‘Drunk’ foreign tourists filmed riding on the roof of Chiang Mai songthaew

[rooster59]

‘Drunk’ foreign tourists filmed riding on the roof of Chiang Mai songthaew

 

 

A group of foreign tourists have been videoed riding on the roof of a red songthaew in Chiang Mai.

 

The incident took place just after 1am on Tuesday morning as the songthaew was driving next to the moat near Chiang Mai gate. 

 

Footage of the incident was posted on Facebook by user Netdao Saepua, who said she confronted the group once the songthaew had stopped to warn them that their behaviour was dangerous.

 

Speaking to Manager she said she was returning from having dinner with a friend when she saw the group of foreigners, who appeared drunk, on the roof of the songthaew.

 

Ms Saepua described the behaviour of the foreigners as inappropriate and not good for the image of Chiang Mai.

 

She also called on transport officials to reprimand the songthaew driver for allowing the tourists to ride on the roof.

 

Those commenting online criticised the behaviour of the foreigners, saying this was just the latest in a number of incidents of foreigners acting inappropriately in Chiang Mai.

 

Others were critical of the songthaew driver for allowing the tourists on to the roof of his vehicle. 
 

 

Source: Manager

 

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[Mitkof Island]

Completely normal behavior from the Khao San Road/Full Moon Party morons. Shut down Khao San Road and the Full Moon Party end of all these foreigner problems.

[jackdd]

Does Ms Saepua also take a video and post it online when she sees 10-20 Thai (Myanmar) people on the back of a regular pickup, or only if they are westerners?

[watcharacters]

 

I wouldn't drive too closely behind them.

 

 

[Andrew65]

2 minutes ago, jackdd said:

Does Ms Saepua also take a video and post it online when she sees 10-20 Thai (Myanmar) people on the back of a regular pickup, or only if they are westerners?

...or 50+ people in the back of a 15 ton tipper truck!?????

[moe666]

I know where they were suriyawong rd. very quiet in my neighborhood at 1am, no cops at all. Not to bright on the tourist part but how bright were you when you were young.There are alot of tourist in that area at present all on their summer break and traveling on tours.

[ThomasThBKK]

Wow scandalous, not as scandalous and dangerous as people driving scooter without a helmet tho. 

 

 

Stay at home folks if u want fun, go to Spain, Greece and co or Mexico, Turkey. 

Thailand is not a place for this. 

[Samuel Smith]

"not good for the image of Chiang Mai"

 

Might encourage more visitors from India & subcontinent ???? 

 

[toofarnorth]

7 minutes ago, Mitkof Island said:

Completely normal behavior from the Khao San Road/Full Moon Party morons. Shut down Khao San Road and the Full Moon Party end of all these foreigner problems.

Where abouts is Khaosan road in Chiang Mai ?

[White Christmas13]

But this is OK I guess

[bitterbatter]

If they don’t know who they were, and never talk to them, Then how in the hell do they know that they were drunk?  

[Samuel Smith]

Probably safer up there than on a motorbike at that time of night ???? 

[BestB]

Not good for image of Chiangmai ? 

 

Should have thought about it prior to posting the video.

 

Before no one knew, now everyone knows .

[Isaanbiker]

Ms Saepua described the behaviour of the foreigners as inappropriate and not good for the image of Chiang Mai.

 

She also called on transport officials to reprimand the songthaew driver for allowing the tourists to ride on the roof.

 

Unbelievable. How can foreigners copy Thai behavior? 

[ratcatcher]

17 minutes ago, White Christmas13 said:

But this is OK I guess

Schoolkids are merely freight with clothes on.

Edited July 6, 2019 by ratcatcher

[PremiumLane]

The horror, hunt them down, cane them, fine them, deport them! I won't feel safe until it is done!!!!

[Samuel Smith]

4 minutes ago, ratcatcher said:

Schoolkids are merely freight with clothes on.

Schoolkids?  I thought it was special forces, about to earn their paratrooper wings, when the driver does an emergency stop ???? 

[Gecko123]

39 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

Ms Saepua described the behaviour of the foreigners as inappropriate and not good for the image of Chiang Mai.

Too much snitchy-snitch not so good for Chiang Mai image either.

[jlwilliamsjr18]

Hell, this is what Thailand is all about, drunken and jacked up mayhem. At least that's what they think. It's a tradition, a right of passage to party like a rock star in Thailand.  If Thailand doesn't like this... well, it's time for some serious PR work.

Personally, I find it embarrassing and ridiculous that old codgers and young people have branded the country and the rest of us, are stereotyped. 

[Vacuum]

Quality tourists.

[LomSak27]

Good god, this is getting pathetic now. They are drunk  and taking a rod daeng. Freaking safety conscious backpackers, who would have thunk it.     --->what do they want?!!  ????

 

 

25 minutes ago, jackdd said:

Does Ms Saepua also take a video and post it online when she sees 10-20 Thai (Myanmar) people on the back of a regular pickup, or only if they are westerners?

 

After a decade of media, powers that be, encouragement to find posts to get Thai netizens outraged -and what fun, "lets all get outraged and angry about farangs". We have come to this. Perhaps this will magically help the fifty plus hotels that are for sale in Chiang Mai due to overbuilding glut.

 

Maybe not, maybe after a year when Chinese tourism tanked for four months and put a major downer on tourist numbers. This is a good time to double up, and destroy what is left of backpacker tourism, cause hey who needs tourists anyway.

I don't.  

 

Brought to you by Manager online ... the place I go to get outraged and feel the self rightous anger. Thanks Manager, thanks for everything

 

Edited July 6, 2019 by LomSak27

[Assurancetourix]

38 minutes ago, Andrew65 said:

...or 50+ people in the back of a 15 ton tipper truck!?????

Or that, which is normal because they are ..................thai people 

 

 

 

[ThaiFelix]

Seen daily up my way with the kids going to school.

[transam]

Well it seems the driver was OK with it, and why shouldn't he be as the similar stuff happens on kids school run...

[nauseus]

Never heard of "tuk-tuk surfing"? This is nothing. ????

[Date Masamune]

Where is the photo of a whole Thai family on one scooter sans helmets with the family pooch riding shotgun in the front basket?

 

[Destiny1990]

She just want to show of her dash cam.

[Gecko123]

'Tchhh, tchhh, tchhh' is now officially part of the Thai lexicon.

 

Edited July 6, 2019 by Gecko123

[RichardColeman]

Rev it to 60 and shove on the brake  - good business for local hospitals

[holy cow cm]

Ms Saepua is a bad image for CM. Nothing wrong with it and all in good fun. Now she is giving all of us a bad name. Go back and live in your glass rubber wall house woman! You disgust me!