Krabi woman challenges foreign man over alleged Muslim insult

A Thai woman confronted a foreign man at a Makro supermarket in Krabi after accusing him of jumping the checkout queue and making an insulting comment about Muslims.

Footage shared by the woman on Facebook on September 7 shows her demanding an explanation and an apology after she said the man told her, "Muslim is number 2."

Checkout confrontation

The woman said she had been waiting at the supermarket's fast-track checkout when the man pushed his shopping cart in front of her.

In her Facebook caption, she said her hands and voice were shaking with anger, adding that she had never expected to encounter such an incident herself.

During the filmed confrontation, she told the man that people of every race, nationality and religion were human. The man tried to shield his face from the camera with a scarf and replied that he was only shopping.

Picture courtesy of the woman's Facebook account

At the end of the video, he apologised, saying, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to offend you."

Woman alleges attempt to take her phone

The woman later said that the man had walked towards her and allegedly tried to grab her phone to stop her filming.

She also claimed he handed her a 10-baht coin before leaving, an action she considered a further insult.

Although the exchange was heated, the woman thanked Makro staff for assisting her. She also apologised to customers not involved in the dispute whose faces appeared in the video.

Online supporters raise further claims

Friends and several Thai social-media users backed the woman in comments under her post.

One friend said she had previously encountered the same foreign man while travelling on the road. She alleged that he ran a red light while riding a motorcycle, then travelled through a narrow gap between two trucks.

The friend also alleged that the man regularly walked along the road while talking to himself.

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10 September 2026