Beetlejuice, on 2012-01-20 19:31:41, said:
NamKangMan, on 2012-01-20 18:37:05, said:
Beetlejuice, on 2012-01-20 18:23:52, said:
Brewsta, on 2012-01-20 17:33:36, said:
Whilst all of your travel & social precautions are spot on, I am continually bemused over my decades in LOS and elsewhere, that so many visitors (and yes, shock horror, even the 'experienced' expat resident here in Thailand) need to be hand-held as to basic common-sense.
Despite countless media horror stories and reports like the experience of the German tourist on this occasion, a variation of the theme is constantly repeated annually worldwide .
Thailand is no better nor worse than many global destinations visited every year - but surprise, indignation, disbelief, preaching, etc, inevitably follows from those who post or comment on an incident.
Perhaps Common Sense 101 should be obligatory on school curricula worldwide?
Maybe not, because as famously said: "....there is (at least) One born every minute...." and you can't force people to think Smart.
We are all victims of Fate, but why give it the upper hand by wearing a sign that reads "I am Dopey, please fleece me"?
Anyway, time for me to get off my Pulpit and (safely?) wander down the pub ;0))
Be safe & smart, One and All (if you so choose),
Brewsta
And greetings to you Brewsta. Wish I was going down the pub with you.
What you say; Perhaps Common Sense 101 should be obligatory on school curricula worldwide? Is so right. and of course you are right, Thailand is no better or worse than anywhere else when it comes to people. There are fools everywhere and those which will prey on them.
Or how about producing the idiots guide to life survival?
Anyway, please have a drink for me when you are out and try not to fall foul of any ladies of ill repute. But somehow I think you are a man of the world and know the score.
Cheers to ya, old sport.
Can either of you 100% guarantee that the next drink you consume has not been spiked???? No. So what has drink spiking got to do with common sense? Many of the sedatives used for spiking are tasteless and colourless.
Are you saying that drink spiking only occurs in beer bars? Tell me, what makes you think that it could never happen to you?
It's a serious crime, not for the value of the proceeds stolen, but for the amount and type of drugs administered to the victim. Who knows how many farang may had died from heart attacks etc due to this crime and it has just been writen off as death by natural causes.
As the word spreads around the island of how easy and lucrative this crime is, it will spread. You can expect to see more and more cases of it in the future.
The chances of some girl spiking my drink so that she may have a wicked way with me are extremely slim. I`m just not that lucky. I`m not even getting any girls when I`m stone cold sober.
She doesn't want her "wicked way" with you. She wants your money, phone, watch and jewelry. It's not about you getting a girl. It's about the girl targeting a victim. Even if you are not drinking, your coke or lemonade can be spiked.





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