Thieving tuk tuk drivers!

[samran]

I live down the end of the deep dark sois of mid sukhumvit in Bangkok. To get on the BTS I need to catch one of those tuk tuks which ply those back streets.

Catching one from my local rank yesterday I get out to pay with a 100 baht note. He tells me, he doesn't have any change. Likely story I thought.

The theiving little runt then says " don't worry, pay me next time I see you" and then drives off!

This morning, I see him and give him the money in owe him. All smiles. But I know they aren't 'real' smiles as many tv posters have made clear.

Gotta be a scam in that somewhere, right? 555

[hanno]

Absolutely! It is another indication of how the Red Shirts are screwing the country and it is probably linked to the rice scheme. And I have it on authority that that particular Tuk-tuk driver is connected to the man in Dubai.

[inthepink]

I asked a tuk-tuk driver in Chiang Mai how to get to a local car park and because it was a fairly convoluted route, he suggested I follow him, which I did. After parking safely I tried to offer him some money but the thieving little turd turned me down flat and asked to borrow my lighter to light a cigarette instead.

[Jip99]

Did you count your fingers before you put your money back in your pocket ?

[samran]

Absolutely! It is another indication of how the Red Shirts are screwing the country and it is probably linked to the rice scheme. And I have it on authority that that particular Tuk-tuk driver is connected to the man in Dubai.

Good point. He does wear a gold chain with amulet attached. So he is clearly well connected mafia as well as being a tuk tuk driver.

[samran]

Did you count your fingers before you put your money back in your pocket ?

Just checked. Two fingers seem to have gone walkabout. Not to worry, I always struggled to count beyond 8 anyway.

[Pomthai]

Must have been a fake tuktuk. A real one would have slashed your throat with a samurai sword, kicked you to the gutter and then driven over you during his cowardly escape.

/note to the stupid; the above is sarcasm.

[Neeranam]

I used to live on Soi 49 and the tuk tuk things there wee run by decent drivers.

It's only the ones in tourist areas that are tempted to thieve due to the nature of tourists they meet.

[somchaismith]

Yes, he took your change and loaned it out over night, collecting a 50 percent daily interest rate.

[art vandelay]

was he wearing a small badge saying 'trainee'?

[Berkshire]

Yes, he took your change and loaned it out over night, collecting a 50 percent daily interest rate.

Did you even read the OP? Or are you just having reading comprehension issues? There was no change because the driver didn't take any fare until the next day.

[samran]

I used to live on Soi 49 and the tuk tuk things there wee run by decent drivers.

It's only the ones in tourist areas that are tempted to thieve due to the nature of tourists they meet.

Soi 49!!

You must be hi so or something?

[steelepulse]

I think the clue here is that it was a local rank and OP is a known quantity, otherwise tuk tuk driver would have gone to a store to find change. Still though, nice to know there are some friendly drivers out there.

[Scottythai]

Aww yea fun read ty OP. Needed that today! I hope I run across that Tuk driver somewhere I will try to chase him down and see if I can tip him!

[MrJohnson]

Sounds like you've got too much time on your hands today Sam(ran)

[samran]

Sounds like you've got too much time on your hands today Sam(ran)

Running around doing errands. So yes!

[seajae]

lucky he didnt have a crash, he would have jumped out and run away

[DP25]

It's only the ones in tourist areas that are tempted to thieve due to the nature of tourists they meet.

Yes, the nature of the people they meet. People who aren't Thai, or don't speak Thai, and therefore are easy to exploit because they don't know what the hell they are doing. The average tourist in front of the grand palace who is scammed by these scumbags is not in any way 'asking for it'

I can use tuk tuks just fine too, particularly outside of tourist areas. But I speak Thai and know what I'm doing. I would NEVER recomend a tuk tuk (in Bangkok) to tourists or people who aren't familar with the city. Too many scumbags looking to prey on the ignorant.

[samran]

It's only the ones in tourist areas that are tempted to thieve due to the nature of tourists they meet.

Yes, the nature of the people they meet. People who aren't Thai, or don't speak Thai, and therefore are easy to exploit because they don't know what the hell they are doing. The average tourist in front of the grand palace who is scammed by these scumbags is not in any way 'asking for it'

I can use tuk tuks just fine too, particularly outside of tourist areas. But I speak Thai and know what I'm doing. I would NEVER recomend a tuk tuk (in Bangkok) to tourists or people who aren't familar with the city. Too many scumbags looking to prey on the ignorant.

I guess in this context these are the 4 wheeled variety if tuk tuk imported from japan. When I lived down South there were referred to as Bok Boks.

The three wheeler variety around the tourist areas, different story.

[choochoo]

Absolutely! It is another indication of how the Red Shirts are screwing the country and it is probably linked to the rice scheme. And I have it on authority that that particular Tuk-tuk driver is connected to the man in Dubai.

how you equate to a tuk tuk to the reds screwing the country is silly.

The reds are screwing the country .

[samran]

Absolutely! It is another indication of how the Red Shirts are screwing the country and it is probably linked to the rice scheme. And I have it on authority that that particular Tuk-tuk driver is connected to the man in Dubai.

how you equate to a tuk tuk to the reds screwing the country is silly.

The reds are screwing the country .

Where is the little butting head against wall emoticon?

[hanno]

Absolutely! It is another indication of how the Red Shirts are screwing the country and it is probably linked to the rice scheme. And I have it on authority that that particular Tuk-tuk driver is connected to the man in Dubai.

how you equate to a tuk tuk to the reds screwing the country is silly.

The reds are screwing the country .

Where is the little butting head against wall emoticon?

Indeed. Choochoo, please look up "tongue-in-cheek" and "humor".

[wym]

humorless gits are funnier than the ones trying to be

[Crossy]

humorless gits are funnier than the ones trying to be

Trying to be humorless??

[Ulysses G.]

You are Thai right? Everyone knows that Thai people don't have to pay for anything unless a white guy is watching. The whole country is subsidized by middle class farang tourists paying too much for everything.

http://www.snotr.com/video/422/Eddie_Murphy_goes_undercover

[Familyonthemove]

There's a coconut seller next to the entrance of Benjakitti Park where I go for my weekend run - I don't carry cash when running but he gives me a coconut drink and says I can pay him next time.

After a few drinks on tick I saw him when I was wearing 'normal' business clothes and had some cash - and gave him the money.

I'm sure he still can't figure why the white faced guy in the business clothes gave him cash and why the red faced guy in the running shorts never pays for the coconut!

[samran]

You are Thai right? Everyone knows that Thai people don't have to pay for anything unless a white guy is watching. The whole country is subsidized by middle class farang tourists paying too much for everything.

http://www.snotr.com/video/422/Eddie_Murphy_goes_undercover

<deleted> UG. Why did you have to give that little secret away???

[benalibina]

Point the OP tried to make is that not all thais are dishonest and moneygrabbing thieves and that there are, even in the tuk tuk business, thais who act on "the eye of the beholder principle".

He is correct about that, as we all have experienced that. Some/many people tend to post negative, though not untrue, about thailand, its people and culture. So the topic is to get a positive view about the beforementioned. Whether he is thai or not himself is not relevant.

[chickenslegs]

I do not understand.

You were expecting some change from a 100 Baht note?

[Mossfinn]

Point the OP tried to make is that not all thais are dishonest and moneygrabbing thieves and that there are, even in the tuk tuk business, thais who act on "the eye of the beholder principle".

I don't think Samran meant that at all......probably/possibly/maybe...........just having a quiet bash at the negy's on here