Livings In paradise Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 One should be responsible for their own expenses when traveling otherwise stay home beggars 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikke1959 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 1 hour ago, Modern Coding said: Until now, from what I have seen, people have not pointed at the vendor's kindness, have they?? Comments were rather targeted towards the girl. Totally correct.. People should watch the movie The Way with Charlie Sheen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Grandpa Cool Posted January 31 Popular Post Share Posted January 31 I was "backpacking" around the world back in the early to mid 70s before it was called backpacking. My greatest fear was running out of money. However, unforseen circumstances lead to me running out of money a few times. In India, in Holland and in Singapore. I won't elaborate on the circumstances, but I would like to say that I got through these difficult circumstances through the kindness of strangers and I have always felt a deep thankfulness and genuine appreciation for those good souls who chose to help me both in cash and in kind. Later in life I had developed work and business skills that generated employment and millions of dollars. I have never forgotten those hard times and the help I was given and I've endeavoured to show kindness in it's many manifestations as life goes by. It's up to us to make this world a better place. There must be a lot of troubled souls on this forum, judging by the cynical, uncharitable, self centred unkind comments. 2 2 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fairynuff Posted January 31 Popular Post Share Posted January 31 2 hours ago, billd766 said: Another warm and heartfelt word from the local village idiot. This forum is a rather large village. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post off road pat Posted January 31 Popular Post Share Posted January 31 4 hours ago, flyingtlger said: What a loser..... You don't know her story,....!? on the other hand Thai generosity is admirable !!! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post malthebluff Posted January 31 Popular Post Share Posted January 31 Why is this news? WW3 about to start and people concerned about giving food to a foreigner. I think it's the racist jealousy that most thai have that's made it news, it's up to the vendor and nothing to do with anybody else 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhounan Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 (edited) I did not go viral when three years ago, on my birthday, I paid the bill to all the customers in MK. Why, Mr.Thai Kindness? Edited January 31 by zhounan 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post off road pat Posted January 31 Popular Post Share Posted January 31 15 minutes ago, Grandpa Cool said: I was "backpacking" around the world back in the early to mid 70s before it was called backpacking. My greatest fear was running out of money. However, unforseen circumstances lead to me running out of money a few times. In India, in Holland and in Singapore. I won't elaborate on the circumstances, but I would like to say that I got through these difficult circumstances through the kindness of strangers and I have always felt a deep thankfulness and genuine appreciation for those good souls who chose to help me both in cash and in kind. Later in life I had developed work and business skills that generated employment and millions of dollars. I have never forgotten those hard times and the help I was given and I've endeavoured to show kindness in it's many manifestations as life goes by. It's up to us to make this world a better place. There must be a lot of troubled souls on this forum, judging by the cynical, uncharitable, self centred unkind comments. Best post I have read in a long time THX for posting this reply. I have been backpacking around as well in my younger days and recognize and lived about the same sorry as you had. Had the honor to meet some of the most generous people on earth in those times....learned a lot on those voyages. 1 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Red Forever Posted January 31 Popular Post Share Posted January 31 5 hours ago, proton said: Backpackers are just an embarrassment And crusty old, gammon ex pats who think they own the place are soo much more sophisticated eh? 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post off road pat Posted January 31 Popular Post Share Posted January 31 2 hours ago, billd766 said: Thank you for your kind post. Welcome to the small minority of those people who care about other people. Ignore the majority of the me, me, me mob who only care about themselves. If they ridicule us, simply laugh at the and their mean spirited attitudes, but save a little pity for them as well. There is a French proverb that says « le ridicule ne tue pas » "The ridicule doesn't kill" which means, don't let the fear of ridicule stop you from doing what you want, or what you think is good !! 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhounan Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Thais who think the world is Tokyo, Seoul, Singapore and Hong Kong could not understand what backpacking is even if they went through another 10 cycles of samsara. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post off road pat Posted January 31 Popular Post Share Posted January 31 5 hours ago, proton said: Backpackers are just an embarrassment Hm,...Most backpackers have seen and learned more than you will ever !!!! And probably got laid a lot more as well,.... 1 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post off road pat Posted January 31 Popular Post Share Posted January 31 4 minutes ago, zhounan said: Thais who think the world is Tokyo, Seoul, Singapore and Hong Kong could not understand what backpacking is even if they went through another 10 cycles of samsara. Hm,...I know a lot of Thais that travel the world !!! some are wealthy others are not, but they get invited by people they helped on there travels....Generosity is good !! 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post VBF Posted January 31 Popular Post Share Posted January 31 2 hours ago, richard_smith237 said: Astonishing that any debate could be sparked over this... Other than... what people are putting on the internet (TikTok) for attention these days is simply astonishing... ... Its more astonishing that it draws comment.... and there I go, adding to the ridiculous BS with my own comment... oh no, I am now a netizen !!!... My thoughts exactly...... Sometimes I kick myself for not simply ignoring certain threads. However, I would refute the suggestion that all backpackers are stupid. In my youth I travelled the Greek Islands with a backpack staying in cheap "Pensions" and eating in cheap local cafes - over several years' trips I managed to visit many of the islands in the Cyclades group, plus quite a lot of others. It can be fun and educational at 19-23, NOT so much once you get older and accustomed to creature comforts. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post proton Posted January 31 Popular Post Share Posted January 31 (edited) 6 minutes ago, off road pat said: Hm,...Most backpackers have seen and learned more than you will ever !!!! And probably got laid a lot more as well,.... It's like feeding soi dogs, it only encourages more of them. In fact it's worse than feeding soi dogs,and they are vermin. Western penniless low life's should not be scratching around street food vendors for scraps, disgraceful, this woman has no self respect or for Thais. What makes you think smelly penniless backpackers have seen more than me? the thought of them having sex is rather unpleasant! Do you think they get free condoms as well? Edited January 31 by proton 1 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyphodb Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 9 minutes ago, off road pat said: There is a French proverb that says « le ridicule ne tue pas » "The ridicule doesn't kill" which means, don't let the fear of ridicule stop you from doing what you want, or what you think is good !! Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt you... Is the British version, don't think that it made it to the "proverbs" list... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhounan Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Just now, off road pat said: Hm,...I know a lot of Thais that travel the world !!! some are wealthy others are not, but they get invited by people they helped on there travels....Generosity is good !! Sure! But this kind of people don't get angry on social media for the generous gesture of this vendor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrwest Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 5 hours ago, smedly said: up to him, why not Making merit. It is not only the morning Monks making the rounds that present an opportunity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairynuff Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 I sometimes wonder what’s made these grumpy old men so nasty, or have they always been like this? When I was a teenage backpacker I met some incredibly nice and kind people all over the world. They were kind, interesting and interested and went out of their way for us. Probably the best thing I learned was to be like that myself. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairynuff Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 12 minutes ago, proton said: It's like feeding soi dogs, it only encourages more of them. In fact it's worse than feeding soi dogs,and they are vermin. Western penniless low life's should not be scratching around street food vendors for scraps, disgraceful, this woman has no self respect or for Thais. What makes you think smelly penniless backpackers have seen more than me? the thought of them having sex is rather unpleasant! Do you think they get free condoms as well? For a brief moment I thought you were serious. Of course I realised that nobody is that twisted. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritScot Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 5 hours ago, flyingtlger said: What a loser..... Yes you are. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johnnybangkok Posted January 31 Popular Post Share Posted January 31 12 minutes ago, proton said: It's like feeding soi dogs, it only encourages more of them. In fact it's worse than feeding soi dogs,and they are vermin. Western penniless low life's should not be scratching around street food vendors for scraps, disgraceful, this woman has no self respect or for Thais. What makes you think smelly penniless backpackers have seen more than me? the thought of them having sex is rather unpleasant! Do you think they get free condoms as well? So in your view, every single one of the hundreds of thousands (perhaps millions) of backpackers that come to Thailand every year are just 'smelly' and/or 'penniless'? I backpacked though Thailand in the late 90's and met literally thousands of fellow backpackers and I can usure you your 'insights' couldn't be further from the truth. Granted a few I met were on tight budgets but I never met a single person who was penniless and none of them were smelly. Even this young lady looked well groomed and how do you know she was penniless? As the article says, she thought the food was just leftovers so asked if she could have it, possibly thinking it was just going to go to waste. You views are myopic, uncharitable and by comparing people to soi dogs, wildly inappropriate. Perhaps you should take a few months out, exploring this fantastic country with just a back-pack and a sense of adventure. You'll see you are very wrong and it may even have the added benefit of mellowing you out a bit. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nick Carter icp Posted January 31 Popular Post Share Posted January 31 11 minutes ago, Fairynuff said: I sometimes wonder what’s made these grumpy old men so nasty, or have they always been like this? When I was a teenage backpacker I met some incredibly nice and kind people all over the world. They were kind, interesting and interested and went out of their way for us. Probably the best thing I learned was to be like that myself. They've not even considered about why she's in her situation . She may have been robbed , lost her ATM card in a machine or there may have been some other reason . She only asked whether she could eat some left over food , lucky for her there were no ASEANOW forums members watching her, they would have chased her off and told her to starve 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proton Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 (edited) 19 minutes ago, johnnybangkok said: So in your view, every single one of the hundreds of thousands (perhaps millions) of backpackers that come to Thailand every year are just 'smelly' and/or 'penniless'? I backpacked though Thailand in the late 90's and met literally thousands of fellow backpackers and I can usure you your 'insights' couldn't be further from the truth. Granted a few I met were on tight budgets but I never met a single person who was penniless and none of them were smelly. Even this young lady looked well groomed and how do you know she was penniless? As the article says, she thought the food was just leftovers so asked if she could have it, possibly thinking it was just going to go to waste. You views are myopic, uncharitable and by comparing people to soi dogs, wildly inappropriate. Perhaps you should take a few months out, exploring this fantastic country with just a back-pack and a sense of adventure. You'll see you are very wrong and it may even have the added benefit of mellowing you out a bit. The ones begging for scraps from honest Thais are obviously penniless or just lying. The post is about these types of visitors not the annoying ones you see on tik tok with enough money for toasted sandwiches from 7/11 and revolting Pad Thai they never stop going on about, or acting like lunatics at that ghastly full moon party. As a whole back packers are pests when on transport and in shops, they never seem to realise those stupidly large rucksacks actually inconvenience other people, why cant they use suitcases like the rest of us? Edited January 31 by proton 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdemundo Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 I'm not fond of backpackers, maybe I've just met the wrong ones. Anyway, this story brings to mind a sign outside a condo in my neighborhood: "Please don't feed the pigeons." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surasak Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 A serious loss of face for a foreigner! Her next move could well be a Go Fund Me page? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnybangkok Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 4 minutes ago, proton said: The ones begging for scraps from honest Thais are obviously penniless or just lying. The post is about these types of visitors not the annoying ones you see on tik tok with enough money for toasted sandwiches from 7/11 and revolting Pad Thai they never stop going on about, or acting like lunatics at that ghastly full moon party. As a whole back packers are pests when on transport and in shops, they never seem to realise those stupidly large rucksacks actually inconvenience other people, why cant they use suitcases like the rest of us? You're just a bundle of joy now aren't you? I take it you were never young and just went straight from birth to being a miseble old s0d? Time to up the meds me thinks before your head explodes with all the 'inconvenience'. Oh, and by the way, ever tried lugging a suitcase up a mountain or through a jungle? A lot easier with a rucksack. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 A question ...... how will she pay her rent ? doesn't she have other backpacker friends that can help her financially ? how will she pay for her meals tomorrow and the next day ? it just doesn't add up .... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proton Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 1 minute ago, johnnybangkok said: You're just a bundle of joy now aren't you? I take it you were never young and just went straight from birth to being a miseble old s0d? Time to up the meds me thinks before your head explodes with all the 'inconvenience'. Oh, and by the way, ever tried lugging a suitcase up a mountain or through a jungle? A lot easier with a rucksack. Thread is not about me, it's about some foreign female beggar, enough of them here already without importing more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post xtrnuno41 Posted January 31 Popular Post Share Posted January 31 What is the problem? Vendor gave food, sweet ! Good heart ! 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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