Total moron travelling to Thailand

[Minnie_the_Minx]

? Did that all the time, never got any hassle.

Friend got caught, despite the thousands of cigarette butts on the ground. Police fined him 2000 baht. Tried to knock it down saying it was first offence and couldn't find a bin, but the police weren't having it and friend told me not to argue with them as they had guns

 

[Riklet]

That's Singapore where they're crazy about litter isn't it? Chewing gum restrictions etc

As long as you don't toss fag butts onto or towards a picture of their saintly King then you should be fine. Well, apart from the fact you should put them in the bin anyway, ya lazy smokers.

edit: sounds like your mate just got rinsed for cash by some slightly dodgy coppers, Bangkok is covered in rubbish..

 

[TruXta]

Friend got caught, despite the thousands of cigarette butts on the ground. Police fined him 2000 baht. Tried to knock it down saying it was first offence and couldn't find a bin, but the police weren't having it and friend told me not to argue with them as they had guns

Sounds like the cops were short on cash for lunch!

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

That's Singapore where they're crazy about litter isn't it? Chewing gum restrictions etc

As long as you don't toss fag butts onto or towards a picture of their saintly King then you should be fine. Well, apart from the fact you should put them in the bin anyway, ya lazy smokers.

Yeah, Singapore's like that, but if the Thai police think they can nab a tourist for it, they'll try it on. Bet you they pocketed the money

I even still have the fine somewhere

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Sounds like the cops were short on cash for lunch!

I offered them 1000, that's more than enough for lunch. Greedy bastards

 

[El Sueno]

I'm away for a break from all them drugs so won't be taking any risks there, but thanks for the reminder.

*ends up in Golden Triangle pondering whether to send a package home*

 

[El Sueno]

Jus' checking in, won't be able to again for a while but hit Bangkok big time first night, hopping over to some island in a few days to meet more friends who happen to be in the area. Everything's going tickety-boo, thanks for your all advice it set me up splendidly.

 

[Maurice Picarda]

There's an official taxi rank at Bangkok which has a fixed cheaper price iirc, just avoid the expensive dudes who hassle you, or preferably get the skyrail metro thing or the bus, you'll be able to work it out n it's generally more interesting if you don't have loaaads of stuff. Plus it's dead cheap.

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The "fixed" price from the airport is just that, and around 500 baht; a meter taxi is around 300, with about 60 on top for tolls.

 

[Wilson]

Friend got caught, despite the thousands of cigarette butts on the ground. Police fined him 2000 baht. Tried to knock it down saying it was first offence and couldn't find a bin, but the police weren't having it and friend told me not to argue with them as they had guns

I got caught but I did manage to knock it down simply by pretending that I only had so much money on me, i'm pretty sure they started at 2000 baht though

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I got caught but I did manage to knock it down simply by pretending that I only had so much money on me, i'm pretty sure they started at 2000 baht though

and I bet there were thousands of Thai cigarettes all over the ground eh?

 

[purves grundy]

The "fixed" price from the airport is just that, and around 500 baht; a meter taxi is around 300, with about 60 on top for tolls.

The train into the centre of Bkk is the way to go now. When I think of my 3 hour journeys into Bkk from the airport when I first went in 1996... now is such a breeze, great way to start things off.

If you do want a taxi you can get them on meter without the charge, or for a decent fixed price (about 300 bht when I was there a couple of months ago) if you go outside near the drop off for the Arrivals. The drivers just want a quick fare to go back into town with.

 

[Wilson]

and I bet there were thousands of Thai cigarettes all over the ground eh?

I think they saw me walk past their box/shelter thing smoking the fag and must have followed knowing that I would drop it, they walked me back to their box and sure enough there were loads there that looked like they'd been dropped by the coppers themselves

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I think they saw me walk past their box/shelter thing smoking the fag and must have followed knowing that I would drop it, they walked me back to their box and sure enough there were loads there that looked like they'd been dropped by the coppers themselves

That's exactly what happened to us. Didn't even notice their little police box 'til they took us back to it to write out receipt for our fine

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Was it on Sukhumvit?

 

[Wilson]

I honestly don't remember but it might well have been

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I honestly don't remember but it might well have been

Very touristy area, so I bet they place their little police boxes in all the high-footfall-of-tourist areas to get you. They even had the cheek to point to notices about dropping cigarette butts, hidden in the bushes in the middle of the road

 

[purves grundy]

I saw a tourist pulled for dropping something on Sukhumvit. Fucking insult as there are next-to-no bins whatsoever.

 

[extra dry]

Sounds like the cops were short on cash for lunch!

lunch 2000 baht would feed a family for a month.

 

[extra dry]

I saw a tourist pulled for dropping something on Sukhumvit. Fucking insult as there are next-to-no bins whatsoever.

true, but if you walk to any 7-11 there is usually a bin outside.

 

[Mrs Magpie]

Has this been posted?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8154497.stm

Scam arresting tourists in duty-free

 

[purves grundy]

true, but if you walk to any 7-11 there is usually a bin outside.

True, but they're usually down a soi- not much use if you're on the main drag.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Has this been posted?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8154497.stm

Scam arresting tourists in duty-free

 

[extra dry]

True, but they're usually down a soi- not much use if you're on the main drag.

Huh? most 7-11's are on the main drag...however with all the other rubbish blowing around you would think yin lack would organize more bins..just to get her name in the paper

 

[purves grundy]

Huh? most 7-11's are on the main drag...however with all the other rubbish blowing around you would think yin lack would organize more bins..just to get her name in the paper

Nah not on Sukhumvit surely. It's mostly the grand entrances to big hotels, office blocks, shopping centres, construction sites, massage places and the occasional mom-and-pop shop clinging on. I'll work out the Sukhumvit-to-soi 7-11 ratio calculation when I'm there next week.

 

[extra dry]

Nah not on Sukhumvit surely. It's mostly the grand entrances to big hotels, office blocks, shopping centres, construction sites, massage places and the occasional mom-and-pop shop clinging on. I'll work out the Sukhumvit-to-soi 7-11 ratio calculation when I'm there next week.

who says you can't have fun in Thailand..lol good luck with the trip, Bangkok is getting even more over crowded.

 

[gabi]

Oohh.. my fav hotel in bankgok is on sukhimvit... the totally mental Atlanta...

http://www.theatlantahotelbangkok.com/

the rule book is worth the entry fee alone

17 Well-selected Western classical music is played all day.
Absolutely no pop music.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Nah not on Sukhumvit surely. It's mostly the grand entrances to big hotels, office blocks, shopping centres, construction sites, massage places and the occasional mom-and-pop shop clinging on. I'll work out the Sukhumvit-to-soi 7-11 ratio calculation when I'm there next week.

I'm pretty sure there was one on Sukhumvit near where we were pulled, but I didn't notice it until we'd been stopped

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Oohh.. my fav hotel in bankgok is on sukhimvit... the totally mental Atlanta...

http://www.theatlantahotelbangkok.com/

the rule book is worth the entry fee alone

Bastion of wholesome, culturally sensitive & eco-aware tourism
sex tourists not welcome

 

[gabi]

it's truly bonkers.. but i love it.. an oasis of good virtue in a desert of fat old white men with 15yo girls on the back of their mopeds

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I'm walking along Sukhumvit on google maps. I've found a few wheelie bins and 1 wire bin, but I've not walked very far.

I reckon we should get purves to walk the entire length of Sukhumvit and map the bins and put it online for tourists so they know where the bins are