sarahsbloke Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 (edited) I'm not sure what to do on this one My next door neighbour (white man) has a lot of drugs in his house, My wife and I saw 4 bags of cannabis and 2 small bags of opium on his table one day. He likes to smoke cannabis joints with opium sprinkles almost every day. He is also working without a work permit. I (foreigner) say, nothing to do with us pretend we didn't see anything, not our business My wife (Thai) says, foreigner come in our country and break our law, my duty to report. What do you think, foreigners taking drugs and working without a permit OK or not? (I voted no, not my business) Edited June 6, 2010 by sarahsbloke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotlost Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 I agree you stay out, but if your wife reports this back her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tfc Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 I agree you stay out, but if your wife reports this back her. I with you. I wouldn't go out of my way to cause trouble but if your wife reports you have to be on her side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needforspeed Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 I voted NO, as long as he not causes any troubles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soutpeel Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Is said gentlemen directly affecting your life in some shape or form...??...if not you should stay out it. Your wife as a Thai citizen should do what ever she feels she should be doing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave111223 Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 If he's not bothering anyone what's your problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahsbloke Posted June 6, 2010 Author Share Posted June 6, 2010 If he's not bothering anyone what's your problem? Like I said, not my business, I don't have a problem BUT My wife points out that Thais have a very big problem with foreigners coming to their country and breaking their laws. The whole 'turning a blind eye' attitude we have (and that includes me) taints us all in the eyes of the Thai people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahtin Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 How on earth do you see what is on the table in his house, let alone identify it as opium? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Following your wife's comments maybe she is expecting you to have a word .....best sorted without the BiB imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NADTATIDA1 Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Bags???????>size? personnal? bags=supplier! If supplier your wife is correct If personnal then dont get involved Your wife sounds like a trouble maker not a good neighbour and if he is a white man(farang) and your neighbour also are you not on talking terms with him to warn him about what your wife thinks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizzi39 Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 (edited) You got a "no" vote from me. Like others have stated, as long as it is not intruding on your life and well being stay out of it. Does your wife report others Thai's if they run a "friendly" poker game, or drink on religious holidays, ride their motorbikes without a helmet, selling counterfeit media, partaking in a soapy massage where there may be money exchanged for a "happy ending etc...? Now if he was dealing it from his house then this would be a separate issue. Edited June 6, 2010 by mizzi39 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Bags???????>size?personnal? bags=supplier! If supplier your wife is correct If personnal then dont get involved Your wife sounds like a trouble maker not a good neighbour and if he is a white man(farang) and your neighbour also are you not on talking terms with him to warn him about what your wife thinks? I'm sure he will be happy to move away from his nosy neighbour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angiud Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Noisy? With pot and opium?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronz28 Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 That's a tough spot to be in. Opium is a hard drug that attracts criminals and police. He is an addict and won't listen to reason as the opium controls his actions. You don't know how much he has and if he is also dealing. You don't want to be caught in a crossfire from either one of them either trying to steal his drugs or haul him in to the monkey house. If you aren't willing to move then for your families safety report him but see if the police will allow you to get out of the area when they come for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moe666 Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 The doper is the idot leaving his stash out were people can see it and this puts them in a touchy situation. Up to you what you do or ignore, no more visits to this clown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughben Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 If he was Thai would your wife report him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihunnieibee Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 I say you should stay out of it-- Tell your wife that if he chooses to come to Thailand and do things Thai people don't approve of, he will get whatever is deserved of him but it isn't your responsibility to "tattle-tail" on him just because she said so. Be a man and don't let her force you to report him, especially if he is just using it for himself, because i feel like drug use is a personal choice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jubby Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 If he's not bothering anyone what's your problem? Like I said, not my business, I don't have a problem BUT My wife points out that Thais have a very big problem with foreigners coming to their country and breaking their laws. The whole 'turning a blind eye' attitude we have (and that includes me) taints us all in the eyes of the Thai people. Its not like the Thais don't have this 'turning a blind eye' thing going on with there own kind. Keep out of it and get the wife an Hobby. He's not likely to be getting the stuff without Thai involvement is he !? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soutpeel Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 My wife points out that Thais have a very big problem with foreigners coming to their country and breaking their laws. Not having a go, just an observation. Does your wife really beleive this ?, or is she just repeating what she is hearing on TV, reading in the newspapers ??.....all Thailand woes are because of foreigners coming here and corrupting the Thai nation etc....and other nationalistic/xenophobic rhetoric ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave111223 Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 (edited) So if your neighbor was Thai, instead of foreign she would not report him? Or how about if he was Asian (not white) such as Chinese, Korean etc...? Edited June 6, 2010 by dave111223 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anothertorres Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 this thread makes me sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyFeelIt Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 The whole 'turning a blind eye' attitude we have (and that includes me) taints us all in the eyes of the Thai people. lol.. Yeah, how dare a foreigner come to Thailand and do what is totally ingrained into Thai culture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 I am all for free drug use but we are in Thailand. I would not report a Thai using it and wont report a farang using it either unless it affects me personally. And working without a work permit i could not care less about it. Maybe if Thais made it easy to work legal i would care but not the way things are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevkev1888 Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 this thread makes me sad. Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teatree Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 If he isn't causing a problem for anyone what right does anyone have for causing a problem for him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUDAS Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 So if your neighbor was Thai, instead of foreign she would not report him?Or how about if he was Asian (not white) such as Chinese, Korean etc...? My thought exactly. Seems you wife thinks because he's a foreigner she feels he should be busted. If she would be of the same opinion if he was Thai then that's fine, otherwise has a touch of racism in her decision? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 If he isn't causing a problem for anyone what right does anyone have for causing a problem for him? As long as the guy uses his drugs at home does not bother anyone and does not go driving while being stoned (highly unlikely) then i don't see a problem. If the guy is a nuisance, stealing sound ect.. then id report him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizzi39 Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 (edited) If he isn't causing a problem for anyone what right does anyone have for causing a problem for him? As long as the guy uses his drugs at home does not bother anyone and does not go driving while being stoned (highly unlikely) then i don't see a problem. If the guy is a nuisance, stealing sound ect.. then id report him. I think that the bigger issue is your daily drunks driving around both Thai and foreign more than a pot smoker. Edited June 6, 2010 by mizzi39 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noel2499rk Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 You should feel very happy that you have a neighbor who quietly smokes weed and opium, rather than a raging drunk shouting and screaming every night. Also it is absolutely none of your business what he does in his own house, as long he is not harming anyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattaya_girl Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 You should feel very happy that you have a neighbor who quietly smokes weed and opium, rather than a raging drunk shouting and screaming every night.Also it is absolutely none of your business what he does in his own house, as long he is not harming anyone else. Well said - I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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