Pattaya Beach Altercation: Rising Tensions Among Tourists

[morrobay]

On 2/21/2025 at 6:15 AM, bkk6060 said:

I am definitely seeing rising tension. 

The place is jammed with people, cars and buses.  People from all over the world who many seem to hate people from other countries.  Then, they get drunk or get into arguments and create more problems. 

The situation now seems to be just the beginning.  I see it getting mixh worse.

This sums up pretty good. Yes the vibes/rising tensions are going in wrong direction. The constant traffic jam is very stressful .  Lam Pho seafood market now is barracaded in some places and over crowded with Chinese. Good for business but it's only ok very early to avoid the sh*t lode of jerks, including the locals. 

 

[captain_shane]

On 2/21/2025 at 6:44 AM, frankie machine said:

Two Indian men and two Thai women?  Sounds like a fair fight to me. 

Indians do have weaker grip strength than polish women.

[JoonBug]

Indian? Why am I not surprised...

[DonniePeverley]

9 hours ago, jacko45k said:

It's a bit worrying, we have more of these incidents and a lot of organized crime where Chinese are behind it. The liberal Visa Exempt (and easier long term Visas) is having its effect and changing the place  a lot, not for the good either. 

 

It's ruined Thailand.

 

They can't go back now to save face. It would be like admitting this was a mistake.

 

The whole point of erasing visas was to give tourism a stimulus, but tourist levels have returned to normal around the world - there was no need to give a pointless stimulus, that cost Thailand alot of money in waived visa fees. Then on top of that to pay for the crime, turning away better tourists etc 

[DonniePeverley]

On 2/21/2025 at 4:00 AM, FritsSikkink said:

No, "The incident began when the Indian men approached the women, reportedly trying to flirt and filming them. Feeling uneasy, one woman demanded the video be deleted, but the man refused,"

 

It's still better than asking a vulerable Thai women to go with 5 men for a discount. The Thai womens logic is that she may not get any customers tonight, so might as well take the offer of 5 men for the same price. 

 

It's horrific and degrading on a level i have never seen. Go up and down walking street and this is what alot of the indian men are asking, to go with the whole group. 

[thaibeachlovers]

On 2/21/2025 at 12:15 PM, sabai-dee-man said:

More A-holes with cameras! YouTube has a lot to answer for. 🤬🤬🤬

 

I wonder if the Thais were really women... 🤔🤔🤔 

I remember when no one would dare take photos on Walking Street ( I was threatened with a baseball bat when someone thought I was going to ). That all changed when Chinese tour groups started being escorted through. Now VDOs of it are all over U Tube.

[thaibeachlovers]

11 minutes ago, DonniePeverley said:

Go up and down walking street and this is what alot of the indian men are asking, to go with the whole group. 

They must have been watching porn VDOs and think it's real life.

[thaibeachlovers]

5 hours ago, JoonBug said:

Indian? Why am I not surprised...

I was on a baht bus when an Indian haggled the driver over the 10 baht fare, .

[Social Media]

@Centigrade32 an off topic troll post has been removed, your anti Israel obsession is going to get you on another posting break if there are any more posts removed.

[wensiensheng]

5 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I remember when no one would dare take photos on Walking Street ( I was threatened with a baseball bat when someone thought I was going to ). That all changed when Chinese tour groups started being escorted through. Now VDOs of it are all over U Tube.

And yet the police find no evidence of prostitution in Pattaya…..

[brewsterbudgen]

1 hour ago, wensiensheng said:

And yet the police find no evidence of prostitution in Pattaya…..

Not so sure about that.  Streetwalkers soliciting on Beach Road are regularly arrested (and then let go!)

[black tabby12345]

On 2/20/2025 at 7:00 PM, save the frogs said:

rising tensions = click bait

there is no rising tensions. but out of 10 million tourists, a few altercations are inevitable

 

 

Click bait, AKA BS.

Increasingly common in Thaiger news.

[black tabby12345]

8 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I was on a baht bus when an Indian haggled the driver over the 10 baht fare, .

 

10 reasons why visa waiver scheme for Indians  to be cancelled LOL.