webfact Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Netizens praise "Macaroni Man" for clearing up litter after Thais make New Year mess Picture: Manager Online Manager reported that Thai social media was full of praise for an Italian man filmed tidying up at a scenic spot after it was left filthy by Thai tourists. They even managed to find the man responsible who had a message for everyone in looking after the environment. The man was shown on the Facebook page of "S setaphon Se" a local resident of Sangkhlaburi in Kanchanaburi province. The area he was tidying up is by a jetty used by tourists to access floating raft accommodation. Manager went to the area and found it really clean. The sleuths soon found Antony Stefano who said he was in Thailand for three weeks helping out with stray dogs kept at the Ban Un Rak foundation. He said he took the dogs out for walks each day and on New Year's Day decided to pick up litter. One local man was not friendly at all and asked him what he thought he was doing. Even though he was speaking Thai he realized he was not happy with his actions in cleaning up. Manager asked him what message he had for the Thais. He said it was not his place to say but did remark that everyone should respect places that they visit and respect nature. It is not difficult for everyone to take their trash with them - every little helps, he said. Manager said that 5 - 6,000 visitors were in the area around Wang Ka sub-district at New Year. Many were staying in tents as accommodation on rafts was limited. The area was now clean. They called the tourist "Macaroni Man" in their headline. Source: Manager Online -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-01-03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fex Bluse Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 46 minutes ago, webfact said: One local man was not friendly at all and asked him what he thought he was doing. Even though he was speaking Thai he realized he was not happy with his actions in cleaning up. No doubt a typical local we have encountered with a smug attitude, thinking "What, Falang?! Thailand not clean enough for you 'mai'? Thai people not good enough for you 'mai'? Trash not bother Thai people. Why it bother you?" Funny place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsamui Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 "Macaroni Man"? Thank God it was an Italian and not an African American. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 7 minutes ago, robsamui said: African that would be "Chocolate man" 2 hours ago, webfact said: He said he took the dogs out for walks each day and on New Year's Day decided to pick up litter. One local man was not friendly at all and asked him what he thought he was doing. Maybe "Macaroni Man" forgot to pick up the dog poo ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aforek Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Cleaning, ok, but helping and taking out stray dogs, not ok ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaZa9 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 "One local man was not friendly at all and asked him what he thought he was doing. Even though he was speaking Thai he realized he was not happy with his actions in cleaning up. " I have twice had the same when cleaning our local beach by myself. One was just abusive and saying to go home - I simply ignored him The other fellow was trying to imply I was taking all the recyclables and denying the poor their living. Hard to fathom.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arithai12 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Aforek said: Cleaning, ok, but helping and taking out stray dogs, not ok ! You didn't read carefully I think. The dogs are stray (no more) dogs kept at a foundation. Which is a good thing. So Signor Antonio gets an ok on both counts from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSF Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Idiot really. Surprising the Thais haven't beaten him up over this. He could also get charged for taking Thai jobs. The fool should just accept that he's an alien and Thailand ain't his home and never will be, and just mind his own business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanemax Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 500 Baht fine and a wai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odysseus123 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 12 minutes ago, TSF said: Idiot really. Surprising the Thais haven't beaten him up over this. He could also get charged for taking Thai jobs. The fool should just accept that he's an alien and Thailand ain't his home and never will be, and just mind his own business. Yet another touching piece of sadness. Who,on earth,would come to Thailand after reading yet another piece of Thai apologist cretinism like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 4 hours ago, webfact said: They called the tourist "Macaroni Man" in their headline. Calling an person of Italian descent "Macaroni Man???" Eeee-gads! I'm triggered!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Now I wait for the TAT news follow up: Chinese tourist picked up a cigarette butt dropped by a westerner on Sukhumvit, and netizens petitioned to grant him citizenship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shy coconut Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 1 hour ago, TSF said: Idiot really. Surprising the Thais haven't beaten him up over this. He could also get charged for taking Thai jobs. The fool should just accept that he's an alien and Thailand ain't his home and never will be, and just mind his own business. I don't think he believes Thailand is his home as he's only here 3 weeks, do you have any credible evidence of people being beaten up over this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bezdomny Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 I saw "Burger man" and "Fish and chips man" today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 I clean up the beach a few hours every week , good exercise. It won't help much and it will be dirty again the next day, but I think some of the locals are ashamed of all the littering from the locals and that's good enough for me. Show them a good example is all you can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geriatrickid Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 4 hours ago, Aforek said: Cleaning, ok, but helping and taking out stray dogs, not ok ! No need to share your nasty cruel disposition with everyone. The gentleman is doing what the locals should be doing: Helping to spay and neuter to control the feral dog population, and caring for animals which are confined. If you really wanted to stop the overpopulation you would support the spay and neuter programs and support the education outreach that teaches Thais and farangs alike that animals are not toys to breed and abandon. It's people like him that make the world a better place while it is people like you who do not. Learn from his example and change your ways, before it is too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denim Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Arrest that man. Took hundreds of people working all night to get it looking exactly how they like it then this kill joy with a bad dose of esthetics comes along and spoils it all by tidying up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinBoy2 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 My wife having grown up in the US, is a bit of a coconut; white on the inside, brown on the outside She, almost like an ex smoker, rails against the level of crap dumped in Thailand. Everytime we drive by a sign on the freeway in the US saying '$1000 fine for littering' is enough to trigger a tirade about litter, junk, crap dumped everywhere in Thailand. Kudos to the guy trying to help, but until Thai's collectively decide that dumping crap everywhere is not OK, uphill battle I'm sorry to say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleycoin Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 43 minutes ago, geriatrickid said: No need to share your nasty cruel disposition with everyone. The gentleman is doing what the locals should be doing: Helping to spay and neuter to control the feral dog population, and caring for animals which are confined. If you really wanted to stop the overpopulation you would support the spay and neuter programs and support the education outreach that teaches Thais and farangs alike that animals are not toys to breed and abandon. It's people like him that make the world a better place while it is people like you who do not. Learn from his example and change your ways, before it is too late. Nah Lets go for option 2, get rid of the soi dogs, way to many and way to many do gooders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPatrickThai Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 7 hours ago, TSF said: Idiot really. Surprising the Thais haven't beaten him up over this. He could also get charged for taking Thai jobs. The fool should just accept that he's an alien and Thailand ain't his home and never will be, and just mind his own business. Wise words from a Pattaya resident, not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seahorse Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 They called him macaroni man just because he's Italian? That sounds a bit cheesy to me but I'm pasta caring what the locals think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugon Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 2 hours ago, seahorse said: They called him macaroni man just because he's Italian? That sounds a bit cheesy to me but I'm pasta caring what the locals think. Thais don't know macaroni is Italian and think pizza is a Yank dish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcut Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 14 hours ago, GinBoy2 said: My wife having grown up in the US, is a bit of a coconut; white on the inside, brown on the outside She, almost like an ex smoker, rails against the level of crap dumped in Thailand. Everytime we drive by a sign on the freeway in the US saying '$1000 fine for littering' is enough to trigger a tirade about litter, junk, crap dumped everywhere in Thailand. Kudos to the guy trying to help, but until Thai's collectively decide that dumping crap everywhere is not OK, uphill battle I'm sorry to say I would be happy if they would just learn to put the shopping carts away and not leave them all over Tesco parking lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baansgr Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Wonder if he picks up all the dog shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPatrickThai Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 1 hour ago, baansgr said: Wonder if he picks up all the dog shit There is no dog shit in Thailand, they are not so crude and the ones that do, do it in places that are hidden. How many times have you stood in dig shit in Thailand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie999 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 19 hours ago, TSF said: Idiot really. Surprising the Thais haven't beaten him up over this. He could also get charged for taking Thai jobs. The fool should just accept that he's an alien and Thailand ain't his home and never will be, and just mind his own business. The Thais don't clean up, so he wasn't "taking" jobs away from them, I say, your attitude sucks, thailand deserves you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galactus Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 if you are italian, you are a macaroni man here in Thailand:) good guy but they still make fun of him by calling him macaroni man! no respect really! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleycoin Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 5 hours ago, MrPatrickThai said: There is no dog shit in Thailand, they are not so crude and the ones that do, do it in places that are hidden. How many times have you stood in dig shit in Thailand? The other soi dogs eat it. yum. nice doggy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvaviator Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Nah Lets go for option 2, get rid of the soi dogs, way to many and way to many do gooders. Fargo ... great film .. :-)Sent from my iPad using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djayz Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 On 1/3/2019 at 2:03 PM, zaZa9 said: "One local man was not friendly at all and asked him what he thought he was doing. Even though he was speaking Thai he realized he was not happy with his actions in cleaning up. " I have twice had the same when cleaning our local beach by myself. One was just abusive and saying to go home - I simply ignored him The other fellow was trying to imply I was taking all the recyclables and denying the poor their living. Hard to fathom.. Ignorance is bliss... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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