Video: Passengers scatter as Japanese man angles for a fight on Bangkok canal boat!

[ratcatcher]

11 minutes ago, Franko666 said:

Naw, just another rude Chinaman complaining about cold chickens feet.

When did "the Chinaman" enter the saga?

[Gandtee]

Ah so!

[Andrew Dwyer]

Whackos on , whackos off !!

[Nemesis7]

well so many comments without knowing actually what went wrong? no one wants to get in to fight in a foreign land untill and unless they need to defend themselves or feel any sort of threat, i suppose. But then again i can be wong.

[halloween]

1 hour ago, fruitman said:

I bet they even can't speak to eachother...the boatguys can't speak english.

There are 2 quite short English words that when used together have an almost universally understood meaning. 3 Fs and a couple of vowels out of 7 letters, if you need help.

[wealthychef]

2 hours ago, BMW Overlander said:

 

I don't think so. Japanese are very polite and patient people.

I can only imagine what ticked him off....most probably some extremely rude local drunk guys,scammers or con artists plying these canal routes.

Right.  All Japanese are identical clones, walking around doing stereotypical things exactly like other Japanese people.  

[J Smith]

doesn't sound to be speaking Japanese to me.................

[hgma]

2 hours ago, jaiyen said:

If his finger was chopped he would be covered in tattoos, wouldnt he ? 

 

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[metisdead]

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[FigaroLucowski]

Maybe the Japanese guy was copy-cating the rumbles on United flights in the USA.

Edited May 17, 2017 by FigaroLucowski

[terminatorchiangmai]

He should be fined 100 baht for not wearing his shirt.

[jesimps]

2 hours ago, dotpoom said:

Why does one have to take off his shirt in order to fight.....is it a Japanese ritual?

Either he doesn't want to give his opponents anything to grab on to, or he hopes the sight of his manly body will make them back down. More likely, he thinks there's a possibility he may end up in the klong.

[Suradit69]

3 hours ago, BMW Overlander said:

I don't think so. Japanese are very polite and patient people.

And Land of Smiles refers to the wide range of meanings to Thai smiles (many of which are unfathomable to farangs), not that Thais all giggle uncontrollably.

 

3 hours ago, Borzandy said:

This "vaguely sumo- like" was lucky, his Thai opponents were not numerous enough

They were Thais, not British football hooligans who only become brave when sufficiently numerous.

 

3 hours ago, BMW Overlander said:

I can only imagine what ticked him off....most probably some extremely rude local drunk

Imagination is a wonderful thing and so agenda-driven.

 

Fortunately Japanese never drink to excess. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 17, 2017 by Suradit69

[wakeupplease]

3 hours ago, dotpoom said:

Why does one have to take off his shirt in order to fight.....is it a Japanese ritual?

Some think it makes you look hard, others use it for a preempted strike.

 

[Thongkorn]

I would have been quite happy to slap, the slap happy jappy. with shirt or without shirt, Suprised ten Thai kicking ninjas did not appear and form a Circle round him and kick him while he was not loking Thai style.

[SiSePuede419]

Sumo?  He's just big boned. ?

[Rob13]

That's not a gut, I'm just vaguely sumo like.

[dcnx]

4 hours ago, Borzandy said:

This "vaguely sumo- like" was lucky, his Thai opponents were not numerous enough

With only two Thais on a boat, he actually had a chance.

[Thongkorn]

1 hour ago, terminatorchiangmai said:

He should be fined 100 baht for not wearing his shirt.

Or for wearing a shirt like that in a Built up area, 

[oldlakey]

2 hours ago, ratcatcher said:

When did "the Chinaman" enter the saga?

This was an attempt to introduce some new blood into the picture, as there wasn't much if any earlier as the captain nipped the incident in the bud very quickly

[NCFC]

The Thai guy said something about two inches and two minutes and the Jap guy got upset for being taken as a Cheap Charlie.

[cameraman888]

So much for the called for protocol of acting like the guest of Thailand. Driver of the boat made a great decision to dock the boat so they could get off.

 

[Jeremy50]

Oh well, at least he has an evening at the Thermae to look forward to, he'll find some better company than those horrible boat boys.

[fdch]

6 hours ago, Borzandy said:

This "vaguely sumo- like" was lucky, his Thai opponents were not numerous enough

never been to japan?. SUMO ? this was only a  middle aged fat BOY

and yet big enough to scare 2 thai, where was the rest of the pack? buddha day?

[Elfin]

6 hours ago, ezzra said:

We didn't see if his pinky was chopped, if it was, we'd guess that the man

either had too much Saki or Mekhong and forgot where he was for a moment....

His pinky chopped?

You mean he was of the hebrew persuasion??

[Happy Grumpy]

The Thais needed another 6 of their friends to make it a fair fight. 

[F4UCorsair]

3 hours ago, BMW Overlander said:

 

I don't think so. Japanese are very polite and patient people.

I can only imagine what ticked him off....most probably some extremely rude local drunk guys,scammers or con artists plying these canal routes.

Very patient and polite until they aren't.  They don't like being backed into a corner, and have huge difficulty admitting they're wrong.  That's not a trait that's exclusive to the Japanese, of course, but it's compounded by the 'face' issue, and more so men who are the perpetrators. 

 

Sound familiar?

 

I spent several years working in Japan.

Edited May 17, 2017 by F4UCorsair

[USPatriot]

Taking a shirt off is the international sign for a fight

[chickenslegs]

In his case I think it was an appeal for sympathy. Looks like someone gave him a reverse 'wedgie'.

Edited May 17, 2017 by chickenslegs

[djayz]

11 hours ago, Jessi said:

Just another quality tourist.

Like a broken record...