Tell a positive story about an experience you have had in thailand.....

Ill go first.

A few years back I was in the foodland at lak si. I grabbed some lunch and went outside to eat. I sat on the steps leading up to the sky train. Unfinished at the time. After I finished my lunch I got back on my bike and headed back to pathum.

A few hours after I got home my brother in law received a phone call from the police. They asked him if he knew a foreigner...me.

I had left my wallet on the steps. Someone took it to the police box near by. Luckily my wife put her brothers name and phone number in my wallet in case of an emergency where my wife or I had a problem.

I went back to lak si and got my wallet back. All contents still there nothing missing.

Another......

Riding my bike in phuket and it lost all power. I figured i would thai style and walk it to a garage I knew would be able to help me. As I was walking with my bike a police officer stopped. Asked me what was wrong and could he help out.

I said bike mot. He smiled and told me to get on the bike so he could push me down the road. You know where the guy puts his foot on your foot peg and uses his bike to push you along the road.

Got to the garage and thanked the officer for his help.

Kap khun pee.

Ok your turn. Tell a positive story about something that happened to you.

5 hours ago, blaze master said:

Tell a positive story about an experience you have had in thailand.....

Ill go first.

A few years back I was in the foodland at lak si. I grabbed some lunch and went outside to eat. I sat on the steps leading up to the sky train. Unfinished at the time. After I finished my lunch I got back on my bike and headed back to pathum.

A few hours after I got home my brother in law received a phone call from the police. They asked him if he knew a foreigner...me.

I had left my wallet on the steps. Someone took it to the police box near by. Luckily my wife put her brothers name and phone number in my wallet in case of an emergency where my wife or I had a problem.

I went back to lak si and got my wallet back. All contents still there nothing missing.

Another......

Riding my bike in phuket and it lost all power. I figured i would thai style and walk it to a garage I knew would be able to help me. As I was walking with my bike a police officer stopped. Asked me what was wrong and could he help out.

I said bike mot. He smiled and told me to get on the bike so he could push me down the road. You know where the guy puts his foot on your foot peg and uses his bike to push you along the road.

Got to the garage and thanked the officer for his help.

Kap khun pee.

Ok your turn. Tell a positive story about something that happened to you.

These goodwills you have experienced do not surprise me.

I've travelled to 40 countries.

Thai's are the most friendliest, helpful, humble, generous people I've ever met.

33 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

These goodwills you have experienced do not surprise me.

I've travelled to 40 countries.

Thai's are the most friendliest, helpful, humble, generous people I've ever met.

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Thanks for reply. Most news stories and threads are negative now. Thought I would try and bring something good instead.

9 hours ago, blaze master said:

Tell a positive story about an experience you have had in thailand.....

Ill go first.

A few years back I was in the foodland at lak si. I grabbed some lunch and went outside to eat. I sat on the steps leading up to the sky train. Unfinished at the time. After I finished my lunch I got back on my bike and headed back to pathum.

A few hours after I got home my brother in law received a phone call from the police. They asked him if he knew a foreigner...me.

I had left my wallet on the steps. Someone took it to the police box near by. Luckily my wife put her brothers name and phone number in my wallet in case of an emergency where my wife or I had a problem.

I went back to lak si and got my wallet back. All contents still there nothing missing.

Another......

Riding my bike in phuket and it lost all power. I figured i would thai style and walk it to a garage I knew would be able to help me. As I was walking with my bike a police officer stopped. Asked me what was wrong and could he help out.

I said bike mot. He smiled and told me to get on the bike so he could push me down the road. You know where the guy puts his foot on your foot peg and uses his bike to push you along the road.

Got to the garage and thanked the officer for his help.

Kap khun pee.

Ok your turn. Tell a positive story about something that happened to you.

Quite refreshing to see a thread like this for a change. Well done.

Similar wallet story in Chiang Mai.

When I realised it was gone my last point of use was at Big C Market so I went there to enquire. They were checking CCTV for me when I got a call from my hotel whose key card was in the wallet. They'd had a call from the police to say it had been handed in.

Back to hotel who gave me a temp keycard to allow me to get my passport from the room, summoned a Bolt and paid for it to save me going to an ATM, and wrote instructions in Thai to the driver. 20 minutes late my wallet and all its contents were returned to me by the traffic police who it had been handed to.

I love the way Thais drive. It puts a smile on my face to see that the human spirit hasn't been hammered out of them yet by regulations and nonsense.

@petermik

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52 minutes ago, Harsh Jones said:

I love the way Thais drive. It puts a smile on my face to see that the human spirit hasn't been hammered out of them yet by regulations and nonsense.

That's says alot about you, if that's your view on a seriously problem for everyone who are on the roads.

But have to admit, it feels ok to take a selfie with the police who joking and having fun with you, because you broke the speed record, and also gives you couple rebate.

Last time I tried that in USA, I got a gun in the face.

I fell off my scooter on the way back from Pratumnak Temple, taking a sharp turn on the descent.

Almost immediately, a Thai man in a pickup truck took me and my scooter, first to a mechanic for a very cheap repair, then to a pharmacy.

There, he explained that I needed disinfectant to clean my scrapes and some bandages.

Finally, I took out my wallet to thank him for his time and kindness, but he refused with a warm, brotherly smile.

Some of the best things I've experienced in Thailand are things that never happened. I've never been stopped by masked, armed, immigration agents. I've never been teargassed. I've never been beaten. I've never been mugged. I've never been threatened for complaining about the government. I've paid some Tea money, but I was always happy to do so to move on with my day.

The best thing about Thailand is the hospitality and the gentle way foreigners are dealt with. Life here is warm and wonderful, the cost of living is reasonable and Thai people are generally kinder than where I came from. All the minor nit-picky stuff we say complain about Thailand doesn't speak to the big picture, which is Thank you!

I was riding home on my motorcycle. Rounding a sharp turn the drive chain slid off and wrapped around the axel, burning rubber. Fortunately, mechanical bull experience at the bar helped me hang on. It was in the middle of nowhere, but in front of a house with a woman on the porch. Her sons brought a screwdriver and within 10 minutes I was on my way, instead of hitch-hiking home.

9 hours ago, Harsh Jones said:

I love the way Thais drive. It puts a smile on my face to see that the human spirit hasn't been hammered out of them yet by regulations and nonsense.

Yes but they can be over courteous.

It's why roundabouts don't work here, the Thai's want to give way to everyone.

I occasionally pull up at the 7eleven (buy a couple of Chang beers) on soi Kophai, just up from Aksorn school, it's a very busy 4 way junction but the traffic flows, each direction waiting for their turn, no horn honking or yelling and screaming (until a foreigner arrives), just common courtesy.

Difficult to single out any especially nice episode. Maybe more important to tell, after almost 30 years of visiting, I can’t recall any truly bad experience. Some weird, some funny but none really bad.

Sadly, so far I never lived full time in Thailand, just visited frequently. Over the years explored most of the country, made friends, experienced an abundance of kindness and hospitality.

But I noticed especially in Pattaya (nowadays just passing through) people are not as friendly anymore as they used to be..... then I also noticed...most of the dealers in the markets or staff at food courts and restaurants etc. are not Thai anymore.

On 1/31/2026 at 3:39 AM, blaze master said:

😁

Thanks for reply. Most news stories and threads are negative now. Thought I would try and bring something good instead.

Indeed.

Back in 2006 I went to Vietnam to meet up with a girl I had met in Thailand. When I got into the airport I realised my phone was missing, thought it must have fallen out in the taxi.

Following morning we are sat by the hotel pool in HCMC and my girlfriend's phone rang, it was the taxi driver calling last number dialled. Picked it up from Mr T's office in Pattaya a couple of weeks later.

My best experience was some years ago at the crocodile farm in Samut Prakan. Watching the crocodile show with my grand children, I had put my camera on the seat next to me, and on leaving just forgot it. I was more interested in making sure the two kids were safe. At the exit I was approached by a Thai guy who asked, 'Have you lost something, sir'. I realised straight off, my camera was missing and said so. He produced the camera, and pointing to the coloured sticker on it, and the one on my chest, he said, 'Had to be you, sir'. I tried to offer a reward, but he very politely refused and walked away. That camera was not cheap, and I consider myself very fortunate to have had it returned. More so due to the photos in contained.

19 minutes ago, Surasak said:

My best experience was some years ago at the crocodile farm in Samut Prakan. Watching the crocodile show with my grand children, I had put my camera on the seat next to me, and on leaving just forgot it. I was more interested in making sure the two kids were safe. At the exit I was approached by a Thai guy who asked, 'Have you lost something, sir'. I realised straight off, my camera was missing and said so. He produced the camera, and pointing to the coloured sticker on it, and the one on my chest, he said, 'Had to be you, sir'. I tried to offer a reward, but he very politely refused and walked away. That camera was not cheap, and I consider myself very fortunate to have had it returned. More so due to the photos in contained.

Could have been worse......😅😅

1 minute ago, blaze master said:

Could have been worse......😅😅

Yes, it could. They were offing to have a photo taken sat on a crocodile, and of course my 9 year old grandson was all for it. It didn't happen and i am please to say he is 38 now!

8 minutes ago, Surasak said:

Yes, it could. They were offing to have a photo taken sat on a crocodile, and of course my 9 year old grandson was all for it. It didn't happen and i am please to say he is 38 now!

Was it the same farm as the video. That one is in samut Prakan.

5 minutes ago, blaze master said:

Was it the same farm as the video. That one is in samut Prakan.

Yes, its the same one.

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One time I was at a restaurant with a group of people and somehow my wallet had fallen out of my back pocket. A waitress came by picked it up and gave it back to me.

Another time my family had come to visit and I had rented a van to drive them around in. We had stopped at a roadside restaurant to eat. We got back in the van to leave but there was a lot of traffic on the road. A random lady walking down the side walk looked at us and then went out into the road and stopped traffic so we could back out. As it was happening I even asked my family, "Would any stranger in the US stop and do that for you?"

Left wallet in restaurant. Went back an hour later staff had it. Refused to take any money.

I was in Chiang Mai, just finished some Long Island Iced Teas at the North Gate Jazz Co-Op and headed over to the Zoe In Yellow bar complex, where I ordered another of the same. The waitress informed me I was trying to pay my tab with thousand baht notes, it was dark and I thought they were hundreds. Besides her honesty, she was so gorgeous that of course I told her to keep it as a tip.

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On 2/1/2026 at 6:50 AM, Harsh Jones said:

I love the way Thais drive. It puts a smile on my face to see that the human spirit hasn't been hammered out of them yet by regulations and nonsense.

Harsh.....but fair.

10/10 Sir.🙃🙃

Maybe not quite on topic, but more on the positive notes. I actually love to pay for older Thai people's grocery, or for their street food, and just walk away. I do it at least once a week.

A couple of days ago I saw an older lady with two (possible) grandkids, waiting for their street food to be ready. They looked like they could need a handout, so I cut in and discretely asked the vendor how much their food cost. Paid him discretely, without the Thais knowing it, and walked away.

When the food was done, and the old lady picked up her wallet to pay, I could see from a far that the vendor told them the food was already paid for.

Seeing their happy faces makes my day every time.

I love Thailand, and want to give something back for all the great hospitality I've endured over the years.

7 hours ago, blaze master said:

Could have been worse......😅😅

Give that croc an extra steak for its dinner!

4 minutes ago, BusyB said:

Give that croc an extra steak for its dinner!

Stupid idea to test fate.

Just now, Harrisfan said:

Stupid idea to test fate.

Yes. And blatant cruelty.

I can't think of anything specific like returning a wallet, but I've had Thai workers chase after me when I forgot to take my change. In general, I think it's just the culture of being kind, smiling (usually), and being considerate. The latter (considerate) is what is missing in many other places in the world (I mean to a lesser degree than Thailand).