1 minute ago, mikeymike100 said:

 

This isn't "some feel the need to comment" due to non-whiteness—it's relevance: French reports routinely note origins for non-ethnic-French names (e.g., "French-Vietnamese Man" in Le Monde crime stories). If it were a white Frenchman named Dupont (quintessentially French since the 1600s), no extra detail required.

Singling out Arezi's Iranian/Afghan roots (post-1979 diaspora, 90–95% probability) isn't racism; it's accuracy. Claiming otherwise weaponizes facts against "whiteness" as a shield, flipping the script on real bias. If every surname note is "racist," then journalism grinds to a halt—yours is the overreach.

in other words… “it’s not racist, but….. “ 

 

The facts of the story aren’t racist, of course - people ‘implying’ that he’s not really French with a name like that are - as the point itself is irrelevant except from a perspective of race & ethnicity…. 

Arab with a French passport?

On 11/28/2025 at 3:58 PM, snoop1130 said:

The incident highlights ongoing concerns about security and the adherence to legal protocols for foreigners in Thailand,

Shouldn't that extend to all criminals ?

Pattern recognition is not being racist...anyway, what's the problem with being racist??...a scientist loves science, i'm racist because i love my race😁

5 hours ago, Homburg said:

French?  (Well, maybe really Iranian or Afghan as others have observed).

 

It seems that the usual suspects (Brits) are lagging behind this week. 

 

Come on Brits, where are your bad boys (and girls)?

In jaiil 🤣🤣

3 hours ago, Red Forever said:

Predictably the racists are triggered by a name.

Pathetic.

Good thing he isnt Jewish or Israeli, this topics would make the Thulists wild

51 minutes ago, NZAMBOY said:

Pattern recognition is not being racist...anyway, what's the problem with being racist??...a scientist loves science, i'm racist because i love my race😁

 

Commenting on a thread is not pattern recognition.

 

IF the report mentioned

- 1325 Thefts by foreginers in 2025

- 1243 by Australians

- 63 by French (of which 54 were French Nationals of Arab descent)... 

 

Then you'd have a pattern...  a factual stat / a majority / an indicator. 

 

But you don't you have a handful of threads supporting a racist confirmation bias alluding to the fact that the criminality is due to Arab heritage / descent.

 

Its the same when Brits or Aussies are involved - you get the Brit and Aussie bashers who pick up on a thread instead of dealing with aggregate statistics to form a factual opinion...

 

& I actually know of one Aussie who's not a criminal....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 hours ago, Red Forever said:

Predictably the racists are triggered by a name.

Pathetic.

A name can suggest a country of origin, and it follows that the culture of that country might get under the microscope.

Nothing to do with race...

The culture. And if all cultures were equal, there would be no need to look at that characteristic..

28 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Commenting on a thread is not pattern recognition.

 

IF the report mentioned

- 1325 Thefts by foreginers in 2025

- 1243 by Australians

- 63 by French (of which 54 were French Nationals of Arab descent)... 

 

Then you'd have a pattern...  a factual stat / a majority / an indicator. 

 

But you don't you have a handful of threads supporting a racist confirmation bias alluding to the fact that the criminality is due to Arab heritage / descent.

 

Its the same when Brits or Aussies are involved - you get the Brit and Aussie bashers who pick up on a thread instead of dealing with aggregate statistics to form a factual opinion...

 

& I actually know of one Aussie who's not a criminal....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That was my first thought, a French Nationals of Arab descent).

Because if so, people of that culture in general are thieves by nature, and when I know something like that for a fact, I have a tendency to generalize...😊

And I do know some exceptions that confirm the rule....

12 hours ago, norsurin said:

What a moron!Hope he get what he deserves.Years in prison.

Prison ! Maybe a fine and returning the stolen goods !

3 hours ago, mikeymike100 said:

 

Arezi is NOT a traditional French name and does not go back to the 1600s in France.

 

If someone in France today is named Arezi / Arézi, the probability is 90–95 % that the family originates from Iran or Afghanistan (mostly Persian-speaking Jews or Muslims who arrived in the last 45 years).
A 17th-century French origin is not supported by any archival evidence whatsoever.

 

 

It is a straightforward, evidence-based demographic and genealogical observation — exactly the same type of statement you’d make about many other surnames in France today:

“99 % of people named Nguyễn in France have Vietnamese roots”

“95 % of people named Da Silva have Portuguese or Brazilian origins”

“90 % of people named Cohen are of Jewish origin”

“Most people named Traoré come from Mali or Ivory Coast”

 

It is NOT racist in any way!  

Arab French...scumbags !

2 minutes ago, Andre0720 said:

That was my first thought, a French Nationals of Arab descent).

Because if so, people of that culture in general are thieves by nature, and when I know something like that for a fact, I have a tendency to generalize...😊

And I do know some exceptions that confirm the rule....

 

Thats not so though is it... ....there are no stats that suggest 'people of that' culture (Arabic) are thieves by nature, there is confirmation bias from reading reports such as this... 

 

Then there is the additional facet - There are many many different nationalities and cultural origins that make up French citizens today - you have Algerians, Moroccans, Tunisian (i.e. Maghreb) and then the Sub-Sarahan migrants from Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) / Congolese communities etc....

 

Now - going to this Thief's name - its Farsi in origin which suggests he is Persian... i.e. Iranian...  and there are certainly not enough French Iranians in who've committed crimes in Thailand (or elsewhere) from which any pattern can be drawn...   Thus: people have made their own pattern without thinking - their own confirmation bias has kicked in...  'not white'...  and grouped all 'non-white' French together...   Thats why there are 'racist connotations to the discussion about his heritage.

  

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

IF the report mentioned

- 1325 Thefts by foreginers in 2025

- 1243 by Australians

- 63 by French (of which 54 were French Nationals of Arab descent).

63 by French (of which 54 were French Nationals of Arab descent).

 

Pattern.

Just how stupid can a guy be? Going into your neighbors house, that has security cameras and stealing his stuff! I sure hope he doesn’t have kids!

1 hour ago, Fact said:

2 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

IF the report mentioned

- 1325 Thefts by foreginers in 2025

- 1243 by Australians

- 63 by French (of which 54 were French Nationals of Arab descent).

63 by French (of which 54 were French Nationals of Arab descent).

 

Pattern.

 

Oh... there's a definite pattern alright...  but its not the one you think... 

... its the pattern of 'not very bright people proving they are not very bright'...  

 

Quote........."IF the report mentioned.... "

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Thats not so though is it... ....there are no stats that suggest 'people of that' culture (Arabic) are thieves by nature, there is confirmation bias from reading reports such as this... 

 

Then there is the additional facet - There are many many different nationalities and cultural origins that make up French citizens today - you have Algerians, Moroccans, Tunisian (i.e. Maghreb) and then the Sub-Sarahan migrants from Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) / Congolese communities etc....

 

Now - going to this Thief's name - its Farsi in origin which suggests he is Persian... i.e. Iranian...  and there are certainly not enough French Iranians in who've committed crimes in Thailand (or elsewhere) from which any pattern can be drawn...   Thus: people have made their own pattern without thinking - their own confirmation bias has kicked in...  'not white'...  and grouped all 'non-white' French together...   Thats why there are 'racist connotations to the discussion about his heritage.

  

His name Arezy does not indicate clearly an ethnicity. So it was not my inclination to use ethnicity in my post.

But here is what I had read about the name: "

The "Arezi" family name is likely a variation of the surname "Arazi," which has roots in both

Hebrew and Arabic cultures and is associated with the Middle East and North Africa. It can be linked to Jewish communities in regions like Poland, the Middle East, and North Africa, and Arabic-speaking populations in the Middle East. The name may derive from the Hebrew word araz ("to hide") or the Arabic word Arabi ("Arab").

So ethnicity is unclear, so this is why I wrote: 

"a French Nationals of Arab descent).

Because if so, people of that culture in general are thieves by nature".

 

And I do not base on statistics this description of north African Arabs, it is based on comments from north African Arab themselves.

 

When I am asked by a stunned Algerian lady why I am leaving my car front windows open by some 2 inches before going shopping with her. I simply said, hot day, leaving a bit of air flow during our shopping.

She told me that if I did that in Alger, I would come back to find everything removable gone from my car....

 

That a Tunisian and a Moroccan both broke into my valuables before leaving my house, where they were guests.

That when my mother visited Tunisia, they woke up in the morning to find that all the clothes drying on the clothesline were gone...

 

Then I understood why some previous Algerian guests, honest educated ones, were always locking up everything they could.

 

This is all the statistics that I needed, to understand that the "culture" in north Africa is not the same as the culture in my country.

 

8 hours ago, Iron Tongue said:

Hah!

You bunch of ignorant racists!

Arezi is a French name.  It goes all the way back to the 1600s.

Racist maybe, not ignorant. Take a look at the photo.

9 hours ago, daejung said:

Not a French name, French Passport only

Which makes hem French.

12 minutes ago, Andre0720 said:

When I am asked by a stunned Algerian lady why I am leaving my car front windows open by some 2 inches before going shopping with her. I simply said, hot day, leaving a bit of air flow during our shopping.

She told me that if I did that in Alger, I would come back to find everything removable gone from my car....

 

As would happen in most cities in the UK and throughout Europe...

 

12 minutes ago, Andre0720 said:

That a Tunisian and a Moroccan both broke into my valuables before leaving my house, where they were guests.

That when my mother visited Tunisia, they woke up in the morning to find that all the clothes drying on the clothesline were gone...

 

Then I understood why some previous Algerian guests, honest educated ones, were always locking up everything they could.

 

This is all the statistics that I needed, to understand that the "culture" in north Africa is not the same as the culture in my country.

 

Your anecdote is not statistics - neither is the plural of anecdote statistics... 

 

Had you lived in Bern Switzerland and experienced crime from the local thieves, you might say the same thing about the Swiss...   

 

You have simply confirming your conformation bias - it has a basis, but that basis lacks critical thought.

 

 

12 hours ago, wombat said:

A given name of Armenian origin according to Google

Your google-fu is weak.

 

https://en.geneanet.org/fonds/individus/?go=1&nom=AREZI

 

 

11 hours ago, mikeymike100 said:

 

Arezi is NOT a traditional French name and does not go back to the 1600s in France.

 

If someone in France today is named Arezi / Arézi, the probability is 90–95 % that the family originates from Iran or Afghanistan (mostly Persian-speaking Jews or Muslims who arrived in the last 45 years).
A 17th-century French origin is not supported by any archival evidence whatsoever.

 

 

It is a straightforward, evidence-based demographic and genealogical observation — exactly the same type of statement you’d make about many other surnames in France today:

“99 % of people named Nguyễn in France have Vietnamese roots”

“95 % of people named Da Silva have Portuguese or Brazilian origins”

“90 % of people named Cohen are of Jewish origin”

“Most people named Traoré come from Mali or Ivory Coast”

 

It is NOT racist in any way!  

Do you ever get tired of being wrong all the time?

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6 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Oh... there's a definite pattern alright...  but its not the one you think.

It's a pattern. 

13 hours ago, robert2 said:

Well, even though the name isn't traditional french, he seems arrogant enough in wanting to test the Thai judicial system.

What ?? A Frenchman being arrogant...NO !!!!!

15 hours ago, Homburg said:

French?  (Well, maybe really Iranian or Afghan as others have observed).

 

It seems that the usual suspects (Brits) are lagging behind this week. 

 

Come on Brits, where are your bad boys (and girls)?

It's not only the Brits that are lagging behind what about the Indians and ladyboys they have gone quiet lately too.

14 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

in other words… “it’s not racist, but….. “ 

 

The facts of the story aren’t racist, of course - people ‘implying’ that he’s not really French with a name like that are - as the point itself is irrelevant except from a perspective of race & ethnicity…. 

I don't think people are implying he's not French, certainly not myself, they are commenting, like myself, on where the name originates, which is certainly not racist, as I have explained.

3 hours ago, Iron Tongue said:

Do you ever get tired of being wrong all the time?

I always check on facts before posting, perhaps you should try it.?

Now if you have evidence, I am wrong, lets see it, otherwise you are just digging a big hole?

Mon dieu!

 

Toss this bum outta the Kingdom and ban for life.

15 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

It’s also true that if Jean Pierre had been the one arrested, you wouldn’t have mentioned nationality at all. It’s only because of the name and the thief’s heritage that some feel the need to comment – this is because he is not ‘white,’ and therefore such comments carry racist connotations....

 

Frankly his nationality didnt occur to me.

 

I just want the bum tossed outta the Kingdom.

 

I hate thieves, don't care what colour, they all scum.

9 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

As would happen in most cities in the UK and throughout Europe...

 

 

Your anecdote is not statistics - neither is the plural of anecdote statistics... 

 

Had you lived in Bern Switzerland and experienced crime from the local thieves, you might say the same thing about the Swiss...   

 

You have simply confirming your conformation bias - it has a basis, but that basis lacks critical thought.

 

 

I am amazed at how you refuse information that can distinguish facts from silly generalizations, as you just did.

This here is stupid sir: "As would happen in most cities in the UK and throughout Europe..."

 

I tried to put a bit of humor in my saying that 'when something happens in general, I have a tendency to generalize'.

But you say it as if it was true, throughout Europe. Perhaps you should visit there sometime...

If you do not want to appear pretentious, you better change your style of writing.

 

I did rent a car and drove over Europe, from Paris, down to Lyon, crossed the Alps, over toward Milan, than spent some days in Venice.

Then crossed over to Greece, mount Olympus, then Pyreus, the Greek islands and back.

Then drove across Greece to Patras, then a ferry to Brindisi Italy.

Then spent some days along the Adriatic sea, before going up towards Rome.

Then a stop in Naples before.

Parked the car, again, near a hotel, where we spent the night. At booking, the clerk told me to be careful about my car. Keep nothing in view, make sure that it is all locked.

A bit surprising.

In the morning, going to the car only to find out that it had been broken in, and that our camping gear etc had been stolen.

Headed to the police station to report the crime, as my gf was still very nervous.

To our amazement, the police officer to calm down, that "everybody gets robbed in Naples", meaning tourists I presume. 

The hotel clerk had told us, the only place in all of our itinerary in the small part of Europe I must admit, but still indicative enough to "generalize" about Naples being one hell of a dangerous place to visit, if one cares about his belongings.

And confirmed at the police station, by an officer in uniform. 

Might be better than statistics that are skewed by a refusal by authorities to mention the culture involved in crimes.

 

Now, what is more credible, that Naples sticks out as a culture of thieves and thefts, or your generalization "most cities in the UK and throughout Europe". 

 

As we drove to Rome, parked our car to spend a few days, no warnings and no thefts, same as our trip from Paris all the way to Brindisi.. And then over to the Mediterranean, parked the car again, no problems, then all the way up towards Paris, no problems.

 

Sometimes generalizations are called for, as expressed also by people who were born and raised in a major citiy in Algeria, and says that 'if you leave your car windows open by a few inches when parked, there would be nothing left in your car when you come back.

I had not taken seriously the warning of the hotel clerk in Naples, but I now take very seriously this warning from the Algerian lady. Her generalizations are based on experience.

But yours are simply baseless sir.