Thai netizens criticised an American YouTuber, Nathan Bartling, popularly known among Thai people as My Mate Nate, after he hired 50 Thai police officers to participate in a game featured in one of his new videos.

 

On June 17, Bartling, shared a video of a hide-and-seek game between his team and Thai police officers on his Facebook page and Youtube Channel. In the video, Bartling, shouted…

 

“I hired 50 police officers to hunt for me and my team members in the abandoned shopping mall!”

 

After he finished his introduction, Bartling explain the rules of the game. His team had a mere 10 minutes to find hiding spots throughout the entire building while the police officers had one hour to search for them.

 

Each of Bartling’s team members hid in different ways. One member disguised himself as a bush, one buried himself underground, one wore an authority’s uniform, and another one hid in the wooden box. Bartling chose to hide on the rooftop.

 

At the end of the game, the police managed to find only three members out of seven. Bartling invited the officers to join his game again, this time with 100 officers and police dogs. However, the release of the next episode of the series remains uncertain due to the criticism received from Thai netizens.

 

Some asked whether the police joined the game during their duty or not. Others argued that the officers should remain at their police stations, available for any emergency situations. Many condemned Bartling and the police for their recklessness.

 

 

By Petch Petpailin

Caption: Photo via YouTube/ My Mate Nate

 

Full Story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/american-youtuber-critisised-for-hiring-50-thai-police-to-play-game-with-him

 

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There he goes again. Eventually, they're going to get him. He's made a lot of enemies.

This small mind  boy  still in Thailand?  Family of Dicklomat ?

 

The next one should be purge style with the policed armed and shoot when found.

And these people are adults?  

Most of these fool You Tubers are disgusting making money by exploiting Thais, especially Thai females.  They should all be shut down for good.

Edited June 19, 20233 yr by bkk6060

This idiot again. I suspected it from the headline before reading the post.

19 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Others argued that the officers should remain at their police stations, available for any emergency situations.

Available for what???

Edited June 19, 20233 yr by BangkokReady

I knew it was Nate just reading the headline!

He's very annoying to us old farts, myself included!

 

But the Thai millennials swarm his posts, which is a net positive for ALL farangs image in Thailand, and he's made himself a very wealthy young man with a hi-so missus. 

 

It could be worse, he could be a stinky drunk vandalizing KSR begpacker. 

43 minutes ago, jak2002003 said:

And these people are adults?  

 

Do you mean Nate?  Or the participating police?

 

I mean, regarding the latter, don't they have anything else better to be doing???

 

 

Only one out of all those officers needs to pull his trigger.......

Sometimes I wonder why anybody cares what Nathan Bartling does on YouTube.

But maybe I am just getting too old for this s#$@.

Popular among Thai folk?

Really? 

 

 

I could easily question this. 

1 hour ago, bkk6060 said:

Most of these fool You Tubers are disgusting making money by exploiting Thais, especially Thai females.  They should all be shut down for good.

well the stupid supporters aren't much better,   some folks really need to get a life,   who in their right mind would follow this type of garbage on YT.    IQ ...  of 1  i guess.     haha

Seems like he never learns. There was the outcry about him crushing coins with the monarch's face on them, and wasn't he the one that took the p*** out of Thais when they didn't understand what he was saying?

 

Got to keep those viewing figures up.

Not surprised to see the RTP prostitute themselves for this throbber.

I wouldnt call him an american youtuber.

 

a thai youtuber who is american might be accurate but don't know about the guy or care for that matter

15 minutes ago, youngexpat said:

I wouldnt call him an american youtuber.

 

a thai youtuber who is american might be accurate but don't know about the guy or care for that matter

Interesting point.  Obviously they're using the guy's nationality, but it does leave it quite vague as to who his audience is.  I suppose it's just referred to as "YouTube", so we don't hear where the viewers are.

 

If he was on Thai TV, I guess it would be "American star of Thai TV".  Certainly, "American TV star" would leave you thinking that it was American TV.

 

Possibly "American YouTuber who produces content in Thailand and has a predominantly Thai audience..." would clear it up, but reporting can be pretty lazy.

 

The internet certainly hasn't done much to improve the quality (or accuracy) of the written word.

Edited June 19, 20233 yr by BangkokReady

This dude needs a real job.

 

Never heard of him and do not plan to watch anything from him in the future.

 

Go away!

^^
 

I thought the dinosaurs were supposedly extinct… but here they are en masse, populating this thread. 
If it’s not about beer or p4p, they aren’t interested. 

3 minutes ago, NextG said:

^^
 

I thought the dinosaurs were supposedly extinct… but here they are en masse, populating this thread. 
If it’s not about beer or p4p, they aren’t interested. 

Yes, its just a bit of enjoyment , its just a bit of fun 

Better content that the usual guys who just walk around holding a camera and just errrm  walk around doing nothing and film it and put it on Youtube

Just now, Mac Mickmanus said:

Yes, its just a bit of enjoyment , its just a bit of fun 

Better content that the usual guys who just walk around holding a camera and just errrm  walk around doing nothing and film it and put it on Youtube

Cannot argue with that ????

Mr beast wannabe, and a lot more annoying 

2 hours ago, youngexpat said:

I wouldnt call him an american youtuber.

 

a thai youtuber who is american might be accurate but don't know about the guy or care for that matter

The worst combination of the two worlds.

4 hours ago, jak2002003 said:

And these people are adults?  

Money , money , money. agree with the poster above. Better than the walking and talking heads. I watched it and liked it. I actually understood most of the language. Amazing how much you pick up living in Thailand for 10 years.  He speaks Thai. I bet born in Thailand or has lived there for many years.

1.8 million view. cha Ching. 

Edited June 19, 20233 yr by Gknrd

3 hours ago, chalawaan said:

He's very annoying to us old farts, myself included!

 

But the Thai millennials swarm his posts, which is a net positive for ALL farangs image in Thailand, and he's made himself a very wealthy young man with a hi-so missus. 

 

It could be worse, he could be a stinky drunk vandalizing KSR begpacker. 

If ever there was a thread which draws out the 'boomers' like an old Thai Auntie to an eat all you want seafood buffet is going to be this one... 

 

Guys are jealous that he has more money?... Guys don't like that he's getting attention?...

If you don't like his stuff, don't read it... its really not that difficult... I don't pay any attention to the Kardashian stuff and neither do I to this guy... But the hate on here seems somewhat unhinged... 

 

All I can say is 'not my cup of tea, but if he's making plenty of money, good on him'..... 

 

AND... as for those criticising Policemen for 'moonlighting'.... Well... most doormen in Thailand are also Police officers... I've met plenty of Police officers who are taxi drivers, delivery riders etc...  So what's wrong with these guys making extra money when its ok for everyone else (when not otherwise on duty of course) ???

 

 

1 hour ago, NextG said:

^^
 

I thought the dinosaurs were supposedly extinct… but here they are en masse, populating this thread. 
If it’s not about beer or p4p, they aren’t interested. 

Exactly.....     this thread is a pure lightening rod for the monging misers who are still dextrously agile enough to flit from one screen to another and remember they now have to act annoyed on this thread while justifying that they can still pleasure a 25 year in another !!!... ....   they may consider it brain exercise... Keep the grey matter working, the brain is a muscle and all that !!! 

7 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Exactly.....     this thread is a pure lightening rod for the monging misers who are still dextrously agile enough to flit from one screen to another and remember they now have to act annoyed on this thread while justifying that they can still pleasure a 25 year in another !!!... ....   they may consider it brain exercise... Keep the grey matter working, the brain is a muscle and all that !!! 

I am older than dirt, but I kinda liked it. Lol... Cut us old guys some slack. Although I don't live in Thailand any longer. Fun to follow.

Just now, Gknrd said:

I am older than dirt, but I kinda liked it. Lol... Cut us old guys some slack. Although I don't live in Thailand any longer. Fun to follow.

Plenty of slack going your way...  and fair enough, its the miserable farts of all ages who a couple of us posters are calling out for their inability to control their 'inner Karen' and blurt their halfwitted musings across these pages instead of simply moving on past something they claim doesn't interest them or they don't like... 

 

In this example... I think the guy might too much of an attention seeker, but, he's earning an estimated $1.2million (yes, 1.2 Million US dollars) per year....  So I say, good on him - its seems others just can't see that. 

Mr Beast was mentioned earlier on in this thread and I think the same...  But, good on him too. 

None of it is 'my cup of tea'...  but if they're making a 'clean' living, I have more respect form them than I do half of the Politicians and Bankers !!!....    (just to add some perspective !).