[Music] hey YouTube Alex here in dang Vietnam and I want to make a video talking about my top five introvert friendly countries I'm going to do these in reverse order so number five is Thailand I think Thailand is
going to be my number five most introvert friendly country Tai people have a tendency to be non-confrontational they're not looking for arguments they're not looking to flip out you don't see this hyperreactivity that you see in the US
where it feels like things are going to pop off at any moment where tensions are running High where people are isolated where cluster B overreactivity seems to be an all-time high in most places I've lived throughout Thailand things
seem to get pretty quiet after around say 910 p.m. at night you're not having people out on the street playing loud music and with boom boxes you're not hearing loud karaoke in the middle of the night people have
a sense of dignity in Thailand and this translates to being considerate of others trying to think about other people I very rarely encounter somebody in Thailand pushing their opinion on you most Thai people are polite most Thai people
have interacted with a foreigner at some point many Thai people work in the tourism industry or they have friends or family that work in tourism it's not going to be a big deal for them to interact with a
tourist even in party settings where I've encountered taii people having a good time they're not screaming and shouting trying to draw attention to themselves they're not looking to be disruptive or inconsiderate they really manag to have a great
time outside of Bangkok and changai you're unlikely to hear Construction in the early morning or late night hours part of this could be chocked up to the fact that you've got an aging population in Thailand and there's not
as much need for new housing one of the things that I've noticed is that in Thailand even if people cannot speak English and they know you can't speak Thai they'll still try to help you they will still try
to help you sort through the issue unlike some other countries I've been to where they start barking in the US when it comes to customer service they'll give you the runaround for an hour just to tell you they
can't help you now in the case of the US they're trying to discourage people from using customer service which fortunately doesn't seem to be an issue in many of the other countries I travel to number four is Peru
I last went to Peru about 3 years ago Peru is perhaps the most introverted country in Latin America you notice this in the andian region in Cusco especially there isn't much of a nightlife scene you're not going to
have this let's go out and have this wild night on the town when I lived in Cusco I found that it was easy to have quiet meals around the city to be UND Disturbed there are a couple of
places where there are a lot of sales people mostly around the plaza de armis and around the bus depot but aside from those two areas you're not going to have people bugging you you're not going to have people
trying to trick you into coming to their bar trying to talk you into buying something that you really don't need I noticed in all but the most popular restaurant service staff was very polite oh you want this okay
got it that was sufficient they went back to the kitchen put in my ticket a little bit later they brought me my food Peruvian food is some of my favorite cuisine in the world this is different than in
some countries one country in particular I'm not going to name the country because I might want to go back there at some point to be honest with you I went to a restaurant in that country and the waitress
asked if I wanted an adult beverage uh no thanks I don't want to drink she asked me again oh no no no thank you she asked me again in their language I said oh no she asked me again
we repeat this an additional probably four times before I just got up and walked out no cancel my order never mind I don't want to drink it's the middle of the day I'm not going to change my mind
if you ask me another 10 or 15 times and she had this hurt look on her face this is a decent restaurant And Trades ran around $10 us she wouldn't take no for an answer you don't want to
have to keep repeating yourself over and over again to somebody even using their language even pulling out the translate app if I say no maybe twice should be the maximum amount of time I have to tell somebody no
before it becomes pest ing it's nice the sun has been covered up by clouds number three is Singapore Singapore is hyperdeveloped comparable to London except Singapore feels a lot safer than London I was in London a year and
a half ago and there's definitely a difference there you can't operate in the city with limited human contact there's a lot of self-service type of businesses it's very easy to use public transportation without a ton of assistance it's
fairly easy to navigate Singapore was in Singapore to visit about 4 and 1/2 years ago found it super easy there's English signage everywhere there was no time in which I had to ask for directions I communicated with Hotel
staff with no issues it's a very safe feeling country perhaps the most safe feeling country I've ever been in that was throughout the country there's no areas where I felt in danger or at risk I didn't really run
around a lot at night cuz I spent a lot of time during the day exploring so I was pretty tired at night when I was in Singapore I didn't see anything that would make me feel like okay this
area is fine during the day but at nighttime it's not a good idea security is very efficient in Singapore I didn't really see that much security cuz it's just an unspoken rule that if you break the rules they're
going to handle it it's quite refreshing compared to a place like San Francisco you can see in the distance there the storms and in that direction too so in a city like Singapore where labor is very expensive people
give off the vibe hey I'm trying to get things done I'm trying to be efficient you you don't have this random people hanging around not really seeming to have purpose you don't see the loitering that you see in
some cities that makes you feel unsafe and you're not going to have these people approaching you which as an introvert I hate having to tell people no not interested no leave me alone no don't want to buy it
no no no no no which happens in some cities where people feel entitled to come up to you and offer you stuff and I get it people are struggling it's not an efficient use of human capital to have
people going around interrupting people and it's a few steps away from begging at that point let's be honest something they didn't know they didn't need if you got some money to spend you want a week-long trip then I'd
recommend Singapore it's fairly dense you can see a lot in a short time yes it is going to be pricey but if you're somebody who's introverted you want to be left alone you want to enjoy museums the gorgeous
architecture in peace I wasn't ever Disturbed when I was in Singapore except for one occasion in a few of the Hawker centers some of the vendors can be a little bit aggressive with their trying to sell you food
hey man come on sit down come eat here outside of those Hawker centers I never had any issues with people trying to get pushy with their sales tactics the number two introvert friendly country I'm going to mention here
is Portugal I found Portuguese people to be very respectful they had this banter or friendliness among themselves they weren't pushing you to join to hey come into my restaurant hey come spend money I really like that that when
I go to a country you don't have people and it may be different lisman okay to be fair I was in The Algarve in The Algarve I didn't have people standing outside of their restaurant trying to bug you
to come inside I'm turned off by that I don't like that when I see that I try to avoid that street I try to avoid that District I know some people will say oh it's just what you expect
in a tourism area that's not always the case I've been to a lot of touristic areas throughout the world only some places tolerate those kinds of pushy sales tactics I noticed the service in restaurants in the algar was
friendly and polite but not overthe toop like you see in the United States at times where people are trying to do this song and dance because a lot of restaurants don't want to pay a living wage finally the
grocery store experience really sticks out to me in Portugal I found that people would allow me to walk around the store you're not getting followed by security like you are in some countries or cities you're not seeing things
like in San Francisco where everything is under lock and key I felt super safe there back Portugal usually ranks really high as far as most peaceful countries in the world in the Portuguese grocery store chain pingo doce I'd
only interact with employees in a couple of scenarios one going up to the meat counter or the bakery counter and then two when I check out even when you check out they're very polite they're not trying to prompt
you how's your day with this fake over-the-top friendly service that really gets I think tiresome to some introverts in the United States and the rain's starting to come down I definitely want to go back to Portugal when I
have the time and spare funds to do so there's so much there for me to see I want to see the north of the country near Porto I get the sense it's going to have a similar Vibe where
people are very introspective they have this Rich inner world all the people I dealt with in Portugal were honest when I went to exchange money when I went to get a SIM card at the airport when I went
to restaurants things were straightforward and I really liked that sense that I wasn't having to be on guard like I am in some countries where people are trying to push you into social interactions to manipulate money out of
you the number one country as far as my introvert friendly travel destinations in some cases expat destinations is of course Japan I am part Japanese I think some of this is genetic similar to Singapore a lot of East
Asian people are more visual spatial in terms of learning they're not learning from these mass group interactions it's much more a I like to read I like to work with my hands I like to figure things out at
my own pace you see that when you are in Japan people do what they need to do without having to socialize now people are social in Japan there seems to be purpose in the socializing it doesn't seem to
be this instance where people are just wanting to spend a lot of time talking for no reason it's similar to Singapore and that time is expensive people are trying to get things done people are not going to be
rude but they typically work long hours they've got busy schedules there's a lot of effort that goes into into maintaining a developed country a high trust Society Money Changes hands really rapidly in Japan because you can expect you're
not going to get ripped off throughout Japan it's a high trust Society the introversion goes alongside that you're not having to deal with inefficient systems where you have to go meet this guy and this guy's got a cousin
that's going to help you get a deal on this thing it's very easy to navigate Japan they have English signage whenever I had to ask for directions people had solid English that were working in the tourism industry they
weren't trying to sell me on a tour they weren't trying to pretend they knew where I was trying to go they were legitimately really helpful but also expedient trying to help me get to where I needed to go
as quickly as possible and I loved that about Japan there's a lot I could say about Japan the best roommate scenario I've ever had was with a Japanese man here in Thailand very respectful guy super quiet we could
go hours and hours and hours without talking it's a high context Society so just just by making eye contact it's almost like we could understand each other on not what was said but what was not said that just
made it super easy I really enjoyed his company he had a lot of great observations really hardworking guy as well like it shocked me how hardworking he was I could tell he had a rich inner world and even
though we were very different he was a really athletic guy really into soccer and a lot of different sports activities we just could connect on a very basic level because we could understand each other without having to use
tooo many words and too much time it's just so bizarre to me cuz I've had a lot of Roommates in the US and normally it goes not very well at all this guy I'd never met before but we
started talking about Japan his parents were originally from the same island my grandmother was from just randomly met in a Facebook group cuz he was advertising a room there Japanese people tend to be expedient in their Communications I
found the society to be very insightful I love to go back to Japan it can be lonely at times I like Japan a lot I'm a fan of it as an introvert traveler I think Japan is pretty hard
to beat as long as you follow the rules in Japan you can get by without interacting with people there's quite a few restaurants that cater to solo Travelers individuals I went to quite a few restaurants where it seemed
like locals in the neighborhood would come there alone and then they'd all get together and be talking and having a good time and it didn't seem forced some places you go in the US sometimes the socializing is forced
I didn't get that impression in Japan I also didn't get a ton of hardcore upselling in Japan in the US anytime you interact with a business they're trying to upsell you these days I like that in Japan they
weren't trying to sell me on this they weren't trying to sell me on that they weren't trying to oh this is wrong you need to buy this oh that's wrong you need to buy this they certainly will allow
you to upgrade but they're not going to push it on you they're not hardcore about it one of the primary times I interact with somebody when it was their jobed and forc the rules like I accidentally wore my
shoes into the dressing room at a clothing store the attendant said shoot and I was like what she pointed at my shoes shoes no shoes in the dressing room that was clearly uncomfortable for her to have to say
the rules are what makes that Society works so well it's what makes that Society High trust it's what saves people time of having to go through the rigar roll of explaining XY and Z alongside that when I rode
a bus from the conai airport to the city center of Osaka they did want to make sure I had my proper ticket as soon as I showed them my ticket I was free to go you will have to
keep an eye out for making sure you're following the rules cuz if you don't somebody is going to stop you also on the Shen kanen train they're very cautious careful to check every passenger to make sure they have
Fair wish they had that on BART in San Francisco but that's a rare site so there's a trade-off there there's a trade-off there for having the introversion is that people are coming through in Japan to check that you're
following the rules I take that any day over the hassle of traveling in the US at times so this has been five of my top countries for introvert Travelers some of these would also apply to introvert would be
expats let me know what you think down in the comments below do you agree with these five countries I think Japan is the most overt I want to know what you think let's discuss it down below have you
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