Foreigner charging the public money for photo opportunity

[bangkokheat]

im surprised hes got away with it for so long, well maybe im not, perhaps immi think he hasnt 2 cents to rub together so why waste time on him, sooner or late tho hes arse will be grass

[circusman]

Well if it isn't against the law it should be but for the reason of taking such a beautiful animal from it's natural habitat to be paraded around Beach Road, bars and the like. Disgraceful. I am sickened by the the people that do this with snakes, cuddly marsupials and the like. Where's PETA when you need them? As one poster remarked, Who's he hurting? Well, he's hurting the wonderful bird that's who.

That's my rant. Good-day!

DJ would you consider toning down that damn avatar? So distracting from what you have written.

[Bucko]

he's just feathering his nest

Or you could say that " Money Talks "--

[epicstuff]

What the big issue here? People do this everywhere around the world, so he is probably not got a work permit for such work to do that here, Thats his problem not yours, does it effect you??

At least its not an endangered species as many of the Thais prefer to use. and he does look like he needs the money . 20 B wow it not exactly extortion either, I assume he wasn't aggressive or in anyway rude or you would have mentioned that in the post.. If you don't want a picture don't take up his offer and walk on by. simple.

or are you wanting to join the volunteer immigration squad .???

[kovaltech]

This guy is ok, he had a motorbike rental in 2007. His parrot is a beauty, i had him on my shoulders quit a few times. I will look up the pictures. The parrot is also a movie star... remember the parrot in magnum pi? Thats the bird...

He treathts the bird very well and the bird realy loves the guy...

[maximillian]

Beautiful bird. Seen him around for years. I am not bothered by the actions of this guy. A friend taught me a lesson to be more tolerant in life and towards others, as long as they do no harm and since then I am trying, with more or less success. :-) MS>

That's the way to look at things. Live and let live.

[glcdc]

How do you know he was a forgeiner, how do you know he didn't get permission? Its not something wrong with him its something wrong from you.

As far as PETA ranting..i am a memeber of PETA people for eating tasty animals that organizations a joke we could have gone without hearing from some American control group trying to tell humans how to behave..man has been killing torchuring and using animals for money since adam got his first diaper who are we to say its wrong or right

Leave the man alone ..i think the fact hes generated so much of your attention says alot about him or less about you???

[balo]

I have seen him several times outside central , beach exit. He is sitting there with his parrot (Norwegian blue? ) and it looks almost dead to me. Anyway he must have paid off the cops, the police station is only 100 meters away.

[Asiantravel]

I have seen him several times outside central , beach exit. He is sitting there with his parrot (Norwegian blue? ) and it looks almost dead to me. Anyway he must have paid off the cops, the police station is only 100 meters away.

no ............this is a Norwegian blue " almost dead " parrot .............

[petercool]

^^^@ balo

Don't think it is a regular station police issue but rather an Immigration or Labour Department issue where regular police might get involved only when case is taken against someone by those other Departments

[mrfaroukh]

Don't worry he will soon be visited by police for illegal work.

[joepattaya1961]

It is against the law for a foreigner to do that but he won't get very rich at 20 baht a time ...

I thought that and what a nerve to do it in such an incredibly public place when he would never possibly know if an off duty immigration Department official happened to walk by to enter central department store? I mean, he was right next to the entrance.

And when you say he won't make much money that is my point really. Why would anyone in their right mind take such a risk regarding their immigration status for such pittance?

Don't worry AT.......if an off-duty immigration officer is entering a department store, then he has something else on his mind than a foreigner and a bird.

Off-duty is off-duty.............

[slygeeza]

Well if it isn't against the law it should be but for the reason of taking such a beautiful animal from it's natural habitat to be paraded around Beach Road, bars and the like. Disgraceful. I am sickened by the the people that do this with snakes, cuddly marsupials and the like. Where's PETA when you need them? As one poster remarked, Who's he hurting? Well, he's hurting the wonderful bird that's who.

That's my rant. Good-day!

pretty sure the bird still has wings and isnt chained up, can fly back to its natural habitat when ever it wants

[BruceMangosteen]

There was another discussion about this guy a while back. He ask for "100baht", not 20 baht. The Chinese seem to give it to him. It's disgusting and a stain on the city and it's tourism. He's from Canada not that that matters much. A beggar in a third world country isn't rare but a Canadian with a bird begging is a sight to behold. When I saw him, he was in a pizza joint and the bird was eating off other tables. He hadn't ordered anything himself. (On Soi Lenkee, at the Loft)

[bob4you]

Well if it isn't against the law it should be but for the reason of taking such a beautiful animal from it's natural habitat to be paraded around Beach Road, bars and the like. Disgraceful. I am sickened by the the people that do this with snakes, cuddly marsupials and the like. Where's PETA when you need them? As one poster remarked, Who's he hurting? Well, he's hurting the wonderful bird that's who.

That's my rant. Good-day!

He is not hurting anyone, that bird has been his pet for almost 10 years, he brought her over from Hawaii many years ago and they are together 24/7,

[CHdiver]

Does he has a work permit?

If the Parrot is Thai, he needs no work permit. What can a poor farang do, if the bird is using him to sit down instead of a tree.

[anto]

Fair play to him .

[guzzi850m2]

This guy is ok, he had a motorbike rental in 2007. His parrot is a beauty, i had him on my shoulders quit a few times. I will look up the pictures. The parrot is also a movie star... remember the parrot in magnum pi? Thats the bird...

He treathts the bird very well and the bird realy loves the guy...

Well at least he got a bird that really loves him, how many here on TV can say that??

[Gracas]

What's the problem ? He just adds a bit of character to the place.

[DerekMarshall]

Seen better looking birds hanging off a farangs shoulder!

[MrWorldwide]

Seen better looking birds hanging off a farangs shoulder!

Increasingly rare in Pattaya in 2014 - a few roosters dressed as hens and the odd spring chicken with attractive plumage, but increasingly it's just old chooks way past their use-by date. Said Farang could easily end up with egg on his face.

[djhotsox]

Well if it isn't against the law it should be but for the reason of taking such a beautiful animal from it's natural habitat to be paraded around Beach Road, bars and the like. Disgraceful. I am sickened by the the people that do this with snakes, cuddly marsupials and the like. Where's PETA when you need them? As one poster remarked, Who's he hurting? Well, he's hurting the wonderful bird that's who.

That's my rant. Good-day!

pretty sure the bird still has wings and isnt chained up, can fly back to its natural habitat when ever it wants

Yeah right! Well, even if he could negotiate his way (with likely clipped wings) through Thailand's traffic without getting run down/over/into all the way back to his "natural habitat", he has by now been on that beachroad/walking street so often that he is likely the same as many a bar girl down there where you can maybe take the girl out of the bar, but you can't always 'take the bar out of the girl'.....that bird would likely be back in no time realizing he just doesn't quite fit in back there and quickly find himself missing the excitement of the big city, the bars, the lights, the ......well, you know!

So who am I to judge, maybe no one is getting hurt.......?

[stoli]

They do fine him, but he says he makes more money than he pays in fines, so he just keeps doing it. He is not one to follow laws. They need to make his fines larger. As far as the comments that he is not hurting anyone, that is not the point. It is illegal.

[Keesters]

People are always taking photos of my dog at the beach as she swims to retrieve the ball I've thrown. It's the same when she's chasing after the Frisbee when we're on the sand. Photo, photo, photo.

How much do you think I could charge?

[eeeya]

They do fine him, but he says he makes more money than he pays in fines, so he just keeps doing it. He is not one to follow laws. They need to make his fines larger. As far as the comments that he is not hurting anyone, that is not the point. It is illegal.

But if we start hunting down poor old sods with birds on their shoulder we're just one step closer to becoming another nanny state.

[i claudius]

So its against the law as nobody in authority cares except a few old farts on Here what's the harm seen him around for years

[Rimmer]

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[petermik]

People are always taking photos of my dog at the beach as she swims to retrieve the ball I've thrown. It's the same when she's chasing after the Frisbee when we're on the sand. Photo, photo, photo.

How much do you think I could charge?

"photos of my dog at the beach as SHE swims to retrieve the ball I,ve thrown"

its not the "missus" is it-if so it depends upon whether its a bikini or swimsuit as to how much you can ask

[BruceMangosteen]

What's the problem ? He just adds a bit of character to the place.

The problem comes when the victim doesn't want to pay. How is the bird going to react? How is the farang going to react? A farang threatening a Chinese tourist?

It's disgusting doing it for money. If for fun, then perhaps okay unless the bird bites the tourist.

He's a hustler and doesn't add any "character" to any place. The Thai's allowing this to continue is what is out of character.

[manxninja]

Report him its illegal, blah blah why do the Thails allow it.

Not being funny buy listen to yourselves, some very biter twisted sad people about.

Live and let live and get a grip on reality.