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Ignore the Mirror's 'report'. Point your feet at it, while you're at it, if that makes you feel better. It's not even good enough to be used as fish-wrap. And, despite my usual misgivings for the brown clowns, I have to say, on this occassion, give yourselves a break. Yes, by all means, clean up the place - make sure it's drug-free, no underaged elements, no scams, keep things above-board and make sure both workers and tourists are safe. Otherwise, let grown-ups do what they want to do, within reason and law.

18 hours ago, Bluespunk said:

Not sure inviting is the word.

 

I often see people in Starbucks remove their shoes and 'air out' their feet.

 

Never seen one attacked yet.

 

And yes I am aware of the cultural issues surrounding waving feet at someone.

 

This person's feet don't appear to be aimed at anyone.

Very true. The Thais do love to remove their shoes and sandals and air their feet and this is done even in nice cafes and restaurants. Of course they don't put it up on the table or delibrately use it as a pointing device, but they do cross their feet and sometimes, in more casual (but no less nice) cafes, actually sit cross-legged on the sofas. When this is done, the soles of their feet face up and out, for everyone to see. I don't see anyone, much less a Thai, being offended by that?

My colleague in the office loves to sit on her folded legs, Japanese style, on her office chair and when she does that, the soles of her feet is like an open book to the rest of the office. I once asked her and another Thai friend, if that was considered rude if done outside, and they both asked where I heard that from! They did add that it IS rude, if you delibrately show the sole of your feet at/to someone else, or worse, use your foot to call out to other people i.e. nudge the person next to you with your foot. It's also rude to delibrately touch anything with your feet. But it's ok if you're just exposing your feet to get some air in between the toes.

Back to this offending tourist's foot. To be fair, there is a lack of courtesy on the part of the tourist if I'm honest, and it's damned unsightly, if I must, but I personally don't think it's downright disrespectful or insulting. I've seen Thais themselves do it, sticking their feet out the windows of their vans and lorries while catching a power-nap or something.

As I mentioned in my earlier post, this 'uproar' is typical herd behaviour of the internet/keyboard warriors who put on this holier-than-thou cloak and get on their high-horses whenever they're anonymous behind their laptop screens, but are otherwise just as guilty of causing, in some form or manner, minor irritations to their fellow humans when they're out and about. A herd that should be largely ignored, in my opinion.

19 hours ago, cornishcarlos said:

As long as he had his seat belt on, I don't see the problem !!!!

 

How can people get offended by a foot but be happy to gawk and take photos dead people in road crashed ????

This is typical behaviour of the herd of keyboard/cyber-warriors who get on their high-horses and act all high-and-mighty when it suits them, but otherwise are generally just as guilty of some form of misdemeanours as those they accuse.

Both have families. You had your fling and fun. Move on! Can't believe the fragile egos of Thai males. Always needing a gun to make up for other 'less-endowed areas'.

I'm very surprised that the brown clowns found absolutely no evidence of any short-time rooms or activities, and that there is nothing immoral or offensive in these areas that may tarnish the good image of Thailand in any form or manner whatsoever.

What???

Oh, they were tasked to look for drugs only. I see...

With all the public announcements of the brown clowns' plans, do they honestly expect the supermonk to sit right in the middle of everything and wait for them to arrive?

As if there is no sex trade in the UK. Typical tabloid trash. However, now that the 'discovery' of Pattaya has been made public, THIS will surely raise tourist arrivals to new records. TAT should thank this piece-of-trash tabloid for this 'news'. Onwards now TAT - prepare that release and holding statement about how tourist numbers have hit new records. Again.

Let's hope the girl (and her employer) isn't going to be charged with improper and immoral behaviour and for giving Thailand a 'bad' image.

Some C-level VIPs from some of the leading global software or content companies visiting Thailand soon?

Super monk. Very pure. But charged with embezzlement, says a member of the amulet-fearing society.

'Damaging the image' of whatever. That's the main concern and one gets charged for doing that. Enough said.

Meanwhile, naked dancers continue to wriggle, writhe and gyrate immorally on foamy glass-surfaced dancefloors in Patphong, Nana and Cowboy. Gives new definition to the term 'double-standards'.

I only speak taxi-Thai, but I'm quite sure 'guan teen' doesn't exactly have the 'force' of the English expletive "f***ing".

I thought you guys asked the brown clowns to handle this case? You should rest assured - the RTP is the best force in the world, ranks right up there with the likes of Swamp Circus.

"Now they hope to look more CSI than RTP."

It's all about the looks. Typical.

Protect the image of tourism. Not the consumers. TiT.

You raid a go-go bar, and a short-time room at that, to see 'what was going on'? What did you brown clowns expect - an English teacher telling bedtime stories to a group of kids? Idiots.

1 hour ago, edwinchester said:

Wifey and I are having a chat whilst reading this.

"Do you think this will work?" says I.

"No" says the voice of experience.

Hahaha... same here. Asked two friends - one was a little more diplomatic. She said "I don't think so. If the core of an apple is rotten, you have to throw the apple away and get a new apple."

The other friend, he's more direct. He just laughed his arse off, and then asked "Why do you read such crap???"

For the record, both friends are Thai.

Yeah, no security threats and no need to be alarmed - that's why the brown clowns are tasked with the security details.

The answer to this question "... But how many people are really there to protect morality and crack down on bad examples?" - NONE.

And responses from people like the deputy PM and commerce minister underlines that fact.

Maybe it's lost in translation, but someone should tell this 'bright one' that it is illogical that the word/phrase 'democracy' and 'controlling the media' be used in the same sentence, and in the same context.

Why is the gun so easily accessible and, doesn't the idiot grandfather know to keep a gun unloaded at home? Or perhaps he's keeping it loaded and easily accessible so he can just shoot whoever pisses him off, like most gun-totting cowboys in LOS?

It's funny how the Thai society - in general - gets all worked up over everything and anything with a caucasian in it.

First and foremost, how did the stupid clowns know the driver used an iPhone, and not a Samsung, HTC, Xiaomi, Sony... ok, you get the point. Secondly, why is the stupid clown in the foreground of the picture clutching himself?

Leave it to the police - that means there's no threat.