bluesofa Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 30 minutes ago, Artisi said: He couldn't have cheated "as no Thai would do this". So true. However, I've seen ferangs doing it: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 41 minutes ago, tingtongtourist said: maybe we will find out if his family have Burmese ancestory. 555 Are you making a K O J E out of this or just taking the S I P S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeycu Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 1 hour ago, bluesofa said: They will just say he was unfairly penalised for having a pee under the table. Was he a Chinese going to Swampy by train ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLAretired Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Captain_Bob said: Cheating ... if successful, is considered admirable in [this] society. It is taught from birth right through the "educational system" ... The only thing Scrabble punk did wrong was get caught. "Admirable." Agreed. Thank you, @Captain_Bob, for bringing out that important factor. In this culture, getting caught is not so "wrong". Cheaters expect to get caught once in a while. They just shrug it off (if the situation permits), and try again. One, specific, ethnic group here cheats far more than all the others. By not naming that group, it's easy to get confused and assume it is all local people. But then on the opposite side we see something like a taxi driver returning a lost wallet to a passenger. Doesn't add up until we separate by ethnicity. (I won't name that ethnic group here because I don't want to have the thread flooded with posts accusing me of "xxxxxx-bashing".) More interesting is the question: What is the cultural benefit that nurtures widespread cheating here? There must be a reason that cheating and corruption are so widespread. I've often wondered why. (And I have some tentative answers to that, but it is far to delicate a topic to discuss on any public forum. And very much not politically correct, too. I welcome PMs.) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vogie Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 My dog once ate a full box of scrabble tiles, he kept leaving little messages around the house for weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zydeco Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 2 hours ago, geoffbezoz said: A bit unfair on the guy as corruption and cheating are deeply ingrained in Thai culture. Hope that TAT can put a spin on this so it is really a foreigners fault. ???? Well, it was an American that invented Scrabble. So . . . if the foreigner hadn't invented the game, then Pichai would never have cheated in the first place. No? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexlowe Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 2 hours ago, tifino said: sorry! - cannot duplicate words Damnn. Can't fool clever farang. f smart r a n g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexlowe Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 1 hour ago, RLAretired said: "Admirable." Agreed. Thank you, @Captain_Bob, for bringing out that important factor. In this culture, getting caught is not so "wrong". Cheaters expect to get caught once in a while. They just shrug it off (if the situation permits), and try again. One, specific, ethnic group here cheats far more than all the others. By not naming that group, it's easy to get confused and assume it is all local people. But then on the opposite side we see something like a taxi driver returning a lost wallet to a passenger. Doesn't add up until we separate by ethnicity. (I won't name that ethnic group here because I don't want to have the thread flooded with posts accusing me of "xxxxxx-bashing".) More interesting is the question: What is the cultural benefit that nurtures widespread cheating here? There must be a reason that cheating and corruption are so widespread. I've often wondered why. (And I have some tentative answers to that, but it is far to delicate a topic to discuss on any public forum. And very much not politically correct, too. I welcome PMs.) . Don't be shy. An open and honest debate, framed the right way, can only be a good thing. It can only offend if emotions and irrational discussion dominate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman24 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 COME ON guys give him a break, it was a mistake, OK, he had two spare tiles in his hand, and was going to own up, at the end, (after he won of course) i believe him. ok the old chestnut, A THAI WOULD NEVER DO THIS, (sorry matey, thats twice ya have been caught now) back to the farm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhounan Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 What about the Thailand social image? How to pretend to have a good reputation when you try to hide dust under the bed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevvy Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 6 hours ago, Just1Voice said: Is there ANYTHING Thai won't try to cheat at? Sorry, rhetorical question. There are cheaters all around the world . https://youtu.be/pTQvvvOyzI4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Being lined up for senator roll as we speak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomangosteen Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Not unique to Thailand. Perhaps this man was just a copycat ? Former British Scrabble champion, Scrabble book author, The Times columnist, and professional Scrabble player Allan Simmons is currently serving a three year ban from the game for cheating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbionBob Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Can't wait to see what Rooster makes of this in next Sunday's weekly review !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 11 minutes ago, AlbionBob said: Can't wait to see what Rooster makes of this in next Sunday's weekly review !! I think it rather depends on what letters he's been dealt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 11 minutes ago, bluesofa said: I think it rather depends on what letters he's been dealt. Or even s p a r t i l e s e c r e t a i n e d e e t a e t d l y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 7 hours ago, Dexlowe said: n naughty u g h t y Nil pois !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko kok prong Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Does Rooster know this guy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuandjulie Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 8 hours ago, Bipolar said: Is this part of Thai Niyom???? Thais should be so proud of this. why is this not on the front of most thai newspapers ??? please help to share in your social media accounts. Prayut should call the guy for a press pic to honor him at the government house. The singaporeans and chinese now use the word thai to mean cheat...ie do not thai me lah!......lol! In Malaysia it is called doing a Thai as well ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonhia Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 555! Typical. They've been cheating foreigners for decades. Nothing new.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Dough Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 2 hours ago, marko kok prong said: Does Rooster know this guy? Of course. I will write about it all in next Sunday's column. Rooster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inThailand Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 If his opponent died while playing he would have picked his pockets for his cheating tiles, buts thats ok. Game on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cereal Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Wait just one doggone minute. Scrabble is considered a sport?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smutcakes Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 16 hours ago, gomangosteen said: Not unique to Thailand. Perhaps this man was just a copycat ? Former British Scrabble champion, Scrabble book author, The Times columnist, and professional Scrabble player Allan Simmons is currently serving a three year ban from the game for cheating. Shhhh only Thais cheat. Dont whatever you do look at other sports in other countries, Lance Armstrong, pretty much every champion athlete for the past 20 years, Russia etc etc etc the list goes on. The Aussie national cricket team...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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