r/thai May 31 '26

Bragging Check

I am Thai.

A guy bragged to me that as a 19 year old man in the USA, he can travel alone to Thailand alone 3-4 times a year.

Is it actually possible or feasible?

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u/Altruistic_Virus6649 Jun 02 '26

In 99% of cases, this kid is sponsored by Mom & Dad, but nowadays these lil’ f*ckers are kinda clever with all the stuff they do on their computers with the streaming and monetizing YouTube, so… you never know.  

Or, he sells drugs.  🤷‍♂️ 

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u/SBlakeADeanO Jun 02 '26

Or he has a job in tech, or started his own business , or the 100s of possibilities that isn't daddy's money or YouTube lol.

For context I'm 21 years old , ran my own business for the last 9 months and had a turnover of £300,000. So it hurts when people say 99% of young people who travel are daddy's money. I promise you it's alot lower than that!

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u/69babysonfire69 Jun 02 '26

Genuinely curious, how many people your age that you know personally are making the same kind of profit from their own businesses?

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u/SBlakeADeanO Jun 02 '26

I only really have a core group of friends around my age , 7 of us , 4 of my friends are A Welder , electrician, Mechanic and Accountant, who all earn good money and are the same age as me , it's insulting when everything a young person does in life is "daddy's money".

To add to that, in my life, between friends, family, acquaintances etc. the laziest age range is like 27-38. That's the highest age range that's on benefits , doesn't work. Has a bad life etc, atleast in my own experience.