r/PublicFreakout • u/notstrangeguy • 13h ago

šŸ¤¬Public RageršŸ˜± French tourists caused a disturbance and were dealt with by locals in Thailand

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u/Careless-Page-7116 13h ago

I have seen enough videos to learn, the Thai people don't mess around, everyone there agrees with street justice.

If I ever visit there, I will be on my best behavior lol

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u/lipp79 13h ago

Or just be on your best behavior no matter where you go.

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u/Gizmosfurryblank 10h ago

hey, whoa, whoaā€¦come on now. be reasonable

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u/badgerj 7h ago

Wow. Neurons kicking into over drive for this idea! /s

Seriously though.

Just be nice to everyone, always, wherever. ESPECIALLY When it isnā€™t YOUR home, town, city, province, or Country.

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u/peterpodolski 6h ago

Not "especially when...." always. Just always...

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u/badgerj 5h ago

Yes! Iā€™m just saying be extra careful when youā€™re not at home.

I said that first! Everyone, always, whenever!

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u/OverDaCounterCulture 9h ago

Thai people donā€™t start shit with foreigners.

But they will absolutely finish it, if pushed too far.

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u/Illusioniist 7h ago

Couldnā€™t agree less, when I went with my fiancĆ©e last year almost every day someone tried causing trouble with us. Whether itā€™s cat calling my girl, following us, one guy verbally harassed me the whole way down the street without me even making eye contact with the guy. Literally canā€™t get a moment of piece and I went around the whole country

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u/renoitucx 4h ago

Username checks out

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u/a_h_l_m 13h ago

Its also the land of smiles, just don't be a complete twat.

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u/hgrub 12h ago

Sometimes we smile with fists (only to assholes.)

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u/BauceSauce0 12h ago

Imagine growing up in the first world thinking you know the ā€œstreetsā€, but youā€™re never been to a third world country or developing country. Thereā€™s levels to this.

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u/InThatDarkPlace 9h ago edited 9h ago

Most Thais aren't confrontational. Touristy areas don't accurately reflect the country (neither does calling it "third world).They'll usually go out of their way to avoid violence/drama to a degree not commonly seen in Western nations to maintain harmony. However, "fairness" and "proportionality" don't exist among Thai fighting etiquette.

When they do fight, they tend to be strong in numbers only, fight in gangs, or use weapons. There's no such thing as fighting with honor here. For these reasons, it best to avoid altercations unless someone wants to get jumped 10 to 1, or even 20 to 1.

The video is in a tourist trap surrounded by drunk/high people, a lot of whom casually smoke methamphetamine, so the mob mentality easily takes over.

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u/SubMGK 1h ago

Absolutely wrong. Not confrontational in a sense that if youre just annoying they wont speak out about it and just ignore you. Being dicks like what theyre doing in the video is inviting people to jump you

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u/ProsecUsig 11h ago

Doesnā€™t matter. StReeTs, Yo

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u/InThatDarkPlace 9h ago

Most Thais aren't confrontational. Touristy areas don't accurately reflect the country. They'll usually go out of their way to avoid violence. However, "fairness" and "proportionality" don't exist among Thai fighting etiquette.

When they do fight, they tend to be strong in numbers only, fight in gangs, or use weapons. There's no such thing as fighting with honor here. For these reasons, it best to avoid altercations unless someone wants to get jumped 10 to 1, or even 20 to 1.

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u/ArjJp 9h ago

As a general rule, don't pick a fight with the locals in typical 'tourist trap' places.... They have plenty of experience and pent up frustration dealing with drunk and disorderly tourists....

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u/InThatDarkPlace 8h ago

I'm with you. Anyone going to foreign countries with the big man on campus atittude shouldn't go. That's why I tend to avoid foreigners here altogether, and associate with Thais.

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u/Let_me_smell 1h ago

Most Thais aren't confrontational. Touristy areas don't accurately reflect the country

That's nonsense. This stuff happens all the time and everywhere. They do not magically create this attitude by going into a tourist area, they bring it with them from upcountry.

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u/Opposite-Lead-5291 1h ago

Most Thais are not confrontational. Outside of Japan, out of the 37 countries Iā€™ve been to, Thailand is the 2nd least confrontational. Iā€™ve lived in Thai areas and of course been to tourist areas so what exactly is nonsense?

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u/Jazzlike-Check9040 1h ago

Itā€™s a street fight. If you want honor or a 1v1 go to a ring.

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u/InThatDarkPlace 1h ago

Or one could not fight at all and avoid the unpredictability of risking serious injury, death, or prison, and smoke weed in the dispensary shown in the video.

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u/Sullyville 30m ago

they are like the locals at the end of Roadhouseā€¦ no one saw anything.

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u/Calm-Drop-9221 2m ago

Even for a french tourist acting a knob 10 to 1 isa bit heavy.

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u/CarneAsadaSteve 12h ago

Luckily no one pulled out a machete

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u/ihaveabaguetteknife 10h ago

Not even worth it for these douchebags

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u/UseMoreHops 6h ago

Iā€™m kinda pro street justice now.

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u/cmicpace 5h ago

Not even best behavior is needed. Just donā€™t be a complete twat and youā€™ll get by fine.

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u/Mathilliterate_asian 5h ago

Yeah lol my motto is to not start shit anywhere I general, but when you're potentially facing someone who's been learning muay Thai since 5 years old, causing a ruckus there is certainly a choice.

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u/Jackieexists 13h ago

It's often not justice is the problem