Some british <deleted> wanted to fight me earlyish this morning

[madone]

Went to my regular pharmacy on Sukhumvit at soi 15 at 9 am this morning before my daily bike ride to purchase some stuff. I have been visiting this place and have known these people for years. I special order medication monthly and stop in often. 

 

I was trying to explain to the pharmacy lady that I wanted the larger package of an item. She kept giving me the small version as I said, "No, the large one-- large," a few times until it registered. 

 

Apparently a clean-shaven, over-cologned, and freshly-barbered British fellow down the counter with his wife with his wife took exception to our conversation and my tone.

"Say please to the woman, mate,"  he said in a fairly strong accent that was not RP.

 

"Please mind your own business, mate," I responded, mirroring his tone, surprised at the interruption.

 

"if you don't say please and apologize I'll take you outside," he said,

"No you <deleted> won't," I answered, surprising myself.  "I have better ways to spend my morning, you should too."

 

I turned around, ignoring him as he stood there chest puffed up.  I continued talking to the pharmacist.

 
The whole time his Thai wife stood behind him looking at the floor.   

 

They paid, walked out the door and the pharmacist asked me, "Do you know him?"      

 

I said, "No."

When I ventured outside to hop on my bicycle, I was expecting another confrontation, but he was 100 meters up Sukhumvit on his way to terminal 21.

it was a truly bizarre interaction.
 

Who goes out spoiling for a fight in a pharmacy at 9 am with their wife in tow?

[Nick Carter icp]

It was probably the way that you were speaking to the shop assistant .

It may have appeared that you were being rather rude and abrupt to her ?

[mogandave]

How do you know he was going to Terminal?

[rattlesnake]

Bloody farangs! "Why do we bother?", thought the pharmacist and the wife.

[Keeps]

1 hour ago, mogandave said:

How do you know he was going to Terminal?

Because he made the story up. So the imaginary person was going to whatever place the OP chose. 

[Briggsy]

1 hour ago, madone said:

Who goes out spoiling for a fight in a pharmacy at 9 am with their wife in tow?

"Pattaya Man"

[ChumpChange]

20 minutes ago, Keeps said:

Because he made the story up. So the imaginary person was going to whatever place the OP chose. 

Yep, a completely hapless windup. Needs some lessons in how to spin fairy tales. Maybe bob can lend him a hand. 

[ChumpChange]

2 hours ago, madone said:

British fellow down the counter with his wife with his wife

So what did his wife's wife think of all this?

 

2 hours ago, madone said:

Who goes out spoiling for a fight in a pharmacy at 9 am with their wife in tow?

 
Who doesn't?

[CG1 Blue]

2 hours ago, madone said:

I was trying to explain to the pharmacy lady that I wanted the larger package of an item. She kept giving me the small version as I said, "No, the large one-- large," a few times until it registered. 

 

Apparently a clean-shaven, over-cologned, and freshly-barbered British fellow down the counter with his wife with his wife took exception to our conversation and my tone.

Common sense says you should use words that a Thai (or any other non-English speaking person) would easily understand. 

 

Why say 'Large' when you know Thais would more likely understand the word 'Big'? 

 

Empathy and politeness cost nothing. 

[geisha]

Lots of Thailand rookies about lately.

[ukrules]

OMG, you didn't say please?
 

[save the frogs]

do brits say mate? i thought it was only aussies. 

 

[Keeps]

25 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

do brits say mate? i thought it was only aussies. 

 

Brits do say mate but only to someone when they actually are a mate. Aussies say it to everyone because a large number have an extremely limited vocabulary and/or are too intellectually challenged to actually remember anyone's name. I think that is the main difference.