BangkokReady

On 5/2/2024 at 3:08 PM, BritManToo said:

I'm surprised they are so far down the list!

I'd like to see the per capita figures...  🤔

On 5/2/2024 at 3:16 PM, SAFETY FIRST said:

Thai's very smart. 

 

I don't see it as a negative. 

 

These girls from poor families selling sex to guy's who have money. 

You don't think there might be some issue with it?  Maybe the girls are damaged by being pressured into doing it?  Or, if they are "happy" to do it, maybe the reason for that is that they are culturally damaged?

Plenty of degeneracy back home, but at least we acknowledge that there's normally a negative cause behind it and it is damaging to the woman long-term.

7 minutes ago, ujayujay said:

One more low life quality Tourist

I think the ladyboys are Thai.

17 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

I dont know, I just see whats on vids because I dont fight. Gangs are gangs everywhere.

Gangs, sure, but in Thailand its pretty common for civilians to form an ad-hoc gang if they have an issue with someone.

17 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

But the more important question is who schleps all the way here in a tin cylinder at 35,000 feet for 11 hours minimum for all that money just to fight with ladyboys? 

I'm not sure he was fighting so much as being attacked by a gang of ladyboys.

5 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

Until you think how many Muay Thais there are out there.

 

Or those kids that play volleyball with their feet.

Don't you think the number of one-on-one/unarmed fights you see are pretty low in Thailand?

It's pretty much always 10 armed Thais sneak attacking one unarmed Thai.

I'd actually like to think that Muay Thai fighters know better than to get drunk and start fighting people.

9 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Not quite... there is a lot of industry in Thailand... Tourism contributes about 20% to GDP...     Other industry is far more important.

 

That said - 20% is a lot, and Thailand needs to 'nurture' its tourism industry rather than alienate its tourists with 'possible' targeting of those making 'mistakes' which when considering the bigger picture are 'minor offence' ...  misdemeanours.... 

If it wasn't a huge contribution to the economy, they wouldn't be so desperate for it now, nor after covid.  Obviously I have no data to back up the wild/hyperbolic claim that Thailand would still look like Laos, but you cannot deny the huge impact tourism has had on Thailand and Thai people's standard of living.

During covid, without foreign tourists, Thailand was stretched to almost breaking point.  There was nearly no money left to subsidise Thai people's everyday expenditure.

As I said, no data, but I find it hard to believe that Thailand (Bangkok at least) would look anything like it does today without foreign tourists.  At the very least, there would be far less infrastructure and food and fuel would cost Thai people a lot more.

1 hour ago, milesinnz said:

Please do TAT a favour.. tell all your western mates, don't come to Thailand... if you must come to SE Asia go to Vietnam or The Philippines.. that should make the Thai's much happier...

They need income from abroad.  If they didn't have tourism, Thailand would still look like Laos.

Farang scum!  Imprison.  Deport.  Ban for life.  

5 hours ago, webfact said:

They later found out that she and the suspect had been involved in a secret relationship, which the family reported to the authorities.

Probably the most surprising thing about this story.

5 hours ago, webfact said:

He added deceiving minors is not only illegal but also morally wrong and he encouraged anyone with information on similar crimes to report to the local authorities. The police pledged their commitment to promptly address public grievances.

Isn't it quite common for 14 year olds to date twenty somethings in Thailand?

3 hours ago, Yagoda said:

Yeah until you get a Muay Thai one.

Wouldn't that be the exception that proves the rule?

40 minutes ago, Speedhump said:

Why is your top article almost always about violence or outrage involving a foreigner, usually the one coming the act? Do you have some sort of agenda? Have you made some sort of pact with the BIB? 🫣

The foreigner is the victim here.  It is of interest and it is helpful information. 

In just the last couple of days, you should have learnt to stay away from Thai tuk-tuk drivers and, if you have to use them, give them the exact change, and, now, you've learnt to stay away from Thai ladyboys.  (Or really just stay away from any Thais involved in the tourist industry outside tour guides and hotel staff.)

1 hour ago, greenhornfarang said:

If someone came into your neighborhood and started disrespecting your friends what would you do, standby and watch or defend and fight for your friend? Isn't that just self defense and nothing barbarian about it

No.  A gang of people beating someone is not self-defence.  It is an attack.  Most people don't launch a gang assault against someone simply for disrespecting their friend, hence it is barbaric.

You sound like you would attack a single person in a gang with weapons, so that's probably why you can't see why most people have a problem with this.

13 hours ago, GoodieAfterDark said:

The USA is full of those types going around with their phones looking for some action or to start something so they put on social media. All for the "likes" and "views". Very sad world. Facebook is full of Thai people making cooking videos. When they run out of ingredients, they start acting weird, dancing, climbing trees, etc.

It's a cancer.  People don't realise how damaging it is.  Apart from idiots who think their whole life is an online clip therefore they can do what they want ("It's OK, it's for the internet!"), you have people who don't do anything to help others in distress, they just whip out their phone and start recording, like that's them doing their bit.

"Are you going to help them?"  "It's OK, I'm recording it."  🙄

It would be interesting to research into why ladyboys are so violent.  Could it be the natural aggression of males mixed with the entitlement of women to be violent against men?

No mention of economic migrants?  These people are shockingly out of touch or straight-up lying to hide the real problems.

Disappointing.

3 hours ago, webfact said:

triggered by the man slapping one of the transwoman. 

 

A transwoman involved in the attack claimed that prior to the video, the foreign man was driving around the area on his motorcycle and kicking people at random.

 

Another witness said the man provoked the assault by causing a disturbance with the noise from his motorcycle. This witness also noted that the man had an injury to his head before the fight.

Either he was very busy being annoying (not impossible), or these people re going to great lengths to concoct a story that justifies a savage and sustained attack.

28 minutes ago, Bundooman said:

39 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

There's a very simple moral to this story, and that is that you never lay your hands on a Thai person unless you're invited to do so. Ladyboys tend to be very sensitive about this kind of thing and any perceived slight can set them off. We know they run in packs, so even just a moderate slap could invite some very significant repercussions. 

It's a pity your moral viewpoint isn't reciprocated when it comes to these freaks manhandling tourists against their will and thieving what they can.

You're confusing morality (ethics) and moral of the story (lesson).  There is nothing moral about what has happened here, but you should learn the moral lesson from it, even if it makes Thais look bad.

32 minutes ago, Goat said:

Do you think Brits are despised so much

The problem is, this is only in your head and has nothing to do with what Thai people actually think.

On 5/1/2024 at 8:08 AM, Gweiloman said:

A new arrival to Thailand, still with rosé tinted glasses on, thinking he can do good.

 

A fool and his money…

"I just don't understand it.  I gave them a helmet, I explained why they need to wear them, they seemed to understand, but now they aren't wearing them.  When I asked why, they told me I didn't understand Thailand because I am farang and if I didn't like it I should go home."

1 minute ago, Fancyzancy said:

Drugs

And social media.

When they think they can get rich by behaving like complete idiots online, they find they can't switch it off.

1 hour ago, jvs said:

Yes he even claims to be crazy.

 

They're just playing at being like the joker to try to appear edgy.

2 hours ago, transam said:

But unfortunately for you, the nutters come here because they can't do their thing there......🤗

They're way easier to avoid in Thailand.  In the West they blend in with the various flavours of nutters there.