A Thai store owner has gone on line to complain about foreign tourists stealing from her shop and others at a popular beach.
The post on Facebook against tourists suggested that the police do nothing because they are foreigners.
Her comments were accompanied by a video of a Western woman and a friend caught on CCTV stealing clothes from her shop on January 7th.
The post from the Ao Nang, Krabi shop owner was shared by thousands from the “Phan Lan Clip 2” fan page. Half a million people viewed the Westerner shoplifters brazenly looking around then stealing.
The unnamed post said that police have done nothing. She said that both her and other shop owners in the area have suffered multiple thefts at the hands of foreigners. And it happens every day, she
claims.
Pointedly she said: “When Thais do something a little bit wrong, everyone condemns them. But these people are doing this every day and no one seems to care.”
She said she posted the video to bring to people’s attention that many foreigners are not good people.
She added: “The police don’t arrest these foreigners. Are they worried more about the image of the country?”
She said that the woman or women in the video had stolen an item of clothing and a necklace from her shop. Despite the CCTV being clear enough to show the tattoos of those responsible they were not arrested and had probably left the country by now, she added.
Any form of theft is to be condemned but these people are doing nothing to help the image of foreigners in Thailand. If they can afford to travel half-way round the world then there is no need to resort to theft. Clothes here are not exactly expensive, though that is not really relevant.
It would be nice to think that one they will push their luck too far and sample alternative Thai “hospitality” !
(Source: Thairath and Facebook.)