"Fake Thai Smile" garlands girl says sorry for damaging tourism: "It was a hot day!" she tells Big Joke

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"Fake Thai Smile" garlands girl says sorry for damaging tourism: "It was a hot day!" she tells Big Joke

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The two women at the center of a Thai drama of soap opera proportions have apologized to the deputy commissioner of the Tourist Police Bureau - and Thai society at large - for letting the country down.

 

"A" is the young woman who was in traditional Thai attire handing out garlands to Chinese tourists getting on a tour bus. "B" was her colleague who filmed her and posted the video online.

 

 

A's smile looked decidedly false and she looked bored doing her job.

 

The post backfired as Chinese social media seized on the opportunity to have a field day at the expense of "Fake Thai Smiles".

 

Many videos were made mocking the woman for her miserable face and perfunctory smiles. One even featured a Chinese woman pretending to be Thai handing out bent clothes hangers instead of garlands.

 

When she gets a wad of money she is thrilled and gives a real smile.

 

Most Thais online saw the side of the Thai women having to perform their job in the heat of the day repetitively, reported Daily News.

 

But Chinese social media really stuck the boot in calling "A" a robot.

 

Yesterday A and B (their real names were not given) met Pol Maj Gen Surachet Hakpal at Don Muang tourist police HQ to apologize for the furor. Surachet id known as Big Joke in the Thai media.

 

They were accompanied by Thaweesit Choksermwong, 55, owner of Thaweesit Express Co Ltd.

 

The women were hired out to tour groups by "Jing Jai Photo" - the name implies that photos are genuine and come from the heart.

 

Their job was to hand out garlands and have souvenir photos of that fabulous Thai smile taken with Chinese visitors.

 

B apparently posted some disparaging comments online that she regretted after the videos aping her friend's actions went viral. She should never have made the video in the first place but some Chinese started it by aping her friend at the scene. She lost her temper.

 

A said it was a hot day and she never meant any harm. She apologized for her actions in presenting Thailand in a negative light.

 

Boss Thaweesit said the women would be given some time off - he said they should be given a chance and not vilified for this mistake.

 

Source: Daily News

 

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[InfinityandBeyond]

3 minutes ago, madmitch said:

How on earth can a story like this make national news?

 

 

Bcoz on Planet Thailand anything is possible. 

[kingkenny]

This is new??  Actually it is news, why on earth is this employee having to or feeling the need to turn up at a police station and apologise to Joke (very apt name) and Thai society at large?

 

This is disgusting.

 

I will tell you what will stop damaging tourism, how about an elected government and an end to military rule, how about a safe society with a fair and just legal system, how about the abolition of dual pricing, how about pristine beaches not full of garbage? I cold go on but I will be at it all day.

[janclaes47]

 

15 minutes ago, webfact said:

Yesterday A and B (their real names were not given) met Pol Maj Gen Surachet Hakpal at Don Muang tourist police HQ to apologize for the furor. Surachet id known as Big Joke in the Thai media.

 

Looks more and more that big joke is becoming a big joke.

[colinneil]

Everything big joke does now is just a big joke.

Anything just to make it look like he is seriously fighting crime, bloody pathetic.

[essox essox]

have the police not got anything better to do??

PATHETIC !!

[getithere328]

Talk about storm in a tea cup. It’s certainly wiped the smile off my face.


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[thaibeachlovers]

Huh! I can think of a hundred things more damaging to tourism in LOS than some hired person handing out garlands looking bored. 

This appears to be a Chinese media thing though, as if they think they are "special" or something.

If anything, the Chinese mass tour groups have done as much to ruin tourism in LOS as anything else.

[tukkytuktuk]

Give 'em the death penalty! Big Joke.

[sn1per]

its not so difficult to smile.... but its a bit harder when you try to hold that smile for 8 hours 

Edited May 10, 2018 by sn1per

[poanoi]

the relevant part of the story is how incredibly cute the chinese girl with bent clothes hanger

making a parody is

[BobBKK]

So this young girl has to grovel to 'Thai society' its pathetic 

[Darcula]

Big Joke - weeding out evildoers from Thai society.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Because the FACADE is everything. What's underneath is irrelevant here.

 

[stanleycoin]

Apologising for not smiling correctly at work !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a load of  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gone off Big Joke now. 

 

[4MyEgo]

Does anyone know where I can find that girl handing out those coat hangers, because I am very interested in "hanging out" with her..... 

[4MyEgo]

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Huh! I can think of a hundred things more damaging to tourism in LOS than some hired person handing out garlands looking bored. 

This appears to be a Chinese media thing though, as if they think they are "special" or something.

If anything, the Chinese mass tour groups have done as much to ruin tourism in LOS as anything else.

I got to admit, having just returned from Naklua in North Pattaya for a weeks holiday with the family, the Chinese entourage with bus after bus after bus, really spoilt it for us, i.e. its hard enough getting around Pattaya without all of these bus loads of Chinese, the buses lining up and blocking just about every street, side street and even hotel entrances, they are everywhere.

 

Pattaya, you won't be seeing the likes of us for a long while's, Phuket was our previous destination for a decade, and the Chinese invasion, still in their PJ's, in 4 star hotels hand picking food from the breakfast buffet and putting the food back, plus pushing in, was enough for us to go off Phuket.

 

I think Nai Harn in Phuket and Rayong in Pattaya will just have to do for us, away from the Chinese invasion, hoping they stay away from those areas.

[stanleycoin]

19 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:

Does anyone know where I can find that girl handing out those coat hangers, because I am very interested in "hanging out" with her..... 

She looks about 14-15 to me.

so that makes you a bit of a pervee.

 

[coulson]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

But Chinese social media really stuck the boot in calling "A" a robot

Her job is that of a robot, not exactly sticking the boot in anywhere.

 

Can't blame her, just pretending to be pleasant to a bunch of noisy lunatics who assist to destroy her Country, deficate in the streets and clog up beaches taking a million fake wedding photos. 

[KiwiKiwi]

As much as I detest fake smiles, what on earth are the police doing getting in on the act?

 

They're an even bigger joke.

[4MyEgo]

59 minutes ago, stanleycoin said:

She looks about 14-15 to me.

so that makes you a bit of a pervee.

 

Your assumption is incorrect, although most Asian women look younger than they are, but I would say this one is 18-21, perhaps you should make an appointment to see an Optometrist or get your mind out of the gutter, and start mixing it up with more Asian women to know the difference.

 

A Pervee I am not, although you have stooped to a low level by implying so.

[stanleycoin]

19 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:

Your assumption is incorrect, although most Asian women look younger than they are, but I would say this one is 18-21, perhaps you should make an appointment to see an Optometrist or get your mind out of the gutter, and start mixing it up with more Asian women to know the difference.

 

A Pervee I am not, although you have stooped to a low level by implying so.

Nah, my eyes are fine

you been caught out being a pervee.

You should have just let it go instead of trying to get on the high horse

 

Edited May 10, 2018 by stanleycoin

[4MyEgo]

12 minutes ago, stanleycoin said:

Nah, my eyes are fine

you been caught out being a pervee.

You should have just let it go instead of trying to get on the high horse

 

Ok, leave your hand on it and have a great day 

[hangdonger]

This really is a Big Joke

[Anythingleft?]

Because the FACADE is everything. What's underneath is irrelevant here.
 

Never a more true statement written....

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[Destiny1990]

Aha The Chinese are trying to safe their  face by taking a poorly online revenge here for what happened in that Thai Shrimp buffet Restaurant ????.

 

They expect this Thailady to give 3454 real smiles a day??

Edited May 10, 2018 by Destiny1990

[nahkit]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

some Chinese started it by aping her friend at the scene

There you go, it was all the foreigners' fault

[Knocker33]

Don't blame the girl I would not be smiling greeting that lot everyday

[anon467367354]

Kind of hard faking being fake, isn't it?

Hire a better actress Don't blame the one without talent that you hired.

[Borzandy]

Thais with their fake wai