paddyjoe41 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 More like scotland back yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puffy Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Looks like your typical Apple fan-boy...stupid to be carrying 20k cash and a 30k phone while stumbling drunk down the street in a country where the average monthly salary is less than 10k per month. Where do you get this information from. While not a very accurate measure GDP per capita is closer to 40k per month, There is no reliable statistic I can find anywhere to support your claim. The minimum wage is 300 bht per day which would be close to the figure you mentioned, but the minimum wage is certainly not the average wage. Also the average national wage argument would also be very tenuous in a country with such wealth disparity within different regions. The average wage in a very popular tourist resort would be far higher than the national average. I am sure you are not making up figures just to justify calling the victim of a crime stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captspectre Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Poor lad i hope he was well insured. just another drunken tourist wondering the streets alone late at night! what the hell did he expect? a lollypop? every year this happens time and time again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbirds20 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 This is no longer a safe place to be for foreigners, especially Farang, .... Never go out at night alone, never wear gold jewelry, never carry more than a few thousand baht and never get drunk, ...all of these make you a target! Sad that we have to take precautions like this now, but the world is a lot more dangerous place to be than it was 15 years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMGImInPattaya Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 (edited) Looks like your typical Apple fan-boy...stupid to be carrying 20k cash and a 30k phone while stumbling drunk down the street in a country where the average monthly salary is less than 10k per month.Where do you get this information from. While not a very accurate measure GDP per capita is closer to 40k per month, There is no reliable statistic I can find anywhere to support your claim. The minimum wage is 300 bht per day which would be close to the figure you mentioned, but the minimum wage is certainly not the average wage. Also the average national wage argument would also be very tenuous in a country with such wealth disparity within different regions. The average wage in a very popular tourist resort would be far higher than the national average. I am sure you are not making up figures just to justify calling the victim of a crime stupid. You must not have looked very hard...or do you consider World Bank figures to be unreliable? ?http://data.worldbank.org/country/thailand Edited January 13, 2016 by OMGImInPattaya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMGImInPattaya Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Poor lad i hope he was well insured. just another drunken tourist wondering the streets alone late at night! what the hell did he expect? a lollypop? every year this happens time and time again. You would think they would know better...the same or worse would happen in any major European city under similar circumstances. I put it down to racism...as they don't expect this from the "docile Orientals. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChangMaiSausage Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 The BIG issue is the robbery irrelevant of the amount stolen. Most posters seem to be focusing on how much money he was carrying and if it is too much to be carrying around in your wallet. You should be able to carry as much as you want without being robbed. It is not unusual for me to carry 20,000THB after withdrawing money from the ATM, as I imagine in not uncommon for most visitors / holiday makers. As for being drunk is that not what most people do when on vacation especially when young (he should have had a nice young lady escorting him home ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silent Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 That is a large amount of cash for such a young guy. Hopefully he can provide an ATM slip for his cash withdrawal. Since when is 20.000 B much money? Ask the lad if he thinks it is. If you carry a similar disposable amount on a regular basis, can we discuss it somewhere out of the way? I could use some advice on how to have more money than brains. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMGImInPattaya Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 The BIG issue is the robbery irrelevant of the amount stolen. Most posters seem to be focusing on how much money he was carrying and if it is too much to be carrying around in your wallet. You should be able to carry as much as you want without being robbed. It is not unusual for me to carry 20,000THB after withdrawing money from the ATM, as I imagine in not uncommon for most visitors / holiday makers. As for being drunk is that not what most people do when on vacation especially when young (he should have had a nice young lady escorting him home ) Or a sexy ladyboy, she would have surely protected her investment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salavan Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 That is a large amount of cash for such a young guy. Hopefully he can provide an ATM slip for his cash withdrawal. it's not that much you cant exactly leave it in your hotel room can you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatboy Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 hard to believe,he looks like a wellbuilt lad who wouldnt be intimidated buy 1THAI. as the police reported DRUNK must have been on his back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostmebike Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 (edited) Looks like your typical Apple fan-boy...stupid to be carrying 20k cash and a 30k phone while stumbling drunk down the street in a country where the average monthly salary is less than 10k per month. Sounds like you've been hanging around with Suratwit down there in Patts ... Why is he stupid? Last I noticed, people try to have a good time when on holiday. Even in your day! Edited January 13, 2016 by lostmebike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaeJoMTB Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Why do these dumbos go walk about during the late hours and usually tanked up? Probably because they read the ThaiVisa posters who continually prattle on about how safe it is in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 There he was, out supporting the local economy, (drinking), over served, (drinking too much) and he is made to give a donation (robbed) by a local man in need (thug/thief). I only hope the police are able to track his phone, (suggestion ) and get justice/the full story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabaii69 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Death threats are common on the dark side. Mi Pen Rai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostmebike Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 That is a large amount of cash for such a young guy. Hopefully he can provide an ATM slip for his cash withdrawal. Since when is 20.000 B much money? So over 500 Euros or 550 US isn't much money to you? Seems like an okay weekly wage to me in 'farangland'. You wouldn't be disappointed at all with being robbed of a week's wage would you? Oh, wait a moment, are you one of those guys that sits around all day telling people about how much land and how big your house is? (All in the wife's name of course) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 That is a large amount of cash for such a young guy. Hopefully he can provide an ATM slip for his cash withdrawal. Since when is 20.000 B much money? Would you be carrying a month salary back home in your country ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChangMaiSausage Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Who cares how much money he was carrying, it was armed robbery!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If he was robbed whilst in his room by knife point it would still be the same result, (there again everyone would start preaching about using the safe) The news is about the robbery not how much he was carrying (people need to get over it, same result if h was only carrying 3,00THB) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinediscoking Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 This is the hardest phone to steal. As soon as it is turn on it can be tracked. Even if the sim is replaced it can still be found. I have my doubts about the story though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernphil Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 That is a large amount of cash for such a young guy. Hopefully he can provide an ATM slip for his cash withdrawal. Since when is 20.000 B much money? Would you be carrying a month salary back home in your country ? I agree balo , unless I was off to by a bike or car I never ever carried that amount of money about . Oh I never carried that amount in quids when I went on holiday either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanukjim Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 (edited) That is a large amount of cash for such a young guy. Hopefully he can provide an ATM slip for his cash withdrawal. Since when is 20.000 B much money? What he meant is that " its stupid to carry " that amount.This could be an actual robbery with a little added to the loss in the report. like" No honey ,I did not spend the rent money on those lady boys." Edited January 13, 2016 by sanukjim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambum Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 That is a large amount of cash for such a young guy. Hopefully he can provide an ATM slip for his cash withdrawal. Since when is 20.000 B much money? When you are earning the minimum wage in Thailand (app 300 baht a day) or living on a Govt pension then 20,000 baht IS a lot of money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambum Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 That is a large amount of cash for such a young guy. Hopefully he can provide an ATM slip for his cash withdrawal. Since when is 20.000 B much money? What he meant is that " its stupid to carry " that amount.This could be an actual robbery with a little added to the loss in the report. like" No honey ,I did not spend the rent money on those lady boys." Doesn't sound like that is what he meant at all! Maybe what he SHOULD have meant to say - 2 completely different statements. Sometimes to avoid paying 150 baht for every withdrawal people will make a significant withdrawal in one go - maybe the max that their Debit Card allows. However, it is not a good idea to walk round drunk with that amount of money on your person - especially in Pattaya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpatOilWorker Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 "Danish claims of armed robbery in East Pattaya" Did somebody rob a fine piece of pastry? A Dane is a person from Denmark. Rotten or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernphil Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 "Danish claims of armed robbery in East Pattaya" Did somebody rob a fine piece of pastry? A Dane is a person from Denmark. Rotten or not. Would a famous , popular Dane be a Great Dane ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louse1953 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Looks like your typical Apple fan-boy...stupid to be carrying 20k cash and a 30k phone while stumbling drunk down the street in a country where the average monthly salary is less than 10k per month. Where do you get this information from. While not a very accurate measure GDP per capita is closer to 40k per month, There is no reliable statistic I can find anywhere to support your claim. The minimum wage is 300 bht per day which would be close to the figure you mentioned, but the minimum wage is certainly not the average wage. Also the average national wage argument would also be very tenuous in a country with such wealth disparity within different regions. The average wage in a very popular tourist resort would be far higher than the national average. I am sure you are not making up figures just to justify calling the victim of a crime stupid. Thais with money aren't doing the dirty deeds,its the unemployed or drug addicts,people with no money at the time of crime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louse1953 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 (edited) Why do these dumbos go walk about during the late hours and usually tanked up? Probably because they read the ThaiVisa posters who continually prattle on about how safe it is in Thailand. Pattaya ain't Thailand and either is Phuket.If he read TVF,he wouldn't have come at all. Edited January 13, 2016 by louse1953 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louse1953 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 That is a large amount of cash for such a young guy. Hopefully he can provide an ATM slip for his cash withdrawal. Since when is 20.000 B much money? So over 500 Euros or 550 US isn't much money to you? Seems like an okay weekly wage to me in 'farangland'. You wouldn't be disappointed at all with being robbed of a week's wage would you? Oh, wait a moment, are you one of those guys that sits around all day telling people about how much land and how big your house is? (All in the wife's name of course) Gee whiz,you haven't been back to the west for a while.That's a coupla days pay where i come from.Still it is a fair bit for a desperate person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louse1953 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 This is the hardest phone to steal. As soon as it is turn on it can be tracked. Even if the sim is replaced it can still be found. I have my doubts about the story though. The phone is easy to steal,a Thai bloke just did it.keeping it and fencing it is the hard part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanukjim Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 That is a large amount of cash for such a young guy. Hopefully he can provide an ATM slip for his cash withdrawal. Since when is 20.000 B much money? What he meant is that " its stupid to carry " that amount.This could be an actual robbery with a little added to the loss in the report. like" No honey ,I did not spend the rent money on those lady boys." Doesn't sound like that is what he meant at all! Maybe what he SHOULD have meant to say - 2 completely different statements. Sometimes to avoid paying 150 baht for every withdrawal people will make a significant withdrawal in one go - maybe the max that their Debit Card allows. However, it is not a good idea to walk round drunk with that amount of money on your person - especially in Pattaya! Once again STUPID to carry this amount around in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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