Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Meet Jerry, a former policeman from New Zealand who's been living in Thailand for 12 years. His start to life in Thailand started off with a whirlwind and after living in numerous provinces, he then settled now with his beautiful family now in Bangkok. He's now happily married with his wife Nene and daughter here and has found a truly happy way of life being in Thailand and adapting to the culture. Find out in this video the reasons why he loves Thailand, what things to watch out for here and his experiences here overall as a foreigner.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:59 Why Jerry left New Zealand
04:20 Why Bangkok?
06:50 Crazy story in Thailand
13:04 Advice for dating
14:41 Starting a family in Thailand
17:38 Biggest misconception?
19:54 Biggest Challenges?
21:45 Culture shocks marrying a Thai
23:33 How has Thailand changed your life?
24:25 Best Thing about Thailand?
25:53 Advice for expats