Mr Meeseeks

I remember the Po' Boy sandwich was pretty good. 😉 Good times.

A few of the Square regulars moved over to the alley beside Buddy's, Moderation, Too Easy, Squeeze etc. Tom opened Buddy's (now has loads of locations) after D'Pelican on Soi 22 closed. Later on, after Queen's Park Plaza was demolished, some of the bars including Jack's Hideaway, moved down to Soi 7 plaza. Taffy died a couple of years ago back in England due to COVID. Paul, the Irish stuntman that had the Green Room also passed away I believe, nobody had contact with him for a while. Martin, who used to run the Traveller's Corner bar on the corner of Soi 22 (now Country Road) owns a bar on St. 172 called D'Lux in Phnom Penh.

My rules: 1. Never trust anyone in Thailand 2. Never marry anyone in Thailand 3. Never give anyone access to your finances 4. Always conceal how much money/assets you have 5. Store your assets (gold, watches, precious stuff) in a secure location that only you have access to (safe, safety deposit box etc.) You’ll thank me later.

Headline says Pattaya Mayor to enforce stricter safety. The article then states, Mayor Ngampichet convened with city officials and tourist police to discuss stricter regulations. Also, "Our priority is to establish rigorous guidelines to ensure visitor safety". So how can they enforce anything if regulations do not yet exist?

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Lying, cheating, and stealing.

Certainly not by the security guards. The article does not mention or reference anyone else, e.g. neighbours, other residents etc. but it is written in such a way as to give readers that impression.

From the article: Matthew, who has been living in the village with his Thai wife for several years, is known among the local security guards for his volatile temper and frequent disruptions. You should really read the article properly before making a tit of yourself.

Yes, much better.

So punish the foreigner with jail time, while security guards that kicked tourists in the head can just wai and pay a fine?

One of the most common stereotypes that Thais have of farang men is that they are 'jai rawn' or quick to temper. They love to perpetuate this as an excuse when they are on the receiving end as a result of their passive-aggressive behaviour towards farangs. Not saying that is the case here, but I have seen it so many times before.

Wrong again, it is the word of the person that was punched in the nose and others who have a grievance with the guy. C'mon, you can do better than this.

According to the village manager and security guards, one of whom was just punched on the nose and landed on his ar*e. I wouldn't be so quick to believe them as an authoritative or accurate source considering the circumstances.

History of bad temper according to the village manager and security guards.

Farang probably had enough of the passive-aggressive nonsense from the Thai manager and security guards and snapped. There's definitely previous between them though, as the article alludes to. The problem is as soon as we do this as foreigners they win.

There has been previous here, as the article states, “He is known among the security guards as a hot-headed person who frequently causes disturbances”.

Some of these insecure and inadequate Thai men just can't wait to have a go at farang. In this instance, it looks like the farang had enough.

On a related note, does anyone remember the flower seller in Bangkok that used to support Newcastle United? He would greet you with 'Haway the Lads' and always wore a Newcastle shirt! Unfortunately, he died a few years back. If you were out in Bangkok on mid to lower Sukhumvit in the 2000's and early 2010s you would see him every night. He worked hard and managed to send his daughter to a decent school and uni. Over in Laem Chabang, these flower sellers are young women in their 20's and come from Vietnam, and the local Thais can't stand them.

It was a few Aussie MC gangs including the HAs and the Rebels. Also, it was far from isolated incidents like this one, it was major organised crime. I remember around 2005, the raids on the MC clubhouses and arrests of the leaders on all channels on Thai TV. One of the top boys used to occasionally drink in our bar in Bangkok.

Forensics are so advanced here, they can tell if there was foul play from the victim's tattoos.

Not condoning the Brits actions but unprovoked? Looks like the village manager went over and was asking for it.

When the Soi 6 guards go to jail for using knuckle dusters and kicking tourists in the head, so should this bloke go to jail for punching the village manager.

That's all Thailand is and ever will be. If you start to assume different, then good luck and God bless.

It's already at that level and arguably worse. It's just better at pretending.

Chinese gangsters.

Next year?