Watch-sellers getting nasty...bit Mafiarish

[usual suspect]

* Farang lady gets fed-up with sellers badgering her to buy a watch.
* Lady tells seller to F***-*** and throws drink at him.
* watchseller tells her he's gonna shoot her (& he means it).
* Lady goes to Police and reports him.
*Lady is followed by 2 off them on Motorcycle as she goes home.
*They stop her and order her to leave HH the next day or be shot!!
Do not know any more at this time,but have not seen the slimey
toads on the street for 3 nights now...??
So no matter how much they make you seeth inside...smile and be nice to them...theres a nasty undercurrent flowing here with them.
(maybe they'll go into selling property next???)

[BaaBaa.]

She shouldn't have told him to F*** O** and thrown a drink over him in the first place.

[Georgy Porgy]

Bad, very bad, move, Lady.

[Spitfire]

Don't want to sound too cynical Usual Suspect, but, I think you'll find they have a "Mafia" for match sticks or pencils/stationary or tooth picks, even panty liners probably.

It's a joke/pathetic! However, the above posters are correct about it being unwise to 'mix it up' with these types anyhow.

I noticed the other day(not in HH) that when you get to a junction with traffic lights and stop, those guys selling flowers for you hang in your car(Buddha good luck/insurance style stuff) had taxi style blue/green waistcoats on, ie they have to pay someone(mafia) to stand at the junction and have the privilage of attemping to sell that rubbish to all and sundry.

It knows no bounds here.

[BaaBaa.]

I noticed the other day(not in HH) that when you get to a junction with traffic lights and stop, those guys selling flowers for you hang in your car(Buddha good luck/insurance style stuff) had taxi style blue/green waistcoats on, ie they have to pay someone(mafia) to stand at the junction and have the privilage of attemping to sell that rubbish to all and sundry.

It knows no bounds here.

Certainly do, a Motosai vest for a good spot in BKK is absolutely extortionate.

I've never had a problem with the Hawkers, in fact 2 of the DVD lads in town are sound.

At the end of the day this watch blokes trying to make a few baht and some (no doubt drunk) Farang throws a drink in his face.

She should know better than to make a Thai look a dickhead in public.

[Vital Spark]

Lady? Methinks a misnomer...

Anyway, what a waste of a drink - especially when folks are complaining about the prices.

VS

[Randy Cornhole]

With less tourists comming in less money becomes availiable, therefore times become more desperate and so on...

She certainly shoudn't have told him to f**k off and thrown her drink over him. If someone had done that to me there would have been consequences as there would be with most people. Its just that in Thailand the law of the gun threat is more prevalent.

I doubt she would actually have been shot, but he would have lost face and we all know what that means in Thailand...

In the UK these days it seems you can get stabbed for looking at someone the wrong way.

Lets all be cool out there...

[Super Joe]

Seen them go off twice (first time I think the farang was touch and go), all know each other all had concealed weapons, not pretty.
Do not wind them up, no pun intended, they are all friendly enough when you simply say "no thanks".

SJ

[migrant]

Been approached by many many vendors, in many areas and they all back off with a simple "no thank you" and turn away.

[margaretcarnes]

I saw 2 or 3 farang getting bolshy with locals last trip and its embarrassing, as well as unwise. They wouldn't do it at home.

[Sir Puttalot]

Its been a few years since I've been to HH (I intend to return this Christmas holiday), but last time I was there a young thai lady told me to say mia kap,I assume this means no thankyou in thai, anyway it always seem to work,without any hassle

[Spitfire]

Yes, Sir Puttalot, it does indeed!

By the way, quality name, reminds me of SM67's 2nd signature quote , welcome back.

[bluezephyr]

Ive never had a problem with watch, Trinket or tat sellers, The lady in question should learn a few manners.

I find the flower girls around the bars more relentless, I say Mi Me Satang just to wind them up, If i intend to go to the bars i buy a load of chuppa chups lollies from Lotus to get them to go away, Im sure they all get collected up at the end of the night and resold the next day.

I saw one little girl last September being shown the ropes of flower selling, Daddy in the background keeping an eye on things, Was in London bar for Norman and Maureens aniversary if i remember rightly.
Poor little thing was hungry and as we were sat down she kept coming up to the table for some food.
I got upset and had to leave.

[PeteC]

Its been a few years since I've been to HH (I intend to return this Christmas holiday), but last time I was there a young thai lady told me to say mia kap,I assume this means no thankyou in thai, anyway it always seem to work,without any hassle

Yes, 'mai ow krup' with a bit of a smile and they'll leave you alone, anywhere here, even Pattaya. A display of temper or 'jai laun' makes you look low and rude regardless of the situation or their actions, then you're fair game for abuse. Pete

[PeteC]

....I saw one little girl last September being shown the ropes of flower selling, Daddy in the background keeping an eye on things, Was in London bar for Norman and Maureens aniversary if i remember rightly.
Poor little thing was hungry and as we were sat down she kept coming up to the table for some food.I got upset and had to leave.

Yes, I used to go buy some roasted chicken legs and sticky rice for these kids in Pattaya rather than buy what they were selling. Got into quite a bit of trouble with their 'handlers' for this. The kids loved it, and a smile a mile wide. Handlers had to be avoided for a few days, especially late at night. Pete