The potential for an enormous hail Mary punch up just rose considerably by the look of what's on offer, Jesus, most of them would look ugly as men let alone as women.
Short term satisfaction followed by long term damage. As an adult one should be able to practice detachment which is also a Buddhist doctrine to remove all attachments and desires, without desires there is no sorrow just the acceptance of what is.
Normally Brits get stabbed in the UK, not abroad on holiday. One can assume he didn't get up early to see the sunrise, more likely he had a skinful and tried his verbal skills on a bunch of belligerent Thais, it wasn't a good idea but he knows that now.