Foreigner Wrecks Chiang Mai Stall After Smoking Ban Warning

[shackleton]

A fuss over nothing the Brit should be grateful the vendors did  not press

charges 

If the police got involved could have been worse 

Good job it was not Pattaya damaging  the Tourist reputation of Thailand 

could involve serious  consequences 🤔 

[tomazbodner]

3 hours ago, brianthainess said:

Oh come on she clearly threw a bucket of water straight at the Brit........

Should she instead unplugged the gas cylinder and pointed gas at his face instead?

[mancub]

1 hour ago, rumeaug said:

Brits used to have the reputaion for being rather classy, flematic, self-controlled and polite....hum...sorry, say what?

Flematic....?  Hum ....sorry, say what ? 

[black tabby12345]

3 minutes ago, Foxx said:

 

I don't believe England can still be classed as first world.  Look at the capital, much of which now resembles a third world hellhole.

 

That's what my English friend often says now days.

Even in a small town, pretty unsafe to walk outside home at night, according to him.

As thugs often hang around for the search of prey.

So he also stresses that he is better off here than back home.

Even though I have heard quite a different stories in old time(1970s).

English people were generally known for their commonsense orientation.

[ronster]

🔔🔚 class 1 !!!

[madone]

1 hour ago, Crossy said:

flematic

uh huh.

[madone]

Seems I missed the stall wrecking part. 

[jesimps]

1 hour ago, Crossy said:

 

Some of us, hopefully a majority, still are 🙂 

 

It only takes one bad apple ...

I've seen crass behaviour from all sorts of people in this country, including Brits. However, we do appear to be everyone's whipping boy. Probably because we take criticism like gents, unlike most nationalities.

Edited 2 hours ago by jesimps

[newbee2022]

1 hour ago, Crossy said:

 

Some of us, hopefully a majority, still are 🙂 

 

It only takes one bad apple ...

This year not only one but a big bag of rotten apples already and Christmas still to come

[richard_smith237]

4 hours ago, BritManToo said:

I only noticed the stall worker throwing stuff at the foreigner.

 

Yeah... 'cos nothing happened before that, right ??? 

[renaissanc]

The man seems to have taken to heart too much Monty Python's sketch about village idiots:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjWYHeg8_5I

 

[roo860]

57 minutes ago, 2long said:

I don't smoke, or like smokers' habits, but if this is a public street, what business is it of hers to tell him where he can't smoke?

Can I put a sign next to my car parked on the road to say no smoking?

Surprised the alleged non smoking sign didn't state the unenforceable 2,000bt fine.

[Theforgotten1]

The two fat Thais made the problem ,just watch the video

[easydoor]

Instand of just water, she had to trow hot water over him. I just can call this man an IDIOT, not more not less. What kind of behavior is This?

. What jkind of educatuin he had?

To be ashamed ..... farang kee nok.

[richard_smith237]

56 minutes ago, 2long said:

The report suggests that the vendor politely asked him to stop smoking, but is there proof of this politeness?

The report also says the vendor's sister stepped in to ask what was going on. Is there also proof of this?

 

Having lived here for over two decades I think its a fairly 'safe assumption' to suggest that the language and tone used when 'Politely asking the Brit to stop smoking' was far from pleasant and far from polite.... 

 

In fact, I would go as far and suggest that the stall owner was rather impolite, loud and rude with her request (as we sometimes see in these confrontations).

 

I would also make the assumption that the 'sister followed suit' with said 'loud and rude behavior' which inflamed the situation more. 

 

 

Perhaps due to a language barrier, but I very much doubt the request was "please Sir, would you mind moving away from the stall while smoking, we have food here for customers"... 

 

... and I 'imagine' it was more like... "YOU, YOU, Go away, move, no sa-moke, no sa-moke ...  go away"... 

 

And the situation went from zero to incendiary in an instant.

 

And of course the article polishes this to make the Thai's look extremely soft and gentle... 

 

BUT - with all of that said, the British Guy is an absolute inconsiderate, self-centred ayhole, and no one wants this behavior near them or in their country... such characters are vermin....   

 

BUT... in the 'anatomy of this inflamed interaction' I would guess that smoking triggered the upset of the Thai stall workers who's response escalated the interaction into the ensuing row. 

 

 

 

56 minutes ago, 2long said:

I'm far from on the side of the smoking farang, but anyone who's been here long enough knows (in addition to how bad farang can be) that sometimes the locals don't ask politely and their 'siblings' happily and quickly join in a confrontation without 'asking who's right or wrong'

 

Just saying!

 

Completely agree - though we may be accused of 'victim blaming' here - I doubt the two ladies in question were shrinking violets... and the Brit was clearly a grade A1 ayhole. 

[MalcolmB]

12 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Yeah... 'cos nothing happened before that, right ??? 

I knew we would be hearing from our resident Brit apologist.

 

5 hours ago, webfact said:

bualoy

bua loyyyyyy

One of my favorites.

Desserts

And song.

 

 

 

[richard_smith237]

1 hour ago, Nick Carter icp said:

   Anyone who is rude enough to smoke in the vicinity of other people eating has lost their right to be asked politely about anything .

   Should cut all the talk out and just throw  a bucket of water over them 

 

Not a wholly disagreeable point !!....     I do agree, anyone smoking in the vicinity of non-smokers and in a non-designated smoking area are hardly of commendable character.... 

 

But...  escalation and inflaming a situation is not a solution.... 

[richard_smith237]

3 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

I knew we would be hearing from our resident Brit apologist

 

YAWN... the Brit Bashing fool is back... 

 

 

I'm making no apologies for the British idiot - his behavior is completely moronic....  Quite like the majority of your trollish posts. 

[Powder]

they always talk about those Russians, but there is a saying:

when a Brit leaves his country, he 'll forget to bring his brain with him or her.

Accidents, bad behavior, drunk etc.

Acting like kids and short tempered. A disgrace for their homeland

[MalcolmB]

1 minute ago, richard_smith237 said:

I'm making no apologies for the British idiot -

But…. let’s slant it back and blame it on the Thai victims.

 

3 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

But...  escalation and inflaming a situation is not a solution.... 

You have issues.

[MalcolmB]

Just now, Powder said:

they always talk about those Russians, but there is a saying:

when a Brit leaves his country, he 'll forget to bring his brain with him or her.

Accidents, bad behavior, drunk etc.

Acting like kids and short tempered. A disgrace for their homeland

You are going to get a spray from Richard.

[MalcolmB]

1 minute ago, Powder said:

they always talk about those Russians, but there is a saying:

when a Brit leaves his country, he 'll forget to bring his brain with him or her.

Accidents, bad behavior, drunk etc.

Acting like kids and short tempered. A disgrace for their homeland

We are a disgrace. 

I think I will start telling people I am Canadian, they seem to cause about a one hundredth of the incidents that we do. Nice people, very polite, good manners and know how to behave.

They are trying to ban us from parts of Spain at the moment, and I feel it in Phuket also.

I think denial is part of the problem as we see on this forum, it isn’t just the Russians we complain about, it is the Thais also. Makes me cringe to be honest.

[richard_smith237]

7 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

But…. let’s slant it back and blame it on the Thai victims.

 

You have issues.

 

Ignored - I don't argue with idiots. 

[richard_smith237]

7 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

9 minutes ago, Powder said:

they always talk about those Russians, but there is a saying:

when a Brit leaves his country, he 'll forget to bring his brain with him or her.

Accidents, bad behavior, drunk etc.

Acting like kids and short tempered. A disgrace for their homeland

You are going to get a spray from Richard.

 

Well, he may have a point....   Some Brits forget to bring their brain, you [MalcomB] provide us with clear examples of this.

[MalcolmB]

3 hours ago, NickyLouie said:

So typical of the ignorant English ...

Sadly you are right.

 

i would like to apologize on behalf of all of us.

 

We have a bad habit of offending locals and annoying tourists from other countries, many of who will never return.

 

i am genuinely sorry.
 

 

[JoergADA]

Just last week, a guy on a motorcycle in front of me smoked so I stopped in front of a school to clean my nose. As the school was closed the guard was smoking 

there next to the water sinks. As I did not expect that it meant more second hand smoke for me. Conclusion, there is no escaping it.

 

[WDSmart]

Lock him up!

[richard_smith237]

8 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

We are a disgrace. 

 

Don’t drag the rest of us Brits down into your pit of stupidity.

 

Sure, some Brits are an absolute embarrassment, and when you say "we," you’re clearly lumping yourself in with the worst of the lot.

 

But every Brit I know, almost without exception, has basic decency, manners, and respect for others - qualities you lack.

 

If you roll around with dogs, don’t be surprised when you wake up covered in fleas, MalcomB.

 

Maybe if you stop surrounding yourself with lowlifes and drunk-driving mongers you'd meet some people who aren’t complete degenerates and recognise that not all British folk are the despicable characters you generalise us for. 

 

 

Edited 1 hour ago by richard_smith237

[Andrew Dwyer]

3 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

Sadly you are right.

 

i would like to apologize on behalf of all of us.

 

We have a bad habit of offending locals and annoying tourists from other countries, many of who will never return.

 

i am genuinely sorry.
 

 

Still flogging that “ I am a Brit “ dead horse fantasy….. eh GOAT ?

[LennyW]

lucky he did not get market vendor justice!!