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[katabeachbum]

barka, on 2012-02-06 07:31:12, said:

How about this..I was sitting in Chalong beer garden, about 6 pm yesterday having a nice drink,watching all the tourists etc coming back fom there boatt trips..
when a big Fortuner coming from the pier parkiing area..came to the T junction by 7/11..a big guy [looked like Rusian] parked his car in the middle of the road on the T junction..got out of his car,went to 7/11,causing all sorts of mahem etc..came back to the car with his goodies then opened the pasenger doors and more poeple got out of the car,talking etc as if they were the only poeple that mattered..a line of cars including a pick up with a boat /trailer were wating for them to move out of the way....they just carried on, ,then 3 others joined them,there must have been about 10 of them in the car..
Thi is what i am seeing more of every day know..IGNORANT,AROGANT..TOURISTS..

same thing in Kata. Due to narrow roads there are quiet a few places road is marked with red/white sidewalk edges indicating NO STOP. Fortuners usually with Russians do not give a shit, and park for 10-20 minutes, totally blocking traffic.

still nothing wrong with fortuners, and barka they are not big, size is less than Camry and Accord

[Kernow86]

Furthermore, if you see that the pilot of any vehicle behaving badly is not Thai you can be far more generous with your constructive criticism of their driving skills without fearing that they may choose to shoot you.

[barka]

Kernow86, on 2012-02-06 10:32:54, said:

Furthermore, if you see that the pilot of any vehicle behaving badly is not Thai you can be far more generous with your constructive criticism of their driving skills without fearing that they may choose to shoot you.

NO..Dont forget they me be Russian mafia types and they dont give a F..C.K..

[MissChris]

steelepulse, on 2012-02-05 12:28:26, said:

>>rot kabong

Excuse my lack of knowledge,but what's  a kabong?  It's not an illegal 3 wheeled vehicle is it?

No, son calls his 1977 silver Ford Escort (with burbling exhaust) a 'rot kabong' which he claims is Thai for 'can car'. His fiancee tries to call it the 'classic car'. I won't comment here. Too rude. Just that I love my little red Yaris & wish I had it here. Power steering, seat belts all around, power brakes, good all around vision, dings on every surface except bonnet & roof (teenage drivers & me sometimes), stereo, air con, 7 places to put your water bottle.

[F1fanatic]

Kernow86, on 2012-02-06 10:32:54, said:

Furthermore, if you see that the pilot of any vehicle behaving badly is not Thai you can be far more generous with your constructive criticism of their driving skills without fearing that they may choose to shoot you.

Good point! Even the Russians know that they will get in trouble if they shoot someone. I doubt that (as foreigners) they would possibly be able to just 'walk away'.

Nowadays though, I'm so 'laid back' about bad driving that I only roll my eyes at them.