Bangkok taxi driver returns wallet with Bt67,000 in cash to Russian

[joe64]

The cynicism is uncalled for. I come from a country that actually does have a a widespread culture of criminality (India) and my experiences with losing things in Thailand so far has been that I've always got them back. Countless times I've forgotten my cellphone or keys somewhere and every single time they were either still there or otherwise returned to me. Most Thais ARE indeed good people with integrity. They might indeed love money but most don't outright steal it.

india mmm enough said

[cgphuket]

Seems like every story where a taxi driver or waiter returns a large amount of money to a "wealthy" foreigner, results in a tip of between .1-1% of the amount, enforcing the question "Why return it?"

Just wondering. Did the Russian give him a reward?

[joe64]

Doubt it very much

[steven100]

Just wondering. Did the Russian give him a reward?

250 rouble and a bottle of vodka ....

[steven100]

Age catching up, sometime I misplaced or left my sling bag with my wallet in cinema and roadside small thai restaurant which I was not regular there. After arrived home about several hours later discover that I have misplaced my bag. In one occasion Called cinema they said someone found it on the cinema seat. Went there the next day to collect it and everything is intact including @ 15,000 baht and some other valuable item. Same goes for the small restaurant, got back what I left there too. Some of you guys on TV just wanna bash that all... Sigh!

We are commenting on taxi drivers .... not cinemas or restaurants ....

BTW ....... you really need to do something about leaving your bag & wallet at places you attend ...

perhaps a leash ...

[FangFerang]

Hi. I liked the idea of researching the frequency of such articles. The half dozen I found all were posted on or after the 14th of the month and no later than the 21st. A very odd coincidence.

[gemini81]

This happens often, taxi drivers and motorcycle taxi drivers have had bad press against them since the coup and this just shows that they`re not all bad. Well done, next time you get a taxi give the driver a tip. This is normal practice here in Thailand.

No locals don't tip; rarely even for meals. That's be a western tourist's habit.

[jamiesilver]

Whenever there is bad publicity about THAI Police - Bet your bottom Dollar there will be a BIG Bust of some bad foreigner a few days later.
Whenever there is bad publicity about taxi drivers - There will be some hero returning money a few days after
TIT FOR TAT (Tourism Authority Thailand)

[surfinglife]

That's worth twice as many roubles as it was 2 months ago. Take it comrade, board the next Aeroflot flight and don't come back...

[surfinglife]

That's worth twice as many roubles as it was 2 months ago. Take it comrade, board the next Aeroflot flight and don't come back...