rubl Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 I'm happy that at least 'our' Rich teacher is still with us :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jalansanitwong Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 He'll probably apply for a pardon on account of his age . I wouldnt be surprised if he's out in 24 months or less if he has money which doesnt appear to be likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisinth Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 (edited) Speaks volumes for American english teachers. Here we go. Perhaps, as Americans have not changed the language for two centuries, while England has created many dialects. Whereas I agree with you whole-heartedly dighambara that they have not changed the language, certain individuals have invented new ones............... Click on image to enlarge Actually, in context of the above, perhaps he (the bank robber) thought it was reasonable to make up his own version of English in his note to the teller?? Edited June 2, 2013 by chrisinth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delanoalvis Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 When will foreigners learn, you cannot steal from Thais and get away with it, only Thais are allowed to steal from Thais. And farangs Sent from my GT-N7100 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetlejuice Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 This could be the most brilliant crime of the century.An elderly farang walks into a bank in Thailand, hands over a demand note written in English, robs the bank, then takes home his clothing and his motorbike used during the robbery, where all the money, still in it`s Bangkok Bank wrappers is there for all to see.Why did he not tell the bank manager; he intends to rob the bank and request he be arrested? This would have saved the police a lot of time and inconvenience in having to visit the man’s home to arrest him and return the money to the bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bung Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 I don't think he even had a chance to give all the money to his girlfriends yet, poor fella. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackinbkk Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 I am struggling to comprehend that the person that wrote that note is here teaching kids English. Looks to be written by a 5 year old. I think (I HOPE!) he wanted authorities to believe he was not a native English speaker? Someone using English as a second language? People who rob banks aren't that smart. Now I think we have a reason for forgiving Thai's for their poor English. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKS22 Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 The real joke is on the posters here that actually believe the guy is such an uneducated teacher that he misspelled and wrote the note that way due to his lack of proper English. To me it's obvious he intentionally wrote the note that way to try and throw off the cops to someone of another nationality. However I can't get over his stupidity in sticking around BKK and returning to his own apartment so soon though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gemini81 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 (edited) The real joke is on the posters here that actually believe the guy is such an uneducated teacher that he misspelled and wrote the note that way due to his lack of proper English. To me it's obvious he intentionally wrote the note that way to try and throw off the cops to someone of another nationality. However I can't get over his stupidity in sticking around BKK and returning to his own apartment so soon though. Even more pathetic are those who expect him to write a cute little 'grammatically correct' essay on the board in the midst of a heist. Apparently, he can't communicate in Thai. Given the overall poor communication abilities across 2 languages, he went the broken English to get the message across. Edited June 4, 2013 by gemini81 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben2203 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 At least the dude was arrested for robbing a bank and not fiddling with kids or something heinous like that. He wouldn't make a good career criminal and his chances of getting back into the TEFL scene are probably long gone now.Perhaps he will be lucky and get deported back to America where they might be more willing to rehabilitate him and get him a house or the likes. I think that would probably be the best case scenario for him now.I wonder what sentence he will get, this British fell is facing a 25 year stretch! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2047506/Michael-Wynn-Retired-Briton-faces-25-years-jail-Thai-bank-heist.html Madness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzieovaseas Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Now we are just waiting for the "hang him high" brigade to wake up! If he is spared, is the reason his difficult childhood, being a Yank or him being a "teacher" ? Im sure if we dig a little deeper a thai person will soon come into the equation.... demands of a Thai GF for example or dare i say, maybe the after-effects of having an Ex one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sing_Sling Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Speaks volumes for American english teachers. And those posters on the other thread who said it wouldn't be a yank but an aussie, what say now? what about the poster who categorically stated that it could not be a native english teacher due to capitalization issues? The poster was correct, wasn't he?! One man loses the plot and now it's bash all Yanks. Pathetic. Why couldn't it have been a Muslim losing the plot, allowing for these blokes to go on the generic bash? Life just isn't fair. That would have made this a 100-page affair by now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomtomtom69 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 So not all farangs are walking ATMs? That must come as a surprise to most Thais . Haha that's a good one! Well even ATMs need to be topped up every once in a while, they don't print money themselves. Seems like this guy was topping himself up! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post retell Posted June 4, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2013 (edited) the stupidity would be complete if he had walked into the next bank and deposited the money there ,still wearing the same clothes offcourse with a note that said " This is a DepoSit PLease put into my AcCount Queitly" Edited June 4, 2013 by retell 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboctok Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 When will foreigners learn, you cannot steal from Thais and get away with it, only Thais are allowed to steal from Thais. Of course when you put it that way, it seems inequitable. But don't forget, they're allowed to steal from foreigners too. Not just from other Thais. Be fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboctok Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 I am struggling to comprehend that the person that wrote that note is here teaching kids English. Looks to be written by a 5 year old. I think (I HOPE!) he wanted authorities to believe he was not a native English speaker? Someone using English as a second language? People who rob banks aren't that smart. Now I think we have a reason for forgiving Thai's for their poor English. Should we be as forgiving of the native speaker's, for their poor English? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboctok Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 At least the dude was arrested for robbing a bank and not fiddling with kids or something heinous like that. He wouldn't make a good career criminal and his chances of getting back into the TEFL scene are probably long gone now. Perhaps he will be lucky and get deported back to America where they might be more willing to rehabilitate him and get him a house or the likes. I think that would probably be the best case scenario for him now. I wonder what sentence he will get, this British fell is facing a 25 year stretch! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2047506/Michael-Wynn-Retired-Briton-faces-25-years-jail-Thai-bank-heist.html Madness That's right, when did armed robbery become heinous? What's next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnniey Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 At least the dude was arrested for robbing a bank and not fiddling with kids or something heinous like that. He wouldn't make a good career criminal and his chances of getting back into the TEFL scene are probably long gone now. Perhaps he will be lucky and get deported back to America where they might be more willing to rehabilitate him and get him a house or the likes. I think that would probably be the best case scenario for him now. I wonder what sentence he will get, this British fell is facing a 25 year stretch! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2047506/Michael-Wynn-Retired-Briton-faces-25-years-jail-Thai-bank-heist.html Madness That's right, when did armed robbery become heinous? What's next? He never said it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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