French mafia chaos: Phuket residents slam tourists’ alley blockade - video

[snoop1130]

Photo courtesy of โหดจัง จังหวัดภูเก็ต Facebook via The Phuket News

 

By Puntid Tantivangphaisal

 

A fiery video posted on the popular Facebook page โหดจัง จังหวัดภูเก็ต has ignited outrage, branding a group of foreign tourists as the “French Mafia” for blocking a public alley with their motorcycles in Phuket. The clip, accompanied by a stinging caption, lambasted the tourists for their arrogant behaviour and questioned the local police’s inaction.

 

“Admin would like to question #PatongPolice: are they silent, ignorant, or is something blocking their view?”

 

The incident unfolded on January 12 at around 9.30pm on a private road near Kasikorn Bank on Prachanukroh Road, a bustling hub popular with tourists. According to witnesses, one tourist had parked his motorcycle directly in the alley, leaving it impassable for residents.

 

Tensions reached boiling point when a van driver confronted a tourist for reckless driving and noise, leading to a heated argument. The commotion intensified when the tourist struck a parked motorcycle, sparking a brawl involving the tourist’s friends, the van driver, and locals.

 

Patong Police arrived swiftly to defuse the chaos, later posting a report on their official Facebook page confirming the details.

 

 

“The incident escalated into a physical altercation, causing significant disruption.”

 

The video, just over a minute long, quickly went viral, drawing widespread condemnation. Netizens criticised both the tourists’ behaviour and the perceived leniency shown to foreign visitors, reported The Phuket News.

 

“It won’t be long before things escalate.”

 

“Set up a team to handle these issues like in Pattaya.”

 

Perceived leniency on tourists has been an ongoing issue in Thailand.

 

 

Source: The Thaiger

-- 2025-01-17

 

 

[BayArea]

5 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

A fiery video posted on the popular Facebook page โหดจัง จังหวัดภูเก็ต has ignited outrage, branding a group of foreign tourists as the “French Mafia”

French Mafia?? don't they mean Arabs from France!!

[rattlesnake]

14 minutes ago, BayArea said:

French Mafia?? don't they mean Arabs from France!!

 

Yes. They should deport these scumbags.

[BayArea]

1 hour ago, rattlesnake said:

 

Yes. They should deport these scumbags.

We are visiting France this June, I don't know who has more arrogant bravado, the Arabs in France or the ones in Thailand. my Thai wife can't them with a passion. 

[rattlesnake]

2 minutes ago, BayArea said:

We are visiting France this June, I don't know who has more arrogant bravado, the Arabs in France or the ones in Thailand. my Thai wife can't them with a passion. 

 

I am French and grew up with them. Then I lived in Phuket for a year and ended up moving because of them. They are worse in France because they know they can get away with anything. But they are definitely becoming confident in Thailand, it's time they were taught a lesson by the authorities IMO.

[BayArea]

2 minutes ago, rattlesnake said:

 

I am French and grew up with them. Then I lived in Phuket for a year and ended up moving because of them. They are worse in France because they know they can get away with anything. But they are definitely becoming confident in Thailand, it's time they were taught a lesson by the authorities IMO.

100% AGREE!!!

[BayArea]

4 minutes ago, rattlesnake said:

They are worse in France because they know they can get away with anything.

I see it when I'm there and hear it from my relatives in Lyon. it's so frustrating and maddening what has become of France!

[rattlesnake]

2 minutes ago, BayArea said:

I see it when I'm there and hear it from my relatives in Lyon. it's so frustrating and maddening what has become of France!

 

Yes, it was such a beautiful country and it is now in tatters… Maddening indeed… and sad.