3 hours ago, flaming dragon said:

A sub Saharan specimen with a great physique and the IQ of a Boston Fern. One could admonish him to read about the ancient symbols and significance in Indian and other Eastern philosophies, but that would be a waste of that person's breath. These people walk amongst us.

I enjoyed reading this 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Somebody tell this guy to mind his own effing business.

16 minutes ago, Mr Awesome said:

Here is tattoo in question from the video. Note the direction.

Here’s the halftarded idiot in question. Note the f-tard’ness.

The black dude is a moron on so many levels. Idiot flexes his muscles as to say I am better than you. Makes a point that he is black and she is being a racist. Complete lack of awareness of where he is and starts calling her a bitch. No sympathy if he gets beat up.

So the Swastika is to Africans what garlic is for vampires? If so we need more Swastikas in Thailand and definitely more in Europe. Africanization of anything is no joke and it needs to be stamped out sooner than later.

44 minutes ago, Colabamumbai said:

Peace symbol adopted by Nazis and misunderstood.

I have seen an Indian restaurant with this symbol on the front door.

This dude is simply not aware that the symbol originated in India, and the Nazis used it later.

I really doubt a Thai girl is a "white supremacist" who hates black people.

She's just trying to look cool.

The Nazi swastika has a different orientation.

Noticed more than a few Swastika's on motorcycles, a band in Hat Yai had a big black swastika, red backing, on their kick drum. Those have nothing to do with Buddhism, just a cool symbol. Thais have little knowledge of WWII, as their country was an Axis ally.

As for this cross cultural kerfuffle. Meh. Thais like righteous outrage more than most. Recall the shocking expose EVIL French people wearing the Thai flag, on their socks. defiling it by touching their feet. Shock Gasp Horror! Got a national hissy going, until it was revealed those colors are the French flag colors also and unpatriotic cheese eaters have no issues with putting them on socks.

But someting else was going on

3 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

The recording suggests the pair had already been arguing before the video began.

Another case of people with phones causing problems.

1 hour ago, Gecko123 said:

He is not the first person, and undoubtably will not be the last, to mistakenly read into the Indian symbol an embrace of Nazism, and many on the forum would be just as ignorant of this distinction as the man in the clip had this issue not arisen on this forum at various times in the past.

The reason I know about the reverse swastika is that there is a huge one at a temple outside of Phitsanulok. Thought it strange at first but then leaned what it was about.

What a bold statement to make.

"F Hitler!"

Bold and controversial, wow.

Silly man.

4 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

A dispute between a Thai woman and a foreign man over a swastika tattoo at a fast food restaurant in Thailand has prompted widespread discussion on social media about the symbol’s meaning and cultural sensitivity.

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The confrontation was shared on June 30 after the Facebook page Yaak Dang Diew Jad Hai Return Part 7 reposted a video originally recorded by the Thai woman involved. The page invited users to share their opinions on the exchange.

According to the video, the foreign man, who was wearing a red shirt and accompanied by his Thai partner, approached the restaurant counter before turning to confront the woman filming him. The recording suggests the pair had already been arguing before the video began.

The man told a member of staff that the woman had a tattoo which he believed represented support for fascism and violence. The employee appeared uncertain how to respond and instead encouraged him to continue placing his order.

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During the exchange, the Thai woman explained that she did not understand the meaning of the symbol when she had the tattoo done. She also said she was legally entitled to have the tattoo in Thailand because there is no law banning the display of the symbol.

The woman showed the tattoo, located on the inside of her ankle, while continuing to record the encounter. The foreign man then began filming both the woman and the tattoo before the argument ended after his Thai girlfriend intervened.

The video attracted mixed reactions online. Some social media users said the swastika remains a highly sensitive symbol because of its historical links to violence and should be treated with caution.

Others argued that the symbol shown in the tattoo differed from the version adopted by the Nazi Party, pointing to differences in its orientation. Some commenters also supported the woman’s position, saying she had the legal right to display the tattoo because it does not violate Thai law.

The disagreement follows a similar case reported in March last year involving a dispute between a clothing shop owner and foreign customers over shirts displaying images of Vladimir Putin and Adolf Hitler. In that case, the shop owner later said on social media that the clothing formed part of a historical-themed collection and did not represent support for violence, adding that she believed she had the right to sell legal products.

The Thaiger reported that while the latest argument ended without further reported action, the online debate continues, highlighting differing views on freedom of expression, historical symbolism and cultural interpretation.

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I suppose the foreigner being a German. Swastika are unlawful in Germany and prosecuted.

Here in Thailand common, you can buy Swastika on markets.

The man with the great tan is an idiot.

3 hours ago, Effective altruism said:

3 hours ago, Effective altruism said:

The black man is uneducated. That is a religious symbol for some religions. I've seen people from India place that symbol on new cars for good fortune.

It's a symbol in Buddhism and was used way before the Nazis bastardised and changed it.

Yes people, you will have seen it in India, as that is where Buddhism originated.

Being upset is understandable, but verbally abusing staff isn't.

In Thailand this symbol is often an ancient religious symbol, not a reference to Hitler. A calm explanation would have gone much further than insults.

I think many Thais don’t understand what this tattoo represents, they simply never studied wars in Europe. So for them it’s simply a design they find attractive. I’ve seen photographs of Thai kids marching at school wearing t shirts with the Nazi symbol - they simply don’t know. So the lady in question may be blissfully unaware, and had no bad intentions.

2 minutes ago, AlexRich said:

I think many Thais don’t understand what this tattoo represents, they simply never studied wars in Europe. So for them it’s simply a design they find attractive. I’ve seen photographs of Thai kids marching at school wearing t shirts with the Nazi symbol - they simply don’t know. So the lady in question may be blissfully unaware, and had no bad intentions.

It is the Nazis that reversed the symbol and used it for the Nazi party, IT was used in Buddhism way before the Nazis, except it was reversed as a swastika symbol.

At the end of the day, it's none of his business what tattoo the lady as got.

Her life, her body, her business, and her COUNTRY.

Remember, the IQ of his country is below average. So, I am not surprised.

6 minutes ago, AlexRich said:

I think many Thais don’t understand what this tattoo represents, they simply never studied wars in Europe. So for them it’s simply a design they find attractive. I’ve seen photographs of Thai kids marching at school wearing t shirts with the Nazi symbol - they simply don’t know. So the lady in question may be blissfully unaware, and had no bad intentions.

It represents different things to different people.

Look at thing such as a Putin shirt etc, that wouldn't go down well in Ukraine, but would be popular in certain countries.

The same goes for Che Guevara, to some a hero, to others a Marxist terrorist.

So what nobody’s business what tattoos people have, if I wanted a swatstika on my forehead I’d get one, I had a Thai friend years ago with a big one on his hand I asked him if he knew what it meant he said yes it’s for Hitler he likes Hitler, it’s fine everyone is entitled to their opinion.

I will bet my life savings that the idiot arguing with that poor lady has never ever set foot in a library in his life.

3 hours ago, Effective altruism said:

The black man is uneducated. That is a religious symbol for some religions. I've seen people from India place that symbol on new cars for good fortune.

In India it is quite common. There are temples covered top to bottom in them.

1 hour ago, Mr Awesome said:

Here is tattoo in question from the video. Note the direction.

I was going to post something similar to what you posted. So many people are ignorant to the differences and use of this symbol and its mirror design. It's said that ignorance is bliss, but I say stupid just can't be fixed! Thanks for posting!

She sounds very cute " thank you beeesshhhh, you too beesshhh, f u beeesshhhh"

She's probably 🔥

An anti-fascist dude showing fascist tendencies – a tale as old as, well, fascism.

6 minutes ago, Scouse123 said:

It represents different things to different people.

Look at thing such as a Putin shirt etc, that wouldn't go down well in Ukraine, but would be popular in certain countries.

The same goes for Che Guevara, to some a hero, to others a Marxist terrorist.

True, the Painter is quite popular in Vietnam and other places.

You would have to actually see the tattoo properly as intended to be viewed to figure out whether it was the Nazi version or the ancient good fortune swastika. The main difference is not necessarily the direction of the arms, although that is often cited as the case as they are facing clockwise for the Nazi version, it's that the Nazis changed the oriention of the symbol by 45 degrees and had it sat on the point of one arm, whereas the religious ones are always flat. However, I highly doubt that the guy taking umbridge in the restaurant would know that.

I thought the lady/girl handled it well. I loved the way she came across, the Thai woman with him had had enough of his boorish behaviour as well.

I hope Thai people don't adopt this ridiculous recent western habit of calling everybody ' Bro ' when they are not known to them, it really irritates me.

It's a stupid Americanism started by Black people.

It's insincere, and meant with a degree of moral superiority and intimidation.

3 minutes ago, Sir Dude said:

3 minutes ago, Sir Dude said:

You would have to actually see the tattoo properly as intended to be viewed to figure out whether it was the Nazi version or the ancient good fortune swastika. The main difference is not necessarily the direction of the arms, although that is often cited as the case as they are facing clockwise for the Nazi version, it's that the Nazis changed the oriention of the symbol by 45 degrees and had it sat on the point of one arm, whereas the religious ones are always flat. However, I highly doubt that the guy taking umbridge in the restaurant would know that.

Actually,

Her body and none of his bloody business.

2 hours ago, Gecko123 said:

An unfortunate cultural misunderstanding. I did not know this before, but even the word swastika was adopted from the Sanskrit word Svastika. The difference between the Indian symbol and a swastika is that the spokes of the swastika wheel turn to the right whereas the Indian svastika spokes turn to the left. The spokes of the svastika the woman is wearing, (visible at the :10 second mark on the video) turn to the left.

The man displayed boorish behavior, used vulgar language and hand gestures, revealed an ignorance of the historical origin of the swastika, and sadly did damage to cross-cultural relations, but in today's political climate where far right wing politics are being embraced by some, shouldn't he at least be given a tiny bit of credit for having spoken out against what he believed to be was an endorsement of one of the most evil people to have ever walked the earth?

He is not the first person, and undoubtably will not be the last, to mistakenly read into the Indian symbol an embrace of Nazism, and many on the forum would be just as ignorant of this distinction as the man in the clip had this issue not arisen on this forum at various times in the past.

I grabbed this from the clip:

It is the religious original, not the altered infamous version of Nazi Germany. Both of them need to know more about it...

4 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

I noticed that in school there is no awareness of what a swastika stands for as same as the Hitler greeting with the stretched arm.. They laugh at it if you tell them it is not done because of the WOII. But education system in Thailand don't tell anything so kids don't know, and other people don't know either. Thailand lives in its own bulb, so in fact you can't blame them. Maybe this man was insulted by the tattoo, but it is no need to make a scene like this about it... You can't blame someone who is not aware

Ignorance is bliss. It works both ways.