Popular Post webfact Posted February 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2020 Chiang Mai: Police act after sign at restaurant goes up stopping "Chinese and foreigners" due to virus Picture: Daily News Police in Chiang Mai paid a visit to a well known noodle restaurant in a tourist area after there was a massive online backlash following signs put up by the restaurant. The signs in Thai, Chinese and English said they were not serving Chinese customers at the moment. Even other foreigners were not welcome. (This appeared to be an afterthought). This was because of the coronavirus. Tourists were thanked for their understanding. Netizens went into meltdown slamming the restaurant in Mae Orn, Mae Kampong - a well known tourist area. They were shocked that a restaurant would be objecting to foreign tourists. Picture: Daily News Provincial police deputy Pol Col Piyaphan Patrapongsin said this kind of thing was not appropriate for a center for tourism and culture like Chiang Mai. A patrol from the Mae Orn police was sent in to explain to the restaurant that they should instigate other measures to protect against the spread of the coronavirus. The restaurant agreed to take down the sign. Thaivisa notes that the actions of the restaurant are not dissimilar to the actions of governments around the world that have banned entry to Chinese travellers or even people who have been to China in the last fortnight. Among such countries are the US, Australia and Japan. Source: Daily News -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-02-03 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info 2 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post yokat Posted February 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2020 19 minutes ago, webfact said: Provincial police deputy Pol Col Piyaphan Patrapongsin said this kind of thing was not appropriate for a center for tourism and culture like Chiang Mai. But it's ok anywhere else I guess 11 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NCC1701A Posted February 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2020 a very polite sign. we don't want sick foreign people in our restaurant. i have the same sign outside my house. Thank you for understanding. 25 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post realfunster Posted February 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2020 Unlike other recent restaurant signs, they forgot to put the 'Love you.' at the end. 1 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo369 Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Unbelievable... 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bluesofa Posted February 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2020 33 minutes ago, webfact said: A patrol from the Mae Orn police was sent in to explain to the restaurant that they should instigate other measures to protect against the spread of the coronavirus What might these 'other measures' be? 9 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jackdd Posted February 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2020 Did they really think they could start an uprising against their rulers? Glad that Thai police taught them before Thailand got punished. 3 3 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tifino Posted February 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2020 12 minutes ago, Davo369 said: Unbelievable... ... because they are Not pointing... 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spiekerjozef Posted February 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2020 They should have used this sign: 4 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 against Foreign Objects Subjects 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mfd101 Posted February 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2020 Anxiety ⇒ Panic ⇒ xenophobia ⇒ fascism 4 5 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RJRS1301 Posted February 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2020 59 minutes ago, bluesofa said: What might these 'other measures' be? Hand washing ??after handling money and serving people is a start 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Provincial police deputy Pol Col Piyaphan Patrapongsin said this kind of thing was not appropriate for a center for tourism and culture like Chiang Mai. Lived here 10 years and didn't know that Pol-Col ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post EricTh Posted February 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2020 The sign doesn't ban Chinese people, it only states 'Chainese' so Chinese can still go there. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tifino Posted February 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2020 ... handling your custard sticky buns whilst reading 'courtesy' newspapers in the coffeeshop. The old worry of the 'past' used to simply be limited to the concerns of the black print coming off onto your fingers... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lensta Posted February 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2020 2 hours ago, holy cow cm said: Do you know who NCC 1701A is? I think the restaurant and everyone has a right to not serve anyone they don't want in their restaurant or have at their home or guest house at this present time. If the Government won't do it by banning the Chinese entry then it should be a personal right.. Nothing Racist or an act being discriminate against a religion, but it is about a choice of precaution against a virus, not a hate crime. And get your facts straight, there is no proven cure even with antiviral drugs. If you believe that then you believe there is a tooth fairy, and she is in fact Mary Poppins. 100% agree with you holy cow cm 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lensta Posted February 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2020 Shame Prayut doesn't care about the Thai people as much as this restaurant owner cares about his staff and Thai customers 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lensta Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 3 hours ago, NCC1701A said: a very polite sign. we don't want sick foreign people in our restaurant. i have the same sign outside my house. Thank you for understanding. It is an easy fix anyway. Just tell them that they must wear masks and the masks must be worn correctly at all times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post twix38 Posted February 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2020 Absolutely fine. If I owned a restaurant I too would not want any section of the population who could kill me by passing on an easily transmissible virus. The racist, PC mob can get stuffed. Out of an abundance of caution I reserve my right and that of any staff to remove the risk at source not via an ineffective mask. 9 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansnl Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 3 hours ago, yokat said: But it's ok anywhere else I guess Probably would have been ok if it was "foreigners only". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post outsider Posted February 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2020 Going by the stupid owner/manager's logic, it seems that only Thais are unaffected and will never be carriers of this virus. Must be feeling quite good to be so superior, one assumes. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket3rider Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 2 hours ago, NCC1701A said: nice to meet you Jonathan. i think. But I can assure you and many others will testify that my house is not full of white Aryans. It's called caution dingbat! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend49 Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Nice to know the truth of what they think of tourists. Too add salt to the wound they cant even spell the name of those who come from China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bundooman Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 3 hours ago, RJRS1301 said: Hand washing ??after handling money and serving people is a start Also, wearing a mask, slapping sticky brown tape over Chinese mouths, paper bags over heads - you know, that sort of thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlwilliamsjr18 Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 This is sad. I remember when Japanese claimed to be immune to HIV until they weren't. So TIT has come to this. It's bad enough that the Thai Gov. expects visitors to register their every move. Now someone claims the right to refuse service. Well, close all airports to international flights. I suspect we're all going to pay the price to negligence and false reports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLee Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Who are the CHAINESE??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post heybuz Posted February 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2020 56 minutes ago, lensta said: It is an easy fix anyway. Just tell them that they must wear masks and the masks must be worn correctly at all times. I think they will find it hard to eat with a mask on. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kingofthemountain Posted February 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2020 Nothing wrong with this sign a private establishment has the right for some valid reasons to refuse to serve a category of customers if they are ''at risk''. for example here in Pattaya Thai men customers are not allowed to enter in most of the gogo bars, nothing wrong or racist with it, just simple logic. Never heard of Thais starting a campaign on social media about this fact or crying to racism, even if it's their country. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post phil2407 Posted February 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2020 Just read this in Chiangmaicitylfe After negotiating with the authorities who explained that this kind of sign could have a negative impact on the image of Chiang Mai, it was agreed that a new sign saying, ‘Food ran out’ would be put up instead. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herwin1234 Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 mass hysteria. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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