Chinese tourist rescued at Nai Harn Beach

By The Phuket News

 

Chinese tourist Dong Xuyan is carried off Nai Harn Beach this morning (Nov 12). Photo: Rawai Municipality

 

PHUKET: A 42-year-old man from Hebei, in northern China, is in hospital on assisted breathing, but conscious and alive, after he was pulled from the water unresponsive at Nai Harn Beach this morning (Nov 12).

 

Nai Harn lifeguard Nara Ratnarak told The Phuket News, “There were strong waves at the beach this morning. At about 9am, one of our lifeguards saw the man standing in water that was only knee high, but in a red-flag zone at the northern end of the beach.

 

“Then two big waves hit him, which knocked him over and then the current started to drag him away from shore. The lifeguard ran into the water to get him, but by the time the lifeguard could get him back to the beach the tourist had no pulse.

Read more at https://www.thephuketnews.com/chinese-tourist-rescued-at-nai-harn-beach-73602.php#sxMsFSTqSTJIcBEQ.99 

 

 

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This seems like a regular occurrence in Thailand regarding Chinese tourists. I believe it's a cultural misunderstanding situation. 

 

The colour red in China is nothing but positive: good luck, good fortune, vitality, beauty, happiness, success...

 

When a Chinese person sees a red flag on a beach, it's very possible, even likely, they think it a positive sign. Safe swimming.

 

White symbolizes death or mourning and this should be the colour of flags on the beaches with the word Chinese on it.   

中文

Chinese people would see this and interpret it as danger. Problem lessened, if not solved. 

 

It's so easy.

 

3 minutes ago, Cereal said:

This seems like a regular occurrence in Thailand regarding Chinese tourists. I believe it's a cultural misunderstanding situation. 

 

The colour red in China is nothing but positive: good luck, good fortune, vitality, beauty, happiness, success...

 

When a Chinese person sees a red flag on a beach, it's very possible, even likely, they think it a positive sign. Safe swimming.

 

White symbolizes death or mourning and this should be the colour of flags on the beaches with the word Chinese on it.   

中文

Chinese people would see this and interpret it as danger. Problem lessened, if not solved. 

 

It's so easy.

 

And traffic lights, how do Chinese one,s work? Oh good it,s red, let’s go!

2 hours ago, Olmate said:

And traffic lights, how do Chinese one,s work? Oh good it,s red, let’s go!

That's a silly, fatuous, infantile and culturally ignorant comment. Traffic lights are universal. Cultural identifiers are culturally unique. 

 

Sorry, nice try on the ignorance, but let's mark it down as a failure shall we.

4 hours ago, Cereal said:

This seems like a regular occurrence in Thailand regarding Chinese tourists. I believe it's a cultural misunderstanding situation. 

 

The colour red in China is nothing but positive: good luck, good fortune, vitality, beauty, happiness, success...

 

When a Chinese person sees a red flag on a beach, it's very possible, even likely, they think it a positive sign. Safe swimming.

 

White symbolizes death or mourning and this should be the colour of flags on the beaches with the word Chinese on it.   

中文

Chinese people would see this and interpret it as danger. Problem lessened, if not solved. 

 

It's so easy.

 

Excellent idea, let's put out white flags when it is dangerous to swim.

4 hours ago, Cereal said:

That's a silly, fatuous, infantile and culturally ignorant comment. Traffic lights are universal. Cultural identifiers are culturally unique. 

 

Sorry, nice try on the ignorance, but let's mark it down as a failure shall we.

What u mean we ? Red flag is pretty universal too, it’s wonder your still here if you do differently, or maybe your just a cultural bs artist!