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An old guy should have known better, don't you think? Any other place, other than Pattaya, the security guard would have been a willing punching bag?

Maybe there aren't any Zebras crossing the roads?

Thank you. The headline got me too! Showed how unobservant I was 555.

Honestly, is it Xenophobia or the foreigners brought it upon themselves by their attitude and behavior? On a similar vibe, now Japanese & Australians (just to name a few) too are having enough of it (foreigners)! When there is an influx of foreigners, it is inevitable the local lives are effected (not always positively, albeit some tend to think money is everything). Xenophobia ?

Sai detailed how the tourists, suspected to be Italians, were found swimming in a closed-off area meant to let the coral reef recover after much of it died last year. The Thai park rangers were acting with patience and politeness compared to the foreigner. Rejuvenating a coral reef need more knowledge than bashing Thai people IMHO.

OK. So you go to some country, pay some moron and do anything you wish? Unfortunately this problem is caused by the Thai people asking them for money - so give them the money and do as you wish? Lots of officials in Thailand are corrupt - SO, the people who pay them are clean and good? Great logic indeed.

Mr. Rao retired and received a large retirement amount. He deposited ₹20 lakhs in a joint account with his wife and even shared the ATM card PIN with her. One day, he stepped out for an hour on some work and suddenly realized that he had forgotten his phone at home. He rushed back and was relieved to find it lying on the sofa. As he sat down, he asked his wife, "Did any call come?" She replied, "Yes, the bank called, asking to update the joint account details." Mr. Rao started sweating and collapsed onto the sofa in panic. "Did you give them the OTP?" he asked anxiously. His wife calmly said, "Yes, the bank manager himself called me, so I gave it to him." Mr. Rao almost fainted. He quickly checked his bank balance on his phone. The ₹20 lakhs were still there. With a sigh of relief, he asked, "What OTP did you give?" His wife innocently replied, "The OTP I got was 4042. Since it's a joint account, I gave my half of the OTP—2021." Mr. Rao felt like he had just come back to life. This is why a wife is called 'better half'.

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Am I just unlucky, Absolutely, yes. Wherever you go you encounter such incidents. Please visit a fortune teller ASAP and get a powerful amulet for your protection. All will be ok, and Aseannow will have less fairy tales.

Today, the term "the free world" has been redefined. It is not what it was meant to be, when it was coined! IMHO

The US lost an idiot. Unfortunately Thailand added one to it's pool. If caught in Singapore, one idiot less on this planet.

Lovely advise. Thank you. AI is the game.

OP asked for "good advice for first time tourists, and especially girls?" Great help, some members are.

Thank you a million times! NOT only Thais, ANYONE hates a snobbish moron. Many people fail to realize this. They expect the entire world to bow down to them, whilst they show their arrogance and rude behavior. In short, they hate someone who behaves just like them!!!