A story that clearly shows the class structure of Thailand is doing the rounds of social media and provoking a huge amount of comment.
The latest “drama” (as the Thai media refers to such stories) concerns a security guard in Nonthaburi who was subjected to verbal abuse from a rich person in a Mercedes Benz.
The 28 year old son of the guard came across a diary entry in a notebook made by his hard working and polite dad.
It said:
“Security guards don’t get an ounce of respect. People look down on us and treat us as nothing more than dogs guarding a house”
The son called Phudit asked his dad what it was all about and his father gave him an explanation that led to a post on Facebook that has received much comment from the public.
His father had approached a Benz driver who was looking for a parking spot. He informed the driver politely that all the spaces were taken but if he would like to go round the other side of the building there was more security there and more spaces. The words were accompanied by lots of “than” and “Khrap” that indicated the high level of politeness used by his dad.
But the Benz driver just drove around looking for a space without taking his advice then rolled down the window and hurled a torrent of abuse at the guard. He demanded a space be found for him as he was very important.
He called the guard a @@@@ing water monitor, one of the worst insults in the Thai language.
A supervisor came out and tried to calm the Benz driver and eventually rolled a car out of the way and found the rude driver a spot to park.
The son said he posted the story to see what people thought. His dad is an unassuming man who didn’t want his name in the post and who didn’t want to make an issue out of it at all.
But his feelings in the diary entry were there for all to see.
People reading the post naturally sided with the guard and slammed the hi-so for abusing him. many people shared the story across social media.
An expert in defamation said that the guard would be able to report the matter to police if he so wished.
The really annoying part of this story is the supervisor actually giving in to the ignorant driver. This sums up the attitude here sometimes and it needs to be addressed. No-one has the right to treat a person in such a way and it is to be hoped karma sees this guy get his just desserts one day.
(Source:-Thai Rath)