New Bt2000 fine for spitting, blowing nose and littering in public places

[Dublin]

Why do they always try to enforce the impossible, let’s start with littering, throwing cigarette butts sweet paper bottle cans anything but spitting and blowing your nose.

And then to compare themselves with the Japanese, come on please, please can someone rein these people in ok back to my coffee....

[SuwadeeS]

The main problem is, that they will properly not enforce this law agains Thais, just charge the foreignern.

Maybe, they should as themself, why is such a Bangkok dirty molloch.

Because of the T.....

[monkey4u]

Farting will be next.....

Oh great !

What do I do shove a cork in my ass

[wombat]

Good earner for the pretend police brigade.

[English 1]

The lower classes of Thai think Gobbing in the street and clearing their Nose is normal.

Likewise they think the same about pulling Bogies from their nose then looking at it and dropping the mess onto the pavement!

Low life.

[IamNoone88]

Do the same laws apply to the police who I reguarly see spitting and blowing their noses by sticking a thumb up each side and "snotting" it out?

[English 1]

I have never seen any Thai blow their nose or spit in public areas???? Except for the occasional driver opening their door at the red traffic light and let out a little spit on the road. I am confident the Police will diligently pursue all offenders in the same diligent way that they catch other serious crimes such as jaywalking, walking in the middle of the street, riding your motorcycle on the walkway, riding in opposite direction etc...

If you have never seen it then you need a White stick!

[Thakkar]

But I can still pick my nose in public, right?

Phew!

Must remember: Pick, don't flick.

Got it.

T

[arunsakda]

Just like every other regulation, not to be enforced. Just to fleece a "Frang" for some dosh when convenient.

[elektrified]

Blowing nose ??? seems a bit extreme

That may have been a mistranslation. I hope it means "picking nose". I get so sick of bumping into people picking their noses in queues at the bank, post office, etc.

[kiwikeith]

Violator could also be recorded in criminal file, he said.

Interesting, so one can be deported then for a criminal conviction of blowingg your nose ?

This will make all Thai's criminals as it is normal practice for Thai to pick their nose and hoik in public, and food vendors do it in front of anyone and don't wash their hands.

Beware the old beetle nut chewers will have to spit on their own land.

Chinese are terrible hoikers and in Burma its a daily ritual, could be also that they chew a lot of the beetle nut in Burma.

[kennw]

Yes good idea, now on the Sukhumvit 4 t0 13 area the prostitutes who work there will have a clean working area.

[Fallangpakwan]

If this was ever properly enforced LoS would have the wealthiest government ever heard of.

[masuk]

I think the blowing nose means covering one nostril and bleing the snot out the other, which is pretty gross but who wants to walk around with a handkerchief full of snot sitting in their pocket in this climate?

I saw my first instance of nose blowing onto the road just a few days ago. Totally disgusting.

It was banned in Western countries a century ago for one main reason.

When spit/snot dries up, the particles carry in the wind, and at the time, it was thought that TB was spread this way. Maybe this is the case, and a durned good reason to discourage it.

What's wrong with tissues and binning them?

[StevieDee]

Hope they enforce it to the countless taxi drivers that think nothing of opening their door slightly, while sat at traffic lights, and spitting out onto the floor while I'm sat in the back.

[Keesters]

Need the same law countrywide not just Bangkok. Dirty habits are dirty habits no matter where you are.

[deepcell]

LOL

[Emster23]

"I blew my nose and then they blew my mind" -Per Sir Mick

We'll make this place like Singapore! Just on surface of course..... give those hard working cops something to do whilst cracking down on those over charging lottery sellers, rather than going after violent and/or connected criminals

[LindsayBKK]

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Edited June 9, 2015 by LindsayBKK

[LindsayBKK]

Blowing nose ??? seems a bit extreme

Blowing nose with one finger over

one nostril then shooting snot to

the ground.

I thought they meant picking nose

But I've been told picking nose

in public is not rude to Thais,

go figure.

Instead of ฿2000 fine can I suggest

their punishment be assisting street cleaners for a month.

These street cleaner girls (mostly) deserve a medal for cleaning up so

much sh*t everyday.

Street Venders be warned.

Take your sh*t with you!

Edited June 9, 2015 by LindsayBKK

[Ace of Pop]

Snot a lot to moan about imo

[ggt]

No spitting...blowing nose...littering in public places...

They forgot belching and taking a dump...

These rules would eliminate most of the Chinese tourists...

[Katipo]

Taxi and Van drivers urinate all over the city. While they must shoulder a lot of the blame, the city should have more public toilets available.

[skildpadden]

So you want to copy Japan it seems? Sorry for the questions:

1. There are currently no (or very few) bins along the roads to put your garbage, hence how do you want to help avoid the littering?
2. The guys in charge of enforcing such rules are not particuarly known for being honest, untouchable officers. Thus how will you make sure that the rules are enforced in the public interest (and not in the interest of an individual)?
3. Just by saying stuff does not make these things happen, how will you teach the public not to spit, snot or litter to protect the city's environment (and please don't use the money on useless billboards)?

[frankwhite]

So no snot rockets

[Lupatria]

I would like to see the first Thai fined 2.000 baht for spitting or littering but I guess before that happens they will charge 2.000 farrangs.

[thaikahuna]

Looks like the taxi drivers will be asking for another fare increase to pay for their fines.

[tonysilly]

Laws to abuse the friendly tourist.

[arrowsdawdle]

Good. This is a good way to raise extra revenue while making the place look cleaner. Hopefully a few million Chinese-originated baht per year for spitting, and several million Thai-originated baht for littering.

I wish this was a central government initiative to affect the whole country.

Taxi drivers will be pleased to know that there is no objection or law to pulling over and taking a leak or a crap wherever you happen to be.

[cancan70]

Who are the idiots that thought this up? Maybe the cops should spend a little time enforcing the traffic laws before spending the tax payers money on ridiculous things like ticketing people for spitting on the sidewalk!