edwardandtubs Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 I stopped to look at Pai Memorial Bridge recently. It was originally built by Japanese slave labour during the Second World War and remains as a memorial. So I was appalled to find a Jack Sparrow look-alike encouraging Chinese tourists to jump in the air and get their photo taken with him. Is this just part of some tacky tour for the lowest element among Chinese tourists or does this look-alike have a permanent presence there? The tour group were being encouraged by their leader to cry out "ah so!". It seemed incredibly disrespectful and ignorant. I didn't take any photos but a google images search shows this isn't a one off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtoad Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Is that Mr Chow next to Jack Sparrow? We had David Cameron on Koh Chang this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterwhisper Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 I'd rather pose with an Elizabeth Swann look-alike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattayaPhom Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Whats the connection..is that Zorro there as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 My sources tell me, he has also been sighted in Pai & Pattaya ? Perhaps Jack Sparrow is really a Thai character, which was stolen, by those cunning Disney/Hollywood-types ! Whatever, if it makes the tourists happy, and generates an income for a Thai, then why ever not ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNXBKKMAN Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 It's zorro, chow and captain jack. There may be a Hollywood movie in production? A modern day Cannonball Run packed with celebs racing out of Thailand before their visas expire? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Jack Sparrow and Chinese tourists? I guess Zorro is there just to referee the spitting contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardandtubs Posted July 19, 2014 Author Share Posted July 19, 2014 My sources tell me, he has also been sighted in Pai & Pattaya ? Perhaps Jack Sparrow is really a Thai character, which was stolen, by those cunning Disney/Hollywood-types ! Whatever, if it makes the tourists happy, and generates an income for a Thai, then why ever not ? Because the bridge in there to remember victims of a war crime. Why not have Harry Potter in Belsen? We need to show respect in these places. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 My sources tell me, he has also been sighted in Pai & Pattaya ? Perhaps Jack Sparrow is really a Thai character, which was stolen, by those cunning Disney/Hollywood-types ! Whatever, if it makes the tourists happy, and generates an income for a Thai, then why ever not ? Because the bridge in there to remember victims of a war crime. Why not have Harry Potter in Belsen? We need to show respect in these places. Sorry, I agree, and had missed that the bridge was a war-memorial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomadJoe Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 A bit of a scam, that bridge. The original bridge that was built there was not built with slave labor, but by Japanese soldiers. The bridge that is there now is not even the original bridge. The present bride was made in 1976 by Thais. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 A scammer scamming on a scam then? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtoad Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 It's zorro, chow and captain jack. There may be a Hollywood movie in production? A modern day Cannonball Run packed with celebs racing out of Thailand before their visas expire? Who would play Captain Chaos? Sent from my GT-I9500 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 My sources tell me, he has also been sighted in Pai Has his own FB page too - https://www.facebook.com/JackSparrow.THAILAND/photos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 And also clearly a diva, on the air-piano, or some other keyboard instrument ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Where's the cop, the indian and the guy in a hardhat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardandtubs Posted July 19, 2014 Author Share Posted July 19, 2014 A bit of a scam, that bridge. The original bridge that was built there was not built with slave labor, but by Japanese soldiers. The bridge that is there now is not even the original bridge. The present bride was made in 1976 by Thais. The history of it is explained on a notice board. Originally the Japanese forced local villagers to build the bridge and it was later rebuilt. Another bridge has been built next to it but the rebuilt bridge remains as a memorial (to the victims of Japanese slave labour presumably). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgphuket Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Theres a couple of "Captain Jack" types at every tourist location. When I lived in Phuket i counted around six of them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xen Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 I have seen him in Pai too just next to Herbie the VW beetle. I thinks he gets donations from those who want to get a photo hugging Jack Sparrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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