Pattaya Police Say No to Lion Costumed Beggars

[webfact]

 

Pattaya, Thailand-Pattaya City Municipality officers, also called the Tessagit, gave a thumbs down to so-called lion performers who they say are actually beggars who annoy customers and business owners.

 

An unidentified man was removed from the popular Soi 6 this evening in North Pattaya after multiple complaints from bar owners that the man, who was dressed in a sort of lionlike costume and equipped with a giant drum, was entering bars without permission and making lots of noise and annoying customers while asking for money.

 

TPN media notes there are certain times of the year, like Chinese New Year, when large dragon performers collect charity donations across the city.

 

By Adam Judd

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2023/05/25/pattaya-police-say-no-to-lion-costumed-beggars/

 

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[terryq]

Obviously the mane event, but not a roaring success.

 

 

 

 

[bigt3116]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Tessagit

เทศบาล sounds nothing like "tessagit" and nor does it mean "City Municipality officers", it just means municipality.

[scubascuba3]

Just as i read this story, Lion begger walks past me at Buakhao market, so much for police action 555

[quake]

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making lots of noise and annoying customers 

Is someone taking the piss.

[Andycoops]

I thought the vast majority of bars on the six make an awful loud  noise but only annoy the customers when the hostess declines to entertain him above the bar...

[HappyExpat57]

These types are all OVER the world. Just about every touristy restaurant I've ever been to had a variation of them coming to your table, playing some lousy stringed instrument, and hanging around until they got a donation.

 

I remember one joker at Lolita's, long before Covid, singing karaoke then passing the hat. Needless to say I just kept that hat passing on by.

 

 

[jacko45k]

21 hours ago, webfact said:

was entering bars without permission and making lots of noise and annoying customers while asking for money.

.....  to go away? Like Mariachi bands.

[mikebell]

2 hours ago, jacko45k said:

.....  to go away? Like Mariachi bands.

Used to be on a Quiz team and every Monday/Wednesday a 'blind' guy with a female minder used to come and wail loudly to canned 'music', drowning out the quiz master until the 'singer' was  paid to move on.