Bangkok Midnight Marathon 2020 bans foreigners

[Knobby37]

16 hours ago, ChipButty said:

I wont be taking part

I can’t see the point of anyone taking part, including Thais

[Trujillo]

So the early registration will not be available for dirty farangs and they will have to pay the full rates. Couldn't just be fair, could they? Had to stick in the dual pricing ... this must be hardwired in the Thai psyche. 

[herfiehandbag]

21 minutes ago, TEFLKrabi said:

FYI the decision has now been reversed. But.... foreigners have a later date to register which means they miss out on the ‘early bird’ discount. Two tier pricing in all but name, but it’s good to see the decision changed. 

Yes, so I see. That is good, perhaps I should have said the decision was unlikely to be reversed. However the cynic in me says that maybe they realised they would be losing out on quite a lot of entry fees?

[vandeventer]

No worries, I can't run very far anyway.Must be getting to old?

[heybuz]

16 hours ago, VMKW said:

It is simply called Racism.

No, a Thai has to have have a chance of winning remove the strongest opposition.

[kcpattaya]

[Graemej100]

It is quite understandable. Farang are dirty and spread the virus. Everyone knows this. 

"Ex Pats, help the Thai economy to recover by traveling to the many 'tourist' spots (yuk) in the country and, if you are good, we will not charge you the inflated prices we usually do. We will let you participate at the same price as we Thais." 

But you cannot compete in sport against us. You will infect us.........or you might win.

[cheapcanuck]

Open for tourism, B S. Xenophobia is alive and well in Thailand. The word is out for the world to see.

[Trujillo]

The longer this border lockdown continues (no tourists allowed, thank you), the more the Thais will realign their economy and the sooner they will realize they don't need the dirty farang at all. Expect next year the possibility of all "non-essential" workers' long term visas to not be renewed. That's you retired folks, students, and "married" people (all marriages are scams, we know). 

[ChakaKhan]

Im gonna wait til the Midnight hour to see if they change their minds..meanwhile Ill be here watching Marathon man.....is it safe? is it safe? dirty falangs safe???

[Boomer6969]

27 minutes ago, kcpattaya said:

Borders are strictly controlled with quarantine measures in place, I don't believe one second that the organisers could ignore that. Therefore this is a lame excuse. You are racists gentlemen. 

[Bender Rodriguez]

for xx days no new blabla, so everybody should be "safe"

 

and now this

 

what is next, no service in restaurants ?

 

 

and ... THAI PEOPLE don't travel ?

 

my ex-in-laws took 2-3 trips per month to japan, hk, singapore ....  for fun

 

 

[BKKBike09]

The most depressing part of this ill-informed decision is that the 'fun run' (which is what this mostly is) isn't happening for four months, yet there's every sign that it will strictly policed under the current Covid regulations. That's the clearest sign yet that the authorities here have absolutely no intention of relaxing any restrictions any time soon. 

 

On a purely practical point, the organisers are encouraging people to drive to the event "for safety", and then to implement social distancing at the start line. Anyone complaining that they aren't getting a full marathon should get to the back of the line, which will probably be a further 21 km from the start! As per this graphic from the advice pack, there'll be a staggered starting grid to ensure a minimum of 1 sq m of space between runners. Groups of runners will be dispatched at intervals of not more than 3 minutes.

 

Sounds like fun.

 

[theoldgit]

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[patrick1968]

[Miami007]

Wow.. borders are closed and now non-Thais who have lived in the country can't participate?

Das this apply to Indians, Japanese or Chinese as well or just Caucasians?

 

Seems to be textbook racism as there is no justification for it. 

May as well plan the official funeral for the tourism industry, if word gets around.  

 

How long until expats in the country will encounter more denied services (no BTS, no restaurant)?

Other countries in the region will benefit.

[Tchooptip]

And do we have the right to be a spectator?????

[shackleton]

Just been reading they are now allowing Foreigners to compete in the race

So for all the complainers calm down  you can enter your name 

And enjoy the run 

[Grusa]

1 hour ago, kcpattaya said:

Is this genuine? It can't be, it's not written in Thinglish.

[TERMINATOR3AB]

It is  very sad  and I  am married to a lovley  Thai lady

I have been to  6  Asian  countries   and Thailand by far is  the most Racist  to me as  an Auatralian

Strange  though   the  country  that  shows real  warmth  and no racism  was Thailands  neighbour   Cambodia

With  the Phillippiness  a  close  second

Why  is that?

 

[TERMINATOR3AB]

Sorry   I cannot  see too  good  and  hard to  spell  when type

 

[PatOngo]

18 hours ago, from the home of CC said:

don't blame them a bit -  when you look at the irresponsible actions and predictable outcomes of dealing with the virus in other countries foreigners have Thais concerned and if other nations hadn't of acted so stupid there would probably be reduced fear..  

Do you have any idea? Foreigners wont be entering Thailand to compete, in case you have'nt noticed, most international flights are suspended, the foreigners who are being discriminated against are  already in the country!

 

 

[PatOngo]

4 minutes ago, TERMINATOR3AB said:

It is  very sad  and I  am married to a lovley  Thai lady

I have been to  6  Asian  countries   and Thailand by far is  the most Racist  to me as  an Auatralian

Strange  though   the  country  that  shows real  warmth  and no racism  was Thailands  neighbour   Cambodia

With  the Phillippiness  a  close  second

Why  is that?

 

I agree, I have worked in most Asian countries. Other countries are better educated and not stuck in a cultural time warp!

[wmlc]

It is a completely stupid idea as the only foreigners here now are the ones that are stuck here or work here. They pose no danger of passing Covid 19 to anyone. Perhaps they should change to no Repatriated Thais as they are coming back in droves infected with Covid 19 

[robert888d]

I used to love Thailand and feel very welcome and happy here and planned to stay here until I died.However,day after day I am realizing just how racist and xenophobic many Thai people are becoming. Notice on a restaurant no foreigners allowed,not allowed to take part in the midnight marathon,dirty smelly Farangs, etc etc I am starting to feel the same dislike for Thailand so it's time to say Adios,goodbye,auf wiedersehen

[dallen52]

I think a few foreigners are waiting to get back to And conduct their own midnight marathons...

[chilli42]

18 hours ago, Boomer6969 said:

Guess that most of us have Facebook accounts, so we all must share that Thailand is now deeply racist, and that any tourist who comes here is wasting his time and money.

Well if racism was your criteria for where to travel then staying home is your best bet ... assuming you are the right colour in your home country.  Why would you expect Thai’s to be any different than the people who live in your home country.  It’s not like you were invited to come to Thailand to take up residence.

[Card]

18 hours ago, geisha said:

Do your own marathons!
 

No Thais allowed?

[umlungu2012]

Apartheid. Actually, it's what they termed "Petty Apartheid" : the little things like separate park benches.... Looks like it's alive and well here. Restaurants, buses, sports, pricing. What's next? 

[DirtyHarry55]

3 hours ago, rvaviator said:

Do you feel safe ??

Yes why we will allow Thighs.