Foreign Tourist Punches Thai Driver During Heated Argument in Phuket

[rattlesnake]

7 hours ago, Don Giovanni said:

Best news I've read all day.

 

That was a top notch punch, fair play..

 

These Phuket taxi thugs think they can do whatever they want,

well this guys just found out the hard way!

 

The Don.

 

They are much more passive than they used to be. Back when I was living in Phuket (2011-2012), the roidhead would have been lynched by 50 Thais.

[rattlesnake]

8 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

I don’t think there is an increasing number of ppl (foreigners going nuts).

 

With videophones & social media there is simply far greater access to the information which of course is perfect for forum discussion.

 

Then there is the ‘reporting contagion’ effect where news / information follows patterns….   
… next week we will have the usual news of Songkran traffic Jams, deaths, LBs getting their norks out… bringing Thailand into disrepute etc… before another bus rolls down a ravine & a speedboat full of tourists flips…

… If a Brit or a Swiss man act out - perfect for more news & forum debate…. It’s not happening more, we’re just seeing it more I think… 

 

 

 

 

 

I understand this rationale and that was of course the first explanation I pondered on. I am not too convinced by it. I have lived in these farang-intensive places for years and occurrences of a foreigner assaulting a Thai would systematically be covered, at least by local news outlets, and cause a stir in the community. They were a rare occurrence and smartphones/social media were already widespread in the second half of the 2010s.

 

All other types of events you mentioned ("Songkran traffic Jams, deaths, LBs getting their norks out… bringing Thailand into disrepute etc… before another bus rolls down a ravine & a speedboat full of tourists flips…") have been happening for as long as I've been here. But blatantly mentally disturbed farangs assaulting Thais, flipping their lid and going AMOK several times per month or even week? This is new. I don't have a definitive explanation for it, but it is a recent trend.

[4MyEgo]

On 4/8/2025 at 4:42 PM, Jack Hammer said:

Do you notice these hugs never take on anyone bigger than themselves. Look at the size comparison between the foreigner and the Thais   Speaks volumes.  Throw  the foreigner out.

 

Your quick to judge, did you notice that there were two Thai's, and it wouldn't take long for more to join in if the opportunity arose.

 

I note that the guy standing back, had a weapon, no doubt ready to use it if the opportunity got heated, Thai's can be as equally aggressive as foreigners if provoked.

 

What I saw, was two Thai guys telling this guy that they had him on camera as they kept pointing to their eyes and the foreigner.

 

One of the Thai guys appeared to be aggressive in his demeaner, regardless of the foreigners size.

 

Road rage happens when children can't keep their cool, no rights here, that said, I think the foreigner did well to get out of there as quick as he did, obviously he has experience with Thai's, and he probably saw that the other Thai was hiding something so said to himself, give them the old one, two and go.

 

Do I blame anybody for what happen, nope, $hit happens, always best to keep a cool head, no matter where you are, 1st thing my wife said to me when we moved here was, don't beep your horn or get angry with other drivers, suffice to say, I am the one trying to keep her under control when something happens from other riders/drivers, which is a daily event LOL 

[Lopburikid]

On 4/9/2025 at 6:25 AM, Gottfrid said:

See it like this instead. This guy will not change even if he got prison time. Prison time is only going to cost Thailand money. Why should Thailand pay for this POS? A big compensation will make a better result for the victim, and deportation as well as ban will make Thailand get rid of the vermin.

I've seen guys like this scream and cry when prison was just mentioned. when the got there they really <deleted> it. and that's in a prison with canteens, snackbars, TVs, pool tables.😛

[Gottfrid]

4 minutes ago, Lopburikid said:

I've seen guys like this scream and cry when prison was just mentioned. when the got there they really <deleted> it. and that's in a prison with canteens, snackbars, TVs, pool tables.😛

How many have you seen?

[Woke to Sounds]

Another 30 something tough guy ay?

 

My muay thai training has intensified, I'm 55 and I'm pretty sure I could take this punk even with my weight disadvantage.

 

Toss these steroid monkeys out NOW!

[richard_smith237]

17 hours ago, rattlesnake said:

This is new. I don't have a definitive explanation for it, but it is a recent trend.

 

Perhaps the increase is new...  But also Tourism arrivals have tripled over that time....

 

2010 International tourist arrivals: 15.93 million

2024 International tourist arrivals: 35 million+

 

With 3x the tourism arrivals, we are getting 3x the idiots or is it more, and are we seeing 3x the 'wrong doing' by idiot tourists ?

...   i.e. is the increase in issues proportionate to the increase in tourism.

 

Though, I do see a pattern in the news - 'flavour of the month' so to speak and the news seems to taken on the idea that 'foreign misbehaviour' attracts readership, thus its a good recipe for the news - The Thai media loves a story about a foreigner misbehaving knowing the readership will lap it up... 

 

 

Another example is the common reporting on overstayers here... We dont see such reporting in France, the UK, Australia etc...  the 'popular' stories 'repeated' over there are the Immigrant issue or any form of overzealous policing response etc ....  other 'popular' stories seem 'repeated' - just to different patterns....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[richard_smith237]

Another aspect is that this guy had his own truck so is clearly living here. 

 

With the increase in 'working from home' and online workers, digital nomads, etc... and increases in the cost of living in the West...    Is Thailand attracting more of the 'wrong sort' who come here to live, those who don't hold reliable and stable work, which itself might be a measure of the type of character coming here..... 

 

 

 

[rattlesnake]

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

Another aspect is that this guy had his own truck so is clearly living here. 

 

With the increase in 'working from home' and online workers, digital nomads, etc... and increases in the cost of living in the West...    Is Thailand attracting more of the 'wrong sort' who come here to live, those who don't hold reliable and stable work, which itself might be a measure of the type of character coming here..... 

 

 

 

I think this is definitely a contributing factor, as evidenced by the advent of YouTubers explaining how to live here on €/$/£500/month…

[zakalwe]

That farang was huge and still needed to sucker punch a little guy. Typical farang coward.

[Lopburikid]

On 4/10/2025 at 11:32 AM, Gottfrid said:

How many have you seen?

Hundreds. I used to take them from the court room to the nick.

[Gottfrid]

9 minutes ago, Lopburikid said:

Hundreds. I used to take them from the court room to the nick.

So, in your home country, then. Not in Thailand?

[cdemundo]

3 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

So, in your home country, then. Not in Thailand?

I think he made that pretty clear though not apparently to you.

Can you not see he is describing prisons in Western countries?

"I've seen guys like this scream and cry when prison was just mentioned. when the got there they really <deleted> it. and that's in a prison with canteens, snackbars, TVs, pool tables."

[Gottfrid]

1 minute ago, cdemundo said:

I think he made that pretty clear though not apparently to you.

Can you not see he is describing prisons in Western countries?

"I've seen guys like this scream and cry when prison was just mentioned. when the got there they really <deleted> it. and that's in a prison with canteens, snackbars, TVs, pool tables."

But this is Thai news, on a Thai forum. Can´t care less.

[watchcat]

On 4/8/2025 at 6:55 AM, schultzlivgthai said:

The white dude might also be taking a high dose of steroids too😳

 

Looks more like he had to much junk food.

[cdemundo]

1 minute ago, Gottfrid said:

But this is Thai news, on a Thai forum. Can´t care less.

Not too make this endless, but the subject is violence in Thailand by farangs so...

[Gottfrid]

53 minutes ago, cdemundo said:

Not too make this endless, but the subject is violence in Thailand by farangs so...

Exactly, with emphasis of Thailand