Thai motorcyclist, tourist fight over use of pavement

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Thai motorcyclist, tourist fight over use of pavement

By The Nation

 

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An altercation between a western tourist, who insisted he had the right to walk on a Bangkok pavement and refused to give way to a Thai motorcyclist, turned into a fist-fight on Tuesday morning.

 

The scuffle on a footpath along the Ram Indra-Pradit Manoontham expressway was captured on video and instantly posted at 9am by a Facebook user, Red Skull Reloaded.

 

The Facebook user condemned the motorcyclist for driving on the sidewalk, which is illegal.

 

The video shows the two men quarrelling while a woman, who was with the westerner, looked on. However, the two were later seen to hug each other after an apology was apparently offered.

 

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30341331

 

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[Birdbrain]

Cool Thai 1  Cocky Farang 0

[Regyai]

Lucky escape with all those circling vultures and motocy taxis on the periphery

 

Had the farang made a better 'showing' than the fumbling buffoonery he did  hed be mincemeat

[Raymonddiaz]

hahaha. happy ending.....

[tifino]

 

I'd have grabbed the keys, and thrown them  onto the roadway, where they belonged...

[Darcula]

No blood was drawn. This is a setback for medical tourism.

[NCC1701A]

what?

 

they did not beat the Farang down and then kick him in the head while he was down?

 

this maybe the fulfillment of ancient prophecy!

 

[Get Real]

Why do we have to see theese moronic tourists coming here almost everyday? Can´t they just stay home and look Tv-series or something?

[Ramdas]

Tourists should learn and adapt to the fact that there aren’t any traffic road rules and relgulations in Thailand, which means pedestrians are just mobile pawns at risk of being run over whether on the side walk or on the pedestrian’s zebra crossing, you are at risk of being injured at any given moment especially in Bangkok !

In this instance, the fat lump who tried to impose himself on the Thai guy miserably failed, although needless to say the police aren’t there to prevent this clash from escalating as it did considering that in the end the Thai guy would have got away with it in spite of the fact that he’s not supposed to ride on the pavement..Sadly, a foreigner is always a target in Thailand, I very much doubt he would’ve won a court cause in an orderly manner   ?

 

[wirat69]

Foreign gentleman not much of a fighter.... he had plenty of opportunity to get a kick into the gonads.... AND he ignored the other motorcyclist riding on the footpath as well. Didn't he know that he could take their photograph (both of them) and be 1,000 baht richer now!!??

[mentalcolonization]

Lucky escape. This guy for sure hasn't been on the internet or read the news about the consequences of his actions. Advice to others , please don't do like him . just walk away .

[Thian]

Well done Thai police! I hope this movie goes viral abroad.

 

This is what the police wants, other people doing their work...did the poster of the video get the reward for filming this? That's what the police asked for some weeks ago...and the poster would get a few thousand baht for it.

 

I also don't step aside for motocy's on the sidewalk but to me they won't start a fight. so strange.

 

Also i'm very tired of motocy taxi's driving against traffic...when will the lazy police finally stop that? I see it every 20 seconds.

 

 

[HiSoLowSoNoSo]

Try to change the Thai's driving habits is like pissing into a gale force wind.

[Just Weird]

42 minutes ago, Thian said:

I also don't step aside for motocy's on the sidewalk but to me they won't start a fight. so strange.

That must be because you're so hard.  You're time will come.  

[yougivemebaby]

Don’t try to be a vigilante. This is Thailand. You’re gonna look like this. ??(Or worse )

[Prince77]

Well the older foreigner really was asking for set of "hot ears" - lucky escape for him.

[PremiumLane]

1 hour ago, tifino said:

 

I'd have grabbed the keys, and thrown them  onto the roadway, where they belonged...

ohhh so macho 

[Brigante7]

2 hours ago, Birdbrain said:

Cool Thai 1  Cocky Farang 0

Lets hope one of the cants who rides their motorcycle on the pavements knocks you over sometime soon. 

 

 

 

Brigante7.

[anon789561]

hug it out boys, hug it out

[Ramdas]

4 hours ago, Birdbrain said:

Cool Thai 1  Cocky Farang 0

This isn’t a game silly girl ? 

You should live in a civilised country for awhile ( good luck on finding your rich fat old man 555 ) Only then you will learn how bad motorists are in Thailand, it’s no wonder why Thailand amongst the other things is famous to be the worst country to drive In the world ??‍♂️

[lemonjelly]

Go to SE Asia for a holiday and get into arguments with locals over footpath use..... plonker


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[samsensam]

 

haha! this is thailand, i am thai, if i want to ride on the pavement then i will and i'm not going to let johnny foreigner tell me what to do in my own county.

[JOC]

No the farang wasn't much of a fighter.....and of course it was a stupid thing to do.....

But unlike the 'cultural expert' keyboards warriors here, at least he had the guts not to be intimidated by a thug...!!

[mok199]

a hug to save face...could have been much worse,had it been dark out..

[StayinThailand2much]

6 hours ago, Get Real said:

Why do we have to see theese moronic tourists coming here almost everyday? Can´t they just stay home and look Tv-series or something?

Seems he misunderstood the term 'walking ATM', and went for a stroll... 

 

When will those stupid falang understand that Thailand doesn't want tourists, but only their money. (Wire transfer, Western Union, Pay Pal; preferably American dollars, NO Japanese yen or Russian rubles!!!!)

 

Immigration officials and flight personnel could be put to much better use, e.g. helping with the rice harvest or curing those chronically sick buffalo. 

 

 

 

(Notice to some TVF members: This post is full of irony!

i·ro·ny¹

ˈīrənē/

noun

 

1. the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

   "“Don't go overboard with the gratitude,” he rejoined with heavy irony"

   synonyms:

   sarcasm, causticity, cynicism, mockery, satire, sardonicism "that note of irony in her voice")

[observer90210]

What is it with such brainless foreigner idiots comming to Thailand and behaving as if they were at home ?

 

Do they not realise in their pigeon brains that abroad and in Thailand, the culture is not the same and things just don't work as back home ?

 

One almost feels sorry for such stupidity and such ego (that often go together) 

 

Daily, I have people on their bikes almost bumping into me (wrong way, pavement etc.)  due to their inattention or whatever....but [almost] always I get a smile when I give way and they nod with thanks....that's how it works here.... for the arrogant, the tatooed types or testosteroned and/or bodybuilt morons comming to Thailand just to boost their ego, they will bump into hard times....

[JOC]

6 hours ago, Thian said:

 

I also don't step aside for motocy's on the sidewalk but to me they won't start a fight. so strange.

Try with a shower......

[anon7867763]

Stupid falang

[Thechook]

Maybe tourists have to realise this is thailand things like footpaths and zebra crossings are for vehicles

[Bob12345]

The guy who filmed this should hand the video over to police: i've seen at least half a dozen motorbikes going over the sidewalk and he is entitled to half the income from the fines for that.

 

Cause wasn't there a crackdown on motorbikes on the sidewalk some time ago?

Appearently that has been another MAJOR FAIL.