Only in Thailand! Passenger leaves chicken as payment for taxi fare!

 

Image:  Sanook

 

BANGKOK: -- A passenger who had run up a 400 baht taxi fare disappeared - but left behind a fighting cock as payment for the taxi fare.

 

But driver Reungrit Phankot, 37, was not impressed - he took his new friend to Samut Prakarn police to make a complaint about the matter, reported Sanook.

 

A report was duly completed by startled officers - who were then asked to take care of the fowl until the owner could be located.

 

Reungrit said that he had picked up a man aged about 35-40 who had asked to take him to an address in Thai Ban Road of Samut Prakarn south of Bangkok. He was asked to wait and shortly after the passenger emerged with two chickens - one male and one female.

 

They then drove around many locations as the passenger attempted to sell the chickens. Finally in Phutaraksa Road the passenger asked him to stop and wait at a nearby gas station. He took the female chicken with him leaving the other in the cab.

 

Two hours later when the passenger failed to return he decided to go to police. He told cops he was worried that the cock may be stolen property and he didn't want it even if the passenger had intended it to be payment for the 400 baht fare he was due.

 

He asked officers to look after it until the owner could be found.

 

Source: Sanook

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2016-08-12

Mothers day lunch    

Could be a stolen cock....lol 

A slightly misleading, "Only in Thailand" headline. Having lived in other developing nations, many such transactions occur regularly. Not that such legitimises or excuses the practise in a cash based industry. But please, do let's keep matters in perspective. At least it's not another cock and bull tale!

Edited August 12, 20169 yr by SneekyPete
Typo

I suspect foul play.

Just now, SneekyPete said:

A slightly misleading, "Only in Thailand" headline. Having lived in other developing nations, many such transactions occur regularly. Not that such legitimises or excuses the practise in a cash bases industry. But please, do let's keep matters in perspective. At least it's not another cock and bull tale!

 

To be fair it is worth remembering, as another poster mentioned, here at Thai Visa you "never let the truth get in the way of a good headline!".

What, no change? Lucky he wasnt a lion tamer or snake charmer.

 

His wife will be happy tonight about him arriving home with a big cock.

Fowl play, but hey  maybe the fighting cock is worth more than the fare.

2 hours alone in a car with a stranger's cock. 

 

Headline here should be:

"Thai man offers cock as payment for taxi ride "

8 minutes ago, MissAndry said:

I suspect foul play.

Fowl foul play? 

If he's expecting his fare I'd say he's out of cluck...

Edited August 12, 20169 yr by Bluespunk

4 minutes ago, JJGreen said:

Headline here should be:

"Thai man offers cock as payment for taxi ride "

 

And the taxi drivers response .." no way, you suck"!

Cute!

15 minutes ago, JJGreen said:

Headline here should be:

"Thai man offers cock as payment for taxi ride "

Would that count as a "feel good" taxi story? 

5 minutes ago, Bluespunk said:

Would that count as a "feel good" taxi story? 

If he leaves a tip on the seat

The culprit flew the coop. 

I think too many Op's are making poultry (paltry) remarks about this, at least he wasn't "cluckolded"!

chicken pooh for a tip

Edited August 12, 20169 yr by soalbundy

3 hours ago, MissAndry said:

I suspect foul play.

well said Miss Andry

iT IS  "foul: play.

i find the whole episode amusing. the passenger was trying to raise taxi fare by selling the chicken. surely the police has more important matters to attend to than locating this shifty guy.

The cock looks quite content in the picture, so at least the ride had a happy ending.

 

The Cock has Donald Trump eyes

 

 

and that hair do is...

Anycockledoo....

What do the netizens think about this, are they outraged?

5 hours ago, MissAndry said:

I suspect foul play.

Very good, everyone else - must try harder.

Too many puns, not enough time.

Good to know the chicken to baht exchange rate.  400 baht = 1 chicken

 

 

Fowl play 

"Here, hold this chicken, I'll be right back"

 

Lets all  try it.