webfact Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Swedish Man's Trashy Tale Wins Praise By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter Marcus Kingo and his daughter Susannah Kingo during their July vacation in Thailand. Photo: Marcus Kingo / Facebook PHUKET — The internet Tuesday was singing the praises of a Swede who used his vacation time to clean up a Thai beach and encourage others to do the same. Marcus Kingo was being held up as a model tourist for a series of images posted online in which he and his 20-year-old daughter hauled trash from Patong Beach on Phuket. The images were posted Sunday to posted Sunday along with an appeal for other visitors to chip in. Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/culture/net/2017/08/01/swedish-mans-trashy-tale-wins-praise/ -- © Copyright Khaosod English 2017-08-01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadGeordie Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Come to Thailand, new tourist attractions abound, everywhere has adventure holidays, gourmet holidays, spa holidays etc, but Thailand has balcony diving, murder mystery holidays (island speciality) etc and now the hub of garbage collecting holidays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer90210 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Full marks and credit to the Suede who used his vacation to do the dirty jobs of the Thai's...many other farangs also do the work that the Thai's neglect to do so....I guess Thai immigration will check him out to see if he had a work permit? I would be ashamed if I was a Thai to neglect my country as such and let garbage get the upper hand on the beaches....shameful also to have tourists to clean up the place for you.... When the entire beaches of Thailand are nothing more then garbage dumps and the sea shores full of sewage or waste water, tourists and expats will flee and choose other beaches in the Carribean that offer unbeatable prices and scenery and fewer immigration hassles... but obviously the dogma seems to be "you don't like it? then leave"...and that's what will happen ultimately.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NamKangMan Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Why weren't they arrested???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny1990 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 sure I like to help him i mean his daughter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paahlman Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 As a Scandinavian myself I am proud of them.. The sadness in this is that it is useless kind of. The oceans are covered with about 70 to 80& Plastic already.. It will refill in a week and also according to seasons. Anyway.. Good job to them both. BTW.. You do not need a work permit to clean.. Not even your own house or your street.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laislica Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 19 minutes ago, paahlman said: As a Scandinavian myself I am proud of them.. The sadness in this is that it is useless kind of. The oceans are covered with about 70 to 80& Plastic already.. It will refill in a week and also according to seasons. Anyway.. Good job to them both. BTW.. You do not need a work permit to clean.. Not even your own house or your street.... Hush now, you will kill my excuse for not helping in the house LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NamKangMan Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 33 minutes ago, paahlman said: As a Scandinavian myself I am proud of them.. The sadness in this is that it is useless kind of. The oceans are covered with about 70 to 80& Plastic already.. It will refill in a week and also according to seasons. Anyway.. Good job to them both. BTW.. You do not need a work permit to clean.. Not even your own house or your street.... "BTW.. You do not need a work permit to clean.." - WRONG. You need a work permit to perform volunteer / charity work in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhFarangJa Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Absolutely pathetic........ Spend thousands of Euros, or whatever Currency. Fly in a sardine can for minimum 12 hours to have a dream vacation on a tropical island.......Then spend your time cleaning up the C**p left by the locals and the last tourist that came before you......The most amazing thing I find is that the local population and government officials are not in the least bit embarrassed, or ashamed about this sort of exposure !!! . Meanwhile, local head man Somchai is sitting back in his recliner next to his pool with his mia noi, drinking whatever, saying these Farangs really are missing a couple of Satang short of a Baht.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joecoolfrog Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Hate to think who will clean up when only the Chinese and Middle Easterners are left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTBarbum Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 The way things are going nowadays. He will probably be blacklisted..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Deerhunter Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 9 minutes ago, joecoolfrog said: Hate to think who will clean up when only the Chinese and Middle Easterners are left. Yuck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttrd Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 5 hours ago, BigBadGeordie said: Come to Thailand, new tourist attractions abound, everywhere has adventure holidays, gourmet holidays, spa holidays etc, but Thailand has balcony diving, murder mystery holidays (island speciality) etc and now the hub of garbage collecting holidays. At the reception desk: Sawadee khrap/kha - Welcome to our Beach Resort - Are you and your family interested in a free upgrade? Yes... Sign here please...thank you - you and your family are now a true and exclusive member of the garbage team. ... you are now required to clean the beach every morning from 5am to 8am during all your stay - Welcome...;) Next... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farcanell Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 5 hours ago, observer90210 said: but obviously the dogma seems to be "you don't like it? then leave"...and that's what will happen ultimately.... No no no... you silly farang... you no unner stan.... dogma is..... " you don't like it?... clean it up yourself!" but seriously, whilst mrs farc attends the occasional clean the beach boot camp mornings, down at nai harn ( which is a different matter as a resident), there's no way in hell that I would be planning on spending a holiday picking up trash... I'm more the "sit on a beach chair, under an umbrella, being served Mai tais" kind of guy (ergo, I hardly go to nai harn anymore, as that service no longer exists ?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack61 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 54 minutes ago, nongkhaidude said: While there is certainly a lot of trash on Thai beaches especially after storms mostly caused from uncaring Thais and Burmese it is what is under the Sand that is the most disgusting and that is Cigarette butts All from tourist ! I use to take my daughter to Kata Beach to play in the Sand and the park across the street but no more Kata Beach is just a big discussing ash tray as no one ever cleans those up. The park is still nice though Yep. Let's not just lay all the blame with the Thais. We're all responsible. Let's not kid ourselves. Cigarette butts and plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pumpjack Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 (edited) so what . mr goodie too shoes probably walks around petting thai soi dogs with a fake thai smile too, i notice these tourists everywhere with the fake smile....it makes me cringe when i see through them. arrest him now for no work permit !! Edited August 1, 2017 by pumpjack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Why should Thais clean up when you have tourist happy to pay thousands of dollars to do it for them. Exit the 7-11 and let the litter hit the ground as soon as possible. No worries, plenty of tourists to clean up. If it's not clean blame the tourists for being lazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Next time he enters Thailand, he will be detained for not having a work permit and charged with damaging Thailand's image. He should have sent his pics to the police, not post them online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 14 hours ago, BigBadGeordie said: Come to Thailand, new tourist attractions abound, everywhere has adventure holidays, gourmet holidays, spa holidays etc, but Thailand has balcony diving, murder mystery holidays (island speciality) etc and now the hub of garbage collecting holidays. Actually quite a thought. The large groups of Chinese tourists that wander down Walking St in Pattaya could be diverted onto the beach and told to collect rubbish and then receptacles placed down at the Dusit corner for them to get rid of it. Added security that in big groups less chance of bag and necklace snatches. Problem being that it would then get dumped back into the sea somewhere else... or end up by a roadside in Jomtiem.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Would have had more effect if he recorded the cr@p and posted it on social media for others to see even posting it to some of the booking agents. When numbers start to drop & the word on the net is give Thailand a miss then local municipalities might get the message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Real Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 11 hours ago, paahlman said: As a Scandinavian myself I am proud of them.. The sadness in this is that it is useless kind of. The oceans are covered with about 70 to 80& Plastic already.. It will refill in a week and also according to seasons. Anyway.. Good job to them both. BTW.. You do not need a work permit to clean.. Not even your own house or your street.... I guess you meant 70-80 %. I do think that is quite wrong. In that case it would be more plastic than water in the oceans. Hopefully thinking happy thought, that you were thinking about 7-8% wihich is still heavily overdriven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wim1954 Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 12 hours ago, Destiny1990 said: sure I like to help him i mean his daughter. <deleted>!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tofer Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 12 hours ago, AhFarangJa said: Absolutely pathetic........ Spend thousands of Euros, or whatever Currency. Fly in a sardine can for minimum 12 hours to have a dream vacation on a tropical island.......Then spend your time cleaning up the C**p left by the locals and the last tourist that came before you......The most amazing thing I find is that the local population and government officials are not in the least bit embarrassed, or ashamed about this sort of exposure !!! . Meanwhile, local head man Somchai is sitting back in his recliner next to his pool with his mia noi, drinking whatever, saying these Farangs really are missing a couple of Satang short of a Baht.... That's the sad truth unfortunately. A foreigner in an adjacent apartment to us spent his holiday including a daily clean up of the sea front between and underneath the 'residents' stilt houses in Koh Lanta Old Town. The locals presented a knowing smile, i.e. crazy farang. After he'd left it went back to status quo, rubbishy piled up between and under their houses. We regularly pick up rubbish infront of our property on the sea front, which has drifted down from the town / villages, including disposable nappies - certainly nothing to do with tourists. There is also a quantity of plastic bottles and bags which could have come from the tourist boats in the bay. They should know better, except the Chinese of course. There is a perfectly adequate refuse disposal service but the locals are to b....y lazy and lacking any common sense to realise the damage they are doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outsider Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 It really beggars believe that not only do they have no shame about letting guests come to a place that is less than clean, they rejoice when these guests - their guests - do the dirty job for them! I guess this statement sums up how delusional these people are: Quote: “The country needs tourists like these..." I have an idea though - I will not clean my condo for a few weeks, then invite my friends over for the weekend... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Off-topic post removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhFarangJa Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 (edited) 15 hours ago, joecoolfrog said: Hate to think who will clean up when only the Chinese and Middle Easterners are left. It will not worry them............ Edited August 2, 2017 by AhFarangJa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Duck Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 I am not a beach person. Even being from Orange County CA I cannot remember enjoying the beach. Don't even like clean sea water (if there is such a thing left) The first week I was here some friends took me to some beach. They were offended when I commented how dirty the grey water was. Just look how they use the canals criss crossing bangkok as trash dumps. There is one that separates Esplanade mall and rot fai, (train market). It is so disgustingly filthy. But at least only industrial waste, not even brown trout can exist in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
free123 Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 the guy is ding dong... when u really live the thai way u throw ur garbage everywhere and not clean up other peoples trash..... falands oh falangs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessPoo Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 On 8/1/2017 at 7:57 PM, paahlman said: As a Scandinavian myself I am proud of them.. The sadness in this is that it is useless kind of. The oceans are covered with about 70 to 80& Plastic already.. It will refill in a week and also according to seasons. Anyway.. Good job to them both. BTW.. You do not need a work permit to clean.. Not even your own house or your street.... Can I check the work permit comment you made-is it true? I saw someone post that cleaning your motorbike needs a work permit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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