Pattaya Teens Recklessly Ride Motorcycles, Slapping Indian Tourists' Heads on Sidewalk

[webfact]

Picture courtesy: Amarin TV

 

A group of young motorcyclists in Pattaya has been harassing tourists by slapping their heads as they walk along the streets. This bizarre behaviour led to calls for immediate police action to safeguard the city’s image.

 

A video, recently shared on Facebook by the page 'Want to be famous? Let me help Part 6', shows CCTV footage capturing these incidents.

 

The footage reveals young bikers approaching groups of Indian tourists before the pillion rider reaches out and slaps a tourist on the head unexpectedly. The post questioned, "Does this ruin our tourism image?", highlighting the repeated occurrences of such attacks.

 

The incidents have reportedly become alarmingly frequent near Pratumnak Hill, with attacks happening almost nightly, particularly on South Pattaya Road near the Citrine Hotel. The actions typically occur between 10 pm and late at night, targeting tourists walking in the area.

Santana, a 58-year-old Indian businessman, reported that attacks have persisted for a week. The latest incident occurred on 14 January around 10:58 pm.

 

The attackers, both around 20 years old, were riding a motorcycle when one reached out and forcefully slapped the head of an unsuspecting Indian tourist, causing nearly knocked him off his balance. The assailants quickly fled the scene on their bike.

 

Witnesses like 28-year-old traditional massage therapist Ms. Nut, shared her account, describing how the attackers would indiscriminately slap any group of tourists they passed, questioning their motive with, "Why hit him? What did he do wrong?" She expressed her distress over the negative atmosphere these incidents create.

 

Tao, a local motorbike taxi driver, noted that such happenings are regular, occasionally involving schoolchildren as perpetrators. Most attacks involve Honda PCX bikes, where the pillion rider slaps the tourist's head, sometimes even spitting on them.

 

The area is well-known for its central Indian business community, featuring hotels, restaurants, massage parlours, and travel agencies which attract a substantial number of Indian tourists. Local police are currently investigating these incidents to apprehend those responsible and prevent future occurrences, reported Amarin TV.

 

-- 2025-01-16

 

 

[gargamon]

Those Indians need to learn to walk on the sidewalk, not the middle of the street.

[scubascuba3]

37 minutes ago, webfact said:

Citrine Hotel

No such hotel? maybe Citrus Grand hotel that's usually where they are.

 

If the indians didn't walk in the road they wouldn't get head slapped, that's the only police action required

 

 

[jacko45k]

Sounds like fun if you haven't got the cash for booze and snooker halls!

[mikebell]

Racism in Thailand?  In Pattaya, of all places, which depends on foreigners' money for its very existence!

[JoePai]

Next targets - the Chinese  😎

[NickyLouie]

 

[Tropicalevo]

4 hours ago, gargamon said:

Those Indians need to learn to walk on the side-walk, not the middle of the street.

 

I do not know what the side-walk is like in Pattaya, but down here one cannot walk on the side-walk for more than a couple of metres in the built up areas.

 

In the photo, it looks like there is no side-walk.

Everyone is walking on the road.

[SAFETY FIRST]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

young bikers approaching groups of Indian tourists before the pillion rider reaches out and slaps a tourist on the head

I reckon most of us would like to do the same. 

 

The Indians walk in groups on roadways, blocking traffic,very annoying.

 

Keep up the good work young Thai bikers 👍

 

[Briggsy]

6 minutes ago, Tropicalevo said:

I do not know what the side-walk is like in Pattaya, but down here one cannot walk on the side-walk for more than a couple of metres in the built up areas.

 

In the photo, it looks like there is no side-walk.

Everyone is walking on the road.

You are absolutely correct. The pavements (sidewalks) are often blocked by vendors, booths, signs, people and it is often necessary to walk with care on the road.

 

However, if you live in Pattaya and I know you don't want to, you will witness Indians taking 'walking in the road' to a-whole-nother level. A complete family will blithely walk across lanes of moving traffic affecting an air of nonchalance never at any point acknowledging the existence of vehicles travelling very close to them. I can only guess it is Indian culture and the way they cross the road there. For them the cars, motorcycles and trucks are invisible.

[BangkokReady]

1 hour ago, mikebell said:

Racism in Thailand?  In Pattaya, of all places, which depends on foreigners' money for its very existence!

 

They don't like the fact that they rely on tourists.

[dddave]

5 hours ago, gargamon said:

Those Indians need to learn to walk on the sidewalk, not the middle of the street.

How can anybody walk on a Pattaya sidewalk, more often than not blocked with parked cars, motorbikes, vendors carts and what have you.  

[MikeandDow]

And the RTP are doing What !!!!

[harryviking]

4 hours ago, mikebell said:

Racism in Thailand?  In Pattaya, of all places, which depends on foreigners' money for its very existence!

LOL! Do you think kids cares about that?? 😂

[MadAtMatrix]

In this area the sidewalks are clear. It is near the Nova platinum hotel. They walk four abreast and make cars wait for a break in oncoming traffic to get around them. They have zero manners in regards to blocking the road. 

[ChipButty]

I thought it was going to say they are knocking their Turbans off.

[novacova]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

A group of young motorcyclists in Pattaya has been harassing tourists by slapping their heads as they walk along the streets. This bizarre behaviour led to calls for immediate police action to safeguard the city’s image.

A little late to safeguard Pattaya’s image of being a skank hole.

[hotchilli]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

A group of young motorcyclists in Pattaya has been harassing tourists by slapping their heads as they walk along the streets. This bizarre behaviour led to calls for immediate police action to safeguard the city’s image.

Again...

[roo860]

1 hour ago, ChipButty said:

I thought it was going to say they are knocking their Turbans off.

😅😅😅 brilliant!!!

[khunPer]

"...to safeguard the city’s image"...

[Travis179]

2 hours ago, MadAtMatrix said:

In this area the sidewalks are clear. It is near the Nova platinum hotel. They walk four abreast and make cars wait for a break in oncoming traffic to get around them. They have zero manners in regards to blocking the road. 

Exactly. I live here, and go for daily walks. Often see them walking 3-5 abreast on the sidewalk, holding hands. Completely blocking the sidewalk, zero room to walk around them. Have to either elbow my way through. Or walk outside them in the street (very hazardous). And I often see them cross busy traffic, not even looking, as if the vehicles are invisible. Cars and bikes flying by inches away. Completely oblivious to it. I can only assume that must be the M.O. in India. I'm amazed more of them aren't mowed down here.

[Regyai]

The teen bikers need to up their game

 

 

 

 

The Indians need a faster/more pronounced head shuffle

 

[J Branche]

Decent Buys Prank YouTube videos from 2 years ago, thjine head slapping was common.  They have done months of hitting people with water ballons, slapping head, pushing them with their foot.

 

Indians are the most frequent and abundant group walking in the road.  In Pattaya people generally don't honk the horn, yell at someone, or confront someone while walking in the road.

 

The Road Traffic Act has many references to Obstructing Traffic.  Have the Police formed a task force to walk up and down this area and ask people to use the sidewalk?

 

Don't thank you should be slapping them but that area is narrow, Traffic is often queued up and that is the 1st road available to go North, South near the waterfront into Central Pattaya.

 

If the People walking in the road can cause a hazard can we all just drive down the sidewalk and cause Hazards?