Elderly German tourist assaulted by Thai man in Pattaya

[Jingthing]

Tip of the iceberg. Think of how much violence here does not make the press. Why if I had 10 baht for each punch ...

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[Cleveland]

Is this Marlon Brando chappy any relation to the aforementioned Marlin and Martin Brando?

In the UK, half a cider and half a strong lager mixed in a pint glass is known as a 'wife beater'. Apparently it's quite powerful, never tried one myself, not brave enough!

In London that was called a snakebite, very good it was too.

[NoshowJones]

So Thai style when fighting is to 1. hit a woman or child 2. hit the elderly 3. kick while on the ground or 4. hit from behind/the side 5. three or more Thais to 1 farang (inclusive of any of the previous 4)....or am I mising something here?? I have never had a fight in Thailand, so can anyone with experience tell me whether they have ever had a fight with a Thai one on one, face to face?

In eight years of living here, there were two occasions with me and a lone Thai, where I ignored them and walked away, where if it had been in Scotland, I would have retaliated violently. I have to say I have always felt safe anywhere I have been in Thailand, I will walk away if I sense any sort of problem occurring.

[NoshowJones]

Whilst there are no doubt many violent characters in that lovely city, I do not buy the fact that he was just walking along, minding his own business, and suddenly gets attacked out of nowhere.

Unrelated: I think at age 54 it is time to hang up the wife-beater.

Just out of curiosity..Where are singlets called wife beaters, and why? Half of the males wear them in hot weather in Oz. I've always known them only as singlets, or vests in England many years ago..Only recently, and on TV have i seen them referred to as wife beaters.

The wife, after I mentioned it to her, wants me to stop wearing singlets now. I should have expected that:whistling:

Some of this 80 yr old guys do look disgusting in wife beaters

Not just 80 year old guys.

[lovinglifeinthailand]

Maybe he was just walking back to his room which is on beach road, and decided was more pleasant to walk on the beach side. Being on holiday and sinking a few gallons of beer made him less aware of the dangers. I know im always less cautious after a skin full.

I do agree the wife beaters should be kept to the home and not worn out at night. As I write im sitting in boxers and my wife beater but at least it's only the gf that has to see that.

[lovinglifeinthailand]

I for one feel a lot safer here than the uk. Your average Friday/Saturday night in England at kicking out time is like Baghdad.

[ableguy]

Whilst there are no doubt many violent characters in that lovely city, I do not buy the fact that he was just walking along, minding his own business, and suddenly gets attacked out of nowhere.

Unrelated: I think at age 54 it is time to hang up the wife-beater.

Whilst I do find it somewhat reprehensible that some posters on this forum will immediately jump to their own conclusions, I do wonder what the hell he was doing walking around at that time of night...!

Yes the 54 yr old ELDERLY gentleman should have been tucked up in bed with his hot water bottle hours ago. When you reach 35 you should be in doors having dinner and getting your pajamas on, nice cup of warm milk and a biscuit then it's off to bed. Leave recreation and socialising to the young don't want senior citizens enjoying themselves, they will never grow into grumpy old men that way.

When I was 54 I considered myself quite young, Was this wrong ???? Still skiing and beating 20 year olds! aerobatics in a Pitts special! and screwing anything bigger than daisy that moved. Has the world left me behind ?????