News Forum - Brawl erupts between foreign staff and foreign tourists at Phuket restaurant (video)

[Thaiger]

A violent brawl erupted between three foreign staff members at a restaurant in the Patong area of Phuket, southern Thailand, and five drunk foreign tourists in the early hours of this morning. Partygoers notified Patong Police Station that a group of foreign tourists and a group of foreign restaurant staff were attacking each other with …

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[HolyCowCm]

Yellow cards or do they go straight to red?

[Ramanathan.P]

Looks like one of the tourists had enough whacking. This should be the way to teach a lesson to those drunken idiots who think they are above the law. Just whack them till bleeding. No point in compromising and letting them to do what they like. If a few got whacked like this, then the rest would behave better. 

[BigHewer]

From the article:

“According to the staff, the tourists became displeased when they were told they needed to wait in the queue like everyone else.”

I detest this kind of entitled queue jumping and always call it out. Usually works. Perhaps I’ll get punched some day.

The staff also have a responsibility to enforce the queues, which is often a problem.

[palooka]

How does the ratio of Thai employees to foreign employees work for this place?

Looks very small in appearances.

[Saunk]

1 hour ago, palooka said:

How does the ratio of Thai employees to foreign employees work for this place?

Looks very small in appearances.

Who cares

[Grumpish]

2 hours ago, palooka said:

How does the ratio of Thai employees to foreign employees work for this place?

Looks very small in appearances.

Three foreign staff, should be at least twelve Thai staff in that case. Yes, it looks like it could get very crowded in there. 

[Someone]

Looks like a Thai hitting someone with a metal pole. 

[HiuMak]

Police arrest no one.....555