webfact Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Racist taxi driver doesn't accept Japanese passengersBy Coconuts BangkokPhoto: Drama AddictBANGKOK: -- After a Japanese man was featured in every media outlet for calling the taxi queue at Suvarnabhumi Airport "the disgrace of Thailand," one Bangkok driver is protesting by openly discriminating against an entire nation."Cessation of the Japanese passenger," reads the message written in English, Thai and Japanese, though in Thai it’s closer to “Not accepting Japanese passengers.”Either way, it’s clear Japanese nationals are not welcome in his car.The message is signed "From the Thai Taxi Driver Community for Suvarnabhumi Airport." [read more...]Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co//2015/01/21/racist-taxi-driver-doesnt-accept-japanese-passengers -- Coconuts Bangkok 2015-01-21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post daveAustin Posted January 21, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2015 A not surprising reaction on an entire race because of the opinion of one individual. What a big baby. Thainess in full glory. 52 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CelticBhoy Posted January 21, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2015 But they all drive Japanese cars. Hope the Japs stop sending them parts . 69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hansgruber Posted January 21, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2015 Everyone has a right to refuse service. I've seen worse. Anti Israel sign on Phi Phi island saying "Israeli not welcome at this hotel". Another bar in Phuket has "No Africa man allowed" 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mango Bob Posted January 21, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2015 Every day now more and more Thainess showing through. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post zaphod reborn Posted January 21, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2015 The taxi drivers in Thailand have to be some of the worst businessmen. Japanese tourists are known for being big spenders. An example of cut off your nose to spite your face. Can't expect much more from the taxi drivers who would turn away a paying fare because it means sitting in traffic, and preferring to drive around aimlessly with no fare, waiting and hoping for the one big fare. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Taxi Association Condemns 'No Japanese Passengers' SignBy Khaosod EnglishA photo widely shared on social media this morning shows a sign posted on a taxi window that says in English, Japanese, and Thai: "No picking up of Japanese passengers."BANGKOK — A taxi association at Bangkok's international airport has condemned a cabbie who is reportedly refusing to take Japanese passengers, one day after a Japanese man made headlines with his rant against a driver who refused to turn on his meter at the airport.A photo (below) widely shared on social media this morning shows a sign posted on a taxi window in English, Japanese, and Thai. The Thai text reads: "No picking up of Japanese passengers."The notice ends with the text, "From: Association of Suvarnabhumi Airport's Taxi Drivers."The photo surfaced a day after airport authorities fined a taxi driver 1,000 baht and banned him from picking up passengers at Suvarnabhumi Airport for trying to overcharge a Japanese man. The punishment was carried out after the Japanese man's harsh rebuke of the cab driver, who reportedly demanded a flat-rate of 700 baht for a ride to Bangkok's Saphan Kwai district, went viral on social media.However, Sadit Jaitiang, director of Association of Suvarnabhumi Airport's Taxi Drivers, told Khaosod in a phone interview that he had nothing to do with the notice, and only found out about the sign from social media today.Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1421819098 -- Khaosod English 2015-01-21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post taony Posted January 21, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2015 Yep, pointing out that something is wrong is more wrong than actually doing something wrong. 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bluespunk Posted January 21, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2015 A not surprising reaction on an entire race because of the opinion of one individual. What a big baby. Thainess in full glory. Erm...... 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkgooner Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 They want to play this game? Let's kick it off, they aren't going to have much business if they stop taking all of us are they? Thai customers aren't going to be covering enough fares for everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Costas2008 Posted January 21, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2015 They should expand more...... No British, No Americans, no other Europeans allowed.........except Greeks. So they could all go back to Issan and live a happy life thereafter, eating and drinking all day. And the traffic on the streets of BKK, will be much better 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post h90 Posted January 21, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2015 But driving a Toyota, or? No question his Taxi license should be immediately taken.....But no question it won't happen and in the improbable case he would just continue to drive with someone else license.... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> A not surprising reaction on an entire race because of the opinion of one individual. What a big baby. Thainess in full glory. And lack of any recognition by the Suv. Taxi 'club' that the taxi driver tried to rip off the Japanese passenger. A more sensible reaction by the Suv. Taxi 'club' would be to disown the cheating taxi driver and claim that the rest don't cheat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cmrichsw Posted January 21, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2015 Correct me if I am wrong but is there not or was there a Japanese only Soi next to PatPong? caters to thai ladies for Japanese only. If anyone else goes there they will not serve you. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LuckyLew Posted January 21, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2015 I guess the Japanesse will be the first to "discover Thainess" upon landing in Thailand Stupid, racist and ignorant 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DM07 Posted January 21, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2015 What a bunch of cry- babies! Unbelievable! This country get's dumber by the minute! ...and proud of it, they are! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post uptheos Posted January 21, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2015 Bet he would return 5 mil yen if found in the back seat though. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 But they all drive Japanese cars. Hope the Japs stop sending them parts . Or just close all their factories in Thailand that employ tens of thousands of Thais....maybe hundreds of thousands. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Noi657 Posted January 21, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2015 Bet he would return 5 mil yen if found in the back seat though. Haha.... Yep, give it 24 hours and someone would have found a wallet or saved a Japanese man of imminent death! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Where are the people applauding that Thais can get away with this racist crapola and it's a GOOD THING because they don't have the "PC police" to bother them? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taony Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Correct me if I am wrong but is there not or was there a Japanese only Soi next to PatPong? caters to thai ladies for Japanese only. If anyone else goes there they will not serve you. Haha, true that. But its apples and oranges I think. Soi Thaniya is not exactly a "public service" sector, although it may seem like it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prbkk Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Correct me if I am wrong but is there not or was there a Japanese only Soi next to PatPong? caters to thai ladies for Japanese only. If anyone else goes there they will not serve you. It is there and Soi Thaniya is the best way for a caucasian to cut between Surawongse and Silom...no one speaks, hassles, tries to sell, just a nice stroll. As for the cab driver, it's 15 minutes of infamy and he'll be back picking up Japanese passengers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean008 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 possibly worse than that was a guest house in India with a sign outside which said Indian guests not welcome Everyone has a right to refuse service.I've seen worse. Anti Israel sign on Phi Phi island saying "Israeli not welcome at this hotel".Another bar in Phuket has "No Africa man allowed" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsensam Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 i was travelling in thailand with a japanese girl a few years ago and some travel agencies refused to sell her a ticket once they knew she was japanese. she was calm about it but it was blatant racism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spud1 Posted January 21, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2015 Let's hope all taxi drivers that agree, it's acceptable to scam tourists,stick a sign on their cabs too.We'll know which ones to avoid.Total idiot. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ratcatcher Posted January 21, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2015 Unfortunately, I believe the headline might have said "Xenophobic taxi driver doesn't accept Japanese passengers" Aren't Japanese the same race as Chinese and Thais and others of Asiatic origin? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Criow Posted January 21, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2015 Everyone has a right to refuse service. I've seen worse. Anti Israel sign on Phi Phi island saying "Israeli not welcome at this hotel". Another bar in Phuket has "No Africa man allowed" The other way around is also present in Thailand. At a bar/social club in Chonburi, "Japanese Only" . The same sign is also too-often encountered in Japan itself. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 (edited) Unfortunately, I believe the headline might have said "Xenophobic taxi driver doesn't accept Japanese passengers" Aren't Japanese the same race as Chinese and Thais and others of Asiatic origin? Racism is a social construct. As an anthropological construct, race doesn't even really exist. So yes Thais can be racist against Japanese, and more commonly Burmese and Cambodians. Edited January 21, 2015 by Jingthing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Funny stuff. Can't make this up, not even in Thailand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clockman Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 To quote. They dont like it up them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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