Would you pay ?

[georgegeorgia]

Now you hail a baht bus going to Jomtien, you are the only one in it.

 

Just after  that overhead bridge up the hill  going ( don't know the name) but has small soccer sports court under it.

 

The bus stops for 6 indian guys , they talk to him and jump in the back.

 

He jumps out and approaches you as you sit in the back and  says they are going in a different direction and tells you to pay 10b for that short ride, and can catch another one.

 

Do you pay the 10 baht and jump out ?

Edited August 11, 2023 by georgegeorgia

[Olmate]

1 minute ago, georgegeorgia said:

Now you hail a baht bus going to Jomtien, you are the only one in it.

 

Just before that overhead bridge going ( don't know the name) but has volleyball sorts court under it.

 

The bus stops for 6 indian guys , they talk to him and jump in the back.

 

He jumps out and approaches you as you sit in the back and  says they are going in a different direction and tells you to pay 10b for that short ride, and can catch another one.

 

Do you pay the 10 baht and jump out ?

No, its happened but usually he will pass you onto another bus for the remaining trip, pay that bus the fare

[Ralf001]

Errr nup.  Aint payin for dat.

[georgegeorgia]

1 minute ago, Olmate said:

No, its happened but usually he will pass you onto another bus for the remaining trip, pay that bus the fare

He ain't waitin around 

[jvs]

Yes i would pay,would not be happy about it but i will not get into

an argument over here over ten baht.

Fighting over ten baht can get you killed over here!

Pay,forget it and have a nice day!

 

[EVENKEEL]

22 minutes ago, jvs said:

Yes i would pay,would not be happy about it but i will not get into

an argument over here over ten baht.

Fighting over ten baht can get you killed over here!

Pay,forget it and have a nice day!

 

Yep, pay it and be done. Hopefully I would have 10 one baht coins

[blackshadow]

40 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Now you hail a baht bus going to Jomtien, you are the only one in it.

 

Just after  that overhead bridge up the hill  going ( don't know the name) but has small soccer sports court under it.

 

The bus stops for 6 indian guys , they talk to him and jump in the back.

 

He jumps out and approaches you as you sit in the back and  says they are going in a different direction and tells you to pay 10b for that short ride, and can catch another one.

 

Do you pay the 10 baht and jump out ?

dont pay jump out 

[petermik]

1 hour ago, georgegeorgia said:

Now you hail a baht bus going to Jomtien, you are the only one in it.

 

Just after  that overhead bridge up the hill  going ( don't know the name) but has small soccer sports court under it.

 

The bus stops for 6 indian guys , they talk to him and jump in the back.

 

He jumps out and approaches you as you sit in the back and  says they are going in a different direction and tells you to pay 10b for that short ride, and can catch another one.

 

Do you pay the 10 baht and jump out ?

This is another troll from someone who reported he was having a beer a couple of weeks back in the Killkenny bar which has been closed for over 6 months....ignore gents

[LaosLover]

1 hour ago, EVENKEEL said:

Yep, pay it and be done. Hopefully I would have 10 one baht coins

I'd pay, but with a 1,000 baht bill.

 

I know how physically painful it is for lower-tier Thai people to have to make change and give up their precious smaller bills.

 

Seinfeld had a bit where a news stand made him buy more stuff to break a $20 bill. But if he had already started eating the candy bar.......

 

Making them break a grand for a 10 baht payoff would likely just get me waved off. 

 

 

Edited August 11, 2023 by LaosLover

[LaosLover]

45 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

 Hopefully I would have 10 one baht coins

Uh, no. I'm not their perfect change-monkey.

[pomchop]

Take a chance to get beat with a tire iron over 10 baht and 10 minutes of your time?  I don't think so.  Maybe happens once in six months if that.  Move on.,

[Stocky]

For pity's sake just pay, life's too short to fret over 10Bht

[Denim]

3 minutes ago, Stocky said:

For pity's sake just pay, life's too short to fret over 10Bht

Yup.  The days when 10 baht would have gotten you a room and a loose woman are long gone.

[georgegeorgia]

1 hour ago, jvs said:

Yes i would pay,would not be happy about it but i will not get into

an argument over here over ten baht.

Fighting over ten baht can get you killed over here!

Pay,forget it and have a nice day!

 

I think so..your right.. ...it's not worth the principle ..but some wouldn't pay I know ,

[jaideedave]

1 hour ago, jvs said:

Yes i would pay,would not be happy about it but i will not get into

an argument over here over ten baht.

Fighting over ten baht can get you killed over here!

Pay,forget it and have a nice day!

 

Good point...my 1st reaction was "no way" after a moments thought and envisioning him pulling out a tire iron from under the seat and him hitting me over the head and me getting charged for assaulting the driver.TIT pay up..

[Neeranam]

No, I wouldn't pay unless he got aggressive. I would ask how much the Indian guys were paying and maybe say to take it off their bill. 

I am not a doormat, it's important to stand up for my rights and keep integrity. 

[Neeranam]

Just now, jaideedave said:

Good point...my 1st reaction was "no way" after a moments thought and envisioning him pulling out a tire iron from under the seat and him hitting me over the head and me getting charged for assaulting the driver.TIT pay up..

I had a taxi driver hit me once in Nontaburi. I hit him back, instinctively and he then went back to his car and took out a tyre iron. He never used it and I felt great after it, and still tell the story 30 years later. It's not about the money. 

[Stocky]

33 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

I am not a doormat, it's important to stand up for my rights and keep integrity. 

10Bht you're hardly being stepped on.

Rights & integrity ~ do you realise how ridiculous that sounds for 10Bht!

[jacko45k]

2 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Do you pay the 10 baht and jump out ?

This has happened to me and I just jumped out and walked off as we had not gone far.

[Neeranam]

15 minutes ago, Stocky said:

10Bht you're hardly being stepped on.

Rights & integrity ~ do you realise how ridiculous that sounds for 10Bht!

Not to do with the money. 

Agreeing to pay for something you don't get sounds ridiculous to me. 

[n00dle]

2 hours ago, jvs said:

Fighting over ten baht can get you killed over here!

I agree that it is not worth the hassle, but this is utter twaddle. 

id probably make him break 1000

[georgegeorgia]

4 minutes ago, n00dle said:

I agree that it is not worth the hassle, but this is utter twaddle. 

id probably make him break 1000

Just give him the 1000 baht and apologise

[scubascuba3]

That happened to me once baht bus didn't want money, fair enough, of course shouldn't pay as 10 baht is to destination 

[rocketboy2]

4 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

That happened to me once baht bus didn't want money, fair enough, of course shouldn't pay as 10 baht is to destination 

Same same. had it a couple of times over the years.

 

[Guderian]

3 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

Yep, pay it and be done. Hopefully I would have 10 one baht coins

You're too considerate, and should keep 40 X 25 satang coins ready for events like this, lol.

[Ralf001]

2 hours ago, LaosLover said:

Uh, no. I'm not their perfect change-monkey.

1 x 10b coin.

10 x 1b coins.

both perfect change.

[NextG]

3 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Now you hail a baht bus going to Jomtien, you are the only one in it.

 

Just after  that overhead bridge up the hill  going ( don't know the name) but has small soccer sports court under it.

 

The bus stops for 6 indian guys , they talk to him and jump in the back.

 

He jumps out and approaches you as you sit in the back and  says they are going in a different direction and tells you to pay 10b for that short ride, and can catch another one.

 

Do you pay the 10 baht and jump out ?

It didn’t happen..

[brewsterbudgen]

I suspect he was trying it on and worth him doing so as many have admitted they would pay.  If you had just shrugged your shoulders, smiled and walked away nothing would have happened.

[Olmate]

24 minutes ago, NextG said:

It didn’t happen..

Happens often

[georgegeorgia]

50 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

That happened to me once baht bus didn't want money, fair enough, of course shouldn't pay as 10 baht is to destination 

In a perfect world yes 

BUT ...if your intimidated you would