Harveyboy Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 hey there just wondering if any other farang are feeling a little singled out here as far as traveling ok im all for security and and safety but felt uncomfortable today at the bus station first of all im a Farang married got 2 kids not been out of Thailand for 12 months just been down to jomtien to do some decorating no partying bloody work ha ...any way last week when i arrived i decided to book my return ticket for today the guy sees me get off the bus i went to the counter to book ticket Passport photocopy required first time ...but ok gave him passport then today when arrived there were about 20 people sitting down ..the guy from the counter came to me ..just me said can i see your ticket again unusual but gave him it then he came back with a form said i need all your details arrival ..flight number where you go where you been and a passport WHY i said covid he replied..now ive told him not been out of the country in 1 year what the F is this about gave him all he asked for but after sitting there a while i went to the desk and asked did all the other people here fill in these forms you say are for travel safely with covid No he said just you Only Farang i told him i wanted to take a photo of the document he was reluctant but finally let me this is not right can! this really be legal Being tracked like dogs if i was not in the position of having a wife and kids here they could shove their anti nasty farang attitude where the sun don't shine anyone else had an experience like this for me its a first and i bloody didn't like it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 The bus to\from Ekkamai from Nth Pattaya bus station doesn't have any of that nonsense going on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johng Posted July 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2020 10 minutes ago, Harveyboy said: i wanted to take a photo of the document he was reluctant but finally let me Please post the photo. The other Thai passengers probably had to sign in with the mobile phone app. I notice at most shops now they just take my temperature and don't bother to even ask about sighing in/out with an app (dont have) or pen and paper. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mosan Posted July 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2020 I hate to break it to you, but many people around the world experience this type of treatment day in and day out. You have just experienced what it's like to be discriminated against...just because you look (and maybe act) different. Think about that for a moment - I'm sure you already have - after you calmed down. It's why several places (U.S.A.) is falling apart at the seams. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Just put it down to current paranoia and the fact as an obvious foreigner staff is required to provide tracking details which assumes need for passport. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matzzon Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Terrible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AndyAndyAndy Posted July 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2020 Can't you put together 100 000 Baht for second hand Toyota Vios? ???? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olmate Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Try oz at the moment.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 A few weeks ago I was made to sit outside a Home Shop store as I was a foreigner, while my wife shopped inside and had to send me photos of potential purchases. The fact that I hadn't been out of the country for weeks made no difference. "You farang." Pathetic. They've just begun building a Global House opposite, so hopefully they'll be forced out of business. I wonder how many staff will have the forethought to apply for jobs at GH before they lose their job at HS.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post petermik Posted July 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2020 7 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said: A few weeks ago I was made to sit outside a Home Shop store as I was a foreigner, while my wife shopped inside and had to send me photos of potential purchases. The fact that I hadn't been out of the country for weeks made no difference. "You farang." Pathetic. The pair of you should have walked away....... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojothai Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 (edited) We have to get card registered on Skytrain and MRT in order to add credit. Have to fill out and sign forms at 2 hospitals i use with many details before seeing a doctor. That's not just because I am a farang. Sympathise with the discrimination in this OP case, Unfortunately these things may become the norm. Edited July 30, 2020 by jojothai spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinL Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 9 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said: A few weeks ago I was made to sit outside a Home Shop store as I was a foreigner, while my wife shopped inside and had to send me photos of potential purchases. The fact that I hadn't been out of the country for weeks made no difference. "You farang." Pathetic. What wonder what they'd have done if your wife had spent a significant amount and then, at the checkout, had said "My husband, the pi55'd oph foreigner you've forced to sit outside, is paying". I know what I'd have done if I was that foreigner. In fact, in those circumstances, I think I'd have encouraged my wife to 'buy' things, knowing full well I had no intention of paying for them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy cow cm Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 I would have told him to shove his BS and refund me the money immediately. Simple check in is all that is required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNXBKKMAN Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 45 minutes ago, petermik said: The pair of you should have walked away....... Or just walked in and ignored the staff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thejcb Posted July 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2020 Or just put up with it. That's what I would have done. I wouldn't have cared. It's a different world in Thailand so why you all think we should behave in the same stupid way you would have in England. Eg. Complained, Moaned, Shouted etc... which gets you nowhere. I have no idea why you all think it makes a difference 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 2 hours ago, CNXBKKMAN said: Or just walked in and ignored the staff. I think that is a good option. Now from time to time when people try to check my temperature I just walk through and tell them "mai pen lai". I never had anybody stop me and telling me I can't do that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trucking Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 18 hours ago, Harveyboy said: anyone else had an experience like this for me its a first and i bloody didn't like it Yes. We checked into a Bangkok hotel we had never used before. Our usual hotel just gives us the key and a wai and thats all because we are such frequent guests. But with this new hotel we were given the third degree and had to prove that neither of us had left the country recently. Wife nearly lost it but the guy was polite and apologetic so she managed to hold it together. as long as they are polite it doesn't bother me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith101 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Olmate said: Try oz at the moment.. Its Vic not the whole country which is why its borders are all closed . https://www.covid19data.com.au/ Edited July 30, 2020 by keith101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy cow cm Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 42 minutes ago, thejcb said: Or just put up with it. That's what I would have done. I wouldn't have cared. It's a different world in Thailand so why you all think we should behave in the same stupid way you would have in England. Eg. Complained, Moaned, Shouted etc... which gets you nowhere. I have no idea why you all think it makes a difference Because no one here has been anywhere and if they had and just returned they would have been through quarantine and ok already. See? It is Xenophobic and highlights us foreigners in a bad taste way. More Thai have that darn virus coming back to Thailand than any race. All they should have done was made him check in via scan or name and telephone number like all the Thai do. Period! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time2093 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Was this the Pattaya to Bangkok bus station? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmen Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 4 hours ago, Olmate said: Try oz at the moment.. Yep, flew from Sydney to gold coast few weeks back and literally got interrogated and I'm a citizen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harveyboy Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 5 hours ago, scubascuba3 said: The bus to\from Ekkamai from Nth Pattaya bus station doesn't have any of that nonsense going on no i didnt have the when i took the bus from home to Pattaya stange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harveyboy Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 11 minutes ago, time2093 said: Was this the Pattaya to Bangkok bus station? pattaya phetchabun used it 10 years never a problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tribalfusion001 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 15 minutes ago, madmen said: Yep, flew from Sydney to gold coast few weeks back and literally got interrogated and I'm a citizen! This isn't going to end well, pushing citizens around like this. Luckily no one takes any notice of the government or the police in the UK???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 4 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said: A few weeks ago I was made to sit outside a Home Shop store as I was a foreigner, while my wife shopped inside and had to send me photos of potential purchases. The fact that I hadn't been out of the country for weeks made no difference. "You farang." Pathetic. They've just begun building a Global House opposite, so hopefully they'll be forced out of business. I wonder how many staff will have the forethought to apply for jobs at GH before they lose their job at HS.... Were you too hot .... regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harveyboy Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 39 minutes ago, holy cow cm said: Because no one here has been anywhere and if they had and just returned they would have been through quarantine and ok already. See? It is Xenophobic and highlights us foreigners in a bad taste way. More Thai have that darn virus coming back to Thailand than any race. All they should have done was made him check in via scan or name and telephone number like all the Thai do. Period! I've followed all the rules at shops ect temp ..hand gel..bar code scan no problems with that but the guy came over sat by me amongst passengers who had just arrived No check no gel no scan when i asked was it only me who had to fill in this very long winded form he ..exact words yes Farang on this form were airline details arrival departure flight numbers..bit much for a bus station check i thought as i dsid i told him i wanted a copy eventually i got a photo ill get the wife to look at it more when i get back find out why.. they already took a photo copy of my passport when i bought my ticket now the have a copy of my Thai identify card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saakura Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 (edited) 54 minutes ago, holy cow cm said: Because no one here has been anywhere and if they had and just returned they would have been through quarantine and ok already. See? It is Xenophobic and highlights us foreigners in a bad taste way. More Thai have that darn virus coming back to Thailand than any race. All they should have done was made him check in via scan or name and telephone number like all the Thai do. Period! The Egyptian soldier, Sudanese girl, Estonian diplomat are just 3 cases in the last few weeks, who escaped quarantine after entering Thailand. Two of them later tested positive for Covid. Edited July 30, 2020 by saakura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tribalfusion001 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 7 minutes ago, saakura said: The Egyptian soldier, Sudanese girl, Estonian diplomat are just 3 cases in the last few weeks, who escaped quarantine after entering Thailand. Two of them later tested positive for Covid. Oh no close down the country again for 3 cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy cow cm Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 15 minutes ago, Harveyboy said: I've followed all the rules at shops ect temp ..hand gel..bar code scan no problems with that but the guy came over sat by me amongst passengers who had just arrived No check no gel no scan when i asked was it only me who had to fill in this very long winded form he ..exact words yes Farang on this form were airline details arrival departure flight numbers..bit much for a bus station check i thought as i dsid i told him i wanted a copy eventually i got a photo ill get the wife to look at it more when i get back find out why.. they already took a photo copy of my passport when i bought my ticket now the have a copy of my Thai identify card Complete racist uneducated nonsense. I would have told him to bite me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 42 minutes ago, worgeordie said: Were you too hot .... regards worgeordie No. I was simply a foreigner (wearing a mask) who might have gone to Europe to bring the virus back to Thailand. I haven't been to Europe since 2017, but that didn't matter. Thailand is full of very ignorant people with zero common sense, and that is very frustrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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