British man beaten by 10 Chinese in Cambodia for having 'Taiwan' tattooed on his forehead

British man with 'Taiwan' tattoo on forehead beaten by 10 Chinese in Cambodia

By Keoni Everington,Taiwan News, Staff Writer

 

Paul after brutal attack. (By Taiwan News)

 

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) -- A British man was savagely beaten by nearly a dozen Chinese men in a small city in Cambodia when they discovered he had "Taiwan" tattooed on his forehead and he refused to recognize their claim that the country is part of China. 

 

While on vacation in Cambodia, a British ex-pat who has lived in Taiwan for 14 years and goes by the name "Paul," at around 11 p.m. on Saturday evening (May 27) took a seat at a bar in Sihanoukville Square in the coastal Cambodian city of Sihanoukville. When he ordered a drink and took off his hat, a large group of Chinese men sitting nearby, who he believed to be overseas workers, noticed that the traditional Chinese characters for  "Taiwan" (臺灣) were tattooed on his forehead. 

 

One of the Chinese men then shouted in Mandarin "Taiwan, China! In response, Paul retorted "Taiwan, Taiwan!" Paul says that they then "went insane, grabbed poles and started attacking me."

 

Full story: https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3441614

 

-- Taiwan News 2018-05-28

Disgusting, but why would anyone want to have a tattoo on their forehead.

Just another guy, that can´t understand the importance of this question for the once concerned.

 

He would know better after 14 years in Taiwan, but some guys never learn.

There must be a reason for this , 14 years in Taiwan , what did he do there , and why a Taiwan tattoo on his forehead. 

He doesn't look that old to me , maybe he grew up there? 

 

1 minute ago, balo said:

maybe he grew up there? 

Had his head tattooed.........I dont think he did grow up...............?

Ok the rest of the article explains it , maybe the Chinese already knew about him from social media. He is a celebrity in Taiwan. 

 

"Paul rocketed to fame last October when photos of a Taiwan tattoo on his forehead and a Taiwan independence flag on his chin first surfaced on social media. Seven years ago, after marrying a Taiwanese woman, Ferrell claims he became a naturalized Taiwanese citizen, adopted the Chinese name "Lohan" (羅翰), and started running a  bar called "The Kayak Club" in Kaohsiung."

 

 

Reading more about this man gives you an interesting insight . 

From Taiwan News. 

 

"  The British-born man, who rocketed to fame yesterday for having enormous Chinese characters meaning "Taiwan" tattooed on his forehead and a Taiwan independence flag scrawled on his chin, was arrested early this morning in Kaohsiung for drunk driving, reported Liberty Times. "

 

And in another news story : 

"Ferrell was previously arrested for committing arson when he hurled a Molotov cocktail at a Family Mart out of rage over a hamburger in 2015."

 

Edited May 28, 20188 yr by balo

While eating in a Vietnamese restaurant with his work colleague from Japan... ???

Well I guess that what happens when you tattoo things on your head which in the first place should never have been there!!!!!  

22 hours ago, Get Real said:

Just another guy, that can´t understand the importance of this question for the once concerned.

 

He would know better after 14 years in Taiwan, but some guys never learn.

So right.  Have been here in Taiwan for 17+ years and know how serious this matter of Taiwan recognition is on both sides of the strait.  I would have just smiled / turned myself away from the Chinese after the comment from them.  I would never put my nose in their business here or any other country and best to just walk away when it's not your concern.  Seems this guy didn't do that and he paid the price.....hard to feel sorry for him.   

4 minutes ago, mushroomdave said:

So right.  Have been here in Taiwan for 17+ years and know how serious this matter of Taiwan recognition is on both sides of the strait.  I would have just smiled / turned myself away from the Chinese after the comment from them.  I would never put my nose in their business here or any other country and best to just walk away when it's not your concern.  Seems this guy didn't do that and he paid the price.....hard to feel sorry for him.   

Guess it´s overall hard to feel sorry at all for somebody that puts a tattoo in his forehead. Like printing a t-shirt with the print, "I am Stupid" and wear it. 

What a stupid tat to put on your forehead.  Agent provocateur?  I'm thinking so imho.

29 minutes ago, Get Real said:

 Like printing a t-shirt with the print, "I am Stupid" and wear it. 

Like printing a t-shit with the print, "Feel Free to Beat Me" and wear it.

Chinese are terrible foul . l.will never take shit from these Chinese..1 or 20

well if you go in a street full of thieves and show you got lot of money waiving them around, of course they will assault you....

then a british with a taiwan logo on forehead... why he didnt have God save the queen ? 

You can't make such a story up, can you? 

 

   I think that I've met his brother a while ago......

30 minutes ago, Media1 said:

Chinese are terrible foul . l.will never take shit from these Chinese..1 or 20

Let us know how that works out for you.

I agree. Taiwan Taiwan.

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Was he pissed when he had his tat done and could not explain put on my bell end so they inked his forehead. 

it wasn't the chinese characters on his forehead that got the chinese characters in the bar all riled up.  as noted by @balo, he had " a Taiwan tattoo on his forehead and a Taiwan independence flag on his chin".

 

chinese can be insanely nationalistic.  get 'em in a group, feed 'em liquor....last thing you wanna do is mention the three T's!  (taiwan, tiananmen, tibet)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Getting tattoos on your face will naturally offend some people and may well get you in to bother.. unless your name is Mike Tyson of course! ?

555

8 hours ago, car720 said:

I have a tattoo of a little fish on my head.

It is for catholic women who can't eat meat on Friday.  

When you say on your "head", can we assume it is on your little head rather than the one on top of your shoulders?  In which case your post makes sense ?

Wonder if I could sell tickets for him walk the length of Pattaya beach during the Chinese Dunkirk daily re-enactments ?

But he was not in China, he was in a third country. Also, the Chinese government tries to meddle in western democracies' freedom of speech. I hate that.

Man with head tattoo must always watch back.

 

10 hours ago, Damrongsak said:

Man with head tattoo must always watch back.

 

Yes--chicks dig that.