Pattaya video: Russian tourists see the wild side of Thailand at first hand

[webfact]

Pattaya video: Russian tourists see the wild side of Thailand at first hand

 

Thai caption: threatened with a gun in the city

 

A minivan load of Russian tourists looked on as a car driver pulled a gun on their driver during a road rage incident in broad daylight in Jomtien. 

 

A viral clip showed the driver of a Toyota Vios waving a gun at the driver of the minivan on Sai 2 Road heading to the beach near the Hanuman intersection. 

 

A witness told 77kaoded that there had been some weaving in and out on the road and the drivers had got out to argue. 

 

After a while the Vios driver went back to his car and retrieved a gun and started threatening the minivan driver with it. He said that the minivan driver looked impassive as the Russian tourists in the van and many locals looked on. 

 

It went on for some time and happened on Saturday morning. 

 

Pattaya police said they had seen the clip and are investigating. 

 

Source: 77kaoded

 

 

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[smedly]

bring the kids to this wonderful safe clean family resort 

[4MyEgo]

This arguing is not getting me where I want to be, so just hang on a second while I retrieve my gun, then you can back down.

 

Perhaps this is Thai common sense at winning an argument, at it's best, bring out the EGO, bang, bang, sorted, I won !

Edited November 25, 2019 by 4MyEgo

[sammieuk1]

Just making the Russians feel homesick all part of the world class ambiance ????

[mercman24]

going back to my condo beach road JOMTIEN sat night, i was last on the bus, driver tapped the window told me to get out (300 yards from my condo) so i did and kept on walking, (no pay) he peeped his horn and waved a knife at me , lol funny thing is, then he drove off right past my condo, 

[Mavideol]

not too long ago (will have to find it but was here on the forums)  TAT made a poster indicating Thailand to be safe for tourists

[steve187]

its like the wild west.

[HappyinNE]

1 hour ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Maybe some of our American members can tell us: With so many weapons in the USA do incidents like above happen in the USA all the time?

It's not my intention to point a finger at the Americans but I guess it's interesting to know how people act when gun ownership is "normal".

 

No this is not an all the time occurrence.  I have heard of two incidences but this was a car theft or kidnapping.  I have been here for 10 years but go to the US every year to visit my doctors.  Do not hear of this or see it.  By the way I lived un the US for 70 years.  

[Cadbury]

50 minutes ago, steve187 said:

its like the wild west.

And Pattaya is Thailand's version of Tombstone?

[30la]

This is one of the many bad realities that exist in the 1st class family resort !!!
Pattaya is on the right track ...

[worgeordie]

Toyota Vios drivers are packing now,it's becoming dangerous,

you know not to argue with a Benz or BMW driver as there is

always a good chance they have a gun......but

regards worgeordie

 

[30la]

1 hour ago, Mavideol said:

not too long ago (will have to find it but was here on the forums)  TAT made a poster indicating Thailand to be safe for tourists

It's safe, if you don't move from your room ...????

[Penicillin]

3 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

Just making the Russians feel homesick all part of the world class ambiance ????

Yep, that’s about right .  I heard gunfire almost every night in Moscow  while i was trying to sleep.  For those of you that know Moscow, is was near Metro Perova 

[richard_smith237]

I see we've upgraded from photos of the 'victim' pointing to videos of the 'victim' pointing... 

 

By the time they find the gun owner it will all have been just a misunderstanding, it was just a BB gun etc no harm no foul !!!.. 

[murraynz]

3 hours ago, mercman24 said:

going back to my condo beach road JOMTIEN sat night, i was last on the bus, driver tapped the window told me to get out (300 yards from my condo) so i did and kept on walking, (no pay) he peeped his horn and waved a knife at me , lol funny thing is, then he drove off right past my condo, 

wow...the place is full of "brain dead" people, its quite scary, but maybe a reminder,NOT  to challenge these nutters.

i live at cosy beach, but havent experienced any similar aggression.

[NanLaew]

4 hours ago, mercman24 said:

going back to my condo beach road JOMTIEN sat night, i was last on the bus, driver tapped the window told me to get out (300 yards from my condo) so i did and kept on walking, (no pay) he peeped his horn and waved a knife at me , lol funny thing is, then he drove off right past my condo, 

What 'bus' ?

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Pattaya police said they had seen the clip and are investigating. 

LOl

[notasmartassknowitallfarag]

Life means nothing here. Wave a gun and try to intemidate for trival reasons. 

[BestB]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

Pattaya police said they had seen the clip and are investigating. 

Investigating if its one of their own finest?

[AverageBloke]

Bring out a gun if you can't deal with the situation man to man. Zero credibility as far as I'm concerned.

[mikebell]

18 hours ago, webfact said:

Pattaya police said they had seen the clip

but were too busy robbing road users to do anything about it.

[balo]

17 hours ago, steve187 said:

its like the wild west.

That's why we love Pattaya. It's part of the charm. Just don't get involved yourself. Free entertainment  

[jacko45k]

16 hours ago, 30la said:

This is one of the many bad realities that exist in the 1st class family resort !!!
Pattaya is on the right track ...

Do you believe there are fewer weapons carried by drivers in say Bangkok than Pattaya, because I somehow doubt it? Apparently commonplace in commercial vehicles, mini-bus, taxi, truck etc. Wherever there is congestion, road rage is likely, tied in with the Thai 'ego' and male mental immaturity  I think it more-so. 

Edited November 26, 2019 by jacko45k

[AhFarangJa]

However. Farangs are not allowed to possess guns as we are probably considered unstable and dangerous.....

[Rimmer]

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