Thai drinks seller shows the milk of human kindness to tourists in distress

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Thai drinks seller shows the milk of human kindness to tourists in distress
Thaivisa Reporters


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KRABI:-- Visitors to a Facebook page about accidents in the south got an altogether better image of the country Friday - a young Thai man going out of his way to help visitors.

The post on the "Krabi Accident" page warmed the cockles of Thai hearts as 25 year old Jakrapong Yingyong gave up selling drinks and making a living to help four tourists in distress!

No one was stopping perhaps worried about the blistering heat but not the local hero who parked and offered assistance to the forlorn motorists, two men and two women. After checking the problem, a burst front tyre, and seeing that the tourists had no tools in their car, he used his own.

But the tourists' nuts were on very tight and loosening them took all of two hours before they were on their way with happy smiles, waves and a great deal of 'thank yous." His reward was knowing that he had made some visitors to the Kingdom happy and made their day.

Said Jakrapong: "I think no one stopped for them because of the heat so I decided to help. It took a long time but I was happy to be of assistance."

-- 2016-04-01

[lostinisaan]

But the tourists' nuts were on very tight and loosening them took all of two hours before they were on their way with happy smiles, waves and a great deal of 'thank yous."

​ The tourists' nuts. I hope he could help their nuts.

[Cpkt8]

Milk..cockles..nuts..

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[DaveinAsia]

TAT promotion? It's hilarious

[blueontour]

TAT promotion? It's hilarious

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[robertthebruce]

Kind of him and for sure it was appreciated.....

[Lupatria]

While the cops get rewarded for doing their job. Tzzzzzzzzzzzz

[Traveller45]

He could have been charging a reasonable fee. And then, perhaps, acquire a motorbike and distribute business cards.

[Morakot]

milk of human kindness

warmed the cockles of Thai hearts

forlorn motorists

Hear, hear, a poet amongst us!

Edited April 1, 2016 by Morakot

[blistering blue barnacles]

Good lad, plenty of them around, you just need to look with kinder eyes.

Plenty of tourists with their nuts wound too tightly I expect!

[how241]

Good guy, nice story.

[Alwyn]

I wonder if he'd been there to help if it was a car full of dudes?

[harrycallahan]

"But the tourists' nuts were on very tight and loosening them took all of two hours before they were on their way with happy smiles"

The massage girls are known to voice similar frustrations.

[lostinisaan]

I wonder if he'd been there to help if it was a car full of dudes?

Why didn't you read the OP?

He's going after the nuts.

[NextStationBangkok]

Farangs do help to screw them. But unfortunately we are not good enough to make the news, because we are not Thai's.

[Alwyn]

I wonder if he'd been there to help if it was a car full of dudes?

Why didn't you read the OP?

He's going after the nuts.

Good shout!

[Gandtee]

Well done Sir. But remember, always carry a short length of steel pipe to slip over the end of the wheel wrench for extra leverage. Most wheel nuts are tightened with a pneumatic wheel wrench. I hope you have many customers for your drinks.

[Goong Ying]

Amazing how many "nuts" could see something other that decency in this gesture.

BTW by the look of the edge of that road, there could be more damaged tyres coming from just a bit of a swerve.

[dirtycash]

why is it even making news, surely this is what any decent human being would do , theyre just trying to cover the darker side of thai peoples greed,corruption,double pricing, racism etc etc etc ..........

thats the way i see it

[Lamkyong]

mmm good on ya mate , nice and tight now hope his wife/ gf doesn't see this photo

the girl seems very appreciative

[blistering blue barnacles]

why is it even making news, surely this is what any decent human being would do , theyre just trying to cover the darker side of thai peoples greed,corruption,double pricing, racism etc etc etc ..........

thats the way i see it

So you like Thais then?

Got my truck stuck in the mud a few months back, trying to do a U-turn on a narrow soi.

Two Thai men saw my dilema from their garden and came out to help. I was well stuck, so they went back, got their truck, and a rope and pulled me out.

I tried to give them 200B for their trouble, but they wouldn't take it, they just smiled, wai'd me and went back to what they were doing.

I've been helped many times by the Thais over the years, but I must be honest, speaking their lingo does help enourmously...

Edited April 1, 2016 by blistering blue barnacles

[JHolmesJr]

Wonder if he serviced more than the tyres….that old woman is clinging on rather tight.

[Katipo]

I commend this young man for his actions, but shouldn't this type of kindness be so commonplace as to not warrant making national news?

[godden]

yeah just love it same when i stopped for an old thai guy with his bike and sidecar on a hill with no gas gave him a 100 baht, when i rode off looked behind and he rode off, yeah it's f***ing wonderful, 55555

[CqK]

April Fools!

Very subtle, ThaiVisa! ALMOST!

Thanks, I was wondering when and what it would be.

[godden]

Lets have some parity here.

[Monkeyrobot]

The nuts were on so tight because he was turning them the wrong way.

[Goong Ying]

I commend this young man for his actions, but shouldn't this type of kindness be so commonplace as to not warrant making national news?

There's not much common-sense around these days, so it should be called rare-sense and I agree with you Katipo this kind of kindness should

be common-place but maybe its a bit rare too. Hopefully this news will be contagious for next time we see someone in need.

Just thinking.

[metisdead]

An inflammatory post has been removed.

[Colabamumbai]

Big deal in Thailand, human nature to help almost anywhere else in the world. "The milk of human kindness."