Thai senators to spice things up with complaint after Icelandic restaurant row

[snoop1130]

 

Thai senators are preparing to lodge a complaint with the Icelandic government following an incident where Doctor Porntip Rojanasunan was thrown out of a Thai restaurant in Iceland by its Thai proprietor.

 

Last week, a video went viral on Thai social media depicting a Thai man, who identified himself as the owner of a restaurant in Iceland, expelling Porntip from his establishment. Porntip and her companions declined to vacate the premises, advising the owner to maintain a separation between his political views and personal life. In the video, the proprietor can be heard telling them to clear off.

 

“Go! Go! Get out of here! Get the hell out of here! You are corrupt. Get out! Get out of here! You do not belong here. We do not welcome you.”

 

Porntip’s friend, Bhumjaithai Party MP Mallika Jirapanvanit, did not believe the Thai man was the owner of the restaurant and asked him to prove his status. The man ignored Mallika’s curiosity and kept asking Porntip to leave.

 

The restaurant owner insisted that the other visitors in the group could stay, but Porntip had to leave.

 

“I only blame her (Porntip). You can all stay. I can accept that. I cannot accept what she has done to Thailand. I hate her. I really hate her. She is trash!”

 

By Petch Petpailin

Caption: Photo via Porntip Rojanasunan

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-10-03

 

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[bob smith]

8 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Thai senators are preparing to lodge a complaint with the Icelandic government following an incident where Doctor Porntip Rojanasunan was thrown out of a Thai restaurant in Iceland by its Thai proprietor

hahaha, good luck with that!

 

make sure to send it in writing...

it will make great bog roll I'm sure! ????

Edited October 3, 2023 by bob smith

[proton]

Surely she was meant to be doing her duty as a senator, not on a trip to Iceland? The owner has the right to chuck anyone out without reason, and he has reason enough with this woman. The revered badger haired pathologist who claimed those fake bomb detectors were real, no more real than the elections here! Chuck her out! 

[Artisi]

41 minutes ago, bob smith said:

hahaha, good luck with that!

 

make sure to send it in writing...

it will make great bog roll I'm sure! ????

Wtitten in Thai of course, none of this Icelandic nonsense. 

[Shuya]

Her feelings must be very hurt that outside Thailand she does not get special treatment... 

[Myran]

I can only imagine the horror she must have felt when someone in power denied her something she felt entitled to...

[observer90210]

The rest of the world has the same laws for all and no special privileges for the hi-so. Just to remind. But if the restaurant owner has family back in Thailand, they could be in some sort of hot soup as well as their assets or property.

Edited October 3, 2023 by observer90210

[spidermike007]

You can't have it both ways. You don't deserve any respect when you betray your people. All of the army appointed senators deserve far more of this scorn, humiliation, disgrace and they should be shown the door at every opportunity. 

 

Make their lives so uncomfortable they quit a year early. It just might work. 

 

Weak, pathetic, cowardly, self entitled hooligans, who are accustomed to a perch atop the ivory tower, scared to death of being taken down a notch, and being asked to be accountable for their heinous and unforgivable actions. Of course they will resort to whatever dirty tactics they can. That is who and what they are. Filth. They are the deplorables.

 

[Gandtee]

12 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

You can't have it both ways. You don't deserve any respect when you betray your people. All of the army appointed senators deserve far more of this scorn, humiliation, disgrace and they should be shown the door at every opportunity. 

 

Make their lives so uncomfortable they quit a year early. It just might work. 

 

Weak, pathetic, cowardly, self entitled hooligans, who are accustomed to a perch atop the ivory tower, scared to death of being taken down a notch, and being asked to be accountable for their heinous and unforgivable actions. Of course they will resort to whatever dirty tactics they can. That is who and what they are. Filth. They are the deplorables.

 

So. Other than that they are OK?????

[khunjeff]

"the committee plans to send the complaint document to Iceland, urging the government to acknowledge the inappropriate actions of its residents."

 

Iceland is a free country - I'm pretty sure they don't discipline their citizens just because a foreign official thinks they've been insufficiently deferential.

 

"Additionally, the committee intends to pursue legal action against the restaurant owner under Thai law, regardless of whether Porntip chooses to pursue legal remedies."

 

So Thailand now has extraterritorial jurisdiction over rudeness in European restaurants? Fascinating. Perhaps they can take the case to the International Court of Justice in The Hague while they're at it.

[jvs]

The senators are right!Of course!

They should form a committee hold a lot of meetings(Phuket is good for that)and after that organize a trip to Iceland to launch a former complaint.

All paid for of course.

Maybe wait until the spring,it may be too cold for their entitlednessism.

[Dogmatix]

The restaurant owner insisted that the other visitors in the group could stay, but Porntip had to leave.

 

If he had looked into the backgrounds of the rest of the group, perhaps he would have asked all to leave.

[klauskunkel]

2 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Thai senators are preparing to lodge a complaint with the Icelandic government

at the same time why don't you also file a Red Notice with Interpol, your RTP friends can help you with that 

[Denim]

Knickers in twist much.

 

Surprised  the senators  didn't approach the Icelandic government with their usual refrain :

 

' Do you know who we are ? '

 

The restaurant owner certainly  does. He knows trash when he sees it.

[Bangkok Barry]

What has a Thai restaurant owner throwing a Thai out of his restaurant got to do with the Icelandic government? And what does the Thai government expect that government to do (apart from laugh, that is). Expel him? Idiotic.

[kennw]

32 minutes ago, klauskunkel said:

at the same time why don't you also file a Red Notice with Interpol, your RTP friends can help you with that 

And ask them if the red bull guy is there at the same time. 55555

[steven100]

loss of face dear ....  embarrassed ....   haha ,   I bet her mascara was running down her cheeks from the heat  !!

 

she's Thai ....  of course she'll lodge a complaint,   just hope Iceland uses it in the toilet where it should be.

[scorecard]

3 hours ago, proton said:

Surely she was meant to be doing her duty as a senator, not on a trip to Iceland? The owner has the right to chuck anyone out without reason, and he has reason enough with this woman. The revered badger haired pathologist who claimed those fake bomb detectors were real, no more real than the elections here! Chuck her out! 

Besides that she (same as her senator gang) didn't Support Pita who achieved record votes and seats in the last general election. 

 

The Thai man in Greenland has every right to disagree / object to her stance, and to tell her so.

 

[khunjeff]

41 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

What has a Thai restaurant owner throwing a Thai out of his restaurant got to do with the Icelandic government? And what does the Thai government expect that government to do (apart from laugh, that is). Expel him? Idiotic.

We see this lack of understanding of the distinction between governments and individuals again and again here.

 

A restaurant in the US displays a Buddha image in a way that some Thai thinks is disrespectful? Complain to the mayor or the state governor! A UK newspaper says something "insulting" about a prominent Thai? Send a complaint letter to the British embassy!

 

Each time, the complainers seem mystified when their entreaties are ignored or laughed at. (The US Embassy has regularly refused to accept letters complaining about the actions of George Soros and other private citizens, suggesting that the aggrieved parties might want to send their complaints directly to the person whose behavior had bothered them.)

[dinsdale]

4 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

“Go! Go! Get out of here! Get the hell out of here! You are corrupt. Get out! Get out of here! You do not belong here. We do not welcome you.”

Yep. And to all your other cronnie, corrupt senators.

This is a great revolutionary/demonstration catch cry. I would add another "you are corrupt" and another "get out".

“Go! Go! Get out of here! Get the hell out of here! You are corrupt! You are corrupt! Get out! Get out! Get out of here!

Read this 3 times and I bet it sticks. ????

Edited October 3, 2023 by dinsdale

[Gottfrid]

So, what does the government has to do with private business? Thai senators need to understand that they are abroad and not in Thailand

[Gknrd]

3 hours ago, observer90210 said:

The rest of the world has the same laws for all and no special privileges for the hi-so. Just to remind. But if the restaurant owner has family back in Thailand, they could be in some sort of hot soup as well as their assets or property.

So you are saying Thailand is basically China now.  You cannot make this stuff up folks.

[thecyclist]

There are Thai restaurants run by Thais in Iceland? That is the most amazing part in this story. 

 

[Guitar God]

Pretty sure private businesses in Iceland, and just about everywhere else,  have the right to refuse service to anyone unless it violates civil rights laws, which this clearly doesn’t. 

[ikke1959]

In the real world, everybody is allowed to choose which guest are welcome and who not. The government of that country will not interfere,as it is a part of the habitats freedom.  Thailand has only rights for the rich,high ranked and famous, so now they feel hurt. Thailand should enter the real world in the 21st century instead of keeping their old fashioned and outdated laws. Rights are for everyone the dame they shout, look at Thaksin,but the reality is totally opposite 

[Dogmatix]

10 hours ago, khunjeff said:

"the committee plans to send the complaint document to Iceland, urging the government to acknowledge the inappropriate actions of its residents."

 

Iceland is a free country - I'm pretty sure they don't discipline their citizens just because a foreign official thinks they've been insufficiently deferential.

 

"Additionally, the committee intends to pursue legal action against the restaurant owner under Thai law, regardless of whether Porntip chooses to pursue legal remedies."

 

So Thailand now has extraterritorial jurisdiction over rudeness in European restaurants? Fascinating. Perhaps they can take the case to the International Court of Justice in The Hague while they're at it.

If the junta appointed senate has such extensive extraterritorial power,  why haven’t they used it to bring Boss back to face justice for a more serious crime? They could still get Yingluck too.

Edited October 3, 2023 by Dogmatix

[spidermike007]

13 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

What has a Thai restaurant owner throwing a Thai out of his restaurant got to do with the Icelandic government? And what does the Thai government expect that government to do (apart from laugh, that is). Expel him? Idiotic.

They will have a good laugh, they will joke about the highly insecure men and women, who have no self esteem, no ability to absorb the tiniest of slights, and the thinnest skin imaginable. They will wonder what Thailand would do if faced with real issues and problems. And they will joke about the misunderstanding of diplomacy, and the bottom of the barrel ministers in Thailand. A good laugh all around. And they will likely call the restaurant owner, and thank him for the good publicity and his courage.

[brianthainess]

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Thai senators are preparing to lodge a complaint with the Icelandic government

So so funny, what do they expect them to do? Extradite him? LOL Iceland is a full democracy with full freedom of speech.

[brianthainess]

The Icelandic Govt. must be shaking in their boots  

[brianthainess]

This government just doesn't realize just how Pathetically Stupid and Childish it makes them look. Give her a live ticking bomb and one of those detectors she loves.