Thais in Pattaya concerned by foreigners not wearing face masks

[White Christmas13]

4 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

I was just reading a post on facebook with 200+ comments about how bad a falang in a photo was for not wearing a mask. Totally daft, i think it just got deleted

Well I could post a few clips posted on face book with Thais still

partying touching each other but I am not allowed to post it.

[david555]

4 minutes ago, White Christmas13 said:

Well I could post a few clips posted on face book with Thais still

partying touching each other but I am not allowed to post it.

Try to find clip(s) farang do same thing …. that has more chance to get allowed

Edited March 29, 2020 by david555

[tropo]

7 minutes ago, White Christmas13 said:

We are not talking about age here we talk about face masks. They have been proven to

be useless only if you are infected. They even increase the risk to get infected

follow medical advise.

 We are talking about a lot of things, so chill out...

 

Why would a mask prevent passage of a virus from an infected person, but not prevent passage of a virus to an uninfected person. It should work both ways.

 

Where is your proof? Perhaps you could provide a link, showing that masks only work in one direction.

 

 

 

 

[ross163103]

Masks, masks, masks(!), hasn't anyone read up on the wearing of masks and how ineffective they are except in certain conditions?! Basically Asians love masks so this is a good excuse to wear them even more.

[drbeach]

19 minutes ago, RJRS1301 said:

I find so many post here really sad, having made the decision to live in Thailand, often marrying Thai, having children who are Thai, how can so much vitriol pour forth from so many?

Yes there are big problems about the differences, but are they solved by spewing vitriol?

Yes masks are very much a divide here, but surely we can all find acceptable solutions to our own problem.

 

We are all in this together, we all realised we are "the other" since arriving, surely we can work throuh this together and individually to emerge better at the end ?

Remember that approx 95% of people who become infected will recovery. We have had the benefit of education , money an previledge, but many seem to have lost empathy.

It is the government, not the idividual Thai anger should be aimed at.

 

 

 

 

 

That's true...unfortunately we are being encouraged to hate each other and it doesn't help when vitriol is thrown our way for not wearing masks, when at the same time, some stores are using racism as an excuse to not allow us to buy one. Imagine if we said: "no these masks are not for you Asians" in the west?

[drbeach]

20 minutes ago, Traubert said:

Their diversity? The fact that they welcome us in without question despite the fact that we refuse to even consider their culture but constantly snipe at it because its not like ours?

 

Thais aren't welcoming. They are mostly "tolerating" us.

[drbeach]

21 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

I was just reading a post on facebook with 200+ comments about how bad a falang in a photo was for not wearing a mask. Totally daft, i think it just got deleted

Said photo should have been captioned with "this is what happens when you use racism to prevent farang from buying masks" in response to Makro not allowing masks to be given to foreigners.

[ianezy0]

Anyone should be refused entry to any store unless you are wearing a mask. Its the only way to get through to people.

 

All this WHO and medical expert advice to not wear a mask was to maintain a supply for hospitals. And all of you sheep believed the hype and now quote the same message, ‘They do nothing’, ‘Total waste of time’. Yet, strangely, all medical staff do wear a mask to protect themselves..wow.

 

If someone walks past you and coughs or sneezes, would you rather have something to cover your face. Yup, I would. Wake up people and stop following the flock.

I would also say, be respectful, but that would fall on deaf ears on this Forum.

[david555]

3 minutes ago, drbeach said:

Thais aren't welcoming. They are mostly "tolerating" us.

Only when the mouth see money the teeth start smiling ……   Bright !

Edited March 29, 2020 by david555

[Youlike]

5 minutes ago, drbeach said:

That's true...unfortunately we are being encouraged to hate each other and it doesn't help when vitriol is thrown our way for not wearing masks, when at the same time, some stores are using racism as an excuse to not allow us to buy one. Imagine if we said: "no these masks are not for you Asians" in the west?

In the West we even let chinese buy ALL the masks to send them home to china...that's why we don't have any now.

[White Christmas13]

17 minutes ago, tropo said:

 We are talking about a lot of things, so chill out...

 

Why would a mask prevent passage of a virus from an infected person, but not prevent passage of a virus to an uninfected person. It should work both ways.

 

Where is your proof? Perhaps you could provide a link, showing that masks only work in one direction.

 

 

 

 

 

[Brer]

2 hours ago, Snuller21 said:

Oh yes. We are wearing masks, and the reason is that Thais are simply obsessed with masks, and if we do NOT wear a mask, we cannot go shopping. But But, If Thais bothered to read what WHO write about masks, then they would look different on this case. Masks are only for Doctors, Nurses that work with infected persons, and it stop people from spitting, and breathing OUT mucus. It does NOT stop people from getting infected, it stop other people that do not wear a mask being infected by the person that wear a mask. Easy for some to understand, and very difficult for others to understand. Where do you belong?

I bet you don’t be wear a condom either because they don’t work???

[Venom]

I wonder if they are just as concerned about Thais not wearing masks? ????????????

[Davo369]

Mean while  back in uk

[yogi100]

39 minutes ago, Youlike said:

Yes i agree, but as i wrote before if a member posts a link where one can buy them online for a low price he 'll get banned so i won't post the link of my friend but i did put an order there for 100 N95 masks.

Informing people about where to buy the masks is performing a good deed. It's an important public service and should be encouraged

 

Such information can prevent the reader from contracting a disease and where this virus is concerned from possibly dying!

[david555]

So for all those Farang who blaime other farang not wearing masks  , here my order 17 March for Lazada (as NOWHERE else to find Mask in Pattaya ) 

And must come from ….Abroad …. so I hope soon it comes so I can save my life by going out for food …. not because the virus … but more the growing almost lynching Thai mentality  mob..!

 

BTW a second order N95 batch is also in wait  …. from … yes    China …. Thailand has only the like usual way …."Copy things "

Should I buy an amulet to be sure also 555555 !

[RJRS1301]

15 minutes ago, drbeach said:

That's true...unfortunately we are being encouraged to hate each other and it doesn't help when vitriol is thrown our way for not wearing masks, when at the same time, some stores are using racism as an excuse to not allow us to buy one. Imagine if we said: "no these masks are not for you Asians" in the west?

I understand the feeling, but frequently the level of racism is high whether the subject is masks, women, driving, immiration officers, or education. Rather rational and logical discussion, it devolves to vitriol.

The shoe is well and truly on the other foot in this one, now the "othering" is being felt by the farang.

Perhaps when this is over some serious thought needs to be given to once continuing to reside here 

[Yinn]

51 minutes ago, White Christmas13 said:

We are not talking about age here we talk about face masks. They have been proven to

be useless only if you are infected. 

 

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If you are infected= to late already. 

[Youlike]

12 minutes ago, yogi100 said:

Informing people about where to buy the masks is performing a good deed. It's an important public service and should be encouraged

 

Such information can prevent the reader from contracting a disease and where this virus is concerned from possibly dying!

My friend is on LINE now and wrote you are his new bff ????...but he also said he really got hurt by the ban, he wanted to help you guys to buy good masks so you would stop asking....and then he got a ban for doing so.

[Henryford]

I find it amusing to see thais riding their motorbikes with a mask but no helmet. The chance of dying from an accident is about 30,000 greater than dying from Corona. They are not so concerned about that.

[david555]

5 minutes ago, Yinn said:

 

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If you are infected= to late already. 

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but maybe he still has his amulet to save him …?

Edited March 29, 2020 by david555

[chilli42]

4 hours ago, Wiggy said:

If the locals read the facts about wearing a mask, and the uses thereof, they might think differently, but it’s an Asian thing. I didn't wear one until recently, but when in Rome. 

What are those facts?  Please share the link.  I am keen to see scientific studies that say masks don’t work to protect the wearer.

[Logosone]

Dr Jake Dunning, head of emerging infections and zoonoses at Public Health England, said: "Although there is a perception that the wearing of facemasks may be beneficial, there is in fact very little evidence of widespread benefit from their use outside of these clinical setting."

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51205344

[bkk6060]

1 hour ago, White Christmas13 said:

Rubbish again, Australia has less the 4000 infections, 80% imported from travelers and cruise

ships and the infection rate decreased from 25 to 15 percent and nobody wears a mask

apart from Asian people.

Wow, that is more then 3 times Thailand.

Maybe more should be wearing masks.

[Youlike]

2 minutes ago, Henryford said:

I find it amusing to see thais riding their motorbikes with a mask but no helmet. The chance of dying from an accident is about 30,000 greater than dying from Corona. They are not so concerned about that.

And what about those prostitutes that thailand doesn't have? The ones who don't care for condoms....

[Shocked]

How dare those dirty Farang. But I took their money anyway. 

[david555]

4 minutes ago, Youlike said:

And what about those prostitutes that thailand doesn't have? The ones who don't care for condoms....

They should practice  now on a 1/1.5 meter social distance  , how they do that is beyond my understanding....? but I forgot , they don't exist     55555

Edited March 29, 2020 by david555

[yogi100]

1 hour ago, White Christmas13 said:

We are not talking about age here we talk about face masks. They have been proven to

be useless only if you are infected. They even increase the risk to get infected

follow medical advise.

If you are already infected how can they increase the risk to get more infected. If you've got CV19 you're already infected.

[Rimmer]

Some off topic removed

[tropo]

22 minutes ago, White Christmas13 said:

 

Yes mate, I've seen that too many times to count.  

 

Think about what you are reading rather than just parroting everything. The statements on this WHO flier indicates that masks are useful to prevent contracting the virus... how did you miss that?

 

If a mask is necessary for people who work with infected people, to prevent them from contracting the virus, it's obvious that it will work for everyone, to prevent them from contracting the virus. You don't know how many people that you come into contact with are infected and actively spreading covid-19, do you? Most infected people have infected others before they were tested and then isolated. If you are not wearing a mask, you could be one.

 

Now where is the proof you talked about?