doggie1955 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 First, let me tell you I did a post on fb about this with a video...and it is up to 880,860 hits here in Thailand in the last 12 days. I was taking 2 dogs to the Vet's in Phichit and I parked in front of his clinic, and there was a sign in Thai telling me I could not park pass this "invisible line". Well, the back end of my truck was only one foot over the line, so I get out and open my truck tailgate and this Thai woman and her husband started yelling at me. They wanted me to park across the street with my dogs in this heavy traffic area, well that was not going to happen. So I took the dogs in the clinic and called my wife and told her what was going on. She said to take a video of what was going on, so I did!... And that is when she stared with her mouth and all the name calling, you will see my truck in the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bung Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 She didn't have plastic chairs out front to claim her spot. I can imagine her getting irate with all the customers she must get selling that cooking oil or whatever it is. I would have just gone about my business and ignored her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doggie1955 Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 (edited) I told the woman and her husband that they do not own the road, and I will park here every time I come to this clinic. I do a lot of work with the dogs in the area and the Temples...if you go the fb: Thailand Temple Dogs & Cats That is what I do here in Thailand. As a Ret. U.S. Army Vet of 22 yrs. This is what I like doing. Edited December 11, 2017 by doggie1955 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilacme Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Calling complete strangers ting tong is not going to ingratiate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smutcakes Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Why are you antagonizing them calling them tong tong. What is inflaming the situation going to do, if you need to park there and there is no where else to park convenient why dont you just go about your business normally? If you are allowed to park there then fine, park there but what can you possibly gain by standing there calling them ting tong. If you have been here for a while you must be aware that nothing good is going to come from it and they are not simply going to change their minds and welcome you parking there. Personally if there was anywhere remotely convenient to park elsewhere i would do. Life is to short to be getting into petty little squabbles with the locals even if you are strictly in the right. And no one cares if you are a US army Vet, i am not even sure why you need to mention it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubadude75 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 This womens response warrants a video and a post on thai visa? this is a thai business owner in her calm and understanding mode....it gets much much worse then this just about everyday across thailand. no use getting bent out of shape over such a minor incident Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxpower Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 American man say "Here in Thailand you say Ting Tong" Enter shop owners son with 9mm "In America you say bang bang" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterw42 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 (edited) Its not uncommon for Thai businesses to claim the parking in front of their business for "their" customers and deliveries. Its also not uncommon for Thai people to respect the parking in front of businesses as belonging to that business, I know my wife doesnt often park in front of businesses, or she asks permission. It may mean the loss of a sale if a customer cant pull up and load 3-4 boxes of cooking oil, they go to the other shop. If you are ever in business in Thailand you may appreciate this respect for others space. People respect that the shop owner is trying to run a business etc and needs that space, in the same way, as it appears, you feel people should be affording you a level of respect for being a veteran Edited December 11, 2017 by Peterw42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpokaneAl Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 (edited) I find this troubling on many levels. Legally she does not own the street, but morally, she is trying to make a living and parking a pickup in front of her shopfront can affect her sales. She does not seem to be particularly wealthy and I would suspect that she, like many small shop owners, is hoping to make enough to make ends meet. I would politely ask her if I could park there, and if she agreed, would probably buy a couple bottles of her cooking oil as I got ready to leave. And I would not even consider videoing the encounter and using my limited Thai to call her names. Just not a very classy response. Edited December 11, 2017 by SpokaneAl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.buffalo Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Very amateurish his attempt to belittle her with his stupid bit of Thai calling her ting tong. What a dick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 looks more like Tong Ting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon537687643 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Common for Thais to think they own road or sidewalk ! The number of vendors who open up their stall selling fake goods on road/sidewalk get pissy if try and push by and actually touch their stand ! Psychotic bunch Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banana7 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Peterw42 said: Its not uncommon for Thai businesses to claim the parking in front of their business for "their" customers and deliveries. Its also not uncommon for Thai people to respect the parking in front of businesses as belonging to that business, I know my wife doesnt often park in front of businesses, or she asks permission. It may mean the loss of a sale if a customer cant pull up and load 3-4 boxes of cooking oil, they go to the other shop. If you are ever in business in Thailand you may appreciate this respect for others space. People respect that the shop owner is trying to run a business etc and needs that space, in the same way, as it appears, you feel people should be affording you a level of respect for being a veteran If a shop/business needs vehicle parking for their customers or suppliers then they should rent land or private space for that purpose. Everyone has the same rights to public land or roadways. Parking on a public roadway has nothing to do with respect for a shop or person. Edited December 11, 2017 by Banana7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eff1n2ret Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 I don't know how it is in the USA, haven't been there for many years, but parking in any town in the UK now is an absolute nightmare, restrictions all over the place, if you can get a space in a car park it costs plenty and is time-limited with huge penalties if you overstay. Compared with that, it's never a problem to park in our local town here without having to walk very far from where you want to be, and to get uptight with a lady wanting to protect a space for her customers is utterly disproportionate and unreasonable. Taking your dogs to the vet doesn't confer any special status. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 1 hour ago, smutcakes said: Why are you antagonizing them calling them tong tong. What is inflaming the situation going to do, if you need to park there and there is no where else to park convenient why dont you just go about your business normally? If you are allowed to park there then fine, park there but what can you possibly gain by standing there calling them ting tong. If you have been here for a while you must be aware that nothing good is going to come from it and they are not simply going to change their minds and welcome you parking there. Personally if there was anywhere remotely convenient to park elsewhere i would do. Life is to short to be getting into petty little squabbles with the locals even if you are strictly in the right. And no one cares if you are a US army Vet, i am not even sure why you need to mention it. I dislike Thais claiming part of the road for their parking. I got an idiot neighbor next door that blocks the street with her car if anyone parks on her spot (they have 2 other cars also parked in the same street so they are the reason why people are looking for other parking places). I had a visitor once who parked there it the lady went again crazy calling for security who would ring our door at first we ignored them. They also did not want to be in the position they were and in the end we moved the car to prevent further escalation. Still its a really bad Thai habit to claim part of the road just because your house or shop is in front of it. Personally I would have tried to avoid conflict as it could only end badly (scratched cars ect). That is actually the only reason I tell visitors never to park there even if it means a parking space all empty all the time (never know if she will come to that house). Because its just not worth the trouble. But I really get the OP his feeling about the claiming of public spaces. I would not have acted his way as it would invite trouble and like to avoid it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smutcakes Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 2 minutes ago, robblok said: I dislike Thais claiming part of the road for their parking. I got an idiot neighbor next door that blocks the street with her car if anyone parks on her spot (they have 2 other cars also parked in the same street so they are the reason why people are looking for other parking places). I had a visitor once who parked there it the lady went again crazy calling for security who would ring our door at first we ignored them. They also did not want to be in the position they were and in the end we moved the car to prevent further escalation. Still its a really bad Thai habit to claim part of the road just because your house or shop is in front of it. Personally I would have tried to avoid conflict as it could only end badly (scratched cars ect). That is actually the only reason I tell visitors never to park there even if it means a parking space all empty all the time (never know if she will come to that house). Because its just not worth the trouble. But I really get the OP his feeling about the claiming of public spaces. I would not have acted his way as it would invite trouble and like to avoid it. Yeah i understand him as well, that he is probably in the right, but its just not worth the hassle and antagonising the lady calling her ting tong is not exactly taking the upper hand in the acting like grown up bracket either. There is just zero upside for calling her ting tong repeatedly. Some things here we just need to suck up and put a brave face on sometimes however much it grates you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Only had a quick read, but the overwhelming opinion is that the OP is in the wrong for being insulting. Can add me to the majority opinion. If he wants to survive in LOS better learn how to behave quick smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 2 hours ago, Peterw42 said: If you are ever in business in Thailand you may appreciate this respect for others space. That's the first time I have heard ignorant shop owners that rudely bully and intimidate other people as only seeking the respect of anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doggie1955 Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 1 hour ago, mr.buffalo said: Very amateurish his attempt to belittle her with his stupid bit of Thai calling her ting tong. What a dick. What she was calling me was everything in the book, and I was parked in front of the Vet clinic, and only one foot of the back end of my truck was parked on that side...The side she thinks she owns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasteddie Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 What a pathetic little man, calling the lady ting tong over a storm in a teacup, and as for I'm an American vet, who cares? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doggie1955 Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 43 minutes ago, smutcakes said: Yeah i understand him as well, that he is probably in the right, but its just not worth the hassle and antagonising the lady calling her ting tong is not exactly taking the upper hand in the acting like grown up bracket either. There is just zero upside for calling her ting tong repeatedly. Some things here we just need to suck up and put a brave face on sometimes however much it grates you. Calling her crazy is nothing, but what she was called me is way worse! I had one Thai Lawyer who saw the video already tell my wife that we can take her to court for what she told me... And yes it is bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 I agree with the Op that this lady over reacted... I agree that she has no real right to protect or block the road from her shop. I agree with the Op that this lady was being extremely ridiculous about the whole situation - its not as if the Op was blocking access to a busy drive way etc... That said: It also appears that in videoing the 'whacky woman's' tirade the Op may have been hoping his words would antagonize this crazy lady further and in doing so justify the 'media revenge' he was planning. All in all its just a nutty woman being silly and a guy who chose not to ignore her... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smutcakes Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 1 minute ago, doggie1955 said: Calling her crazy is nothing, but what she was called me is way worse! I had one Thai Lawyer who saw the video already tell my wife that we can take her to court for what she told me... And yes it is bad! Hope people in the US army are not as sensitive as you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 ..and I will park here every time I come to this clinic. Good luck with that. You like slashed tyres then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonjelly Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Calling her crazy is nothing, but what she was called me is way worse! I had one Thai Lawyer who saw the video already tell my wife that we can take her to court for what she told me... And yes it is bad!You showed the clip to a lawyer because she grumbled and cussed a bit and you’re talking about court !!!Grow a pair soldier, stop being an old lady!!!!Sent from my house using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grollies Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 I beat the crap out of the last person who referred to my wife as ting tong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theguyfromanotherforum Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 12 minutes ago, grollies said: I beat the crap out of the last person who referred to my wife as ting tong. Was it a ladyboy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhaoNiaw Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 (edited) The woman's not really acting aggressively towards you. Yes she's giving it a real mouthful of language but she's hardly standing there and directing it right in your face. She's wandering around and having a vent using extremely colourful language. It's very strong language but it's stuff that people use all the time when they're feeling upset. It would be completely ridiculous to take anyone to court over that. Your lawyer just sees a chance to grab a few baht, like the police would if you registered a complaint with them. Edited December 11, 2017 by KhaoNiaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grollies Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 10 minutes ago, theguyfromanotherforum said: Was it a ladyboy? No, a self-professed Christian from the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonjelly Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 No, a self-professed Christian from the UK.Does that make you a bible basher? Lol..... bit of an over reaction though, “ting tong” is hardly much of an insult.Sent from my house using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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