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You really need to interview other people besides just dirtbags or criminals dude. There are many good reasons to not trust a dirtbag like Steve. Just because he seems honest and genuine by admitting he had multiple affairs doesn’t mean he is being completely truthful and unbiased. I guess interviewing well-adjusted people who don’t do human trafficking just doesn’t bring in the views apparently right?
My mate married a Philippines girl he brought her to Australia, she cleaned out his bank account sold everything in his house while he was away for 2 days working, all pre planned, she was the best actress 26 you could ever meet, he was 52
great thing about youtube is these longform interviews w/ people who aren't famous, that you'd never see on network TV but still have just as valuable stories to tell. Will buy the kindle version.
I first visited Thailand in 1978 and ran into a Vietnam War vet/expat lamenting how terrible Thailand was compared to the glory days of the 60's. Yeah yeah, I said. Then I got married to a Thai, had a couple of kids in America, divorced, and came back in 1991 for a visit whereupon I found myself (you guessed it) bemoaning the lost glory days of the late 70's. Which didn't make either of us wrong.
He reminds me of a Dylan lyric. “I wish that I’d a been a doctor. Maybe I’d a saved some life that’s been lost, Maybe I’d a done some good in this world, Instead of burning every bridge I crossed.”
the older a man gets the more likely any relationship with a woman will be transactional especially if she is noticeably younger. The sooner we can learn that and plan accordingly the more likely we will be ready when the relationship exists. Love only exists on occasion for high school or college sweethearts who get married when young. They will probably still get divorced.
people sometime are so naive and ignorant to think that u can have a 20-30yrs gap and expect love. I mean it could happen if you catch the right one but it's like finding a unicorn with those odds. He should have stuck with sugarbabies probably cost less for the long run with much more pleasant experiences
Love how honest he was in the interview. Atleast if were lucky we all had experienced the one. But as a Christian who studied Buddhism, I learned the art of detachament and letting go. And changed my perspective to enjoying the journey and living in a state of gratefulness...and understand true suffering is holding on to the idea of permanence . That has helped me not to hold on to things that were not meant for me. I hope Steve finds his peace.
When you are young, is very hard to let go of an even younger, cute, girl who gave you the best sexual thrills you could imagine. I feel like I really began to deal well with this at around 30 years old. Finally, around 45, I met a woman closer to my age in Japan . She suffered in the corporate meat grinder in Japan. She said the best words I ever heard from a woman : 'we can survive this world better together'. After 27 yrs., we are still together both healthy and financially well off. Wasn't a perfect relationship, but we survived, as she had foretold over coffee in Japan.
I been living in Thailand for 26 years every single person goes through a different experience, I been married to a Thai lady for over 17 years and can tell you best person I could have found.some of this guys come here with different set of expectations.we do not leave in a perfect world.
You definitely will get over 5K of subscribers with interviews like that. Amazing interview Pete. I’ve been in Thailand over 26 years I’ve met the most incredible characters just like Steve who also have amazing stories.The characters individuals good or bad. The problem with Steve as he is one of those Americans who is brutally honest with people on a day-to-day basis. It’s actually not a problem but it is to people who can’t accept the truth. I myself have an amazing story like Steve but I’m far too young to write the book yet. You can’t be honest here in Thailand it gets you too many enemies as Steve found out. Great interview I’ve just subscribed keep up the good work.
Henrik, the Price Consort, was the father of Frederick, the Crown Prince. The father was a keen sailor and in the '90s used do come to Thailand for the King"s Cup Regatta, a week's sailing and partying event raced around the old King's Birthday on 5 Dec. I used to be in the Committee and handling some sponsorships. If I remember well, it was Steve Rosse who, after a wild beach party at Friendship Beach wrote: " probably the best party on Phuket since the 2 Heroines liberated Phuket from the Burmese! " One of the best compliments I ever got!
This guy creeps me out. I'm always wary of ex-pats for good reason. This guy put everything up his nose, got told to leave his job and come back sober, didn't pay his taxes and left the country, cheated on his wife and kids, hooked up with a 16 or 17-year-old girl - still in school, and possibly ruined his acquaintance's writing career because of extreme jealousy... Sounds like he may also be stalking his ex. No wonder he has a therapist. There's nothing to admire about his life.
Nothing to admire, for sure, but what you described is not my life. You didn't pay attention First, how does a man cheat on his kids? Next, my girlfriend was 18. I say so clearly in the interview. Not 16 or 17. Eighteen. Next, how could my telling a friend his writing sucks hurt his "career?" Nobody else ever saw my comments, and even if they had this guy was publishing his own books. He still is. His books, like mine, are still available at Amazon. And I'm not in therapy any longer. Now let's talk about your life, Marc. You go write half a dozen books about your life, do half a dozen interviews, and launch your own RU-vid channel. Be honest with the world about your faults. When you work up that kind of courage, let's talk again.
@@steverosse I'm not attacking you Steve, I just saw comments from people who seemingly admired your poor choices. By cheating, you're risking the breakdown of the family, a messy divorce and possible custody battle. You're obviously not cheating on your kids but it's not far from reality. From what I heard, the girl was younger than that but I stand corrected. Still, how old were you... You could have ruined your friend's career by destroying his confidence, causing him to quit writing. I believe you may have eluded to this, too. You didn't say his writing "sucks". You apparently did that page-by-page. Glad you're out of therapy. Sorry, I didn't need to say that... It's all just self-promotion though. Fine, I've been on some ridiculous adventures and made plenty of mistakes. I've seen the world, gotten in and out of danger, been in the company of incredible women, started companies and supported charities. I've passed my skills on and I've followed my dreams without, I'm glad to say, compromising my morals. I wouldn't dream about writing more than 1 book about my life because, I'm sorry to say, no one is that interesting. All the best
@@Marc-uw4lw Thank you for your civil and considered response. All I'll quibble with is the idea that a man's life is only worth one book. I believe that anybody's life is worth as many books as it takes to describe it. Montaigne, who is generally credited with inventing the form of the personal essay, spent his adult life writing 107 essays published in a single enormous volume. "My life is my book," he is said to have said. If you don't like my self-involvement, fine. But as a genre of literature the memoir is rock solid. And it can be as long as it needs to be.
What a great story teller. Love Steve’s honesty what a legend.. there’s plenty of us out there wish we had the balls to be so honest. great interview Pete.
It’s good to put a face to all the stories he wrote for the Stickman website. It’s great that he sought therapy for his issues, however, the therapist would have really earned his money.
What is mesmerizing, riveting, and draws you to Steve's life story is his agonizing honesty and "let the chips fall as they may" delivery. Without a doubt, Steve's story resonates with many westerners in this world. Thanks for the video! 🙏🙏 Cheers from Alaska
You just earned my subscription brother. That was a riveting interview, I should rather say “study” …without doing any pseudo-psychoanalysis you got the guy to totally open up, and give one of the most honest narratives on marital failure and expat disillusionment. His story is that of so many men… he made what seemed like a perfectly intelligent choice to marry her, she went cold on him, and he and ends up becoming the lonely “villain”. I really liked your question about false hope in regaining a lost world…was thinking exactly that as you asked it. It is not only that social environments change, but the man himself is now 64 not 36. As a 60 year old Thai/Japan expat (who also brought the lovely Asian wife back to USA only to discover misery between us) … I felt so sad for this fellow…the world, and you, have changed, the past is over, and you absolutely must rebuild your life view to match the current truth. He seems to know this (obviously bright guy) but is just choosing to stay stuck on his best “5 months and 10 days” peak experience. While seems crazy I still felt some compassion for the guy…anyway this was a deeply moving interview, you’re doing good work here Pete.
He is the kind of dude I just love to run into in my travels, and buy him coffee, or beer, or whatever he wants to hear him talk. He's LIVED it. Great interview.
When you are young, is very hard to let go of an even younger, cute, girl who gave you the best sexual thrills you could imagine.That happened to me too many times. Cute young girls know their power. I feel like I really began to deal well with this at around 30 years old. Finally, around 45, I met a woman closer to my age in Japan . She had suffered in the corporate meat grinder in Japan. Over a coffee, she said the best words I ever heard from a woman : 'we can survive this world better together'. After 27 yrs., we are still together both healthy and financially well off. Wasn't a perfect relationship, but we survived, and we always were there for each other, as she had foretold over coffee in Japan so many years ago.
Steve can sure talk but i'm not sure what he was trying to say,as we get older and life hasn't gone quite to plan we look for excuses but the truth is we shape our own destiny and Steve needs to move on
Yeah, Steve said it himself that he holds on to things too much. In the book he was very self-critical of the decisions he made in his life. I agree with you on that, we shape our own destiny
Great interview and a compelling story. I am surprised by the many negative comments. Steve tells us an exciting story, he is self-critical and appears to recognize his flaws. No doubt he made several unwise decisions. He paid for them, and he still has his dreams. And he explains that there is no Plan B. He's fully committed.
Thanks for your kind words, Christopher. I'm beginning my second day in Thailand and you've given me encouragement. I much appreciate it. Please follow my channel to see what happens.
This interview reaffirms my belief that a good life is a life lived where I try to become a better person: more compassionate, wise, and kind. Steve seems to be looking outside rather than inside. I think things might have gone poorly regardless if he'd stayed in Thailand or not. I wish we lived longer so we had more time to figure things out.
Understand what your trying to say. Equally sometimes even the most self reflective of us are dealt pretty miserable hands. I just wish my own life had not been blessed with so many unsavory characters starting at the core of all of us. Our family experiences and circumstances.
Steve is the architect of his own diester, I am guessing he is also really bad with money, commitments, following through, he is where he is because of HIS choices, Steve needs to look inside himself, not from outside, nobody to blame except STEVE!!!!
Great interview. I especially love the bit about the young girlfriend he hasn’t been able to get over. Thai 18 and going to high school. Brought her a school uniform. Hell thats going to be hard to get over. 😂
Moral of the story is.. don't do tens of thousands of dollars of Coke a year and expect not to end up with psychological problems. I can imagine this man as being controlling, selfish and a very difficult person to have a relationship with. His story about being in his 30's and trying to curate the life of an 18 year old thai girl in order to facilitate his own happiness was a bit of a strange one and gave off quite a narcissistic vibe. He reminds me of someone I know who was in his late 40's who married a 23 year old girl from a northern village (through an agency) who barely spoke any English, he didn't speak Thai at all and yet he was convinced they were in love after 2 meetings because ultimately he was shallow and only interested in his own needs. It's pretty sad really. I hope this guy makes some better decisions and finds a bit of peace.
@@steverosse A restrained response to such criticism from a complete stranger. The assumption being that the critic always considers themselves perfect, which is certainly not true in my case. Like they say.. "it takes one to know one".. or in knowing one you learn to recognise others at least. I hope your experience in therapy opened your eyes to the positive impact we can all have on others lives if we step away from our own ego and self interests and give to others with no expectation of reciprocation or even the need for it. It can lead us all to unexpected places. All the best with the book.
That was riveting. It's so inspirational to see a RU-vidr working his socks off to grow his channel. Each interview more engrossing than the next...this guy deserves to hit 50G subscribers....
Seems like a guy that made a bad decision doing a lot of coke, bad decision marrying the wrong girl and it snowballed from there. Not counting the bad decision not paying his taxes. Hung up on status wich is meaningless. A guy who is superficial and made a lot of bad decisions. Probably an interesting book
I came to Thailand in 2006 for the 1st time, and I returned to live here in 2020. Thailand in the 2020s is not at all like it was roughly 15 years ago. I doubt Steve will find Thailand of the 1990s. The old Thailand is truly Gone with the Wind.
Recently returned to Thailand after more than 40 years lol There are still plenty of places to check out (don’t spend all your time in the touristy areas) Cheers
I am almost 100% sure that Steve was a regular contributor to Thailand Stories and Stickman Bangkok. A good essayist and from memory he had a running battle with a couple of other writers which made for good entertainment.
Amazing story and the man is not shy of telling how he felt and how he made bad choice. Great to hear a real story. I live in Thailand so I understand much of what happened. Thailand is not the same but after 14 years here I still can find a way to enjoy the country. If I go visit my own country Canada, it is not the country I left anymore.
Canada has changed more than Thailand and believe me thailand has changed a lot jai yen and mai bpen rai has been replaced by cell phones. Spent late 80s to mid 90s living in Chiang Mai. And the next 11 or 12 years visiting the winter months in mostly Thailand and Philippines
Canada has changed more than Thailand? Not even close. If your specific about the cities, they’re on par with each other. In regards to nature, Canada is a massive country with an insane amount of outdoors you still can explore with barely a soul around. Love Thailand but, try that there lol Cheers
This was superb and so very honest and interesting ! Great questions and appreciated how you let Steve finish the stories without interruption. Cheers🙏
Me too. My wife (from Mexico) left me 23 years ago. And I was hung up on her for 20 years. I still have my moments. I really liked her. I try to hide it from my son.
Sorry David. You know, I recently watched the latest iteration of "Cyrano." A 300-year-old story of unrequited love. Those stories resonate with audiences because we've all been there.
Interesting interview with some important takeaways. Marrying someone you don't really love and vice versa is a marriage doomed to fail at some point. Coupled with that, Steve's happiest memory was his affair with a teenager that he reminisces about to this day and hoped it would last how long? Sorry Steve, she was only ever going to be yours until a better opportunity arrived on the scene, long past time to come to this realization. What deserved more emphasis was taking the Thai wife to the USA and its impact on their relationship, such as it was. So many, with sad breakup stories, who have done this strongly advise against taking the foreign wife away from their culture and family to transplant into western cultures. This seems to be a reliable recipe for marital failure where you're subject to lose half or more of your assets. Another important point, unless you have ample financial security in the form of a passive income stream and/or sizable savings then living in a foreign country like Thailand even if being frugal, you will eventually be forced to move back to your home country for financial reasons.
@@kelcat34 Thanks for stating the obvious. At least if you love your partner and vice versa there's a greater probability the marriage will stand the test of time. But then marriage today is generally a bad deal for men anyway and best avoided.
@Linda Lowther It's you who is confused about the point being made. My point was that taking an Asian woman away from her culture, family and life long friends is a bad idea in general. Their marriage was clearly on shaky ground from the start and while failure seems inevitable it was moving to the U.S. the brought about their ultimate demise. As for feminism, modern feminism and gynocentric divorce laws have had a massive negative impact on marriage and the nuclear family. Men are becoming wiser with marriage on the decline as they recognize what a rotten deal it is in general and how easily divorce law is exploited to ruin a man's life. Foreign women can use such laws to maximum financial benefit and frequently do. A "career woman" makes nowhere near the money in Thailand that she can in say the U.S. Marriage and divorce rewarded her far more than her "career" ever would have in Thailand, a fact you conveniently ignore. Steve's experience should be a cautionary tale to any man contemplating doing the same as he did.
Maybe indeed Steve should try Cambodia, Philippines, or Indonesia - these countries have many nice people. I love Thailand, but seems like a large portion of the population has been playing the Farang game too long and what they can get out of the guy. Thailand certainly has lost its luster from the 80's and 90's - I loved Phuket in the late 80's.
Phuket in the 1990's and Phuket in 2020 are two different worlds that will never go back to the old days. I am Thai now and have been here 5 years. In that short time I have sen this country sink into a cesspool. My visa expires in May and I will be gone. I am hoping travel will be OK Covid wise.He is absolutely correct on the need for love in a relationship.
Excellent interview and great camera work. I used to share a forum for writers in Thailand where Steve was a frequent contributor. It was many, many years ago and Steve and I exchanged lots emails at the time. We had a fair bit in common and seeing this interview added more to our similarities. In one of those emails he called me his shrink and wanted to know if a bill was coming his way for my services. But I can't charge without a licence and in any case I wouldn't charge a friend. My first trip to Thailand was in 1978 which predated him by a long shot. But I am a fossil compared to him. I'm living in Thailand again and just got married. I need a ghostwriter, where are you Steve?
Excellent interview Pete. It's good to see the interviewer asking the pertinent questions without having an overriding ego. For someone like me who has visited Thailand many times and dreams of one day living part of my life there I'm always fascinated by those who have done just that. I appreciate Steve's honesty which gives us an insight into his life and emotions. Not too many talk openly and honestly about failures. I get the feeling that Steve will be enhancing his retirement income with online content and books once he returns to his "soul land". I've always enjoyed his insightful essays and writings.
Thailand is most definitely not the same place as in the 1990s, as he well knows. So why return as a 65-year old to somehow recreate what no longer exists? I suggest he tries somewhere else.
Iowa City? I did not know any Iowan who likes to live in Thailand, interesting though. I’m Thai and have lived in West Des Moines, Iowa for most of my life since I came to Iowa in 1982. Your story leaves me speechless. I’m not sure what to think. Most Thai women live in Iowa that I know they have a very successful marriage with Farang. Some have a very big age gap (10-15 years) between their husbands. My husband is a white Iowan guy who knew nothing about Asian culture and foods, but he loves Thailand (probably more than me hahaha). Btw, he didn’t pick me up from Thailand. We met at work in Des Moines. I came to the USA when I was 17 and went to university here in Iowa. I have a house in Chaing Rai. If you are interested to visit Chaing Rai, you are welcome there. Let me know by putting your comment here.
Opened this up thinking it is another guy marrying a hooker or semi-hooker story. NOPE NOT AT ALL. This is so non-stereotypical as far as Thailand goes, a lot more people need to enjoy this vid!! (Just for a change of pace!) Excellent work.
Wow, what a bitter, cantankerous relationship. You know you really despise someone when your ex-spouse has a tumor and there's zero sympathy. That's some deep hatred.
@@steverosse oh I'm sure...when it comes to marriage and divorce not many end up harmoniously and thats usually just for the children's sake, hence why I've never been married and have no children. Im retired, healthy and carefree.😀
Great interview from both sides. There's so much going on here that can be analyzed but my abbreviated observation is crystal clear...the marriage was a terrible decision. That one decision had devastating effects. Impossible for a do-over. Steve's marriage reminds me of the opposite of the Rockwell painting called American Gothic. Those two are going to last forever. Steve's story seems all too common. I truly hope Steve can find some peace, happiness, and a good mate. Steve's journey has definitely made its mark on me. It's a crap shoot. Be careful at all times. Never rush. The young girl was a mirage. It wasn't ever real. Let it go. Anyone going to Thailand looking for true love or a wife is basically gambling. Nature likes balance. All relationships have to have balance. Pay attention to the scale. Who is always doing the heavy lifting? My gut says most Americans/Thai relationships are not ever balanced. This will cause the problems Steve is going thru. Young Thai women are danger to older men who are lonely. They spin the web and the man gets trapped. Especially the bar type women. Thx for the brutally painful honesty and best of luck to you.
Best of luck to you, too, Brian. As an aside, I'm from Iowa City, and I took a couple of Art classes in the studio Grant Wood was using when he painted American Gothic. You know that the model for the woman in that painting was his sister, and the model for the man was the local postmaster, right? They were not even in the same room when they posed. But I get your point. Thanks again for taking the time to comment. Why don't you subscribe to my channel? ru-vid.com/show-UCszZHYnE4-KwheMxAi-G8Vg
Steve is one of those guys that I could listen endlessly to his stories over a beer. Yes- Steve needs to get the hell out of the USA. That country has also changed ( for the worse: political tribalism, corporate greed over caring for others, expanding gun culture, expensive healthcare-and a culture that has little respect for anyone over 50 years old.) Thailand will be a breath of fresh air - ( but stay away from those grumpy old farangs that want to constantly complain).
Yes also agree about those grumpy old falangs. I came across one yesterday in the shopping centre. Chose to start an argument with me then followed up with an argument with his woman. I had to hold my tongue and not tell him to enjoy his trip to Thailand then he should f*k off back to his own country! No wonder the Thai govt is trying to get a different type of visitor here
Haven’t we all heard the story countless times? Doesn’t leave a sickening feeling in your stomach? Getting involved in drugs and alcohol and younger women, what could possibly go wrong?
You pointed very grim picture ove usa.. considered Thai women lives there with disability all expenses taken care of and she is not even US citizen... I love when some Americans complain about America,, it reminds me of privileged kids complaining about their parents.
Love how expat men view their kids as being from their home country instead of understanding your kids are MIXED and your wife is already "home". So many problems with expat local marriages! I have only seen a handful of good, lasting mixed marriages. One was so sweet. Older Thai lady and older expat man. They were truly in love and so happy. They didn't have children together due to their age. Another was a very young couple. Not too many others but a lot of people in extreme suffering from mixed relationships on both sides.
My ex-wife and I raised our kids in Iowa, like I say multiple times in the interview. My kids speak no Thai. They know nothing at all about Thailand, and have no interest in learning anything about it. My ex-wife has not even visited Thailand in 22 years. What interview did you listen to?
Sad old boy I had a older freind that did the sham died living in the passed as some one once said better to have loved and lost then never had loved at all
Interesting interview, alot to learn from him . Funny how life goes , I've made some of those decisions too. Hanging on to a fantasy of others way longer than they did to me. Hope Steve finds joy in his new life , maybe get even more of the fun Steve back that his old boss talked about lol.
One of the important lessons here is, go looking for love in a foreign country. Enjoy. Have a great time. Don’t bring her back to the US or any other western country.
Congrats on getting married, yours looks like a good match & I'm sure you'll both work to make it a success. 😊 I was in Thailand during 1st Gulf War(91), Phuket, Bangkok, Chiang-Mai, Mae Hong Son, Pattaya, & more & I remember everything operating as normal, i.e. Hotels, bars, restaurants(Thailand as usual neutral). What I do remember is the oil clouds over Chiang-Mai & watching the war on the TV in a shop on what is now Walking street Phuket. 👀
@@ThairishTimes Since 80's was very much a Buddhist cultured country very prominent with values very honest & at a slow pace of outstanding primitive beauty everywhere travelled, sadly yep it's been devoured by commercialism & its values which people originally went to Thailand to escape.
Only just discovered your channel and I’m hooked! Such fascinating interviews and your delivery style is great, you allow people to talk without interjecting. You’ve a new subscriber!
This guy, Steve Rosse, sounds like an emotional basketcase. He's honest and personable, but what a mess. Impulsive. Vindictive. Irrational with his emotions. I've met so many farang like him in Thailand. He's just a lot more eloquent and engaging about the whole damn thing.
Steve, you've just got a normal 'coke personality' . .just be real, it's not YOU as a man. You didn't self sabotage, you were just a young man chasing young mens dreams. You've got lots and lots of new worlds still left because you seem like an attractive interesting guy. Go live it & hey, stay in touch with those kids
I used to visit Thailand to buy stuff for my shop in the 1990’s.Lovely country and people.I loved northern Phuket but in 2004 they developed the jungle area behind the beach and I felt so sad and never went back.I remember seeing the first Macdonalds in Phuket town and seeing some of the Thais become chubby!
I remember seeing that first McDonald's in Phuket Town, and thinking, "Who the hell do they think is going to by that drek in Thailand?" They proved us both wrong, Berti. Hey, while I have your attention, why don't you subscribe to my channel? ru-vid.com/show-UCszZHYnE4-KwheMxAi-G8Vg
Well, thanks for the insight, I guess. You certainly seem to have put a lot of thought into it. But I'm curious: since I only talk about two women in this interview, why do you think "none of his girls loved him?" You don't think there have been only these two women in my life, do you?
@@xxpjhxx I'm only asking you to clarify a single word: "None." Since you can't know anything about 98% of the women I've been with, you couldn't possibly use an absolute term like "none." Just choose another word and I'll leave you alone.
I can definitely relate to this. Retired US Military, decided to marry my Thai girlfriend, brought her to the US. Had a few great years, then it all went bad. Luckily for me, I’ve survived it all, learned a lot, still have my wealth and health, mid 50’s now, and will retire in Thailand soon. The reason I got out with my wealth intact was because I refused to have kids. But I will never, ever get married again. I do plan on having a Thai girlfriend again, I mean how can you not? They are just so beautiful. But I now fully understand the transactional nature of what I will be getting into. There is no such thing as love, it’s only about what we can do for each other.
@@steverosse Thanks for the reply. I’m just being a realist at this point. But I get your implied meaning here, that you never know what the future holds and that future relationships might exceed expectations. Here’s to hoping that will be true.
@steveross agreed 100%. Love is an illusion guys fall for, a construct created by women to manipulate men, and it's highly effective. If you lose money, they lose 'love' asap. Funny how that works.
This man has all the ingredients to be successful. I think he is or was his own worst enemy. Hopefully in his golden years he can turn it around and have the best years of his life. Very entertaining interview.
I can associate/identify with everything Steve said in the interview. I think Steve is the twin brother I've been missing al my life. Best of luck and blessings from God in chasing that rainbow Steve.
I always thought the same, that it was much better when I first visited in 1979. Now I realise that 2 things were much better - 1. Being 24 years old. 2. It being my first and most exciting visit. Neither can I get back or re capture. Every visit since is slightly less exciting. Now, at 68, it's lost its charm completely. I can't find that magic now. Moral - do it now. While you're young. Fill yer boots. Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think. You won't feel the same as you get older.
@@steverosse You described your ex wife and mother of your children a ward of the state in describing her health struggles and financial struggles. That revealed a negativity, a chilling lack of compassion and void of spiritual awareness that frankly grosses me out. Have some class.
@@mjohnston8313 I described the woman who intentionally ruined my life and took my children away. I don't see where spirituality has anything to do with it. And I have never, ever, claimed to be a classy guy.
Fascinating interview, I love to hear the stories of peoples lives, especially when they are as descriptive and accurate as Steve's are. We all have our story, both the was, and the will be. I hope Steve's future story will include happiness and fulfilment.
Love this guy A great honest guy and extremely smart Really great story teller And so cool I admire him alot You should keep in touch and get him To work with you Brilliant guy
Pete looks like you struck gold here with Steve. You had the smarts to let him do most of the talking. Just push Steve's on botton and strap yourself in. lol I really don't envy such driven individuals as Steve although their lives make for colourful reading. If in spite of the hassles I do decide to fly to Phuket early next year this interview will provide some spicy context.
Very entertaining interview! I was watching PFTB that leads me to this video. So Steve, just curious... whose false was it - the Thai, the Danes or the French.
Steve was one of the best writers on the Stickman Bangkok website. He was a quite neurotic fellow who made odd choices based on dubious moral values formed via his Jewish upbringing.
@@ejay1474 He mentioned it various times & it adds color to his stories & if you had have lived in NYC like I have then you'd understand the references to stuff such as when he mentions his mother etc...
