Report Israeli Tourist Sparks Outrage Over Shoe Rule Dispute in Thailand

[UserC923]

There have been online attacks on Israelis, but I’m sure it’s not Thai people, because there are thousands of Thais living in Israel right now. Do you think Thai people would abandon their fellow citizens? And lately, there have been a lot of strange things online. On Quora, information about Thailand is being slandered in many ways, and on YouTube, there are many videos about famous cases that happened in Thailand right now.

[Nick Carter icp]

9 minutes ago, UserC923 said:

Thai people are pretty close with Israelis. I have a feeling that the business owner who asked you to take off your shoes might be Burmese. 

Or maybe a Thai of Chinese descent

 

  Seems like the restaurant owner didn't mind if shoes were worn or not .

Seems it was other customers who complained and made the video .

   If you listen to the video ; The person that says "You are not welcome here "

Does that sound like a Thai person saying  it ?

Does she have a Thai accent ?

[Packer]

9 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

If you listen to the video ; The person that says "You are not welcome here "

Does that sound like a Thai person saying  it ?

 

Yes, it sounds like a Thai that has/had lived in America for around 5 years. We unfortunately communicate with them a lot. 😞

[UserC923]

10 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

  ดูเหมือนเจ้าของร้านอาหารไม่สนใจว่าจะใส่รองเท้าหรือไม่

ดูเหมือนว่าลูกค้ารายอื่นจะเป็นคนบ่นแล้วถ่ายวิดีโอ

   ถ้าฟังคลิปนี้แล้ว คนที่พูดว่า "คุณไม่เป็นที่ต้อนรับที่นี่"

ฟังดูเหมือนคนไทยพูดใช่ไหม?

เธอมีสำเนียงไทยไหม?

Monotone, with equal stress on every syllable
    Pronounces R as L or leaves it unclear
    Pronounces V as W or F
    Pronounces TH as T or S

[Nick Carter icp]

1 minute ago, Packer said:

 

Yes, it sounds like a Thai that has/had lived in America for around 5 years. We unfortunately communicate with them a lot. 😞

 

   It sounded like an Egyptian who had been studying for five years in Berlin to me 

[Luuk Chaai]

On 5/7/2025 at 8:00 AM, BritManToo said:

Cant say I'm all that keen to share foot disease with Thais.

But hey, if they insist they want my verruca's and athletes foot ....... enjoy! 

 

exactly ....my favorite is when they have a rack of "rubber sandals by the door for you to change into and wear in the shop/office ..   you know the ones that dozens of people have put on their dirty feet in ..    then they go in and sit down and out those same dirty feet up on the chair.. 

how about in restaurants   sooooo appetizing !   my sister in law came to the house and did that.. I told her nicely to get her f****** feet off the chair

[stupidfarang]

On 5/8/2025 at 2:40 AM, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   So, who should decide whether shoes should be worn on a premises ?

Who decides where the custom of taking shoes off should be ?

The shop owner was OK with shoes being worn in the restaurant 

Has the shop owner been asked? Have not seen any comments from the owner, would be interesting to hear her side 

[stupidfarang]

Has the owner of the cafe made any comment about this directly to the media Would be great to hear the owners version

[KhunLA]

On 5/6/2025 at 4:03 PM, snoop1130 said:

Instead of following the simple request, she suggested that their contribution to tourism should exempt her from such local customs. This disregard for the cultural norm of removing shoes—a common practice meant to maintain cleanliness and show respect—sparked immediate backlash.
 

 

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from The Thaiger 2025-05-06

 

 

Oh yes ... the chosen ones 

[stupidfarang]

17 hours ago, CLW said:

Hello. Did people actually read everything before posting comments?

She got the permission from the restaurant owner to keep her shoes on for whatever reason AND the person filming was not a Thai national. 

Probably some other nationality that doesn't like Israelis or simply just another Karen type. 

She also doesn't refer to Thailand when she said "my money builds your country". 

 

1) Yes, I read everything and assume most people on here did so they could answer.

2) She said she got permission which may be true yet have not heard the owner comment to the media with their version. So only her version.

3) maybe another nationality, but why you think that and where is the proof? 

4) She is in Thailand and so it is a very good bet that she was referring to Thailand. 

5) out of interest what country has Israel money built? I know there is many countries that Israel money has destroyed.

[Cameroni]

2 hours ago, stupidfarang said:

what country has Israel money built?

 

Not Israel. I think that was mostly German and American money.  

 

Germans and Americans can go to synagoguess in Israel with bare feet hanging out therefore.

[Social Media]

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A number of other off topic posts have been removed.

 

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Israeli Tourist Sparks Outrage Over Shoe Rule Dispute in Thailand

[Nick Carter icp]

2 minutes ago, SMIAI said:

The topic IS about Israelis and their inability to be respectful towards their Thai hosts. 

 

  This topic isn't about Israelis . 

This topic is about ONE Israeli .

The host gave  permission  for her to wear her shoes .

The complainers were other foreign costumers who quite probably have an agenda against Israelis 

[Nick Carter icp]

2 minutes ago, Packer said:

 

It is literally about an Israeli tourist and her disgusting behavior and attitude. It's even the first word of the thread title, 'Israeli.....' 

 

  Singular and plural .

I cannot believe that I have to explain the different between an Israeli and all Israelis 

[SMIAI]

I see no proof that she was given permission. I wonder if anyone can provide such proof.

[JBChiangRai]

 

Her nationality or religion is irrelevant.

 

I think defending her because you have the same nationality or religion is poor form.

 

She 100% handled the situation badly, I think she was triggered, but we all have a responsibility to think before we speak and she should have done that.

 

I had a birthday party in my home and one of the guests walked in wearing shoes.  I asked him to remove them and he said it was too difficult.  I told him the choice was shoes off and come to my party or shoes on and leave.  I'm not having my ceramic floor tiles or stained wooden stair treads scratched by shoes, it is with good reason some places ask you to remove your shoes.

 

People smoking in restaurants triggers me.  I was eating in a restaurant in DaLat 2 weeks ago and a girl started smoking in the adjacent table whilst I was eating and I was downwind of her.  I politely asked her if she would mind waiting till we had finished eating.  I got a mouthful about how there were no signs up saying she couldn't smoke.  It's down to politeness.  The shoe wearing tourist should have apologised, the smoker at my next table should have said "no problem".

 

The smoker was white as I am, it's irrelevant and I'm not defending her because we're both white, and anyone from the same country or religion shouldn't defend her for that reason.  Let's be honest, her comments were indefensible.

 

 

[Nick Carter icp]

1 minute ago, JBChiangRai said:

 

Her nationality or religion is irrelevant.

 

I think defending her because you have the same nationality or religion is poor form.

 

She 100% handled the situation badly, I think she was triggered, but we all have a responsibility to think before we speak and she should have done that.

 

I had a birthday party in my home and one of the guests walked in wearing shoes.  I asked him to remove them and he said it was too difficult.  I told him the choice was shoes off and come to my party or shoes on and leave.  I'm not having my ceramic floor tiles or stained wooden stair treads scratched by shoes, it is with good reason some places ask you to remove your shoes.

 

People smoking in restaurants triggers me.  I was eating in a restaurant in DaLat 2 weeks ago and a girl started smoking in the adjacent table whilst I was eating and I was downwind of her.  I politely asked her if she would mind waiting till we had finished eating.  I got a mouthful about how there were no signs up saying she couldn't smoke.  It's down to politeness.  The shoe wearing tourist should have apologised, the smoker at my next table should have said "no problem".

 

The smoker was white as I am, it's irrelevant and I'm not defending her because we're both white, and anyone from the same country or religion shouldn't defend her for that reason.  Let's be honest, her comments were indefensible.

 

 

 

   Do you realise that she asked the restaurant owner whether she could wear shoes and the restaurant owner didn't mind if she did ?