webfact Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Farang rides mountain bike on temple. People get annoyed By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter CHIANG MAI — Visitors to a temple in the north of Thailand were offended Tuesday by a farang doing mountain bike tricks there. In footage filmed of the incident at about 3:30pm, a male foreigner rides a mountain bike off a low wall on the grounds of Wat Jedyod, while another films him doing bike stunts. Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2017/01/18/farang-rides-mountain-bike-temple-people-get-annoyed/ -- © Copyright Khaosod English 2017-01-18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Just no understanding or respect for the culture & primary religion of a nation. Stupid is as stupid does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveAustin Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Yes, a bit dumb. Meanwhile, numerous Thai Buddhists that have committed a crime spend bogus time in Thai temples to absolve themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman24 Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Talking of respect, didn't last long did it, on my daily BTS ride, and downtown i have made a habit of looking for locals showing respect badges for the late King, got to say i do not see many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotpoom Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Seemingly it wasn't disrespectful enough to stop it from being shown all over the place on the Internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dipterocarp Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 (edited) Just ignorance. Probably if a nice Thai person just could say "Here's the problem and why not respect our culture?" The rider would be very apologetic. And yeah I used to be a kid riding skateboards (gnash gnarl grind very destructive even to reinforced concrete) and riding rudely on MTB trails shared by hikers. I grew up Edited January 18, 2017 by Dipterocarp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphere Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 2 hours ago, webfact said: footage filmed of the incident at about 3:30pm I'd say it was closer to 3:26pm....shadows would be much longer at 3:30pm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardinalblue Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Just like a pedestrian he should be held accountable for any damage caused to temple grounds... as as to the bike riding if he doesn't touch any artifact and stays on concrete or path, is it any different than a walker... judge it it on damaged caused not b/c he is on a bike...what about wheelchair people? yes, not being sensitive to venue as that is why he is there riding....should have asked permission which he would not have gotten... doubt proper policy is in place... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimstar1 Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Well they have his Dumb Photo easy to match with Immigration Records Then go give him a Talking to I think it is very Bad taste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickmouse1 Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 I see hardly anything serious to offend anyone.He was promoting Thai tourism that might bring millions of bucks to Thailand and that Wat? What about the monk who used a woman offering him food to give him a BJ which was caught on Cam last year??????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tagalong Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 What a load of rubbish....Rubber tires on a push bike is no worse then rubber shoes....You idiots believe the earth is still flat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckysilk Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 These Thais are much too sensitive. Not to worry there will be a video along shortly of a Thai doing something stupid on the Great Wall or something and I'm sure the Chinese media won't mock ALL Thais. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roo860 Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 judge it it on damaged caused not b/c he is on a bike...what about wheelchair people?I'm sure the temple wouldn't mind them doing stunts in their wheelchairs, probably applaud it Sent from my SM-G920F using Thaivisa Connect mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8OA8 Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Perhaps another Danny MacAskill in the making. https://youtu.be/IZlmqC6AHwE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terminatorchiangmai Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 I am not saying its ok what he did, but maybe they should also make a movie about Thai people peeing on temple compounds or against temple walls ? Or what that be to much footage ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bloggs Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Only comment in the first shot he does kick off with his foot, so its not rubber tyres on the ground that really is the problem, beside that he is a <deleted>. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 50 minutes ago, tagalong said: What a load of rubbish....Rubber tires on a push bike is no worse then rubber shoes....You idiots believe the earth is still flat... How about if a foreign tourist did the same in West Minster Abbey, would that be OK, rubber tyres and all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesimps Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Naive, although they do occasionally blast incredibly loud pop music from the wat near me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy50 Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Can't really see the problem. Some guy on his own enjoying himself, not doing any damage. Temples have always been used for all sorts of activities, Kung <deleted> for example. Girls dancing in bikinis on stages to loud music OK too. A Thai monk going around the temple on his bike wouldn't have been commented on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy50 Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 5 minutes ago, chiang mai said: How about if a foreign tourist did the same in West Minster Abbey, would that be OK, rubber tyres and all! Westminster. Please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 4 minutes ago, Jeremy50 said: Westminster. Please! We see you can be a grammar and spelling nazi but can you answer the question that was put to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6thST Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 4 hours ago, Pib said: Just no understanding or respect for the culture & primary religion of a nation. Stupid is as stupid does. Where are the police to stop him from doing this...Give a fine and march him to the airport and send him home to learn some manners from his Mommy!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Talionis Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 TIF. This is farangland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speckio Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 3 hours ago, mercman24 said: Talking of respect, didn't last long did it, on my daily BTS ride, and downtown i have made a habit of looking for locals showing respect badges for the late King, got to say i do not see many. its been 3 months.... how long do you expect a person to mourn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatawonderfulday Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 They were perhaps only annoyed as most Thais are actually too lazy to ride a bike in the first place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 1 minute ago, speckio said: its been 3 months.... how long do you expect a person to mourn? Loads and loads of people in the North all wearing black every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBJ Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 He's no Danny MacAskill, that's for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speckio Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 1 hour ago, tagalong said: What a load of rubbish....Rubber tires on a push bike is no worse then rubber shoes....You idiots believe the earth is still flat... it has nothing to do with rubber tires or rubber shoes I have no clue what faith or religion you have if any... but its about showing respect riding a bike through temple grounds is like riding a bike through a church, common sense you just don't do it out of respect for other people's beliefs! and if you still dont get it... how would you feel if someone pissed on the side of your house? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 12 minutes ago, whatawonderfulday said: They were perhaps only annoyed as most Thais are actually too lazy to ride a bike in the first place I don't know which part of Thailand you live in, if indeed you do live here, but here in the North there's substantial numbers of Thai's riding bikes, every day, everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black arab Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 The guy was probably a bit insensitive to thai culture addmittedly but you only have to look at the behaviour of some thais reported on TV to wonder why they get upset about this ,or do they believe they are true buddists whatever they do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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