Sawan Chan 7 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 (edited) I pick up and drop off one of my kids at a prestigious school. This morning, when I dropped her off inside the school, the playground is open for drop off, I noticed the car park guy say something to her. When picking her up, the same guy said something again to her. When I questioned her, she said that in the morning he asked how old her father was! When picking her up, he told her to tell me that I needed a new car as it was old. My first instinctive thought is to go there tomorrow morning and tell him straight to stick his whistle up his ass and if he wants to talk to me to have the balls to do it to my face. Another way may be to speak with the head of the school, a Catholic nun. How would you deal with it. I speak Thai well enough to correspond with this guy. Edited July 28, 2015 by metisdead Profanity removed from topic title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Erm... perspective... Well how old is your car? This is one of those situations best watched and ignored for now... nothing good can come of any confrontation with an idiot. Simply ask your daughter to ignore him from now on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Are you from the UK by any chance ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vogie Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Is your nickname 'Tin Can Tommy'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 To be honest after I read your post I straight away thought that you need to seek anger management classes. Why would you want start an argument that could escalate just because he asked your daughter what your age was ... who cares !!! why get emotional and angry over something as frivolous as that ... who cares if he said to buy a new car ... maybe he's a joking type of person ... Just laugh with him !! ...... ask him where's his car ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Unless you can say it in perfect Thai you would come of as being crazy or not quite right in the head. Its your kid and if it bothers you it would be best to have it explaind to the jackass that he isnt to talk to her what so ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuibeachcomber Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Best to ignore,yes he's being cheeky,taking the piss even.Depends how old your daughter is,if she's a young teenager with confidence you could tell her to explain to the car park guy that 'my dad is in fact quite young but is run ragged by mama who is much younger than papa",also papa drives a crap heap of a car cos mama insists on driving the merc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolsti Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 I cannot imagine a ''prestigious'' school employing such an insensitive guard. A common or garden riffraff school maybe but definitely not a school for the elite. I really feel for you, if you were in America you would be entitled to counseling. I hope that you don't develop PTSD after this incident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asheron Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Say "me hab caaah, you haab motosai" and laugh a dirty laugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubuzz Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Go and speak to the Nun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 How would you deal with it. I speak Thai well enough to correspond with this guy. Water off a duck. Don't sweat the small stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisb Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 You trust Catholic schools? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 I suggest you "correspond" with the guy, write him a letter perhaps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeonjake Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Are you from the UK by any chance ? why would you say this, if i may ask, you a ham shank by any chance with your little remarks? yes im a brit ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Say "me hab caaah, you haab motosai" and laugh a dirty laugh Why would he speak in pidgin if he can speak Thai?OP. Speak to him direct as he is being very rude as he thinks you are a clueless farang.He would never do this to a Thai guy. Saying nothing would be like bending over and taking it up the arse. Think what message would be relayed to your kid if you say nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asheron Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Say "me hab caaah, you haab motosai" and laugh a dirty laugh Why would he speak in pidgin if he can speak Thai?OP. Speak to him direct as he is being very rude as he thinks you are a clueless farang.He would never do this to a Thai guy. Saying nothing would be like bending over and taking it up the arse. Think what message would be relayed to your kid if you say nothing. Well, then say the same in thai and laugh. What's the difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DP25 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 He would never say stuff like that to the child of a Thai parent, nor would a Thai parent ever tolerate it. He is being deliberetly disrespectful and harrassing your daughter because you are a foreigner. I think your first instinct to go put him in his place is correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrules Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 I'd just ignore him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerry123 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 to correspond with this guy. well i suggest you write to him then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 (edited) Are you from the UK by any chance ? why would you say this, if i may ask, While I suspect the comment had no purpose other than a cheap shot, it's possible to tell a lot about a person's heritage by the way they react to situations like this. Probably a lot more than anyone here wanted to know, but here's a famous study about the "honor culture" of the American South, which is rooted in the cultures of the specific Europeans (herders as opposed to planters) who settled the area: http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/92155/InsultAggressionAndTheSouthernCulture.pdf It's also handy when trying to interpret some of the posts on TVF that I find abhorrent. I come from a very different culture than a lot of the posters here, and a lot of the guys I run into on the street and even at the office. So I stick to my advice: "Water off a duck". Or, ask your kid what to do, then discuss the ramifications of her ideas. That's another novel concept you don't hear much here on TVF. Edited July 28, 2015 by impulse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 How old is your daughter? Sounds like the parking guy is hitting on your daughter. Complain straight to the person with power to remove him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesquite Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 How old is your daughter? Sounds like the parking guy is hitting on your daughter. Complain straight to the person with power to remove him. No...the guard is hitting on the OP! He wants the OP bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 An insulting inflammatory post has been removed has been removed as well as the replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawan Chan 7 Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 How old is your daughter? Sounds like the parking guy is hitting on your daughter. Complain straight to the person with power to remove him. She is 15 and the car is a 11 year old Toyota Land Cruiser which is a good car but a couple of bumps that need repainted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawan Chan 7 Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 to correspond with this guy. well i suggest you write to him then English is my third language but happy you had a laugh at me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawan Chan 7 Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 To be honest after I read your post I straight away thought that you need to seek anger management classes. Why would you want start an argument that could escalate just because he asked your daughter what your age was ... who cares !!! why get emotional and angry over something as frivolous as that ... who cares if he said to buy a new car ... maybe he's a joking type of person ... Just laugh with him !! ...... ask him where's his car ! He's being rude and I feel that I need to put him in his place if for nothing else to show him we are not all idiots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawan Chan 7 Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 Go and speak to the Nun. Maybe, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawan Chan 7 Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 Say "me hab caaah, you haab motosai" and laugh a dirty laugh Why would he speak in pidgin if he can speak Thai?OP. Speak to him direct as he is being very rude as he thinks you are a clueless farang.He would never do this to a Thai guy. Saying nothing would be like bending over and taking it up the arse. Think what message would be relayed to your kid if you say nothing. My Thai is good enough to say what I would want to. I might speak directly to his as you suggest, I agree with you, thanks. I don;t care if it escalates, why should I fear a car park attendant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermik Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 I was taught the bigger the smile the bigger the "<deleted> off" try it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 A nonsense post advocating the use of violence has been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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