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"When the situation escalated, the guards intervened, and in the ensuing struggle, Mr. Viljoen fell, hitting his head on the edge of some stairs."

Hitting his head on the bouncer's flip-flop more like it.

Big brave farang, that Thai guy looks to be about six stone wringing wet. What I don't understand is why the farang and his mates didn't get severely beaten up by dozens of locals, as is normally the case.

3 hours ago, save the frogs said:

If people would stop doing drugs in the first place, drug cartels wouldn't exist and the world would be a better place. 

I agree. Knowing the vast amount of information out there pointing to the danger to life of incredibly addictive drugs, I can't imagine why anyone would dabble in them in the first place. 

No doubt there'll be several apologists, they might even have invented a syndrome for it as with other types of bad behaviour.

Back to the subject in hand, RIP young man and I hope the girl is safe.

3 hours ago, VinnieK said:

The boy should be in Blighty playing with dolls not purchasing drugs in Thailand.

 

I know what you mean, even though others don't.

7 hours ago, FarAway said:

 

What do you even mean with this comment?

So you think if Pheu Thai wins, they would just never implement this digital wallet based on blockchain with the implemented function to limit the spending radius?

 

Okay, your opinion. You are entitled to that one. 

But I am entitled to mine and I am sure they would actually implement this system. I think that they want to implement this is the reason why they are so heavily pushed by very influential people. Because these powerful people would like to see this system implemented to even further enhance their power over the people.

 

Sad that, based of the reactions I got to my first post, not many of you even consider that scenario. I mean sure, this forum is full of old expats which have nothing to say in Thailand anyway. But it is definitely a reflection of the general opinion in Thailand, based on recent polls, people on Reddit, Facebook and the people my wife knows.

 

Really hope the Army will intervene. I do not like the Army. I am a Libertarian and do not like any rulers.

But I am just hoping for the lesser evil. Not even necessarily for me and my family as we will leave Thailand soon anyway, but for the Thai people. Nice people but sadly very gullible.

So you, like all the yellow shirts think that the army illegally seizing power is a better option than a political party democratically elected by the people.

It's getting just like the old days on here when some farang were cheering the military on, so you've got some buddies on here.

On 3/22/2023 at 11:54 AM, richard_smith237 said:

You don’t get it... its not about the money at all.... It's about the underlying discriminatory attitude that such behaviour expresses.

 

It is these practices themselves which are cringeworthy, as is the ignorance expressed in such comments as yours which shrug off and diminish such attitudes because its ‘only 300 baht’.... 

 

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Unfortunately, those employing such practices will never understand why this is wrong, they can’t be re-educated, they are locked into their underlying discriminatory attitudes - this all stems from the message the government sends out that dual-pricing is acceptable and is state sanctioned in hospitals and national parks.

 

I have never seen one argument that justifies dual pricing based on nationality or race.

Any examples people provide in attempt to justify dual pricing can be easily countered

Any examples people provide in attempt to justify dual pricing because it happens ‘in the west’ is easily countered because those examples are based on age, sex or residency (and local residency) and never based on nationality alone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think it comes from the assumption that all farang are rich and all Thais are poor. 

8 hours ago, stoner said:

you humans and your guns. 

Just two humans I'm afraid who'd kill each other with or without their guns.

6 hours ago, stoner said:

5 to 12.....wonder how many it will end up being. this is so nutz.  never a normal day in the land of coocoo.

Hope "coocoo" was deliberate and not a misspelling of "cuckoo" ????

3 hours ago, Lemsta69 said:

Be careful what you wish for, a "new" government could go even more conservative. Old moon face was big on that wasn't he?

You know someone has made an impression when people still bang on about them decades after they leave power. Bit like Pres Trump and PM Thatcher.

On 4/22/2023 at 10:43 PM, AndyAndyAndy said:

We have no AC, no oven. ????

My electric bill was always high when I lived in a Pattaya condo. 

Too much is when "to" is spelled wrong. Unless you aren't an English speaker, then you may be excused.

Maybe Asian women enjoy looking after their man.

2 hours ago, Jingthing said:

That's silly.

Thai has way too much sugar, lots of fried food in old oil, often lots of msg.

Msg isn't actually unhealthy.

China is a very large country thus an incredible variety of radically varied regional cuisines.

Texture is an important element with them and yes many of the foods are a bit too out there for most westerners.

Not a lot of call for a plate of anuses even if well seasoned.

But overall Chinese is probably the top cuisine in the world.

Agreed. Thai savoury dishes are always sweet, maybe to do with the sauce. They usually have extra sugar on the tables too. I only eat Thai food when my missus cooks it at home. Love Chinese and Indian grub 

18 hours ago, proton said:

At least she never had a few dogs or a sound system blaring out, they are the worst neighbours

I had the nicest Thai neighbours you could imagine. Unfortunately they had nine dogs, which they kept shut in the garden. Never walked. You can imagine the noise they made 24/7. Fortunately, they've moved and the present owner only has one dog which is fairly quiet because it is regularly walked by its farang owner. I don't have any dogs, which is bliss. Unfortunately others in the community do, usually the mandatory four or more.

It's the usual "Never ending story" in the Pattaya area, it began on the 13th and probably won't finish until the 21st going out towards Sattahip. We've had five days of loud bass-heavy music in the Phoenix Golf area and yesterday I got bombarded by water-throwers passing through Huay Yai on what must have been their day. 

14 hours ago, Stocky said:

I'm not surprised they beat the crap out of him. You reap what you sow.

Nor am I, but in a civilised society, you have to show restraint. Same with club bouncers who beat the crap out of awkward customers, when they should just restrain and show them the door.

14 hours ago, JoeW said:

If you read the whole article, you kind of understand why this happened. Same would happen in the US, in Europe or in any other Asian country.

"Same would happen in the US, in Europe or in any other Asian country."

No it wouldn't and if it did, the people who committed the assault would be arrested and charged. Incomers to the UK are whinging and insulting us all the time, take that awful "Dr" Shola for one. However, she's still in one piece, unfortunately.

This happened some 15 years back. I had a mate here who while travelling on a Pattaya baht bus along Second Road saw a Thai guy hitting a woman. He stopped the bus and tried to intervene, only to be beaten up by the Thai guy, a group of motorcycle taxi riders and the woman!

Even knowing this, I think most guys would find it difficult not to get involved.

I think most of us would agree that the American guy is at fault here and many would say that he was asking for it. However, the job of security staff is to safely subdue the troublemaker and eject them from the club without causing undue injury to them. Stomping on someone's head is not safely subduing. Doormen here are similar to the UK 50 or so years back, when being thrown out of a club would be accompanied by a severe beating. It was one of the perks of being a bouncer.