Life As a Young Family In Bangkok
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Published 2024-08-07
Meet Roy and Chris Selbach. Originally from The Netherlands and Taiwan respectively, they got married a few years ago and were then ready to start family life right here in the big city of Bangkok. Today they're going to talk about what it's like raising their 1-year old daughter here in Thailand, they're also going to get into some of the stressors with having a baby overseas, how they handle doctors appointments and baby check-ins for their daughter, the importance of picking the right program as far as international schools go, the benefits of working with a live-in Nanny, and why they choose the family life in Bangkok, Thailand.
If you live here in Thailand and are interested in sharing your Blueprint to life here... you can reach out to [email protected] and we can set up an initial chat.
If you're interested in learning Thai, check this out: bit.ly/3ynaXWh
Instagram:
www.instagram.com/royselbach
www.instagram.com/chris_.hawk
YouTube:
/ @royselbach
Website:
royselbach.com/
Roy's Insurance Agent: www.vandersure.com/
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
00:43 First Moving To Thailand
01:40 Family Life In Bangkok
03:57 Having A Baby Overseas
06:19 Health Checkups, Doctor Visits, Insurance
08:40 Lifestyle Changes Since Starting A Family
11:34 Relocate To Thailand The Right Way
12:49 Why Bangkok?
13:26 International Schools & Education Decisions
23:23 Neighbourhood, Condo, Live-In Nanny
28:24 Family Visiting From From Back Home
30:26 Freedom Of Choice
31:10 Monthly Costs (Rent, Utilities, Nanny, Groceries, Baby Supplies, Transportation, Fun)
33:00 Future Challenges With Raising A Child In Thailand
36:01 Anything You Dislike About Raising Your Daughter In Bangkok?
37:09 Advice For Young Families Considering Thailand
38:02 Outro
All Comments (18)
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Here's The 8-Part Email Series About Relocating To Thailand The Right Way: bit.ly/3Yb7FAf
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It was a pleasure to be a guest at your podcast! Adam is definitely an easy-going and smart host!
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Not going to lie I love this couple and they seem to know exactly what they are doing and how they are doing it. I am happy you interviewed these people. Gives me motivation. Good luck to this family.
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Inspiring couple. Love how straightforward they are and maximizing their enjoyment of life with a baby. Continue being yourself
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Yup, we’ve just done the exact same thing Gold Coast to Bangkok ! … it’s great 😊
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Another good and informative joint Adam! Measured and balanced with quite a few take-aways....
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Nice video Adam. It was nice to see you again at the meet up in Bangkok. Keep up the great work. 🇨🇦🙏
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I’m loving these videos Adam! Inspiration for us to make the move out there eventually 😊
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Great video Adam, I'm currently in Hua Hin on my 3rd visit to Thailand, looking to move over here next year I will send my email when I return to the US in September, keep the great videos coming
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Wishing this couple the best. Separately, Adam sounds eerily identical to Chris
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Great Video thanks Adam very informative
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Great family interview
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One point that different between Thai people and Philippino is that Thai people are more sincere, Philippino tends to has a friendly personality just because they know ENGLISH, so they know how to greet foreigners especially from Europe or America and they’re just feeling overproud to themselves seeing people from other country visiting their country. I’m not mention how show-off personalities they’re 🙄
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What I would have asked them is as a young couple with a kid planning to be in the country for the long term what are their views of integrating into thai society? If they are there for the long term are they learning the language and trying to meet thai people of a similar socio/economic level?
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Manila and Thailand are way way way different. Thailand is many decades ahead.
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Nice 👍
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The main problem with Bangkok is the chronic pollution and congestion. It's terrible for your health. Id still be living in Bangkok if it wasn't for that.
