Thai woman confronts loud Italian tourists on train

We all know that there's no sincerity in the apology of the Italian group for what they are and what they did.

14 hours ago, John Drake said:

Everybody better be careful and make sure you're not having a bad day when Sugar is around.

Sugar in her trendy Mardi t-shirt makes a police complaint, speaks to reports and gives her side of the story. Unfortunately, there is nothing from the student's side except the widely published apology. She says the adult said '<deleted> you' - if that's true then she certainly has a case. What I'm still not clear on is who started the 'disrespecet and confrontations' in the first place - it seems the students were arguing/debating loudly amongst themselves but weren't engaging with anyone outside their group when Sugar intervenes. And what are the police supposed to do anyway?

9 hours ago, josephbloggs said:

How many times have you been on the BTS and have had Thais blasting their music or shouting in to a speaker phone?

I would say zero.

I've never taken the BTS. I'd rather be stabbed in the eye than spend an hour in Bangkok or any other major city. I travel on two wheels or two feet. My statement was about my experiences in Thailand in general. Most of the Thais I've come across were courteous folk but oftentimes that did not extend to noise, especially from phones. The fact that neighbours often end up killing each other over noise disputes lends credence to my claim.

This is the very definition of a Thai buffoon and it's quite ironic when a Thai person complains about noise. Most Thai people don't even seem to hear noise when it's happening.

I'm telling these people that they have no right to use the train that they were using is the absolute epitome of stupidity and arrogance. Everything should be done to shame this absolute fool.

2 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Aren't there laws here about filming people without permission?

I think so. But we all know the police won't charge the woman. In fact, as I mentioned in another post, she's probably guilty of libel by filming them, telling them they have no respect and generally berating them - then broadcasting it across TikTok. In Thailand, libel is a criminal charge - and if you harm someone's reputation (even if they deserved to have reputation harmed) you are guilty - because you broadcast it to others and could serve time in prison.

48 minutes ago, flaming dragon said:

I've never taken the BTS. I'd rather be stabbed in the eye than spend an hour in Bangkok or any other major city. I travel on two wheels or two feet. My statement was about my experiences in Thailand in general. Most of the Thais I've come across were courteous folk but oftentimes that did not extend to noise, especially from phones. The fact that neighbours often end up killing each other over noise disputes lends credence to my claim.

The BTS is one of the most amazing public transportation systems I've ever used anywhere in the world. The fact that you don't like Bangkok or big cities is entirely on you, but it's not particularly germaine to the topic.

3 hours ago, LivingNThailand said:

I figure that someone is going to get fired or severely reprimanded. I mean, they got the Italian Embassy involved. That's some serious s--t.

I think without a doubt that will happen. What I'm not clear on, is whether the adult doing a poor job of 'chaperoning' the kids is a teacher or a staff member from the tour group. If she's a teacher, she's in big trouble back home and the school is in big trouble too. The tour operator could be in trouble with Thailand TOT too.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by ronnie50

How come they don't complain about the Chinese?