Paul wrote:Next we will be hearing how someone was arrested for doing their own ironing or making their own coffee or driving the car themselves
I think we have to keep it real.
Technically,I guess the gov't could use those as chargeable offenses
I don't know!But the 2 incidents I reported were real,especially to the guys charged
It is a topic that started for me from my first and second trips to Thailand!As my initial reason for coming here was to open a resturant /bar on Koh Chang!Luckily for me,not for one of the guys,2 falangs had negative experiences that I was privy to on my second trip that greatly influenced my decision to not open a business!
It was quite real to the young Frenchman that had a sizeable investment in his business,when he was arrested and deported for doing some legitimate business practice needs to grow a business,even though he had about 10 Thai employees.When you hurt the interests of Thai competitors,especially influential Thais and combine that with a Xenophobic enforcement official,it is REAL
I believe that everyone should have the benefit of others experiences as awareness might help them plan better and prevent a problem from naiveity or ignorance