webfact Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Kind hearted motorcycle taxi guy shows the true Thai spirit Picture: Thai News Agency BANGKOK: -- The story of a kind hearted and responsible Thai motorcycle taxi rider who stayed with a drunk young woman all night to ensure her safety has been wowing the online community. Thai News Agency caught up with 20 year old Ratchakarn Pheutkhunthot or "Mam" at his rank in Ramkhamhaeng yesterday. He had posted pictures of his experience online and these had been widely shared by Thais impressed by his sense of duty and responsibility. Mam said that he had been on his way home to his lodgings near RCA. He was hailed by a group of four women who asked him to take their friend home to the Phayathai area of Bangkok. But on the way the passenger who was clearly very drunk started to go into unconsciousness and he was worried she would fall off, reports Thai News Agency. So he stopped outside a convenience store to get her some water. At this point some other men offered to take her home. Mam rejected this and said he was looking after her. She started wailing about a break up with her boyfriend, the win driver continued, then puked up. She then passed out at a table in front of the store and he was unable to wake her. He waited with her until it was light. At 5am a friend phoned her and he answered her phone and it was arranged that he would take her to her friend's place. He was paid 400 baht for his trouble. He added: "My passengers are my responsibility. I had to make sure that she was safe. Besides I would be blamed if there was any trouble". He said that he had been a motorcycle taxi rider for three years since he was 17 and now that he had a wife and young child he realized about being a responsible person. He warned girls about getting drunk like this and going home alone. Others might not be so lucky as this woman, he cautioned. He said that the incident happened in the middle of last year but he had only recently decided to put the story with pictures on a Facebook page. Source: Thai News Agency -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-01-25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saigonsunset Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Well, nothing more important than having good friends that send you home in the middle of the night piss drunk with a stranger. When I was that age we stayed with any friend that had one too many! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 And how could her "friends" put her on a motocy taxi? Wouldn't it be better to bring her home in a real taxi?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAG Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 And how could her "friends" put her on a motocy taxi? Wouldn't it be better to bring her home in a real taxi??If she was honking all over the place I should imagine no taxi would want to take her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craighj Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Nice to see good news stories which makes a pleasant change, well done to the motorcycle taxi guy. Also a very lucky girl considering what potentially could have happened. Craighj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 The humble Thai is all inspiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotpoom Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 3 hours ago, saigonsunset said: Well, nothing more important than having good friends that send you home in the middle of the night piss drunk with a stranger. When I was that age we stayed with any friend that had one too many! Right, one might say her friends also showed the "true Thai spirit"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlQaholic Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Very strange actions by her "friends"........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 4 hours ago, saigonsunset said: Well, nothing more important than having good friends that send you home in the middle of the night piss drunk with a stranger. When I was that age we stayed with any friend that had one too many! When I was that age, that was me and all my friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
localczar Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 I thought tru thai spirit was a bottle of lao kao... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonmoon Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Good man. We neee more of goodness like this in LOS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkidlad Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Well done to the guy. With friends like hers, who needs enemies. I remember being in a nightclub on a date. The bird I was with went to the toilet and was taking an eternity. I went to the outside of the toilet to see if she was okay, and she was helping another bird who was absolutely Munsoned. We finally got some sense out of her and she told us where her friends where drinking. I basically carried her back there and the friends looked so p***** off. They knew she was hammered and just let her wonder off for god knows how long. I sat her down and told them to help her. They looked completely nonchalant. Anyway, I understand stupidly drunk friends can be annoying, but you can't just leave them. Especially if they're female. If it's a friend who does it often, simply don't go out with them anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuakmuaynina Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 it is good that he did that, however I do have issue with her friends. If my friend was that drunk I would go home with her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deli Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Yes, there are many good people on this country, like in many others as well. And you easily find them if you stay away from the money spoilt tourist hubs. Sad, but money ruins character Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLee Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 6 hours ago, fruitman said: And how could her "friends" put her on a motocy taxi? Wouldn't it be better to bring her home in a real taxi?? And what if the taxi driver were a rapist jerk.....???.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frog555 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 "true Thai spirit" The reality about Thai spirit, the true Thai spirit, is all what we can see around everyday, the good and the bad, and not only what we would like the reality to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangon04 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 " he had been a motorcycle taxi rider for three years since he was 17 " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 (edited) Despite the bad press many of thses guys get I have found many are actually not as bad as painted if you offer them some respect. Same as the tuk tuk drivers.. I congratulate him on at least providing a news item that negates the usual derogatory defecated material ! Edited January 25, 2017 by Dumbastheycome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djayz Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 10 out of 10 for this chap! A good natured soul. It's nice to read a good story from time to time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Real Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Great Guy, and stupid friends. Nice that something really turn out right anyway. He was definately worth more than 400 Bath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM07 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Good man!Scumbag friends!Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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