Popular Post nomad2019 Posted March 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 25, 2020 With the world crisis these restaurants both thai street style food shops etc should be closed down to meet proper food safety standards. Watched in amazement yesterday while restaurant owner came around everyone with a dab of hand sanitizer ...then i seen the state of the glass that was put in front of me ...it was filthy plus it probably was only breifly cleaned with cold water so any virus would likely spread. They should wash everything with hot water jets ! Noticed at the side of kitchen where it was absolutely rotten with many rat hole rat runs up the side...so got out of there. What im saying is that people are washing down the streets but really this virus will spread much more quickly from people drinking out of these cups glasses and eating and using this cutlery. 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KC 71 Posted March 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 25, 2020 Did you tell the owner 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomad2019 Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 5 minutes ago, KC 71 said: Did you tell the owner 555 ???????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dumbastheycome Posted March 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 25, 2020 While the OP is not wrong about the hygiene level in many such places at least it is visible. There are many places that although the appearance is better the actual standard of genuine hygiene is no better. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkk6060 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 I guess you would not give them an "A" rating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 In the UK we are advised to be immunised against Hepititus variants moving to LOS......???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post FritsSikkink Posted March 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 25, 2020 1 hour ago, nomad2019 said: 555 ???????????????? So why did you go to a restaurant and sit with other people to eat? 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomad2019 Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 24 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said: So why did you go to a restaurant and sit with other people to eat? Who told you i was not 2 metres away from other people ? We are hearing about the spread of this virus from beer bars etc but Im in KC and many restaurants are still open . Whats point in closing bars . Cinemas etc if there are still many many filthy places open serving dirty unclean cutlery and glasses. Now im not having a go at thai lifestyle, ive eaten thai food from these types places all my life but in the current climate i think that food safety hygeine should be stepped up in all eateries not only thai places. Think how many people have drank from a glass you have just been handed....the very same glass that wash half washed with cold water ???????????????????????? 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post FritsSikkink Posted March 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 25, 2020 19 minutes ago, nomad2019 said: Who told you i was not 2 metres away from other people ? We are hearing about the spread of this virus from beer bars etc but Im in KC and many restaurants are still open . Whats point in closing bars . Cinemas etc if there are still many many filthy places open serving dirty unclean cutlery and glasses. Now im not having a go at thai lifestyle, ive eaten thai food from these types places all my life but in the current climate i think that food safety hygeine should be stepped up in all eateries not only thai places. Think how many people have drank from a glass you have just been handed....the very same glass that wash half washed with cold water ???????????????????????? The waiter was 2 meters away when you ordered the food and it was served? What about when you paid the bill ? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ColeBOzbourne Posted March 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 25, 2020 1 hour ago, nomad2019 said: Who told you i was not 2 metres away from other people ? I'm not criticizing, I think the 2 meter rule is good. But so many other things to think about if one chooses to eat in a restaurant. Like squeezing the ketchup bottle and holding the salt shaker, etc., that somebody else just used 30 minutes before. Touching the menu. Scooting your chair out and then back in when sitting, probably touching it in the same places the previous customer did. There are many such items, and sterilizing them between customers is not realistic. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomad2019 Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 1 hour ago, FritsSikkink said: The waiter was 2 meters away when you ordered the food and it was served? What about when you paid the bill ? What an Idiotic reply ???????????? so i am wrong about the hygiene ? Or do you want rant on about how far i was away from waiter...read the post again...i left the place, i did not eat, i did not drink 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Curt1591 Posted March 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 25, 2020 Having witnesses countless kitchen staff exiting Thai toilets at malls, only once did I see someone wash their hands. 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fex Bluse Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) Look, we all know that people in this part of world generally lack high food hygiene standards. Thais are clean people in terms of their personal hygiene but food standards are very low. Other than the Japanese and Koreans to a lesser degree, food culture in Asia is filthy. It is particularly bad in countries heavily influenced by Chinese culture. There is a saying in Asia that "In China, they eat everything on four legs except the table." "They eat everything that flies except the airplane." Edited March 25, 2020 by Fex Bluse 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChipButty Posted March 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 25, 2020 Its all designed to build up your immune system for other things you will encounter living in Thailand 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post FritsSikkink Posted March 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 25, 2020 40 minutes ago, nomad2019 said: What an Idiotic reply ???????????? so i am wrong about the hygiene ? Or do you want rant on about how far i was away from waiter...read the post again...i left the place, i did not eat, i did not drink You are right about the hygiene but not so smart to go eat in a restaurant to start with. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 4 hours ago, nomad2019 said: With the world crisis these restaurants both thai street style food shops etc should be closed down Sukhothai closing for 14 days starting tomorrow with curfew being set as well allegedly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyezhov Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 34 minutes ago, Fex Bluse said: Look, we all know that people in this part of world generally lack high food hygiene standards. Thais are clean people in terms of their personal hygiene but food standards are very low. Other than the Japanese and Koreans to a lesser degree, food culture in Asia is filthy. It is particularly bad in countries heavily influenced by Chinese culture. There is a saying in Asia that "In China, they eat everything on four legs except the table." "They eat everything that flies except the airplane." My earliest memory of Asian food hygeine came when I was like 19 and moved into NYC, while exploring Chinatown, I looked down the various basement entrances (the shops would have a double metal basement door to bring supplies in, etc) to see Chinese dudes in wife beaters with cigs dangling out their mouths standing ankle deep in muddy water chopping up pigs and stuff. There was a place called Hong Fat on Mott Street where you sat a long tables with strangers and wiped your place yourself under a forest of fly strips. Wonderful food. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofarnorth Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 6 hours ago, ChipButty said: Its all designed to build up your immune system for other things you will encounter living in Thailand Too true. my father said many years ago 'A little of what you fancy does you good '. I think a little bit of bad air and this virus helps the immune system . What good is it sitting indoors all day with cold scrubbed air then going out to eat ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailand49 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Is this a joke! It took a virus for you to notice just now! Hot water in Thailand is that a joke too????? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNROAMIN Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 TIT, what did you expect. Took me 1 year when I first arrived here after several bouts food poisoning not to eat at shoddy looking food outlets cafes, restaurants, etc. and especially street vendors, before you eat, check the place out, good clean toilets are a good sign plus busy with Thais customers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tongjaw Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 It must the OP’s first trip to Asia or a restaurant in Thailand if he’s just noticing the hygiene in a street food place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilltom Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 10 hours ago, nomad2019 said: Who told you i was not 2 metres away from other people ? We are hearing about the spread of this virus from beer bars etc but Im in KC and many restaurants are still open . Whats point in closing bars . Cinemas etc if there are still many many filthy places open serving dirty unclean cutlery and glasses. Now im not having a go at thai lifestyle, ive eaten thai food from these types places all my life but in the current climate i think that food safety hygeine should be stepped up in all eateries not only thai places. Think how many people have drank from a glass you have just been handed....the very same glass that wash half washed with cold water ???????????????????????? I drank out of a glass in doctors no paper cups but i cleaned first with a bacterial wipe i always carry.got some strange looks but couldn.t give a toss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanaplaza666 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 10 hours ago, nomad2019 said: Who told you i was not 2 metres away from other people ? We are hearing about the spread of this virus from beer bars etc but Im in KC and many restaurants are still open . Whats point in closing bars . Cinemas etc if there are still many many filthy places open serving dirty unclean cutlery and glasses. Now im not having a go at thai lifestyle, ive eaten thai food from these types places all my life but in the current climate i think that food safety hygeine should be stepped up in all eateries not only thai places. Think how many people have drank from a glass you have just been handed....the very same glass that wash half washed with cold water ???????????????????????? Complaining about hygeine but still going out to sit and eat somewhere where your touching tables chairs and everything else people touch that eat there , and you fall over a dirty drinking glass . You can say whatever you want blaming others , but the only one to blame in this story is you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanaplaza666 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 8 hours ago, nomad2019 said: What an Idiotic reply ???????????? so i am wrong about the hygiene ? Or do you want rant on about how far i was away from waiter...read the post again...i left the place, i did not eat, i did not drink But you still went there , and if the glass or everything else would have looked clean , you would have eaten there . Doesn't matter if everything looks clean can still carry germs virusses or whatever . So again the only one to blame in this story is you and you should not even have written this . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 my suggestion is don't go to a greasey spoon you find pathetic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugocnx Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 9 hours ago, Curt1591 said: Having witnesses countless kitchen staff exiting Thai toilets at malls, only once did I see someone wash their hands. We all know this and that's why we came to Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CM Dad Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 STAY HOME! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Tongue Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 16 hours ago, nomad2019 said: With the world crisis these restaurants both thai street style food shops etc should be closed down to meet proper food safety standards. Watched in amazement yesterday while restaurant owner came around everyone with a dab of hand sanitizer ...then i seen the state of the glass that was put in front of me ...it was filthy plus it probably was only breifly cleaned with cold water so any virus would likely spread. They should wash everything with hot water jets ! Noticed at the side of kitchen where it was absolutely rotten with many rat hole rat runs up the side...so got out of there. What im saying is that people are washing down the streets but really this virus will spread much more quickly from people drinking out of these cups glasses and eating and using this cutlery. You just noticed this now? And as you appear to be from London, what do you think is going on behind the scene there? You think all those restaurants and take-aways are sparkling clean? More likely a grundgy teen or a surly Bangladeshi putting your food together between scratching themselves both above and below the belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gk10002000 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 16 hours ago, transam said: In the UK we are advised to be immunised against Hepititus variants moving to LOS......???? Yes, all should get Hep A and Hep B vaccines. There is a common combined vaccine for the two. A for food stuff, B if you think there is a chance you would come in contact with the blood supply. Not expensive and highly recommended. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo369 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 12 hours ago, Fex Bluse said: Look, we all know that people in this part of world generally lack high food hygiene standards. Thais are clean people in terms of their personal hygiene but food standards are very low. Other than the Japanese and Koreans to a lesser degree, food culture in Asia is filthy. It is particularly bad in countries heavily influenced by Chinese culture. There is a saying in Asia that "In China, they eat everything on four legs except the table." "They eat everything that flies except the airplane." Don't we know it....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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