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The cost you mention in the USA is double what you quoted.I take care of my mom's care home bills

Les, can you do a day at the Redcar horse races? Would love to see that

Les my admiration for what you've been through knows no bounds kidda...I too was somewhat where you were when i was in my early 20s...so my god all that you've worked for at 50 being just gone overnight is unreal. I will never MARRY again ..no man should EVER in a western country...everything is stacked against us. I wasnt so bothered about the money it was my 2 kids that i didnt get to see, that utterly destroyed me and made me so bitter. They're both grown and have nothing to with her now. Finding a balance between work and life is hard...so i concentrated on myself and will always do that now. And yes NOTHING good has happened in the last 10 years ..scrub that 20 as far as what ive lived through. The only people that possible have ...are the politicians who have R..a ped the country with their snouts in the trough, lining their own pockets. The shining example is the Covid PPE scandal that has held NOT 1 of those scum sucking parasite responsible.

Many are possessed by demons over there ...

Do you pay tax in the UK, if not you have no say!

I live in Pattaya, not my favourite place. If I had a choice I'd live in Koh Phan Ngan. I don't think I could handle the loneliness of living in Rayong. Its a bit too "local", and if you're a single man its even worse.

To live in the phillipines u need about £1000.00 A MONTH TO LIVE COMFORTABLE.THATS RENT AND FOOD ETC. WHY BE IN UK IN WINTER U SPEND IT ON HEATING .

Your right Les life in the uk is slowly becoming harder. No wonder mental health issues are on the up .

Les concentrate on the positives

H'i Les, that's not ice cream that's Mr whippy rubbish 😢

No wonder so many people are looking to emigrate...The UK is a country with no values, identity and being over run. Everybody is on the make...profit is now a min 300% on EVERYTHING...Inflation has absolutely made everything so expensive. Its NOT a cost of living crisis..ITS A COST OF GREED CRISIS !!!! Foodbanks everywhere with working people using them and kids poverty is a national disgrace. But apart from that it only rains 363 days a year now.

I left the UK in 1980 for Australia and have never been back, probably a wise decision . The second wise decision was to move to Thailand in 2016, no regrets.

I first went to Thailand in March 2003, and wondered if I'd stepped into a dream. The lifestyle blew me away, and I realized in the UK we'd been sold a lie. I quickly unplugged from the Matrix and decided to move to Thailand permanently late November 2003. I then moved to Malaysia in 2006, and then to Philippines in 2011, following the dive circuit. I pretty much became a beach bum over those years, but loved life. I dived some of the best dive sites in the world, fell recklessly in love with almond eyed beauties, drank sundowners with a motley crew of men and women who grabbed hold of life and refused to let go, and had ZERO regrets about leaving UK. I do return to UK now and then to see family, but I spend as much time as possible out of UK. I guess what surprises me more than anything is how people in UK are prepared to eke out a grim existence in the UK, when they could have a much better QUALITY of life elsewhere. This video reminds me of all the reasons I left, and why, if you want a better life for yourself (and I mean life not existence) don't wait for any UK government to give it to you, just take it...

Surprised you managed to find a sunny day to film on, and two days sun in your 12 day visit is very good indeed! I live in Macclesfield and the weather has been foul for months and doesn’t feel like we’ve had a summer yet. Regarding all the cameras etc - I believe the UK has become over-regulated and I realised this when my sister visited from another country and she was frustrated by the UK with all its petty rules and enforcements (specifically smoking laws).

Sunny bognor yesterday, small 'mr whippy' no 99 cost me £2

If I'd have known, you could've borrowed me bus pass.😀

The person who took a turn probably reacting to the snack bar bill.

I enjoyed seeing someone who lives in Thailand head home for a little while. I use to think the UK was really expensive but I had a shift in my mind with it. Rent can be way over the top and there are silly things like council tax (which we pay for terrible service now) but overall I don't think its no were near as bad as people say. You're just blessed to have a foreign income/pension etc to spend in a cheap country. (ive lived in TH for 4 years) and leaning towards going home more often tbh

It's £6 for 2 cups of coffee in Bangkok too, Les......and in Starbucks in Rayong near you. There is a segment of the market who will pay this much for coffee. I do it myself from time to time but I realise it's an overpriced luxury

Im retired. I budget £14 per day for general expenses, which is mostly coffees & food, or £100 a week. I have a bus pass as im 67.

Hi Les. Thank you for the tour. It seems so sureal compared to here. So orderly and concrete. Gives me yet again an appreciation of the colorful disorder and full of life our streets are in Thailand. And all this for less money. I'm so grateful for my home, community and purpose of life living in The Kingdom.

Hello. had plans to meet you I was in Bangor in Wales and it was a rainy day. couldn't take it anymore and drove south. Nice people but very expensive and bad food.

Hi Les, im watching your video from my home in Bangkok . I was debating whether or not to return to the UK for a short holiday, but after seeing your video , I think I will give it a miss this year . Take care .

Get an ice cream from McDonald's Les, about £1.60 for a McFlurry. With regards to van life, the UK simply doesn't have the weather to enjoy van life to the fullest, not like traveling round the US. It's also difficult to find parking, and unless you join a national gym, no shower facility either. The best alternative to an expensive mortgage, is living on a canal boat. Finally, cheers for my allotment mention Les....regards, MrWho 😊

Ooh Les, great film but, get yourself back here to Thailand chum. That video has made me feel quite depressed. However, best wishes from me here in a warm but rather cloudy, Bang Saray. 😀🇹🇭

Living in uk if your over 55 and single can be very depressing specially in winter very boring . i am lucky to have a army pension and u can live well on that in the phillipines plus u get rise every year .

I am a xpat i find going back to uk is getting harder every time its like going back in time tv is crap weather is crap going to the pub is boring if u used to bars like here in philippines. Cost off living too high if u have central heating etc cheaper to live abroad . plus more sunshine .

Uk such a shit hole

Anywhere in the sun is nice, its pretty miserable here in Thailand at the minute plenty of rain cant get on my bike Didn't find prices in uk to bad but you should have gone to wetherspoons for your breakfast think you get a free drink as well Always remember cost of living Thailand 8 pound a day mon wage England 11.45 an hour But get on that bus to whitby and get your fish and chips I'm just singing in the rain

Retired! Don't Give Up; Good to see you finally had some nice weather and you could take your jacket off, but it didn't look like your ice cream was melting to fast lol. be back in Thailand in 9 days myself can't wait.

Nice walk about, Les. Enjoy that cone...there will be a luxury tax on it next visit! 😅

2 weeks already. Bet it feels longer 555. Don’t forget to buy a crimped for solar cables. Can’t get the one I showed you in Thailand.

people who seek alternative living like van life, they will start taxing and making it almost expensive to live in a van so we can have more immigrants in 5 star hotels , car and benefits.

Enjoy your trip, stay safe and return asap.

I just been back to my Lancashire home town from Thailand and it is like a war zone, when you passed Yorkshire trading on the high street Redcar took me back to my truck driving days and I would park my truck up for the night in Redcar. I used to deliver to all the Yorkshire trading shops.Just had a week in UK was glad to get to Manchester airport for my flight to Bangkok. Have a nice time.

Coffee is £3.50 in greater london

Good video well done les bet you can't wait go back to Thailand can't wait to retire in Thailand but 58age have to wait for pension from Scott new Zealand

mate good to see what is happening in the North East, I think its not only Redcar that is depressed you say that of all towns up there. What happened to yellow top ice creams, are they still there? as a kid we would go to Redcar regularly on a weekend, now I wouldn't be going there if I lived in England lol. I think the costs you talk about are at least on a par with Australia, interesting to know what the power charges are there. Anyway mate keep up the good work and won't be too long I hope before you are back in paradise.

one of the things i will miss most when living in thailand is seagulls thailand does not have sea gulls , or owls , robin red breast , finches, eagles , red kites , magpies , but ill miss the sea gulls most

The sky looks blue and yes sunshine makes a big difference , and yes everything is so ten times expensive, it is like you are being fleeced right and left, the weather is bad and costs are very high. Les do not drink water from the tap, it is disgusting full of chlorine and fluoride and much more toxins chemicals, and people are paying for water that is not drinkable, how is the water in Thailand, I bet it much better and cleaner and chemicals free also, the tap water here smells of chlorine and cost of water bottles also gone up, you have made a very good decision to leave as everything has gone downhill and worthless, hope your sister gets well soon

Trying to enjoy yourself with your family and your wife (if she’s coming to the UK too). You are here for your sister and some important businesses so not for long Les. Best wishes….

I’m in Australia and people ask why go to a “3rd world shithole like Thailand?”. I class the West as the “3rd world shithole” due to the inflated prices (a soft serve cone £2.60!!) unaffordable living and so many rules and restrictions.

A notable lack of "integration" les ! Redcar is seemingly not getting its fair share of imigrants like every other uk town, i wish uk imigration was as strict as the thais,....

Global warming. Another scam. 😂

Do you really live on £10 a day in Thailand? That must be terrible 😮

I have never been to Redcar but I'm sure it's not as bleak as you paint it,cheer up and look on the bright side you could be in London and then the prices really would give you something to moan about

One thing that I would really miss is the wildlife, the sound of Blackbirds and Robins etc in the dawn chorus, feeding the hedgehogs at night and listening to the owls and foxes. The countryside with its spring and autumn colours.

Do you have an Aldi store where you are , if so you should get your Beetroot from their Les , Big Jars and not expensive too 👍

Bet you can't wait to get back to the Land of Smiles?