Anybody here familiar with the Thai concept of face will , like me , be surprised at the womans restraint I can only imagine how she felt I bet his "partner" was wishing for a sinkhole to swallow him up too.

That obnoxious idiot needs to consider himself very lucky that the exchange took place inside a relatively secluded restaurant,

had it occurred outside and caught the eye of a few local good ol boys he might well have received a well earned 5 onto 1 Thai style Whoopin

11 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.

do you see the irony in your racist post?

10 hours ago, Jingthing said:

I didn't see the actual tattoo pictured. Did I miss it somehow? So assuming you didn't either, how do you know if this particular tattoo is not a Nazi one? You seem to assume it isn't without knowing.

And how do you know which one it is then?

1 hour ago, oslooskar said:

If anyone here should visit San Francisco, you might want to check out the lobby of 450 Sutter Street, completed in 1929. I remember that I often noticed the hooked crosses there while waiting for the elevator, and I don't remember anyone complaining about them. They are apparently of Mayan origin and are unrelated to the Nazis.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/450-sutter-street

Bank in the the UK built in 1927 https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/739461.swastikas_on_bank_floor/

My Thai friend used to wear a ring with a Buddhist swastika design, and because of ignorant, uneducated pricks like this, I advised him not to wear it while in tourist areas of Bangkok, for just this reason.

2 minutes ago, Geoff914 said:

And how do you know which one it is then?

its in the nature of some people to assume the worst when it suits them, normally applies to the uneducated, years ago in the UK an anti pedo vigilante group were on the prowl after some incident, they burnt down a house because it had a sign on the door saying Paediatrician

12 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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Praise be to the Thai woman. Wether we like the symbol or not it has a different meaning to lots of people. The idiot 🤡 knows 💩

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, European scholars translated ancient Indian texts and noted similarities with German languages. They falsely concluded that ancient Germans and Indians shared a common, superior ancestry they called "Aryan". Because the swastika appeared in these ancient texts and early archaeological sites, extreme right-wing German nationalist groups adopted it as a symbol of supposed Aryan identity and pride.

Bear in mind that the word "swastika" and the Thai "sawatdeekhrap" are in fact the same expression.

สวัสดีครับ = notably there is no "t"letter - it's an "s" the same a swastika

13 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

its in the nature of some people to assume the worst when it suits them, normally applies to the uneducated, years ago in the UK an anti pedo vigilante group were on the prowl after some incident, they burnt down a house because it had a sign on the door saying Paediatrician

Would you wear a "toothbrush" moustache?

Education s a lost art!

The swastika (/ˈswɒstɪkə/ SWOST-ik-ə, Sanskrit: [ˈsʋɐstikɐ]; 卐 or 卍) is a ancient cross-cultural geometrical symbol that has been used in many cultures and religions of Eurasia, as well as a few in Africa and the Americas, for thousands of years. The swastika was and continues to be used as a symbol of divinity and spirituality in several religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.

The swastika was and continues to be used as a symbol of divinity and spirituality in several religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.

It's not his fault he is ignorant to the fact, he is just a typical symbol of an uneducated, angry society that has infiltrated every sector of today's society! He and his kind, should be ignored and eventually, due to their in-bred anger and hatred of anything and everything, they will kill each other and die out!

Just saying education could set you free...🥳

3 minutes ago, AngryMan said:

Education s a lost art!

The swastika (/ˈswɒstɪkə/ SWOST-ik-ə, Sanskrit: [ˈsʋɐstikɐ]; 卐 or 卍) is a ancient cross-cultural geometrical symbol that has been used in many cultures and religions of Eurasia, as well as a few in Africa and the Americas, for thousands of years. The swastika was and continues to be used as a symbol of divinity and spirituality in several religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.

The swastika was and continues to be used as a symbol of divinity and spirituality in several religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.

It's not his fault he is ignorant to the fact, he is just a typical symbol of an uneducated, angry society that has infiltrated every sector of today's society! He and his kind, should be ignored and eventually, due to their in-bred anger and hatred of anything and everything, they will kill each other and die out!

Just saying education could set you free...🥳

so would you wear a "toothbrush" moustache?

54 minutes ago, John Drake said:

Very much true. I don't want to walk into some place in Thailand and constantly need to be on the look out, as in the US, for some walking time bomb who has had a lifetime education that teaches him/her they have the right to attack people because of perceived slights.

Exactly so.

And this is a culture in the US that I abhor.

This does NOT happen in Thailand.

But, it DOES happen in the USA.

Why does it happen in the USA?

Just please read the history of the United States, beginning with the history of slavery, the oppression of various peoples, and much more.

I am not saying that, perhaps, oppressed minorities do not have a right to feel slighted, and maybe for many reasons.

I am only saying that this is not my fault.

Also, I do not want to deal with the repercussions of slavery and racial prejudices, at such an intense level as you find in the USA.

Therefore, I have chosen to LEAVE THE ROOM.

I will never return.

But, I do not welcome these people to come half-way around the world to bring their hate and acting-out with them.

If they come here, in number, then I will leave and go somewhere else.

This is perfectly fine with me.

I am through with reading the books by those such as Malcolm X, and many others.

I have read them.

Now, I am old

I want to enjoy life.

31 minutes ago, kwilco said:

Would you wear a "toothbrush" moustache?

I would not wear any moustache they look ridiculous in my opinion

35 minutes ago, kwilco said:

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, European scholars translated ancient Indian texts and noted similarities with German languages. They falsely concluded that ancient Germans and Indians shared a common, superior ancestry they called "Aryan". Because the swastika appeared in these ancient texts and early archaeological sites, extreme right-wing German nationalist groups adopted it as a symbol of supposed Aryan identity and pride.

Bear in mind that the word "swastika" and the Thai "sawatdeekhrap" are in fact the same expression.

สวัสดีครับ = notably there is no "t"letter - it's an "s" the same a swastika

so Thai women are all closet nazis but not the men or it would be called a swastikrap ? Stop making stuff up

12 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

Yes, we have seen children dress in Nazi uniforms for school plays and Hallowe'en. Most Thais of the last few generation genuinely don'y know because they are taught taught world history at school.

However, we have no photo the the woman's tattoo. Surely the b/f should have told her unless, of course, he is as uneducated as she.

I always thought the Hindu swastika, also used in Buddhism, was the reverse of the Nazi swastika. Looks the same to me. Others weigh in, please. Will the honest swastika please stand up.

Same as Hitler's.

Same as Hitler's.

This one seems to spin in the reverse.

1 minute ago, unblocktheplanet said:

However, we have no photo the the woman's tattoo. Surely the b/f should have told her unless, of course, he is as uneducated as she.

A photo of the tattoo has been posted at least twice in this thread.

1 hour ago, Bday Prang said:

And where, exactly, does it say he was german? He certainly doesn't sound german , and if he doesn't sound german then he probably isn't

Do you know what "suppose" means? Google is your friend, hopefully 👍

6 hours ago, MikeandDow said:

The American toursit Total lack of education

The individual in question is not an American. Your anti-American bias is showing.

1 hour ago, jts-khorat said:

Not the left-pointing one, for obvious reasons.

It would not make sense to forbid it, because it is neither a Nazi nor a religious hate symbol. It is perfectly legal to own or display it here in Germany, this girl would have no problem at all to walk around with it (because we Germans actually learn in history lessons, how the "real", bad swastika looks like, and that it is symbolically derived from the racial theory that Sanskrit-speaking Info-Europeans were the first "Aryans").

Woulde it not be irony, if a symbol standing for peace would be forbidden as a hate symbol...? Germany has much too much bureaucracy, but we are not complete idiots.

Unfortunately you're wrong :

"Yes, it is generally forbidden in Germany to publicly display a swastika. Under Section 86a of the German Criminal Code (Strafgesetzbuch), using symbols of unconstitutional organizations in public, in a meeting, or in media is a crime.Violations can result in fines or up to three years in prison." AI

Google id your friend

4 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

You haven't read all the comments ?

59 posters have already stated that Swastika isn't necessarily a Nazi symbol and that the swastika originates from Eastern religions thousands of years go

No I didn't have to read all the comments to say something about my experience with this so called negative symbol. Just making a personal observation, no need to be hostile. Did you read my comment?

10 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Yes, we have seen children dress in Nazi uniforms for school plays and Hallowe'en. Most Thais of the last few generation genuinely don'y know because they are taught taught world history at school.

This is true.

However, their choice of costumes cannot be interpreted as if they were trying to make a statement.

They do not know about, or probably have never read about, the atrocities of pre-ww2, and ww2, in Germany.

Dr. Josef Mengele, the name, might be just another hospital doctor to most people here.

Those who have not read, in detail, the experiments, and the witness accounts, of the crimes, and the war crimes, committed by the good doctor.

I am very much also assuming that MALE-IN-QUESTION, has also NOT read most of the books I read, which were available from the Haverford College Library, back in the late 1960s.

The male in question appears to not be much of a reader of anything....

His outrage does not come from his readings, so obviously.

23 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

so Thai women are all closet nazis but not the men or it would be called a swastikrap ? Stop making stuff up

Your response shows you haven't understood a word I've said..

9 hours ago, Priorexpat said:

The man with the great tan is an idiot.

How do you know 😂. A friend of your's?

11 hours ago, Rockyroad said:

20 years ago i went to Lumpini beer garden. I was wearing a Clash tshirt it said Quiet Riot. This Brit came up and abused me. I said it's a music shirt. He said you shouldnt wear it. I said ok dude. He walked away. The human race has not improved much in the last century, only tech has.

Aren't you one of the human race? Or an Alien 👾?

1 hour ago, Bday Prang said:

Anybody here familiar with the Thai concept of face will , like me , be surprised at the womans restraint I can only imagine how she felt I bet his "partner" was wishing for a sinkhole to swallow him up too.

That obnoxious idiot needs to consider himself very lucky that the exchange took place inside a relatively secluded restaurant,

had it occurred outside and caught the eye of a few local good ol boys he might well have received a well earned 5 onto 1 Thai style Whoopin

With his attitude, he might not need to wait much longer.

Also, who is the Thai girl "partner".

She looks as if she, too, cannot tolerate him.

I also wonder if, upon examination, the police cannot find some infraction to charge this guy with, and then revoke his visa.

There can be no doubt that the police do NOT want his type roaming around Thailand, with a lit fuse, ready to go off at any moment.

Do you think this guy is on Roids?

It looks highly likely.

3 minutes ago, newbee2022 said:

How do you know 😂. A friend of your's?

Aren't you one of the human race? Or an Alien 👾?

Im not offended by tatts and shirts

13 minutes ago, newbee2022 said:

Unfortunately you're wrong :

"Yes, it is generally forbidden in Germany to publicly display a swastika. Under Section 86a of the German Criminal Code (Strafgesetzbuch), using symbols of unconstitutional organizations in public, in a meeting, or in media is a crime.Violations can result in fines or up to three years in prison." AI

Google id your friend

"Google is your friend"... Indeed, just reading a single line further would have helped you.

I am German, living currently in Germany, and on a quick guess I know the local law and its interpretation better than you.

As it goes:

"The left-pointing swastika is a sacred symbol of luck and peace in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism . The Nazi swastika was based on it, turned 45 degrees, and pointed to the right.

Here is how German law views the symbol: Under Section 86a of the Criminal Code, displaying symbols of unconstitutional organizations is illegal. The Exceptions: The law has clear exceptions for art, science, research, and religious use.

The Context Test: German courts look at the entire context to decide if a display is a crime . A swastika tattoo accompanied by other Hindu religious tattoos or worn by a follower of the religion is highly unlikely to be punished. The same tattoo on a person showing neo-Nazi behavior is illegal."

1 hour ago, Cabradelmar said:

Yep. You are making my point. The man in the video is likely not a long stayer (and is probably a tourist) and does need to educate himself va going off on an Asian women for a tattoo.

... especially if wearing Buddhist amulets... which, if he is indeed as uneducated as it seems, would then scream "cultural appropriation" to me.

One other point that no-one seems to have pointed out, thus far:

It seems that this "dude" is carrying and using a ladies handbag or purse, just as women do.

What is THIS all about, anyway?

Is there more to this than we might have thought, at first?

Maybe someone insulted him, for example, for his choice of handbags.

It's definitely NOT a Gucci bag, or is it?

Gucci is very popular among some groups.

13 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.

And I moved to Thailand to get away from these "Saharan specimens." It seems that they now have invaded the Land of Smiles. A very sad day for Thailand.

2 minutes ago, Screaming said:

And I moved to Thailand to get away from these "Saharan specimens." It seems that they now have invaded the Land of Smiles. A very sad day for Thailand.

Yes.

This is very true.

They are not expanding their Sphere of Influence.

I need not worry, however.

Where I live, I have not seen one in over a decade.

And, if they come here, then there is always China.

And, they ain't NEVER gonna find me in China.