rooster59 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Brian the Cameroonian English teacher gets a D minus - deportation minus a job. Image: Daily News Khon Kaen immigration yesterday announced the arrest and detention of a man called Brian from Cameroon. He had high hopes of coming to Thailand to teach English and was in fact waiting for a job at his flat in Nong Reua district when immigration came calling. He had made the mistake of having somebody else's visa in his passport. Immigration had been alerted by airport staff who had carried out some belated checks and given their counterparts the tip-off that his visa was fake. Brian Etiennedem, 28, admitted everything and was detained ahead of deportation back to Africa. Source: Daily News -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-03-11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehowden Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Which one is Brian? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajarngreg Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 He had high hopes of coming to Thailand to teach English and was in fact waiting for a job at his flat in Nong Reua district when immigration came calling. Maybe he was just too high? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajarngreg Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 1 minute ago, davehowden said: Which one is Brian? Difficult to say, because they all look like Cameroonians to me. A typical Name in Cameroon, I wouldn't be surprised if the teacher dreamer was Nigerian traveling with someone else's passport. But here are the ones who'll make him some bigger problems. Ce La Vie, Brian. Thre life of Brian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymonddiaz Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 six people to interview 1 guy . They must be very busy at this immigration office! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiwrath Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 1 hour ago, davehowden said: Which one is Brian? Probably the one that speaks the worst English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berybert Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, davehowden said: Which one is Brian? The one who is a 'very naughty boy'. Edited March 10, 2017 by berybert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornishcarlos Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 1 hour ago, davehowden said: Which one is Brian? I'm Brian and so is my wife... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexRich Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 "He's not the Messiah, he's just a very naughty boy!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Thwow him to the floor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 A Cameroonian to teach English, yeah right, and than everybody asks why is Thai students English sucks..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 1 hour ago, Thaiwrath said: Probably the one that speaks the worst English. Or the best very poor English . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksidedog Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 How do you have someone elses visa in your passport? How did immigration not notice it when he first arrived? And why did they suddenly decide to pay him a visit? Lastly, why do we so often only get half the story? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphere Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 2 hours ago, Raymonddiaz said: six people to interview 1 guy . They must be very busy at this immigration office! That, actually, was his first English lesson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optad Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 26 minutes ago, ezzra said: A Cameroonian to teach English, yeah right, and than everybody asks why is Thai students English sucks..... Elaborate please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 25 minutes ago, darksidedog said: How do you have someone elses visa in your passport? How did immigration not notice it when he first arrived? And why did they suddenly decide to pay him a visit? Lastly, why do we so often only get half the story? Did you read the story, nah! didn't think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinsdale Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 54 minutes ago, ezzra said: A Cameroonian to teach English, yeah right, and than everybody asks why is Thai students English sucks..... It's because they're cheap. Lots of money left over for the next merc or next big house for the director. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badbanker Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Please be aware there are a lot (In the hundreds) of very competent English teachers of African origin working very successfully in Thailand. Most, if not all of them are better educated and vastly more competent than I will ever be! Sadly the small number of West Africans that are involved in illicit activities, have had a tendency to tar the whole race. This is something these teachers have to deal with everyday! This is something that is straight out racism and yes it is racial profiling! Sadly, as we all know it is has become more difficult to obtain a visa to come to Thailand and it is because of this agents in neighboring countries offer a quick fix which comes back and bites you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollyhangmon Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 3 hours ago, rooster59 said: ... deportation minus a job Ah, next competitor in the 'Thick Headline Contest', no? Deportation PLUS a job would have been fairly odd ... Christ ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy50 Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 1 hour ago, ezzra said: A Cameroonian to teach English, yeah right, and than everybody asks why is Thai students English sucks..... Pity about all these racist comments. In fact, teachers from Cameroon, and there are many in Thailand speak very good English, and some French too, due to a Colonial history in their country. Certainly, far better than any Thai teacher I have ever heard. Their main problem with working here will concern racial prejudices, which is unfortunate. The ones I have met, have been nice people with a lot to offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullie Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 4 hours ago, davehowden said: Which one is Brian? That would be the one that speaks English with a French Cameroonian accent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullie Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 46 minutes ago, Jeremy50 said: Pity about all these racist comments. In fact, teachers from Cameroon, and there are many in Thailand speak very good English, and some French too, due to a Colonial history in their country. Certainly, far better than any Thai teacher I have ever heard. Their main problem with working here will concern racial prejudices, which is unfortunate. The ones I have met, have been nice people with a lot to offer. Ahh, now I finally understand why they always insist on "native English speakers". Most Africans I have seen or met in Bangkok have indeed, a lot to offer. Drugs and ladies of the night, mostly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chainarong Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Oz just had a doctor, who , would you believe practiced for 10 years on someone else's stolen identity from England, so good ol Brian from Cameroon was in there with a chance for awhile, who knows he might have ended up as the best Engish teacher Thailand has ever seen....................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 5 hours ago, rooster59 said: a man called Brian from Cameroon. I bet he's not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PremiumLane Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 2 hours ago, ezzra said: A Cameroonian to teach English, yeah right, and than everybody asks why is Thai students English sucks..... I see you need some English lesson too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maewang99 Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, dinsdale said: It's because they're cheap. Lots of money left over for the next merc or next big house for the director. no... one more thing. a very important thing. Thai students see a Foreigner.. especially a Farlang Foreigner... working at the school. would it not help them "think" 'hey, maybe this is what schools are'.... even if it ain't. 'the farlang is working here and is the same as the other teachers'. and has a Thai Teachers License (after a 2 day Thai culture course plus some paperwork). and...... works for Tea money so the CS can hit the Fingerprint Machine with the car engine still running. Edited March 11, 2017 by maewang99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rott Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 7 minutes ago, PremiumLane said: I see you need some English lesson too.... And you don't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optad Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 1 hour ago, dinsdale said: It's because they're cheap. Lots of money left over for the next merc or next big house for the director. Quote ezzra said: A Cameroonian to teach English, yeah right, and than everybody asks why is Thai students English sucks..... Dinsdale, ezzra's comment was overtly racist, but safe in this Thaivisa den. You sanctified it with a wrong, guising response most want shaped as an answer.It wasn't. It is a race to the bottom for some posters on racial issues here. 'Game of likes'. Shame the lax permissibles of people like yourself allowed for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 5 hours ago, davehowden said: Which one is Brian? None. He sent a stand-in and no one knew the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunpa Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 5 hours ago, Raymonddiaz said: six people to interview 1 guy . They must be very busy at this immigration office! Well, due to "Brian" only speaking English this is a very complicated interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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