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Going Down: All the times farangs were forced into humiliating apologetic ‘wais’

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I have no idea what is the difference between "Hello wai" and "apologies wai".

 

 

By Coconuts Bangkok May. 15, 2017

It doesn’t matter in which way they disrespected Thai culture — just that these foreigners were forced to do an apologetic “wai” in the press photos when they were caught.

 

After the public humiliation as a much-photographed public bowing sesh — an act that many vacationing farangs don’t even understand but simply perform because they are told to — the case is closed and everybody leaves satisfied.

 

After a fine of THB500-1,000 is paid, of course.

 

To drive home the country’s culture of public shaming, when those arrested are not Thai, they are often told to do a “wai” as a traditional way to apologize and express regret to the whole of Thailand. Pro farang tip: If you want to go above and beyond, you can also add that you “love Thailand.”

 

Whether they were arrested for simply wearing see-through beachwear or having drunken sex in public, here’s a round-up of farangs doing apologetic wais.

 

 

https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/going-times-farangs-forced-humiliating-apologetic-wais/

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Cute!  I like this "punishment".

 

Compare this with the case of Sandra Bland in the US,  a Black woman who was arrested for arguing with a policeman who stopped her for changing lanes without using the blinker, and three days later committed suicide in jail.

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