"Wonderful kind foreigners" stepping up to help! Thai media praises efforts to help desperate Thais

[rooster59]

"Wonderful kind foreigners" stepping up to help! Thai media praises efforts to help desperate Thais

 

Image: PPTV

 

The Thai media is full of stories about kind foreigners helping out Thai people in their hour of need.

 

Help has been pouring in from foreigners who, despite being badly affected by the Covid-19 crisis themselves, want to give back to the people and country they love.

 

Following stories about foreigners doling out food supplies in places like Chiang Mai came news that a group of foreign businessmen and their Thai wives had prepared 850 emergency packs for the hungry on holiday island Koh Samui.

 

Steven, a Scottish beer bar owner, told PPTV that he had been forced to shutter his business after the governor of Surat Thani issued an order. He was affected but not as bad as many Thai people who have lost their jobs and incomes in the economy that is heavily reliant on the now largely shut down tourism sector.

 

So he got together with some foreign friends who run dive shops and enlisted the help of their Thai wives.

The message from Steven was that Thais and foreigners would get through this together.

 

Image: Manager

 

The local authority were informed and all protocols were followed including mask wearing, health checks and social distancing.

 

Manager said that items like rice, tinned sardines and bamee noodles were handed out to the needy in Ban Bang Rak, Bo Phut.

 

Image: Manager

 

Both they and PPTV praised the foreigners for their wonderful kindness in the crisis.

 

Samui has had few cases of coronavirus though the economic impact has been devastating. PPTV said there had been no fresh cases for 10 days and there had been just seven in total.

 

Four of these were being treated in hospital and three had been allowed home.

 

Sources: PPTV and Manager

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-04-25

 

- Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you

- Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

[Odysseus123]

Well done to all-whatever their nationality-who,in this moment of world crisis, step up to the plate...

 

"No man is an island entire of itself,each is a piece of the continent,a part of the main.."

 

John Donne,1624.

[Matzzon]

To give food and help is one thing that many already done, but that they also was keeping up with the checks and social distancing is admirable. 

 

Well done!

[Eindhoven]

Many foreigners consider Thailand their home and the people around them, their community. 

Truth be told, many care more about the land than the locals.

It's a shame that the powers that be don't seem to recognise this, making it easier for the good guys to make this their permanent home.

 

[ezzra]

I'm told that yesterday some kind hearted foreigners in Pattaya were handing out food packages to local residents until the the police came and shooo them away saying that No, you can't do that.. go figure...

[petermik]

7 hours ago, ezzra said:

I'm told that yesterday some kind hearted foreigners in Pattaya were handing out food packages to local residents until the the police came and shooo them away saying that No, you can't do that.. go figure...

Just jobsworths wanting to show their authority....people not queuing properly and no pre notification sent...as I said "jobsworths"

[RobbyXNorway]

It's a nice gesture but where is the government aparatus that should have been put in place for this reason? Any idiot should know this would cause serious problems for the poorer part of the country.

[rkidlad]

Well done to Thais and foreigners for doing this kind of work. From tipping your Grab delivery guy, etc, to being out there giving people meals - it all counts. Keep it up. 

[The Barmbeker]

Remeber that, the next time you tell me "You no undasatand Thailand" or "You just guest- go home if you no like!"

And maybe...just maybe...kick your government in the butt , so next time they actually pay money to every needy person!

[spiekerjozef]

Well done.

[billd766]

13 minutes ago, petermik said:

Just jobsworths wanting to show their authority....people not queuing properly and no pre notification sent...as I said "jobsworths"

Definitely NOT out of the box thinkers.

[billd766]

9 minutes ago, RobbyXNorway said:

It's a nice gesture but where is the government aparatus that should have been put in place for this reason? Any idiot should know this would cause serious problems for the poorer part of the country.

They are still having meetings and discussions on what to do.

 

When I was working we adopted the acronym JFDI. Just <Deleted> Do It and sort the paperwork out later.

 

If the end customer is happy and approves it, great.

[Kwasaki]

Been looking after a Thai family who was poor for 20 years the only praise I get is from the mrs. ????

[trainman34014]

52 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

Been looking after a Thai family who was poor for 20 years the only praise I get is from the mrs. ????

I had a similar experience for 13 years until they all died !    They just can't bring themselves to say 'Thank You', as it means 'Loss of Face' having to admit they haven't got a pot to <deleted> in !

[trainman34014]

Meanwhile; the silence from the Gangsters in Government House is deafening !

[holy cow cm]

If they asked us for help I would probably stand up if really needed. I already do some of my part already. But it would be notice if they let us family members have an easy PR to really say this is our home. 

[Creasy]

Where is the voteless Prime Minister ? The Watchman ? The heroine smuggler ? The chicken farm lady ? etc etc?

 

In charge of the nation and all are millionaires. Too selfish to help the poor out of their own pockets and too incompetent to organise useful help.

[Neeranam]

Making the distinction between foreigners and Thais is dangerous, in my opinion.

 

 

[Neeranam]

2 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Steven, a Scottish beer bar owner

What is a "beer bar"?

[Virt]

I sent 1500 baht to one of those located on Samui since it's the island I visit most when I'm in Thailand. It's not alot of money but if enough people chip in it can make a difference.

[misterphil]

There you go. Scottish and other foreigners helping the locals out in a time of need. 
 

We need a list of which Nationalities are assisting the locals. Wonder how many Chinese are giving back after grinding the world to a halt? ???? 

 

Easier visas in the future for those that helped out maybe? ????

[robertson468]

My Thai Wife and a bunch of her pals had a whip round and then bought loads of supplies and then handed it out to the very poor on the Island (my only part was to make a sizeable donation).  A few hours after the food had been distributed my Wife received a message from a Lady with two little children saying that because she didn't have any transport, by the time she got to the distribution point, all the food had been handed out.  We felt so awful that a deeper investigation of Sammy's pockets found a few more hundred baht, which to be honest I didn't really need!  So off she went to meet a very grateful Mother.  Just makes you feel good to be able to put something back in to the community.

[toolpush]

2 hours ago, The Barmbeker said:

Remeber that, the next time you tell me "You no undasatand Thailand" or "You just guest- go home if you no like!"

And maybe...just maybe...kick your government in the butt , so next time they actually pay money to every needy person!

I am not sure if the money tree in the backyard of government house has that much money..........

[Odysseus123]

10 minutes ago, misterphil said:

There you go. Scottish and other foreigners helping the locals out in a time of need. 
 

We need a list of which Nationalities are assisting the locals. Wonder how many Chinese are giving back after grinding the world to a halt? ???? 

 

Easier visas in the future for those that helped out maybe? ????

The Chinese run a charity in my town (Warin Chamrap) and also provide free funerals for those who die in poverty and have no Thai family in the vicinity.

 

The funeral service and meal are free for all.

[Bangkokazy]

Hundreds of hungry Thais invaded downtown Lopburi in Thailand and fell on each other on a banana under the shocked look . This behavior of Thais associated with lack of tourists, who have left the region due to coronavirus. Tourists feed Thai every day. Powered by hunger, now Thais roam the city in search of food.

[bristolgeoff]

they have helped they area.well done.but when it is over  will they return the favour or people in  power  with government issues be kinder

[Yadon Toploy]

1 hour ago, Creasy said:

Where is the voteless Prime Minister ? The Watchman ? The heroine smuggler ? The chicken farm lady ? etc etc?

 

In charge of the nation and all are millionaires. Too selfish to help the poor out of their own pockets and too incompetent to organise useful help.

They are mafia characters and military strongmen. Not predisposed to help anyone except themselves.

[Yadon Toploy]

53 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Making the distinction between foreigners and Thais is dangerous, in my opinion.

Thais see themselves as unique and superior and are educated (indoctrinated) to think so.

 

Reality as we know is very different and they are nothing special neither as a nation and very rarely as individuals.

 

If things get bad here expect foreigners to be scapegoated, and all blame shifted.

[malibukid]

is  this being shown on  Thai TV?

[peterb17]

2 hours ago, Kwasaki said:

Been looking after a Thai family who was poor for 20 years the only praise I get is from the mrs. ????

Yes - but you can look back at a job well done - I managed to raise 170,000 baht to help one young man- and saved his life - never met him before- have only seen him on a ventilator- never met him since- but a good feeling .