Belgian 80, Attacked and Robbed by Teenage Gang on Christmas Day in Pattaya

[liddelljohn]

8 hours ago, Tomtomtom69 said:

 

If I were you, I would have never gone anywhere near Soi Khaotalo since the first incident you experienced back in 2002.

My House was Soi khaotalo and  having worked in dangerous places all over the world  i am always on alert ,, ironicly both times i have been attacked and  stabbed were in my home town in England  in 1974 and  1993   , both events ended badly for the perps ,,  you can have trouble anywhere  ,  But i have always realised Thailand is not as safe as the myths would have .

[jacko45k]

19 hours ago, fredwiggy said:

I think some never bother watching the daily news, which alone shows how much of this kind of behavior goes on daily. There is also researching the stats, which shows more of how much violent behavior happens yearly. Some probably never wander far from the safety of their village homes, relying only on locals to tell them what happens worldwide, which amounts to almost nothing because they don't know either.

I wonder if that presents a true picture. Some years ago there was an English guy here who ran a media outfit, regular TV News reports in English on cable TV, then also internet. On a Forum he once admitted he had been asked to keep down the negative image news reports....

That said I still feel quite safe here. 

[actonion]

On 12/26/2024 at 10:22 AM, MalcolmB said:

Who said they were Thai?

 

Probably Burmese or Cambodians.

 

There is two sides to every story.

Burmese or Cambodians? you sound like the Thai government, blaming anyone  else except Thai's

[ChipButty]

1 hour ago, actonion said:

Burmese or Cambodians? you sound like the Thai government, blaming anyone  else except Thai's

I remember years ago Thai's would blame everything on the Burmese, 

[fredwiggy]

5 hours ago, jacko45k said:

I wonder if that presents a true picture. Some years ago there was an English guy here who ran a media outfit, regular TV News reports in English on cable TV, then also internet. On a Forum he once admitted he had been asked to keep down the negative image news reports....

That said I still feel quite safe here. 

Living here you only see a fraction of what goes on daily. The news stations waste a lot of time on nonsensical things. In the country, generally a person is safe if they keep to themselves and respect others, just as you would do anywhere. Crime here is pretty high in many avenues. Guns, knives, machetes, sticks, as well as all the others.

[bristolgeoff]

Nasty attack for little money on a elderly man.lets hope they are caught