Phuket taxi driver drives away foreign woman over air conditioning dispute

[gerritkaew]

She lucky to be alive .

Lose her taxi fare but she made it alive. 

No kick in the face or raped, couse this thailand, no respect for foreign people..

And the 'taxi' driver comes clear with the thing, but iff it a foreign driver, 5 year jail time, all his belongings gone and iff he survive jail get kicked out of the country...

 

When tourist going to anderstand this a dangerous country, you more safe in Beiroet !!!

[ChaiyaTH]

Seems she refused to leave even he asked her to, would have done the same as him. She should be happy he even dropped her at the gas station instead of on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere.

[Accidental Tourist]

Properly another Chinese tourist without manners...the driver is right to reject fares like this. Mutual respect is was leaks 

[jimn]

2 hours ago, connda said:

3 hours ago, webfact said:

This is destroying the image of the country and also the image of Phuket taxis.

I've lived here 16+ years now and I can honestly state that this one instance isn't "destroying the image of Phuket taxis"

I can honestly say I have never had a problem with a taxi driver. Most of them just sit there and say nothing. If they want to chat its fine. Some foreigners are just rude to the drivers and then complain when they get a reaction.

[KhunBENQ]

1 hour ago, aussienam said:

To be fair, did you get general consensus from the rest of the passengers or did you decide you knew how everyone on the coach felt cold like you?  

No. The driver/conductor will tell you that AC can not be regulated even at 21 C outside.

That's why I avoid coaches/vans as good as possible. Only short trips less than 2 hours or so.

Comfy taxis sitting on the back seat I can control the airflow.

[twizzian]

Was she Chinese? If she was, that’s the final nail in the coffin for Chinese tourism in Thailand

[tomazbodner]

Was this cabbie one of those complaining how "illegal app drivers" are destroying the reputation of Phuket?

[Chris Daley]

Thai taxi drivers are useless tossers.  The most mundane simple job in the world and they can't do it.

[Modern Coding]

AC seems to be one big issue in Thailand, which I had never faced before in any other Southeast Asian country.

 

In most shopping malls, I feel cold, which makes me wonder how topless girls can handle this... Maybe they are used to...

Let alone in Starsucks Cafés: I always see female students bringing their blankets in order not to freeze.

 

But the Guiness Record for stupidity definitely belongs to the BMTA bus drivers! Short after they got their brand-new battery electric buses, one of them set the AC at full power and full blowing speed!

No clue at how many degrees it was set: the - always inaccurate - speed and temperature indicator displayed 5°C! No idea, whether such AC with such low temperature exist, but it was freezing cold and I got sick!

 

The stupid bus driver and the stupid fare collector?? Guess what?? They were wearing anorak!

[CDG931]

What baffles me is that people still visit Phuket. As far as I'm concerned, I crossed this hole off the map a long time ago.

And using physical violence against a woman is unacceptable.

 

 

 

[Liverpool Lou]

3 hours ago, JoePai said:

And the pump assistant just stood by...

What is he expected to do in those five seconds that she was being removed?  Perhaps the reason that he was using his phone was to call the police?

[Liverpool Lou]

46 minutes ago, stoner said:

51 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

To be fair I don't think he was 'assaulting' her.

 

you might want to check what constitutes assault then. 

So might you if you think that what was shown in that video constitutes assault under Thai law.

[PingRoundTheWorld]

All I'm seeing is an entitled spoiled brat who thinks yelling "help" will magically make people side with her and attack him. This ain't the west sweetie - no one is going to gang up on him just because you're a woman. I have no love for Phuket taxi drivers, but if she was being annoying and throwing a violent temper tantrum in his car he has every right to eject her by any means necessary. Taxi drivers are not slaves and if you don't treat them with respect you don't deserve respect either.

 

As far as "attacking" her - he didn't - he just pulled her out by force because she was resisting. After successfuly ejecting her he didn't proceed to further attack her - just get her belongings out.

 

Tourists like this damage the reputation of foreigners and just cause more animosity towards us all. Stay home if you're an entitled b****.

[OneMoreFarang]

Why does she want to stay in that taxi? The driver and her have obviously a "misunderstanding". Refusing to get out of the taxi won't make the situation any better.

They are at a gasoline station and not in the middle of a dark road. She can just step out and avoid further trouble.

 

Above is obviously no reason for the taxi driver to behave like that. But if she would just step away then this wouldn't happen. 

[LivingNThailand]

2 hours ago, ChipButty said:

I can go back 24 years, I landed in Phuket one night got a taxi to take me to the Holiday inn Patong I knew where I wanted to go, then he stopped at some travel shop on the by pass road, they were trying to get me to change hotels, I think that scam still goes on, some place got heavily fined, 

Yeah, happened to me one time. Probably about 20 years ago.   We refused to get out of the taxi.  It was late and we had traveled 24 hours.  No way were we getting out of the taxi.   And yes, it still goes on.  I had an AIrBNB condo for rent before the pandemic.  Happened to at least 3 of our customers, that I know of.    

[Liverpool Lou]

38 minutes ago, gerritkaew said:

She lucky to be alive .

Lose her taxi fare but she made it alive. 

No kick in the face or raped, couse this thailand, no respect for foreign people..

And the 'taxi' driver comes clear with the thing, but iff it a foreign driver, 5 year jail time, all his belongings gone and iff he survive jail get kicked out of the country...

 

When tourist going to anderstand this a dangerous country, you more safe in Beiroet !!!

Complete cobblers, from start to finish.

[sahibji]

The taxi driver should be charged  for manhandling his passenger. A brute really, showing his power to a lady.

[PingRoundTheWorld]

35 minutes ago, ChaiyaTH said:

She should be happy he even dropped her at the gas station instead of on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere.

No good deed goes unpunished. Had he dropped her in the middle of nowhere there would be no cameras to document this and make it go viral.

[Liverpool Lou]

29 minutes ago, twizzian said:

Was she Chinese? If she was, that’s the final nail in the coffin for Chinese tourism in Thailand

Jesus...how many hackneyed, unoriginal "final nails" are there?

[OneMoreFarang]

1 hour ago, Bangkok Barry said:

The taxi driving thugs (I refuse to call them mafia as they are small-time crooks) had their chance as the island tried to recover after the tsunami and again after the pandemic.

Mafia = organized crime. I am pretty sure that definition fits. And I am sure the drivers are not keeping all the cash from the tourists for themselves.

 

And about recovery. That's exactly what they do. Like: We missed income for a year. Now charge double to that we recover that loss. ;) 

[peter zwart]

Brains as big as the balls. Good that she didnt have to pay after all. 

[Liverpool Lou]

18 minutes ago, Modern Coding said:

No idea, whether such AC with such low temperature exist, but it was freezing cold and I got sick!

No, you didn't, cold aircon does not cause people to be ill.  

[OneMoreFarang]

1 hour ago, Nickcage49 said:

Gotta love those taxi drivers. I'm so glad I don't live in Bangkok anymore.

Obviously there are lots of greedy taxi driver in Bangkok. And they are easy to avoid. Don't step into any taxi which refuses to use the meter.

And the taxi drivers who use the meter are IMHO mostly alright. 

[stoner]

10 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

So might you if you think that what was shown in that video constitutes assault under Thai law.

 

proof please. 

[Bobthegimp]

Perhaps she richly deserved a beating and he let her off with the soft touch.  Plenty of noise from the peanut gallery here at TV; how many have driven a taxi or worked with the public, in any capacity?  

 

The shocking part is a woman playing the victim. We all know that women never embellish anything and always give both sides of the story.  

 

One night last year I stopped in at a bar on Soi Pothole.  Bought a drink for myself and one for the lady who served me.  Ordered another round for both of us not long after and I'll be damned if she didn't call me a monkey's a s shole in Issan. 

 

According to local custom she richly deserved a beating for speaking to a customer in such a fashion.  I coaxed her out of the bar and told her to call a Thai man out on the soi what she had just said to me.  Absolute terror on her face and she went straight  back into the bar.  I told the guy that she looked at him and said something about "daak ling "  so I wanted to find out why she said that about a man out on the street. 

 

Then I paid my bill, blew her a kiss, and left. 

[stoner]

11 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

So might you if you think that what was shown in that video constitutes assault under Thai law.

 

or mind. which clearly the lady was suffering emotional and or mental damage during this situation. 

 

Section 295. Bodily Injury

 

Whoever, causes injury to the other person in body or mind is said to commit bodily harm, and shall be punished with imprisonment not exceeding two years or fined not exceeding four thousand Baht, or both.

[Bobthegimp]

8 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Complete cobblers, from start to finish.

 

He repaired her shoes?  I missed that part. 

[StayinThailand2much]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

This is destroying the image of the country and also the image of Phuket taxis...”

 

This ship has long sailed... At least since the aftermath of the tsunami 2004, when taxi drivers demanded 3,000 baht and more to go to the airport... "No? Okay, you walk..."

[Liverpool Lou]

5 minutes ago, peter zwart said:

Brains as big as the balls. Hope the lady didnt pay anything. 

As reported in the OP, he took her to her hotel free of charge.

[LatPhrao]

I was recently ejected from a taxi because I asked to turn the bleeding loud Thai radio station down. Not off, just volume down. He preferred to listen to the radio. grrrrrrrrr!!!