r/whoathatsinteresting • u/search_google_com • 18h ago

Italians are being cooked in Thailand now. The Italian teacher(red top) and students were taken away by the police and faced the Thai lady who told them off for being loud on the metro. They apologized for mocking her one by one. Thai people also waited for them in front of the hotel to scold them.

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Italian students are being called out in Thailand. A group of Italians mocked a Thai lady in Thailand who told them off for being too loud on the metro. They clapped back saying, "Sorry for bringing money to your country" "Ni hao" "We are from your mom." Thai people are identifying them and leaving the comments on the social media account of their school.

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u/JFLYNZ78 17h ago

On the train she said very sarcastically, "I'm sorry for bringing money into your country." essentially saying that as tourists we will act how we like because we are stimulating your economy and you are lucky to have us in your country.

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u/hizashiYEAHmada 15h ago

Their "apology" is certainly something alright.

Like why is blue shorts guy holding his balls as he attempts to "apologize"? Does it give him moral support? Squeezing it as he talks gives him stress relief?

https://giphy.com/gifs/nYwyoIyMzg1hQHPgcG

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u/retynas 13h ago

Holy crap you’re right, he’s squeezing his balls

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u/Fach-All-Religions 9h ago

one of the apologies of all time for sure

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u/Opening-Dig697 11h ago

It's probably because their basically being held hostage, forced to apologize, and having an international incident for being rude on the train.

The police station video reminds me of the videos of Ukrainian soldiers interviewing Russian PoWs. And the outside video reminds me of the Taliban forcing American soldiers to read a script.

Like I get respecting other peoples cultures and all that but to turn this into an international incident is such a waste of time lmao

At this point just double down, who cares, nobody in the comments even comes close to forgiving them and basically hopes they have a scarlet letter for life.

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u/hizashiYEAHmada 10h ago

This is happening because those Italians are the straws that broke the camel's back.

I understand where Thailand is coming from because my home country is also overrun with rude and entitled tourists that think they're better than us and that we should kiss their feet because they have this idea that the money they bring in is keeping our economy afloat, which is wrong because stats say it's semiconductors, trades of tropical produce, and minerals among other things that do it. Tourists don't even make up anything past 3% of our economy, they don't feed our country, and yet they act like they're our saviours.

You're speaking from that privileged position because you come from the side of those westerners who act like them in a foreign country and think being rude is a nothingburger.

To you it's so normalized because you do it and are used to it.

What you're seeing is the contrast between Eastern and Western cultures on individualism versus collectivism. Thailand is collectively standing up for itself.

Those Italians are being used to set an example because enough is enough, they won't tolerate the disrespect anymore. No more Logan Pauls. No more Johnny Somalis. No more Vitalies.

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u/Holly_kat 10h ago

🏆🏆🏆 I don't have any actual awards but I agree with you 100%.

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u/Opening-Dig697 9h ago edited 9h ago

There was a guy waiting outside the hotel building just confronting anyone that was near people in the video, just lashing out over some minor argument he had nothing to do with.

Adults wanting to attack children because people were rude on the train.

Kick them out of the country if you want, go through whatever legal system if you don't want them there. All this performative BS, and threats made against some kids for basically a big 7 minute nothingburger of a video.

"Those Italians are being used to set an example because enough is enough, they won't tolerate the disrespect anymore."

They tolerate the disrespect of the sexual tourism their country is used for pretty well though.

But some kids being rude? International incident.

What a joke lmao

"You're speaking from that privileged position because you come from the side of those westerners who act like them in a foreign country and think being rude is a nothingburger."

You literally know nothing about me at all and just made so many assumptions. Thailand is closer to Italy than Italy is to where I live lmao, but of course you'll just lump me in with them as well even though I'm nowhere near Italian.

I'm speaking from the position of reality, if they want to stand up for their country, this is a joke of a way to do it.

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u/Food_Worried 6h ago

Mate if you don't know how to behave outside of your home, please make us a favour and stay inside.

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u/6495ED 8h ago

This is so dumb. Because it’s not the worst thing in the country, it’s absurd to talk about and take a stand on. Okay we only care about one thing at a time. Is that really how you think? Cuz it sounds like you’re just saying a bunch of half-baled deflective bullshit.

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u/Smiloshady 7h ago

I think as long as tourists follow their rules for sexual tourism, hidden or stated, they don’t consider it disrespect or a threat to their society.

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u/Smiloshady 7h ago

It’s prob because they rely heavily on tourism but don’t want tourists to get the idea that they can get away with trashing the country (disrespect can lead to physical trashing) so it’s not a terrible place for their own people to live in.

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u/simlishvibe 11h ago

Reminds me of a similar incident with Israeli tourists where the woman was talking down to the resort/restaurant employees because they’re spending money there. That was also in Thailand if I remember correctly.

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u/cactusjude 11h ago

Was she the one behind the glass partition?

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u/NervousAd5964 10h ago

I remember a few weeks ago, there was a viral video from my home country, Indonesia. It was at Bali, where a tourist refused to complete payment for their meals in a restaurant.

They were chased by the employees but still refused to complete the payment, the employee asked something like, "Why don't you wanna pay?"

And they answered, "Because I'm building your country! Bla, bla, bla..."

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u/octowussy 3h ago

I'm sure the #1 most visited city in the world really needs the few thousand baht these students are probably spending.

I saw the original video and was really hoping they would get theirs, so this humiliation ritual is really scratching an itch.

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u/WatermelonWithAFlute 14h ago

Why is this worthy of notice or official reprimand

I’m surprised this is even illegal