Sure have and I love it. I have done it in Europe, Asia, Canada, & the Caribbean.

@@Buildsolarhomes What country?

@@Minoritynomad In Europe, Germany & Italy. In Asia, the Philippines. In the Caribbean, Barbados. In Canada, Ottawa.

Loved this interview! Hit me on IG with any questions about living / dating abroad. @toritalks on IG!

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my pleasure. I think it's very important for women to also receive this information. even more. Thailand caters to men. Always has.

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broooooo. I joke all the time, living abroad will RUIN you for the USA. From the cost of living to dating. It's baffling anyone goes back to that.

Feeling the same way!!! ❤️

yup. definitely seen it mess some dudes up though. lol

Plus and minus man. I'm on the "it's no big deal" side of fetishization. But I can see how it would bother people. Next time you come through let me know. 808 and Flexx are always solid bets but Bangkok has a few spots trying to make a push.

@@Minoritynomad Not sure if you've done so already? But it would be interesting to know where black people can get their hair done while travelling. I struggled to find products or places to get my hair cut / locs retwisted while I was there.

I mean I know where in Bangkok because I live here. But I shave my head so not something I worry about anywhere else. Lol.

Oh we did. this was the end of a 90 minute conversation. Check the playlist this is in for the other videos.

Minority Nomad ok. I finally saw all parts of living in Bangkok. I loved them. I like to hear the perspectives of different expats. Do more of these! I understand that you broke it up into topics but I for one would’ve lived it to be uncut.

@@nino2906 I'll be having specific videos about living in Bangkok. Shopping for food, apartments, and nightlife when things get back to normal.

Everyone loves Tori. Lol

glad to hear it. feel free to reach out with any direct questions

sorry for the late reply. Whatever phone I have and Sony A7iii or ZV1

noooooooo. I disagree with this. Not in the 8 years I've called Thailand home. The beauty standard in Thailand is largely based on the standards in Korea, Japan, and China. Which are extremely eurocentric. It just takes a look at tv shows, movies, and advertisements to see not much has changed. Sure, folks on the islands tend to embrace tanned skin. But in Bangkok, the center of Thai popular society, absolutely not.

@@Minoritynomad thats true , but what im saying is there are signs that its starting to fade , not gonna happen overnight of course , for example in billboards and advertisements nowadays you can notice there are more and more people of color (thats probably unthinkable 10 years ago) , clothing brands are embracing diversity in thier ads , I also remember few years ago they opened a tanning salon in bangkok and many of the customers are locals ,last beauty pageants it had a half-black contestant , so you can realize globalization has its effects on the beauty standard to be more accepting of darker skin tone.

I suppose. A few small examples don't make a trend I think. One of my good friends is a black model in Bangkok that's on billboards and buses. So I understand what you mean. I just disagree on the overall direction. It's like getting stabbed and they pull the knife out an Inch and call it progress. Lol

@@Minoritynomad but would you agree thats how trends are normally established , its always be an initial state of small significance and then builds upon itself, in america for example before Michael Jordan, being bald was considered unattractive , and he made it sexy , and i personally believe that alot of thais (atleast subconsciously) are not fans of the whitening culture in thailand, coz in reality its time and money consuming but they feel that they have to conform to social standards. but thats just my opinion hahaha

Don't entirely agree or disagree with you on this. Time will tell. Think we'll continue to have a few examples of "look we love diversity" while the norm will remain relatively unchanged. In the end, its still a great place to live.

it's definitely an interesting experience. lol

Yeah I live here. What you need to know?

Do you guys do meetups for the Ebony expat group?

It's not my group. Founder is just a good friend. I believe they still have events occasionally. I dont personally attend them so can't say either way. Sure their social media has the info. Or reach out to @toritalks on IG

You prefer Pattaya and Phukets nightlife over Bangkok because of not working girls? Hate to break it to you, but Pattaya and Phuket nightlifes are ALWAYS full of working girls one way or another. Bangkok, only select areas. Was just having this discussion. There are very very very few non working women in Pattaya dating foreigners. Phuket is a bit better but still saturated. Bangkok, working women are extremely easy to avoid.

hahahahahahaha. shhhhhhh. i'm not allowed to throw shade.

She likes it. Same reason I'm here

No she doesn't. Trying to get her more active on social but she enjoys her privacy.

@@Minoritynomad ok thank u

I didn't say Thai girls don't date black men. I pointed out that some do and a cultural disconnect still exists in the place of interracial dating. Thailand is NOT a homogenous society. And it has an obsession with whitness. Which is why a large number of the celebrities and models here are mixed with Thai and European. Racism comes in many forms. And I wouldn't say not dating a certain race is inherently racists. The the reasoning/logic can have vestiges of racism. Ultimately, being a westerner with money does make dating in Bangkok/Thailand extremely easy. But it sure as hell doesn't hurt to be a white man. lol

@@Minoritynomad Sorry, I Meant the guy who was referering to say "Thai girls don't date black men" as you spoke of in the video. Only downside living in Thailand is the time zone. If brutal to try to follow Champions League evenings in Europe.

Yeah. Sucks for European sports fans. But extra bad for US sports fans of NFL. Our games start between 1 and 4am. Lol

yeah, i'm definitely seeing a culture shift in the US that I refuse to be part of. I'll stay abroad. lol

@@Minoritynomad I can't wait to start traveling again! Before this covid-19 crap came along I was headed to Colombia for one week and Brazil for two weeks! Now I'll have to put it off until next year because of work obligations.

You bring up interesting questions and points. So I'll take some time to address them. 1. Thai people will NOT call themselves people of color. In fact, Thai culture goes out of it's way to erase color from people through the use of skin whitening products and elevating fair skinned children from Mixed Thai and European parents to celebrity status. 2. Why is it ridiculous to not be interested in locals as a love interest? Preference is preference. Because you live in a place doesn't mean you have to be attracted to the locals romantically. That makes no sense. I date locals everywhere I go but don't expect others to do so. 3. It seems you're admonishing these sisters for not necessarily dating thai men (I don't believe either said they're off the menu. lol) while acknowledging the local's right to date within their ethnicity. Why are locals afforded that luxury and we aren't? Dating is complicated and every person is different. Especially for foreigners. Not to mention black foreigners. If people move with basic respect I have no issue with them choosing to date someone or not.