Mark, you sold me on retiring and moving to the Philippines 2 years ago with your advice to us to "stop paying with your lives" working the last few years to maximize your SSA benefits and pull the trigger on retirement in the Philippines. I've been here for nearly a year and I'm enjoying it. One thing I didn't consider was not being able to understand conversation among a group of Filipinos. True, English is well enough understood to conduct business, one on one. My experience living in a smaller town is that men my age, my peer group, don't have a very strong grasp of conversational English. I feel like I'm missing out on a world of knowledge by not being able to communicate with them. Obviously the solution would be for me to learn better Bisayan. I don't regret my decision and largely credit your comments for helping me move forward.

I'm a filipino and I'm a fan of mark, and to all the retirees out there, you will thank him later ,that's a guarantee.

w/ this positive attitude this person will live more happy longer here than in u.s.

We have about 230,000 Americans 🇺🇸living in the Philippines 🇵🇭 now. Great interview ❤

The best thing that ever happened to me in my life was meeting Ne on Messenger. I wasn't looking for a GF & I never met a Filipina before. In fact, I did know she was one. I was working for FB security on loan from Microsoft. 8 mos. Later she picked me up @ the A/P. I get the never do that a lot. Well, that was 4 yrs. ago & we have never been separated overnight. I was married for 40 yrs. which takes some doing also.

Thanking every foreigners to come and visit Phils. and settles their new lives here. It's our great pleasure to welcome you. Have a nice stay and have fun. Tnx.

Thanks for appreciating Philippines. We love having expats like you. 🌺🙏🙏

God bless you guys retiring there in the Philippines . We’re proud as a Filipino here in Hawaii hearing your testimonies about the Filipino people . Take care praying you all 🙏

This gentleman deserves much admiration for all that he has overcome. Many blessings to him.

That's my uncle! Great job Rand!

eat healthy, sleep well, exercise regularly, laugh often, less your worries if you don't want your medicine to be your daily meal. Welcome to the Philippines. Stay safe. Be friendly with locals because they will help you.

Mark, I left Texas for the Marines 48 years ago. I never look back. Now living great near Tokyo. Great interview. Keep up the great work.

My property tax in Texas is $400 a month and house insurance is $200+ a month. $600 a month living in a "Paid for" house. And it never goes down. Electric is high, not Philippines high, but high. Car insurance is high. I basically have a $1000 a month fixed costs before anything. That would be a pretty good base for cost of living in the Phils.

I liked the eloquent way he described how he wished he was more eloquent..:-)

For dengue, keep plants like neem tree, eucalyptus and citronella. There are plant-based insect repellants too at Echo Store.

Welcome to the Philippines. Hope you'll enjoy it there. ❤️ from a Filipino American in Texas USA 🇺🇸

I really enjoyed your interview here today Mark. Another solid one. Very interesting gentleman! Thanks and keep up the solid work!

Welcome to the Philippines, Randy. Stay healthy and safe, there's always different ways to go places there not just motorbike. Glad you decided to retire there and maybe you can invite your brothers to visit and experience the Philippines as well.

Ok, first few seconds, I thought ok he’s serious.. then a smile.. keep smiling sir

Great to see you’ve settled in Randy! I met Randy in Manila and can confirm he’s a “top bloke” as us aussies say.

Very good interview., informative and honest.

Cool guy. Good luck to him.

Hello from Fort Worth TX. Nice inspirational story...and so true. Thanks for sharing.

Hi Mark, great meeting you today! We will get that interview done as soon as I get a hotel or able to rent something more permanent

Im here in cebu for 25 years,,,had my drivers licence ,renew online ,in USA,,,Also i think pinoy licence on line ,,,,Cho Wa hospital very good ,,,In Mandabe new hospitals

Good luck to Randy. Another entertaining interview. Best wishes to you and Jen.

I'd say my most dangerous encounter in the Philippines was with a spider the size of my hand 😂

My cousins immigrated to Canada and there married Canadian citizens who are infinitely older than them . Life's been great for all of them, finding each other,raising their kids together!

Excellent interview. I admire his courage. Very inspiring.

Always appreciate the format and the guests. Great interview. Will look for you when I'm there soon. :)

Fuck is life meant to be this complicated. Fuck! am l missing something.Ex Navy.lovw u all good luck.

Wow nice video yould make host

This was a great and very interesting conversation. Great information on the Philippines 🇵🇭. Thank you.

Hello from a fellow Texan from near garner state park area. Very inspiring video, especially the parts about how your challenges in life gave you a bulldog tenacity which is something needed in Philippines for sure.

Really good video and interview

Thank you for choosing Philippines guys so proud you both stay safe and healthy and enjoy life in Philippines 🇵🇭 God bless you both. Thank you again for making this kind of vlog 💕

Thanks for the good story, keep them coming.

From Dumaguete City here, now in U.S. unfortunately 😂..but kudos to you Mark for moving there! “The City of gentle people” I miss my Country ❤ Thanks for making this vids.

Very inspiring story. All Filipinos should hear this.

I spent $800.00 on two shots for Japanese shot also. The only bites i got were in the mountains. nobody got mosquitos bits like I did but I slept outside because the house was full before our family reunion. I always said they love Americano blood!

Welcome in Philippines guys, take care themself. Before settle down ,you must know about Philippines.

We all love one another no matter what country we are visiting…

Although many can speak (understandable enough) English, still many hesitate to speak for the fear of getting rediculed by fellow Filipinos and that's truth. On our end, it's so much easier to understand English written on paper rather than verbal because hearing an English accent can sometimes be an issue to some which can sometimes lead to misunderstanding. Always speak slowly and confirm to the person if you were understood.

Great interview with a great guy.

Randy great to see you again. I'm coming back soon and look forward to hanging out with you at GZ

Good luck.. may you find happiness that you deserve in the Philippines and good love someday. God bless you.

I wish ya'll best of luck and hope you will enjoy your journey in the Philippines..

Wow! impressive guest,,,, love his determination.

Wow. I wondered if I would ever come across another human being? And there is Randy who is severely damaged by the forceps to the head. I was born in the hills of West Virginia in the 50s. I was killed at birth by my doctor and his forceps. I don't know when or how I came back alive. But I was supposed to be brain-damaged. I can say that I have had terrible bad luck in my life. I am truly cursed. I often wonder about my death. And what may have transpired then?

Good for you Randy 👍🏾

Safety travel index for PH is 46 and USA is 68. Lower is safer. Many travel warnings wouldn't give you that feeling.

Welcome here in the Philippines sir. , ..plz take care, and be calm, ..hope you enjoyed here in the Philippines

Come up to pampanga and meet the worse half or don't. But Philippines in negro's provinces and Visayas very safe now. Good for retired men

I appreciate your Channel Mark. You're making those expats and those other foreigners who are planning to come over here in my country feel safe . They will also have the opportunity to meet real nice Filipino women whom they are looking for as wife maybe. Congratulations ! for having a purposeful channel. It's all worth it.

americans are welcome here we have ties in your country take care sir and enjoy you can do bussiness here for your own good we are lovely people and kind hearted GODBLESS ❤️❤️❤️

I left CA for TX. Bought a home cash for $23k. Life is good. I’m 61 with a pension

I wish you all the best Randy! 🙏

Randy I don’t feel safe over there Fair Park neither . It getting more expensive to live in Dallas now😢 good video

WOW, another great interview Mark. This man is an overcomer, great attitude, great personality. Still trying to get my wife out of USA and back to Philippines. Our house in Trace Martinez is completed and rented. I am ready to go home anytime. Look forward to meeting you and Paul and Steve and all the others. Please no interview and I don't do blogs on the internet. Stay safe. Fred

Love watching these videos 🙌🏼

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Hang on… let me check my watch! Yup … time for you guys to come back down to earth..,😅

I’m from Fort Worth Texas and I have cerebral palsy as well the drs told my mom the same thing I wouldn’t make it through the night

Just WOOOW!!

Good interview. Good luck & God bless to all foreigners living in the Phils. Dumaguete seems to be a fave. I lived in the last town south of Negros Occ. few hours from Dumaguete. Stay safe, & good luck, sir. 👍🙏

Ohhh come here in my place in Hinunangan southern Leyte...so peaceful... Good people here friendly....try to visit here...nice place here'... God Bless you always

His Funny! Dont come here.lol i love him already.

Some of issues in the US that will never happen and/or extremely rare in the Philippines - Wrongful arrest or mistaken identity (police here are accompanied by Brgy officials during the arrest so this is not happening) - Carjacking while the owner is present (extremely rare) - Daylight burglary while the owner is inside the house (extremely rare) - HOA foreclosing a house (never happening) - Neighbors in hell (it's normal for neighbors to argue but what's happening in the US is extreme) - non-paying tenants not leaving the house (homeowners will drag you out of the house here, no need for police)

Most importantly taking care of yourself Eat healthy 😋 Still be ware of your environment Everywhere there are bad elements Always be safe and enjoy your retirement 👍 Watching from Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦 ♥️

Mark, I have been in Bali for two years(be here until end of March and am now considering Philippines. Thought his comments about the motor cycle were funny as I also ride a scotter too after 45 years of not. Traffics nuts here but I love it. May meet you some day. Likely be there in July 2023

I live in Central Texas and there’s so many shootings and prices of everything sky rocketed

I agree the only thing you can count on …….

I brought so much mosquito repellent with me there I never used it lol I was so surprised

I’m already here 8 years now. Haven’t had any crime experience other than petty theft.

this guy sounds smart. seems like he had a lot more to say but he was censoring himself.

Pain meds are hard to get it the states too.

Hey fellow Texan, I pay 2400 a month for a small apartment Plano area ( Dallas suburb ). Influx of Californian moving here.

There is a lot of shooting in the US..we only shoot smile in the Philippines.

Great interview and he has a flipino girl friend that's works good for him

Good blessed

I’m from Dallas as well….

Fascinating stories, ihope the u.s.can have v.a.(veterans hospital)in philippines one day...

ty Randy n Mark for all the gd words about Phils I love waterfalls river n just explore at your choice out of Mla could find reasonable prices u r doing it right same I do I take my passport anywhere I go my advise don't trust easy to stranger though I know most pp are nice NW USA

Good decision! Enjoy your retirement in the Philippines.

Dude I have the same thing CP and I turned out just fine.

Great

I am a filipina married to my american husband for 35 years and living here in the US, last year my husband has retired I will be retiring in 2 years and thinking of retiring there in the Philippines. I want to know which part of the Philippines you and your wife live? Thanks for this video.

Any country that lacks a certain demographic is usually fairly safe..

Hi Mark I really enjoy your interviews but like a lot of other vloggers they are all with men. Just wondering is there any females that move to the Philippines that you could interview?, it would be very interesting to hear thier story. Keep up the good work, Gday from Australia😊

C'Mon Man! Everything's fine with the American economy! Here's the deal, Jack, everything's good! No problem here.

I am a fil-am and it is the same in Charleston South Carolina they charge $2.000 a Month for a one-bedroom apartment Thank goodness we own our house free and clear, but you are right everything in the states is very expensive, especially groceries but the Philippines is very expensive Electricity I really miss the servant in the Philippines but my husband only wants to go there for a vacation but maybe one day when we get older I might be able to persuade him to move to the Philippines we already have a house there and my brother own a vehicle

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Texas the first name of this state is the new Manila before changed to Texas state

Big cities right now in America is to much tragedies.

You get a piney also pretty cheap

Yes there are a few areas in the Philippines that can be dangerous, but so far I have never heard of a mass shooting at a school there, life in the Philippines is what you make it, keep your nose out of politics and you can live happily ever after

Traffic laws are totally disregarded here in the island and you know it!

Safety is very important to me. How about medical care. Thanks