Brits behaving badly: UK citizens most likely to get arrested in Thailand

[lvr181]

Really? Who would have known?  hehehe......................

[PerkinsCuthbert]

Why can't we have more relevant statistics, such as:

 

• Which nationality is likely to be called 'hansum man', and how many minutes after entering a bar?
• Nationals of which country are most likely to build a house for a bargirl, and how soon after first meeting?
• What is the highest dink/visit ratio, and are the Japanese the most generous?
• How many accidents does the average Thai have on a short car journey - say from Asoke to Phrom Phong - at 3am?

[smotherb]

18 hours ago, lonewolf99 said:

It cannot just be Brits coming here to die - nearly every week a Chinese person drowns and the Ozzies manage to mangle themselves on a regular basis.

What they should report is that other than war zones LoS is the deadliest place for any visitor.....though most of the time self inflicted...
especially on balconies according to the Police and the (ex) Girlfriend.

 

 

You ought to reread that article. Nowhere did it state that Brits were the only people coming here to die or to be arrested; but that here Brits were doing it more.

[Sprigger]

British embassy in Bangkok among the busiest in the world, and among the least effective. Absolutely useless run by Indians trained by cowboys 

[smotherb]

18 hours ago, Kinnock said:

In Thailand I bet the arrest in most cases is related to drink or drugs

 

In UAE it's a simple failure to understand that their legal system is based on a Bronze Age novel.

Then, you believe the Brits are more likely to drink or do drugs in Thailand; or are less likely to be able to handle them? Or, that Brits are more likely to misunderstand legal systems, no matter the origin?

[farcanell]

16 hours ago, mommysboy said:

According to the most recent stats available, which record the period from 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016, a total of 194 Brits were arrested in Thailand, which amounts to 45 per 100,000 visits.

 

Still... it's not a lot.

??? not a lot?

 

when we look at per 100 000 figures, and see one (in particular) in thailand, at 66 per 100 000, we loudly condemn Thailand as the worst roads in the world, with no road law ( or enforced law) and little respect for each other.... killing one another with wild abandon.

 

so.... perhaps a lot.

[Megasin1]

4 minutes ago, Sprigger said:

British embassy in Bangkok among the busiest in the world, and among the least effective. Absolutely useless run by Indians trained by cowboys 

Perhaps that's the issue then as they obviously have it completely wrong! I have seen no wild horses that require corralling, no bull riding and no casinos on native American reservations, how typical of the British Embassy to put their staff through all that training and then send them to the wrong country. I bet the American staff can speak fluent Thai and are experts in dealing with bar-girl house retrievals.

[Jip99]

1 hour ago, dutchbull said:

Just a matter of time.....

 

 

Really ?

[Yann55]

19 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

According to the report, Thailand was among the countries to record the highest number of cases involving mental health issues among Brits.

 

I thought UK was the country with the highest number of cases involving mental health issues among Brits... Why would they have voted for Brexit otherwise ?

[natway09]

They seem to  have a fighting culture to sort out differences & couple that with their away booze culture 

results in a deadly mix. A lot of the first time Aussies are not much better

[lvr181]

7 minutes ago, Yann55 said:

 

I thought UK was the country with the highest number of cases involving mental health issues among Brits... Why would they have voted for Brexit otherwise ?

Same same as Thailand - lack of education (in this case of the issue) IMHO. 

[Russell17au]

There are a lot of ex pats on here that just cannot read or accept what this thread is about. It is not about deaths in Thailand, it is not about any other nationality except British, it is not about the road toll in Thailand, but it is about a survey that has been carried out by a British survey company showing what countries in the world that a Brit is more likely to be arrested for breaking the laws of that country. Yes it would be interesting if every other country did the same survey of its own citizens but this one is about the way Brits behave overseas.

[The manic]

18 hours ago, lonewolf99 said:

It cannot just be Brits coming here to die - nearly every week a Chinese person drowns and the Ozzies manage to mangle themselves on a regular basis.

What they should report is that other than war zones LoS is the deadliest place for any visitor.....though most of the time self inflicted...
especially on balconies according to the Police and the (ex) Girlfriend.

 

 

Jamaica is far more dangerous. 

[Yann55]

4 hours ago, robblok said:

No need to know, they probably behave just as bad as the Brits, though seen a few Dutch pedophiles in the news recently so they might even rank worse. I am not really hung up on nationalities though its fun to compare a bit. I don't chose my friends based on nationality but based on similar interests. 

 

Interesting... where I live (in Jomtien) you would be somewhat exceptional.

 

What I keep witnessing, after 14 years of residence here, is nationalities hanging out together, and ignoring other nationalities. The only thing these groups have in common is a high propensity to criticize Thailand and Thais, making fun of them and looking down on them.

 

When I first moved to Jomtien, knowing that many countries were represented among the expat 'community' (note: there is no such thing), I naively expected to make friends from many different countries. As it turns out, that in fact is a rather difficult task because groups from other countries tend to keep you at arms length, and make it clear that you're not welcome in their midst.

 

 

[Sheryl]

19 hours ago, robblok said:

These numbers are useless if they don't compare it to people from other countries in relation to visitor numbers. 

 

They are not saying that Brits are more likely than people from other countries to get arrested here (though I initially read the headline like that too).

 

What they are saying is that of the countries that Brits go to, Thailand is the one in which they are most apt to get in trouble.

 

Comparing Brits going to  Thailand to Brits going elsewhere....not Brits to other nationalities

[simoh1490]

3 hours ago, Father Fintan Stack said:

Again, the two good friends I had who were murdered here by Thais had impeccable manners and always acted beyond reproach. One was British the other South African. Both murders pre-meditated and committed by Thais. 

 

I could name a raft of other crimes committed against Brits, even murders by Thai Policemen but that would deviate off topic. 

 

Your allegation that this country is safe for Brits is anecdotal and not based on any credible statistics or reliable evidence whatsoever.

 

Indeed, the stats, as repeated often by the FCC and other media indicate the opposite is true. 

 

Thailand is also the most dangerous destination for Australians and Swedes, according to their respective Embassies. 

 

Now run along.

What a load of nonsense, I'm afraid it's your evidence that is anecdotal, I didn't produce any!

 

So let's see your evidence, where's the stats to support your claims or are we expected to accept the death of your two friends as being representative of the farang community as a whole!

 

 

[The manic]

Just now, simoh1490 said:

What a load of nonsense, I'm afraid it's your evidence that is anecdotal, I didn't produce any!

 

So let's see your evidence, where's the stats to support your claims or are we expected to accept the death of your two friends as being representative of the farang community as a whole!

 

 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/london-stabbings-knife-crime-deaths-murders-three-days-teenagers-statistics-a8281756.html/

London is far more dangerous.  These are just the stabbing deaths and do not include serious injuries,  vehicular homicide, acids attacks, shootings, mugging, violent burglaries, rapes, punishment beatings, honour killings etc. This is just London. 60 murders since January 1st.

[SupermarineS6B]

4 minutes ago, simoh1490 said:

What a load of nonsense, I'm afraid it's your evidence that is anecdotal, I didn't produce any!

 

So let's see your evidence, where's the stats to support your claims or are we expected to accept the death of your two friends as being representative of the farang community as a whole!

 

 

I've had loads of mates murdered here by all kinds of loons including the Police......

[khunPer]

Seems like bad Brits go to Thailand, whilst good Brits heads for Cyprus...

[dunroaming]

19 hours ago, Kinnock said:

In Thailand I bet the arrest in most cases is related to drink or drugs

 

In UAE it's a simple failure to understand that their legal system is based on a Bronze Age novel.

Take out the drink related offences and the figure will drop drastically.  The reputation of Brits being drunk and brawling is not unfounded.  Yes it is embarrassing but let's not forget they aren't always brawling with their countrymen.  In other words it takes two sides to create a punch-up.

 

Not surprising that the usual greeting from a Brit in a pub is "Who the <deleted> are you looking at!"  

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[SupermarineS6B]

55 minutes ago, The manic said:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/london-stabbings-knife-crime-deaths-murders-three-days-teenagers-statistics-a8281756.html/

London is far more dangerous.  These are just the stabbing deaths and do not include serious injuries,  vehicular homicide, acids attacks, shootings, mugging, violent burglaries, rapes, punishment beatings, honour killings etc. This is just London. 60 murders since January 1st.

Thanks to the influx of what ? 

[clockwork]

Why am I not surprised? 

 

This is my experience as well. Glad to see some stats to back it up.

 

Not saying all Brits are bad, they are obviously not, but when there is trouble and some aggressive loud mouth tattooed drunk dude with a bad attitude is involved, it sure as hell 99% of the times, is a Brit!

 

 

[simoh1490]

58 minutes ago, SupermarineS6B said:

I've had loads of mates murdered here by all kinds of loons including the Police......

Rubbish, stop fantasising, either post proof or don't post.

[Dazinoz]

1 hour ago, SupermarineS6B said:

I've had loads of mates murdered here by all kinds of loons including the Police......

You must hang out with some classy people.

[jenny2017]

2 minutes ago, clockwork said:

Why am I not surprised? 

 

This is my experience as well. Glad to see some stats to back it up.

 

Not saying all Brits are bad, they are obviously not, but when there is trouble and some aggressive loud mouth tattooed drunk dude with a bad attitude, it sure as hell 100% of the times, is a Brit!

 

 

100 %? You gotta be kidding. 

[SupermarineS6B]

1 hour ago, Yann55 said:

 

I thought UK was the country with the highest number of cases involving mental health issues among Brits... Why would they have voted for Brexit otherwise ?

It's because it's about time we took back the one third of the world that we used to run while the rest of the world couldn't even run a bath...... Remember the British had an empire that ruled for four hundred years when the likes of America and Australia didn't even exist......... Apart from the Abos and Indians...... Viva Brexit !!!!! 

[Russell17au]

As this is a thread on a British survey company on British citizens behaviour, it would be interesting to see what a similar survey conducted by an American survey company and an Australian survey company and any other country doing a survey like this on their own citizens behaviour overseas would show.

[Dazinoz]

1 minute ago, Russell17au said:

As this is a thread on a British survey company on British citizens behaviour, it would be interesting to see what a similar survey conducted by an American survey company and an Australian survey company and any other country doing a survey like this on their own citizens behaviour overseas would show.

And I would like to see one conducted by a Thai company (yeah I know, stupid statement) that shows the arrests here in thailand by others from other countries.

[SupermarineS6B]

16 minutes ago, Dazinoz said:

You must hang out with some classy people.

To know the world and its people you must start at the bottom and aim for the top........ otherwise you're talking out of your hat........ I've been here nearly three decades now and twenty years ago you didn't have to do much to get plugged, but it was all fun......... And by the way, some of those people were classy..... just in the wrong place at the wrong time........

Example, had a mate shot in the middle of Silom by a copper twenty eight years ago who was having an affair with his girlfriend, he walked up behind him, stuck his pistol to his head and blew his brains out....... He was a good bloke , just the wrong woman and wrong fruit cake copper.....