LaoPo Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Britons continue to get into trouble abroad From: FCO - Foreign & Commonwealth Office - http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/newsroom/latest-n...amp;id=20749754 We have released the latest annual British Behaviour Abroad report that reveals Britons are continuing to get into trouble abroad, with key concerns including drink and drug related cases. - FCO BRITISH BEHAVIOUR ABROAD REPORT - Top 20 countries where British nationals required the most consular assistance from 01 April 2008 - 31 March 2009 http://www.fco.gov.uk/resources/en/pdf/305...d-report-240809 Some excerpts: * 812,000 British nationals visited Thailand in 2008 (Source: Tourism Authority of Thailand). * 54 drug arrests * 202 total arrest/detention * 288 total death * 198 hospitalisation * 3 rape * 774 lost/stolen passports LaoPo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinrada Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Without being cyni...suppose that means that the other 810,769......had a lovely holiday-visit-sex tour...or wotever.. and didnt ............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmine6 Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 (edited) I presume most of the deaths are non-violent, such as retirees sucombing to cancer or heart disease. Otherwise, what's going on with 1,825 deaths in Spain? That seems big even if they were accidental deaths. Edit, on a closer look at the number, Thailand's reported death rate relative to visitors and residents is twice the 2nd place Germany. Since it says reporting deaths is optional, it's not clear how much of this is due to maybe much lower reporting when someone dies in a European country, and how much is due to a really high rate. Edited August 26, 2009 by Carmine6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 with these kind of numbers, the 'british problem" will probably vanish through attrition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario2008 Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Discussion continued in news clippings: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Thailand-Dea...na-t292592.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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