webfact Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Foreigner Robs Bangkok Suburban Bank(photographs courtesy of Facebook.com)NONTHABURI: -- Staff in a Nonthaburi bank reported an armed robbery by a foreign man who escaped with over 300,000 Baht on Wednesday.Described as “European” in appearance, the bank robber queued patiently in the Bangkok Bank in Tesco Lotus, before presenting the cashier with a note, in “semi” English, which told them that he had both a gun and knife and demanded that they give him the money and remain silent , as his getaway driver, on a motorbike, waited for him outsideThought to be between 35 and 50 and wearing dark sunglasses to avoid instant recognition the man dressed in a blue shirt and denim trousers and put the money in a large bag before leaving hastily and riding away on the back of the waiting bike. [more...]Full story: http://www.pattaya103.com/foreigner-robs-bangkok-suburban-bank/--Pattaya 103 FM 2013-05-30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CelticBhoy Posted May 30, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2013 The missing German has turned up then. 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rkidlad Posted May 30, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2013 "Described as “European” in appearance, the bank robber queued patiently in the Bangkok Bank in Tesco Lotus, before presenting the cashier with a note, in “semi” English" Are they sure he's European? Looking at the evidence - it looks more like the bank was robbed by a 'Nation' reporter. 50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooka Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 (edited) The missing German has turned up then. My thoughts also. We may be wrong but there is a least one farang armed robber on the loose in desparate need of cash. If it is the German guy and only if he won't have to worry about being sent to Germany if he is caught. The german guy is only 25 tho. Edited May 30, 2013 by chooka 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkidlad Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 The missing German has turned up then. My thoughts also. We may be wrong but there is a least one farang armed robber on the loose in desparate need of cash. If it is the German guy and only if he won't have to worry about being sent to Germany if he is caught. The german guy is only 25 tho. Yes, but only Thais look younger than their age. Most foreigners appear at least 10 years older. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NongKhaiKid Posted May 30, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2013 Without jumping to conclusions and being overly critical I wonder about the " European " looking claim as Thais aren't noted for being worldly wise and the " semi English " comment is good given the general standard, or lack thereof, of supposedly English speaking Thais. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post geriatrickid Posted May 30, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2013 If it is not the German drug trafficker then we may all have a good laugh when it turns out to be an Australian or a North American. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThaiRich Posted May 30, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2013 I'm surprised he got any money at all. Considering he wrote the note in English. 40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Surely their is cctv, why don't the BIB release pictures of the suspect for the press to print on the Thursday?. In all fairness other news sources may have pictures but with pictures it's highly likely they will have Western friends, or better still for the BIB Western enemies. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooka Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I'm surprised he got any money at all. Considering he wrote the note in English. He got lucky 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjjmmi Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Robin Hood 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackr Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Described as “European” in appearance Ok, so that narrow's it down to a billion or so, but in reality, given the source, it could be anyone (including E.T.) outside of Muang Thai. lol. Anyway, so what's that make it; farang: 3 (give or take 1), Thai: 650,000 (give or take a million). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangkokGastronaut Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I hAVe guN And KNiFe Fill The bAg with MONey QuieTLy Mixing upper and lowercase letters - these words are most likely not written by a native English speaker/writer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Good old IN Channel have announced the robber was a " non-Thai of European descent " so they have moved from saying he was European looking to establishing his lineage. They also showed footage from the bank's CCTV which wasn't too clear so I better not comment on how his skin colour looked to me. He escaped on a motorcycle but the nationality of the getaway rider is unknown according to police. Another baffling case for the BIB. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gemini81 Posted May 30, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2013 I hAVe guN And KNiFe Fill The bAg with MONey QuieTLy Mixing upper and lowercase letters - these words are most likely not written by a native English speaker/writer. Looks like he attended Yingluk English 101. That explains why the bank heist was less than clever. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post retell Posted May 30, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2013 well the use of the word "quietly " is not typical for someone with limited knowledge of english or he used google translate could explain this choice of words 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Payboy Posted May 30, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2013 I'm surprised he got any money at all. Considering he wrote the note in English. I'm surprised the teller didn't pass him a note saying "no have". 47 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Why not just say he had a gun,saying he also had a knife would be confusing!, He was lucky to get away with it, as not too well planned, he would have been standing there like a dick if the bank clerk could not read English. regards Worgeordie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bellweather Posted May 30, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2013 well the use of the word "quietly " is not typical for someone with limited knowledge of english or he used google translate could explain this choice of words From what I've seen of Google translation the note would have read " Do you have a gun and a knife I want to make a deposit " 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianCR Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I hAVe guN And KNiFe Fill The bAg with MONey QuieTLy Mixing upper and lowercase letters - these words are most likely not written by a native English speaker/writer. I'm not too sure, I have started forensically checking posts made by TV posters - writing looks familiar to me!!! LOL 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnaag Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 one of the results of the bad exchange rate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Member Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Surely their is cctv, why don't the BIB release pictures of the suspect for the press to print on the Thursday?. In all fairness other news sources may have pictures but with pictures it's highly likely they will have Western friends, or better still for the BIB Western enemies. There is CCTV footage which has been shown on TV but it's not too clear. The suspect has a cap on and kept his head down but it could be enough for someone who knows or thinks he / she knows him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonjelly Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 South/Latin Americans have been involved in quite a few robberies recently............ wouldn't surprise me if this turns out to be another. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noitom Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Without jumping to conclusions and being overly critical I wonder about the " European " looking claim as Thais aren't noted for being worldly wise and the " semi English " comment is good given the general standard, or lack thereof, of supposedly English speaking Thais. The news leaps on the opportunity to discover "semi" English whatever that means. It give Thais a chance to beat up on anyone perceived to be lower than themselves in English skills. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chooka Posted May 30, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2013 If it is not the German drug trafficker then we may all have a good laugh when it turns out to be an Australian or a North American. I think thais believe the world exists only of Europe where farangs come from and Asia where the rest come from. Have a Thai friend who actually thought that America and Australia were in Europe. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DLock Posted May 30, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2013 The poorly written note could have ended up like this. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMA_FARANG Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 If it is not the German drug trafficker then we may all have a good laugh when it turns out to be an Australian or a North American. I think thais believe the world exists only of Europe where farangs come from and Asia where the rest come from. Have a Thai friend who actually thought that America and Australia were in Europe. ---------------- Like some people in London who actually believe that there are "British" and "Europeans" who live on different continents. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhFarangJa Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 If it is not the German drug trafficker then we may all have a good laugh when it turns out to be an Australian or a North American. I think thais believe the world exists only of Europe where farangs come from and Asia where the rest come from. Have a Thai friend who actually thought that America and Australia were in Europe. you mean they aren't?.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooka Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 The poorly written note could have ended up like this. Is woody in the country at the moment? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooka Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 (edited) If it is not the German drug trafficker then we may all have a good laugh when it turns out to be an Australian or a North American. I think thais believe the world exists only of Europe where farangs come from and Asia where the rest come from. Have a Thai friend who actually thought that America and Australia were in Europe. you mean they aren't?.... Oh no. Don't tell me you have just booked a European ski holiday with Somchia Travel and your staying at the Hyatt Miami. Edited May 30, 2013 by chooka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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