Government health minister: Watch out for "dirty farangs" spreading the virus in Thailand

[mehrdad]

Maybe his wife or his mother (....ed ) with farang ! 

[Susco]

2 minutes ago, UbonThani said:

You must hang with classy people. I see them showering for 10 mins and brushing their teeth thoroughly. Washing hands. Super clean.

 

 

 

You are correct, Thais are super clean..............on their selves but try to watch 3 meters away from them what is happening

[zydeco]

17 minutes ago, UbonThani said:

Get real. There are lots of dirty farangs. Seen heaps, expats, backpackers, hippies. Lots of grubs around.

Haven't seen any hippies since about 1975 when they all turned into Hare Krishners

[Virt]

I know a regular mask is doing nothing for a normal healthy person, other than it is a very small barrier for catching droplets if someone sick sneezes in your direction, but seeing us falangs beeing pointed out like this, I wonder if it's safer just to wear a mask when I'm in Bangkok next week to avoid getting into any discussions with the locals who takes his words for facts. 

 

Or can the normal Thai see through this smokescreen of fake news out there? 

[ThailandRyan]

I figured it out, he is following China's example of laying the blame on the US.  He is learning from the masters, looking for a job when he gets canned here...

[Creasy]

A 'health minister' from a third world backwater, with questionable hygiene practices everywhere and half the country doesn't even have running water 100% of the time is going to lecture people from the developed world  hygiene 

[bluesofa]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

He called "farangs" dirty people who don't shower.

He blamed them for fleeing Europe and coming to Thailand potentially spreading the Covid-19 virus.

I'm guessing next week any ferangs entering Thailand will be hosed down with a high pressure jet wash before clearing immigration?

[zydeco]

17 minutes ago, faraday said:

[email protected]

https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/

[Creasy]

If this isn't a fake tweet.

How does the carnt  get away with it  ? Even for Thailands laughable standards 

[riki]

56 minutes ago, UbonThani said:

Brits dont shower. Hippies dont shower. He's 1/2 right.

I wondered whos been peeping in my windows  

[Dmaxdan]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

This is why "their" countries are so badly affected by coronavirus, he claimed.

Or possibly "their"countries might be being more truthful about the numbers of people that are actually infected. 

[rkidlad]

What about people who aren't Europeans but live in Europe - are they dirty buggers? Say you had an Asian living in Germany, for example; are they dirtbags by virtue? 

[Thian]

This guy has to be removed asap....he is damaging thailands reputation so hard they have no idea about it.

[drbeach]

24 minutes ago, mickymouse1 said:

I love it. PHUAK NEE????????

So, what is he going to do about "Phuak Nee" ?

Anyone who accepts such an insult and stays in Thailand deserves what is coming soon.

I'm finally thinking about leaving...strongly considering what to do about my businesses that are based in Myanmar and Laos.  Since Thailand is located in between and there is no direct border crossing open between the two countries yet, might be difficult to move equipment and supplies without crossing Thai territory. Any air travel would have to go through Thailand (or detour via Vietnam). Fortunately, I haven't expanded back into Thailand yet (as I had been considering, given covid-19's travel restrictions) but this guy's second racist rant in as many weeks makes my decision easier.

 

Granted, it may not be easy to just 'jump ship' overnight. But believe me, I'm carefully considering my options and may be out of here in the next year or two along with my family. Certainly an undertone of racism, the world's most polluted air, overcrowding, poorly laid out cities with inadequate road space [like Bangkok] and terrible traffic, rip-off prices for everything from cars to any quality product or anything imported (other than from China, India, Vietnam or Eastern Europe), lack of variety, a capital city that is sinking and could be underwater in a few decades from now...doesn't make it too hard to see why Thailand is past it's prime.

 

If there ever was a prime...to be honest, there probably never really was, just that in the past it was a nice place for some hedonism and 'freedom' but those days are fast coming to an end as Thailand starts to become a bit of a nanny state like the countries we escaped from. Although we expats often [rightfully] complain about Thailand's terrible road toll, my observation has been there is a gradual trend towards police state enforcement...I'm seeing people getting fines for going a few km/h over the speed limit on some roads, something which doesn't even happen back home, where the leeway is much larger. Common sense is used in the west - police generally tend to allow a 10-20km/h buffer (sometimes higher) on expressways, especially if everyone else drives at that speed. In Thailand, the low IQ 'solution' is applied whereby they fine the guy doing 7km/h above the speed limit on motorway 7 (like I was a couple of years ago) but not the idiot doing a far more dangerous 60km/h in a 120km/h zone, hogging the right lane! Of course, let's not even get into the lack of enforcement of vehicles (especially scooters) riding against the flow of traffic and other dangerous behaviors.

 

All that Thailand really has going for it at this point, is a nice warm climate that's mostly sunny year-round. That's about the only thing I'm jealous of - that and some nice landscapes in parts of the north and south, but Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and other countries offer the same (or should i say, much more). Myanmar offers endless mountains in much of the country (though it's not a great place to live...dangerous militia groups and even more racist Chinese building up cities right on the Thai border - 'Shwe Kokko' has signs prohibiting foreigners (meaning farang and anyone who isn't Chinese from entering...will we soon be seeing these in Thailand?) Anutin has set a precedent, so I wouldn't be surprised.

 

I think SE Asia overall is not heading in the right direction, so 'escaping' to Vietnam or Cambodia only delays the inevitable - despite everything, America is still perhaps the greatest country in the world...at least they know the meaning of free speech. However, many European countries are still nice and of course so are Australia and New Zealand.

Edited March 13, 2020 by drbeach

[SkyNets]

Cue honest taxi driver story in 3.2.1

[Thian]

1 hour ago, SteveK said:

He's doing such a great job for Thailand's tourism industry.

 

Just goes to show that his first little tantrum was not a one-off. Western countries only have a problem with Covid because they are actually testing for it and reporting the figures honestly.

And even if he was right that farangs are dirty...i see in BKK that 70-80% of the Thai don't wear a mouthmask at all, and before this week even less had one...they are not even for sale, all sold out.

 

Look at the airport, more than half doesn't wear a mouthmask...

Why he has to make such ridiculous remarks? He's only hurting the county and if this news starts to spread in the West they won't come for a holiday anymore, not in many years.

[drbeach]

1 minute ago, Thian said:

And even if he was right that farangs are dirty...i see in BKK that 70-80% of the Thai don't wear a mouthmask at all, and before this week even less had one...they are not even for sale, all sold out.

 

Look at the airport, more than half doesn't wear a mouthmask...

Why he has to make such ridiculous remarks? He's only hurting the county and if this news starts to spread in the West they won't come for a holiday anymore, not in many years.

He made similar remarks just a few weeks ago and they spread like wildfire but they weren't half as hostile as these latest ones. So I'm expecting the western media to quickly pick up on this story.

[metisdead]

Some inflammatory posts have been removed. 

[smedly]

1 hour ago, BobbyL said:

Is this a real account?

 

He removed some of his social media accounts recently for posting wrong information. I wonder if this is from a fake account as it just seems so absurd. 

 

If he has said this then it is utterly deplorable. Could you imagine a minister in a normal developed nation stating that all the Asians are the reason for the spread of this and should be avoided at all costs. It is almost Hitler esque. 

I would find it very hard to believe that a Minister of any country could come out with such ignorant madness - very surprised 

 

But ................. 

 

Maybe he just got sacked and this is his final official message 

Edited March 13, 2020 by smedly

[Rhys]

.. the need to be in the news is never so apparent with this poor needy kee kwai.

[Yadon Toploy]

1 hour ago, zydeco said:

Wonder if the health minister actually washes his hands after a trip to the toilet before sitting down to eat.

I know most Thai men don't wash their hands from my 30 years here. 

 

This guy just has inferiority complex because he is an inadaquate man with the mind of a child, as his comments confirm.

[Seismic]

1 hour ago, UbonThani said:

Brits dont shower. Hippies dont shower. He's 1/2 right.

Utter nonsense. You are generalizing. I know Americans, French and even asians who are rather 'lax' on their cleanliness.

[Pravda]

Soon you may see a BMW smart car in front of your door for not wearing a mask

[Topdoc]

With the severe drought in Thailand and rivers literally running dry, I thought we were told not to wash so frequently to save water. Is it the policy to be consistently inconsistent?

[ChouDoufu]

1 hour ago, MaxLee said:

I would punch this dude right in the in the face, if I ever had the chance....

no violence.

be smarter.

next time he's handing out masks in the bts, take one.

a wai and a forceful sneeze should do it.

 

then smile, don your mask and leave.

[Mywayboy]

1 hour ago, faraday said:

Lovely man. 

Cheeky <deleted> Thailand is one of the most unhygenic countries in the world.Nose picking & spitting champions.

[Rookiescot]

Laying the groundwork for a minority group to blame if the virus gets out of control.

"Hey it wasn't the governments fault it was all those dirty foreigners". 

[chickenslegs]

Tomorrow's news headlines? ...

Anutin apologises for his racist Twitter comments.

OR

Anutin's racist Twitter account was fake: Fake News Department, seeks arrests.

Which is more likely?

[onlycw]

Seriously?

 

Let's assume, the model Thai citizen gets exposed to the virus, which stays airborne for "30 minutes". Then he goes home and takes off the mask. Touching the outside of the mask, his face and not washing his face and his hands.

 

Unless it's a N95 mask, it's a waste of time, anyhow. 

 

Has he handed out N-95 masks? Thought so!

[UbonThani]

6 minutes ago, Seismic said:

Utter nonsense. You are generalizing. I know Americans, French and even asians who are rather 'lax' on their cleanliness.

Hit a raw nerve