Phuket foreigners told to be COVID ‘socially responsible’ or face expulsion

[DiJoDavO]

4 hours ago, smedly said:

Reading various reports the vast majority of detected spread in Phuket and around the country is by Thai people 

 

Didn't they say something similar about Thai people a day or 2 ago? Do as we say or face a fine. 

Now they do it with foreigners. Calm down. Next time they'll say the news in Thai and you'll complain why they didnt translate it for foreigners. 

 

By the way... The vast majority of detected spread is by Thais in Thailand, because... You know... this is.... Well.... Thailand. 

 

With what you say, you behave as if foreigners can't spread this at all. 

[ukrules]

Looks like we have reached something of a turning point here.

 

I'm reminded of the videos coming out of China last year where the African were evicted from their apartments due to their COVID spreading risk.

 

Once evicted they couldn't rent a hotel or other apartments because everyone knew that they were the ones spreading COVID so they became homeless.

 

 

Edited April 28, 2021 by ukrules

[ChrisKC]

One only has to conform to easy measures: mask-wearing, reasonable behaviour that involves not frequenting places when they are out of bounds.

Nobody should feel they will be severely punished in any way unless they are seen to be ignoring the rules. Nobody likes the rules, and who knows how long they will last, but for everyone, including all those trying to manage this crisis, we have to manage ourselves as individuals

 

Whether we agree with Officialdom or not, foreigners are not in a very strong position to rebel against it!

[natway09]

Some of you should read the article, not between the lines.

Nowhere did it blame  us for the virus spread.

What it is saying is that when you buy your 10th beer of the day from 7/11, the rules 

still apply.

And yes, if you act like a yahoo & disregard any form of discipline  thinking that you are are above the law, just remember we can arrange for your departure 

[BestB]

48 minutes ago, LivinginKata said:

This is really insulting. I wear a mask in public yet almost all Thais I see are not wearing a mask other than in shops.. 

I do not wear one when riding bike, but i have a helmet, All thai i see wearing a mask but no helmets, i guess getting covid is more likely when riding alone than losing your head, so at least when head is found few meters away from the body, its safe to touch it because its wearing a mask.

 

I realize how sick it sounds, but at the same time, this is how stupid some rules are

[Scottie12]

Let’s be honest, most of the maskless idiots at the Kolour parties were farang.

[BestB]

Just now, natway09 said:

Some of you should read the article, not between the lines.

Nowhere did it blame  us for the virus spread.

What it is saying is that when you buy your 10th beer of the day from 7/11, the rules 

still apply.

And yes, if you act like a yahoo & disregard any form of discipline  thinking that you are are above the law, just remember we can arrange for your departure 

 There should be no mention or warnings to foreigners when there are hardly any left in the country and worst wave originated from a Thai place from Thai officials.

 

If any foreigner was responsible from the past, then may be they would have a leg to stand on to even bring it up. But  i have a feeling if any foreigner was responsible, then it would turn into full on hunt for all foreigners

 

[saintbangkok]

I don't know about Phuket, but the most people i see in BKK and Pattaya not wearing a mask are THAI. 

[tandor]

...must keep face at all costs.

 

[apetryxx]

5 hours ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

The meeting was for/with FOREIGN consuls and representatives on the island so of course the Thai officials would remind them to pass along the word to their nationals and other constituents. Did you happen to read that the THAI Prime Minister was fined for not wearing a mask in public? It has nothing to do with targeting any particular group of people...it's to get everyone on the same page. Even after over 20 years, I don't understand the reflexive defensiveness of so many T-V members. If you hate Thailand...leave!

First off, PM’s fine was a publicity stunt and the 6,000 baht fine was probably paid out of the public trough. Secondly, it is patently obvious that the government has badly mishandled procurement and dissemination of vaccines. Enough said.

[SwampyThai]

Yep just like the Thais were socially responsible at the Krystal club, ignorant muppets.  

[connda]

Might as well shift the blame for the entire regional epidemic onto the shoulders of farangs who don't shower and wear dirty cloths.  I mean, this couldn't possibly have anything to do with Thai people, just filthy foreign scum failing to be "socially responsible" as the Eye of Sauron shifts its xenophobic focus from Thais and onto dirty farangs.

Imagine the US State Department or UK Foreign Office issuing a statement like this?  Ohhh, the anti-racist outrage we'd hear.  In Thailand?  The Thai public just nods their heads in approval and agreement.

[DavisH]

5 hours ago, WineOh said:

Phuket.

They really do love foreigners there, dont they ???? 

Tourist area = foreigners are cash cows to be milked. Nothing more. Same as Pattaya. Hate those places. 

[dallen52]

5 hours ago, bluesofa said:

 

Does that include the two in the photo? Or doesn't staying two metres apart matter if you're wearing an invincibility face mask?

What about locals - with they be exiled to Xinjiang or North Korea?

Or back to Nepal

Most shops in Patong are run by Nepalese.

[WineOh]

2 minutes ago, DavisH said:

Tourist area = foreigners are cash cows to be milked. Nothing more. Same as Pattaya. Hate those places. 

So do I.

I have witnessed first hand on numerous occasions how these evil touts treat tourists in the so called hotspots.

 

I hope they never return.

Better off in Spain.

[Bangkok Barry]

5 hours ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

Even after over 20 years, I don't understand the reflexive defensiveness of so many T-V members. If you hate Thailand...leave!

I think very few would say they hate Thailand, or its people. I think very many, foreigners and Thais alike, would say they hate the people who run it.

[FritsSikkink]

5 hours ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

The meeting was for/with FOREIGN consuls and representatives on the island so of course the Thai officials would remind them to pass along the word to their nationals and other constituents. Did you happen to read that the THAI Prime Minister was fined for not wearing a mask in public? It has nothing to do with targeting any particular group of people...it's to get everyone on the same page. Even after over 20 years, I don't understand the reflexive defensiveness of so many T-V members. If you hate Thailand...leave!

A lot of them can't afford to live in their own country.

[connda]

32 minutes ago, ukrules said:

Looks like we have reached something of a turning point here.

 

I'm reminded of the videos coming out of China last year where the African were evicted from their apartments due to their COVID spreading risk.

 

Once evicted they couldn't rent a hotel or other apartments because everyone knew that they were the ones spreading COVID so they became homeless.

 

 

Yep.  Xenophobia and racism are ugly brutes which live and breed in many Asian countries including the LOS and only need a prod to show their true colors.  It's so much easier to blame the country's ills on "outsiders" than to face the reality of your own irresponsible behavior.
Who let infected Thais travel from Red Zones across the entire country during Songkran?  Was it farangs?  Indians?  Africans?  ASEAN migrant labor?  Nope. 
Whose failed to obtain Covid shots?  Was it farangs?  Indians?  Africans?  ASEAN migrant labor?  Nope. 
Who went partying in Thong Lor to start this mess off?  Was it farangs?  Indians?  Africans?  ASEAN migrant labor?  Nope. 

"But bad, stinky foreigners beware.  We're watching you!"

[BarraMarra]

The blame game starts at the top from the Minister for Health Anutin Charnvirakul blamed falangs last year for not wearing Mask's in Bkk when he told everyone Falang's don't wash are Dirty and are not welcome in Thailand.

[Jingthing]

2 hours ago, TheFishman1 said:

 In other breaking news the Russian vaccine that the Thai government has ordered they are not allowing to use it in Brazil due to the fact of lack of data lack of transparency I was a vaccine therefore Brazil will not use the Russian vaccine the Thai government thinks it’s a great deal so why not Get it TIT

Beggars aren't choosers, da?

[Headgame]

24 minutes ago, dallen52 said:

Or back to Nepal

Most shops in Patong are run by Nepalese.

OK, that’s a completely false statement. 

[Mavideol]

6 hours ago, WineOh said:

Phuket.

They really do love foreigners there, dont they ???? 

maybe they are not familiar with the old saying, here are some to refresh their "lost" mind   555

 

 

In business you learn quickly not to bite the hand that feeds, because benefactors can just as quickly crush your financial future

 

Do not scorn or treat ill those whom one depends on or derives benefit from, for to do so is to risk losing those benefits altogether.

 

[WineOh]

1 minute ago, Mavideol said:

In business you learn quickly not to bite the hand that feeds, because benefactors can just as quickly crush your financial future

Sadly, a lesson that never seems learned here.

 

Maybe this time will be different.

Will report back in a decade or so.....

[phantom51red]

53 minutes ago, apetryxx said:

First off, PM’s fine was a publicity stunt and the 6,000 baht fine was probably paid out of the public trough. Secondly, it is patently obvious that the government has badly mishandled procurement and dissemination of vaccines. Enough said.

Anyone who cant see through that ....forget about the rose tinted specs,theres just no hope for them.

[sirineou]

1 hour ago, BestB said:

I do not wear one when riding bike, but i have a helmet, All thai i see wearing a mask but no helmets, i guess getting covid is more likely when riding alone than losing your head, so at least when head is found few meters away from the body, its safe to touch it because its wearing a mask.

 

I realize how sick it sounds, but at the same time, this is how stupid some rules are

I tried wearing a helmet over my face to prevent the spread of covid while tiding a bike, but I kept  crushing into things. 

[digger70]

6 hours ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

The meeting was for/with FOREIGN consuls and representatives on the island so of course the Thai officials would remind them to pass along the word to their nationals and other constituents. Did you happen to read that the THAI Prime Minister was fined for not wearing a mask in public? It has nothing to do with targeting any particular group of people...it's to get everyone on the same page. Even after over 20 years, I don't understand the reflexive defensiveness of so many T-V members. If you hate Thailand...leave!

 

PHUKET: Foreigners in Phuket caught ignoring COVID prevention measures and acting in a manner deemed to be not “socially responsible” will face legal penalties and may even face being kicked out of the country. 

 

One doesn't have to Hate Thailand to see that is a Foreigners attack.

What are they doing to the Thais ? let them THB 6000 and a Way and All is Well ? 

If the Just Fine the Thais than it  should be just Fine  the Foreigners Right .

They want  the tourists to Return One day? Keep up the Bullsh!t like this and they will see No tourists .

 

[Toby1947]

My response like thousands of others, stick Phuket and Thailand where the sun doesn’t shine. Finally getting what these racists  little half pints deserve 5555.

Edited April 28, 2021 by Toby1947

[phantom51red]

1 minute ago, digger70 said:

PHUKET: Foreigners in Phuket caught ignoring COVID prevention measures and acting in a manner deemed to be not “socially responsible” will face legal penalties and may even face being kicked out of the country. 

 

One doesn't have to Hate Thailand to see that is a Foreigners attack.

What are they doing to the Thais ? let them THB 6000 and a Way and All is Well ? 

If the Just Fine the Thais than it  should be just Fine  the Foreigners Right .

They want  the tourists to Return One day? Keep up the Bullsh!t like this and they will see No tourists .

 

500 bht for 2 thais ayutthaya

[BestB]

7 minutes ago, sirineou said:

I tried wearing a helmet over my face to prevent the spread of covid while tiding a bike, but I kept  crushing into things. 

That’s not your fault if things do not move out of your way

[digger70]

Just now, phantom51red said:

500 bht for 2 thais ayutthaya

That was wrong .the cops can't  Fine the people .they have to go to court now and see how much they will have to pay . It should be THB 6000 first time after that it will go up.