Son who stole a million baht from mum says sorry Thai style


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BANGKOK: -- A son who stole from his mum to go online and buy gifts for a female entertainer in a chat room has apologized.

A contrite Rapeepat, 28, prostrated himself at the feet of his mother Sirikan who had earlier reported him for the theft of 1.2 million baht, reported Daily News.

Rapeepat (whose surname was not given) had got addicted to the antics of a "VJ Girl" in a chat room on the I-Show application. Customers can
buy gifts for the performers online while others watch.

After he racked up the massive bill his mother called time on his activities. When the pair met at a police station in Rangsit north of Bangkok there was a tense moment or two. Mum was stony faced and angryand told her errant son the error of his ways.

Then Rapeepat broke down, wai-ed his mum at her shoulder then fell tothe floor to prostrate himself at her feet in forgiveness. The gesture known in Thai as "graap thaaw" is seen as the highest form of apology.

Rapeepat said he would not do it again and would stop his relationshipwith his online girlfriend.

But mum was not totally satisfied - she still told police that if hecontacts the girl in the next seven days they are to proceed with the case of theft against her son.

The son told police that he had been buying gifts for the VJ Girl since the end of last year.

Source: Daily News


-- 2016-07-19

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Yeah, she looks very forgiving.

Idiot.... no mercy for that little rat.

Edited July 19, 20169 yr by MaxLee

And on the 8th day ?

This notion that a wai can solve problems by asking for forgiveness is fundamentally wrong and flowed

and abused by wrong doers to hide behind, children and adults have to thought that this is not

the answer and thinking that by preforming the kowtowing to one's feet' and expect forgiveness is not

acceptable any longer...

One wonders how many hours, days, weeks, months and years of graft was involved to save up 1.2 million Baht. And then good-for-nothing son (28 years old, by the way) blows it.

Also, I don't know about you, but I keep track of my finances and I would notice considerable sums (as little as 1000 Baht!) disappearing. Was this cash hidden in the house?

Anyway, all in all, just sounds like yet another highly-spoiled, never-punished, emotionally extremely immature Thai man-child. Normal here, I am afraid. Mum has even pulled her punches again. (If he does it again in the next 7 days.......). I guarantee he will do it again, but perhaps not until next month.

Edited July 19, 20169 yr by Briggsy

He doesn't look prostrate. Looks like he's kneeling...

With no surname in the text the very least they could do is show his 'boat' instead of hers!

Idiot

He doesn't look prostrate. Looks like he's kneeling...

Indeed, the normal translation of kraap thaao (to prostrate oneself at sb's feet) fails the literal test but conveys the sense. Perhaps to touch one's forehead against sb's feet but the sense of self-subjugation is lost. I have never seen a Thai kraap thaao by actually lying on the floor. "Dirtee, dirtee!"

Give the littles..t a damn good slap.

Begging forgiveness my a..e, mother turns her back the spoilt little brat will do it again.

Then he will beg forgiveness again and again.

a 28 year old immature schoolboy, he could have had some "real fun" with that kind of money..

Here we go again,, think they can say sorry,, wai, graap thaaw or what ever you want to call it,, and then they expect to be forgiven.

If,, I was to have done some thing like that, when I was a kid,, I wouldn't have got the chance to say sorry,,My old man, would have been all over me, like a Rash, and would have come down on me like a brick wall...

Thus the mother must show tough love and let this 28 year old man child earn his rings of contrition in the slammer.

To show he is truly remorse, how about getting a job (or a second job) to pay her back with interest. Then he could truly be forgiven. If mom is paying his internet bill, how about taking phone away too until repaid. Seems he has to much time on his hands if he was buying presents for online girl friend.

Idiot

Who the mother or the son?

Or both?

I bet mum had to haunt alot of houses to get 1.2 million baht.

''Rapeepat (whose surname was not given) had got addicted to the antics of a "VJ Girl" in a chat room on the I-Show application. Customers can

buy gifts for the performers online while others watch.''

Erm...what?

Awww...gifts for his look thep...a few airline seats maybe...special look thep airline food for her...

Awww...gifts for his look thep...a few airline seats maybe...special look thep airline food for her...

Did he actually ever meet her in person?

You would be amazed at how many Thais think that an apology after stealing puts it all to bed.

What a perfect opportunity she had to bounce his head off of the desk with her foot as she gets up, and say sorry didn't see you there, now piss off and get a job to pay me back.

Did he actually ever meet her in person?

I'm sure he was just one or two gifts away from meeting her...

You would be amazed at how many Thais think that an apology after stealing puts it all to bed.

No.......not even amazed that they flatly deny things they have blatantly done!

Poor woman but this is what happens when you pamper your little boys constantly.

Mothers/grannies/aunties/guardians in this country should stop spoiling their boys and turning them into useless, scruple less and remorseless human beings.

And on the 8th day ?

And on the eighth day Rapeepat created gifts again.

You would be amazed at how many Thais think that an apology after stealing puts it all to bed.

The Thai equivalent of a bunch of Hail Marys ????

I wonder which section of the community reported my previous (but now deleted) post? Was it a bit strong? Would Thais just accept his insincere apology and forget about the theft? Don't think so.

Edited July 19, 20169 yr by Dodgydownunder

28 y/o.....after all the nonsense with the

Wai and begging forgiveness, make him

Pay the money back and ship his ass to

Prison for Grand Theft.....What is wrong

With these STUPID PARENTS???