Russian woman begging with baby in Bangkok sparks debate amongst Thais online

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Russian woman begging with baby in Bangkok sparks debate amongst Thais online

 

Images: Facebook

 

Photos of a foreign woman begging with her baby in Bangkok have sparked debate on Thai social media.

 

The photos show the woman, believed to be Russian, trying to sell photos of her baby around the Chatuchak area of Bangkok.

 

The woman claims she had been left broke and destitute after being dumped by her husband and was trying to raise funds to purchase and plane tickets so she could leave Thailand.

 

The photos posted on Facebook on Sunday have been shared more than 17,000 times and sparked much debate by Thais commenting online.

 

Some people came to the defence of the woman questioning how a father could leave their child in that situation.

 

Others said that it wasn’t the responsibility of Thai people to help the woman and that she should contact her embassy for assistance.

 

Some commenting had little sympathy for the woman and compared her to other so called ‘beg-packers’ who beg for money or sell souvenirs in order to fund their travelling.

 

Others questioned if it was legal for foreigners to beg in Thailand and urged an agency to get involved with the woman’s plight, for the sake of her child if nothing else.

 

One Facebook user named Angkhana Promyat said they had met the woman and had been in contact with the police who were trying to help provide some assistance in the matter.

 

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[lemonjelly]

She needs help before she and her young daughter fall into the wrong hands; that's all that worries me.


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[observer90210]

Sorry, but she must be handed over to her embassy who in turn must either pay for her in Thailand or have her sent back to her homeland....

 

Try begging as an alien in the streets of some western nation and the same will happen...

 

Another quality farang who will plainly justify all the hassle at immigration counters towards other farangs on normal visits to the Kingdom...

[ianuk06]

1 hour ago, observer90210 said:

Sorry, but she must be handed over to her embassy who in turn must either pay for her in Thailand or have her sent back to her homeland....

 

Try begging as an alien in the streets of some western nation and the same will happen...

 

Another quality farang who will plainly justify all the hassle at immigration counters towards other farangs on normal visits to the Kingdom...

Embassy's do not and will not pay for tourists to be sent home or pay for her stay here. 

Edited July 18, 2017 by ianuk06

[zaphod reborn]

2 minutes ago, ianuk06 said:

Embassy's do not and will not pay for tourists to be sent home or pay for her stay here. 

That's not quite correct.  Some embassies (US and UK) will provide a loan for repatriation if the foreigner is in danger and requires a flight out for safety reasons, if the foreigner is unable to raise funds for repatriation through their friends and family.  I'm not sure the Russian embassy would provide this service, but agree that she should be provided assistance to get to the Russian embassy to see if there is anything they can do.

[ezzra]

I think Thai people and many farangs for that matter has a gut full of those people

who they claim have fallen on hard time and resorted to begging on the streets,

some without a doubt are in real need, while others are nothing more than

a scam artists and ruin it for the one that are genuinely destitute...

[YetAnother]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

 

Others questioned if it was legal for foreigners to beg in Thailand

How Buddhist of them, conveniently overlooking any human decency,

And fall back on the shambles that is called law here

[Tilacme]

Never ever ever trust what a Russian says.

[Bangkokazy]

Her must, get out of it on her own. Bangkok is not a beggar city.

 

Bangkok is not a city for poor people

 

Have a good day to everyone out there

[Joebuzz]

Now if we could get all the Asian countries to pay for their visa overstays in America to pay for THEIR airfare home and to reimburse WELFARE for what it's cost OUR taxpayers we would have $BILLIONS$ ! ! !   We need 90 day reporting here too.  No report...deport!

[stegee]

1 hour ago, YetAnother said:

How Buddhist of them, conveniently overlooking any human decency,

And fall back on the shambles that is called law here

maybe like many westerners, these days,  they aren't particularly religious...

also begging is illegal in most western countries

[BangrakBob]

1 hour ago, Tilacme said:

Never ever ever trust what a Russian says.

Surprised it took the thread this long before a typical xenophobe comment popped up.  

[phetpeter]

So she is begging on the street ! Question is where is she staying? and who is paying for that? Is her husband Thai or Russian? Many unanswered questions.

[b2bme]

The photos posted on Facebook on Sunday have been shared more than 17,000 times and sparked much debate by Thais commenting online.

Others said that it wasn’t the responsibility of Thai people to help the woman and that she should contact her embassy for assistance.

 

I'm not arguing whether it is or isn't the Thai's responsibility but how many tourists or Expats get hit up by a local who portrays themselves as less fortunate making you feel compelled to drop some money in their cup. Then when you don't give them anything all eyes around you thinking you are a Cheap Charlie Falang. What about all the double pricing for foreigners (National parks and tourist attractions) and the 500 baht airport tax (now built into your ticket price). Maybe some of this money should be in a fund for cases like this.

Shame where begging for a living is socially accepted and you can no longer tell the difference between those really in need and those who are scammers.

[jimstar1]

Deport her easy end of story

[b2bme]

5 minutes ago, jimstar1 said:

Deport her easy end of story

I think it is all about who is going to pay. A seat on an airplane equals money. I think this is what the topic is about unless I've missed something.

[MaksimMislavsky]

Shameful. She should be detained, prosecuted for begging, and deported aboard Russian airline. No matter what. If she is really that destitute (which is debatable) she can go live in a monastery in Russia.

[BangrakBob]

Just now, Tilacme said:

If you ever live with them, eat with them and bred with them you might begin to understand the phycology, until then you are just a liberal apologist.

Happily married to one, 2 kids....keep digging 

[Formaleins]

3 hours ago, observer90210 said:

Sorry, but she must be handed over to her embassy who in turn must either pay for her in Thailand or have her sent back to her homeland....

 

Try begging as an alien in the streets of some western nation and the same will happen...

 

Another quality farang who will plainly justify all the hassle at immigration counters towards other farangs on normal visits to the Kingdom...

Hope she doesn't happen to be British then as she will be well and truly <deleted> in both suggestions.

[RBOP]

Sounds like she's selling photos. 

[anon789561]

selling pictures of her baby, that's wrong in itself. the ruskie authorities should take some kind of responsibility to get her home for the sake of the child. however, I suspect she is just a scrounging trollop. sorry but just my suspicion.

[Tilacme]

6 minutes ago, BangrakBob said:

Happily married to one, 2 kids....keep digging 

Condolences.

[BangrakBob]

Just now, Tilacme said:

Condolences.

pathetic 

[salavan]

2 hours ago, ianuk06 said:

Embassy's do not and will not pay for tourists to be sent home or pay for her stay here. 

The British Embassy wouldn't that's for sure

[farcanell]

3 hours ago, ianuk06 said:

Embassy's do not and will not pay for tourists to be sent home or pay for her stay here. 

Ah... depends a whole lot on how backward your country is.

 

an Australian, in a position as described in the OP, will be repatriated by his / her embassy.

 

admittedly, it may not be free, but that would be sorted later, and as Australia is a welfare state (?), Despite trying to get payback, the government will probably foot the bill at days end

[Tilacme]

10 minutes ago, BangrakBob said:

pathetic 

What you don't have any good Russian insults to throw around, you must get them every day, if only you knew the meaning.

[SOUTHERNSTAR]

2 hours ago, Tilacme said:

Never ever ever trust what a Russian says.

Do you know for a fact she is Russian? She can be American for all what we  know. As for trusting, when the US government say anything I dont believe them 99,999999% of the time. Although I believe Americans as a rule is honest. 

[rhodie]

4 hours ago, observer90210 said:

Sorry, but she must be handed over to her embassy who in turn must either pay for her in Thailand or have her sent back to her homeland....

 

Try begging as an alien in the streets of some western nation and the same will happen...

 

Another quality farang who will plainly justify all the hassle at immigration counters towards other farangs on normal visits to the Kingdom...

Better not include Australia. Head over to Sydney and see the amount of beggars in the city from all over the world. And in a country where they fall over with handouts!

[dluek]

If she can't get family or friends back in Russia to help her out, she should go to the Russian embassy. Begging on the street with a baby in a poor country is rock bottom. You have to wonder about her mental state. 

[farcanell]

10 minutes ago, salavan said:

The British Embassy wouldn't that's for sure

Google is your friend.

 

28 UK residents repatriated from Thailand in 2013 ( their passports got confiscated such that they cannot travel without repaying the cost incurred... plus fees)