Foreign woman criticised for urinating on Bangla Road, Phuket

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A viral video circulating on Thai social media captured a foreign woman, evidently intoxicated, urinating on the footpath of Bangla Road in Phuket on March 26. This incident prompted criticism from netizens directed at both the foreign woman and the Thai government.

 

A Thai man shared a video of the foreign woman on Facebook yesterday, March 27. The 56-second video shows the unidentified woman pulling down her panties and urinating near a sign pole.

 

MGR Online reported that it was the Bangla Road sign pole in the Patong sub-district of Katu district in Phuket. The road is a well-known landmark in the province popular for its vibrant nightlife.

A foreign man, believed to be her boyfriend, was also present and appeared to be drunk himself and unable to help his companion.

Both Thais and foreigners passing by stared at the couple but they appear to be too drunk to care.

 

The Thai man responsible for the video stated that the foreign couple were Japanese. Additionally, his tone conveyed a sense of irony.

 

“Thailand! This is Thailand! Only good foreigners come to Patong, you see. This is Patong! So bad! Quality tourists! Government! Send us more of these tourists! Very good! Bangla don’t have bathroom. Authorities, please build one near Patong Beach!”

 

Quality tourists

 

Thai netizens expressed mixed reactions in the comment section. Many of them criticised the couple for their behaviour and cited potential fines for the act. Some found the video funny and did not cause any serious offence, while others complained to the authorities about the lack of public toilets.

 

“Disgusting!”

“There was not much public bathroom, and they are all closed at night. People don’t use bathroom at night?”

 

“It’s good enough that she managed to take her pants off.”

 

“The land of freedom.”

 

“She must face a fine for this.”

 

Many netizens debated the type of tourists Thailand should attract. They urged the government to focus more on quality tourists as crimes committed by foreigners continue to make headlines.

 

“A lot of money comes from foreign tourists. Thai people need to be patient, right?”

 

“Authorities should take action against this kind of foreign tourist. If only bad tourists come to Thailand, how can we attract good tourists to the country?”

 

A Thai netizen criticised the man who filmed the video, citing damage to Phuket’s reputation. The netizen urged the videographer to decide between witnessing the disruption caused by foreign tourists or returning to the pandemic era, potentially risking their job.

 

Thus far, officers from the Patong Police Station and other relevant departments have not stepped forward to address the issue or pursue legal action against the foreign woman.

 

by Petch Petpailin

Photo via Facebook/ ศูนย์ข้อมูลภูเก็ต Phuket Info Center

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-03-29

 

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[Korat Kiwi]

Luckily she wasn't having a dump! 

[ChaiyaTH]

I nearly pissed myself quite a few times in Thailand when drunk, due to the lack of public restrooms. 
 

A few times i pissed inside central areas in bushes or corners, no other option is there.

[Hellfire]

Not an easy thing to be a foreigner in Thailand these days. I am even afraid of picking on my nose in public. Don’t want to see my photos or video with a thousand condemning comments from the outraged Thai citizens and my visa being revoked within 24 hours by the governor himself.

 

 

[Rampant Rabbit]

yeah never  see  Thais  peeing  anywhere including  once at a PTT  gas  station not more than 40metres from the actual toilets

[nikmar]

10 minutes ago, Hellfire said:

I am even afraid of picking on my nose in public.

do you normally pick your nose in public?

[roo860]

3 minutes ago, nikmar said:

do you normally pick your nose in public?

That's a Thai trait, probably need a work permit. 🤭

[rexpotter]

No toilets. Fix it.

[0ffshore360]

Allegedly Japanese?

How disappointed some many must be was not Russian or Chinese.

[dingdongrb]

Public restrooms, sidewalks a person can actually walk on without being injured, and trash bins about....... Things that might make Thailand look a little more respectable.

[ikke1959]

I have seen many car and truck drivers do the same at the road sides even near a petrol station... So again the kettle and the pot...

 

On the other end.. Tourist industry but no facilities.. Nowhere dustbins, and public toilets to be found there is no infrastucture for tourists no investments ever made...

[eyeman]

Pot kettle black.  Nearly every day see the yabba guys urinating under the BTS steps, or against a closed storefront, and nothing, no outrage, no media, because there is no foreigner target for them to jump on..

 

[freeworld]

I was on a bus a few months ago on Sukhumvit coming back from Chinatown.

 

At the Ratchprasong intersection saw an Asian guy (looked homeless) with his pants down and doing his business in full view of passers by.

 

Don't  know if that was reported on social media.

 

Also a few years ago saw an Asian guy near the Fortune town area area completely naked.

 

 

[Ben Zioner]

48 minutes ago, webfact said:

 

A Thai man shared a video of the foreign woman on Facebook yesterday, March 27.

This man is a pervert, and his post infringes on both defamation laws and the computer crimes act.

[Rampant Rabbit]

2 minutes ago, Ben Zioner said:

This man is a pervert, and his post infringes on both defamation laws and the computer crimes act.

They should  punish  him by making foreigners urinate on him........... second offence its  number two's

[Ben Zioner]

5 minutes ago, Rampant Rabbit said:

They should  punish  him by making foreigners urinate on him........... second offence its  number two's

Would definitely be a reward for such creep. Probably one of those rapist Tuk Tuk drivers who prey at that end of Bangla.

[stevenl]

22 minutes ago, 0ffshore360 said:

Allegedly Japanese?

How disappointed some many must be was not Russian or Chinese.

Allegedly Japanese, Chinese seems more likely to me.

[Bangkok Barry]

43 minutes ago, Hellfire said:

I am even afraid of picking on my nose in public.

 

That would be okay. Thais are quite well-known known to do that. Might not be allowed by foreigners though, especially these days.

[Ben Zioner]

Just now, Bangkok Barry said:

 

That would be okay. Thais are quite well-known known to do that. Might not be allowed by foreigners though, especially these days.

Yes, and how about itchy piles?

[Bangkok Barry]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The Thai man responsible for the video stated that the foreign couple were Japanese.

 

Now, I wonder how he knew that. He didn't say might be Japanese, he said were. And I would be very surprised if they were Japanese.

[NanLaew]

52 minutes ago, ChaiyaTH said:

I nearly pissed myself quite a few times in Thailand when drunk, due to the lack of public restrooms. 
 

A few times i pissed inside central areas in bushes or corners, no other option is there.

 

Us blokes, being blessed with "outboards", have no issues with taking a leak in public.

 

It's way tougher for those born with "inboards" (and smaller bladders), especially in the age of Thai men with cellphones, Facebook and other havens of the 'enraged netizen'.

[freeworld]

21 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

 

That would be okay. Thais are quite well-known known to do that. Might not be allowed by foreigners though, especially these days.

Have seen both doing this on the BTS, they have not a care in the world looking for them diamonds.

[Purdey]

French style urinals every 500 meters. Even women could use them. 

[stoner]

more selective outrage i see. snooze... wake me up when you have another joint going. 

[ChaiyaTH]

18 minutes ago, freeworld said:

Have seen both doing this on the BTS, they have not a care in the world looking for them diamonds.

BTS and Metro is the worst if suddenly needing to go, you often need to leave the entire stations and find some business nearby. Often results in losing 45 minutes time, time is worth nothing here...

 

I never take long duration busses for this reason too, or not if not having a toilet. I'm one of the worst; I want to go during stops but don't need to, to then needing to go 10 minutes after leaving again.

[quake]

 

Should lock the Thai Perv up,  who made the movie.

 

And my money would be on Chinese not Japanese.

 

TIT.

 

[quake]

28 minutes ago, Purdey said:

French style urinals every 500 meters. Even women could use them. 

 

Oh La La, la Pissoir. 

 

 

[sikishrory]

If you're a motorbike taxi driver pissing on the street though nobody bats an eyelid

[zakalwe]

Peeing outdoors while drunk is quite exhilarating.

[Dcheech]

When the Gubermunt gives its tacit approval, you can expect the Thais to pile on.

BTW on the trip down,  thai guy pulled over on side a HWY  urinating about 400 meters from PTS station & bathrooms -- Classless but as a Thai, nothing to get hissy about.