British man assaults Thai village manager

[Keeps]

1 hour ago, MalcolmB said:

 That may well be true but us Brits make up less than 10% of the total number of tourists here and seem to making up 90% of these unsavory incidents sadly.

There is not even a close second.

 

 

Anyone else think MalcolmB's constant referral to US Brits is a bit of a decoy? Quite possibly a stool pigeon. Another Brit hater? Maybe even the return of Bignok..... 

[MangoKorat]

5 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

But this forum seems to be more about Brits behaving terribly in Thailand more than visas. Murders, running up sexual service bills and refusing to pay, assaults, sexually assaults on kids, human trafficking, working illegally

etc

Crimes and bad behaviour is not limited to any particular section of Thailand's expat society - I suspect if you could access the actual facts, not just those reported on here, you'd find that the Russians are probably involved in far more wrong doing - of all sorts in Thailand.

 

To think of Asean Now (previously ThaiVisa) as a site where you can come for real world visa advise is fair, I think that's why a great many arrived here in the first place.  However, you need to understand that Asean Now is a commercial enterprise - its not a free visa advice site. Look behind the arguments and verbal slagging that goes on here and you may notice on every page here (and far more if you don't employ an ad blocker) a large amount of advertising. At least Asean Now hopes you notice that advertising.

 

Are you starting to understand now?  Asean Now is not a Community Help site for expats and its 'raison d'etre' is making money. Not that there is anything wrong with that.

 

So, imagine you are the site's owner, how would you attract advertisers to  your site and thereby gain income?  Advertisers want to see traffic so your job would be to produce that traffic.  How do you do that? Well you can start by providing a space where those in the know can provide 'community advice' etc. but you'd also want growth right?

 

What better way to get people talking (fighting and posting) than posting news articles that affect foreigners? Let's say that from doing so you notice that posting certain subject matter provokes additional fights and comments - would you locate more such stories and post them or less?

 

5 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

The Thais are so lovely and so many of us treat them terribly.

 

You have just arrived, let me make a suggestion - learn to read Thai.  When you have, go out and buy a Thai newspaper every day for a week.  Then, at the end of that week add up all the stories you've read that include bad behaviour by foreigners - in particular, make a note of how many of those stories include accounts of British Expats/Tourists behaving badly.

 

When you've arrived at your total, go back through your newspapers and locate all the stories of murders, fights, kiddly fiddling, thefts, assaults, drug deals etc.etc. perpetrated by those 'lovely' Thai people you mention.

 

I think you might just realise that your thinking about British Expats is about as out of date as that of those who suggest we eat '99 baht breakfasts and Fish & Chips'.

 

Thailand has quite a high 'actual' crime rate, much of which can be attributed to the lack of policing.  Crime/bad behaviour is actually rampant in some areas of Thailand- especially in deprived areas where few expats venure, let alone live. The country has very big drug problems - particularly with one called 'Yaba' which accounts for a high proportion of crime. You'll read some of those stories on here but they are a tiny proportion of what actually goes on.

 

Give some thought as to why you read so many stories on this site that involve certain branches of the expat commumity behaving badly.  If you owned a website like Asean Now and you wanted to make money, would you post news stories about Thai's or Expats?  If you noticed that posts aimed at a particular section of expats were popular, would you promote such stories or not - 'clicks = cash remember. Also keep in mind that Brits form a substantial part of Thailand's expat community.

 

As shocking as any expat focused story may seem, I guarantee you that there are ar least 100 more shocking stories regarding 'lovely' Thai nationals every week.

 

Don't be fooled by what you read, think of what lies behind it.

 

Its called 'Populism' - Trump and Johnson became leaders of their respective countries by applying the same theory. Populism does not necessarily portray the truth - it simply is what it says - popular.

Edited June 2 by MangoKorat

[roo860]

1 hour ago, Keeps said:

Anyone else think MalcolmB's constant referral to US Brits is a bit of a decoy? Quite possibly a stool pigeon. Another Brit hater? Maybe even the return of Bignok..... 

Absolutely, he's giving himself away, it's our old friend GOAT, I actually liked his posts, rubbed a few folk up the wrong way which was amusing. 

[transam]

5 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

Sounds like you are trying to shift the blame from the Brit attacker to the Thai who was just doing his job? 
 

Perhaps that is part of the problem with us, we can not admit when we are in the wrong? Which goes back being “entitled” 

 

The British man, named Matthew, has been living in the village with his Thai wife for several years. He is known among the security guards as a hot-headed person who frequently causes disturbances.

After being physically assaulted, I’m terrified of this foreigner because I’m old and work alone in the office. If this aggressive resident barges in to yell at me or assault me again, I won’t be able to fight back,” he said.

 

67 year old smaller Thai man. 

 

 

Don't I know you from somewhere.............

Been here 2 weeks............................😂

[transam]

3 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

 It is a very helpful forum for someone like me who is new here. 
If you can not find something you can just ask and get helpful information.

Glad I found it, especially for the visa stuff.

 

Just a few weirdos with some sort of chip on their shoulder.

Who are probably the ones causing all the trouble with their attitude. 
Easy to spot the ones with issues.

You would know, Rob..........😂

Edited June 2 by transam

[Keeps]

1 hour ago, roo860 said:

Absolutely, he's giving himself away, it's our old friend GOAT, I actually liked his posts, rubbed a few folk up the wrong way which was amusing. 

Yes, based on the uneducated vitriol, you could well be correct. 

[SAFETY FIRST]

8 hours ago, roo860 said:

press charges against a British man who punched him so hard that he fell to the ground.

Could be Bob Smith, he's always getting into trouble, constantly being hostile and complaining about the Thai's. 

 

Edited June 2 by SAFETY FIRST

[Liverpool Lou]

6 hours ago, billd766 said:

7 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

"...joined this forum to get visa advice which was top rate.

But this forum seems to be more about Brits behaving terribly..." 

The forum is "AseanNow", what makes you think that the emphasis of the forum should be on visas?

This forum changed its name a few years ago.

I'm well aware of that and the poster to whom I responded posted his comment this week, not a few years ago.

[Seppius]

I am pretty sure his days in Thailand are over

[save the frogs]

5 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

That may well be true but us Brits make up less than 10% of the total number of tourists here and seem to making up 90% of these unsavory incidents sadly.

There is not even a close second.

your rough estimates are probably not far off the mark.

someone should create a pi chart with the exact figures.

 

[stoner]

8 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I read male baldness is associated with poor diet, main ingredient 99 baht breakfast, fish and chips. 

 

 

i visited pattaya once...now it all makes sense. 

[villageidiotY2K]

no body is commemtign on his martial moves. 

hes quite skilled using his weight on the hit. his hips shoulders and stretch of his arm explodes with pin point pressue

not just a normal street fighter swinging its arms. 

maybe baojiquan or tae bo praticioner.

thai part time secutiry was stunned with just one strike like a drunken skunk, maybe he was drinking lao kao though, but the monks strike was guud and devestating shockwave through the brain

 

https://virtuafighter.fandom.com/wiki/Bājíquán

[roo860]

19 minutes ago, Seppius said:

I am pretty sure his days in Thailand are over

I reckon money will sort this 'misunderstanding' out, Thai style  

[stoner]

7 hours ago, roo860 said:

8 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

You Brits are a funny bunch. Good laffs.

Cheers, appreciate the compliment!🙃

 

problem though is he isn't laughing with you.

[roo860]

2 minutes ago, stoner said:

 

problem though is he isn't laughing with you.

Cheers for that, clears everything up, not a problem for me.

Edited June 2 by roo860

[stoner]

Just now, roo860 said:

Cheers for that, clears everything up.

 

no need to sulk just let it be. 

[BangkokReady]

9 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

what is wrong with us?? The Thais are so lovely and so many of us treat them terribly.

 

What they hell do you mean "us"?  Just because a few foreigners begave badly, doesn't mean that we are all collectively responsible.

 

Also, the majority of these situations involve a Thai not being lovely.

 

You sound incredibly naïve and very much in the "honey moon period", where you buy the tourist image of peaceful and kind Buddhists existing in harmony with each other.

[BangkokReady]

3 hours ago, roo860 said:

Absolutely, he's giving himself away, it's our old friend GOAT, I actually liked his posts, rubbed a few folk up the wrong way which was amusing. 

 

Nah, Goat's posts reeked of insecurity.

[roo860]

14 minutes ago, stoner said:

 

no need to sulk just let it be. 

😭 bully

[Dan747]

"DEPORT"

[jvs]

6 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

 It is a very helpful forum for someone like me who is new here. 
If you can not find something you can just ask and get helpful information.

Glad I found it, especially for the visa stuff.

 

Just a few weirdos with some sort of chip on their shoulder.

Who are probably the ones causing all the trouble with their attitude. 
Easy to spot the ones with issues.

If you want to meet some really strange people look for topics with Trump in it.

Or anything to do with the Ukraine.

Or start a new topic about flat earth,that will draw them in!

[bob smith]

those juristic joey's deserve a slap about the chops.

 

they are the epitome of annoying!

 

bob.

Edited June 2 by bob smith

[bob smith]

18 minutes ago, Dan747 said:

"DEPORT"

nah, give him PR instead!

 

bob.

[bob smith]

9 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

The Thais are so lovely

....give it a few months.

 

bob.

[AlexRich]

Hitting an elderly man is just shameful. I think Matthew needs to spend some time in jail.

[AlexRich]

15 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

I only arrived in Thailand permanently two weeks ago.

And joined this forum to get visa advice which was top rate.

 

But this forum seems to be more about Brits behaving terribly in Thailand more than visas. Murders, running up sexual service bills and refusing to pay, assaults, sexually assaults on kids, human trafficking, working illegally

etc

 

And that is just what is reported, it is probably 100 times worse.

I have to say this entitled behavior by my fellow countrymen is very embarrassing for me. 
 

We hate immigrants behaving badly in England and are quick to criticize.
But it seems we are worse. A lot worse. 
 

what is wrong with us?? The Thais are so lovely and so many of us treat them terribly.

We should be showing gratitude and respect. 
 

I hope they deport him and all the other trouble makers. 

 

Two weeks isn't enough time to acquire a balanced view. Most Brits in Thailand are well behaved. There are some bad apples in Thailand, some are foreigners but many are amongst the local Thai population. 

[scubascuba3]

Bald and tattooed, guilty as charged, check his criminal record then deport him

[sammieuk1]

Easy pass go, then off to the compo clinic, before ejection, is the way this will pan out 🤔

[watchcat]

19 hours ago, Baht Simpson said:

Pretty clear cut. I wish the authorities would get serious with these people.

 

Deport him ASAP !!

[fondue zoo]

17 hours ago, billd766 said:

If you stay with the forum you will find that the majority of posters are normal, some are pedantic, some are grammar nasties and some are simply not worth bothering with.

 

Can you be in every category at the same time?