Viral Video: Farang praises Thai kindness after Songkran flip-flop mishap

[webfact]

Daily News Thai Caption: "Farang" praises Thai kindness
 

A video featuring a foreigner's Songkran mishap on TikTok garnered half a million likes and thousands of comments and shares.

 

Romain Herb had flown into Thailand to enjoy the Songkran festival, said Daily News.

 

But while enjoying the water splashing festivities in Bangkok his flip-flop got wrapped around his lower leg and he couldn't get it back in position.

 

@romain.herb Réponse à @WaterWater Supatchre How i take off my shoe during Songkran day ! ???????????? @Romain Herb #songkran #songkranfestival #khaosanroad #faranginthailand ♬ สงกรานต์ทรงซ้อ - Djpaoremix

 

The police, medical staff and several bystanders rushed to help until some vaseline was utilized to save the day!

 

The foreigner praised the Thais for all their kindness prompting an outpouring of national pride.

 

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[JoePai]

Herb by name and 'erb by nature

[kcpattaya]

"Not the sharpest tool in the shed"...springs to mind.

[John Drake]

Should have amputated.

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

The police, medical staff and several bystanders rushed to help until some vaseline was utilized to save the day!

Lucky for him a member of the 3rd gender wasn't around to give assistance

 

[d4dang]

5 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Lucky for him a member of the 3rd gender wasn't around to give assistance

 

there was and he/she supplied the KY and saved the day

[hotchilli]

1 minute ago, d4dang said:

there was and he/she supplied the KY and saved the day

Happy ending then..

[giddyup]

A pretty common occurence during Songkran according to news reports. I see it happened to some children as well.

[KiChakayan]

Thailand is well known for BFFS (Bare Foot Full Service).

[Tarteso]

I thought the video was about the boy shooting himself in the foot..????