Officials take swift action against foreigners in Koh Phangan not wearing masks

[phetphet]

Not 100%, but they probably arrived on a speedboat from Samui. I thought everyone travelling between the islands needed a test in order to travel.

Perhaps they went by speedboat as not many ferries running at the moment.

[rumak]

34 minutes ago, HeijoshinCool said:

Seethe? You are filled with intense anger?....

 

Doesn't sound like you're that happy after all.

you have just described a great number of esteemed members.    this lovely forum is where they get

to vent their discontent.

 

as for yoga....  a young lady recently asked me to assist her in the The Downward Dog yoga pose  .   I almost slipped and killed myself in the shower !

[HappyExpat57]

51 minutes ago, HeijoshinCool said:

Seethe? You are filled with intense anger?....

 

Doesn't sound like you're that happy after all.

And it sounds like you don't consider a selfish,  life threatening act seriously.

[BobinBKK]

I go long distance exercise walking 3 days a week in Bangkok and see more than my fair share of Thais not wearing masks. I'm vaccinated (AstraZeneca) always wear my mask and I simply don't care what these people do. There's only one other farang that lives in my condo and every time I see him he's masked up too. It's rare that I would ever see another farang in the area of Bangkok I live in to begin with. 

[toofarnorth]

2 hours ago, Pravda said:

Nice bum

Thank you very big but I don't think I know you.

[herfiehandbag]

1 hour ago, HandsomeTallFarang said:

I wear the mask everywhere, but we might as well just do away with the mask mandate, because other contradictory, self defeating policies are in place that nobody seems to question, undoubtedly doing more harm than a group of idiots not wearing masks. 

 

What do I mean by this? Stuff like the tiny 7/11s packed like cans of sardines with people nearly shoulder to shoulder, especially around the curfew 8pm closing time deadline. Other shops and restaurants have to close, so a lot more people than usual are going to get food and essentials at a tiny, cramped 7/11 now. These 7/11’s that are often the size of a large garden shed continue to operate with zero capacity restrictions and zero other restrictions, except for the government order that they all must close early, which ensures it’s packed solid about 30 minutes before, and up until closing time. People scramble to get stuff at the few last minutes before curfew starts. The 7/11 near me almost has a line out the door near closing time, it becomes that crowded.

 

Construction sites are allowed to go on, despite the fact, that repeatedly these construction worker camps have been the source of new infection clusters. Building high rise buildings is apparently essential work.
 

Other nonsensical things like, a deliveryman who interacts with dozens of more people than the average person who goes to a restaurant to get takeaway, and go home immediately after, is qualified to handle your food. Your food needs to have a middle man who puts hands all over your food’s packaging; an extra person unnecessarily touching your stuff, after interacting with the public all day, needs to bring your food to you. 

 

These things don’t matter, they aren’t spreading COVID, but a group of idiots, foreigners or not, that aren’t wearing their masks, outdoors, does matter. Not only does it matter, it’s news worthy.
 

You really cannot make this stuff up, it’s almost satire at this point.

 

 

Try some yoga - it will relax you...

[Geoffggi]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

It emerged that they are people working on the island teaching yoga.

Maybe that should have read "Teaching Yogi"       ...................LOL

[richard_smith237]

3 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

Sadly, those arrogant idiots make all foreigners look bad. ????

 

Sadly it is the news such as this designed to ‘trigger’ opinion and gets recirculated which makes ‘all foreigners’ look bad...

 

.. The reality is a lot of people are likely to be breaking mask wearing regulations, but for some reason the faux-outrage is better thrown at groups such as this.

 

All the comments such as ’it is people like this who make all foreigners look bad’ just feed the media-troll...  

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Fairynuff]

In Hua Hin the police could make a fortune fining the idiot foreigners. From what I see not even half are wearing a mask or wearing a mask correctly. 

[IamNoone88]

4 hours ago, Pravda said:

Nice bum

They all look like bums to me.

[PETERTHEEATER]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

It emerged that they are people working on the island teaching yoga.

They were fortunate to obtain Work Permits in these depressed times. I'm sure that the locals queuing to enroll for yoga lessons will be relieved that their teachers have been cautioned to wear masks. Any call for Pilates?

[Guderian]

Calling foreigners the scum of the earth? Hold the front page, Khun Anutin is on his way with a few choice things to say about them!

[Mises]

4 hours ago, HappyExpat57 said:

THANK YOU! I ride a pushbike around Pattaya/Jomtien most mornings, wearing my mask like a dutiful farang. It doesn't block the flow of oxygen even when I'm huffing and puffing up that hill to Lake Mabprachan. I seethe when I see someone not wearing a mask. There's even one joker at the lake who wears no shirt as well. And they're ALWAYS foreigners. Fer cryin' out loud, what makes them think they're special?

When the Tour de France is won by mask wearer I will believe you.

 

To my knowledge there is not one documented case world wide of anyone catching COVID outside in open air let alone riding a bike or from someone riding a bike (ave speed 12mph).

 

[malibukid]

4 hours ago, Pravda said:

Nice bum

she needs to loose that trailer.

[LomSak27]

4 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

Sadly, those arrogant idiots make all foreigners look bad. ????

Yes but Thailand does that to distract attention from their own pandemic problems, and what fun. Truth is they only care, so they can point a finger. Between this and the Phuket sandbox killing, one wonders if tourism will recover in 2022, or just turn belly up. 

 

[dave moir]

4 hours ago, HappyExpat57 said:

THANK YOU! I ride a pushbike around Pattaya/Jomtien most mornings, wearing my mask like a dutiful farang. It doesn't block the flow of oxygen even when I'm huffing and puffing up that hill to Lake Mabprachan. I seethe when I see someone not wearing a mask. There's even one joker at the lake who wears no shirt as well. And they're ALWAYS foreigners. Fer cryin' out loud, what makes them think they're special?

What makes you think the scamdemic is really!????

[Mickeymaus]

"Officials take swift action against foreigners in Koh Phangan not wearing masks" 

 

This is great news. But what happens in the rest of the country? 

[Essencess]

They look like the 1st class tourists we have here at Phuket. 2 cool for masks, shirts and helmets. Saw a flower power looking older lady walking around in chalong lotus today with no mask like she owned the place. At least Phuket police have golden days chasing mask less tourists up and down wiset road. 

 

[Thaijack2014]

Actually if you look at the girl (not only her bum), it looks as though she is wearing a mask.

[fvw53]

Can somebody send me the text in Thai or English about the mask mandate ?   In the condominium where I live some co-owners refuse to wear a mask

[Purdey]

Were they vaccinated twice? They don't look ashamed. Probably thinking they are in a third world country where there is no law, including for work permits. 

Looking forward to finding out what happened next. 

[mikosan]

5 hours ago, Pravda said:

Nice bum

Fat <deleted>.

 

[ballpoint]

2 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

Maybe that should have read "Teaching Yogi"       ...................LOL

Well, they are all mostly bare.

[DSBones]

4 hours ago, HappyExpat57 said:

THANK YOU! I ride a pushbike around Pattaya/Jomtien most mornings, wearing my mask like a dutiful farang. It doesn't block the flow of oxygen even when I'm huffing and puffing up that hill to Lake Mabprachan. I seethe when I see someone not wearing a mask. There's even one joker at the lake who wears no shirt as well. And they're ALWAYS foreigners. Fer cryin' out loud, what makes them think they're special?

I use my bike a lot in/around Pattaya including a run up to the lake. I have my mask with me but do not wear it when cycling outside of town. Main reasons are (1) it does restrict air flow and is uncomfortable. (2) it gets soaked with sweat and moisture very quickly which further restricts O2 intake (3) I am frequently sipping from my water bottles and snacking on bananas/nuts etc. 

Any other time I wear my mask - walking around town etc. 

I think riding a bike is different to jogging in town. Exertion from jogging in town can result in particles being emitted in close proximity to people. Cycling on a country road less so. By not wearing a mask in these circumstances I do not think I am (a) being arrogant/selfish or (b) putting anyone at risk.

If I am ambling about on my bike around town then I wear a mask  because the level of exertion does not impede breathing or nutrition/hydration. 

If I was stopped by the police out of town I would reluctantly pay any fine but would not agree that my actions were potentially harming others. 

[jvs]

5 hours ago, Pravda said:

Nice bum

In ten years time jumping over top of her or walking around her will be the same distance!

oops.

[redwood1]

So are these farang dead yet from this non-mask wearing?

[apetryxx]

In most countries this wouldn’t even make back page news if at all. It’s not lack of masks that’s the problem here it’s lack of vaccines and common sense.

[Kwaibill]

5 hours ago, jaltsc said:

It's fairly difficult to accuse someone of working when all they do is teach foreigners to sit around, and think of nothing. However, if they did that with Thai students, they would be taking away the jobs of Thai teachers. 

 

Are they charging money for teaching? If so they are ipso facto working, in violation of the regs, and arguably taking jobs away from Thais, who do teach yoga at several schools for it.  One in Chiang Mai I know of has instruction in Thai, English, and German.

BTW, you appear to be confusing yoga with meditation, though there are some areas of overlap. Yoga can be physically demanding. So can TM, if you've ever attempted a full lotus!

[redwood1]

21 minutes ago, DSBones said:

I use my bike a lot in/around Pattaya including a run up to the lake. I have my mask with me but do not wear it when cycling outside of town. Main reasons are (1) it does restrict air flow and is uncomfortable. (2) it gets soaked with sweat and moisture very quickly which further restricts O2 intake (3) I am frequently sipping from my water bottles and snacking on bananas/nuts etc. 

Any other time I wear my mask - walking around town etc. 

I think riding a bike is different to jogging in town. Exertion from jogging in town can result in particles being emitted in close proximity to people. Cycling on a country road less so. By not wearing a mask in these circumstances I do not think I am (a) being arrogant/selfish or (b) putting anyone at risk.

If I am ambling about on my bike around town then I wear a mask  because the level of exertion does not impede breathing or nutrition/hydration. 

If I was stopped by the police out of town I would reluctantly pay any fine but would not agree that my actions were potentially harming others. 

Just wear the mask on your chin.....That seems to mostly satisfy the self appointed mask police.....It seems to work for loads of Thais....

[Destiny1990]

Face masks outdoors its just pathetic, luckily in Europe that’s already something of the past.