As witnessed on this site I’m not one for conflict but I dislike being bullied and will stand my ground if necessary. Given that I’m on hormone treatment to reduce my testosterone the following might have just been my Karen moment...see what you think.
 

Having travelled extensively I have found that when approached by someone trying to ‘help’ the results are inevitably poor. I made my way to the public pier on the Chao Phraya to catch the Express boat a few stops . I was looking at the information trying to find a timetable when approached by a Thai man asking me where I wanted to go. I said Icon Siam , pointed in the direction down river, thanked him and walked towards to the boat entrance. He came after me and said I have to buy a ticket pointing at a young girl at an open booth. I said ‘thank you I will buy my ticket on board the boat’. He approached me a few more times and I pointed towards the floating pier and repeated my intention. OK, my Thai’s not brilliant but I mumbled the two words...boat and ticket. (reux + taw)

 

He went away and I waited for the public boat to arrive, when I then made a move towards the floating pier. He ran in front of me blocking my route, and despite trying to move him out of the way he would not let me pass. By now the boat was nearing the pier so I went and bought a ticket, but the red mist appeared. Thankfully the combination of women’s hormones and age means you are reading this rather than ‘Englishman attacks Chao Phraya Express boat employee’. I even thought about tearing the ticket up in front of him and walking away, but was at a loss as to how to lose this confrontation.

 

Next stop, 3 old Thai women got on and bought their tickets from the ‘conductor’ on board.

How much extra did you pay? 10 times too much?

 

Let's say it like this, what he did is not what normal Thai employees do. So maybe he was a scammer, or he had some ego trip.

I would try to avoid him and if that doesn't help shout at him something like: Leave me alone!

No idea if that would work. 

In general. Recently I saw an interesting interview with Rory Sutherland, I think it was the one below.

He explains that we should not confuse winning an argument with convincing someone. Those are two different things.

 

 

There are a lot of debates on this forum that involve 'perspective'... Both opposing views maybe correct at the same time... 

 

Particularly with the inconsistency in regulations and the variable manner in which rules are applied and enforced here.

 

 

Ever lost an argument when you are 100% correct?

 

Yes, I'm married.

7 minutes ago, lungbing said:

Ever lost an argument when you are 100% correct?

 

Yes, I'm married.

Yes my love, right away my love, always my love, thank you my love, sure my love, never my love

Yes Ive been married 3 times