BangkokReady

Pol Pot was the leftist influence. 🙄

And universities need to be dragged into the modern era. They are no longer only for the elite and those who want to go into intellectual careers. They need a good shake up with a lot of fat trimmed off.

Absolutely. No more government funding or tax-free status, and universities do whatever they want! If they're treated like a private businesses, maybe they will waste less money and provide a better service at a more reasonable price.

Oh come on! He picked a girl up and made her dance with him, then he goaded a security guard. That's death penalty stuff in most countries... 🤔

Omg. That guy and his friend need to be savagely beaten by a mob of people with kicks to the head for that! 🙄 (/s)

In your opinion... 🙄

So, if you got cancer, you wouldn't treat it? Things change, so just let it run its course?

So tough he had to come back with a gun after being kicked out. 🙄

It's more embarrassing for Thailand: "The drunk holidaymaker had allegedly been causing trouble on the notorious strip of sex bars in Pattaya, Thailand, during Thai New Year's celebrations. Authorities will be keen to avoid any more unwanted attention for the coastal town, which is struggling to shake off its lawless reputation."

100% true, though.

Nice story, but it isn't the same as in the OP. He wasn't attacking anyone or breaking anything. It's important to make the distinction.

Unfortunately, nice people will see it and think they should avoid Thailand, while yobs will think it's the place to be! You don't attract "good" tourists by battering the "bad" ones.

That's possible, but incidents like this, which aren't exactly uncommon, paint a certain picture about what happens in Thailand and how Thai people act. Especially as the people who eagerly attack tourists generally see zero consequences. Westerners aren't completely daft. They can see when there is a pattern, and those that like to drink or party, want to be able to do so in relaxing way while on holiday without worrying about being attacked due to some sort of disagreement or perceived slight. This does not promote a family friendly image.

Saying that someone does not fit in the circle of another, is clearly negative/insulting. I answered to both sentences. Please read carefully before responding.

Someone who is shallow, judgemental and rude is not someone I would want to date. You are free to be attracted to that sort of person, who cares far more about your bank balance or social status than your personality or values, but that's just your personal choice. Who cares? If she sounds like a bad person, I don't want to be in her circle. You're so focussed on insulting people, you're not really contributing much of relevance.

Of course. It's one drunken idiot and a crowd of mostly Thais encouraging him. Noting is done to deescalate or defuse, and he doesn't actually get violent with anyone, but eventually one security guard, who shouldn't get violent with anyone, punches him. As soon as he is down, loads of Thais (who he has not harmed and he is no threat to) rush in to attack him while he is vulnerable. They even attack his friend who had only been trying to calm the guy down. If they had not been stopped, they might have killed him, and there was likely a racial element to their anger and desire to harm him. I'm not sure how you can not think this makes Thais and Thailand look bad.

It makes Thailand and Thai people look bad. Not just the street that it happened on. People won't even remember exactly where it took place.

So, how do you think your personal experience is relevant when talking about Thailand or Thai people as a whole? You seem to be disagreeing with what is being discussed, but your example does not support any kind of disagreement, since you personally not experiencing something does not mean it doesn't happen. You don't need to be sad, just word your answer in a way that makes the point you are making clearer. And think about what the original post was that you are replying to. I was talking about people perceiving Thai people being violent as not being an issue, but foreign people being violent something very bad, not whether or not Thai people are ever violent, so your personal experiences don't really apply. E.g. "Thai people may be drunk, violent, aggressive, etc., sometimes, but personally I have never had a problem with any Thai person. Even when they jump the queue in front of me, I tell them to get to the back of the line, and they do so." - This still doesn't really apply to what I wrote, as that was a matter of perception, but it makes it a little more relevant. I would certainly agree that Thai people are less likely to be confrontational than a Westerner.

"I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced... But I know it when I see it ..."

So, how do you think your personal experience is relevant when talking about Thailand or Thai people as a whole? You seem to be disagreeing with what is being discussed, but your example does not support any kind of disagreement, since you personally not experiencing something does not mean it doesn't happen.

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So you've never seen a video online or read a news story where a Thai was aggressive and confrontational?

She sounds shallow and judgemental. Also she's rude. She doesn't sound like a pleasant person. You can have all the standards you want, but how you behave shows the kind of values and personality that you have.

"Anyone who criticises me is trolling, then I don't have to take those criticisms seriously." 🙃

And you sound like a crazy person who is embarrassed by their mistake and is now trying to troll.