14 minutes ago, Sqoop said:

We saw this guy at Amazon coffee at the end of soi  Buakhou about a week ago. He was begging for food or coffee. 

yep, a Thai friend of ours gave him 20 THB and he got angry saying that is not enough

9 hours ago, quake said:

Is bob back.

Maybe, it didn't work out in Portugal.

How tiresome these bob references are.

 

posters on here are like fanboi stans, obsessed. 

2 hours ago, Formaleins said:

The humanitarian concern of the locals is touching - I would imagine it involves, arrest, detention and deportation (at his own expense).

None of which they have done because he has a valid visa. 

9 hours ago, jacko45k said:

have many locals homeless in town

what town is that? In Thailand there is very little real homelessness because people can stay at any temple and be fed as well... 

You're not allowed to be that poor in Thailand—unless you're a Thai national.

1 hour ago, EVENKEEL said:

Hope you can see the humor in your last sentence. 

That went right over his head. Can't say I'm surprised....

Is he waiting for A Flock of Seagulls? 

That shopping cart must be fun to push on the sand 

2 hours ago, IrishInThailand said:

Reminds me of back in the day and Stephen Quinn  !!

Why? This Iranian is not a footballer nor worth 25.000 Euro

1 hour ago, Magictoad said:

He's not a Buddhist he's a Shia Muslim  from Iran.

You seem to know him? No empathy to help him?

Could he be a Mossad agent I wonder?

1 hour ago, madone said:

How tiresome these bob references are.

 

posters on here are like fanboi stans, obsessed. 

 

I can see you are like, so many on this forum.

Devoid of a sense of humor.

 

9 hours ago, kawikasudo said:

Immigration should send him back to his country and blacklist him for the standard 10 years

Why?  His documentation is valid.

3 hours ago, Formaleins said:

The humanitarian concern of the locals is touching - I would imagine it involves, arrest, detention and deportation (at his own expense).

Only someone who didn't bother to read the OP would imagine that. 

2 hours ago, StandardIssue said:

. I don't know what became of him except that another one of the many expats who try to become authors was going to write a book about his exploits "homeless in Pattaya"

I remember excerpts from that book appearing in one of the free local newspapers that used to be available.  He played them pretty well, like the oddly deformed Dutch guy who also gamed the local expat community quite effectively.

1 minute ago, dddave said:

I remember excerpts from that book appearing in one of the free local newspapers that used to be available.  He played them pretty well, like the oddly deformed Dutch guy who also gamed the local expat community quite effectively.

German he was not Dutch

 

https://thethaiger.com/news/national/german-beggar-faces-deportation-charitypaid-partying-pattaya

 

 

3 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

So many of them these days. 

I look out of place. 

 

Would you blend in? 

 

Are you buying the beers? If so, I'll meet up. Don't forget to invite Bob, he's always good for a chuckle.

He’s Fly tipping, that’s another ฿2k fine

3 hours ago, MJCM said:

yep, a Thai friend of ours gave him 20 THB and he got angry saying that is not enough

It's not!  An iced espresso costs 60 baht at Amazon. 

2 hours ago, harrycallahan said:

Is he waiting for A Flock of Seagulls? 

 

 

I ran.        Very droll!

13 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

Residents have called on relevant authorities to take more concrete action and implement long-term solutions.

 

Suggesting a pair of concrete boots?   Too much?

Some of you may remember the homeless German man who hung around the LK Metro-Soi Diana area in 2010-11.  He was NOT a beggar and mostly refused offers of food or money.

 

 

 

I and numerous others offered to give him food and clothes, but he said he didn't want them.  Once when he was sitting near  the intersection of Soi Diana and 2nd Rd, I said I'd get him a takeaway meal from Kiss Food.  He told me her didn't like the food at Kiss and asked me if I knew of a hotel buffet!  He may not have been a beggar,  but he sure was choosy!

 

Eventually the foot without the flip-flop got so badly infected and swollen I thought it would turn into gangrene.  In October 2011,  his physical and mental condition deteriorated so far the Immigration Police picked him up and deported him back to Germany.  Unfortunately, no one knows the full story or at least isn't willing to post it on a forum.  

33 minutes ago, G Rex said:

 

Suggesting a pair of concrete boots?   Too much?

Yeah, drown him!  Brilliant idea.

What a sad bunch of people we have on here. 

Check his passport if over stay throw him out

So.... he's like all the other "tourists" that choose Pattaya as a destination.

6 hours ago, happysoul said:

I wonder how he fills up his TM30 form 🤪

Or how the police had to be informed about his lifestyle on the beach.

How come they didn't know?

Because they stay indoors on their phones?

How many complaints need to be made before immigration and police get off theirs butts?

If they did what they’re paid to do I suspect he won’t be staying in the kingdom much longer.

3 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

Are you buying the beers? If so, I'll meet up. Don't forget to invite Bob, he's always good for a chuckle.

OK, I'm buying the beers but don't mention Bob, he's a four letter word. 

Looking at the above comments some members here are offended by the word BOB 😂

 

2 hours ago, josephbloggs said:

Yeah, drown him!  Brilliant idea.

What a sad bunch of people we have on here. 

 

May I suggest you buy yourself a sense of humour?   It makes the world a bit less depressing.

Well, I suppose he doesn’t really fit the profile of quality tourist that TAY is supppsedly targeting.

 

He presumably has at least some money, because he has to do visa runs every two months or so. Not sure the actual requirements for Iranian nationals.

 

I suppose immigration should be ready to pounce if he overstays. Meantime, in most countries I think it’s illegal to sleep overnight on a beach.