Digitalnomade Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 car drivers stop right in front of shops because they don't want walk 10 metres from an empty space where they could park their vehicle to drop passenger or pick up a bag from the store. this cause chaos on the street and it s very irritating for people behind. what do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitzcaraldo Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Take a deep breath and a quick look in the rear view mirror to check if the one behind pay attention Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 If ever a country warranted the "I'm alright Jack" label it's Thailand. What about the motorcyclists who hem your car in, front and back, and make it impossible for you to get out of a parking space? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiflyer1 Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Or the guys who pull out in front of you from a parked position only to pull back in and park up again after 5metres............... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD13 Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Or the guys who pull out in front of you from a parked position only to pull back in and park up again after 5metres............... That's called a .....Baht Bus"......? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnybay Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Car drivers in Thailand show very poor skill, any fool can learn how to ride a motorbike, but you have to be taught how to drive a car properly They often drive at 10 miles an hour in the middle of the road, give no signals when turning, and yes double park and cause big bottle necks, and watching some go round a corner is hilarious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 (edited) "While the individual man is an insoluble puzzle, in the aggregate he becomes a mathematical certainty. You can, for example, never foretell what any one man will be up to, but you can say with precision what an average number will be up to. Individuals vary, but percentages remain constant. So says the statistician". ~Arthur Conan Doyle ... In Thailand the 'average number' show very little consideration for anyone else... ... Kraeng-Jai obviously changes this, when in the presence of a family member or known senior Thai's tend to trip over themselves to almost ridiculous levels to assist, kiss ass, help out and show their efforts... But when its someone they don't, the 'average number' simply doesn't care... its almost as if life beyond their immediate circle of awareness is non-existent... there is no world outside their circle, or if there is, it doesn't matter. ... The Wife of a friend of mine stopped her car in the street so she could nip out and buy something... I suggested she pulled over out of the way.. Why? was her reply.. ... because you are making it difficult for others behind to pass us, was my reply... So What ??? was her reply.. And with that So What comment a new insight into the Thai psyche developed.... when generalising, the average persons thought when potentially inconveniencing others is simply "So What !"... So, why does the car in front stop in the middle of the street ?? because the driver simply doesn't care about anyone else around them... So what if someone else is inconvenienced through their actions. Edited November 28, 2015 by richard_smith237 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Some posts have been removed: 11) You will not post slurs, degrading or overly negative comments directed towards Thailand, specific locations, Thai institutions such as the judicial or law enforcement system, Thai culture, Thai people or any other group on the basis of race, nationality, religion, gender or sexual orientation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Seems that behaviour follows through with shopping carts at shopping centers. Park them right in the middle of the aisle so no one can get around them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalnomade Posted November 28, 2015 Author Share Posted November 28, 2015 stopping a car right on the street for no reason is illegal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 stopping a car right on the street for no reason is illegal. When did that ever stop anyone here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend49 Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Have you noticed the on road behaviour is no different in supermarkets with their trollies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piusmann Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 The answer is: Farangs park their cars - khon thai just stop driving.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneday Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Until police start ticketing people for doing this you can count on it continuing to happen for years into the future. I even watched a falang do it on Soi Buakhao in Pattaya and anyone who knows this street they know it's a narrow small street. It forced all traffic down to one lane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prakhonchai nick Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Thai people don't care, or say "So What", even when they are aware that they are wrong. The trouble is very very few are ever penalised for their carelessness, thoughtlessness and stupidity, to the extent that they just don't care. Even if they are apprehended, invariably it's either just a slap on the wrist or a 100baht fine, which they amusingly relate to teir friends. Laws, whether one agrees with them or not, are there to be obeyed, and must be enforced with meaningful penalties for those who don't care. Then and only then they would not be smugly telling their friends they were fined 5,000baht. They would instead think twice before showing their inconsiderate ways to others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fookhaht Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 ...because that's what 80% of them did with their buffaloes 20 years ago. Why change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotpoom Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 (edited) The one that really irritates me is....a car overtakes you and immediately slams on the brakes because he is turning left for some reason like going down a Soi or into a filling station....one other, a car pulls right out in front of you from a side street and usually you were the last car with absolutely nothing behind you....(I always check) I can usually be heard saying in a loud voice to the Mrs...."did you see that, and not a thing in the world behind me, couldn't wait". Edited November 28, 2015 by dotpoom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petchabun Man Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 (edited) If the police ever did their job and handed out tickets and arrested people they would be rich beyond belief, ninety percent would be taken off the streets and the jails and prisons would be over flowing.The majority of drivers including some foreigners would never be allowed to drive in many countries. As far as parking in the middle of the road it is not only dangerous for others it is just plain stupid and SELFISH! Edited November 28, 2015 by Petchabun Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 If ever a country warranted the "I'm alright Jack" label it's Thailand. What about the motorcyclists who hem your car in, front and back, and make it impossible for you to get out of a parking space? If they ever do that to me they will get the same treatment they got when they hemmed my motorbike in. Just move the bikes on to the road, and then ride or drive away without putting them back. I would understand there would be a problem if the car driver was not able bodied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arminbkk Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 It's also how they walk, wherever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Car drivers in Thailand show very poor skill, any fool can learn how to ride a motorbike, but you have to be taught how to drive a car properly They often drive at 10 miles an hour in the middle of the road, give no signals when turning, and yes double park and cause big bottle necks, and watching some go round a corner is hilarious Ever watched a female reversing in a UK supermarket car park? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 "While the individual man is an insoluble puzzle, in the aggregate he becomes a mathematical certainty. You can, for example, never foretell what any one man will be up to, but you can say with precision what an average number will be up to. Individuals vary, but percentages remain constant. So says the statistician". ~Arthur Conan Doyle ... In Thailand the 'average number' show very little consideration for anyone else... ... Kraeng-Jai obviously changes this, when in the presence of a family member or known senior Thai's tend to trip over themselves to almost ridiculous levels to assist, kiss ass, help out and show their efforts... But when its someone they don't, the 'average number' simply doesn't care... its almost as if life beyond their immediate circle of awareness is non-existent... there is no world outside their circle, or if there is, it doesn't matter. ... The Wife of a friend of mine stopped her car in the street so she could nip out and buy something... I suggested she pulled over out of the way.. Why? was her reply.. ... because you are making it difficult for others behind to pass us, was my reply... So What ??? was her reply.. And with that So What comment a new insight into the Thai psyche developed.... when generalising, the average persons thought when potentially inconveniencing others is simply "So What !"... So, why does the car in front stop in the middle of the street ?? because the driver simply doesn't care about anyone else around them... So what if someone else is inconvenienced through their actions. I once stood and watched a Thai driver stop outside and enter a 7-11 in Soi 23. the back log of cars piled up as far back as I could see. I just shook my head and walked away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 (edited) Seems that behaviour follows through with shopping carts at shopping centers. Park them right in the middle of the aisle so no one can get around them. Yes, you see that all the time. I just push it away and try and hide it, then watch the fun and games when someone goes looking for it. All the better when the trolley is full. Edited November 28, 2015 by possum1931 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 ...because that's what 80% of them did with their buffaloes 20 years ago. Why change? I thought all the buffaloes were sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luk AJ Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 What IMO is really a traffic stopper are accidents. Even a scratch can create miles of traffic jam because nobody moves until the insurance of BOTH parties arrive. This needs to change.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whaleboneman Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 stopping a car right on the street for no reason is illegal. Like they say, "its only illegal if they catch you". And I'm afraid there is no one catching anyone here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve73 Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 The one that really irritates me is....a car overtakes you and immediately slams on the brakes because he is turning left for some reason like going down a Soi or into a filling station....one other, a car pulls right out in front of you from a side street and usually you were the last car with absolutely nothing behind you....(I always check) I can usually be heard saying in a loud voice to the Mrs...."did you see that, and not a thing in the world behind me, couldn't wait". I was once cycling past a filling station when a large bus overtook me and pulled into the filling station before completely passing me, forcing me to go in inside him... A couple of punches and kicks to the side of the bus to stop from being crushed under the rear wheels.. I gave the driver a verbal attack to which he simply laughed... Until I called him a "ling", "kwai", and "hia"... at which point he jumped out of his bus and chased me down the street... LOL ...but perhaps I was lucky he didn't take too much offense, or he may have pulled a gun.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prakhonchai nick Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 If ever a country warranted the "I'm alright Jack" label it's Thailand. What about the motorcyclists who hem your car in, front and back, and make it impossible for you to get out of a parking space? If they ever do that to me they will get the same treatment they got when they hemmed my motorbike in. Just move the bikes on to the road, and then ride or drive away without putting them back. I would understand there would be a problem if the car driver was not able bodied. Done that on many occasions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailanddogerator Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Totally agree, and even when there is a space to park 10 meters further they cannot even think about it, they just know nothing and they are desperately idiots... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailanddogerator Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 So true ! I always wonder how people who are supposed to be so nice and carrying, who often go to temple, can be so monkeys for some things. Just like when I remind them that maybe their parents would be sad after they die for drunk driving ! How possible that they didn't think about it first ? Stupidity and ignorance are good reasons... I'm hopeless to help them so I will just use them as long as I can before they are cheap ! But this is one of the few countries that I like but where I am sure that nothing will never change and where people will never improve. The reason ? Just because they already think that they are perfect ! "While the individual man is an insoluble puzzle, in the aggregate he becomes a mathematical certainty. You can, for example, never foretell what any one man will be up to, but you can say with precision what an average number will be up to. Individuals vary, but percentages remain constant. So says the statistician". ~Arthur Conan Doyle ... In Thailand the 'average number' show very little consideration for anyone else... ... Kraeng-Jai obviously changes this, when in the presence of a family member or known senior Thai's tend to trip over themselves to almost ridiculous levels to assist, kiss ass, help out and show their efforts... But when its someone they don't, the 'average number' simply doesn't care... its almost as if life beyond their immediate circle of awareness is non-existent... there is no world outside their circle, or if there is, it doesn't matter. ... The Wife of a friend of mine stopped her car in the street so she could nip out and buy something... I suggested she pulled over out of the way.. Why? was her reply.. ... because you are making it difficult for others behind to pass us, was my reply... So What ??? was her reply.. And with that So What comment a new insight into the Thai psyche developed.... when generalising, the average persons thought when potentially inconveniencing others is simply "So What !"... So, why does the car in front stop in the middle of the street ?? because the driver simply doesn't care about anyone else around them... So what if someone else is inconvenienced through their actions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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