British and South African tourists clash in street brawl on Bangla Road

[webfact]

 

A brawl between a group of British and South African tourists on Bangla Road, Patong, Phuket, was reported to local police yesterday morning, January 5.

 

Injuries were sustained by both parties and the Kusoldharm Phuket Foundation was mobilised to send the injured individuals for treatment at Patong Hospital.

 

Photos of the scene of the incident have been released, however, the exact time and location of the brawl have not yet been confirmed. Foreign volunteers were seen meditating and consoling some foreign men near the east side of Bangla Road.

The identities of the individuals involved were not disclosed by police. According to authorities, the tourists in question have reached a settlement between them, reported Phuket News.

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2024-01-08

 

 

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[flyingtlger]

28 minutes ago, webfact said:

According to authorities, the tourists in question have reached a settlement between them

A dollar short and a day late.....

[Nick Carter icp]

Westerners just enjoying them selves and having a fight , a good old punch up with no weapons 

Well done to both parties for not killing anyone .  

Edited January 7 by Nick Carter icp

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

A brawl between a group of British and South African tourists on Bangla Road, Patong, Phuket, was reported to local police yesterday morning, January 5.

From the Link:

Late December last year, 117 volunteer guards were certified to assist in the maintenance of law and order at entertainment venues on Bangla Road after the 4am curfew came into effect. This was part of the Strong Tourism Community (STC) project where volunteer guards are trained and employed, initiated by Tourist Police Commander Lieutenant General Saksira Phueakam. Training included assisting and maintaining tourist safety, as well as first aid knowledge and CPR.

 

Seems to be as pro-active as the police.

Just there for the clean-up operation.

[soalbundy]

A Rorks Drift replay without the guns, a culture show for the Thais.

[Mywayboy]

Meditating should they not be mediating hmmmm!!! 555

[Thingamabob]

24 minutes ago, soalbundy said:

A Rorks Drift replay without the guns, a culture show for the Thais.

Surely you mean the Boer war ?

[stoner]

a brit and a south african walk into a bar....

[Skipalongcassidy]

My creekit paddle is bigger than yours...

[Olmate]

'Boaring' the poms, well done! 🤪

[soalbundy]

2 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

Surely you mean the Boer war ?

I think most Boers were of Dutch origin.

[Dukeleto]

I will bet anything you like the fight started as a result of a comment or argument over the recent Rugby World Cup. The two groups then deciding to do a rematch.😂

[Iron Tongue]

40 minutes ago, soalbundy said:

A Rorks Drift replay without the guns, a culture show for the Thais.

Really?   

If the Brits didn't have guns at Rorke's Drift, the Zulus would have speared the lot of them.

[roo860]

Another 'none news' item from the Thaiger, they get worse.

[IamNoone88]

Quality tourists, plenty of alchohol, extended drinking times .. all the vices rolled up in one for even longer ... what could possibly go wrong.

[JayClay]

2 minutes ago, roo860 said:

Another 'none news' item from the Thaiger, they get worse.

 

There's clearly a need to keep giving the xenophobes articles to comment on...

[Gandtee]

12 minutes ago, Iron Tongue said:

Really?   

If the Brits didn't have guns at Rorke's Drift, the Zulus would have speared the lot of them.

And if I didn't have male wedding tackle I could have been in the front row of the Tiller Girls on Sunday Night at the London Palladium.

[soalbundy]

10 minutes ago, Iron Tongue said:

Really?   

If the Brits didn't have guns at Rorke's Drift, the Zulus would have speared the lot of them.

Yes but unfortunately they did have them, no stopping the war mongering Lord Chelmsford on his land grab.

[TTSIssues]

18 minutes ago, Iron Tongue said:

Really?   

If the Brits didn't have guns at Rorke's Drift, the Zulus would have speared the lot of them.

by that logic, if the zulus hadn’t had spears, then they wouldn’t have …..

[AAArdvark]

Do we know how many were involved or what flavour of South Africans were they? 

[Eloquent pilgrim]

4 hours ago, London Lowf said:

Reminds me of the Spitting Image song "I've never met a nice South African" (many a true word....) and I lived there for four years. Also my brother is now a Sarf Ifrikin!

 

Unfortunately it seems that a lot of Brits are incapable of handling booze without coming over all alpha and agressive and so I can understand how this sort of thing can happen.

 

I’ve met the King of China

And a working Yorkshire miner

But I’ve never met a nice South African …… 😆

 

......... It was written and broadcast at the time of the UK coal miners strikes, and the 4 day week.

 

 

[Lopburikid]

4 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

Westerners just enjoying them selves and having a fight , a good old punch up with no weapons 

Well done to both parties for not killing anyone .  

I would have thought the incident involving the THAI police Officer and the Thai border guard having a shootout at a Thai restaurant over the affections of a Thai waitress working there, which resulted in one being shot in the leg and the other being shot in the head would have been more newsworthy.

[jacko45k]

1 hour ago, Baricello said:

"Yarpies"are  Pig Ignorant, I know, I lived there longer than four years!

Tend to agree, they are hard to like. 

[sikishrory]

Should chuck a boxing ring on bangla. Walking streets got one. Well it did about 8 yrs ago last time i went. 

Then untrained drunk tourists could all smash eachother in a more respectable manner

[cowellandrew]

54 minutes ago, soalbundy said:

A Rorks Drift replay without the guns, a culture show for the Thais.

Without the spears, shields,  red tunics 

Welsh singing,

[charleskerins]

Majuba

[Nick Carter icp]

48 minutes ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

 

I’ve met the King of China

And a working Yorkshire miner

But I’ve never met a nice South African …… 😆

 

......... It was written and broadcast at the time of the UK coal miners strikes, and the 4 day week.

 

 

 

[jacko45k]

16 minutes ago, sikishrory said:

Should chuck a boxing ring on bangla. Walking streets got one. Well it did about 8 yrs ago last time i went. 

Then untrained drunk tourists could all smash eachother in a more respectable manner

It was India v Thailand a week or so ago on Pattaya Beach Rd.....

Wonder who and where the next round will be!

Thailand, the hub of International fight club.

 

Edited January 8 by jacko45k

[Toby1947]

Don't keep us in suspenders. Who won 😂🤣😂

[Baricello]

Everyone obviously don't realize, the term "South African" refers to a descendant of a "Brit Immigrant"  the other Caucasians are "Afrikaaners " of Dutch descent, re the Boer War!