Thai police warn: Enjoy a beer at home but DO NOT invite your friends or relatives round

[prakhonchai nick]

Impossible to reason with some people...........OVER AND OUT!!!!!!!

[Greg O]

Sex and Alchohol is still authorized at this time but there are severe penalties for early withdrawal !

 

 

[tonray]

No worries....small chance I'll ever be inviting relatives in...ha ha  ha

[rtco]

17 hours ago, webfact said:

But don't invite anyone round or you could face arrest. 

So let me put this into perspective ... how many millions of people live in Thailand as opposed to how many thousands of RTP officers there are ... totally impossible to police ... total insanity

[Greg O]

Feliz Cinco de Mayo ! What are they thinking it's Mexican Independence day don't they know anything ? 

 

La Cucaracha, La Cucaracha...dadadada ! 

[GaryAdriaenssens]

Bunch of idiots, do they really have nothing else to do?

[ChipButty]

1 hour ago, kingdong said:

Same as you what I currently used to spend in pubs a year would pay for 2 one month holidays in los.it's it into perspective.

You maybe right, Im drinking the same but it's costing me less than half the amount and my home is much nicer than sitting in an empty bar I guess we become creatures of habit

[sandyf]

15 hours ago, johng said:

Well what about the next virus and the one after that

world population at 7.8 billion    Flu still the winner.

 

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/coronavirus-disease-2019-vs-the-flu

 

 

There is the simple minded view, and then there is the reality of the unknown.

[ginjag]

No gatherings, no beach, limited walking BUT at Makro and Tescos and other outlets MAYHEM, everyone bunched together fighting to get beer of the pallets,   just ridiculous, this is not a complaint it is happening.

[sandyf]

14 minutes ago, rtco said:

So let me put this into perspective ... how many millions of people live in Thailand as opposed to how many thousands of RTP officers there are ... totally impossible to police ... total insanity

So you would prefer to force a return to martial law, in full with the army on the streets.

 

Those that do not like the heat should get out of the kitchen.

[sandyf]

7 minutes ago, ginjag said:

No gatherings, no beach, limited walking BUT at Makro and Tescos and other outlets MAYHEM, everyone bunched together fighting to get beer of the pallets,   just ridiculous, this is not a complaint it is happening.

Exactly why restrictions are required, irrational human behaviour is not unique to Thailand.

 

Social media and cable news lit up Thursday with images from Lansing, Mich., where armed protesters descended on the state Capitol to demand an end to the state’s coronavirus lockdown. “I have never appreciated our Sergeants-at-Arms more than today,” wrote state Sen. Dayna Polehanki, as right-wing groups screamed in the faces of Michigan State Police officers.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/03/lockdown-protesters-dont-care-about-lives/

[ginjag]

7 minutes ago, sandyf said:

So you would prefer to force a return to martial law, in full with the army on the streets.

 

Those that do not like the heat should get out of the kitchen.

Maybe a good idea to get the army in , send then to supermarkets to stop the gatherings of stupid fighting Muay Thai style to grab beer and other drinks.

[richard_smith237]

17 hours ago, zeamonkey said:

So they just banned sex outside relationships? 

Theoretically you are social distancing... so that's already banned !!!!

[nausea]

17 hours ago, webfact said:

He said the reality of the situation was that police would not raid people's homes unless there were complaints about noise or other annoyance but if police patrols heard parties they would be obliged to intervene according to the regulations. 

There you have it. Nobody's gonna be battering down your door if you're enjoying a quiet drink indoors with friends, just keep it discreet. 

 

 

As a Farang I guess it would be wise not to be too ostentatious about it, groups of friends drinking on the patio might well (and has) elicit complaints from Thai neighbours looking for an excuse to get a dig in at the Farang, complaints to which the Thai police would feel obliged to respond. I would emphasise that in my experience most Thai people are pretty laissez-faire regarding our peccadillos but, as with any group of people, there will always be one or two knobheads.

[sandyf]

11 minutes ago, ginjag said:

Maybe a good idea to get the army in , send then to supermarkets to stop the gatherings of stupid fighting Muay Thai style to grab beer and other drinks.

The simpleton logic, make everyone suffer because of a few.

People should give a bit more thought to what they wish for, and what they say.

[ChipButty]

27 minutes ago, sandyf said:

So you would prefer to force a return to martial law, in full with the army on the streets.

Add to the excitement a few tanks on the streets

[ronaldo0]

11-2 and 5-10 selling times ? So how come every man and their dog were wrestling at makro everywhere at 6am for booze the other day ? Plus how could you get from a shop at 10pm after buying booze and back to your home before it came 10.01pm ????

[peter14]

when you read all those dont  . . dont  ban . and charge...  well  they  can beg beg on their knee  to get tourist back !!..   Arrogant country

[CrunchWrapSupreme]

41 minutes ago, ginjag said:

MAYHEM, everyone bunched together fighting to get beer

Indeed. That was also the scene here at the Big C in Samut Prakan. Shelves stripped and carts full. We're all going to need a lot of beer to get us through this crisis. How dare they keep it from us.

 

We just got back from the moo ban upcountry, and while they ran out of alcohol in the mom and pop shops, there were still plenty of gatherings at people's homes with happy music playing. Perhaps they cracked into that emergency lao khao they keep in the back.

 

But what you didn't ever see were any cops busting these gatherings. I think if you emptied all their pockets you might get 1 or 2 thousand baht out of them. That's why all the busts are done down in Patts. You see for some reason, deep farang pockets are more susceptible to the dangers of Corona.

[itsallmine68]

Look a Camera lets all crowd around and get in the picture The heck with this Social Distancing stuff

[nausea]

18 hours ago, webfact said:

He said the reality of the situation was that police would not raid people's homes unless there were complaints about noise or other annoyance but if police patrols heard parties they would be obliged to intervene according to the regulations. 

There you have it. Nobody's gonna be battering down your door if you're enjoying a quiet drink indoors with friends, just keep it discreet. 

 

 

As a Farang I guess it would be wise not to be too ostentatious about it, groups of friends drinking on the patio might well (and has) elicit complaints from Thai neighbours looking for an excuse to get a dig in at the Farang, complaints to which the Thai police would feel obliged to respond. I would emphasise that in my experience most Thai people are pretty laissez-faire regarding our peccadillos but, as with any group of people, there will always be one or two knobheads.

[hotchilli]

18 hours ago, Don Mega said:

What if friends just randomly drop in whilst iam getting on the cans and they decide to stay and assist me destroying a slab or 2.... I did not invite them so that should be ok then !!

Best to keep the noise down!

 

Inside my Moo Ban most of the Thai families congregate in the evening, extended family & friends come to join them every day, sitting outside on picnic tables or mats sharing food & drink.
 

[Nanaplaza666]

Yes we live in this house with 30 people .

[Geoffggi]

19 hours ago, webfact said:

Thai police warn: Enjoy a beer at home but DO NOT invite your friends or relatives round

In other words you will do as you are told you naughty children and no common sense thinking permitted......LOL

[Pedrogaz]

Despite all the negative comments on here I think the government have done a great job. Look at the UK: with a similar population and whose government had such a laissez faire attitude and who were slow interrupting any economic activity; Result: 26000 dead.

Thailand 54 dead, and remember Thailand had hundreds of thousands of Chinese from Wuhan here in November, December and January (5 flights a day) and consequently was at very, very high risk of a major disaster.

The booze ban, the curfew, the lockdown, the ban on gouging for masks, the closure of airports and businesses all played a role in the great result.

Stop your whining and thank god you don't live in the UK, France, Italy, Spain or the US.

[Frotting]

18 hours ago, uli65 said:

When will all this nonsense come to an end???

If you have been here any length of time you will know the answer to that...  Never!  It is all about control, and there will always be nonsense such as this.  It has been a feudal society here since the beginning of the country around 600 years ago, and the peasants have always been treated like dumb sheep (which is what they are).  Nothing has or ever will change.  And now the Generalissimo has sold the whole lot, lock, stock and barrel to the Chinese Communist Party, probably for a few scraps at their table, now the Chinese have a ready made rice bowl full of willing peasants to keep things going.  That's about the size of it.  So you can expect to see more of this 'nonsense' from here on.  But life is never going to be as it was after this, and that's a fact.

 

 

 

[Blue Water Sailor]

14 hours ago, tribalfusion001 said:

It's selfish to think that younger people's lives can go on hold for an indefinite amount of time. How are people going to meet a partner without socializing. If people have serious health problems then they should isolate with support and everyone else should be allowed to lead their lives as they wish.

 

It takes years to test vaccines and make sure they are safe. There is no vaccine for SARS CoV from 2003 which SARS CoV2 is derived from.

They are going to say they have one. They will have to kill me before I let them inject me with it. I'm not alone in this either, there are millions that feel the same as I.

[ChipButty]

I get the feeling this ban might be re enforced soon these muppets 690 people arrested after curfew I think in Phuket the article wasn't very clear

[4737 Carlin]

19 hours ago, webfact said:

but if police patrols heard parties

????

[rkidlad]

BTS Ari this morning. I know what you’re thinking, but no food or drinks are allowed on the platforms. That means no one here was drinking alcohol. Virus-spread scare over. Breathe easy.