JoeCet

I am also from NYC, for me Jomtien is the best location. I have been in Thailand since 2002 and Jomtien was the first place I stayed, I also had an apartment in Bangkok and Jomtien was the best.

And me at 58

Well done to the Thai police for catching two of the suspects.

Plenty of people on TV calling it petty crime not exactly world breaking news....... so what, a crime was committed the suspect has been apprehended its a good result. Its bad enough dealing with petty theft from locals never mind falang.

Lets see the other people involved captured.

Petty Theft?

Lived in Thailand 5 years...

So far;

(1) had my wallet returned at a cafe.

(2) had my phone returned at my condo.

(3) had a driver come all the way back to our condo to return my wife's (rather expensive) glasses.

(4) had a drive at 2:00 AM correct my mistake and point out that I gave him 2,000 Baht instead of 200 ...

(5) had a (rather poor) 16 year old run a city block chasing me to return a 50 baht note I dropped getting out my phone.

(6) had the guy in line behind me remind me I left my ATM card in the slot.

I have never had a friend report any items missing, just more stories like mine.

Now, I live in Bangkok, perhaps it is different where you are? But may I say, that the conventional wisdom is that petty theft is more common in the big cities around the world.

And I am not trolling here ... have you personally been the victim of theft, or any trusted friends .. or are you just sort of ... ummm... guessing? Where and what was lost?

it is the good things like these events that compels me to be one of those "Thai Lovers" who resents negative generalizations .. or Thai bashing. Some times I go over board and am trying to tone it down.

Nor saying that "bashing' is the case here, perhaps your luck has been the opposite from mine.

May I ask, if you have lost things, where do you live and what was stolen?

I too have had my wallet returned to me by a taxi driver after I left it in his car. He drove all the way back to my hotel to return it, I was happy to give him a reward. I also was alerted by a Thai while waiting on line in a 7-11 that I had dropped some money. This happen to me in Bangkok, this would never ever happen to me in New York. This is why I love Thailand and always will.

My Thai wife has been living with me in New York for 10 years now. She has adapted 100% and has found many Thai friends. She goes shopping for food in Chinatown almost every day, but she still walks to the wrong side of the car.

Bought a new Vigo with a 2.7 several years ago because in the USA gasoline is the standard choice. I didn't know that in Thailand diesel is the standard choice and cheaper to operate. My wifes family was always complaining about buying gasoline, but then they coverted it to CNG and now it is a winner, very easy to convert and cheaper to run than diesel. I am the hero again.

God's honest truth. On my first trip to Thailand back in 2002 I left my wallet with 40,000 baht in a taxi while changing hotels in the Sukumvit area of Bangkok. Later that night the taxi driver returned my wallet to me at my hotel. I was so grateful that I gave him 1000 baht reward. I was told later that I gave him too much. For me it was worth it. This would never happen back in New York! I immediately fell in love with Thailand.