Love this guy. The real deal!

I tend to dis agree,just observing from the recent southeast asian games in vietnam,as i compare it in philippines,philippine sport facilities are much better in philippines and service much better in pi,from what he say that the biggest supermarket in vietnam is korean her e in philippines it is owned by filipino,maybe filipino chinese but theyre still filipino,im proud filipino,after so many supermarkets sprouting all over philippines,miles and miles of concrete highways being constructed and philippines still no change,thats silly ideas,but some business booming in thailand and vietnam i agree are the gogobars business,thats what sexpat like,even the internet in vietnam, from i observed in latest seagames their internet also lagging,theres sewerage treatment in el nido and boracay

Great video very interesting and informative im the same age as that guy and have had same life style I've lived in Asia in and out for the past 30 years i make Australia my base i totally agree in what he was saying about the philippines i see not much change in the way of life im married to a girl from the dumaguete so im there's ones a year by the way you and your wife will rely like vietnam nice people cheers for now Australia expat

Welcome back in the Ph. Marc.

Some truth in this but if he’s not happy why does he keep coming backand not stay in his perfect country. He sure doesnt look happy. Just leave and go back home to your country

Great interview every thing he said I think is the unvarnished truth.

Strange guy… Criticizing the system in the Philippines and promoting the corrupt system of China or Vietnam. I am living permanent in South East Asia since 1987 and l worked in all countries he mentioned. I can't confirm what he said about buying a job in Vietnam or China. For sure it was not in Danang where l was living.
If he thinks that the Philippines didn't change he should open his eyes. Better he goes back to Vietnam or the US to your Potato State Idaho….

If you enjoy listening to non-stop complaining and criticizing, you will love this video. I stayed around for over eighteen minutes and had enough, but judging by recent comments posted apparently some people were enthralled. To each his own.

The woman, sitting behind Ron, is stunning!

Great interview Mark. This guy is very honesty. The couple in the background are very interested in their phones lol.

I am just like done,

I THOUGHT JOHN HAD A HEART ATTACK?

Interesting no mention of KL or George Town Malaysia.

Ron or Gary? You could take the time to get the names right.

Guy was fun to listen to 👍

Tell it like it is ,nice one Ron .

It seems like when that girl came in the interviewer got black out lol 😂

Beautiful chick in the background with the bald guy 🙂

It's interesting Mr. Gary says that medical insurance for someone age 70+ would run him $500/month and bemoan that fact. I have very good insurance through my job where the portion I pay is about $350/month and the company subsidizes the rest at $1000/month so the total for my insurance is $1350/month. I also came to know the actual premium on the open market is even higher than $1350 since that number is a discounted rate my company was able to negotiate with the insurance company due to my company's size of 40,000+ employees.
The medical system in the US is absolutely crazy.

Great interview

I wonder if how that Filipina at the back keep up with that boring dude.

I wonder which part of the PH this guy had been for the last 20 years for him to say no improvements

Questions why are you still in Asia,…..?. If you treat Asian badly …mae mae for years 20 you did not adjust ….you better go home,. And stop bullshit..

Good interview, very interesting

no comment about this guy. 🤔🤐

Try searching, harald baldr philippines playlist, this youtuber went to the very remote area of the Philippines and you can see for yourself that in Php people can still do a decent conversation even in remote areas. Compare that to.the other countries mentioned! Night and day! AND how warm people are. Amazing raw footages no BS. You'd see the poorest but warm people of the Ph.

What a miserable guy

Ron has strong opinions.

the government of Thailand is responsible for the poor attitude towards foreigners and now the Thai people are paying the price due to lack of tourism.

Get this guy on here again! And keep him talking long time and let him go on with as much detail as possible. (You over-talked him several times!). He is a realist with LOTS of experience, all in SE Asia, under his belt. Just the kind of stuff all of us stuck here at home in the US want and need to hear. Get him back on and let him ramble. Feed him good questions but let him finish his comments fully. Get him back on.

Im a Filipino and agree with him 100% . im going to retire in about few yrs ,Im contemplating of doing it in Mexico ,Philippines or even Malaysia . Yes Vietnam and Thailand have outpaced the Philippines when it comes to progress .The infrastructure between Thailand and the Phils are incomparable .Its like day and night .

Gary said he didn't like PH grocery stores cuz of long lines n no cashiers…..we have the same problem here in the US….its called "Walmart"!! Lol.

Mark, excellent video. Prompted lots of robust comments. Very enjoyable. Thank you (P.S.: His comments did not diminish my regard for the Philippines.)

Respect to a guy who has such massive Asian/Pacific travel experience. He has learned so much about culture, people, politics! Thanks for this great vlog!

Time for Ayala Grocery and Malls and SM Malls to have branches in Dumaguete to ease out lines in the groceries and malls. Gov. Henry Teves is getting both these companies in Dumaguete.

I agreed with almost all of his answers until he picked Vietnam for his one choice. nfw.

You cannot change the Philippines but you can change yourself. Its true about wastewater treatment plants but eventually it is slowly being installed in big cities. My first job in the USA was for a Wastewater engineering consulting company.

Why foreigners don't want to give up jeans in hot climates is beyond me…

I don’t think this person will be happy anywhere he resides. Just my 2 cents.

👍🏻👍🏻’s up! Sadly, this man is spot on about his perspective on Thailand.

WOW, this man is a wealth of information !

With all the different type of translator apps that are out there, I would think if you are willing to use it, it will make life much easier. actually, he just mentioned it at the 37 min mark.