No drinking on Phuket beaches, order officials

[Jonathan Fairfield]

No drinking on Phuket beaches, order officials 

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

No beer on the beaches is the latest order. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

PHUKET: No beer or any other alcohol is allowed to be consumed on Phuket beaches or any other public places on the island is among the latest measures being rolled out to help try to contain the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus (COVID-19).

 

Phuket Vice Governor Supoj Rotreuang Na Nongkhai announced the news yesterday (Mar 25).

 

“This order focuses on Patong Beach and Sapan Hin [near Phuket Town], which are the popular areas,” Vice Governor Supoj said.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/no-drinking-on-phuket-beaches-order-officials-75447.php

 

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[petedk]

But you can sit and drink ice-tea together?

 

These officials use any excuse to ban alcohol.

 

What if someone sits alone and enjoys a bottle of cold beer? Will that spread the virus?

Edited March 26, 2020 by petedk

[2long]

It's their way of saying 'don't congregate at all in public.'

Although I agree with many who criticise the local and national authorities, I feel that this decree is common sense. Let's be honest, if bars and restaurants are closed, farang will have a beer on the beach, and end up making beach parties or social gatherings. Telling them not to drink is an indirect way of forcing them to stay in rooms/hotels (because we all know farang need beer to make it through the day). And in my opinion, lots of ignorant farangs think that they're invincible and know better and just want to relax on holiday... bit 2020 is not the right time to always get what we want.

[rasmus5150]

26 minutes ago, petedk said:

But you can sit and drink ice-tea together?

 

These officials use any excuse to ban alcohol.

 

What if someone sits alone and enjoys a bottle of cold beer? Will that spread the virus?

Because social drinking is primarily beer and not ice-tea.

 

If u choose to go to a public beach alone, to drink a beer alone - why couldn't u do that at home?

 

Right now u should stay at home......

[smedly]

54 minutes ago, 2long said:

It's their way of saying 'don't congregate at all in public.'

so why not just say that instead of this utter nonsense about beer

 

it has nothing to do with beer

[smedly]

46 minutes ago, rasmus5150 said:

Because social drinking is primarily beer and not ice-tea.

really ?

[NCC1701A]

this is why:

just two nights ago and every night. 

 

Edited March 26, 2020 by NCC1701A

[petedk]

4 hours ago, smedly said:

so why not just say that instead of this utter nonsense about beer

 

it has nothing to do with beer

You are absolutely right and that was what I was trying to get at. Look at the photos above. There are hundreds of people but not everyone is drinking alcohol.

[petedk]

5 hours ago, rasmus5150 said:

Because social drinking is primarily beer and not ice-tea.

 

If u choose to go to a public beach alone, to drink a beer alone - why couldn't u do that at home?

 

Right now u should stay at home......

I agree with you in that we don't go to the beach to drink beer alone. I have lived here for 20 years and in that time I have probably had maximum 5 beers on the beach and they have been with dinner. Heat and beers don't go well together in my opinion.

 

All I am saying is that Thai authorities use any excuse to ban alcohol consumption. Look at the train guard who raped a passenger. Ok- Ban all alcohol on trains. 

 

I don't drink a lot. Never go to bars, but i like a beer sometimes with my dinner - be it on the beach or in the comfort of my own house.

 

Anyway, lets see if an alcohol ban stops people gathering together.

[Gandtee]

14 hours ago, petedk said:

You are absolutely right and that was what I was trying to get at. Look at the photos above. There are hundreds of people but not everyone is drinking alcohol.

And they are not all farangs.

[ChipButty]

19 hours ago, rasmus5150 said:

Because social drinking is primarily beer and not ice-tea.

 

If u choose to go to a public beach alone, to drink a beer alone - why couldn't u do that at home?

 

Right now u should stay at home......

Drinking at home is Anti social, only Germans do that

[DavisH]

7 minutes ago, Gandtee said:

And they are not all farangs.

Most are and they are idiots. Wait for Puket to get locked down - noone in noone out. 

[bluedoc]

8 minutes ago, Gandtee said:

And they are not all farangs.

What is a farang or fallang. Is it attributed to skin colour or just foreigners?

[ChipButty]

1 minute ago, bluedoc said:

What is a farang or fallang. Is it attributed to skin colour or just foreigners?

Google is your best friend

[khunPer]

The party is over...

[khunPer]

1 hour ago, bluedoc said:

What is a farang or fallang. Is it attributed to skin colour or just foreigners?

Both, foreigner with white skin, but the background of the use of "farang" is old and originates to medieval era, used for the ancient German tribe the "Franks". We are often told that the word originates from khmer and the old time French visitors, "farancee", and in general used about all Caucasians – I've also read that multiple times – but I was corrected not that long ago...????

 

As another poster said "Google is your friend", I will add that Wikipedia might be an even better friend, you can read about "farang" here...????

[rasmus5150]

21 minutes ago, khunPer said:

The party is over...

Which is a good thing.

Stay the F at home.

 

Or experience Prayut's curfew in less than a week. And then everybody can complain about that as well.

Edited March 27, 2020 by rasmus5150

[Gandtee]

1 hour ago, khunPer said:

Both, foreigner with white skin, but the background of the use of "farang" is old and originates to medieval era, used for the ancient German tribe the "Franks". We are often told that the word originates from khmer and the old time French visitors, "farancee", and in general used about all Caucasians – I've also read that multiple times – but I was corrected not that long ago...????

 

As another poster said "Google is your friend", I will add that Wikipedia might be an even better friend, you can read about "farang" here...????

I did. Very enlightening and to some extent takes away the derisive nature of the term, to be franc.????

[natway09]

Now is the time to check the existing laws,

Drinking in a Public place is illegal anyway even outside 7/11

Take it home & STAY HOME

[johng]

1 minute ago, natway09 said:

Drinking in a Public place is illegal anyway even outside 7/11

Crikey !! I've been breaking the law for  such a long time..are you sure ?

[Tropposurfer]

23 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

this is why:

just two nights ago and every night. 

 

Exactly ! ... Thank you for posting these photos. These show exactly why officials have said what they have. Tourists, showing contempt for themselves and others by congregating during this time.

This photo mirrors/examples what I have seen on the island (I've had to go to IO for example ... took every possible precaution to stay safe (from myself and others). Look at the transmission rates and death rates in Europe and ask yourself how many of these people in the photos came her in the last 30 days from Europe?

[Krataiboy]

5 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Google is your best friend

You're just saying that because they know you better than you know yourself. It's called data mining. Not really very friendly.

[digger70]

On 3/26/2020 at 2:37 PM, Jonathan Fairfield said:

No drinking on Phuket beaches, order officials 

And I thought that alcohol was a good cleaner/disinfected. I have been drinking very heavenly believing that.  ????

[LivinginKata]

1 hour ago, digger70 said:

And I thought that alcohol was a good cleaner/disinfected. I have been drinking very heavenly believing that.  ????

 

Me too ....