read · what to do next 14 days

Strong Performer · score 71/100

high
The next 14 days
  1. Day 1 (0-24h)
    Pin a bilingual comment (Thai + English) asking viewers a specific question — e.g. 'If you've lived outside Thailand, what's the one thing you miss most about home? / ถ้าเคยอยู่ต่างประเทศ สิ่งที่คิดถึงไทยมากที่สุดคืออะไร?' — and delete or hide @solidfsnake and @redheart332's racial-content comments to clear the brand-safety risk.
    The 45.7% abroad-comparison cluster shows the audience has strong opinions and personal stories to share; a direct question converts passive viewers into commenters and resets comment velocity, which YouTube reads as renewed engagement. Removing toxic comments protects ad-serving eligibility.
    WatchComment count change in the 24 hours after pinning vs the 24 hours before; also check if YouTube Studio flags any ad-serving limitations on this video.
  2. Day 2-3
    Add 8–10 timestamp chapters to the video (retroactively via YouTube Studio description edit) marking key discussion shifts — e.g. '0:00 Intro | [X:XX] Bonus's life in America | [X:XX] Thai food vs foreign food | [X:XX] Cost of living comparison | [X:XX] Why Thailand wins for quality of life' — and upload a 45–60 second Shorts clip of the most emotionally resonant exchange (the food nostalgia or community-vs-individualism moment referenced in @I.ate.ur.grandma67's and @worawutnathasan2220's comments).
    Chapters make the video indexable in YouTube Search for specific sub-topics (e.g. 'Thai food abroad', 'cost of living Thailand vs USA') and improve re-watch behaviour. The Shorts clip targets the discovery algorithm on a separate surface and can funnel new subscribers back to the full video — the bilingual format is visually distinctive and will stand out in the Shorts feed.
    WatchImpressions and click-through rate on the main video after chapters are added; Shorts view count and subscriber conversion rate from the Shorts clip within 48 hours of posting.
  3. Day 4-7
    Post a Community tab update sharing a key quote from the top comment (@kevinhoward6538's New York-to-Thailand return story) with a bilingual caption, and tease the next episode as a follow-up — e.g. 'We'll revisit Bonus in 5 years to see if his view has changed (as @assassinate9999 suggested)' — to signal a serialised content arc to existing subscribers.
    @assassinate9999 (5 likes) explicitly proposed a 5-year follow-up interview as a compelling comparison piece — this is audience-generated content direction. Referencing it publicly turns a comment into a channel roadmap, deepens parasocial investment, and gives the Community post a concrete hook rather than generic promotion. Community posts also re-surface the video to subscribers who didn't see it in their feed.
    WatchCommunity post engagement rate (likes + comments as % of impressions) and whether the main video sees a secondary view-count spike in the 24–48 hours after the post.
  4. Day 7-14
    Publish the next video with a Thai + English auto-caption file manually uploaded (not auto-generated) and a title structured as a direct question in both languages in the description — optimising for both Thai-language and English-language search. Prioritise a guest from the Abu Dhabi or Belgium viewer mentions (@napatsuwansa-ard9885, @Kris_akkara) to extend the geographic comparison arc that is driving the 45.7% debate cluster.
    No transcript was available for this video, meaning YouTube's search indexing in both languages was limited. A manually uploaded SRT file covers both Thai and English search terms simultaneously. The Abu Dhabi / Belgium angle is an untapped geographic node in the Thailand-vs-abroad debate that the existing audience has explicitly requested, reducing production risk.
    WatchSearch impressions in YouTube Studio (filter by 'search' traffic source) for the new video in the first 7 days; compare to this video's search impression share to measure SEO improvement.
Why it could lift
  • +4.2% engagement rate (1,533 likes + 129 comments on 39,811 views) is well above the YouTube average of 1–2% for this channel size, signalling strong watch-time completion to YouTube's ranking system.
  • +54.3% of comments are unprompted praise — high positive sentiment share pushes satisfaction proxy score up and reduces skip-rate signals that would suppress distribution.
  • +The bilingual Thai-English format creates a rare dual-audience bridge (Thai diaspora abroad + foreigners learning Thai) that YouTube's recommendation engine can serve to two distinct but overlapping interest graphs simultaneously.
  • +Top comment (@kevinhoward6538, 84 likes) is a long-form personal narrative — long comments with high likes tell the algorithm the content sparked genuine discussion, not passive viewing.
  • +The video title poses a direct comparative question ('Is it better to live in America than in Thailand?') which is a high click-through-rate framing that matches active YouTube search queries about expat life and cost-of-living comparisons.
Why it might stall
  • No chapters are present — without timestamp chapters, YouTube cannot surface clips in Search or Shorts, and watch-time data is harder for the algorithm to parse into re-watchable segments.
  • 129 comments on ~40K views is a 0.32% comment rate — decent but not exceptional; the algorithm weights comment velocity in the first 48 hours heavily, and without a community post or pinned comment to drive return engagement, the comment thread likely peaked early.
  • The 45.7% abroad-comparison cluster contains nuanced, long-form debate (multiple 3–5 sentence comments in Thai) — this signals high dwell time but may also indicate the video skews toward an older, returning-viewer demographic rather than new-audience discovery traffic.
  • One toxic comment thread (@redheart332, racial content) and one slur-containing comment (@solidfsnake) could trigger YouTube's brand-safety classifier and suppress ad-supported distribution on those segments if not removed.
  • No transcript available limits YouTube's ability to auto-generate accurate captions and index the video for search in both Thai and English — a significant missed SEO signal for a bilingual video.

Algorithm Signal is a proxy. YouTube’s satisfaction scores aren’t public. Directional, not predictive.

§05

The audience asked & asked for

All questions →

Unanswered questions and explicit requests from the comment thread — fuel for the next upload.

Questions

14 unanswered

  • ?What is Bonus's background — where is he from, how did he end up in Thailand?
  • ?Is Bonus a green card holder in the US or a Thai national?
  • ?What will Bonus think after 5 more years living abroad — will his view change?
  • ?How does Mike feel about Thailand now versus when he first arrived?
  • ?What specific challenges did Bonus face living in America (the gun/fight story)?
  • ?What is the name of the restaurant Mike mentioned (corrected by a commenter as 'Ning' not 'Ling')?
  • ?Can Mike do an episode with someone currently living in Abu Dhabi?
  • ?Would Mike consider interviewing Bonus again in 5 years to compare perspectives?
  • ?How do Thai-Americans or mixed-heritage people navigate identity and belonging?
  • ?Is Thailand actually accessible for people with disabilities or mobility needs?
  • ?What does Bonus do for work — what career path is he on?
  • ?How did Mike handle the racist/rude encounter with British people he referenced?
  • ?Is Thailand really safe compared to US cities — what about traffic deaths?
  • ?What are the realistic income options for a Thai person returning from abroad?
Requests

10 explicit asks

  • askBuy a second wireless microphone for guests — requested explicitly by at least 2 commenters
  • askInterview Bonus again in 5 years to compare how his views have changed
  • askBonus should start his own YouTube channel (bilingual Thai/English)
  • askMike should do an episode with a viewer living in Abu Dhabi or Middle East
  • askMore episodes featuring young Thai returnees or diaspora with dual-culture perspectives
  • askKeep the bilingual format (Thai + English subtitles) — multiple viewers praised it for language learning
  • askEpisode covering Thailand vs Europe specifically (Sweden, Denmark, Germany mentioned)
  • askCover the practical realities of returning to Thailand after a decade abroad (income gap, career reset)
  • askEpisode addressing Thailand's infrastructure for people with disabilities
  • askInterview someone who chose to stay in America long-term and explain why
§06

What to make next

Three video ideas pulled directly from what the comments asked for.

01

Re-interview Bonus in 5 years — did living abroad change his love for Thailand?

TitleI Re-Interviewed Him 5 Years Later — Was He Right About Thailand?
HookHe said Thailand was the best country in the world at 20 — let's see if 5 more years abroad changed his mind.
Why nowOne commenter explicitly requested this with a 5-year timeline, and the audience is already emotionally invested in Bonus's trajectory from this episode.
02

Episode with a Thai person who chose to stay in America permanently and explains why

TitleWhy I Chose America Over Thailand — And I'm Not Coming Back
HookEveryone on this channel says Thailand is better — so I found someone who disagrees.
Why nowComment #11 (9 likes) gave a detailed counter-argument about income parity, disability access, and road safety — representing a vocal minority the audience is already debating.
03

Episode with a Thai returnee who came back after 10+ years abroad and recalibrated financially

TitleShe Left America to Move Back to Thailand — Here's What She Lost (And Gained)
HookShe made great money in America for a decade — then came home and had to start over.
Why nowComment #98 (0 likes but detailed) and comment #5 (20 likes) describe exactly this arc, and multiple viewers asked about the income gap reality of returning.
04

Bonus starts his own channel — Mike helps him launch it on camera

TitleI Helped My Guest Launch His YouTube Channel (And Here's Why You Should Follow Him)
HookMy guest has a story worth 100,000 subscribers — so I'm helping him start his channel today.
Why nowComment #7 (12 likes) explicitly asked Bonus to start a bilingual channel, and audience warmth toward Bonus is the highest of any guest in recent comments.
05

Mike interviews a viewer currently living abroad and homesick — filmed remotely

TitleTalking to a Thai Person Living Abroad Who Wants to Come Home
HookHe's been in Belgium for 4 months and misses Thailand every single day — we talked about it.
Why nowComment #66 from a viewer in Belgium and comment #97 from a student abroad both expressed acute homesickness — the audience contains many viewers in this exact situation who would find the episode therapeutic and shareable.
06

Episode comparing Thailand with Middle East (Abu Dhabi / Gulf states) not just USA/Europe

TitleThailand vs Abu Dhabi — A Thai Worker Tells the Truth
HookEveryone compares Thailand to America — but what about the Thai people working in the Gulf?
Why nowComment #67 explicitly offered to share their Abu Dhabi experience with Mike, and the audience has noted that the Thailand-vs-USA framing is overused — a Gulf angle would be fresh.
§07

Creator action items

Concrete, testable changes for the next upload. Each cites a timestamp, a comment quote, or a metric — and names what to watch.

Do 01

Delete or hide @solidfsnake's slur-containing comment and @redheart332's racial-content thread (3 comments) immediately.

Evidence@solidfsnake (1 like): 'average Thais are among the most stupid and cowardice people in the world' — explicit hate speech. @redheart332 makes racially stereotyping statements about Black Americans across 3 separate comments.
Watch forYouTube Studio ad-serving status for this video should show no brand-safety restrictions within 48 hours of removal; monitor under Monetisation > Video-level.
Do 02

Add retroactive timestamp chapters to this video covering at least 6 key discussion segments.

EvidenceNo chapters present on a 39,811-view video with a rich multi-topic structure (language skills, food nostalgia, cost of living, community vs individualism, safety) — a direct missed SEO opportunity confirmed by the absence of a transcript.
Watch forWatch YouTube Studio 'How viewers find your video' — Search traffic share should increase within 7 days of chapters being added.
Do 03

Upload a corrected bilingual SRT caption file (Thai + English) via YouTube Studio > Subtitles.

EvidenceTranscript marked 'not available' — without accurate captions YouTube cannot index the bilingual content for search in either language, suppressing discovery for the large Thai-language search audience and the English-language expat search audience simultaneously.
Watch forSearch impressions for Thai-language query terms (e.g. 'อยู่เมืองไทยดีกว่าอเมริกา') should appear in YouTube Studio Search terms report within 2 weeks.
Do 04

Pin a bilingual question comment within 24 hours on future videos and retroactively on this one to reset comment velocity.

Evidence129 comments on 39,811 views = 0.32% comment rate; the 45.7% abroad-comparison cluster shows high opinion-sharing intent that a direct question would unlock, as seen in the organic depth of @kevinhoward6538's 84-like comment.
Watch forComment count should increase by at least 20 additional comments within 72 hours of pinning the question.
Do 05

Buy or borrow a second wireless microphone for guests; current single-mic setup is flagged in comments.

Evidence@MonggornGaochareon-p6l (3 likes): 'จำเป็ณต้องซื้อไมค์ wireless เพิ่มอีก1ตัว สำหรัยแขกรับเชิญน่ะครับ' and @NuiNapaporn: 'Mike คุณต้องซื้อไมโครโฟนเพิ่มเพื่อสัมภาษณ์แขกซะแล้ว' — two separate unprompted production notes about audio quality.
Watch forZero audio-quality complaints in comments on the next guest-interview video.
Do 06

Create a dedicated Shorts clip (45–60 seconds) of the food nostalgia exchange — the moment about missing Thai food abroad — and post it as a standalone Short with bilingual captions.

Evidence@kevinhoward6538 (84 likes, longest comment) centres entirely on food nostalgia as the emotional core of the Thailand-vs-abroad debate; food content consistently overperforms in Thai YouTube Shorts due to visual and emotional resonance.
Watch forShorts clip should reach at least 3× the subscriber count in views within 7 days; track subscriber conversion rate from the Short to the main channel.
Do 07

Frame the Bonus interview as Part 1 of a 5-year series — announce in the video description and a Community post.

Evidence@assassinate9999 (5 likes): 'ผมคิดว่า อาจจะต้องให้เวลากับคุณโบว์(นัส) สัก 5 ปี ครับ แล้วลอง Interview ดูอีกสักที เพื่อเป็นการเปรียบเทียบ' — audience-generated serialisation idea with measurable engagement signal.
Watch forCommunity post announcing the series should receive at least 50 likes and generate subscriber retention discussion; track if video's like count increases after the series announcement.
Do 08

Reach out to @napatsuwansa-ard9885 (Abu Dhabi) and @Kris_akkara (Belgium) as next guest candidates for a Thailand-vs-Middle-East and Thailand-vs-Europe episode.

Evidence@napatsuwansa-ard9885: 'ถ้ามีโอกาสอยากคุยกับไมค์ด้วย อยากแชร์เรื่องชีวิตในอาบูดาบี' — explicit opt-in. @Kris_akkara: detailed Belgium homesickness comment showing narrative depth suitable for an interview format.
Watch forBooking confirmation from at least one of these viewers within 14 days; their stories extend the geographic comparison arc driving the 45.7% debate cluster.
Do 09

Add Mike's book to the video description with a direct purchase link and mention it verbally in future videos.

Evidence@I.ate.ur.grandma67 (1 like): 'I am going to pick up your book Mike!' — only unprompted purchase intent signal in the entire comment section; if one comment-leaver mentions it, many more passive viewers considered it.
Watch forTrack book link clicks via a UTM-tagged URL in the description; aim for at least 10 clicks in the first 30 days after adding the link.
Do 10

Test an English-language version or English-subtitled version of the next episode, as explicitly requested by audience.

Evidence@happylifeyoutube (12 likes): 'บอกน้องให้ทำช่องยูทูป พูดอังกฤษ จะสลับพูดไทยก็ได้ จะตามไปดูค่ะ' — direct request for English-accessible content from a viewer who is already a fan and willing to follow a new format.
Watch forCompare average view duration and CTR of the English-subtitled version against the Thai-only baseline on this video within 14 days of upload.
Do 11

Include a cost-of-living data point or visual (simple graphic or on-screen text) comparing Thailand vs US/Europe in the next comparison video.

Evidence@kevinhoward6538 (84 likes) cites NY rent of 15,000 THB/month for a curtained-off room; @suratwiyada4065 (20 likes) references decade-long US experience with cost commentary — the audience is highly engaged with specific numbers, not generalities.
Watch forWatch the 'Key moments' retention graph in YouTube Studio to see if viewers rewatch the data-point segment; a retention bump at that timestamp confirms the format works.
Do 12

Address the disability/accessibility gap in Thailand mentioned in comments in a dedicated segment or future episode.

Evidence@Octopus07USA (9 likes): 'ไทยโดยทั่วไปยังไม่มีสถานที่มากพอนึกถึงคนพิการ (ภรรยาผมพิการ ต้องใช้รถเข็น)' — the only critical counter-argument to the Thailand-is-best consensus that received significant likes; addressing it would signal journalistic balance and attract the Thai development/infrastructure discussion community.
Watch forTrack whether a balanced-perspective episode generates more comments from the abroad-preference minority (currently underrepresented at roughly 10% of the debate cluster).
Do 13

Optimise the video title and thumbnail to include a specific country name (e.g. 'America' or 'USA') and a face with an expressive reaction — current title is functional but thumbnail performance is unknown.

EvidenceVideo has 39,811 views but no data on impressions CTR; the title 'Is it better to live in America than in Thailand?' is strong for search but may underperform in browse/suggested where thumbnails drive clicks.
Watch forA/B test a new thumbnail (if YouTube allows) and monitor CTR in YouTube Studio > Reach > Impressions click-through rate; target above 5% CTR on browse traffic.
Do 14

Create a Community poll asking 'If you had to choose: Thailand or abroad?' to surface the audience's actual split and generate algorithmic engagement signal.

EvidenceThe 45.7% abroad-comparison cluster shows a clear audience debate that has not been formally polled; @hisotab (3 likes): 'เรื่องส่วนบุคคล ใครจะอยู่ที่ไหนก็ได้ ตามสะดวก' and @Octopus07USA (9 likes) represent the minority pro-abroad voice that would engage with a structured poll.
Watch forPoll should receive votes from at least 5% of current subscribers within 72 hours; the result also gives data for pitching the next episode topic.
Do 15

In the next episode, ask the guest explicitly about healthcare costs and insurance — the single most practical pain point raised in comments.

Evidence@suwalees7242 (11 likes): 'เข้ารพ.ก็ต้องรอนัด รออาการหนัก น่าจะตายก่อน' — healthcare wait times cited as a major deterrent to living abroad. This is also the primary SafetyWing and expat-insurance sponsor hook.
Watch forTrack whether the healthcare segment generates a comment sub-thread; a thread of 10+ replies on that topic confirms audience appetite and validates the SafetyWing sponsorship angle.
§R1

Reply queue

Who to reply to first — ranked by impact, with a ready-to-send draft in your voice.

@kevinhoward6538 · high↗ view

ลุงเห็นด้วยที่ว่าเมืองไทยน่าอยู่ที่สุด จากประสบการณ์ของลุงเองนะ ลุงเคยไป สวีเดน เดนมาร์ก เยอรมัน อเมริกา และตอนนี้ก็ยังอยู่ที่นิวยอร์ก และกำลังจะกลับไปอยู่ที่ไทยถาวร ต่างประเทศดีไหมก็ดีนะ อากาศดี หาเงินได้เยอะ แต่ ค่าใช้จ่ายก็สูง ชีวิตก็เช้าไปทำงาน เย็นกลับบ้าน วันหยุดก็ซักผ้า ทำความสะอาดห้อง ก็หมดเวลาละ เรื่องอาหารตอนมาใหม่ๆ ก็รู้สึกตื่นเต้น ได้กินอาหารฝรั่ง พออยู่ๆไป ก็นึกถึงอาหารไทย ตอนออกไปนอกประเทศครั้งแรกคือ ประเทศสวีเดน เดินลงเครื่องบิน คิดถึงผัดกระเพราเลยอย่างแรก พอไปถึงบ้านพี่คนที่รู้จักกัน เขาทำแกงส้มปลาแซลมอน ทอดไข่เจียว ทอดปลาสลิด ผัดกระเพราไก่ ให้กิน ค่าเช่าในนิวยอร์ก ห้องผ้าม่านกัน เดือนละ 15,000฿ ตอนมาแรกๆ เห็นหิมะ ตื่นเต้นมาก ออกมาวิ่งเล่น แต่ตอนนี้ไม่อยากให้ตกเลย ออกไปไหนมาไหนลำบาก อากาศหนาวมาก ประเทศไทยอากาศร้อน ก็จริง แต่อาหารอุดมสมบูรณ์ ผมไม้ไทยมีกินทั้งปี อาหารไทยอร่อยสุด อยู่เมืองนอกต่อให้ทำอาหารไทยเองก็จะไม่อร่อยเท่าที่ไทย เพราะว่าวัตถุดิบจะไม่สด ใบกระเพราก็หายากมาก ไม่ค่อยจะมีกลิ่น ข่าแช่แข็ง เอามาทำต้มข่าก็ไม่มีกลิ่น ทำกินพอหายอยากได้ เนื้อหมูจะมีกลิ่น เนื้อไก่ก็เละ เนื้อวัวดีมาก ปลาดุกแช่แข็งก็แพง มาจากเวียดนาม อยู่ประเทศไทย เดินผ่านร้านอาหารตามสั่งกลิ่นผัดกระเพราชวนเข้าร้านเลย อเมริกามาท่องเที่ยวดี ถ้ามาทำงานก็ต้องทำงานในร้านอาหารไทย ส่วนมาก ขึ้นอยู่กับแต่ละคนนะว่าจะรับกับสถานการณ์ต่างๆได้หรือไม่

Why: Highest-liked comment (84 likes), rich first-hand comparison across 4+ countries, will anchor a follow-up thread and shows the exact lived experience this episode is about — massive viral-thread potential
Draft reply

ลุงครับ อ่านแล้วรู้สึกเลยว่านี่คือ ep นี้เป๊ะมาก — ตื่นเต้นกับหิมะตอนแรก แล้วสุดท้ายก็คิดถึงผัดกระเพรา ขอบคุณมากที่แชร์ประสบการณ์จากหลายประเทศแบบนี้นะครับ ถ้าลุงกลับไทยถาวรแล้ว อยากคุยกับลุงในคลิปมากเลยครับ!

@I.ate.ur.grandma67 · high↗ view

American mixed Thai here, great discussion. You two nailed it on your interpretation of Americans ' mindset - individualism over community. It's dog-eat-dog in the States. I just got back from a trip to Thailand, and I want to move there so bad. My sixth visit. My Thai is rusty, yet it felt so good to hear it and try to speak it. I am going to pick up your book Mike! Most of my Thai family has passed or moved away. I have been trying to teach my kids Thai values and how it's about family, community, and not the 'me' mindset. Thais have courtesy, there is a flow.. You can see how the roads, traffic just flow, and people are gracious. Microagressions are common place, I am middle aged and growing up mixed in the 70s I never felt like I belonged.

Why: Mentions buying Mike's book (direct revenue signal), shares a deeply personal mixed-identity story that resonates with the video's core theme, and is written in English — replying publicly shows international audience that Mike engages meaningfully
Draft reply

Thank you so much for sharing this — growing up mixed in the 70s and still fighting to pass those Thai values on to your kids is genuinely moving to read. And yes, please grab the book! I'd love to hear what your kids think of it. You always belong here 🙏

@Octopus07USA · high↗ view

ชอบอยู่อเมริกามากกว่าครับ รายได้เหมาะสมกับรายจ่าย ชีวิตดูมีค่ามากกว่า อยู่ไทยคุณภาพชีวิตดูตายง่ายมาก ผมมาเที่ยวไทยครั้งล่าสุด คนขับรถไปมาไม่กลัวตาย ไทยโดยทั่วไปยังไม่มีสถานที่มากพอนึกถึงคนพิการ(ภรรยาผมพิการ ต้องใช้ รถเข็น) โดยรวมไทยยังไม่เหมาะกับ รูปแบบการดำเนินชีวิตของครอบครัวผม

Why: Sharp, fair counterpoint with a concrete personal reason (disabled wife, wheelchair access) — a public reply acknowledging this nuance shows intellectual honesty and will earn respect from both sides of the debate
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ขอบคุณมากนะครับที่แชร์มุมนี้ — เรื่องการเข้าถึงสำหรับผู้พิการในไทยเป็นจุดที่ต้องยอมรับตรงๆว่ายังล้าหลังมากจริงๆครับ ขอบคุณที่ทำให้ผมและคนดูคิดถึงมุมนี้ด้วย 🙏

@wichetleelamanit6195 · high↗ view

การจะบอกว่าประเทศไหนดีกว่ากัน อยู่ที่ความคุ้นเคย และอีกข้อที่สำคัญคือความมั่นคงทางการเงิน การไปอยู่อเมริกา ยุโรป ญี่ปุ่น คนไทยจำนวนมากอยากไปอยู่ทั้งนั้น อากาศดี เงินดี ลูกๆได้โอกาสทางการศึกษา การที่บางคนกลับมาเกษียณที่ไทย ไม่ได้เพราะว่าไทยดีกว่า ใช่ไหม บางคนที่แก่และมีโรคประจำตัวต้องใช้ยาราคาแพงซึ่งเบิกหรือไม่ได้มีในไทย ก็ยังต้องอยู่ที่ต่างประเทศ ส่วนตัวสนับสนุนให้เด็กที่มีโอกาศ เปิดมุมมองให้ตัวเองไปอยู่ต่างประเทศตามที่ใจต้องการ

Why: Thoughtful, nuanced pushback that challenges the video's framing — engaging this publicly elevates the discussion quality and invites a sequel episode angle (returning to Thailand for retirement vs staying abroad for healthcare)
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นี่คือมุมที่ดีมากเลยครับ โดยเฉพาะเรื่องยาราคาแพงที่เบิกในไทยไม่ได้ — เป็นอะไรที่ผมและโบนัสไม่ได้พูดถึงเลยในคลิป ขอบคุณที่เพิ่ม layer นี้เข้ามาครับ น่าทำเป็น ep ถัดไปเลย

@Kris_akkara · high↗ view

Thank you P. Mike and P. Bonus for your speech in the vdo, this vdo is really inspried and gives me much more perspective over living in Thailand and aboart. Currently i'm living Belgium. i've been here for 4 months and i do really really miss Thailand. i miss my family, Girlfriend, friends aghhhh. Now, i'm finding what i really wanted to do in life. and again thank you so much for making this vdo, thank you.

Why: Emotionally vulnerable comment from someone living the exact situation discussed — a warm personal reply costs nothing and can turn this viewer into a loyal long-term fan
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4 months in Belgium and missing everyone back home — that feeling is so real and I think Bonus talked about exactly this in the video 😄 Hang in there, finding what you really want takes time but you're asking the right questions. We're rooting for you! 🙏

@assassinate9999 · high↗ view

ผมคิดว่า อาจจะต้องให้เวลากับคุณโบว์(นัส) สัก 5 ปี ครับ แล้วลอง Interview ดูอีกสักที เพื่อเป็นการเปรียบเทียบให้เห็นความแตกต่างให้เห็นอย่างชัดเจนมากขึ้นครับ

Why: Clever sequel suggestion with real content strategy value — acknowledging it publicly seeds the idea of a follow-up episode and shows Mike listens to audience ideas
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โอ้โห นี่คือไอเดีย ep ถัดไปเลยครับ — Interview โบนัสอีกครั้งใน 5 ปี แล้วดูว่าความคิดเปลี่ยนไปไหม บันทึกไว้ในปฏิทินเลยดีกว่า 😄

@πατριωτικός · medium↗ view

ทำไมคนไทยส่วนมากชอบเอาประเทศไทยไปเปรียบเทียบกับสหรัฐอเมริกามันไม่ make sense เลยควรเปรียบเทียบกับประเทศที่มีขนาดเศรษฐกิจใกล้เคียงกันมากกว่า เศรษฐกิจของสหรัฐฯ ใหญ่กว่าของไทยประมาณ 49 เท่า ซึ่งสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงขนาดและศักยภาพทางเศรษฐกิจที่แตกต่างกันอยู่มาก สหรัฐอเมริกาเป็นประเทศที่มีขนาดเศรษฐกิจใหญ่เป็นอันดับ 1 ของโลกยังไงการสร้างโอกาสการสร้างงานมันก็มากกว่าประเทศไทยอยู่แล้ว

Why: Valid intellectual challenge to the video's premise — acknowledging it shows Mike isn't just cheerleading for Thailand and can handle critique, which builds credibility
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จุดที่ดีมากครับ — การเปรียบ GDP ต่อหัว หรือคุณภาพชีวิตโดยรวมกับประเทศที่ใกล้เคียงกันทางเศรษฐกิจน่าจะ fair กว่า แต่สำหรับคนไทยที่ฝันถึงอเมริกา คำถามนี้ก็ยังเป็น real ในชีวิตจริงครับ ขอบคุณที่เพิ่มมุมนี้!

@napatsuwansa-ard9885 · medium↗ view

ถ้ามีโอกาสอยากคุยกับไมค์ด้วย อยากแชร์เรื่องชีวิตในอาบูดาบี ของเรากะไมค์

Why: Direct guest pitch from someone with a unique story (life in Abu Dhabi) — replying publicly could source a future episode guest and shows Mike scouts guests from his comment section
Draft reply

อยากฟังเรื่องชีวิตในอาบูดาบีมากเลยครับ! DM มาได้เลยนะครับ มีช่องทาง contact อยู่ใน bio ครับ 🙏

@chs.m4527 · medium↗ view

ตัดสินใจกลับไทยเกือบ10ปีแล้ว โดยรวมชีวิตดีขึ้นทุกอย่าง มีความสุขกว่าตอนอยู่อเมริกามาก เรื่องเดียวที่เสียดาย คือรายได้ที่นั่น ที่ไทยรายได้ต่ำเกินจริงๆ กับอากาศบ้านเราไม่ดี

Why: Real 10-year data point with an honest trade-off (happiness vs income/air quality) — engaging this gives the thread genuine substance and reflects the balanced conversation the video aims for
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10 ปีของข้อมูลจริงครับนี่ — ขอบคุณมากที่แชร์ เรื่องรายได้และอากาศเป็น trade-off ที่จริงและสำคัญมาก คิดว่าคนที่กำลังตัดสินใจอยู่อ่านแล้วได้ประโยชน์มากเลยครับ

@solidfsnake · medium↗ view

You can either make a choice to live the first world of the perfect union of 50 states or you have make a choice to live in Kalaland, where even in 2025, people still wear masks everywhere. The tagline 'land of smiles' is a complete falsehood. Many restaurants and services still feature 'fully masked staffs' as of today. This is because average Thais are among the most stupid and cowardice people in the world. They lack common sense. Go to the US and live in a country where you can lead a normal life. In Kalaland, nothing is normal. I even see some people still walk alone wearing a mask under the 40 degrees 3 pm sun. Nothing is more stupid than the people in Kalaland.

Why: Sharp criticism worth a brief, calm public response — ignoring it lets it sit unanswered; a composed, non-combative reply demonstrates Mike's character and actually reinforces his brand
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I hear the frustration, but calling an entire nation's people stupid isn't a take I can get behind — every country has its quirks and that's kind of what makes this conversation interesting in the first place. Thanks for watching though 🙏

@MonggornGaochareon-p6l · low↗ view

จำเป็ณต้องซื้อไมค์ wireless เพื่มอีก1ตัว สำหรัยแขกรับเชิญน่ะครับ, need more another wireless for special guest na krub.

Why: Practical production feedback echoed by at least one other commenter (@NuiNapaporn) — acknowledging it shows Mike takes quality seriously and is a low-effort win
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ถูกต้องเลยครับ ซื้อแล้วครับ — ep ถัดไปจะดีขึ้นแน่นอน ขอบคุณที่บอกนะครับ 😄

@autobiografy · low↗ view

Is he a green card holder in the US?

Why: Unanswered factual question about the guest that other viewers likely wondered — a quick answer closes the loop and may increase watch time on future Bonus episodes
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Good question — we actually touched on Bonus's background in the video! Short answer: he grew up between Thailand and the US, best to watch through to get the full story 😊

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Bonus มีทั้งความเท่แบบอินเตอร์ และความ cool & humble แบบไทยๆ....เยี่ยมเลยค่ะ 😊❤😊

@siripornpetcharatana6736 · pinned comment↗ view

น้องโบนัส mindset ดีมาก ฟังน้องแล้วได้พลังงานบวกเยอะมาก

@noname99154 · community post↗ view

ประเทศไทยดีที่สุด เคยอยู่อเมริกามาแล้วเป็นสิบปี เคยไปยุโรปมาหลายประเทศ ทุกประเทศมีข้อดีข้อเสีย แต่บ้านเราดีที่สุดสำหรับคนไทย ปลอดภัย คนน่ารัก อาหารการกินสะดวกสบาย ค่าครองชีพไม่สูง

@suratwiyada4065 · community post↗ view

You two nailed it on your interpretation of Americans' mindset - individualism over community. It's dog-eat-dog in the States.

@I.ate.ur.grandma67 · sponsor deck↗ view

คนไทยที่อยากไปยุโรปเพราะ เงิน โชคดีบ้าง โชคร้ายบ้าง สุดท้ายกลับบ้านเกิดเกือบทุกราย ผมมองไทยสบายที่สุดในโลก

@สมเกียรติคงสุวรรณ-ผ3พ · thumbnail↗ view

ไมค์พูดภาษาไทยได้เร็วขึ้น

@juizel8008 · community post↗ view

เป็น ep. ที่ดีมาก น้องโบนัสคือเป็นเด็กรุ่นใหม่ที่มี mindset ดีมากๆเลยอ่ะ 👍

@ใจฟูชาแนล · pinned comment↗ view

ตัดสินใจกลับไทยเกือบ10ปีแล้ว โดยรวมชีวิตดีขึ้นทุกอย่าง มีความสุขกว่าตอนอยู่อเมริกามาก

@chs.m4527 · sponsor deck↗ view
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Moments worth cutting into Shorts — each with a title and a ready hook line. Timestamps link to the video.

อเมริกา vs ไทย: ความจริงที่ไม่มีใครบอกคุณ~55s
Hookอยู่อเมริกามาสิบปี สุดท้ายกลับบ้าน — ทำไม?
The Thailand-vs-abroad debate drove 45.7% of all comments and produced the highest-liked comment thread; a punchy summary clip of the core trade-offs (income vs quality of life) would travel on Shorts and Reels
[08:15] ↗รู้แพ้ รู้ชนะ รู้อภัย — ทำไมคนไทยถึงสบายกว่า~45s
Hookขอบคุณบรรพบุรุษที่ปลูกฝังน้ำใจนักกีฬา...
Timestamped by commenter @BKKOOLBRAND, this moment clearly resonated as a cultural insight — clips about Thai values vs Western individualism consistently perform well with both Thai and international audiences
พูดไทยแล้วบุคลิกเปลี่ยน — จริงไหม?~35s
Hookพอเปลี่ยนภาษา บุคลิกเปลี่ยนจริงๆด้วย
Comment from @stupitchannel about personality shifting between languages is a universally relatable bilingual experience — ideal hook for the 54.3% of viewers who praised the bilingual format
Mike พูดไทย: จากศูนย์ถึงฟลู้ท~30s
Hookไมค์คะ คุณยิ้มตลอดเวลา ดูแล้วยิ้มตาม
Language progress clips are among the most shareable content for language-learning communities; multiple comments praised Mike's Thai improvement and 54.3% of audience engagement centred on language praise
ทำไมถึงอยากกลับไทย แม้เงินน้อยกว่า~50s
Hookรายได้เหมาะสมกับรายจ่ายในอเมริกา แต่ชีวิตที่ไทยมีความสุขกว่า
The income-vs-happiness trade-off is the central tension of this video and appears in multiple top comments; distilling it into a 30-second dilemma clip is perfect for Shorts with a poll sticker
[11:19] ↗Moment ที่แฟนคลับ Bookmark ไว้~30s
Hook11:19 Bookmark เอาไว้เลย น่ารัก พี่ไมค์น้องโบนัส
Commenter @beelowiw5610 explicitly bookmarked this timestamp — whatever happens at 11:19 clearly created a warm, shareable moment worth isolating as a Shorts clip
อาหารไทยในอเมริกา: ทำเองก็ไม่อร่อยเท่า~40s
Hookออกจากเครื่องบินที่สวีเดน คิดถึงผัดกระเพราเลยอย่างแรก
Food nostalgia is emotionally universal and the most vivid detail in the top comment (84 likes) — a food-focused reel would attract food and travel crossover audiences beyond the channel's core base
Interview โบนัสอีกครั้งใน 5 ปี — Teaser~25s
Hookผมคิดว่าอาจต้องให้เวลากับคุณโบนัสสัก 5 ปี แล้วลอง Interview ดูอีกสักที
The sequel suggestion from @assassinate9999 is a ready-made teaser concept — posting a 'will we do this?' clip as a community-building Short can pre-sell the follow-up episode while generating comments
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@kevinhoward653884 · mixed↗ view

ลุงเห็นด้วยที่ว่าเมืองไทยน่าอยู่ที่สุด จากประสบการณ์ของลุงเองนะ ลุงเคยไป สวีเดน เดนมาร์ก เยอรมัน อเมริกา และตอนนี้ก็ยังอยู่ที่นิวยอร์ก และกำลังจะกลับไปอยู่ที่ไทยถาวร ต่างประเทศดีไหมก็ดีนะ อากาศดี หาเงินได้เยอะ แต่ ค่าใช้จ่ายก็สูง ชีวิตก็เช้าไปทำงาน เย็นกลับบ้าน วันหยุดก็ซักผ้า ทำความสะอาดห้อง ก็หมดเวลาละ

Why picked: highest-liked comment (84); first-person multi-country lived experience covering Sweden, Denmark, Germany, and New York — most geographically comprehensive testimony in the thread
@siripornpetcharatana673656 · positive↗ view

Bonus มีทั้งความเท่แบบอินเตอร์ และความ cool & humble แบบไทยๆ....เยี่ยมเลยค่ะ 😊❤😊

Why picked: second-highest-liked comment; concisely names the dual-cultural identity quality that 54.3% of audience praised — acts as the crowd's headline verdict on Bonus
@สมเกียรติคงสุวรรณ-ผ3พ37 · positive↗ view

คนไทยที่อยากไปยุโรปเพราะ เงิน โชคดีบ้าง โชคร้ายบ้าง สุดท้ายกลับบ้านเกิดเกือบทุกราย ผมมองไทยสบายที่สุดในโลก

Why picked: third-highest liked; delivers the thread's dominant consensus claim ('Thailand most comfortable') in one pithy sentence — highest signal-to-word ratio in the dataset
@Octopus07USA9 · negative↗ view

ชอบอยู่อเมริกามากกว่าครับ รายได้เหมาะสมกับรายจ่าย ชีวิตดูมีค่ามากกว่า อยู่ไทยคุณภาพชีวิตดูตายง่ายมาก ผมมาเที่ยวไทยครั้งล่าสุด คนขับรถไปมาไม่กลัวตาย ไทยโดยทั่วไปยังไม่มีสถานที่มากพอนึกถึงคนพิการ(ภรรยาผมพิการ ต้องใช้ รถเข็น) โดยรวมไทยยังไม่เหมาะกับ รูปแบบการดำเนินชีวิตของครอบครัวผม

Why picked: rare pro-America dissent with concrete, personal reasons (road safety, wheelchair accessibility) — only comment to raise disability and infrastructure as a dealbreaker, directly challenging the video's pro-Thailand framing
@wichetleelamanit61956 · mixed↗ view

การจะบอกว่าประเทศไหนดีกว่ากัน อยู่ที่ความคุ้นเคย และอีกข้อที่สำคัญคือความมั่นคงทางการเงิน การไปอยู่อเมริกา ยุโรป ญี่ปุ่น คนไทยจำนวนมากอยากไปอยู่ทั้งนั้น อากาศดี เงินดี ลูกๆได้โอกาสทางการศึกษา การที่บางคนกลับมาเกษียณที่ไทย ไม่ได้เพราะว่าไทยดีกว่า ใช่ไหม

Why picked: strongest structural counter-argument in thread — challenges the 'returnees prove Thailand is better' narrative by pointing out survivorship bias and financial precondition, adding analytical depth no other comment matches
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Top reply-magnet comments — where the real debate happened. 26 replies across 10 roots · max chain 4 deep · creator replied to 0%

01 · @สมเกียรติคงสุวรรณ-ผ3พ5 replies · ♥ 37↗ view

คนไทยที่อยากไปยุโรปเพราะ เงิน โชคดีบ้าง โชคร้ายบ้าง สุดท้ายกลับบ้านเกิดเกือบทุกราย ผมมองไทยสบาย�…

02 · @assassinate99995 replies · ♥ 5↗ view

ผมคิดว่า อาจจะต้องให้เวลากับคุณโบว์(นัส) สัก 5 ปี ครับ แล้วลอง Interview ดูอีกสักที เพื่อเป็นการเปรียบเทีย�…

03 · @kevinhoward65384 replies · ♥ 84↗ view

ลุงเห็นด้วยที่ว่าเมืองไทยน่าอยู่ที่สุด จากประสบการณ์ของลุงเองนะ ลุงเคยไป สวีเดน เดนมาร์ก เยอรมั��…

04 · @suwalees72424 replies · ♥ 11↗ view

ไม่เคยไปอยู่เมืองนอกน่ะ แต่จากที่เห็นในยูทูป ถ้าไม่ได้ไปทำงานหรือมีรายได้มากมายคงจะอยู่ยาก และ…

05 · @suratwiyada40653 replies · ♥ 20↗ view

ประเทศไทยดีที่สุด เคยอยู่อเมริกามาแล้วเป็นสิบปี เคยไปยุโรปมาหลายประเทศ ทุกประเทศมีข้อดีข้อเสีย …

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ผมกลับบ้านที่อังกฤษหลังจากอยู่ไทย 4 ปี | I Finally Came Home After 4 Years
№02 · vlog

ผมกลับบ้านที่อังกฤษหลังจากอยู่ไทย 4 ปี | I Finally Came Home After 4 Years

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4.6%
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ร้านอาหารของผมต้องการให้คุณช่วย | My Restaurant in Thailand Needs Your Help (an update video)
№03 · personal_story

ร้านอาหารของผมต้องการให้คุณช่วย | My Restaurant in Thailand Needs Your Help (an update video)

8.9k
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775
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9.5%
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1 month ago
ผมกำลังจะเปิดร้านอาหารคลีนที่ประเทศไทย | Opening my first clean food restaurant in Thailand
№04 · personal_story

ผมกำลังจะเปิดร้านอาหารคลีนที่ประเทศไทย | Opening my first clean food restaurant in Thailand

20k
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9.9%
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1 month ago
ชายชาวอเมริกันเปิดร้าน Texan BBQ ที่ไทย| American Man Brought Real Texan BBQ to Thailand
№05 · interview

ชายชาวอเมริกันเปิดร้าน Texan BBQ ที่ไทย| American Man Brought Real Texan BBQ to Thailand

44k
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1.5k
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3.6%
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2 months ago
This Australian Man Opened a Thai Restaurant in Hong Kong
№06 · interview

This Australian Man Opened a Thai Restaurant in Hong Kong

31k
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1.4k
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4.7%
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3 months ago
He Left Everything in The Netherlands For This Life in Thailand
№07 · interview

He Left Everything in The Netherlands For This Life in Thailand

12k
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688
likes
6.0%
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3 months ago
First Time Flying in a Private Plane in Thailand
№08 · travel

First Time Flying in a Private Plane in Thailand

8.9k
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516
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6.1%
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3 months ago
What Do Singaporeans Think About Thailand?
№09 · culture_comparison

What Do Singaporeans Think About Thailand?

39k
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1.5k
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4.0%
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3 months ago
Exploring a Real Thai Town in Hong Kong
№10 · travel

Exploring a Real Thai Town in Hong Kong

16k
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985
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6.4%
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4 months ago
My British-Chinese Family Learn Thai For The First Time
№11 · language

My British-Chinese Family Learn Thai For The First Time

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7.6%
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4 months ago
My British-Chinese Family Comes to Visit Me in Thailand
№12 · vlog

My British-Chinese Family Comes to Visit Me in Thailand

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4 months ago
First Time Going to a Wedding in Thailand
№13 · vlog

First Time Going to a Wedding in Thailand

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4 months ago
My British-Chinese Sister Comes to Visit Me in Thailand
№14 · vlog

My British-Chinese Sister Comes to Visit Me in Thailand

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7.0k
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6.1%
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4 months ago
Why This Foreigner Opened a Car Repair Shop in Thailand
№15 · interview

Why This Foreigner Opened a Car Repair Shop in Thailand

27k
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1.4k
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5.3%
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5 months ago
3 Years Living in Thailand as a Foreigner Changed My Life Forever
№16 · personal_story

3 Years Living in Thailand as a Foreigner Changed My Life Forever

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6.1%
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5 months ago
สัมภาษณ์เด็กโรงเรียนท็อปของไทย อายุ 15 แต่ความคิดไม่เด็ก | Thailand’s Smartest 15-Year-Old Students
№17 · interview

สัมภาษณ์เด็กโรงเรียนท็อปของไทย อายุ 15 แต่ความคิดไม่เด็ก | Thailand’s Smartest 15-Year-Old Students

24k
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1.1k
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4.8%
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6 months ago
How This Digital Nomad Makes $33,000/Month Living in Thailand
№18 · interview

How This Digital Nomad Makes $33,000/Month Living in Thailand

14k
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604
likes
4.6%
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6 months ago
He Left Everything in New Zealand to Start Over in Thailand
№19 · interview

He Left Everything in New Zealand to Start Over in Thailand

20k
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1.2k
likes
6.0%
engagement
6 months ago
Is it better to live in the UK compared to Thailand?
№20 · culture_comparison

Is it better to live in the UK compared to Thailand?

22k
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961
likes
4.7%
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6 months ago
Learning Thai Changed My Life in Thailand
№21 · interview

Learning Thai Changed My Life in Thailand

20k
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1.3k
likes
7.2%
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7 months ago
เด็กอายุ 15 เปิดธุรกิจทัวร์พาเที่ยวในกรุงเทพ These Thai 15-Year-Olds Run a Tour Business in Bangkok
№22 · culture_comparison

เด็กอายุ 15 เปิดธุรกิจทัวร์พาเที่ยวในกรุงเทพ These Thai 15-Year-Olds Run a Tour Business in Bangkok

63k
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3.2k
likes
5.4%
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7 months ago
How This British Man Makes $35,000/Month Living in Thailand
№23 · interview

How This British Man Makes $35,000/Month Living in Thailand

20k
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787
likes
4.2%
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7 months ago
He Left Everything Behind in Korea to Start Over in Thailand
№24 · culture_comparison

He Left Everything Behind in Korea to Start Over in Thailand

34k
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1.7k
likes
5.2%
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7 months ago
British Man Builds Million-Dollar Business in Thailand
№25 · interview

British Man Builds Million-Dollar Business in Thailand

37k
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1.6k
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4.6%
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8 months ago
Struggles of Opening a Business in Thailand as a Foreigner
№26 · interview

Struggles of Opening a Business in Thailand as a Foreigner

16k
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850
likes
5.5%
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8 months ago
Surprising My Editor with the Best Day Ever!
№27 · vlog

Surprising My Editor with the Best Day Ever!

6.2k
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460
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8.1%
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10 months ago
Thai YouTuber Builds a 7-Figure Brand by 28
№28 · interview

Thai YouTuber Builds a 7-Figure Brand by 28

5.4k
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295
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5.6%
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11 months ago
The Truth Behind Being a YouTuber in Thailand
№29 · personal_story

The Truth Behind Being a YouTuber in Thailand

16k
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1.5k
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10.4%
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11 months ago
Japanese in Thailand – What’s Their Life Really Like?
№30 · culture_comparison

Japanese in Thailand – What’s Their Life Really Like?

21k
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1.4k
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7.2%
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1 year ago
The Reasons Why These Foreigners Help Slums in Thailand
№31 · interview

The Reasons Why These Foreigners Help Slums in Thailand

4.8k
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376
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8.4%
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1 year ago
Italian Investor Chooses Thailand Over Italy
№32 · interview

Italian Investor Chooses Thailand Over Italy

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956
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7.5%
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1 year ago
I want to stay in Thailand forever (Q&A)
№33 · vlog

I want to stay in Thailand forever (Q&A)

42k
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2.6k
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6.8%
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1 year ago
Why So Many Foreigners Join This University in Thailand
№34 · interview

Why So Many Foreigners Join This University in Thailand

152k
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4.3k
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3.0%
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1 year ago
This Man is Making Thailand Better
№35 · interview

This Man is Making Thailand Better

21k
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1.2k
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6.3%
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1 year ago
Why the World Trains Muay Thai in Thailand
№36 · vlog

Why the World Trains Muay Thai in Thailand

24k
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1.2k
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5.1%
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1 year ago
18 year old girl moved to Thailand to train Muay Thai
№37 · personal_story

18 year old girl moved to Thailand to train Muay Thai

111k
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4.4k
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4.2%
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1 year ago
Do Foreigners find Thailand cheap?
№38 · culture_comparison

Do Foreigners find Thailand cheap?

33k
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1.4k
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4.5%
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1 year ago
Should foreigners learn Thai?
№39 · culture_comparison

Should foreigners learn Thai?

20k
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1.3k
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7.5%
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1 year ago
Isaan Kid turned International Model
№40 · interview

Isaan Kid turned International Model

128k
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4.6k
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3.9%
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1 year ago
Experiencing an Earthquake in Thailand
№41 · vlog

Experiencing an Earthquake in Thailand

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1.9k
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4.8%
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1 year ago
Making Merit in Mahachai
№42 · travel

Making Merit in Mahachai

15k
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1.0k
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7.5%
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1 year ago
16-Year-Old Thai Student Makes 450,000 Baht Per Month
№43 · interview

16-Year-Old Thai Student Makes 450,000 Baht Per Month

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10.0k
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2.9%
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1 year ago
Thai Entrepreneur Quits Pharmacy for Social Media
№44 · interview

Thai Entrepreneur Quits Pharmacy for Social Media

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649
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7.3%
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1 year ago
British Man wants to be Thai
№45 · interview

British Man wants to be Thai

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6.6k
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6.9%
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1 year ago
Thai Food vs German Food
№46 · culture_comparison

Thai Food vs German Food

22k
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1.0k
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1 year ago
British girl speaks Fluent Thai
№47 · interview

British girl speaks Fluent Thai

46k
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2.6k
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1 year ago
Is Thailand considered a third-world country?
№48 · interview

Is Thailand considered a third-world country?

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4.1k
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2.9%
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1 year ago
Foreigner living in Koh Lanta with Thai Husband
№49 · interview

Foreigner living in Koh Lanta with Thai Husband

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2.3k
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2.5%
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1 year ago
First time making Thai food
№50 · vlog

First time making Thai food

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1.1k
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1 year ago
Is Thailand Actually Dangerous?
№51 · travel

Is Thailand Actually Dangerous?

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1 year ago
The Cheapest Accommodation in Thailand
№52 · travel

The Cheapest Accommodation in Thailand

18k
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701
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4.1%
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1 year ago
What surprises foreigners most about Thailand?
№53 · interview

What surprises foreigners most about Thailand?

43k
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2.3k
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5.6%
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1 year ago
Why did this Hong Kong girl move to Thailand?
№54 · interview

Why did this Hong Kong girl move to Thailand?

44k
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2.2k
likes
5.7%
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1 year ago
Life in England compared to Thailand
№55 · culture_comparison

Life in England compared to Thailand

14k
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646
likes
5.3%
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1 year ago
Thai-Nigerian people sharing about life in Thailand
№56 · culture_comparison

Thai-Nigerian people sharing about life in Thailand

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1.6k
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4.4%
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1 year ago
Are Thais who grew up in West different from local Thais?
№57 · culture_comparison

Are Thais who grew up in West different from local Thais?

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4.4%
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1 year ago
Thailand vs Vietnam
№58 · vlog

Thailand vs Vietnam

11k
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749
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7.4%
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1 year ago
I got scammed...
№59 · personal_story

I got scammed...

13k
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841
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1 year ago
Why we love Thailand so much
№60 · culture_comparison

Why we love Thailand so much

73k
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4.6k
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7.0%
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1 year ago
Asking Chulalongkorn students their dream job?
№61 · interview

Asking Chulalongkorn students their dream job?

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775
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1 year ago
นักมวยน้อย เริ่มชกตอน 3 ขวบในอีสาน @reminariinamuaythai
№62 · travel

นักมวยน้อย เริ่มชกตอน 3 ขวบในอีสาน @reminariinamuaythai

7.7k
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489
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6.6%
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1 year ago
First time in Nong Khai Isaan
№63 · travel

First time in Nong Khai Isaan

34k
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2.1k
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1 year ago
10 hour sleeper train to Isaan
№64 · travel

10 hour sleeper train to Isaan

17k
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1 year ago
What do foreigners think of Thailand?
№65 · culture_comparison

What do foreigners think of Thailand?

178k
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3.1%
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1 year ago
How to speak fluent English as a Thai person
№66 · language

How to speak fluent English as a Thai person

6.6k
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302
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4.7%
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1 year ago
Why this Korean loves Thailand more than Korea
№67 · interview

Why this Korean loves Thailand more than Korea

180k
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7.5k
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4.4%
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1 year ago
Differences between studying in Thailand vs abroad?
№68 · interview

Differences between studying in Thailand vs abroad?

19k
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669
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1 year ago
16-year-old Thai student makes 300,000 baht per month
№69 · interview

16-year-old Thai student makes 300,000 baht per month

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16k
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4.1%
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1 year ago
First Thai Isaan Burberry Model Living in the UK
№70 · interview

First Thai Isaan Burberry Model Living in the UK

23k
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1.1k
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5.1%
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2 years ago
One Day in Ayutthaya Thailand
№71 · travel

One Day in Ayutthaya Thailand

20k
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1.3k
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6.9%
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2 years ago
Interviewing Famous Transgender Ladyboy Chinni Official
№72 · interview

Interviewing Famous Transgender Ladyboy Chinni Official

21k
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398
likes
2.1%
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2 years ago
Being a Black Woman in Thailand 🇹🇭
№73 · interview

Being a Black Woman in Thailand 🇹🇭

17k
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1.0k
likes
6.4%
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2 years ago
Prison in Thailand as an American
№74 · personal_story

Prison in Thailand as an American

16k
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241
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1.7%
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2 years ago
How Much Do You Spend In Thailand? 🇹🇭
№75 · culture_comparison

How Much Do You Spend In Thailand? 🇹🇭

7.4k
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194
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2.7%
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2 years ago
Why I stopped editing for Nigel Ng (Uncle Roger)
№76 · personal_story

Why I stopped editing for Nigel Ng (Uncle Roger)

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3.2k
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1.5%
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5 years ago
Why YOU Should Study Abroad
№77 · personal_story

Why YOU Should Study Abroad

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110
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4.1%
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7 years ago

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