Foreigner Goes Crazy... But Speaks Great Thai

This foreigner sparked concern when he was behaving erratically in front of cars in Bangkok. Cops arrived and after a few words, they let him go.
Clearly he was worse for wear, but in his defence, he spoke great Thai and even knew how to wear one of their loin cloths properly.
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[@Ryan-Tech]

What an incredibly kind and understanding police force! They recognized his distressing state of mind and handled the situation with sensitivity, refraining from adding pressure or causing problems. Much respect for the Thai Police.

[@SimonCU]

deport him back to where he belongs. Why police don't check his passport? His feet has an infection.. I think he came to Thailand to find a Thai girlfriend (like most single white men in Thailand) and the girlfriend took all his money and he got crazy and homeless.

[@chrishayes5755]

police did ok at first. they calmly took him away from traffic, tried to figure out the situation. they didn't take the crazy guy to jail and didn't deport him. overall a fail.

[@kipponi]

Yes. In U.S. they shoot in this situation. This man got bad trip!?

[@akiraf8663]

what happen their ? wtf

[@Amirgrg]

i was surprised myself as a NewYorker NYPD will say u resist &slam you for being Mentally ill

[@lordllewellynofdarkdelight2613]

Thai culture looks so civilized. People protected the man from traffic. Then the police came and got him to safety and engaged with him in a civil manner. In my country, the USA I imagine people just filming and pointing followed by the police using aggressive behaviour tasers and arrest. Kudos to Thailand and it's people.

[@dogger37JC]

Yea it’s something that I love about Thailand. I’ve spent a fair amount of time there and never felt in danger. Thai people are friendly and polite.

[@vintageexcellence]

Yeah Buddhism is a far less destructive religion than Christianity or Catholicism for sure 💯

[@temper44]

They are fully aware who pays the bills. Whitey accounts for 40% of their economy.

[@GingerBalls-fp8kx]

You’re mistaken unfortunately 😄

[@johntay3831]

life is already stressed, why make it more? thats their mindset

[@ambientjapan4k]

I know this guy. He used to be a Bikram yoga teacher in Bangkok and I knew him through that world. Even had him over to my house a few times. He was clever but a bit nutty and had an amazing yoga practice. He also developed absurdly good Thai and was more of a royalist than the most patriotic Thai you could find. Wish him luck, I am surprised to see him show up in this context.

[@fair98fair]

Yoga/Meditation groups tend to attract people seeking solace from their mental health issues, so not suprising that he was into yoga. Although this is an older clip, hope he got some proper help and is doing better now

[@ambientjapan4k]

@@fair98fair everyone on the planet needs solace and those who use their body and breath to create balance instead of say, booze, are doing something much much better. There is no correlation like you are proposing

[@ambientjapan4k]

yea? Do expand on that@@GreenieMcGreen

[@qwanathomas735]

​@@GreenieMcGreenHe's got more balls than you'll ever have.

[@qwanathomas735]

@@GreenieMcGreen your not funny don't pretend to be.

[@vanvliet1600]

This man had definitley been inducted into an artistic form of Thai classical culture. His Thai is formal, and he even can dress in classic Thai. Really interesting.

[@chrishayes5755]

they need to deport the FUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK outta that guy asap

[@nuclear9977]

@@chrishayes5755 He’s just a friendly npc 😢

[@mausplan3890]

fuck you is not formal Thai

[@drewskeez1156]

@@chrishayes5755 why? He's on drugs and not hurting anyone...get him some help instead. Why dont they get rid of their own drugged up people then if thats your suggestion?

[@davet5223]

I think he's a yoga teacher or was. All looked good police treated him well unlike other countries but I'm not sure I would be okay with him leaving on a scooter, though I don't understand a word of thai

[@kayflip2233]

Crazy enough to do drugs and lose his mind, but disciplined and intelligent enough to study and learn Thai. I hate mind boggling paradoxes like this.

[@draculasneeze6681]

disciplined enough to moderate his use of drugs, disciplined to quietly go about his business without causing trouble to others. In short he learnt a foreign language.

[@Earl_Richter]

Probably, he learned Thai long before his drug problems began. Many current drug abusers had a decent life before drugs took them down.

[@draculasneeze6681]

@@Earl_Richter as opposed to those many people who had a shit life, and then found that abusing drugs assisted them with multiple improvements.

[@Earl_Richter]

@@draculasneeze6681 Right-O 👍

[@AKTELF]

He's pathetic, no one wants to be like that

[@DelFlo]

What’s even more crazy than this man is the fact that they let him ride away on a motorbike in that state 😂😂😂

[@criminologydocumentaries5669]

My mate got stopped and fined for not having a licence here in Thailand, he drove away with the bike and had to go to a police station to pay the fine, went to the station driving the same bike 😂😂😂, that's Thailand for you

[@ittipatp1653]

That's totally 😆😆😆true@@criminologydocumentaries5669

[@visitation4908]

The ending was comical. He couldn't even drive straight. I hope nothing bad happened. But yeah, WTF, that was a bit too casual from the police. Wasn't the dude smoking something funny?

[@BaasjeVangendt]

If you get a fine you can drive around for a week or sum😂

[@rockgsxr]

i once left the bar at 6am , after a whiskey sesh, i got on my scooter and rode back to my hotel , the police stopped me.... and fined me for riding the wrong way down a one way street, i could barely stand up

[@kostaskladakis8938]

The power of language and understanding culture

[@chinaboss6683]

The failure of western upbringing.

[@larrywheels762]

So he speaks thai. He's insulting the culture.

[@fair98fair]

​@@larrywheels762Thai only for Thais do you mean?

[@ChrisTravelss]

​@@fair98fairI think he means that. In other words "stick with your own people" Quite the racist statement

[@diggie9598]

@@ChrisTravelss The way the guy behaves does obviously not represent Thai culture in terms of politeness. It's not racist to be aware of that.

[@Wilko11]

That was nuts. Police would know when someones intoxicated or on drugs. Yet they just let him go and ride away. Must have been impressed with his Thai language skill. 🤪

[@ruthok1]

😜

[@Godhorus]

He was smoking meth right infront of them the whole time!!!!!!

[@neurosick]

​@@Godhorusnah it was tobacco dude

[@Godhorus]

@@neurosick wahahaha sure ut was

[@Sopheapkhat]

@@Godhorusyeah it was meth effects

[@andrewwalton1549]

Bangkok has him now 🤣🤣🤣

[@weeguy52]

🤣👏😅

[@Ramon_92]

Thailand takes over .

[@a.avcier8277]

Was it catchphrase from Hangover movie 😂

[@Chronicstate187]

I met this guy about 5 yrs ago in bkk. He was a monk then and a teetotaler. We sat for a couple of hours and chatted about serpent worshippers, the significance of whores wearing black and white stripes, and the high ranking that the multiple amulets he wore afforded him in Thai society. Very aggressive towards any ho that came near to him. It was an awkward uncomfortable conversation but he seemed to take to me. A very interesting guy but bat sh1t crazy.

[@unclecraigbaannawk]

whoa dere....he was definitely special...from watching this he appeared to be on the Autism spectrum...but good for him that he could reasonably maintain focus when needed...wondering what ever happened to him...

[@Chronicstate187]

@@unclecraigbaannawk yeah definitely on the that spectrum. A bit sad to see him like this but not surprising. The temple seemed to provide him some structure. I hope he’s doing okay

[@ryangladstone3873]

What's with the black and white stripes?

[@jasonpatterson2143]

You're just as looney as he is based on your writings.

[@jasonpatterson2143]

@@ryangladstone3873 OP is as crazy as the street dude.

[@AlphonseWeebay]

Yaba hit so hard had dude speaking fluent thai

[@BobGoodi]

🤣🤣🤣

[@kaneidareyue7715]

What's yaba?

[@suchasin]

hahahaha

[@jamma10]

@@kaneidareyue7715 A type of methamphetamine popular in South East Asia. It often sends people a bit nutty - including farang.

[@moge-ko5947]

@@kaneidareyue7715 narcotic drug

[@CryptoX-kr3wu]

The cops knew he was high on drugs and/or having a manic episode. They didn’t want to take him back to the station and deal with his shit.

[@davidkeith3648]

Correct the Thai police just wanted this to be over. If he runs that little Honda Dream 125 into a dump truck then it was meant to be.

[@andrewwalton1549]

Only in Bangkok can this happen and the police let you on your bike to ride home 🤣🤣🤣 I hope the Thai people don't think we are all like this. Thai people are beautiful people!

[@wangyi8031]

thai people are beautifull people ?? ummm you do know they shoot protesters there with real guns? and kidnapp the government with the army if your not carefull i would not call thailand a good heart country at all, its the same as china and russia in every way

[@KKLee-yt9ic]

Hahaha how would you like to get get arrested in US?

[@rickstalentedtongue910]

What a suck as you are. All people are beautiful, right?

[@sexocity123]

@@KKLee-yt9ic He would get tased slammed and stomped at the very least

[@louditalian1962]

Every people is beautiful buddy

[@elisebourgoin5041]

Thai people are so kind when you respect them

[@tomaszhimalajski1693]

Really? This is stupidity. He may kill someone on this motorbike. If he kills himself it's fine but he puts other people's life and health at risk

[@diggie9598]

Not all of them and not all the time.

[@adotholland22]

not only thai people,,most humans are kind when you respect them.

[@jozzieification]

I love how the police just let him go off on his scooter 😂 he’s high af

[@waynedrummond6583]

With luck he'll wander off the road and drown in a khlong.

[@Godhorus]

The man was smoking his pipe infront of them

[@gaarasama1719]

​@@Godhorushe had a joint of weed on a roach clip. I seen it done on COPS before

[@quickpickle]

he even flips them off as he's leaving 😅🤣

[@Jujube23806]

I’m confused why don’t he got arrested

[@zeddyteddy3729]

He's probably day 7 into a meth binge. No sleep for days and experiencing psychosis. Poor man. I hope he's doing better today.

[@genericdeveloper3966]

Idiot man.

[@koru9639]

Seems like 160.000 people out of the 163.000 who have seen this video, know this guy and have met him before

[@walobei524]

He got kicked out of monk school then stole the curtain and made it into pants. Also, he wants some KFC chicken. Other than that, he is good.

[@lunarsoulz]

Like in alot of places, Drugs are illegal, but their isint much Cops can do, if you are self harming yourself and not selling it. They checked his Canadian Passport and apparently he is there on a Religious Visa. He is apparently a Monk and been in Thailand a long time. Since Thai Culture still heavily respects religion, they let him off. Despite his behavior, he explained his situation coherently.

[@Robzabest25]

what what his behaviour?

[@evltwin984]

​@@Robzabest25 batshit cray cray

[@blackumbrella6199]

Never heard of a religion Visa before 😮

[@seanbear69]

It's a valid reason to visit and to extend a visa multiple times...living in a temple, ordination as a monk, study of Buddhism etc. @@blackumbrella6199

[@SpongeBath_ShitPants]

Why would the police let him drive away under the influence of drugs? Is impaired driving not illegal in Thailand?

[@jeybeElSueco]

Always horrible watching people struggle like this :(

[@nuttsy3662]

Struggle he’s off his head on Yabba 😂

[@caitlinsutton3022]

Heard he is Canadian and was recently detained in Phnom Penh. Would love to see an interview with him to understand his story he seems so interesting and intelligent, be so good to see him receive some help ❤❤

[@JG-ke7gj]

Love how he was respectful towards the police and was treated with respect back. Knowing Thai mannerism and language to that level doesn't come easily. He's probably been a monk. Would someone please find him and make an interview. I'm sure he's got an interesting story to tell.

[@peaceformula5830]

Not monk. Probably just lived in Thailand a long time as hippy drug user, bar owner or someone who studied mui thai

[@Wanderer1]

Lmao.. monk? The guy is clearly on a heap of drugs. Do monks do drugs? Look at his face, it's very easy to spot a heavy user of illicit drugs.

[@ou7rage]

He is blatantly on Yaba

[@wichaipongthadaporn2026]

He is a low quality western guy who luckily enough to stay in Thailand. But he destroys himself with the narcotics drug.

[@catm2454]

newest comment says he is a yoga teacher

[@user-qs5gt6ty6s]

Too too bad! With that level in the Thai language, he could be a popular TV personality and have a good life. He would sell really well to the Thai audience. There's nothing cuter than a foreigner being able to speak Thai (almost) like a Thai.

[@marklatimer7333]

Well he's halfway there, from what I can gather from watching Thai TV to be a famous celebrity you must a ridiculous haircut and/or wear a silly hat.

[@GodSlayer-vq7pk]

Letting him drive away on a motorbike while clearly being under the influence is just mind boggling .. this dude might send a innocent person to the hospital or worse by crashing into them .. arrest him and send him back to his country for detox and recovery .. people shouldn't have to see this psychotic behaviour ..

[@FDDFGGSHORTS]

This is Thailand. They always drive like they are intoxicated

[@alexcarter8807]

Those motorbikes are more like mopeds. Very small engines, I'd be surprised if it was even a 125cc. Probably more like the old 90cc Honda engine or a copy thereof. The bike looks big but that appearance is due to plastic body panels etc. The thing is, if it hits someone, it's not like hitting someone with a car. Plus even a pretty intoxicated or drugged person, if they're about to hit someone, instinct will take over and they'll swerve. Plus everyone's looking out because traffic there is one big game of Frogger.

[@GodSlayer-vq7pk]

@@alexcarter8807 been living in Thailand since 2007 .. this was at least a 110cc if not a 125cc .. seen some of the worst accidents happen on those bikes ..

[@Viajero69]

@@alexcarter8807 Ridiculously misinformed comment. As if someone on a bicycle can't kill/injure themselves or others. Very easy to do on a moped or scooter.

[@kigurumii]

@@alexcarter8807 bro we have the highest amount of traffic accidents in the world road safety is nonexistent here

[@joehillary6981]

Poor guy. Left ankle/foot is swollen, and he looks the worse for wear. Thai Immigration would know his status etc. but the Canadian embassy should at least inquire further, or would they really give a f**k? Despite the symptoms of drug use, he comes across as bright and likable. I wish him luck.

[@SirHilary1]

Even though this guy is a complete nutter he showed complete respect towards the police and Thailand is all about respect

[@BangkokExtra]

Can get away with anything with a few nice Thai words and a wai!

[@jasontietnan5447]

@@BangkokExtra got me tru many a checkpoint without a fine,they say you ok go :-)

[@KKLee-yt9ic]

He acted like that because the police were nice to him… but if police had use force on him like how they do in … in would be a different outcome

[@dempart5558]

interesting bit of cultural knowledge.

[@GingerBalls-fp8kx]

It’s not

[@laurence2421]

I know this guy. He seemed fine when I met him. Totally down to earth and coherent. He left after I sold him that ton of yaba and he went on his merry way. I wonder what happened to him to make him like this

[@ghrasshopper]

LMAO 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Soywan]

María María!!🤣🤣🚬🔥

[@laurence2421]

@@Soywan 😅

[@BriaGoines]

lmao clearly the yabaa 555+

[@Raymanujan]

555

[@gabe1784]

You can tell the local Thais were loving this 😂😂

[@jeffryan7262]

I wish there were English subtitles! Can anyone translate some of what he was saying? 🙏

[@deucesixs1404]

When he is. Sober he probably can’t speak any Thai lol

[@Foxys1974]

There’s a famous writer, Phillip K Dick, he wrote many sifi books, that became big films and TV series He took acid one time, his best friend who’d known him from childhood didn’t, and was being the ‘trip sitter’ he started speaking perfect Latin and conversing with his best friend. He’d never had a Latin lesson in his life, but his best friend had studied it all his school days. He said he was a Roman solider, and spoke about his life, in Latin! True story! It freaked the best friend out.

[@drbennyboombatz9195]

I tell you what man, there was a guy I knew in Koh Phangan who didn't speak any Thai and then got really really off his head on something, like delusional paranoid, he thought someone had stole his bike, but they hadn't at all, anyway he was speaking perfect Thai to the girls in the bar, even like the north village Thai, I didn't know at the time I thought he was just saying a few words he knew and sort of pretending but the girl said "no, he was speaking Thai", this boggled my mind because he'd been there a month on his first visit, somehow he survived but he was driving his bike like a lunatic, very weird night haha@@Foxys1974

[@breadgarlichouse2265]

Learning Thai has definitely made him crazy 😂

[@Kingofthehill84]

Nah, that's how white people act normally 😅😂

[@kipponi]

😂. I am just learning thai language and saw first dream which I speak thai😂. Not crazy yet and don't use any drugs.

[@ivanteo1973]

Took him 30 years to pass primary Thai school . That’s why.

[@matt_golf5437]

Trouble in paradise

[@deltasierratango127]

First Thai I learned is yabadabido! Lol. J/k. It's no the Language that made him this way. It is the YABA meth.

[@ounkhamdragonmingboupha9581]

I love my Thai brothers and sisters' cops. No matter how much this guy is on yaba. They are still treated like human beings. Not like the cops out in the west. The super cops out in the west would have pepper spray and tase him. Then they would arrest him for misconduct, disturbing the peace AND assaulting police officers.

[@user-ll2ns4lm1t]

ยาบ้า? หรือแค่ป่วยทางจิต? อาจจะทั้งสองอย่าง ไม่ว่าในกรณีใดเขาต้องการความช่วยเหลือ

[@EvaLasta]

Agreed. Thailand is awesome

[@masipag_canadian_adventure642]

Most super cops out west here in Canada don’t care about people on drugs.

[@mynameismynameis666]

US cops are trained into giving ordinary people with Issues an extra dose of PTSD

[@user-vr9xg3oq5p]

Probably true, but Thai cops don't have to deal with delinquents who deliberately cause trouble and challenge the cops just because they can like they do in the west.

[@truenorth7949]

apparently the latest update on him is that he is a 42 yr old Canadian who was found now in Cambodia in mental distress and was detained this November by local police

[@Flynnstir]

Name?

[@esolthailand7439]

I’ve seen all of these versions of farang before but rarely all in one person at the same time. His Thai is quite good at times but a bit odd and off in others. He’s having a scary psychosis induced by extensive use of dirty local meth amphetamines and extreme lack of sleep. The tics are also a result of this. Seen a few farangs go this way but not all pull out of the nosedive in time. He got lucky this time but these episodes and behaviour usually lead to a social situation which gets ugly and earns a short stint in Thai prison followed by somebody back in the west desperate enough to come and get him on a plane home. Embassies are not always bothered to help. Saw this same story play out all the way to that sad and extreme end twice before.

[@gavinbolton-ou6tv]

Yip been down that rode with a few mates in Thailand.

[@jjswigger8591]

he obviosuly fuked his head up with psychedelics u morons dont do DMT

[@seanbear69]

That's the scary thing. If no one comes and gets him he just stays in the slammer. Embassies can't do anything without someone to release them to and get them on a plane.

[@rockgsxr]

when i done meth, i stayed safely inmy room, but then there's the hallucinations to deal with, sound and vision

[@georgecostanza2695]

After seeing various police interactions in a number of Asian countries, it really highlights the problem we have with police culture in America. As illustrated here in Thailand, as in Japan, and even China, it’s evident the primary objective of patrol officers is to maintain public peace and safety, and societal harmony. Violence and arrest is an absolute last resort that’s avoided at all costs. Whereas in America, the police forces in all our major cities use every encounter they have with the public as an excuse to find any reason to arrest the subject. It’s quite ironic we go around criticizing other countries for their alleged abuse of human rights, while we have more citizens incarcerated than any other country in the world, by any measure…. population, percentage, felonies, misdemeanours, youth, adults, violent crimes, financial crimes, victimless crimes, you name it and we’re on top. Something is wrong in the land of the free.

[@Il-Cane]

IN ITALY if an officer kill someone with a knive actually the officer is banned from police and sometimes arrested if he shoot over the belly... USA is one of the most police state in the world... democracy ahahah?? ..... i felt safer in laos than in new york... actually i ll never go back to usa in my life... i want to live a bit more

[@mallon420]

You should probably check out Thai prisons

[@dikkedarm2711]

Thing is, in most countries your average person isnt running around legally with a gun. I feel like in America being a cop is way more dangerous so they have to be rough in a more preamptive way or risk being shot by some idiot.

[@mazyata9958]

America is a dumpster fire. You have crazy bad cops and bad people. Where Thailand and others can be ruined is having western culture come in. USA is a false freedom. Insane cost of living will garbage people no matter poor or rich around you. It's a horrible place to live unless you are far from everything which leads to having a very boring life. Or you are in the hi society group then you need to have millions. The word can't get out because many westerners will bring their baggage with them and ruin that country!

[@cocaineminor4420]

​@@mazyata9958100% agree Idk why people like America so much lmao it's not even a good place compared to most countries

[@atitan1752]

หลายคนบอกว่าตำรวจไทยทำไมไม่ทำอย่างนั้นอย่างนี้ 😅 คุณตำรวจคงปวดหัวน่าดู ประเทศไทยเป็นเมืองท่องเที่ยว เเละเป็นที่จับตาของคนทั่วโลก เเน่นอน เขาจะอยู่ในสายตาของคุณตำรวจเเน่นอน ถ้ามีเหตุการณ์อะไรที่ส่อเป็นความร้ายเเรงเกิดขึ้น เเต่นี่เขาไม่ได้ทำร้ายใคร เเละยังสามารถพูดคุยรู้เรื่อง อย่ากล่าวหาพวกเราเลยพวกเราดูเเลพวกคุณอย่างเต็มความสามารถเเละเท่าที่จะทำได้เพื่อรักษาชีวิตเเละทรัพย์สินเเละชื่อเสียง ไว้😢

[@hottafyah]

excellent comment! 🙏

[@user-ll2ns4lm1t]

ยาบ้า? หรือแค่ป่วยทางจิต? อาจจะทั้งสองอย่าง ไม่ว่าในกรณีใดเขาต้องการความช่วยเหลือ

[@trinjunlanan4563]

ไร้มาตรฐาน สั้นๆง่ายๆ ไม่ต้องแถ ไม่ต้องมาอ้างเหตุผลให้ดูดี

[@tristesskartoffel8677]

Thanks👍

[@rexnex277]

The best part was when the cop said 'please go home'.

[@user-od4mu6bd3c]

ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@Ramon_92]

Funny thing the dude speaks thai to them cop speaks english back 😂😂

[@jeffryan7262]

Can you translate anything else he was saying?

[@rexnex277]

@@jeffryan7262 The cop told him to go home in english .

[@fair98fair]

​@@jeffryan7262Yeah he spoke Thai but was speaking utter jibberish. The same that you'd expect from a crackie in the West

[@jasonkirkk]

U must love the Thai patience

[@Thelavendel]

people wouldn't give this guy a second look a lot of places in the US, but because this is Thailand people find it unbelievable that somebody can act this way. A one man piece of Skid Row in Thailand 😁😁

[@GingerBalls-fp8kx]

Dude Thailand is an insane place I don’t know what you’re talking about

[@Accuface2000]

I like America though, people keep to themselves. In other countries you are starred at as if you are an alien. So fkn annoying..

[@anthonydowling3356]

He would fit in fine in Philly .

[@Thelavendel]

@@GingerBalls-fp8kx insane when it comes to obese sex tourists, lonely closeted gay men and ladyboys, but not the kind of behavior we see here. This isn't typical of Thailand.

[@Thelavendel]

and I pray to Santa that it never will be

[@Explore2Adore]

Really good to see the Thais move traffic across the lanes to keep the guy safe. Much respect for the guy knowing their local language and for how the police handled the situation overall. That said, for this man's safety, as well as everyone else's, he should not have been allowed to get back on that bike while under influence.

[@joonykids]

By adapting to their culture and speaking their language, he won the hearts of everyone. I am a bit surprised they let him ride in that state though😂 but I dont know the full story.

[@splotbang8296]

Not everyone is enamoured when foreigners try to emulate so blatantly their culture. I've been living in SE Asia for 20 years and have seen, on numerous occasions, foreigners, trying to curry favor by appropriating local culture in an exaggerated way then being mocked by locals after the foreigner leaves. It's not unlike the trashing Trudeau got after wearing local Indian clothing when he visited India. There's a fine line between assimilation and overt appropriation of local culture by a foreigner. In the case of this video, I have zero doubt that the locals will be getting a laugh out of this farang's undignified behavior.

[@SunLight36917]

This is meth head

[@nickauclair1477]

Crazy video. I wish I was there and could talk to him in English and figure out what I just watched.

[@wucash5672]

@@splotbang8296 weird my experience was Thais constantly trying teach me thai.

[@splotbang8296]

@@wucash5672 Yes they will try to teach you. The line is when one overtly tries to curry favor by appropriating culture. It's something like exaggerating a bow in Korea.

[@songphil1376]

Very skillful in spoken Thai. He is even aware that the words LAU and SURA have the same meaning(alcohol), but has different levels of formality and usage. Just wondering what the hell is happening to him? Injury from head to feet.

[@doublehappiness9889]

If he makes a habit of standing in the road, quite likely he was hit by a vehicle.

[@BeamRider100]

Looks like he fell down but a few days prior.

[@kpm25]

Most likely had a few motorbike accidents and the feet injuries would be from being high on drugs and walking around on bare feet for too long, perhaps days on end, with no sleep to recover.

[@Pajune]

The wais' into every possible direction in the end got me 🤣🤣🤣 guy is a total menace!

[@TheThaiLife]

Drugs are bad, but yes, great Thai speaking skills. As a foreigner living in Thailand, this makes me embarrassed. Thank you police for being so patient.

[@mmtravel9726]

As a Farang I am ashamed at this behaviour but impressed with his language skills while impaired

[@allplayza]

He's got a very good point!

[@Robzabest25]

what did he say

[@jeffryan7262]

What did he say?

[@DIP381]

Hats off to Thai police. They handled the situation very professionally in a calm manner. He presented his passport; no crime was committed, and he was told to go home. Anyone want to guess what would have happened to him is he was confronted by cops in the US ?

[@pyellard3013]

Standing in a busy road may not be illegal but it's sure disruptive.

[@underworldringside]

They failed to act you Muppet his mentally unstable

[@pyellard3013]

@@philipdupont2308 I see your point but no one was hurt and they may have seen his behavior as a "one off" in the way teenage drunks lying in the street in the West were once taken home by the Police rather than prosecuted. Nowadays the Police seem more intolerant.

[@tatsnneeps341]

Because they are being filmed is the reason and the only reason end of...

[@pyellard3013]

@@tatsnneeps341 Probably more to do with the paperwork and effort involved in arresting drunks/druggies.

[@23ofSeptember]

Dylan Niall Haddock is his name. He was recently arrested in Cambodia for begging for money. He had no passport or valid Visa. Canadian fellow. Seemed to be really into traditional natural Thai tobacco from his Facebook posts.

[@changaaleikum2954]

Now imagine this situation happening in the US. 20+people would be filming, random people shouting "WORLDSTAR", police arrives, guy gets tasered and beaten to a pulp before being sent to prison.

[@travelfootiekie]

good

[@Kenny-bj2zq]

did you see how respectful he was to the police that ain't happening in the U.S

[@Ulbre]

Actually incorrect, the US cops let him go because across the street a Black guy was doing the same.....that chap didn't fare so well

[@zodglubby]

After a few cities burned down

[@lazydioxinclaimant6754]

they let someone inebriated drive away. that's complete incompetence, r*tard

[@MrCoolbeanstogo]

Loved the ending 👏🏼😂

[@rosshitchen-ij6en]

He could be schizophrenic or have another type of mental issue.He doesn't necessarily have to be off his head on drugs however its possibe.

[@unclecraigbaannawk]

appears to be on the autism spectrum...

[@pyellard3013]

Probably a combination of mental or emotional problems combined with drugs..

[@TheBobbyolsen]

Respect to the Thai police. It is obvious this guy is not mentally right, and they handled this situation with care instead of Force. It shows how Thai police are true professionals.

[@1deaver]

They let him drive in that state. 😮

[@ambientjapan4k]

the Thai police are just as quick to shake you down for money if they see an opportunity

[@DennisBlake-bf8mp]

He was knocked off his motorbike and was angry at cars not stopping to help, in even in native tongue he couldn't have been so coherent, he's not intoxicated just angry at car drivers for not stopping

[@geegee6980]

My new Thai teacher..

[@BangkokExtra]

Funny !

[@Sukhumvit1]

Average Tefl teacher in Bangkok 😂

[@orrgazmo]

His Thai is excellent 😂

[@dleer_defi]

Me after a week in Bangkok

[@rickute1458]

yeah this is what happens when you spend waaaaaaaaay too much time in thailand, and waaaaay too much on yabba, if you are wondering what he said, it was, its ok i speak and understand thai very well, he then went on to say that it was ok we are all thais here and that we are all the same, he than said that he was drinking in the apartment and that he was drunk outside and that they locked the door on him so he could not get his shoes and then someone called the police on him and the rest of it we could not understand because it was way too quick for us and not understandable.

[@talk-supersix-seven6021]

Don't go to a country and learn a language with squiggly letters then take mind opening drugs, you will be lost to the spirit world. Very sad.

[@rockgsxr]

if you have ever smoked yabba then you would know it doesn't do much, do you mean ice/crystal meth which fries your brain

[@JackJones-ux5xc]

The police know he has no money to take of him, so let him go

[@wangyi8031]

yeah probably.... the first thing you do if you see a thai person badly hurt in thailand just keep walking if your a foreigner let them die... If you help everyone asks you for money and blames it on you... if someone tries to kill you and you fight back and your a foriegner they still charge you and let the thai go

[@speedaddict9212]

No not like that please be kind don't show the attitude please.

[@bertoman1990]

I get a sense of sarcasm when he is speaking their language haha but no doubt he loves Thailand with all his heart despite his current state

[@richardwoodhouse8397]

People praising him, he knows full well as a lot off people who spend to long out there, that to get out off a fix is to humer the police with Thai, he was taking the Michael really, but he is off his head for what ever reason ! You see a lot off gory death out there, drugs, and desiese, concutions ect ect ect:

[@elbroverlander]

Wow. I have been to Thailand over 20 times and this just proves that the Thai people are very patient, especially if you speak Thai and are respectful. There are mentally ill foreigners all over the place. They didn’t do anything to help the problem except watch him drive away to another intersection. They actually thanked him.

[@ianrjm969]

When was this filmed? Looking at his photos on Facebook, the hairstyle seems to fit 2018/19. He looks so much older and different now and it's only been a few years. Very sad.

[@elm9391]

On facebook he is fake. In fact this person is dangerous psycho and hard drug user. You can conclude from his facebook content his mind is like of 5 year old child. Probably too much yoga messed up with his brain.

[@PUBLICSECTORJOBSWORTHS]

Can't believe they let him ride off on that bike, he nearly lost it before he had even left the carpark.

[@unclecraigbaannawk]

yeah but u saw those two cops followed on their motorcycle.....so..

[@PUBLICSECTORJOBSWORTHS]

@@unclecraigbaannawk Did they stop him?

[@unclecraigbaannawk]

@@PUBLICSECTORJOBSWORTHS don’t know but knowing Thai police I imagine further interaction resulted in getting him to a safe place if he acted out again…

[@PUBLICSECTORJOBSWORTHS]

@@unclecraigbaannawk He needed a safe place, I hope he has got his head together, does anyone out there know if he has?

[@unclecraigbaannawk]

@@PUBLICSECTORJOBSWORTHS haven't found any but knowing the Thai news I'm sure the Nation online of Bangkok Post might have a related article in the archives...just got to spend a few hours likely to drill down and find something...

[@stefankropff]

Anybody who can translate, it would be nice to know his story and what he are saying?

[@hottafyah]

⁠ ​​@mythai05 nothing incoherent about it. apparently your Thai language skills are limited.

[@FoulFlip]

@@hottafyahwhat did he say?

[@italodiscool]

​@@FoulFlipat one point he was giving a history lesson about old Thai kings. He has poetic Thai. He's def off his face but not incoherent at all.

[@maewmaew5515]

FYI.He was reciting the full name of Krung - Thep (Thai capital city know as Bangkok) original name that most foreigners don't know which shorten from Krung Thep mahanakorn Amorn rattanakosin Mahindraya Ayutthaya Mahadilok Phopnopparath Ratchatha ni Burirom Udomrachanivej Mahasataan Amornviman Amatansatit Popnopbarat Wishanu Kammasit.

[@louisschoon903]

Never a dull moment in Bangkok

[@USER-GU4GJJURFGJKV]

I like this guy 🤣

[@oldmate99]

Crazy AF and allowed to ride his scooter home, no helmet no shoes!

[@themediterraneanguy]

Such a great vlog, I enjoyed it, thanks for sharing.

[@cyclocrossthesea-lionman1824]

Wow. You can do wtf you like in Thailand if youve mastered the language conversationally. They loved him even though he was yabad up they let him go.... Crazy

[@danielrichardson4888]

They let him ride his bike away in that state 😂

[@jacobbujold836]

just like Vancouver, Portland, San Fran, welcome in Bangkok.

[@NotGoingAnywhere487]

This would be me if I went to Thailand after I spent everything

[@gaarasama1719]

Well get to it m8 🎉

[@Bash-Programming-ng4of]

A lot of foreigners who come to Thailand usually try to reinvent themselves as top CEO's, war hero's. SAS, black ops, CIA etc in order to try impress others and generally big themselves up. This case is very interesting as this guy has literally reinvented himself as one of the Thai rural poor. Not even Thai's themselves aspire to be like that. Let's hope he got himself straightened out.

[@AsiaStreet365]

That's crazy man, I hope this guy is ok.

[@Majestros]

He's drug fucked

[@AKTELF]

I am Thai and I can assure you that no one can hurt him. If he doesn't touch other people's bottoms, Thai people are kind, like to help. I'm Thai. I don't like violence

[@1deaver]

​@@AKTELFwhat was he saying to the police?

[@jalspach9215]

One too many full moon parties. But honestly, too often it only takes one.

[@medaviate]

that dude definitely needs medical attention. his left leg has quite a bit of fluid, and his face has some dry blood on him as well. He may have gone through some violence, abuse or OD # Thailand drug accessibility is very easy to get to. Poor guy..My respect for Thai people who have very kind loving hearts. I miss Thailand. Hopefully, I could be there again someday.

[@user-it2pk6sg1b]

ยินดีต้อนรับ

[@SuSu-ey5kx]

What's the pants he's wearing called ?

[@Bjorn.Bergman]

7:31 Wtf he just rap the whole full name of Bangkok with on point in all pronunciation, some Thai couldn't even remember that.

[@peersonn5554]

As a Thai i only remember Krung-Thep or Bangkok lol

[@sotaid8687]

Damn that was cool. I remembered the last time I went to Bangkok people were so interested when I say "I can recite the full name of Bangkok" (albeit slowly)

[@apinunluksanachindamawson4805]

​@@peersonn5554c'maaahn. Cant remember mahanakorn?

[@georgesworld4845]

This guy chased me one day in a busy Bangkok street for no apparent reason, I had to run In a hotel for my safety , very scary indeed 😢

[@peterputters7156]

Thank you for this video. All other channels are to glamorous about Thailand.

[@senianns9522]

He keeps reciting the official name for 'Bangkok' Krung Thep Mahanakorn and so on! I think he has been in a temple for some time? Strange!

[@JonnyLeeds87]

I'd love to know if there's any follow up to this, is he okay now? what's his story? I'm sure everyone here wants to know?

[@laurence2421]

Yeah he finally finished the yaba I sold him and he got some sleep. He's fine.

[@Joe-mz6dc]

Dude he's a drugged out freak. Come to Vancouver BC. We have thousands of these people all over the streets.

[@chinaboss6683]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@xxx-funandtheories8337]

Yeah he speaks great Thai. Like someone on the news 😅 unfortunately so crazy.

[@suplolok8873]

can someone translate wat was happening to him?

[@thepain321]

Dude was having a moment. But wasn’t trying to harm anyone.

[@robinlowerson565]

Does he prove you don't need a mask in public ?

[@michaelkreisz5338]

Good on him....

[@Tamawilliams1234]

Is this Chris from Australia? He is also on Thai talk with Paddy on KZbin?

[@saviyou]

There’s a whole colony full of this guy in Kensington Ave in Philadelphia

[@user-dz1iw7ho4z]

ดูๆแล้วเค้าน่าสงสารอยู่นะ ขาบวมด้วย

[@samesamel]

thanks to the guy who recorded this, i cant stop laughing when he s yelling on the car

[@mradventurer8104]

he could have walked under a car (if the other guy had not protected him)

[@Andy-se4sl]

Hats off to the motorbike taxi guy for keeping the traffic out the way 👍... Although he does take the opportunity to take some cheeky video 😖😅

[@Shamo-yc4vy]

Thank you, please come again:-)

[@420psilo]

ive been high. but ive never been 'yelling at traffic in Thailand' high

[@soiraider2201]

Everyone is just one "ya baa" pill away from this. This guy will have a great chapter for when he writes his book!😎

[@Godwillneverleaveuamen]

Like billy more story haha

[@markp9568]

What great story, took drugs messed me up got help and I’m ok now,the end.

[@mariowerge4780]

Yeahhh ya bahh Devils pills.......

[@sokpisethlalalanno]

The fact is that Thai police isn't a US Police or Korean Police, If so this man prob "GAME OVER", Much respect for Thai people "Humble and Kindness"

[@Lovingbeingbackinthailand]

If this happened with uk police he would have been taken in for mental health reasons.

[@ianrjm969]

Yeah, good! He clearly can't take of himself and is a danger to himself and others.

[@Jesse-B]

And they let him ride off into the sunset.

[@mattamorra5175]

Looks like Beavis from Beavis and Butthead.

[@MrReigam]

would like to know what he is saying/telling the police!

[@timothy790110]

People in here are applauding the police for letting a guy whos clearly having a manic, drug induced episode and is extremely unstable to just go OFF ON A MOPED IN TO BUSY TRAFFIC. Are you people out of your minds? This is the problem with all you leftie do-gooders, you never think it through. Never the consequences, its just to make yourselves feel good. This man is endangering everyone on the road.

[@Godwillneverleaveuamen]

His Thai accent is funny .. Thai with American accent that’s so weird hahaha

[@kayflip2233]

He has a Canadian passport.

[@Ramon_92]

Hes Canadian but close enough