British man called Embassy in Bangkok to complain about lousy massage

[Enoon]

 

Anyone reading the linked article will see that the list is contrasted with a list of things that the FO will take action about.

 

That was the purpose of the FOs statement.

 

To publish what it does and doesn't do.

 

In the hope that idiot requests may be forestalled.

 

Thus giving them more time to deal with the things on the not-idiot list.

 

The idiot list is not a stand alone, time wasting, "bit of fun".

 

However the FO is assuming that the idiots who make such requests are "in range" or have adequate "signal strength".

 

And thus it may be a waste of time.

 

 

 

 

[JimP]

Sounds like this story didn't have a happy ending. ????

[Misterwhisper]

In the good 'ole times the British government would have taken this idiot citizen's complaint as a welcome opportunity to dispatch a gun boat up the Chao Phraya river. Luckily, times have changed. 

[PerkinsCuthbert]

We have some right royal herberts in our sceptred isle, but this chump takes the McVities.

[DPKANKAN]

7 hours ago, mickymouse1 said:

Proud to be British????????????????????

All we expats ask is why you cast us out for not issuing us pension fund letters?!?! ????????????????  55555

[tukkytuktuk]

Ripped off in a massage parlour?

 

Surely he meant pulled off.

 

????????

[metisdead]

A post containing vulgar language has been removed. 

[GinBoy2]

Well it made me smile.

 

Sometimes it's good to read a bit of nonsense in these troubled times.

 

So playmates, don't take it too seriously, fuming over 'service levels' and the like. Just revel in a bit of lighthearted froth news, before reality comes back on Jan 1st

[jayboy]

I'm just surprised he managed to get through to the British Embassy by telephone. The last time I tried (about five years ago) nobody was picking up.

[Henrik Andersen]

So if I fall asleep when i get sex I don't need to pay ?

Or is it just bad sex?

 

[WildBillHiccup]

There seems to be quite a lot of it about in the United Kingdom ...

"Idiots Calling 999" (They Walk Amongst Us).

 

[CNXexpat]

Next time when he will fly from UK to Thailand and fall asleep in the plane, he will call the embassy to get the money back.

[digger70]

Just an other whinging pom, send him back home there's enough of them already here.  

[Cat ji]

And a particularly stupid/nutty one too.

[Briggsy]

What is really going on here is a PR campaign to highlight moronic phone calls to UK embassies whilst deflecting from the story that fewer and fewer consular and notary services are available, the attitude of embassy staff is as surly as ever and the fees charged for what few services remain are disproportionate to the cost of the work. But, never mind, we can all have a laugh sniggering at the idiot phoning up about his massage and empathise with the "hard done-by, overworked" diplomats.

[dcnx]

So.... what is his ThaiVisa username?

[katana]

Even when you have a genuine, non-trivial request of them, they're not that helpful.

[geriatrickid]

12 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

If that's how you think government offices and employees should be spending their time, (publicly mocking their own citizens while getting paid by them) then, you get the government you deserve.

 

You assume that the  idiot who called actually "pays" them. It may come as a shock to you, but it is a small minority of taxpayers who actually provide the taxes which pay these salaries. Many people in the UK (and North America, Australia, New Zealand) draw far more from the state than they contribute and this idiot sounds like one of them.

[BestB]

Surprised he did not contact big joke, shop would have been raided, fined and then he would have been deported and blacklisted 

[BestB]

4 hours ago, dcnx said:

So.... what is his ThaiVisa username?

Probably Bristolboy????????????

[cyberfarang]

17 hours ago, observer90210 said:

Thanks to such idiots, embassies abroad will get more restrictive on their assistance towards their nationals in the foreign country.

Since when have the British embassies in any countries ever assisted their citizens staying abroad regardless?

Some years ago the British embassy in Bangkok was advising all British citizens staying in Thailand to register with them. I thought, what benefit would that be for me? And I didn`t bother.

Total waste of time and a waste of the British taxpayer’s money.

[user343434]

Some people really are a waste of oxygen.. 

[jayboy]

11 hours ago, Briggsy said:

What is really going on here is a PR campaign to highlight moronic phone calls to UK embassies whilst deflecting from the story that fewer and fewer consular and notary services are available, the attitude of embassy staff is as surly as ever and the fees charged for what few services remain are disproportionate to the cost of the work. But, never mind, we can all have a laugh sniggering at the idiot phoning up about his massage and empathise with the "hard done-by, overworked" diplomats.

That is very unfair on our hard-working British diplomats in Bangkok. Just because it is almost impossible for an expat to contact one does not mean they are not extremely busy. Firstly they are preoccupied with their endless diversity workshops and occasional LGBTQ Gala Nights. Secondly, they are busy preparing to move to new premises in some Sathorn shit hole. We should also be very grateful that our diplomats now represent the rich fabric of our Island Nation with a decent cross-section of nerds, yokels, social misfits, multicultural types and yobboes. Far superior to the old style diplomats and their outdated qualities of wit, intelligence and charm. 

[Puchaiyank]

Have enjoyed countless massages over the years...only once in BKK...worst massage ever...grudgingly paid...never again! 

[Wallander4]

Monty Python rules ...

[soalbundy]

23 hours ago, observer90210 said:

Thanks to such idiots, embassies abroad will get more restrictive on their assistance towards their nationals in the foreign country.

more restrictive ?

[observer90210]

5 minutes ago, soalbundy said:

more restrictive ?

restrictive

/rɪˈstrɪktɪv/

adjective

adjective: restrictive

1. 1.

   imposing restrictions on someone's activities or freedom.

   "a web of restrictive regulations"
2. 2.

   Grammar

   (of a relative clause or descriptive phrase) serving to specify the particular instance or instances being mentioned.

 

Hope this helps you out ????

[dick dasterdly]

10 hours ago, cyberfarang said:

Since when have the British embassies in any countries ever assisted their citizens staying abroad regardless?

 

Some years ago the British embassy in Bangkok was advising all British citizens staying in Thailand to register with them. I thought, what benefit would that be for me? And I didn`t bother.

 

Total waste of time and a waste of the British taxpayer’s money.

 

I thought the OP was very funny in all respects - starting off with the idiot 'phoning to complain about a massage (plus other examples) - and finishing with the Brit. Embassy pretending that they would do everything possible to help Brits. in trouble in Thailand ????!

[djayz]

On 12/30/2018 at 11:28 AM, Bluespunk said:

Anyone calling the embassy to complain about their massage and negotiate payment is an idiot and deserves to be mocked. 

..and being deported and having his/her passport revoked. 

[Galactus]

just like a brit:)