Pattaya expat draws ire from Thais

[Thaivisa News]

Pattaya-resident farang draws ire from Thais

Pattaya, Chon Buri:- A farang photographer who lives in Pattaya has drawn ire from Thais after he shared a satirical cartoon on his Facebook wall.

The sharing of the cartoon and criticisms against Harris Black was reported by Naewna Online and some news websites.

The cartoon with the title of “Do visit the real Thai!” displays five Thai main characters as paintings that are hiding what the cartoonist sees as the real things happened in Thailand.

The first painting of happy farmers hide the oppression of farmers behind it while the picture of a Thai woman in traditional costume hides prostitution behind it.

The painting of Buddha image hides murders behind it while a painting of wild animals and a painting of forests hide illegal poaching and illegal logging behind them respectively.

After a lot of Thais posted comments to criticize him and tell him to go home, Black posted: “Dear peaceful Buddhists, I shared the cartoon. I did not make the cartoon. The point is to say our feelings, good or bad. Unless you are perfect, do not criticise me.”

Nuanchan Junmana was among those who posted the comments. She posted in English: “Dear, if you not happy with my country, please back to your hometown or anywhere as you love. i love my country and very hurt from your share from small point of your view. i respect your opinion but you hurt many heart of thai people.. really sad.”

But some Thais also posted messages in support of Black, saying there was no need to be angry as the cartoon reflected the Thai reality.

Nattaphorn Bie Dokbunnak posted in English: “Sorry for commenting on your site, I know i'm not your FB friend, but I really do agree with this picture. I know this is not the whole of Thailand, but this is real. If some people think that really hurts, they should try to fix that problem rather than say this doesn't happen in this country. Forgive me for my English if this isn't perfect.”

[Pomthai]

Link to the picture? Or is that too terrifying for TV?

Edited April 22, 2015 by Pomthai

[Costas2008]

At least this report shows that not all Thais are hypocrites.

There is some sense still left in some of them.

[Lite Beer]

Link to the picture? Or is that too terrifying for TV?

http://www.catdumb.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2015-04-20_21-53-32.jpg

[DLang]

Truth is to be abhorred, pointing it out is a despicable thing to do. Makes Thais very angry.

[NongKhaiKid]

Here it doesn't matter how right you may be because as a non - Thai you are always wrong when it comes to Thainess, culture or an opinion that is negative.

[DLang]

Charged with making Thailand look bad?

[LennyW]

The truth quite often hurts.

[Somtamnication]

The locals are really in so much self-denial.

[Jip99]

Charged with making Thailand look bad?

Charged with having an opinion !................ and being satirical.

Not sure what the same people would make of MJB's cartoons!

[fritzzz25]

Have a google of his name. You will find out some interesting things about this guy......

Edited April 22, 2015 by Rimmer
Libellous

[DLang]

How will they, as a society and culture, progress and develop when simply observing the truth (never mind accepting it) causes so much anger within them, and changing for the better is a concept to be abhorred as it would indicate that they are not perfect already, and of course they are.

I don't think that there is much hope for them.

Edited April 22, 2015 by DLang

[Local Drunk]

Sums things up quite nicely...

[Tatsujin]

Good to see that at least one person, Nattaphorn Bie Dokbunnak, isn't a hypocrite and doesn't put "face" in front of "reality" ... there's still hope for Thailand.

[whatawonderfulday]

At least this report shows that not all Thais are hypocrites.

There is some sense still left in some of them.

Really ?

[Pimay1]

Here it doesn't matter how right you may be because as a non - Thai you are always wrong when it comes to Thainess, culture or an opinion that is negative.

Spot on. When I try to explain to my girlfriend the things that are wrong here such as girls having babies and abandoning them to the grandparents to raise, having to pay the good monks to bless a new house or car/truck, having to pay the good monks to come to the house and chant when a loved one dies, spending over 150,000 Baht on food for the hundreds of people (some of them strangers) who repeatedly come to pay their respects only when the food is served and then disappear after they have eaten with a doggy bag full of food, I only get one response each time, "you don't understand".

[Grouse]

Here it doesn't matter how right you may be because as a non - Thai you are always wrong when it comes to Thainess, culture or an opinion that is negative.

Spot on. When I try to explain to my girlfriend the things that are wrong here such as girls having babies and abandoning them to the grandparents to raise, having to pay the good monks to bless a new house or car/truck, having to pay the good monks to come to the house and chant when a loved one dies, spending over 150,000 Baht on food for the hundreds of people (some of them strangers) who repeatedly come to pay their respects only when the food is served and then disappear after they have eaten with a doggy bag full of food, I only get one response each time, "you don't understand".

I agree with them. I really don't think you understand how things work traditionally in Thailand......

It's different but not all bad

[petercool]

As I see it, the "promoted" Thailand the cartoon suggests are just slices of life here just as the "hidden" Thailand are just slices and not at all representative.

[lildragon]

I know a lot of open minded Thais that would agree with this pic, but you're always gonna get that kind of reaction to a controversial picture in a land where negative things are shunned/avoided.

[Bakseeda]

All is so true....But.... Its why we farangs like to live here in Thailand.... we share all that is good with all that is Bad....

[Local Drunk]

I know a lot of open minded Thais that would agree with this pic, but you're always gonna get that kind of reaction to a controversial picture in a land where negative things are shunned/avoided.

It's called greng jai...

[KittenKong]

I wonder if Khun Black has a valid permit for the work he apparently does here?

I'm sure that someone at Immigration will be checking already.

Glass houses etc.

[Rimmer]

Some libellous posts have been removed also links to personal blog websites

[Thaddeus]

Children frequently burst in to tears when they are caught doing something naughty.

[mikebike]

Right or wrong you get a good picture of what this guy is about when he says, "Unless you are perfect, do not criticize me.”

What?!!? Since there are no "prefect" human beings no one should criticize anyone - ever? Or does that only apply to him?

No time for someone who believes they are above criticism.

[camble]

Yeah, this guy is famous. A website devoted to him, just google 'harris black'. Hope the Thais throw him out.

[Karlos11]

I agree that thailand is not a perfect country... But farang land is not perfect neither.. This farang criticize thailand without thinking of the consequences . If you are a farang living in thailand you need to Respect thais custom, beliefs, our way of life .. If you dont like it F OFF then. No one is pointing a gun to your head .. As a thai i should be allowed to criticize farang too.First this idiot criticizes farmers with prostitute behind it .. Well in farang land look at porn for example a product of mostly western countries . You can almost see some of the most disgusting acts, to which a normal person would ask themselves " are these people F IN THE HEAD. But yes, only a number of the population does it .. Criticized for buddhist belief and murders behind it .. Well in farang land you have the police force and is supposed to serve the public and protect.. But police are happy to shoot some even murder for looking suspicious . My point is why do farang thinks that they have a sense of entitlement everywhere they set their foot in. You are nothing but visitor in thailand .. You either embrace it or leave it .. Thailand should open their eyes that not all visitors are here for holiday purpose but to cause problems , we could do more to get rid of some , starting with this guy ..

[Pimay1]

Here it doesn't matter how right you may be because as a non - Thai you are always wrong when it comes to Thainess, culture or an opinion that is negative.

Spot on. When I try to explain to my girlfriend the things that are wrong here such as girls having babies and abandoning them to the grandparents to raise, having to pay the good monks to bless a new house or car/truck, having to pay the good monks to come to the house and chant when a loved one dies, spending over 150,000 Baht on food for the hundreds of people (some of them strangers) who repeatedly come to pay their respects only when the food is served and then disappear after they have eaten with a doggy bag full of food, I only get one response each time, "you don't understand".

I agree with them. I really don't think you understand how things work traditionally in Thailand......

It's different but not all bad

A person has to understand something before they can make an informed decision as to agreement or disagreement. After living in Thailand for the past twenty years I'm quite sure I do understand how things work traditionally here. You're correct, it's different but not all bad and I did not indicate it's all bad. I have no issues with not getting a haircut on Wednesday, not starting a new house in January, having an odd number of steps in a staircase and other harmless traditional practices that do not involve extortion, taking advantage of other people or having children and putting the burden on other family members to raise them which is rife here in Isaan.

[gerry1011]

A farang cartoon is missing in that picture...

[Local Drunk]

I agree that thailand is not a perfect country... But farang land is not perfect neither.. This farang criticize thailand without thinking of the consequences . If you are a farang living in thailand you need to Respect thais custom, beliefs, our way of life .. If you dont like it F OFF then. No one is pointing a gun to your head .. As a thai i should be allowed to criticize farang too.First this idiot criticizes farmers with prostitute behind it .. Well in farang land look at porn for example a product of mostly western countries . You can almost see some of the most disgusting acts, to which a normal person would ask themselves " are these people F IN THE HEAD. But yes, only a number of the population does it .. Criticized for buddhist belief and murders behind it .. Well in farang land you have the police force and is supposed to serve the public and protect.. But police are happy to shoot some even murder for looking suspicious . My point is why do farang thinks that they have a sense of entitlement everywhere they set their foot in. You are nothing but visitor in thailand .. You either embrace it or leave it .. Thailand should open their eyes that not all visitors are here for holiday purpose but to cause problems , we could do more to get rid of some , starting with this guy ..

You seem to know nothing about your country's way of life or you are just clueless about everything that happens around you. Perhaps you like lying to yourselves even more. I'm so sorry that the news had to broken to you in such a harsh way. Seriously, your country is not doing well. Stop thinking about about how you think things are done in Thailand and focus on how things are really done. It's not our fault that there are prostitutes, dirty monks, illegal logging, corruption at the highest government levels, slave trading, human trafficking, drug, animal and ivory trafficking... shall I go on? It's your and your fellow countrymen's fault. I think that you know this already, but you can't accept the truth. Most Thai's can't.