From the Original News on the local paper the thai girl said foreign gangs are not welcome as tourists don't like it??? So what does tourists like? get beaten up by thai gang?

First of all i doubt if its a gang thing, a heated argument may lead into fights between two sets of people, its as simple as that.

A group of guys attacked someone. Why are their nationalities so important in this assault?

You know that many on this forum cannot resist a gratuitous bit of "Brit bashing"........

Gratuitous? What part of condemning a group of thugs whipping-up on another smaller group is gratuitous bashing?

girls look nice for udon

The British have always hated the arrogant French and take delight in thumping them. When I was much younger and living in England it was a common thing for the English Navy guys to arrange fights with the French when they were in port, not just fights but bloodbaths with knives and weapons.

Old Stereotypes are hard to let go of.

Using similar stereotypes we could have assumed the French were eating cheese to the annoyance of passers-by - Causing the stiff upper lipped British Gentleman to lose control of his steed and crash into the parked up Motosia..

More that likely what happened here is some guys were drunk, some other guys were drunk, something happened a a few punches were thrown..

Do you know the name of France's 6th largest city?

The Brits probably had to pass thru Charles De Galle airport en route to BKK and have had a grudge ever since.

I only went thru there once, going 'Domestic', Portugal to Greece or something like that (I used to fly way too much - it was an EU trip).

Has to be one of the most confusing airports I've ever been in.

Just more foreign criminals in Thailand. And the Thai government wants more foreigners ?

Howcome for two guys that have been beaten up there are no bruises etc. The guy supposedly had his front teeth knocked out yet no cut lip or bruising. Strange. No?

Very strange! the plot thickens.

There is much more to this than has actually been reported!

What is strange is I take three minutes to read all this dribble and still do not know what happened. For sure someone got assaulted or defended themselves. The point is "Short Tempers" and alcohol cause most of the problems, next to lack of self discipline.

Drink and be happy or don't drink.

The area where the bar is, is dominated by "French" and Thai owned/operated businesses. The place that it happened I have been there once, it was not really for me as it is very French orientated and the Frenchmen not too interested in talking with other Foreigners (I am a Kiwi) though wife of the owner was talkative with me and the ladies liked to play snooker so I stuck around. The bar is generally quiet and because of its' location the only exposure it gets to out of control people is the clash between it and the Thai Karaoke place across the road.. but they are different types of customer and do not interact (it is a typical Thai sing song across the road, I love to go to the place with my Thai friends when it is "the last place not closed").

The British tend to be around the corner on Sampantamit Road, towards the upper end of Th. Posri. It is quite far. I wonder if this crash happened when they were moving to a "late night" spot.

The French in Udon come in two mixes, I have partied with some awesome young French guys, had some amazing talks with the older French guys, and my Thai friend was attacked by a drunken French guy outside the club. I could say that the balance is mixed, and it is not one "group" of French, but rather a collaborative that joined out of commonality of being French. The British are very tight in Udon, everyone seems to know everyone and seem good too, but are the straight up type that seem straight to business but happy to mix with almost any other culture from what I have seen.

I like both groups, but both groups I have seen aggressive. I don;t think this is a "French" or "British" thing, but perhaps a clash of individual personalities or maybe even some kind of "business negotiation" between two parties. Nothing that a "legitimate tourist" would find themselves in while in Udon.

This was just the first volley...of a new French and English war...

A group of guys attacked someone. Why are their nationalities so important in this assault?

You know that many on this forum cannot resist a gratuitous bit of "Brit bashing"........

What's your point?

Sorry, I hadn't realised that you were slow-witted !

Doesn't say much for your speed.

A group of guys attacked someone. Why are their nationalities so important in this assault?

You know that many on this forum cannot resist a gratuitous bit of "Brit bashing"........

Gratuitous? What part of condemning a group of thugs whipping-up on another smaller group is gratuitous bashing?

Good effort at a double mis-quote of my post!!

Nothing wrong in 'bashing' thugs like this, I have no time for such people.

The point is made that nationality is irrelevant where thuggery is concerned yet some posters will take the opportunity to 'bash' the nationality - in this case Brits.

Is that clearer?

Please try not to misquote me in future.

girls look nice for udon

Bless those French, they got charm. Probably why the britsch types beat them to a pulp.

check their visa status - move to next topic

check the little hottie on da left .

A group of guys attacked someone. Why are their nationalities so important in this assault?

+1...It seems like that is the most important thing.

girls look nice for udon

sshhhh.. it's a bit of a secret. Pattaya has nothing going on...all the nice lookers are in Udon.

A group of guys attacked someone. Why are their nationalities so important in this assault?

You know that many on this forum cannot resist a gratuitous bit of "Brit bashing"........

What's your point?

Sorry, I hadn't realised that you were slow-witted !

To put it another way; the poor Frenchman were attacked by thugs and those thugs need to feel the full force of the law. The nationality of the thugs (or indeed the victims) is irrelevant.

Is that clearer?

Didn't need clarification, however, when so many on here like to bemoan the lack of testicles and the thug / gang mentality of Thais, it does seem fitting to state the nationality of the thugs concerned. If it hadn't been mentioned, I would bet my bottom baht that the TV crew would have been saying words along the lines of "gutless Thai blokes' "why can they never fight one on one" blah blah blah....ad nauseum

You know that many on this forum cannot resist a gratuitous bit of "Brit bashing"........

What's your point?

Sorry, I hadn't realised that you were slow-witted !

To put it another way; the poor Frenchman were attacked by thugs and those thugs need to feel the full force of the law. The nationality of the thugs (or indeed the victims) is irrelevant.

Is that clearer?

Didn't need clarification, however, when so many on here like to bemoan the lack of testicles and the thug / gang mentality of Thais, it does seem fitting to state the nationality of the thugs concerned. If it hadn't been mentioned, I would bet my bottom baht that the TV crew would have been saying words along the lines of "gutless Thai blokes' "why can they never fight one on one" blah blah blah....ad nauseum

Yes, I can see that paranoia might cause that to happen.

Maybe the generic use of the word "Farang" in these situations would take away the risk of demeaning the Thai character.

It works for the Thais.

A group of guys attacked someone. Why are their nationalities so important in this assault?

You know that many on this forum cannot resist a gratuitous bit of "Brit bashing"........

Gratuitous? What part of condemning a group of thugs whipping-up on another smaller group is gratuitous bashing?

Good effort at a double mis-quote of my post!!

Nothing wrong in 'bashing' thugs like this, I have no time for such people.

The point is made that nationality is irrelevant where thuggery is concerned yet some posters will take the opportunity to 'bash' the nationality - in this case Brits.

Is that clearer?

Please try not to misquote me in future.

Almost daily it is America or Americans getting bashed so in this thread the Americans are taking the piss.

So yes it is because of the nationality but don't be too serious about it.

It's Karma. It's payback. It's just having a go at Brits for fun if you read it again.

It's OUR turn.

French-bashing is a national sport. We've been doing it for hundreds of years.

It is a sobering thought to think that we have probably conversed with these people on Thaivisa.

A group of guys attacked someone. Why are their nationalities so important in this assault?

Because their has been a history of gang violence in the UK. Unlike many other countries gang violence is endemic, young idiots drinking and fighting in pubs. Sure this incidents happen elsewhere, but in the UK is a culture. It's even a sad cliche.

Can't fight one to one, got to call in your mates to get the job done.

Go into any British city or large town on any night, especially from Thursday to Saturday inclusive, and you'll find plenty of examples. Lots of nice videos on Youtube too.

Then check and you'll see the same phenomena in US and Australia. The US tend to be the most violent due to the ease of access and more prevalent used of weapons.

I've seen some "interesting" types in Thailand. Ex football hooligans and piss head gang types who've moved hear now they're older, and can be easily identified, especially after a few drinks. I've also seen younger bikers who parade round in their "colors" - but these were German and Australians.

Hopefully the ones who engage in such behavior here will be caught and punished and deported. Of course that relies on the backhander route being closed off.

A few years ago the Australian government started to make life a misery for motorcycle gang members and a lot of them moved to Thailand.

Good news for Australia but not good for Thailand.

Unfortunately low-lifes from all over the world go to Asia to hide out or do what they can't get away with in their own countries. The blatant peds I saw in Cambodia were proof of this.

Looks like the Brits were homesick.

A group of guys attacked someone. Why are their nationalities so important in this assault?

Otherwise the Thai people would be bashed again.

No matter the nationality a gang beating is rather uncivilized and reflects lack of brainpower.

The Brits probably had to pass thru Charles De Galle airport en route to BKK and have had a grudge ever since.

I only went thru there once, going 'Domestic', Portugal to Greece or something like that (I used to fly way too much - it was an EU trip).

Has to be one of the most confusing airports I've ever been in.

I like CDG, apart from the first time I passed through in transit in my early twenties in the days you could smoke everywhere and asked at a bar for 20 Marlboro.

After considerable fuss involving multiple phone calls I was personally delivered 4000 Marlboro red.. twenty cartons. Turns out not every country has the concept of 10 packs.

It's a real shame, but idiots get everywhere

I find it really funny

The idea of a gang of farangs beating up a farang

Its so funny

What is strange is I take three minutes to read all this dribble and still do not know what happened. For sure someone got assaulted or defended themselves. The point is "Short Tempers" and alcohol cause most of the problems, next to lack of self discipline.

Drink and be happy or don't drink.

If everyone took your advice we would have nothing to talk about except politics.

Ridiculing and attacking idiots who drink too much "hooligan soup" and play up is a welcome relief compared to arguing with PTP and redshirt fans.

maybe it's a scam to get 2 new expensive front teeth ?