That's great! What made you leave Thailand and relocate to Malaysia?

@benfishermin 1) Most of people speaks English, 2) Great Food 3) The Health system 4)Ezy to get around KL 5) Transport system 6) The City is Clean

@@DaveDong-ez4tr That is, if you are not addicted to partying. Booze in Malaysia is pretty expensive. Malaysia is a Muslim country, anything not according to the teaching of Islam would be heavily suppressed or banned. That is a compromise that you have made.

@kayellai5278 NOT EVERYONE IS POOR, AND MALAYSIA IS CHEAP ALSO NOT EVERYONE IN THE WORLD IS ADDICTED TO PARTY OR PARTY ANIMALS, YOU ALSO HAVE DIRTY MENTALITY AND HATE IN YOU. STOP ✋️ YOUR PROPAGANDA AND FEARMONGERING

Nice! I wish you the best in Malaysia 🙌

Wonderful to hear thanks!

Nonscence so many non bumi waiting to migrate and migrate in Malaysia the government busy together foreigners in.

Nice, seems like so many people want to leave their home country. Even many Malaysians but I think that is because of the difficulty of working and making a good salary here, otherwise they'd want to stay for sure.

Agreed this is very important

Good idea!!! Take note of this Ben 😊

Good idea but unfortunately it’s too expensive for me!

Thanks a lot! 🤩🤩

Thank you 🙏😀

Yes this is very true!

It’s not about money with lower cost of living u eliminate expenses and unnecessary bills which creates more freedom

I hope so too! Thank you

Yes true compared to those people my life is very easy

Thanks a lot

Yep it's true. I don't have tattoo equipment now as I've sold it all but at least I still have the skill/ability to do it.

Thanks a lot for the nice words!

The cost of living is much lower in Japan than in the West. Salaries are lower too but the lower cost of living more than compensates for this.

I’ve heard it’s much cheaper than the west from most people, unless you try to work there and earn your wages there. It seems like since Japanese yen is so weak against the dollar now, if you can make money online it’s actually quite affordable (maybe not compared to SEA though). The low cost flights are enticing too, I’ve seen flights to Osaka for $50-$80

​@@benfisherminTrue. Yen is weak. My son who works for a well-known Japanese company here in Malaysia says it doesnt accept projects paid in yen anymore. They prefer USD or Ringgit. Best time to holiday in Japan, though. Asia needs to help each other.

Thanks I feel it’s quite an easy place to transition to and feel comfortable, even coming from a completely different culture

Thank you 😄

Yea I wish I started my KZfaq channel years ago in NYC. Even 15 years ago I wanted to start a channel (social experiences, pranks, this stuff was big at the time) but always thought I needed someone to film

@@benfisherminTrue, if you started youtube 15 years ago, you most likely wouldn't have to worry about money anymore. Anyway I am very good at giving advice while not following it myself. I wanted to start a Gaming channel like 15 years ago and I currently have one video and one subscriber - my wife :)

Thanks a lot 🤩

This one is on my list too thanks 🙌

Thanks! I have no real plan except that I'll continue traveling through SEA, and when I can afford it go to Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan

I’m glad you enjoy it, best wishes wherever you end up next

Thanks I appreciate it 🤩

Oh yea EU is quite expensive too. When I lived in Berlin 7 years ago it was very cheap, and nowadays it’s become very expensive!

Yea true thank you 🙏😁

Thanks so much for your donation 🤩🤩🤩

Thank you!

Thanks for the comment 🤩

Can’t wait 🤩

Thanks! 🙏😁

Millions? Okay I’m in 😎

@@benfisherminif you want millions of views, look no further than india. If you want to get more subscribers india Is the place to be for sure.

Thanks a lot 😄😄

Thanks gonna keep it rolling mate!!

Now I’m in KL, so I’m not sure there are any first class buses since it’s only 2hrs, I do plan to check out malacca though. Hopefully that bus you were on had a bathroom? That’s usually my only concern with taking buses

In 2008, I had an offer for a posting to Mumbai, I accepted it thinking the experience opening up a new MIDA center will be good for my career, thinking there'll be another posting, but I was wrong, I felt cheated because that was the only opportunity I had from MIDA, that wasn't my cup of tea, Mumbai wasn't a conducive environment to broaden my horizon. I came back to KL at the end of 2011 with a depression.

Why I told you that story. It's because about a month before I depart to Mumbai in Dec 2008, an opening at MIDA NYC pppped up as it was last minute declined by the one accepted it in the first place. I was encouraged to fill in the MIDA NYC office opening but I didn't. It would have been a nice experience to see what NYC is like, would definitely be much better than Mumbai, I supposed.

Yea true, my new life here is also much much better honestly! And I’d imagine Mumbai being a tough place to adapt to. I haven’t been there but it must be so much different to KL

Oh wow, any opportunity you get to go to NYC I think it’s worth it!

@@benfishermin Yes, I think so too, NYC probably would be much better experience than Mumbai. However, now I know that KL could be a much better place to live than any other big cities in the world. 😀

Thanks a lot 😀

Thanks a lot!

I appreciate you watching and commenting thank you 🤩🙏

@@benfishermin You're most welcome! Cheers!

Yea I'll definitely make videos in NYC when I go

Cheers 🤩

Thank you for the comment, I wish the best for you 😀😀

@@benfishermin Thankyou, very kind of you.. 🙏🙏

Looks cool, there’s a chance I will go but I’m not sure yet thanks 😀

What I see is Ben prefers flying anywhere. It'll be interesting to see if he ever goes somewhere by bus or even ride a train like ETS

Yea this is my plan soon actually, KL to Malacca to Johor to Singapore! From there I’m not sure but I know I won’t stay long in Singapore due to the cost. I considered Batam I’m just not sure the views will be great there, but might be nice to check out. I’m most interested in Bandung, Yogyakarta, and even Jakarta since I think it will be good for KZfaq. I may try the high speed train between Jakarta and Bandung, I think both of these cities could be pricey though

@SuhaimiAmir I’ve taken a few trains like Penang to Taiping, Taiping to Ipoh, and Ipoh to KL. For a 2 hour trip I don’t mind at all, I just don’t like long distance bus or train (train is better since there’s a bathroom).

@@benfishermin Ahh ok, because I didn't see it in your videos, or maybe I miss it. Riding public transport would be an interesting video, at least for me.

Yea that’s true, I plan to make a huge guide to sell at some point once I’m very experienced with many places around Malaysia. Thanks 🙌

For now I’m trying to avoid growing roots anywhere but Malaysia would be a good place if I want to start planting roots somewhere

I’ll visit for sure, maybe I will make it to the festival too I’m not sure just yet

That’s true, things are going to get really bad

Thanks 😁

Sounds like a nightmare 😂😂

I’ll definitely be visiting Singapore soon, might just stay in a capsule hotel if I need to but I’ll check if ymca has space first thanks

Thank you 🙏🙏

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Good idea thanks!

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Thanks for the idea 🙌

Yea so much different, does that mean you came back to Malaysia now?

Yea I’d love to do some I just need to get a microphone for this

Haha that’s random but yea I’m glad that’s not the case

Me too. Leaving soon.

Thanks for the nice comment 🤩

It looks so nice, excited to check it out thanks

Is that because of the language barrier or you think it’s just not enjoyable living there solo/introverted?

@@benfishermin When I was in Japan I did have some conversations with locals, but not everyday, I was only there for two weeks! Japanese people are friendly and very polite but I guess if you’re introverted I would think it would be a lonely place after a while!

I’d like to visit china too!

Yes you’re right, I need to use Facebook as well. Some vloggers I know earn more from their Facebook views than their KZfaq

It’s true, being stuck in Southeast Asia is a blessing 😀

Great advice.

Yes true, same thing applies if you are back home though, I feel like I have a lot more opportunity over here to build a strong source of income than I do back home because of KZfaq. Hopefully I can continue to grow the channel and make some other businesses from there. Are you still in SEA or you left?

@@benfishermin I was in Kuching but I had to leave. My partner and I were going to open a gym but our financial backer pulled out last minuet and I had used up my visa runs. Sarawak runs independent of the mainland or Sabah so they have their own immigration. I had a full client load I had to turn down. :(

Yep it’s a great base I agree. And after almost 3 months I still haven’t met another American here, although surely there must be some traveling to Malaysia. I’ll definitely visit Singapore soon. How much is the cost usually for a taxi from the airport to city center, or is there a cheap bus?

@@benfishermin We had an incident recently where this taxi driver tried to “skim” a lady passenger’s credit card. All my life we have never had such incidents, we are known to be a safe country. We still are. But don’t be going on those private taxis. Go for Grab instead or better still our network of subway trains are one of the best. Cheaper than cabs. You can also visit all the heartland areas, with names like Tampines, Bedok, Dakota, East Coast Park, Paya Lebar, Geylang (this is the red light district), Clementi, Queenstown, Punggol Waterway Park (this area straddles the border with Johore) , Sentosa, Bukit Timah (super rich live here, mostly landed properties), etc. Little India, Katong-Joo Chiat , Chinatown, Arab St are great places too. I think you can check with the airport concierge. Maybe you can buy a train pass. There are cheap backpacker’s lodges/motels. Even YMCA hostels . We are still a safe country compared to other SE Asian cities. But you will hustlers everywhere. If they come to you, just ignore and move on. Check with Tourist Info Ctr at the airport. I’m pretty sure you will see many Caucasians everywhere. Even in the heartlands! Enjoy! Be blessed!

Yea that’s my concern, what you get for $20-$25 a night in those places is a bit disturbing!

Well the reality is I'm quite happy here and even if I had the money to leave, I'd still stay in Asia for sure.

I’ll be checking it out pretty soon 🙌

Yea I will be visiting those soon!

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Thanks I’ll check out his channel 🙌

Here it is, thanks! buymeacoffee.com/benfishermin

Yea true

Gotta make up for the missed day yesterday 😅

Well technically yes since I have a US passport, but I don’t actually have a place to go back and live or anything like that. Yea really can’t wait to visit Japan 🥹

@@benfishermin hopefully someday u might get a place bk home… is there any states or area which is cheaper than big cities like New York..? i mean a place where u still can travel fast to the big cities… eg in malaysia.. works in kl bt stay somewhere in seremban.. i know US is gazillion times bigger than malaysia.. bt u know what i mean..

Nice!

For sure I will only go back to visit but not stay long term

Incredible!! Thank you x10000 for your support / super thanks 🤩