Nobody was racist. The foreigner said hello. Does it really matter in what language? It is the gesture that counts. At least the tourist greeted him. The tourist wasn't rowdy or anything. Pettiness is bad for business. Or maybe address his Scottish half with Awright? Or Hiya?
Come to think of it there was a time not too long ago that this rubbish, 90 day reporting, TM30 was unheard of. You could arrive in Thailand with a one-way ticket, open a bank account, do as many border bounces as you like. No questions asked.
I've been doing non O visas, Marriage and retirement, on my own since 2008.
It isn't difficult. Be patient and have all the necessary paperwork sorted.
I'd say it is part of "tourism". On the one-hand the PM wants to slacken the "strict" liquor laws, on the other Netizens want to enforce stricter visa rules. L
Thailand is making money. Drunk people are a common sight everywhere in the world.