My Viral Fight Video in Bangkok

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My Viral Fight Video in Bangkok – Follow up 

 

This is the story of how I filmed the fight in Bangkok video. Here is a bonus video (only on bangkok112.com) with 3 extra minutes of footage:

 

 

The original video is the 3rd most viewed video currently on the ‘Bangkok 112’ Youtube channel with 91,000 views, it also has a 64% watch time for all those views.

On 25th February 2015 I was rushing to Hanrahans Irish Pub (Soi Nana) to get a pint of carlsberg before the happy hour closed at 8pm. I was at my BTS station in Phrakhanong and stopped to take a short video of the traffic. When I got to the escalator there were 2 Thai people blocking me from walking up, I usually say ‘excuse me’ but I didn’t this day and these 2 slight delays caused me to miss my train and catch the next one 5 minutes later (was this fate?). I would have never caught the action if I had caught the earlier train.

When I arrived at the At Nana BTS station I took my exit and was powerwalking zombie commuter style to get to my happy hour. If I could make it fast enough then maybe I could squeeze 2 pints in. As I was approaching the steps I heard some shouting. Now, there is normal everyday shouting and there is this kind of shouting. I instantly knew something was going on. I heard a man’s voice echoing all around the Nana BTS station and sure enough, there was a couple having a full on domestic argument on the other side of the platform. A big western guy was going nuts about something and I couldn’t really make out what was being said, but I thought he might get the kicking of his life from the locals if he carried on so I started to record the scene.

The guy seemed to be getting more and more incensed, and sure enough the domestic fisticuffs started shortly after. Now, a caveat is I also need to say first that the reason I recorded the whole scene from afar was solely because a couple of days before I was nearly set upon by a violent Thai guy after I openly filmed him bashing up his missus. I was too close to the scene and I held my camera like 99% people do in that cliched pose. Well sure enough the guy instantly spotted me and sort of charged at me, hurling abuse my in my direction.

It made me think about people’s thought process in an incident like this. After a fight, or similar chaotic incident, people usually scan round to see if anyone has their camera phones out recording. It’s normal in Thailand for people to pop out their smartphones at the scene of fights and traffic accidents.

I have done the same, and last year (2014) I filmed half dead motionless guy who had crashed his scooter head on at about 50mph. I will never publish that footage due to the fact that I think he probably died in the ambulance on the way to hospital. Even the Thai people who were rubbernecking (as I was) all left instantly as it was clear the guy was on deaths door.

So I don’t personally want to influence the scene in the fight video in any way, unless it got really nasty.

I actually didn’t originally see the part where he started dishing out the head-butts and choking because of the light being so low I couldn’t see through the viewfinder, but I could see the tall thin guy was right next to them (the one who shouted ‘YOU HAVE NO RIGHT’) so didn’t think there was any critical danger to the girl.

I’m not condoning domestic violence against Women, but if you step in you are highly likely to be on the receiving end for free by both parties. The girl in the video didn’t complain to any passers by, and also she wasn’t shy about being struck in front of the general public which is an indicator that this is probably a regular occurrence with this couple.

 

 

Here is the original video:

The extra part that is not shown in the original video is where they ran into 2 traffic cops on Soi 7. You can see the guy was incessantly shouting ‘WHY WHY WHY’ over again. From talking with other Westerners at the scene, it appeared his wife ripped him off from his money. You can hear the girl say ‘No, I don’t want like this’ on the bonus video, and the guy said ‘What about the car, what about the kids?’ or something to that effect.

 

 

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The above pic shows the spike in views from Youtube Analytics in May 2015. The original video was shared with some popular forums in Thailand at this point, including thaivisa.com and pattaya-addicts.com.

I do have a story from a couple of years ago when I did step in to break up a fight between a western guy and his Thai girlfriend. It was at a street bar near Soi 11 around 4am. A Western guy was arguing with his Thai girlfriend and eventually started slapping her around a little bit right there at the bar.

So I stepped in to break it up, as I did all the bar staff rushed to me to stop me from confronting the guy and getting involved. The couple were regular customers, and the staff said it was ok, she does this all the time (cheated on him) and it was normal for them to have fisticuffs at the bar.

The thing is if it came to a fight (the guy was wild with anger) I would probably have been fighting both the western guy and his Thai girlfriend. As he was of a similar size and build to me, there would have probably been no winner to the brawl, only someone who got away with the least amount of injuries. Plus, maybe there is the off chance that he carried some sort of weapon? I could have ended up in hospital with a knife wound for what? Acting on my moral judgement in a country 5873 miles away from my homeland?

In Thailand violence is desensitised, it’s nothing like the West. It’s a totally different culture where children are exposed to it from an early age. Prime time Thai soap operas regularly show men hitting women, women hitting women, and also rape and incest stories are ran without outcry. Cinema age ratings for violent films are virtually non-existent. If I flick through my terrestrial Thai TV channels I can quickly find horribly overdubbed films with gratuitous violence, and even sex scenes at anytime of the day! It’s unbelievable the lack of TV censorship here, I sometimes doubt if there is even a watershed.

So, to step in on not? That was the question. As I said, if for example the girl in the original video was on the floor helplessly being kicked, or really bashed around bloodily then I would have put the camera down and been forced to step in. I did follow to Soi 7 after the chase part where 2 traffic police diffused the situation at the time. So then I hung around for 5 more minutes then left for my happy hour beers.

 

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Comments 38

  1. Joe G.

    Very interesting about how violence and sex is desensitized. I was in BKK a few weeks ago and just about everyone I met was very polite. Though things are making sense, especially the stealing part. One of the girls I took back to my hotel room pulled my condom off and tore up my other ones and ran out the door. I did not chase as I figured she is out of my life and I can go on to the next, but now it makes sense. She felt that she fulfilled her contractual obligations and it was not her fault that I am not a 2-3-4 guy.

    I knew she did not like me much, but I had a full wallet. A couple of nights later, a girl that did like me, did fulfill her obligations for a third of the price. It turned out to be a very good date because she chose me, I did not chose her. I will probably seek her out during my next trip to BKK.

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      Bangkok 112

      Thanks for your comment Joe. About the condom tearing girl, someone else messaged me recently with a similar story. A coyote girl from the Cowboy 2 bar on Soi Cowboy was breaking all his condoms! What bar did you pick her up from out of interest?

      1. TheLoverman

        was thinking the same thing. What did she gain by tearing those condoms? Is it inflecting financial harm on him as he would have to by new ones!!

  2. Johno

    First, I’ve been a subscriber to your YouTube channel for a year and watch all your submission. I love the content and style of your videos.

  3. sunderland stephen

    He was lucky to escape a good kicking from the Thais . Have got a mate retired from the Met (London police ) . He served in anti terror , vice child protection ,cid and he still says domestics he attended while in uniform rank among the most difficult situations he faced. Nine times out of ten the woman turned on him when he tried to protect them from violent male partners .

  4. prismma

    This is one of the reason I really really hate those white people in Thailand. Fat, Ugly only going there for sex. They all should fuck out of Thailand! We don’t need these kind of people!

  5. shay

    watching that really upset me that no one did anything.. He is nothing more then a big bully and I hope one day someone punches his lights out. I dont care what she did, she doesnt deserve to be treated like that if he didnt like it he should just walk away. She is not his property, wow that annoyed me.

    Prismnma there a many good white people and I am sure he would not do that in his country.

    I have not been to Thailand and plan on going soon. I hope not to take part in the red district partying. My goal is to meet the locals and do the food and scenery thing. maybe even meet some nice local ladies.

    you should do some videos of everyday life of Thai’s

  6. LuvrMan

    Unfortunately, Thailand seems to attract the lowest common denominator when it comes to foreign men who stay for the long term in Thailand.

    These guys are losers back home and specifically choose a place like Thailand where they think they can slap around women and abuse them to hearts content. Back home, these brutes would rightfully be locked up, but in Thailand, they get off on the fact that they can abuse women without consequences as seen in the video.

    These hypocrites usually bristle at following many aspects of Thai culture, such as thumbing their nose at the concept of sin sodt. Yet, they have no problems with abusing women and then saying it’s ‘normal’ Thai culture since so many Thai guys do it.

    Pathetic.

  7. Pplover

    I cannot watch that guy hitting his wife. Sickening. Unbearable.

    Have to wonder how long the Thais will put up with all the undesireables who hang out there now.

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      Bangkok 112

      The ladies would be very friendly with you, especially the Pattaya bars on Soi Buakhao where there are many UK pensioners with mobility issues. Get a hotel close to where you would most likely be drinking, then book the ticket and take the ride my friend 🙂

  8. Joe bloggs

    You are a moron, you say pattaya beach is better than 90% of western beaches! I think you are 100% full of shit. The photos aren’t even yours and from all the pics of bar bills looks like you are a cheap arse Charlie to boot

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      Bangkok 112

      The comment about Pattaya beach is mainly that you can sit in the deck chairs, sip a frosty beer in the breeze and relax. How many Western Beaches can you do that? The water quality seems to have gotten worse since that article was published in 2015, and I have a different opinion on that now. Thanks for your comment, always 2 sides to a coin 🙂

      1. Mike

        Wow, that guy that posted was a total arsehole, and you posted a nice reply without telling him what a douchebag he is.
        You’re a class act, 112!

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  10. Kilosiprat

    Have spent many hours watching your Pattaya videos. I visited Pattaya many times but that was 50 years ago! I don’t recognize anything as it was nearly the frontier back then. Would love to visit again but hate flying these days, too confining.

    Best,
    Brian

  11. Putin

    to all those who thinks that guy is a beast and a girl is an angel
    in russia we have the same esspecially in a small cities. if your wife behaves like a whore you have to beat her so the thing will listen to you and do what she have to
    of course not everybody are like that but in a couples there they are playing “Dad and a doughter” play it is very common
    i beleive if they are ok – it is balanced way for them to live and nobody should step in their relationship

  12. LoS

    Thai people are really dishonest. The woman are , friendly, pretty, feminine, great in bed. Land of smiles is a only smiling when you have money. Thai are extremely aggressive.I go there regularly, but long as you know everything is fake. I do not drink alcohol, so I get to see Thailand without beer goggles. The guy in the video is a douchebag. But he has been scammed by his wife.

  13. WILLtheTHRILL

    That was tough to watch and could not watch the whole video without getting a bit raged. Why didn’t someone beat the ship out of this dude? The instantly I see any man slapping around a woman like that I’d be all over him like an animal.

  14. Walter

    Hi !
    couple 72,74 need visit Thailand,this is good idea,where is the best place for visit
    who help show for as ,we think about 3 weeks
    thanks

  15. TheBadger

    I don’t believe anybody should be happy living in a unhappy relationship. Whether it’s just arguing or violent. We don’t know who is at fault here, but the girl was very small and he could easily kill her. Is it worth going to jail for?
    If she was wrong, he should walk away, there are lots of girls in Thailand
    I would’ve front kicked him to the face just for being a dumb fuck

  16. John

    Wow, I’m Amazed that guy didn’t get knocked out!! I’ve been going to Thailand for decades and its common knowledge that you have to be careful about who you trust your money with there. So it looks like he’s mad at her, even more, mad at himself. But acting the way he did was wrong and someone should have given him a ” Lights-out” tap on the chin !! Thailand is a beautiful place and the Thai’s are good people. If you don’t like the rules of the game, stay out of the sandbox…!!

    112, your videos are awesome and I’m a fan…..if we ever run into each other, all your drinks are on me brother !!

  17. Chris

    Sadly this sort of thing happens all over the world. Seemingly it is a more public affair in Thailand. I have a Philippines gf and yes sometimes I’ve witnessed it happen there. However I cant just stand and watch a guy beat the crap out of a girl. I’ve been on the receiving end after intervening even being stabbed once despite my martial arts trsining. My conscience is clear though. A man isnt a man if he can beat 10bells out of a woman. I’ll never stand by and just watch that sort of behaviour.

  18. Philip

    Hi! Is there any decent woman out there? i mean those girl that doesnt prostitute! Id like to meet some beautiful thai woman, for long term relationships. I can approach any girls, but its to easy for me when im always see lots of prostitutes.

  19. bangkok112

    I’m not dead. I live in Costa Adeje, and I’m a night club entertainer. I do a Robbie Williams Tribute Act. My agents are Taff and Karen. I don’t vlog anymore.

    Have a beer with me in The Rumpot or The Old Lodge.

    1. Row

      Great to here that you’re still alive mate! Too many crazy roumers on the internet that you’re no more.
      Do you ever plan to come back to live Thailand?

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