Songkran Water Splashing Causes Viral Fight in Phuket

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Phuket—At 4:20 PM, on April 13th, 2024, Thai social media posted a viral video of two foreigners having a dispute after one became upset after being sprayed with a water gun on Thaweewong Road, Patong Beach, Phuket.

Phuket’s Songkran event was held on Thaweewong Road, Patong Beach, having many Thai and foreign tourists participating in the water fight.

 

However, Mr. Nopparat Yiwa, a Civil Defense Volunteer, reportedly told Phuket local media that he witnessed a shirtless foreigner who rode a motorbike taxi to Patong Beach. After that, a black shirt foreigner allegedly water-gunned the motorbike taxi rider, but the shirtless foreigner was not hit.

 

The situation escalated as the shirtless foreigner was infuriated and threw punches at the black shirt foreigner. Nopparat further added that his friend attempted to stop the dispute but was unable to do so.

 

Full story: THE PHUKET EXPRESS 2024-04-15

 

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[AreYouGerman]

Should have stayed on his balcony.

[JoseThailand]

25 minutes ago, AreYouGerman said:

Should have stayed on his balcony.

 

And play water in his bathroom

[JoseThailand]

I totally understand his feelings. You can spray those who want to participate, but leave alone those who don't!

[save the frogs]

58 minutes ago, JoseThailand said:

I totally understand his feelings. You can spray those who want to participate, but leave alone those who don't!

agree, but perhaps the fact that he was shirtless was sending signals that he was down for participating. 

 

[Skipalongcassidy]

1 hour ago, JoseThailand said:

I totally understand his feelings. You can spray those who want to participate, but leave alone those who don't!

Being out and about is participation... that's the point.

[Olmate]

Where does the viral aspect appear in the quoted article? Webfact  fact? 

[CANSIAM]

I suspect the both of em cannot handle their booze........😉

[OneMoreFarang]

Songkran - so much fun... 

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, CANSIAM said:

I suspect the both of em cannot handle their booze........😉

Booze or lack of brains.. hard to tell.

[wensiensheng]

3 hours ago, JoseThailand said:

I totally understand his feelings. You can spray those who want to participate, but leave alone those who don't!

And you differentiate the two how?

 

Those not wearing a shirt DONT want to be sprayed? 

[JoseThailand]

3 minutes ago, wensiensheng said:

And you differentiate the two how?

 

Those not wearing a shirt DONT want to be sprayed? 

 

People may not wear a shirt for a number of reasons, one of them being water-splashed by some other bugger

[Ben Zioner]

This water spraying fetish, reveals the intellectual level of the country, and of course, of the foreigners who contribute to the idiocy.

[Mike Lister]

5 minutes ago, Ben Zioner said:

This water spraying fetish, reveals the intellectual level of the country, and of course, of the foreigners who contribute to the idiocy.

Ain't that the truth!

[eumenades]

One Songkran, I was hit on my m/c by a bucket of water that nearly knocked me of the bike. I stopped and, erm, fisticuffs was the result (plus a broken wristwatch). Ho hum.

[klauskunkel]

in related news:

A new human subspecies has been discovered in Thailand: Homo Idioticus Songkranensis

[retarius]

4 hours ago, AreYouGerman said:

Should have stayed on his balcony.

Or maybe fallen off it?

[ThaiFelix]

5 hours ago, JoseThailand said:

I totally understand his feelings. You can spray those who want to participate, but leave alone those who don't!

Anybody with the slightest brain function knows that he/she is in Thailand, its Songkran and people throw water as part of the festivities, and if getting wet bothers you so much stay at home or wear a raincoat if you have to go out.  No excuses for getting angry over this.  Lock him up!

[Mike Lister]

At least 50% of foreign visitors to Songkran don't get it, there are legitimate targets and there are targets that are off limits. Anyone clearly not participating but needing to be in the area for other reasons, anyone on their way to work, anyone not dressed for a soaking, are NOT fair game.

[brianthainess]

Can't wait till tomorrow 16th when 'our village' has our Songkran party, starts in the evening outside 7/11 on the road, loud music, water trucks, spraying over the whole lot, big fat ladies up on the the back of pick ups,  gyrating to the music,    everyone pissed goes on till about 1 am. the traffic is normally diverted around the back of 7/11, any songthaew taxis coming from the ferry until it stops running will be prime targets, they have to pass though our village.     

[TigerandDog]

5 hours ago, JoseThailand said:

I totally understand his feelings. You can spray those who want to participate, but leave alone those who don't!

nope. If you don't want to get sprayed stay indoors. 

[webfact]

Water gun incident sparks foreign tourist dispute at Songkran event
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Picture courtesy of Pattaya News

 

The lively Thaweewong Road, on Patong Beach in Phuket, bore witness to a heated dispute between two foreign visitors at a Songkran event. This incident, occurring around 4.20pm on April 13, was sparked by a minor altercation involving a water gun.

 

The Songkran event is renowned for its playful water fights, which are enjoyed by locals and tourists alike. Despite the jovial atmosphere, tensions flared when a foreigner, wearing no shirt but riding a motorbike taxi, became upset after another foreigner sprayed water on him.

 

The eyewitness, Nopparat Yiwa, a Civil Defense Volunteer, recounted the event to local media outlets in Phuket. According to his account, the shirtless man was not the initial target of the water gun. Instead, the water was sprayed on the motorbike taxi rider. This, however, did not prevent the shirtless man from taking offence, leading him to retaliate physically against the perpetrator, who was clad in a black shirt.

Nopparat further detailed that his companion had tried to intervene and defuse the situation but to no avail. The escalating conflict eventually drew the attention of the Patong police officers, who were successful in calming the situation and separating the two men.

The water gun incident was seemingly trivial, yet it spurred a reaction of high intensity from the shirtless foreigner. Despite the altercation, the police have considered the incident closed, as neither man involved has pursued legal action or filed police reports.

 

The viral video of the dispute circulated widely on Thai social media, serves as a reminder of the potential for tension amidst the otherwise jovial Songkran festivities on Thaweewong Road, Patong Beach, a popular destination for both Thai and foreign visitors, reported Pattaya News.

 

In related news, Thai netizens condemned two foreign men for spray-painting graffiti on a footpath and several spots in the Patong neighbourhood of Phuket.

 

The Facebook page, โหดจัง จังหวัดภูเก็ต (meaning so brutal, Phuket province), shared the 13-minute video of the two foreign vandals on March 23.

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-04-15

 

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[CanadaSam]

IMO, deport immediately.  Shirtless during Songkran means he expected to get wet, using violence when it happens, means the guy is either retarted or just a thug.  Not needed in LOS.

[BritManToo]

5 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Songkran - so much fun... 

I've not left my house since Wednesday!

[Taboo2]

Why do non-Thais forget that this is Songkran....if you go outside, expect to get wet.  If someone aims for your eyes, then yes, you can beat the crap out of them.

[NoshowJones]

7 hours ago, save the frogs said:

agree, but perhaps the fact that he was shirtless was sending signals that he was down for participating. 

 

It should be an offence for any man to be shirtless in public apart from being at the beach or a swimming area.

[OneMoreFarang]

5 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

I've not left my house since Wednesday!

I did, in the morning. And I made sure I return home before the splashing starts. 

[findlay13]

11 hours ago, JoseThailand said:

I totally understand his feelings. You can spray those who want to participate, but leave alone those who don't!

I agree but good luck with that with the dickhead farangs .

[herfiehandbag]

4 hours ago, klauskunkel said:

in related news:

A new human subspecies has been discovered in Thailand: Homo Idioticus Songkranensis

Been around a long time!

 

Still, an interesting species. As it ages, and it's physical condition umh deteriorates, it migrates to South East Asia from predominantly Northern European colder climes. Sheds it's plumage to the bare minimum, consumes industrial quantities of alcohol and ventures forth, into a second childhood, convinced that it's semi clad distressed body playing in water makes it absolutely irresistible to the local women! This often leads to aggression, frustration and fights, often ending in tears. Most return to their home environments after a couple of weeks, to brag (somewhat unbelievably) about their amorous conquests and physical superiority. 

 

The bare bones of a dissertation?

[brianthainess]

Pissed tools at dusk.