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Smokin’ scuffle: Foreigner’s taxi tantrum goes viral in Phuket


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11 hours ago, SingAPorn said:

Most of the official thai taxi drivers or tuk tuk drivers are just a bunch of cheats and we all know how they refuse to turn the meter ON and other of their tricks.

 

But that is no reason for farangs to misbehave and be abusive. Many westerners in Thailand have an attitude and think themselves to be in conquered colonised territory. Such people should be plainly deported on the spot and banned from the kingdom on periods of time that depend on the level of their offense.

Your first paragraph was pointless and unnecessary!

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5 minutes ago, rtco said:

Can't see the problem ... the German was just trying to get out of the cab and the driver was stopping him. No punches thrown or any other,  what I would call, physical violence, can be seen

Perhaps you’re not looking!🤦‍♂️

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11 hours ago, ChaiyaTH said:

For the prices they charge down there you would expect to be allowed and do anything

If you’re a tight arse and think it’s too expensive, don’t use them!!

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21 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

 

It's The Thaiger. Better get used to it as the overwhelming news source for AN. We are offered their trash several times a day.

Hmm? So without that overwhelming  news source AN would go silent?

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10 hours ago, bbi1 said:

Deport the old man back to his country, cancel his retirement visa & ban him for life from entering the country. Seems like all the attacks on the Thais over the past month or so have been by old grey dudes. Time for a crackdown I think. Before it was a number of Swiss, now it's a German or Austrian grey nomad.

Really? Whats happening with all of you? You belive Taxi driver story. Has all world gone insane?

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6 minutes ago, 0ffshore360 said:

Hmm? So without that overwhelming  news source AN would go silent?

 

The majority of the news AN gives us is sourced from The Thaiger. The majority. So, in answer to your question, no. But the quality of the 'journalism' from The Thaiger, compared to other sources we are given, is appalling (I'm writing as a journalist of 40+ years). The best coverage by far is found in Thai Enquirer.

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40 minutes ago, Ausie11 said:

Really? Whats happening with all of you? You belive Taxi driver story. Has all world gone insane?

What is insane is giving benefit of the doubt to the farang mounting the taxi driver in a video. I think that farangs that do this are next to be videoed doing something questionable. They are also the ones who say I did nothing wrong because they don't know the difference between right and wrong.

 

Per Khaosodenglish:

The investigating officer then questioned Mr. Gernot. He admitted his wrongdoing and agreed to reimburse Mr. Wutthiporn and Mr. Thanongsak. The police then stated that they will file a complaint in court on April 4 for assault and injury to a cab driver under Section 291, which carries a punishment of one month in prison and a fine of no more than 10,000 baht.

 

Mr. Thanongsak stated that he was fine after Mr. Gernot provided compensation for the damages. He spoke with Mr. Gernot, who appeared to understand the situation. He believed Mr. Gernot had done something improper while drunk. But when he was sober, he smiled and snapped photos as if nothing had occurred.

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1 hour ago, jossthaifarang said:

FFS where are these idiots coming from? They are making it hard for all of us, Thais are just barely tolerating us now.

They always have just barely tolerated us. Just before they needed the money more so hid it better

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7 hours ago, pomchop said:

Two sides to the story?  Seems to me the entire problem could and should have ended when taxi driver said no smoking in cab.  What part of that did idiot farang not understand?  Either put the damn cig out or get out of the cab.

 

You sure that was it?  Smoking?  Maybe the driver had just shot him a ridiculous price for the ride...  Maybe the driver demanded a 2000 baht fine for lighting up in his taxi.  Of course, he's not going to mention that part when it goes viral.  

 

Yup there are 2 sides.  And we've just heard one of them.

 

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Hahaha,look at the ladies face.

Who would have thought she was gonna put a claim in by milking it for all its worth.

Storm in a teacup becomes a money making operation.

I once went out with a Thai lady doctor.On our first date she hit me for 15,000 baht.True.

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Reply to wrong post.Silly me.
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9 hours ago, chickenslegs said:

So he was a German, born in Austria, had a funny moustache, and was quite a naughty chap. Isn't that what I said?

or perhaps it was Australia......   🤷‍♂️

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As an ex-smoker I know what it is like to be in nicotine withdrawal after a 15 hour international flight and not be able to smoke even outside the freaking airport and you lite up as soon as possible. I actually can relate to this guys rage but in no way condone violence. But what was he supposed to do? Get out and find another cab he could smoke in or have the driver pull over while he wasted time on the side of the road smoking a fag and watching the meter tick?   Now this is why I started vaping because I can easily get my fix anywhere in public and even on the plane w/o anyone knowing the better. You learn how to "sneak vape" without producing "clouds".  Plus it doesn't stink and actually smells good!.

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Felt so furious to see this news.

Why the media covers up the face of that scumbag?

That stinking face of that low-life better  be open to public.

So people can toss rocks at that thug when spotted.

 

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