Seth1a2a Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 (edited) Seems like a nice safe way for a nice girl to have a nice afternoon with a new friend. Unfortunately, it's illegal. "A Thai girl was arrested while she was hanging out with a foreign boy at Wat Pho, Bangkok. The couple met on Tinder, the world-famous dating application. While they were exploring the temple she gave him information on interesting facts of the temple, they were both shocked when the girl got arrested with charges of being an illegal tour guide. She ended up paying a 2,000 THB fine." http://thairesidents.com/local/thai-girl-arrested-tinder-date-wat-pho/?fbclid=IwAR3JcZIqDHtqqxv-wgenmTgzqi-CLp3vvjxG4y2nwyXCivDjiTSe454qlEE Edited January 26, 2020 by Seth1a2a 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post White Christmas13 Posted January 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 26, 2020 North Korea anyone ? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirineou Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 You gotta be kidding me!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post White Christmas13 Posted January 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 26, 2020 I better alert my friends who showed me around Nong Nooch gardens 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post impulse Posted January 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 26, 2020 (edited) I think this statement from the linked article is the giveaway: She had to pay the fine right away and did not receive any proof of payment, Someone got scammed. Either her, the guy she was with (who, I imagine, offered to pay her fine), or the netizens clicking on her link. Edited January 26, 2020 by impulse 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Maestro Posted January 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 26, 2020 From the linked news article: "She had to pay the fine right away and did not receive any proof of payment, What?” Therefore, the lady did not pay a fine. She made a gift or paid extortion or whatever one wants to call it. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyezhov Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 This is a joke, right 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauGR1 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Is this the same story which was on TVF a few days ago ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puchaiyank Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 When Thais become fed-up with their government's corruption and BS...where do they go to get away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Now, had the girl in question would have shown said boy the ins and outs of Patpong and soi cowboy she'd get a commendations for TAT... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post impulse Posted January 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 26, 2020 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Puchaiyank said: When Thais become fed-up with their government's corruption and BS...where do they go to get away? My (admittedly wingnut) theory: She and the cop were in on it, and the dupe was the foreign guy. Being a nice guy or hoping for some luvin' (or both), he paid the fine for her. She and the cop shared the 2000 baht... And, no. I have absolutely no proof. But it's not that kind of thread. Edited January 26, 2020 by impulse 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neeray Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 My original gf who literally introduced me to Thailand many years ago, many locations, many sights would not be subject to a 2,000 baht fine! Her fine would be more like 20,000 or maybe even 200,000. This is a ridiculous story, almost impossible to believe. Thus, I give credit to @impulse and his theory in post #11. There must be some other explanation beyond enforcing the laws of Thailand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berkshire Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 3 hours ago, impulse said: My (admittedly wingnut) theory: She and the cop were in on it, and the dupe was the foreign guy. Being a nice guy or hoping for some luvin' (or both), he paid the fine for her. She and the cop shared the 2000 baht... And, no. I have absolutely no proof. But it's not that kind of thread. Your "wingnut" theory makes the most sense. There is no way that simply giving information to a foreign friend can be illegal. It happens all the time in Thailand, every freakin day. The foreign guy must be FOB....fresh-off-the-boat, to buy into any of it. Unless of course, his only thought the entire time was to get into her pants and anything else is just the cost of doing business. I can understand that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackdd Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 4 minutes ago, Berkshire said: Your "wingnut" theory makes the most sense. This theory doesn't make sense, because then she would not have posted it on Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 So the "story" is that 2000 Bht changed hands on the spot with no receipt and this gets posted on Facebook? " He said I said he did what I say " ? Novel way to attract attention? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berkshire Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 10 minutes ago, jackdd said: This theory doesn't make sense, because then she would not have posted it on Facebook Yes, good point and I thought about that. There must be a logical explanation....maybe the friend is trying to get Twitter exposure. Who knows. But the premise just makes no sense. If it were true, it would mean that a foreign expat, taking a foreign friend to one of these attractions would also be violating the law by working without a work permit. Does that make sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackdd Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Berkshire said: Yes, good point and I thought about that. There must be a logical explanation....maybe the friend is trying to get Twitter exposure. Who knows. But the premise just makes no sense. If it were true, it would mean that a foreign expat, taking a foreign friend to one of these attractions would also be violating the law by working without a work permit. Does that make sense? Don't forget that what we read here is her side of the story. Did the cop demand 2000THB? As we all know that's totally possible. But a completely innocent Thai person would not hand over 2000THB, which is a weeks salary for many, just because a cop demands it. Most likely the cop saw the girl several times with different foreigners, which means that it's quite probable she did indeed work as a tour guide. Then he confronted her with this, and because she knew she isn't innocent she agreed to pay on the spot. Then on Facebook she is acting innocent and puts herself as the victim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyJ Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 5 hours ago, jackdd said: Don't forget that what we read here is her side of the story. Did the cop demand 2000THB? As we all know that's totally possible. But a completely innocent Thai person would not hand over 2000THB, which is a weeks salary for many, just because a cop demands it. Most likely the cop saw the girl several times with different foreigners, which means that it's quite probable she did indeed work as a tour guide. Then he confronted her with this, and because she knew she isn't innocent she agreed to pay on the spot. Then on Facebook she is acting innocent and puts herself as the victim. Or 100's of other fanciful explanations conjured up with zero facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 15 hours ago, mauGR1 said: Is this the same story which was on TVF a few days ago ? yeah... I thinkl at that time (a few weeks ago), I brought up as to what happens if a fella bar fines a girly, and she takes him around... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puccini Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 In my opinion the whole story is fake news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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