Popular Post jack71 Posted June 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 12, 2022 I was driving down the road (on the left side) heading towards Pattaya main beach. The big aeroplane / shopping centre was on the left. I think it was the zebra crossing before the roundabout. Im unsure but maybe that road is 3 lanes or just 2. Anyways we were all driving around 50 approaching the zebra crossing and a guy and his lovely wife assertively walked on the zebra crossing forcing us to slow down and stop. Im in the habit of putting on my beeping hazard lights, when stopping at a zebra crossing, due to the fear of being rear ended. I came to a stop and he looked at me angry and gave me the middle finger. All I could think of was what a tosser. Lucky I wasn't a Thai national whose foot could have been taken off the brake and alternatively put on the accelerate pedal to run the guy over. Why was this guy <deleted>? I believe he might have been Russian. He was an obese guy wearing white shorts and white short sleeve shirt. Bad shoes. She was equally unappealing. What did I do wrong? 2 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter zwart Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Was it a foxy lady? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hummin Posted June 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 12, 2022 Karma will take care, do not worry 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KIngsofisaan Posted June 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 12, 2022 The expat belief that all foreigners are going to behave normally is nothing but a fantasy. There are lots of folks that just wake up everyday hating life. 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Iamfalang Posted June 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 12, 2022 If I had a satang for every time someone gave me the middle finger, I'd have enough to pay for rent, petrol and food for a week back home!!! That is 109 million baht, currently. 1 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Denim Posted June 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 12, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, jack71 said: All I could think of was what a tosser. That's probably what he thought at exactly the same time , leaving an indelible impression on the surrounding dark matter as our planet hurtles through space on its orbit. Had he known : 1 hour ago, jack71 said: Im in the habit of putting on my beeping hazard lights, when stopping at a zebra crossing, due to the fear of being rear ended That there was a perfectly reasonable and rational reason for the unfamiliar noise , things might have been different. As it is , humanity is always misconstruing the behavior of the other bipeds we are obliged to share the planet with and in extreme cases war breaks out between two nations and zillions die. I wonder if this happens on other planets in our vast cosmos where intelligent life has arisen or are we just a sort of ' <deleted> ' anomaly ? Edited June 12, 2022 by Denim 5 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj230 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 (edited) Quote I was driving down the road (on the left side) heading towards Pattaya main beach. The big aeroplane / shopping centre was on the left. I think it was the zebra crossing before the roundabout. Im unsure but maybe that road is 3 lanes or just 2. Anyways we were all driving around 50 approaching the zebra crossing and a guy and his lovely wife assertively walked on the zebra crossing forcing us to slow down and stop. Im in the habit of putting on my beeping hazard lights, when stopping at a zebra crossing, due to the fear of being rear ended. I came to a stop and he looked at me angry and gave me the middle finger. All I could think of was what a tosser. Lucky I wasn't a Thai national whose foot could have been taken off the brake and alternatively put on the accelerate pedal to run the guy over. Why was this guy <deleted>? I believe he might have been Russian. He was an obese guy wearing white shorts and white short sleeve shirt. Bad shoes. She was equally unappealing. What did I do wrong? was he old too? probably too much estrogen Edited June 12, 2022 by dj230 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chickenslegs Posted June 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 12, 2022 1 hour ago, jack71 said: Im in the habit of putting on my beeping hazard lights, when stopping at a zebra crossing, due to the fear of being rear ended. I've heard beeping reversing warnings but not beeping hazard lights. Maybe the old chap mistakenly thought you were beeping your horn at him. 11 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post richard_smith237 Posted June 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 12, 2022 2 hours ago, jack71 said: a guy and his lovely wife assertively walked on the zebra crossing forcing us to slow down and stop. Im in the habit of putting on my beeping hazard lights, Beeping hazard lights ??.... He thought you were beeping the horn and reacted ???? 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post richard_smith237 Posted June 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 12, 2022 2 hours ago, jack71 said: Why was this guy <deleted>? I believe he might have been Russian. He was an obese guy wearing white shorts and white short sleeve shirt. Bad shoes. She was equally unappealing. I hope you told him to go and change and stop looking like he’s about to play bowls... and the bad shoes.. I mean, farangs with bad shoes should just be run over... bad shoes make us all look bad... ???? I also hope your significant other is more appealing... perhaps you should show us your footwear collection and your missus just to make sure you pass muster and don’t give us all a bad name !!!!.. 5 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post richard_smith237 Posted June 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 12, 2022 I’ve just read the following on another forum... I’d gone for a walk to exercise in my comfy old gym shoes, I have a thyroid issue and have been battling weight all my life... I was walking when I saw an old lady trying to cross the road by the big aeroplane / shopping centre.... While I was helping this lady across the pedestrian crossing this ayhole farang screeched to a halt started flashing his lights and beeping his horn.... was I wrong to give him the finger ???? ???? 9 2 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PoorSucker Posted June 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 12, 2022 My experience with hazard lights in Thailand is that Thai drivers use it to indicate that they're going straight in a crossing. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 You're posting about a Russian giving bad attitude? For your own mental health you should have been over this by the time you cleared the intersection. It was probably just his way of saying "ha-ha, you have to stop for me, _ssh_le!" On youtube type in "russia dashcam" for some examples of how they drive in Russia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OneMoreFarang Posted June 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 12, 2022 3 hours ago, jack71 said: What did I do wrong? You tink to mut! 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 It was the hazard lights, angered him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeptic7 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 9 hours ago, jack71 said: and his lovely wife How'd u figure that out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lemsta69 Posted June 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 13, 2022 6 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said: You tink to mut! I actually got told this by a Thai bird once in Pattaya so this phrase is not an urban myth. she said something along the lines of "you think too much. think too much no good, hurt your head." she was in fact correct. I still think too much and I still get headaches ???? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandor Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 ..obviously your 'beeping hazard lights startled'...think about it. Maybe you should have given a stop hand signal out of the window to alert following vehicles you were stopping. Just drive for the road rules and not for the users. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post overherebc Posted June 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 13, 2022 8 hours ago, PoorSucker said: My experience with hazard lights in Thailand is that Thai drivers use it to indicate that they're going straight in a crossing. Or, these flashing lights allow me to double park and block the road for 20 minutes while I go to buy something from the shop around the corner. 3 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemsta69 Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 maybe he was simply triggered by the sight of a farang in a motor vehicle. I always get nervous when I see you guys around Pattaya, I can't put my finger on it but there's something about the non-Thai way y'all drive that gives me the heebie-jeebies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AhFarangJa Posted June 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 13, 2022 8 hours ago, PoorSucker said: My experience with hazard lights in Thailand is that Thai drivers use it to indicate that they're going straight in a crossing. I find the main reason they use them here is to give them the right to double or triple park with impunity. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rwill Posted June 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 13, 2022 I was staying at a resort that had lots of Russians staying there. I was talking to an English guy and told him, "Boy, the Russians aren't very friendly." He replied, "They don't even like each other." 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henryford Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Russian !! you should have run him over. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post seabass69 Posted June 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 13, 2022 What did I do wrong? You missed them. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inala Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 8 hours ago, richard_smith237 said: I’ve just read the following on another forum... I’d gone for a walk to exercise in my comfy old gym shoes, I have a thyroid issue and have been battling weight all my life... I was walking when I saw an old lady trying to cross the road by the big aeroplane / shopping centre.... While I was helping this lady across the pedestrian crossing this ayhole farang screeched to a halt started flashing his lights and beeping his horn.... was I wrong to give him the finger ???? ???? Is there another forum other than Asean Now TV?? I wasn't aware of anything outside of Thai Visa. Can I join? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlover Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Let it go. What's the point of getting 'hot under the collar' about it? Read my sign off signature below. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 20 minutes ago, AhFarangJa said: I find the main reason they use them here is to give them the right to double or triple park with impunity. Yes, and I always think back to a comment I felt valid. If someone parks illegally with their hazard lights on, they should be subjected to harsher punishments. They broke the law, knew they were doing it, but did it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaijack2014 Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Well, don't worry... He got angry and it is his bad feeling. Shouldn't concern you as you just did the right thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andycoops Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 9 hours ago, PoorSucker said: My experience with hazard lights in Thailand is that Thai drivers use it to indicate that they're going straight in a crossing. And mine too. I assume you meant straight on. I first came across this up here Isaan, at a local village crossroads. I thought the guy in front had stalled/broken down so I started to drive around him when he pulled off directly across the road. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swm59nj Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Your beeping hazard lights. I’m guessing you just mean they make a beeping noise inside the vehicle when activated. If your vehicle was actually making an external beeping noise that could be the issue. I would be annoyed if this happened also. Who knows why he did it. Just consider him as another quality tourist or expat in the LOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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