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What is it about Britain that seems to get everybody who posts on Thai Visa becoming overcome with emotion at the moment? It may be the fiasco about Brexit, and for that I don't blame them, but from a ThaiVisa post from 18 hours ago:-

 

 "Farang checkout thief who stole 2,000 baht from Thai shopper returns the money - He's British"

 

Is there really any need to emphasise the fact in such an antagonistic way? And from a more recent post - admittedly it's a translation of a caption in Thai on  aphotograph, but:-

 

"Caption: Arrest of man from the land of gentlemen (Britain) Visa ran out 7 years ago. Sneakily running a bar in Hua Hin. He was arrested at house number 22/8 on Phoonsuk Road in downtown Hua Hin." 

 

Sarcastic in the extreme, and is there any need to publish his address other than to let potential housebrekers be aware that the house is unoccupied while he is in custody!

 

It seems that for any "farang" story to be newsworthy these days, the nationality has to be British, and in most cases it seems to be negative comments. If the post is on a more positive note, then usually the headline is more vague e.g. "Foreign visitors clean beaches", or "Farang helps old lady to cross the road" - theoretical comments, but you get my drift?

 

Does anybody else get this feeling of an increase in anti Brit sentiment, or am I just being paranoid?

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To be fair with you - I think you are a bit paranoid really. Of course drunken brits do their utmost to massacer the reputation of the brits but really? Are there people who not understand that there is idiots in every country. At least in mine (Sweden) there is a lot of them.

 

Relax, englishmen for me at least are good in playing football and singing so all good on Abbey Road I guess.

 

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In many cases the news articles are translated from the Thai original, it is often the Thai way to emphasise a nationality and no other reason.

 

Before anyone decides to jump on the "bashing" wagon, regardless of which nationality, read the forum rule:

 

11) You will not post slurs, degrading or overly negative comments directed towards Thailand, specific locations, Thai institutions such as the judicial or law enforcement system, Thai culture, Thai people or any other group on the basis of race, nationality, religion, gender or sexual orientation.
 

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11 minutes ago, sambum said:

What is it about Britain that seems to get everybody who posts on Thai Visa becoming overcome with emotion at the moment? It may be the fiasco about Brexit, and for that I don't blame them, but from a ThaiVisa post from 18 hours ago:-

 

 "Farang checkout thief who stole 2,000 baht from Thai shopper returns the money - He's British"

 

Is there really any need to emphasise the fact in such an antagonistic way? And from a more recent post - admittedly it's a translation of a caption in Thai on  aphotograph, but:-

 

"Caption: Arrest of man from the land of gentlemen (Britain) Visa ran out 7 years ago. Sneakily running a bar in Hua Hin. He was arrested at house number 22/8 on Phoonsuk Road in downtown Hua Hin." 

 

Sarcastic in the extreme, and is there any need to publish his address other than to let potential housebrekers be aware that the house is unoccupied while he is in custody!

 

It seems that for any "farang" story to be newsworthy these days, the nationality has to be British, and in most cases it seems to be negative comments. If the post is on a more positive note, then usually the headline is more vague e.g. "Foreign visitors clean beaches", or "Farang helps old lady to cross the road" - theoretical comments, but you get my drift?

 

Does anybody else get this feeling of an increase in anti Brit sentiment, or am I just being paranoid?

Suck it up buttercup.

 

It's the English that are stuffing things up actually.

 

...them and Gareth Bale.

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13 minutes ago, sambum said:

Does anybody else get this feeling of an increase in anti Brit sentiment, or am I just being paranoid?

People are just given Americans/Indians/Chinese/Russians/Thais a bit of a breather. Don't worry about it, it will swing back to another nationality soon enough ????

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Wow... sensitive much ???

 

Time to chill with a cool one... 

 

There is also a thread about Vern Unsworth being awarded an MBE. 

Another about 'why does no one want to live in France'

 

Its not just all negative about Brits... there is far more negativity about Thailand in these threads than any other nation, well, perhaps except China !... 

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31 minutes ago, sambum said:

Does anybody else get this feeling of an increase in anti Brit sentiment, or am I just being paranoid?

Be careful, they could come knocking at any moment.

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19 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

Suck it up buttercup.

 

It's the English that are stuffing things up actually.

 

...them and Gareth Bale.

A lot of the ex-colonials and other foreigners don't know the difference between England, Great Britain and the United Kingdom. I blame their declining education standards.

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Americans and Australians are similarly emphasized when it comes to wrongdoing, so I wouldn't read too much into it.

Brits and Australians enjoy extracting the urine from one another. Americans don't play cricket, so they don't understand.

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46 minutes ago, sambum said:

Farang checkout thief who stole 2,000 baht from Thai shopper returns the money - He's British"

It is the thaivisa “EXCLUSIVE”

 

37 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

In many cases the news articles are translated from the Thai original, it is often the Thai way to emphasise a nationality and no other reason.

 

No, it the thaivisa EXCLUSIVE. Can’t blame the thai for that.

 

 

Look to me that Thai people are attacked the most at thaivisa.

Even when we not do something.

 

One thai do something wrong and many people say it “Thainess” or “Frial Thai Ego” 

Not polite at all.

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11 minutes ago, Vacuum said:

How many of them are actually englishmen?

Correct! As one pundit said "The Premier League is probably the best football league in the World, but the trouble is it's full of foreigners!" And I think Chelsea were the first team to play a full squad without an Englishman in it!

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In the list of anti based on a random sample of 1072 posts the winner of the anti award goes to Thai people number one.  No one else even close.  But bringing up a distant 2nd is Chinese people, 3rd - folks from India.  Then comes 4th place Yanks, 5th Brits.  Everyone seems to love Canadians except people from Newfoundland.  

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Actually- I find most of the English I meet quite interesting as well as friendly.   As an American- I enjoy a good conversation with most Nationalities.  Getting a different perspective on things from another's point of view is often enlightening.

 

As far as the OP- don't take the reporting personal;- it will soon be the turn of us Americans or our brethren the Aussies.

 

 

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31 minutes ago, sambum said:

Correct! As one pundit said "The Premier League is probably the best football league in the World, but the trouble is it's full of foreigners!" And I think Chelsea were the first team to play a full squad without an Englishman in it!

Arsenal.

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22 hours ago, glegolo said:

To be fair with you - I think you are a bit paranoid really. Of course drunken brits do their utmost to massacer the reputation of the brits but really? Are there people who not understand that there is idiots in every country. At least in mine (Sweden) there is a lot of them.

 

Relax, englishmen for me at least are good in playing football and singing so all good on Abbey Road I guess.

 

glegolo

Indeed so, I notice that you make the very real distinction between being 'British' and being 'English', quite right too. You can if you like break it down even further and say with total honestly that Yorkshire folk are the cream of all England, very true of course. We have little need to travel far from our native beautiful Yorkshire, but if we do, we only bring enlightenment and happiness to those we visit. 

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22 hours ago, Yinn said:

It is the thaivisa “EXCLUSIVE”

 

No, it the thaivisa EXCLUSIVE. Can’t blame the thai for that.

 

 

Look to me that Thai people are attacked the most at thaivisa.

Even when we not do something.

 

One thai do something wrong and many people say it “Thainess” or “Frial Thai Ego” 

Not polite at all.

Completely true the people here love to bash the Thais but if their own beloved nationality gets a bit of bad press they start to cry.

 

I wonder when people will understand you got idiots everywhere Thai, English, Dutch, German, American. I guess its easier to bash people to feel superior for some people.

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13 minutes ago, Pilotman said:

Indeed so, I notice that you make the very real distinction between being 'British' and being 'English', quite right too. You can if you like break it down even further and say with total honestly that Yorkshire folk are the cream of all England, very true of course. We have little need to travel far from our native beautiful Yorkshire, but if we do, we only bring enlightenment and happiness to those we visit. 

Come on you guys don't hold a candle to the Dutch who spread happiness wherever they go (and drugs of course)

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Indeed so, I notice that you make the very real distinction between being 'British' and being 'English', quite right too. You can if you like break it down even further and say with total honestly that Yorkshire folk are the cream of all England, very true of course. We have little need to travel far from our native beautiful Yorkshire, but if we do, we only bring enlightenment and happiness to those we visit. 

Totally agree with this !!

Yorkshire people are the cream of the crop........ excluding The Yorkshire Ripper ,The Crossbow Cannibal , Harold Shipman and The Black Panther of course !! [emoji51]

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1 minute ago, Andrew Dwyer said:


Totally agree with this !!
Yorkshire people are the cream of the crop........ excluding The Yorkshire Ripper and The Crossbow Cannibal of course !! emoji51.png

 

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