Handicapped burger seller says his "life has collapsed" after media attention

[oxo1947]

32 minutes ago, billd766 said:

Idiom Definitions for 'Walk a mile in my shoes'

This idiom means that you should try to understand someone before criticising them.

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Great Idea billd766-- That way, when you insult him,

you'll be a mile away and you'll have his shoes.................

[anon467367354]

Maybe Thailand should take a look at diversity and see what it does for people. Certainly OK for Thai people to go to America almost broke and start a business

and then be all over social media, but the farang are not good enough for them in Thailand.

They talk about democracy but are not willing to allow equality.  https://youtu.be/ZlBGx9Npl6A

[Jai Dee]

A number of troll posts (and replies) have been removed from this thread.

[cardinalblue]

Sounds like a drama queen...a few negative remarks is not like losing your legs....

 

was he working legally?

[thai3]

10 minutes ago, cardinalblue said:

Sounds like a drama queen...a few negative remarks is not like losing your legs....

 

was he working legally?

it appears so if promoting tourism, but there is no way he has Thai citizenship in 12years at most, and with his speaking ability

Category C.

You are allowed to do the following:
Exporting, all wholesale trades not in A & B. retiling machinery, equipment & tools, selling food, beverages that promote tourism. Industrial & handicraft Business: manufacturing animal feeds, vegetable oil extraction, textile manufacturing, dyeing, fabric printing, glass ware manufacturing, making plates and bowls, stationary & printing paper, rock salt mining, mining.

Edited January 19, 2017 by thai3

[The Deerhunter]

3 hours ago, thai3 said:

Ex boxer, athlete, airline pilot who somehow managed to faint on a rail track and had both legs ripped off and who then got Thai citizenship and sold burgers. he should write a book and then get it made into a film, all that's missing is his time with the special forces or MI5.

I was thinking it and you plus several others have said it.   Airline pilots usually have great health and disability insurance too.  They pass all the medicals or they would not be in the job.   They have huge incomes and apart from investments,  do need a way to keep up that standard of living if something untoward happens in their life.  I hope he is being truthful, but ya can't help but wonder...........  Some things do not add up at first glance.  Hope it all works out for him.  We all need a crust to chew on.

[brucegoniners]

There are some really evil people on this forum. Leave the poor guy alone and stop slamming him.

 

Worry about your own miserable life, which is obviously quite miserable if you have anything negative to say about this man.

 

You know who you are.

 

Now go ahead, slam me, I can take it.

[DM07]

2 hours ago, NanLaew said:

 

Well that's what they are. You too.

I have quiet a number of friends from several western countries.

I never, in any conversation with Thais or Westerners, referred to them as "farang"!

 

[ThaiCitizen]

1 hour ago, billd766 said:

 

Do you have a problem with that?

 

I certainly don't though I do have a problem with so many negative posts on this and the other thread.

 

The expression " Walk a mile in his shoes" might fit you but first you would have part of your legs amputated to wear the shoes.

 

Idiom Definitions for 'Walk a mile in my shoes'

This idiom means that you should try to understand someone before criticising them.

Yes I do have a problem with that.  We shouldn’t bend the rules for some guy who has no legs. What next, you’re an alcoholic so you can a 2 year visa. You’re fat so can ride a motorcycle with no helmet. You’re depressed so you can drive while drunk. He is not Thai so should not be working as a burger seller. If he gets no money here he should go back to his own country and not make it worse for the rest of us.

I met Douglas Bader in a golf competition many years ago, he managed to play golf well without any legs. This legless illegal burger seller could go back to school, start a new career but no, he comes to Thailand to have an easy life, gets bored and sets up an illegal business. No Sir, he gets no sympathy from me. He could easily get a job in a local school teaching English.

[optad]

Where did the "pilot" thing come from? 

[billd766]

13 minutes ago, ThaiCitizen said:

Yes I do have a problem with that.  We shouldn’t bend the rules for some guy who has no legs. What next, you’re an alcoholic so you can a 2 year visa. You’re fat so can ride a motorcycle with no helmet. You’re depressed so you can drive while drunk. He is not Thai so should not be working as a burger seller. If he gets no money here he should go back to his own country and not make it worse for the rest of us.

 

I met Douglas Bader in a golf competition many years ago, he managed to play golf well without any legs. This legless illegal burger seller could go back to school, start a new career but no, he comes to Thailand to have an easy life, gets bored and sets up an illegal business. No Sir, he gets no sympathy from me. He could easily get a job in a local school teaching English.

 

 

Douglas Bader was an extremely unpopular person whilst he was in the RAF and worse outside it. When he retired he was working for Shell and demanded priority service wherever he went. He was disliked by all of the RAF groundcrew who had to work on the aircraft he flew in on. He treated airmen as skivvies and servants.

 

During the war when he was in Colditz his batman was given the chance of repatriation but Bader refused to allow him to be released.

 

When I was at Shawbury he came on an airday and everybody was forced to move out of his way including my FIL who had his right leg amputated when he was only 4, unlike Bader whose stupidity caused him to lose his own legs.

 

When Kenneth More was playing him in the film, More refused to meet him on the set.

 

He had a monumental ego as well.

 

Sorry that this went off topic.

[NotThatGuy]

TV members at their best: Bitter diatribes about other folk to distract them from their own misery.

Let's pick a topic:

• Those damn Thai (males, drivers, youth, politicians) no respect for anyone, selfish and lazy.
• Those damn (Russian, Chinese, Arab) tourists. Low quality, cheap, loud and annoying! They should stay home they are ruining Thailand even worse than the Thai (males, drivers, youth, politicians)
• All Thai (women, sellers, taxis, national parks) want is money and will do anything to get it!!!
• The (people, tourists, places, dollar value) was so much better 100 years ago when I first swam here.

Now we can add to the collection:

• That (farang, disabled, old man) probably deserved it. He is lying about everything is probably healthy and just wants attention. 

 

Now back to staying away from the comment section.

Edited January 19, 2017 by NotThatGuy

[Thaidream]

I wish the man well and as usual the posters who criticize him are without any shame.  Facebook, indeed, is probably one of the worst inventions in my lifetime. A totally worthless enterprise that has done nothing to advance humankind.  May it go the way of the Dodo Bird.

[maxpower]

10 minutes ago, NotThatGuy said:

TV members at their best: Bitter diatribes about other folk to distract them from their own misery.

Let's pick a topic:

• Those damn Thai (males, drivers, youth, politicians) no respect for anyone, selfish and lazy.
• Those damn (Russian, Chinese, Arab) tourists. Low quality, cheap, loud and annoying! They should stay home they are ruining Thailand even worse than the Thai (males, drivers, youth, politicians)
• All Thai (women, sellers, taxis, national parks) want is money and will do anything to get it!!!
• The (people, tourists, places, dollar value) was so much better 100 years ago when I first swam here.

Now we can add to the collection:

• That (farang, disabled, old man) probably deserved it. He is lying about everything is probably healthy and just wants attention. 

 

Now back to staying away from the comment section.

 

A photo would benefit the above post.

 

[steven100]

Verbally attacked so his life collapsed.  More to the reason than a few unsavoury comments I suspect. ...  

maybe the authorities caught wind

of it and paid him a visit ...  just guessing.

Anyway good luck to him for trying ..  he should have kept cooking quitely.

[wow64]

Lawsuit coming soon.. defemation

[seancbk]

7 hours ago, DM07 said:

I like how HE refers to other westerners as "farang"...


Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect

 

 

I refer to myself and all other westerners as Farang too.   

What is your point?

[evadgib]

2 hours ago, Adeeos said:

 Yes,, because having an anon, account, NOT posting, NOT liking, NOT friending anyone on a SOCIAL networking site, is currently the "LAW" of the land in every country around the world now,,, good on you,,, ONE word question,,,, WHY?

 

Did you notify the author and all readers past and present whenever you picked up a paperback & could you still read it if you didn't?

[Adeeos]

8 minutes ago, evadgib said:

 

Did you notify the author and all readers past and present whenever you picked up a paperback & could you still read it if you didn't?

WHY purposely join a SOCIAL network, (as if you HAVE to), and not use it?...a bit like joining a gym, feeling like you HAVE to, because everyone else did, but never go?  There are quite a few social networks, that it seems everyone and their brother belong to, seems like everyone I know is a member of,  that I'm not a member of,,, WHY?,,, because I won't ever use it,,,, pretty simple... 

Edited January 19, 2017 by Adeeos

[soalbundy]

33 minutes ago, Thaidream said:

I wish the man well and as usual the posters who criticize him are without any shame.  Facebook, indeed, is probably one of the worst inventions in my lifetime. A totally worthless enterprise that has done nothing to advance humankind.  May it go the way of the Dodo Bird.

It wont go away, it is part of the superficial time we live in, it started with the mobile, I can remember listening to a conversation that my German girlfriend was having with one of her friends on her new mobile, ''I've just lit a ciggy''...''What, you as well''....''You mean the cherry yoghut,yes they are good, i always buy the large tub'' etc. what a waste of battery.

[balo]

Why is this guy not in the UK and receiving disability allowance ? With his handicap he would probably receive 100k baht every month. He could support his Thai family and travel to Thailand with a visa like the rest of us. He must be very poor if he need to sell street food to survive.

[soalbundy]

25 minutes ago, steven100 said:

Verbally attacked so his life collapsed.  More to the reason than a few unsavoury comments I suspect. ...  

maybe the authorities caught wind

of it and paid him a visit ...  just guessing.

Anyway good luck to him for trying ..  he should have kept cooking quitely.

At least he tried a variation, 'my life has been destroyed' instead of, 'my life has been ruined' I was getting a bit sick of that one but it's mostly used by women.

[maxpower]

4 hours ago, thai3 said:

http://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/news/train-accident-survivor-beats-all-odds-1-584953

 

No mention of being a pilot here, it says accident was in 2001 and in 2004 was still in the UK with prior wife and kiddie. So i'd love to read his how I got Thai citizenship story. He was 21 when he lost his legs so not long to be a pilot, if he was.

 

 

 

Gareth Payne

Captain
Jet Airways
April 2005 – Present (11 years 10 months)
Fly Boeing 777 300ER 737 800

 

Captain. safety officer.
Malaysia Airlines
March 2013 – May 2015 (2 years 3 months)Bangkok

 

Captain and check officer
Cathay pacific
Bangkok
March 2004 – January 2005 (11 months)

 

Captain 777-200+ 777-300er
Easyjet
Luton
February 2001 – February 2003 (2 years 1 month)
1st officer for Boeing 737-400

 

Edited January 19, 2017 by maxpower

[Deepinthailand]

1 hour ago, ThaiCitizen said:

Yes I do have a problem with that.  We shouldn’t bend the rules for some guy who has no legs. What next, you’re an alcoholic so you can a 2 year visa. You’re fat so can ride a motorcycle with no helmet. You’re depressed so you can drive while drunk. He is not Thai so should not be working as a burger seller. If he gets no money here he should go back to his own country and not make it worse for the rest of us.

 

I met Douglas Bader in a golf competition many years ago, he managed to play golf well without any legs. This legless illegal burger seller could go back to school, start a new career but no, he comes to Thailand to have an easy life, gets bored and sets up an illegal business. No Sir, he gets no sympathy from me. He could easily get a job in a local school teaching English.

 

Are you sure the guy is not a thai citizen 100%sure?

[seancbk]

1 hour ago, Thaidream said:

I wish the man well and as usual the posters who criticize him are without any shame.  Facebook, indeed, is probably one of the worst inventions in my lifetime. A totally worthless enterprise that has done nothing to advance humankind.  May it go the way of the Dodo Bird.

 

I agree with you on wishing the guy well, at least he was doing something productive.   I would have liked to have tried his burgers.  Perhaps some enterprising person will get in touch with him and partner up.  If his burgers are good then a great opportunity to start a burger truck and make some real money.

However, I disagree with you about Facebook.   I think it's brilliant.  It allows me to keep in contact with all my friends from all over the world, all the countries I've lived in, all the people I've met, people I went to school with, people I worked with and family around the world.    There is no way I could do that for 1000+ people any other way.

If I want to get together tonight with friends in Bangkok I can reach out to 20 or 30 guys and see who wants to go out and we can all discuss where and when etc   Doing that by making phone calls would take hours. 

The only annoying thing about FB is that they want everyone to socialise, so if you take part in public groups then you have to read comments from people you may think are morons.   

Edited January 19, 2017 by seancbk
spelling correction

[Sakeopete]

People who are critical of others tend to have low self esteem and exhibit it through Freudian Sour Grapes. 

[evadgib]

54 minutes ago, Adeeos said:

WHY purposely join a SOCIAL network, (as if you HAVE to), and not use it?...a bit like joining a gym, feeling like you HAVE to, because everyone else did, but never go?  There are quite a few social networks, that it seems everyone and their brother belong to, seems like everyone I know is a member of,  that I'm not a member of,,, WHY?,,, because I won't ever use it,,,, pretty simple... 

 

<Neednt have bothered>

Edited January 19, 2017 by evadgib

[Adeeos]

6 minutes ago, evadgib said:

 

Yet again I find myself wondering why I bothered to reply....

 

 

Exactly... 

[psyvolt]

8 hours ago, BMW Overlander said:

Most probably he was referring to this site. Some of the worst posters at any forum worldwide reside here.

 

Loaded with inferiority complex, down and out in private and professional life, shunned in social circles. Losers....

Soo true. Just don't know what the hell goes thru the minds of some of the posters on Thaivisa.. Some must live such horribly miserable existences, they can't help but project it into others. Sad really.

[Jingthing]

8 hours ago, thai3 said:

A few negative comments on line and his life collapsed, pretty fragile life then.

Life often is very fragile. Are you above that?