7 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

Chinese are Asians so aren't really properly foreign.

Seriously? So, Brits are no foreigners in the U.S., and Indians no foreigners in China?

14 minutes ago, StayinThailand2much said:

Seriously? So, Brits are no foreigners in the U.S., and Indians no foreigners in China?

Do they use "farang" in the US or China?  We're talking about Thailand.

1 hour ago, BangkokReady said:

Do they use "farang" in the US or China?  We're talking about Thailand.

Yes, but even the Chinese are usually the 'Chin', often called "stingy"... But I agree that the Chinese, overall, enjoy a favoured and often privileged position in Thailand, unlike, for example, the "poor" (or even "dirty") people from neighbouring countries (Laos, Cambodia). And even some well-educated Thais like to call people from Myanmar "dangerous" or "thieves"...

Edited May 26, 20233 yr by StayinThailand2much

19 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Sounds like a thug.  Hopefully, he'll be caught.

And punished and deported. 

19 hours ago, John Drake said:

Why isn't the Chinese identified as a foreigner as well?

Because it would be redundant. 

22 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Sounds like a thug.  Hopefully, he'll be caught.

Well he looks fairly distinctive with his build + his uniform so the answer is probably, 'no he won't be caught.'  We're talking Pattaya police here who can't find their own orifices.

Why are people arguing over calling him Chinese and the other guy foreign.?

They know the victim is Chinese so they say that, they don't know the nationality of the attacker so they call him foreign. It ain't a conspiracy to keep down whitey or something. 

23 hours ago, webfact said:

witness, 31 year old Pom,

If the westerner was a Brit, the headline would read Pom sees a Pom attacking a China man 

Edited May 27, 20233 yr by SAFETY FIRST

4 hours ago, jacko45k said:

And punished and deported. 

How do you know "the foreigner" isn't a Thai citizen?  There is at least one constant poster to this forum, originally from Scotland, who is always reminding us he is a Thai citizen. Looks like a lot in this story is completely unknown: an out of context video with a guy mostly just standing over another guy on the sidewalk. The rest is hearsay and conjecture.

Beating a person who is on the ground apologizing and not fighting back should be a crime and the attacker should be banned from Thailand. 

2 hours ago, John Drake said:

How do you know "the foreigner" isn't a Thai citizen?  There is at least one constant poster to this forum, originally from Scotland, who is always reminding us he is a Thai citizen. Looks like a lot in this story is completely unknown: an out of context video with a guy mostly just standing over another guy on the sidewalk. The rest is hearsay and conjecture.

Just looking to argue.....?

The 'Westerner' is very unlikely to be a Thai Citizen, and even his Thai girlfriend referred to him as a foreigner. Nowhere in the report, nor linked Thaiger report do they refer to him as anything but farang or foreigner. Most news reports are hearsay and conjecture... your presumption of him being a Thai citizen a good example. 

to the average Thai witness all Asians look alike and if they do not look like Asians they must be farungs...then Nigerians arrived  

Flame post removed.

 

Keep it civil please.