American Teacher’s 2.2 Million Baht’s worth of luck thanks to Pattaya resident

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American Teacher’s 2.2 Million Baht’s worth of luck thanks to Pattaya resident



PATTAYA: -- On Saturday Pattaya Police were able to reunite a missing bag of money with its owner, an American Teacher from Bangkok.

Initially a report was made at Pattaya Police Station by Mr. James Malanik aged 63 from USA, a teacher working at a School in Bangkok, who reported his Brown bag missing. Inside was his passport and a mixture of Thai and US Currency totaling 2.2 Million Baht.

Unbeknown to him, the bag had been found by Khun Yupin aged 43 on the road in North Pattaya close to the intersection with the Sukhumvit Road, moments after it had been lost. She looked inside and saw it was full of money and decided she would do the right thing and hand the bag into Pattaya Police Station who were able to reunite the bag with its rightful owner, Mr. Malanik.

Full story: http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/129393/american-teachers-2-2-million-bahts-worth-of-luck-thanks-to-pattaya-resident/


-- Pattaya One 2014-05-26

[chooka]

Good news story, I hope he gave her a reward.

[PaddyDaddy]

He drops 2.2 million bht = $67,600 in the street & only rewards the good lady with 10,000 bht = $307......tight fisted bas****. I hope he rethinks his reward & seeks out the lady to offer more

[impulse]

Great story.

Goes to show there's good people all over the world.

[krisb]

That's a lot of money to be carrying round in a brown paper bag.

[uty6543]

Someone should teach him how to look after his money. He also needs some fashion advice.

[Kooweerup]

He looks a little scruffy and as tho he has just staggered out of a bar. I hope he washes and tidies himself up before school.

[Mango Bob]

Teachers must be getting paid better these days.

[OMGImInPattaya]

Something is fishy here. Why is this guy wandering around pattaya with US$ 60k in a bag...He can't get any bank to open an account because of FACTA? I know Thais deal in large cash transactions but very unusual for a foreigner.

[kingalfred]

What about some questions regarding this amount of money in cash,Where did it come from? What is it for? The BIB didnt check this out?

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[KittenKong]

What an idiot!

I wouldn't have him teaching tricks to a dog let alone English to a Thai. At 63 why isn't he retired anyway?

[Banzai99]

He'd have been well out of luck if I had found it !

[leesgems]

100,000B would come to mind as a reward.

[Wiceman]

What a cheapskate. Found money reward should be a minimum of 5%.

Even if this guy cut it down to 2.5% it wouldn't be that bad.

And the police should investigate why he was carrying all that money around even Thai property deals these days take bank cashier cheques.

10,000 Baht is just a slap in the face.

I hope some of this guys buddies take him aside and talk some sense into him.

He is doing a disservice to all who may lose money in the future.

[chrissables]

What a cheapskate. Found money reward should be a minimum of 5%.

Even if this guy cut it down to 2.5% it wouldn't be that bad.

And the police should investigate why he was carrying all that money around even Thai property deals these days take bank cashier cheques.

10,000 Baht is just a slap in the face.

I hope some of this guys buddies take him aside and talk some sense into him.

He is doing a disservice to all who may lose money in the future.

What on earth has it got to do with you how much money he has and how he decides to carry it around?

[circusman]

What a cheapskate. Found money reward should be a minimum of 5%.

Even if this guy cut it down to 2.5% it wouldn't be that bad.

And the police should investigate why he was carrying all that money around even Thai property deals these days take bank cashier cheques.

10,000 Baht is just a slap in the face.

I hope some of this guys buddies take him aside and talk some sense into him.

He is doing a disservice to all who may lose money in the future.

What makes you the expert on rewards wiceman ? Mind your own business.

[Zodiac]

Dear oh dear.....that slob should be kept well away from any student..................

[lostmebike]

Someone should teach him how to look after his money. He also needs some fashion advice.

Agreed, he needs to learn how to take care of his stuff a lot better.

Question, how should one dress when walking around Pattaya?

[Joe Mamma]

So many people are missing the point. She got her reward in good karma and doing the right thing. I suspect many of you might have deviated from her decisions of purity.

[seabass69]

Mother in Law seething in the background.

[Kooweerup]

What a cheapskate. Found money reward should be a minimum of 5%.

Even if this guy cut it down to 2.5% it wouldn't be that bad.

And the police should investigate why he was carrying all that money around even Thai property deals these days take bank cashier cheques.

10,000 Baht is just a slap in the face.

I hope some of this guys buddies take him aside and talk some sense into him.

He is doing a disservice to all who may lose money in the future.

What makes you the expert on rewards wiceman ? Mind your own business.

ouch. Aren't others entitled to Comment?

[rainwater]

What kind of moron carries around 2.2 million baht in a paper bag, this story is truly bizarre and the lady that turned in the money is a saint...

[monkey4u]

Who in their right mind walks around with that sort of cash

The miserable turd should have given her about 50000 baht

After all she could have kept it all

I probably would have

[Wiceman]

Thanks.

Kooweerup

I was a little over the top and apologize.

I don't like police/tax interference as much as anybody. Was just taken aback at the story.

I just think that whenever you lose something you should imagine what it really means to you and how grateful you will be to whoever can bring it back.

I have lost money many times and unfortunately never recovered it. In the west we are so used to giving 15-20% of a restaurant bill as a tip for good service.

Especially in the USA where this guy comes from.

Was this not exceptional service ?

Edited May 26, 2014 by Wiceman

[unanimosity]

Is it possible that, with a whistle lanyard around his neck and a yellow shirt on, he might be a TV poster that was looking for Suthep to donate $60K?

[surfinglife]

A teacher?? Really?? Would you want this guy to teach your kids?

[kentrot]

Nice tee shirt ... but the spelling ? ( PHOCK )

Must be the new curriculum.

Kind of sums up how he must have felt when he realized the bag was missing !

[Costas2008]

That's a lot of money to be carrying round in a brown paper bag.

Latest report from the police.

It was a brown, leather, bag.

[kkup]

I want to find out where he lives

[kingalfred]

Alot of foreign guys ,60 + looking like this joker in Thailand,trying to find teaching jobs.Most of whom are not teachers and either dont get employed or dont "last long"

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