afsheen Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 (edited) Lets say you already have enough money for visa , food and you have a place to live in thailand but you cant get a job without education so you panhandle to make money for college savings. Basically asking people outside in a polite and relaxed manner if you can get 10 baht for a water or something. If they dont wanna give 10 baht then you just politely say "thank you" make a wai and then leave Is panhandling as a foreigner legal in Thailand as long as you are not pushy, and you act calm and polite? Can you get arrested for panhandling? Please only serious answers i just wanna know about the law of this Edited January 22, 2019 by afsheen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 probably all about keeping yourself low key... don't be like those of many developed cities around the world - where they act like they have their own Panhandlers' Union! i.e. classic case: Sydney (Aust) street corners, and their regular occupants 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 (edited) Begging is illegal in Thailand, it doesn't matter if you're calm, polite, relaxed and "not pushy", and you wai after pissing-off everyone that you approach. Good luck in funding your "college" education" (yeah, right) by mooching off others who have actually worked for their money. Edited January 22, 2019 by Just Weird 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackcab Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Begging is illegal in Thailand. The punishment is arrest and deportation. If you cannot afford your airfare to your home country you will be kept in custody at the Immigration Detention Centre until you can. Read this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackdd Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 If you are polite, say thank you and wai you will be fine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex8912 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 35 minutes ago, blackcab said: Begging is illegal in Thailand. The punishment is arrest and deportation. If you cannot afford your airfare to your home country you will be kept in custody at the Immigration Detention Centre until you can. Read this: So with your comment ( I don’t read links) it’s totally fine to beg in the detention center to raise money for your trip back home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afsheen Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Just Weird said: Begging is illegal in Thailand, it doesn't matter if you're calm, polite, relaxed and "not pushy", and you wai after pissing-off everyone that you approach. Good luck in funding your "college" education" (yeah, right) by mooching off others who have actually worked for their money. You could have just said its illegal. No need to be rude and aggresive like a typical westerner 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritsSikkink Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 53 minutes ago, afsheen said: No need to be rude and aggresive like a typical westerner Sounds a bit racist. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 CLOSED. Discussion of illegal activity is prohibited. 2) You will not use ThaiVisa.com to post any material which is knowingly or can be reasonably construed as false, inaccurate, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise in violation of any law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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