'Jack Dekfarang' apologizes for taxi rant which riled Phuket

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'Jack Dekfarang' apologizes for taxi rant which riled Phuket
By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter


Jack Brown offers a wai offscreen to a taxi driver Monday at the Phuket Tourist Police station. Photo: Phuket Times Newspaper / Facebook

PHUKET — An expat and online personality whose rant about a Phuket tuk-tuk grabbed wide attention was called in by the authorities Monday to deliver a Thai-language mea culpa for getting it wrong.

Jack Brown, a Briton known online as Jack Dekfarang, apologized in front of the press at the Phuket Tourist Police station after authorities said there was nothing wrong with the 200 baht fare he complained about paying to travel one kilometer in a viral video posted Saturday.

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/culture/net/2016/06/20/jack-dekfarang-apologizes-taxi-rant-riled-phuket/

-- Khaosod English 2016-06-21

[Somtamnication]

Only in Thailand. 200baht is expensive.

[edwinchester]

"Phuket Gov. Chamroen Tipayapongtada on Monday said the fare Brown paid was approved in 2013 and therefore not illegal and not something that should be complained about."

So you're not allowed to point out blatant overcharging now?

[colinneil]

You farang, you get over charged so what live with it.

Notice in the photo all the police are senior officers, just there for their 5 minutes in the spotlight.

[johnnynmonic]

The cops are careful to take care of the hand that feeds them. So a little shot fired across the bow to Jack, and he's clever enough to dutifully fall in line.

[Deli]

In BKK 30 km about THB 250.-, fair deal

IN Phuket 1 km THB 200.- is not overcharged ? No, it is totally rip off

[sikishrory]

This is all about face. Nothing more

[bearpolar]

The guy is only after fame, any publicity is good publicity even though he was made a "female dog"

[Time Traveller]

What exactly was he arrested for?

[Argus Tuft]

Lower Phuket taxi fares to be considered

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/926326-lower-phuket-taxi-fares-to-be-considered/

Edited June 21, 2016 by Argus Tuft

[OccamsRazor]

What exactly was he arrested for?

He wasn't. Just called in for an attitude adjustment.

[recom273]

So, he could have used his smart mouth to get the authorities to justify why he paid 200B for a 1km ride and why this extortionate price has been authorized ..

I will watch the whole of the video later, but it seems like he may have fallen foul of Thailands deformation laws.

The crooked local government had authorized the criminal taxi mafia pricing scheme .. Therefore it's all legal, above board and beyond question.

Sickening.

[steelepulse]

Was it really a rant, or pointing out of facts?

[madmitch]

the widely shared video caused massive distress in Phuket’s tourism sector

Really?

[KarenBravo]

This is all about face. Nothing more

Isn't everything in this country?

[Roomuck]

In BKK 30 km about THB 250.-, fair deal

IN Phuket 1 km THB 200.- is not overcharged ? No, it is totally rip off

30 Kim's for a measly 250 is not a fair deal.

Why should the price in Phuket be the same as Bangkok?

In London a similar journey costs more. Does Jack complain about that?

Pretty simple, if it was too expensive he could have just walked the kilometer or just declined. There was no need to be rude.

He was lucky the cops gave him an attitude adjustment, if the driver decided to he may well have been bashed.

What is wrong with these people with no manners coming to Thailand as a guest but thinking they set the rules and wanting the locals to wait on them hand and foot?

Go back to where you came from Jack.

[happy chappie]

Kiss arse or your out sonny boy.so much for being smart enough to speak Thai.its best to stick with English.remember a wise man said nothing.

[Junkyarddog]

Farang no good.

[Mickmouse1]

I had been to Phuket a couple of times.My 2nd trip was my last as I had no car and must rely on local transport mafia.It was so expensive and unpleasant so I had decided never to go there again.

[AlQaholic]

Jack is thinking...look!! I am with stupid......

[petedk]

In BKK 30 km about THB 250.-, fair deal

IN Phuket 1 km THB 200.- is not overcharged ? No, it is totally rip off

30 Kim's for a measly 250 is not a fair deal.

Why should the price in Phuket be the same as Bangkok?

In London a similar journey costs more. Does Jack complain about that?

Pretty simple, if it was too expensive he could have just walked the kilometer or just declined. There was no need to be rude.

He was lucky the cops gave him an attitude adjustment, if the driver decided to he may well have been bashed.

What is wrong with these people with no manners coming to Thailand as a guest but thinking they set the rules and wanting the locals to wait on them hand and foot?

Go back to where you came from Jack.

Why should he go back?

The guy speaks Thai so I guess he has lived here for many years.

I don't think he was being rude but merely pointing out a fact.

I know several Thai people who don't like the high prices in Phuket, but being Thai they don't complain.

Compared with other Thai cities 200 baht for 1 Km IS expensive.

Compared with London it is cheap

Compared with Delhi it is very expensive!

I don't know why people compare with other countries. This is Thailand. Salaries and the cost of living is different from other countries.

I have to go now. Let me just check if I have 15 baht for my 1 km motorcycle ride to Sukhumvit Road.

[gandalf12]

200 Baht is a rip off. Pity he doesnt have thee balls to stand by it

[tomaway]

In BKK 30 km about THB 250.-, fair deal

IN Phuket 1 km THB 200.- is not overcharged ? No, it is totally rip off

30 Kim's for a measly 250 is not a fair deal.

Why should the price in Phuket be the same as Bangkok?

In London a similar journey costs more. Does Jack complain about that?

Pretty simple, if it was too expensive he could have just walked the kilometer or just declined. There was no need to be rude.

He was lucky the cops gave him an attitude adjustment, if the driver decided to he may well have been bashed.

What is wrong with these people with no manners coming to Thailand as a guest but thinking they set the rules and wanting the locals to wait on them hand and foot?

Go back to where you came from Jack.

It's not because your are not living in your country that you have to say Amen to everything.

200Thb for the course he did is way too expensive in Thailand... even not in an ariconed taxi, but just a noisy tuk tuk.

Taxi price in BKK is cheap, too cheap for the driver to make a good living, but Phuket is gone too far.

If you have to pay more for Taxi than what you are paying for your booze.... something is wrong.

Cut the price, make it clear and they might increase their income with more job and also push some people to use their service to go out at night instead of using their motorbike...

Win Win situation

[little mary sunshine]

Guess now he learned to keep his

Big mouth shut, embarrassed himself

TIT,,,you should know better.

[Franky Bear]

This is all about face. Nothing more

Yip.

"face" is the thing that has held this country back and so many other negative problems the place has.

Glad to be leaving

[Roomuck]

In BKK 30 km about THB 250.-, fair deal

IN Phuket 1 km THB 200.- is not overcharged ? No, it is totally rip off

30 Kim's for a measly 250 is not a fair deal.

Why should the price in Phuket be the same as Bangkok?

In London a similar journey costs more. Does Jack complain about that?

Pretty simple, if it was too expensive he could have just walked the kilometer or just declined. There was no need to be rude.

He was lucky the cops gave him an attitude adjustment, if the driver decided to he may well have been bashed.

What is wrong with these people with no manners coming to Thailand as a guest but thinking they set the rules and wanting the locals to wait on them hand and foot?

Go back to where you came from Jack.

It's not because your are not living in your country that you have to say Amen to everything.

200Thb for the course he did is way too expensive in Thailand... even not in an ariconed taxi, but just a noisy tuk tuk.

Taxi price in BKK is cheap, too cheap for the driver to make a good living, but Phuket is gone too far.

If you have to pay more for Taxi than what you are paying for your booze.... something is wrong.

Cut the price, make it clear and they might increase their income with more job and also push some people to use their service to go out at night instead of using their motorbike...

Win Win situation

Jack was given the rate that was set three years ago.

I agree something is wrong if you have to pay more for your booze than the taxi.

At 200 baht you sound like a cheap drunk.

If a few bucks is too expensive for tightarse Jack he shouldn't be in Phuket.

Edited June 21, 2016 by Roomuck

[Mansell]

Yip.

"face" is the thing that has held this country back and so many other negative problems the place has.

Glad to be leaving

Bye Bye. Don't let the plane door hit you in the ass!

[Franky Bear]

Yip.

"face" is the thing that has held this country back and so many other negative problems the place has.

Glad to be leaving

Bye Bye. Don't let the plane door hit you in the ass!

Ok

[Franky Bear]

This is all about face. Nothing more

Yip.

"face" is the thing that has held this country back and so many other negative problems the place has.

Glad to be leaving

Any room in your suitcase for Jack?

See yah.

You're not allowed to put a human in a suitcase and put him on a plane mate. I'd get in trouble and most likely Jack would get an injury.

[SuwadeeS]

Thats why many people do not visit Phuket or even live there.

They know about it, and they also know, it is not allowed to point out things.

Just prove, the crackdown do not work.