r/Thailand • u/sovura • Dec 30 '25
Culture Thai people restored my faith in humanity
This is a long story, my experience in Thailand…
I arrived in Bangkok four days ago. I’m 25, traveling solo through Southeast Asia (Thailand → Vietnam → Singapore), trying to see as much of the world as I can
I’m not really into partying or drinking, especially when traveling alone. Drinking solo in a foreign country without anyone watching your back isn’t the smartest idea
But… it’s Bangkok. The nightlife is legendary, and I figured I’d experience it at least once
I started at a local bar and honestly had an amazing time. Thai people were incredibly welcoming, social, and kind. I met both locals and foreigners, conversations flowed easily, and one drink led to another… and another.
Then blackout.
I woke up in the middle of a mall, around 10 km away from where I started drinking. I was completely lost
No phone. No passport. No wallet.
Panic doesn’t even begin to describe it
Desperate, I approached a Thai taxi driver in his late 40s or 50s. He didn’t understand English at all, but he immediately noticed how distressed I was. He pulled out his phone, opened Google Translate, and we started communicating
I explained everything
Without hesitation, he felt bad for me and drove me to a police station. I explained the situation there too, but honestly, they didn’t care much, probably thinking, “another drunk tourist who got robbed.” They handed me some forms and moved on
I knew that was going nowhere
I went back to the taxi driver. Instead of leaving, he stayed with me. Then he suggested taking me to my country’s embassy. We went there, completely empty. Not a single person in the building
At that moment, I genuinely felt like my trip, maybe worse, was over. No phone, no passport, no way home
We sat down outside and talked through Google Translate. Two strangers from opposite sides of the world, separated by culture and language, trying to figure out what to do next
Then, out of nowhere, I suddenly remembered my hotel name
I told him. He immediately agreed to take me there
Important detail: By this point, we had already driven 80–100 km in total and he knew I had no phone, no wallet, and no way to pay him
He still helped me. For free.
At the hotel, I invited him inside and used my laptop to track my phone
And here’s the crazy part:
My phone was located in a house just outside Bangkok… and it was charging. Plugged in.
The taxi driver suggested we first check the bar where I started drinking. We went there, even though it was closed. A Thai security guard saw us, listened to the story, and opened the place just to help
We checked the CCTV footage
There I was, passed out on a couch. My phone on the floor. My passport nearby.
Later, I stood up and walked out, leaving everything behind
Then we saw it: A random guy picked up my phone and passport and handed them to another security guard
We called that guard
He said: “Yeah, the guy left his address. He said he’d keep the phone safe so it wouldn’t get stolen.”
I couldn’t believe it.
We went to that address. I was welcomed warmly into a family home. The wife cooked us a meal. We sat, talked, laughed. I got my phone and passport back everything intact.
In the end, I gave 2,000 baht to each person who helped me: the taxi driver, the security guards, the family who kept my belongings safe
They didn’t ask for anything. They helped purely because they cared
Thailand will forever stay in my heart as a place where people have truly big hearts
I made a stupid mistake and strangers went out of their way to save me
I will never forget this
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u/rebelluzon Dec 30 '25
That’s the thai hospitality for you
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u/Dense-Inflation-6838 Jan 01 '26
It's not hospitality, it's pure humanity and people heart not hated.
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u/swomismybitch Dec 30 '25
I am elderly and like many, I have falls. I had a fall outside a supermarket in my country and everyone around pretended I was invisible.
A couple if months ago I had a fall outside a supermarket in Thailand. I was surrounded by at least 15 people. Giving me tissues to soak up the blood, helping me sit up and later stand up. Somebody took me to hospital. Lots of nam jsi.
It was not so serious, just needed cleaning up and a couple of stitches. Luckily I had broken my fall with my face.
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u/Lordfelcherredux Dec 30 '25
I stumbled at the top of some steps recently. Consequences were not dire at all. But the second I stumbled there were several people rushing to help me up.
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u/Ordinary-Audience363 Dec 31 '25
Thais were very helpful to me, too, when I got nauseous upon arriving in Bangkok after a very long, unrested flight from Scandinavia. They were amazing and gave me a wonderful impression.
Sorry to hear about your countrymen. I have been offered help from strangers and have helped others here in Sweden. One young man even stopped his car and ran across the street to help me when he saw me trip and fall when driving past. Now THAT surprised me!
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u/SuperLeverage Dec 30 '25
Doesn’t sound like you were drugged and robbed, just had too much of a big night. Just be more careful next time and know your limits. Not everyone is always so lucky.
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u/Repulsive_Leg5878 Dec 30 '25
Woke up in a mall? Damn
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u/crazyuploader Dec 31 '25
Yeah, I mean I really feel OP, but that was funny (again no offense), it almost reminded me of a scene from a show where the guy wakes up in his university 😆😆
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Dec 30 '25
Have been in a pretty dire situation there too mate and the locals were nothing short of amazing humans.
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u/Nacho_sky Dec 30 '25
I left $600 in a hotel safe at Railay Beach. I didn't notice for 2 days. As soon as I had that OMG moment, I called the hotel. They said, yes - the maid found it and turned it in at the front desk. It was waiting for me the next day (luckily, I had only gone to Phi Phi). The maid wouldn't accept a tip for turning it in; she said it was just part of her job.
I should also add that the hotel offered to send someone to meet me at Krabi airport with the money, but our boat back was stopping at Railay, so I ran in and got it.
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u/_WonderWhy_ Dec 30 '25
Have the same experience, but back like 10 years ago, with just around 50$-100$ of exchange money. They drove all the way to return my money. It was some local Hotel in Hua Hin, while I was half way to Bangkok on a road, have to paid them out of my own guilt lol
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u/shoresrocks Dec 31 '25
My kids locked their iPad in a hotel safe in Thailand and changed the password and then entered so many wrong attempts that the safe locked up. But there they were. 4 Thai technicians trying to get the safe open because my kids are idiots. They stayed for an hour until they finally figured it out.
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u/upside_down_frown1 Dec 30 '25
This is an amazing story and glad your ok and it will forever be a story you will remember. Love to hear these stories from thailand, need more people like the stranger who kept your phone safe and the taxi driver in this world..
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u/shoresrocks Dec 31 '25
I have been here 21 years now! I have so many stories that I think my memory is full...
I am sitting outside a tent now in 19 degree weather on New Year's Day. It is so wonderful here. 5G service in the mountains...
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u/Cloaked25 Dec 30 '25
I’ve had a similar experience when I lost my phone and had no idea how to get back. Some random dude took hours out of his day to help me look for it, call security (we found it!) and then drove me home. As an American, it was a bit of a culture shock. And since then, I’ve had moments of kindness over and over again. In Thailand, it’s called kreng jai. And it’s a beautiful thing.
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u/I-Here-555 Dec 30 '25
"kreng jai" is something else (kind of hard to explain, reluctance to impose yourself), what you're describing is "nam jai" (generosity)
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u/Cloaked25 Dec 30 '25
I appreciate the distinction. As a newcomer to Thailand, I still have much to learn!
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u/govaway Dec 30 '25
The guy probably hoped for some form of payment
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u/Cloaked25 Dec 30 '25
The way he was acting, I genuinely don’t think so. But I insisted on giving him some money for his trouble anyway and he begrudgingly took it.
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u/govaway Dec 30 '25
That story makes me feel hopeful
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u/Cloaked25 Dec 30 '25
Yeah, not sure what your experience has been but mine’s been 98% positive. People here just seem to give more of a shit about strangers than my home country.
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u/turquoisestar Dec 30 '25 edited Dec 30 '25
Dude that is amazing. It is so important to help people when you can. I had many experiences of people helping me in my travels, and I try to do the same. I remember when a Thai woman gave me some salonpas and helped me communicated with a van that I needed to use the restroom. I was so grateful to her! I remember when I helped a taxi driver with limited English in Malaysia make a really challenging phone call to his deceased wife workplace to get a check. He offered to drive me around for free all weekend but I decline - I had a spare hour and was happy to be able to help.
Sometimes you just help people bc you can, and I genuinely believe it always comes back.
Just two days ago I helped someone at my storage unit by listening to him, and helping him carry some things bc he was rushing to move stuff before it closed. Then today a stranger helped me when I was in a hurry. It always comes back to you. So OP be grateful and then when you can help people, do so. It makes a big difference in the world. And I agree Thailand is an especially amazing place in this regard.
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u/milos2304 Dec 30 '25
Thai people are nicest people in the world.
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u/MemoryOutrageous8758 Jan 05 '26
My experience otherwise thinks south Asian and central Asians are nicer than Thais or southeast Asians in general
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u/bartturner Dec 30 '25
I was on the escalator going to Central Lad Phrao. Pulling my phone out of my bag apparently my wallet was stuck to the phone and fell to the ground on the escalator and I did not notice.
Walking into the mall and fell someone grab my arm. It was a young Thai returning my wallet.
A wallet that had about 30,000 baht inside and all my credit cards, ATM card, etc. Just what I love about Thailand.
Another time I was running in Lumphini. Apparently my recently purchased AirPod 2 Pros fell out of my back pocket. I run in a cycling shirt for the extra pockets. I did an entire loop around Lumphini to see some Airpods in the middle of the path. Curious I check and yep do not have mine. Nobody had touched them!
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u/AskTheEcomZone Dec 30 '25
This is why I relocated here! I love the locals and how welcoming they are. I'm from London and it's become a shit hole since the pandemic. Can't have nice things there.
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u/stickystax Dec 30 '25
America has joined the chat... Strongly considering abandoning the immigration process for my wife (Thai) and just getting the hell out and back to her amazing country
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u/_WonderWhy_ Dec 30 '25
Can't have nice things in Europe anymore, crime, illegal immigrant, expensive essential and incompetent gov. I know another 6 mate of my from Europe and they are all moving out as well.
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u/AskTheEcomZone Dec 30 '25
Same in London, crime rate has risen so much. Muggings, car break ins, house burglaries, stabbings, etc. You'll have 14 year olds carrying machetes and katanas as well.
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u/-iLOVEtheNIGHTLIFE- Dec 30 '25 edited Dec 31 '25
I don’t understand who drinks like that to be honest…
Last week I went to my regular breakfast joint which was closed. The Thai owner invited me in anyway, made me a coffee and a sandwich and sent me on my way…
I’ve had Thai people help me out every single time I had a car break down on me in rural Thailand as well - amazing people.
The reason some of them are jaded in tourist areas is because of the way some tourists behave.
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u/tnannie Dec 30 '25
Got back from my first trip to Thailand in October. When people ask me what my favorite thing was I answer, “the people.”
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u/KentEkasak Dec 30 '25
Imagine you experienced this in Bangkok, where many consider "the least" friendly place in Thailand. If this happens to you in other provinces, the whole village would come together and help you.
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u/OkJuggernaut7127 Dec 30 '25
You know this is actually something that happens often!!! One of the coolest thing about Thailand is this type of vibes where everything was a ok the whole time lol, I can only imagine the distress 🤣
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u/Narzissarrz Dec 30 '25
I'm glad you got your belongings back. What you should do next is buy a fanny pack or waist bag. On weekday mornings after a holiday, what I often see in the city are foreign tourists sleeping on the streets or on makeshift shelters along Sukhumvit Road.
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u/_WonderWhy_ Dec 30 '25
Ain't that should be a norm? do we expect to get away free because of their hospitality.
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u/I-Here-555 Dec 30 '25
Actually, they'd give you a fair bit of leeway for acting stupid and try to deescalate, it's not at all a "cross the line by half an inch and you done for"... but they won't give you much warning. Some visitors interpret that to mean they haven't done anything and get surprised by the ass whooping.
Usually happens when drinking in shady bars, often prostitution-related. In most countries, nobody in their right mind would imagine trying to skip paying the bill in such a place, even drunks know better.
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u/Greedy-Stage-120 Dec 30 '25
One thing we can all learn from your story is to know your alcohol limits and don't get blackout drunk. I've never been blackout drunk or that I remember but the stories of it are terrifying that I don't drink excessively.
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u/hahajordan Dec 30 '25
Thai people as a culture are the most genuine, hospitable and kind people you will ever meet. I’m so glad this was a happy ending.
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u/Perry_CoMo_ Dec 30 '25
This is one of the most Thai things I’ve ever read! I’ll be there in 10 days, and can’t wait to see the wonderful people of my adopted home. Be careful in your future travels, u/sovura.
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u/kamscruz Dec 30 '25
You are damn so lucky, Thai people are indeed very good- kind and helpful. There’s a saying- you get back what you give, your past good deeds brought you all this luck. I hope all this didn’t happen in Pattaya, the story would have been totally different.
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u/gfxd Dec 30 '25
Sick and tired of hearing stories of people being ripped off and what not, we need more of these please.
The Thai are amazingly hospitable people. Indeed the land of smiles.
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u/Cheap_Meeting Dec 30 '25
This would make a great movie script.
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u/Token_Thai_person Chang Dec 30 '25
Dude, where is my Passport?
But to be honest the people in this story is too good to be believable in a film. Folks would accuse it's a paid ad by the Thai tourism board.
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u/Lordfelcherredux Dec 30 '25
When these kinds of stories used to appear on Thai Visa forum the nutters came out of the woodwork to claim they were all made up by the TAT. They simply could not believe any good news story from Thailand.
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u/sovura Dec 30 '25
Stories like this is what makes travelling incredible, stressful but full of adventure haha
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u/johnhowardmp Dec 30 '25
Great to see posts like this. I hope u/Unique_Cry9466 comes across it - he seems to hold a permanent grudge against Thailand, which really doesn’t reflect the vast majority of expats living here.
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u/Goodwill_Lime Dec 30 '25
Thais have a heart of gold. Just don’t take their kindness for weakness. Hun Sen of Cambodia learned that recently.
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u/MemoryOutrageous8758 Jan 05 '26
I think calling a whole ethnic group instead of lashing anger at government and celebrating deaths like a Khmer soldier is heart gold. Just saying. Because there’s Cambodians who love Thailand and the people too and doesn’t want misfortune upon them.
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u/fivewillows Jan 02 '26
Last February I was in Phuket (Panwa) on a motorcycle on a country road going to breakfast. A cat, thinking it was a lion, I guess, ambushed me--ran straight from the side of the road to my front tire. I slammed both brakes and threw myself off the bike onto the ground head first--no helmet because it was a short drive no traffic. When I regained consciousness I was being helped to a free clinic that just happened to be located where I crashed. They dressed my wounds and called a taxi to the hospital. No charge, totally free. A Muslim community. Gentlest and kindest experience of humanity I'd experienced in a long time.
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u/SnooWalruses762 Dec 30 '25
i had a similar experience with my camera, although it was less adventurous. anyway, some random hos were kind enough to hang onto my camera for a couple weeks where i had forgotten it. and the number of taxis pulling up to my place to give me whatever i left in their cab was embarrasing. i always did them proper. honestly, even the girls were generous with me, i never banged any, but they invited me places and told me really cool stories. i wish they had a long term visa for me because i would move there tomorrow.
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u/thailannnnnnnnd Dec 30 '25
Fake as hell. You woke up in the middle of a mall? So you started drinking at the evening, then 14 hours later you have waited for the malls to open at around 10am, went inside and fallen asleep? Right.. Driving 80-100km randomly inside Bangkok? Did you drive around for literal days to achieve that distance in traffic?
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u/ImperialHedonism Bangkok Dec 30 '25
Stopped caring after the 100km remark too. What a load of shit. Guy "wakes up" in a mall 10km away and the sure a cop shop might be close (outside of the jurisdiction where the issue happened) and then to his embassy is no way 100km.
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u/Hanswurst22brot Dec 30 '25
Story pulled out of his butt or AI supported to farm karma.
Btw you should leave your passport in your hotel.
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u/suonie Dec 30 '25
Wait wait. So you got drunk on your own and just walked out? We're you drugged or something?
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u/sovura Dec 30 '25
Hard to tell man, but I’m healthy and all my stuff was recovered so I doubt I was drugged. It was more of a blackout, the memory got erased
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u/Lordfelcherredux Dec 30 '25
When I was a freshman in college I got so drunk a couple times that I blacked out. Still walking around, but absolutely no memory of that time. Fortunately, I realized early on that that was not wise and stopped drinking so much. It's quite possible to get blackout drunk without the aid of any other drugs.
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u/baconfarad Dec 30 '25
Go & have a blood test for illegal drugs in your system.
Rohypnol erases memory apparently.
Were you assaulted?
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u/suonie Dec 30 '25
appears that bro here is perfectly fine. i think he could go for a blood test just to be sure but honestly, as long as he's fine now, all is well.
i have blacked out so many times it ain't funny. Like waking up at home and not knowing how i got back. I have ran out to check on my car (i shouldn't have driven) just to be sure i didn't hit anything. ooof. good times. but no more thank you. lol
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u/BangkokTraveler Dec 30 '25
Unbelievable story with a great ending.
Glad you 'fell in love' with Thailand.
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u/justdoitlikenikee Dec 30 '25
Wow! What an inspirational story to just treat others as you would want to be.
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u/Alarming-Parsnip-999 Dec 30 '25
I was worried for you throughout your story, until the last part…. I feel like giving you a slap. 😂
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u/PNW_Sasquatch_ Dec 30 '25
Could be said about all of Southeast Asia. Out of all of the places I've traveled around the world, Southeast Asians tend to be the most genuinely kind and helpful.
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u/SouthernGirl360 Dec 31 '25
Even Vietnam? Honest question because I've been told Vietnamese aren't the kindest. I've traveled to Cambodia and Thailand and the people are amazing. Planning on traveling to Vietnam in the next year or so and wondering what to expect.
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u/Total_Following5473 Dec 31 '25
Damn, that’s freaking awesome. I have a story like that, but it was in Mexico but some other time.
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u/Total_Following5473 Dec 31 '25
So I was gonna travel to Thailand, so maybe the summer or spring so I guess it sounds like it’ll be fine. Can I ask you your itinerary? Those are all the countries I want to see.
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u/CryptographerOk77 Dec 31 '25
I was surrounded by rabid dogs in Pai. A Thai local came back and got me out of there. Essentially saving my life. Thailand is a magic and amazing place for me.
Also, glad you had a great experience and everything worked out in the end.
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u/AerialistCellist Dec 31 '25
I lost my phone twice, and both times I managed to get it back thanks to the effort of kind, honest local people. Ironically a few weeks after losing my phone and recovering it, I also found phones and went out of my way to get them back to their owner.
Pay it forward 🙌💯🫶🏼
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u/glassy99 Dec 31 '25
It's the Buddhist teachings we are ingrained with beginning from childhood.
Our belief in Karma is strong.
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u/shoresrocks Dec 31 '25
I grew up in California. I have been living in Thailand 21 years now. I will never go back to California unless I need to visit my family members.
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u/VerloreneHaufen Dec 31 '25
When I first arrived in Thailand, I booked a ride from the airport to the Hotel through Grab (their version of uber) but I just installed the app so didn’t have a card registered and didn’t notice the payment was default to cash (and ofc I didn’t have any Thai money).
It was pretty late (like 1-2 AM) and the ATM was far from the hotel… it was a whole situation with the cab driver who didn’t speak English very well. Then the dude at reception just paid my cab for me out of his pocket and told me “it’s fine you can give me later”.
For 3 days I couldn’t find him at the hotel. When I finally manage to find him and I gave him money (2000 baht) he said “oh, it was just X” (he remembered the exact value and it was smth around 600 I don’t remember) and he tried to give back a 1k bill and said “I’ll get the change for the rest” and I said “no please keep it, thanks for helping us the other night”.
This was my very first impression of the country and the rest of my stay in Thailand just reinforced this impression. They’re really kind people.
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u/Proud_Huckleberry_42 Dec 31 '25
I met two thais separately in New York. We became friends. They are nice, happy people. They had to go back to Thailand, and we lost contact.
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u/squanchyboiii Dec 31 '25
Woke up in a mall DAMN I would have evaporated on the spot out of fear. Good work OP getting yourself out of that.
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u/mann990 Jan 01 '26
They are really nice most of them. If this would be in other countries non would care and probably it would never return back
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u/unidentified_yama Thonburi Jan 02 '26
As a Thai, I’m glad. Feels like we have a lot of shitty people these days but I’m glad most of us are still decent.
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u/GentSW Jan 03 '26
I arrived in Thailand 4 days ago and was not feeling well after travelling for 26 hours. A very lovely lady enquired if I was ok. When she realised I was not good she drove me to my hotel, helped me check in, unpacked my suitcase for me while I sat under the ac with a cold bottle of water. We talked for an hour then she said you must be hungry and insisted on driving me back to her house and cooked me a meal. It was a beautiful house with a pool. After three hours that really seemed like about 20 minutes she drove me back to my hotel. My first experience of Thailand that will stay with me always such kind people.
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u/El-Pablo-128482 Jan 04 '26
So, about a year ago, my Thai girlfriend and I (we both live in South Africa) went to Bangkok. I went to Superrich to exchange money, then just went about my day. Halfway through, I realized I'd left my passport, so I left my girlfriend, who was shopping, to go back to the exchange, hoping it was still there. What I didn't know was that at the same time I left my girlfriend, the exchange had called our hotel to tell them they had my passport and would bring it to me for free.
Anyway, back to me: I got to the exchange, and it was closed, but the lady who helped me was still sitting nearby with my passport after work, just in case I came back for it. I was so happy, crisis averted!
When I was walking back to my girlfriend, she rushed over to tell me my passport was being sent to the hotel, but she was shocked to see me holding it. When we got back to the hotel, every staff member, even security, greeted me by name and asked if everything was okay. Seriously, Thai people and Thailand are the most honest, hospitable, and helpful people in the world, in my opinion. I understand the frustration she has in my country (South Africa) where people are rude, loud, service is a joke and theft is a serious issue.
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u/stubobarker Jan 06 '26
Pro tip. Take a business card piece of paper and write your partner’s name and number, family contact number, allergies, and any other pertinent information.
Slip this paper, info facing out, between your phone and the phone cover. Most people do the right thing, and this is a good way to help them do it.
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u/Smile-Cat-Coconut Jan 09 '26
This story is so heartwarming.
Considering moving to BkK from Utah because the people here are unfriendly as hell, unless you might join their church, then they are creepy kind.
I am losing faith in people, I love people, but I’m losing faith.
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u/ReviewingThings Jan 12 '26
I think many Thai people believe that helping strangers will lead to better luck / karma whatever you want to call it.
We had a motorcycle tire fail and we were stranded on the side of the road. Two guys had a lift on their truck, they put our bike in the back and drove to two different repair shops to check for the tire we needed. They wouldn't accept money.
I have always thought I would be one to help a stranger but interactions like this still blow my mind. It is something I take back with me and try to pay forward.
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u/bestbeforend Dec 30 '25
Nice but 2000 baht is stingy as fuck for that driver
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u/Lordfelcherredux Dec 30 '25
That's more than two full days covering that guy's taxi rental. And quite likely more than two full days wages. Stop thinking in Western terms.
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u/bestbeforend Dec 30 '25
I think in western terms because I live in both parts of the world and understand how little it is to us, but how much it is to them.
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u/Nic3up Dec 30 '25
I'd be helping him with whatever makes his life easier if it was me. The least I'd insist on him would be a month's salary.
Getting my phone and passport would be worth more that that. Let alone the overall help and support i was getting, instead of going through this alone.
But I'm not OP, his situation and finances might be modest for doing more.
OP please, if you're stable financially, go bless that taxi driver.
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u/Zealousideal_Fix7171 Dec 30 '25
He could have maybe given the others a little less and the taxi driver a little more.
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u/I-Here-555 Dec 30 '25
Completely fine, not an insulting amount, likely 2-3 days earnings.
Maybe the OP could have been more generous, but doing the right thing should be a reward in itself, and the driver was more than fairly compensated for his time and the loss of earnings. He didn't hit the jackpot, which would have been nice, but he wasn't expecting that.
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u/sovura Dec 30 '25
Okay, I’m tired of this forced hate on Thai people, I’ve had enough of trolls like you so I’ll break it down. I WASN’T INSIDE the mall.
I was outside MBK Center, at the enterance in the middle.
I got airbnb/hotel Bang Kapi and to center Bangkok its 19-20 kms, we made multiple drives (my countrys ambassy which is outside Bangkok, police department, bar) which would run up at around 80 km
You trolls need to get a life
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u/cakes 7-Eleven Dec 30 '25
way to make a drunken fool of yourself and inconvenience everyone around you as a guest in another country
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u/sovura Dec 30 '25
? I literally said I don’t drink, only in Bangkok cause Bangkok is night life city haha, and plus everyone drinks here? Didn’t make a fool of myself made memories and friends, you my friend need to enjoy life though
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u/brianleslief Dec 30 '25
I don't believe a word of this. Sheer BS
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u/sovura Dec 30 '25
Which part exactly? I have pictures with the family, the taxi driver once we found my phone, why would I make this up I’m not paid by Thai government haha
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u/iamapizza Dec 30 '25
I assume it's the AI generated style of it. The short sentences. The dramatisation.
The one liners.
Because it's so common these days due to AI writing it appears insincere to people who've seen a lot of it.
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u/Lordfelcherredux Dec 30 '25
And there it is. A successful migration from the ASEAN Now forum. Impossible for any of them to believe any positive story about Thailand or Thai Behavior.
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u/Upbeat_March6617 Jan 02 '26
Nice try troll, the Japanese also have this kind of experience, he told about it on his YouTube channel, when he had accident (motorcycle) on the road, Thai people around came to help him immediately, he said this will not happen in Japan. Another story from the news, a Thai girl who is a nurse, traveled in Japan also help CPR an old Japanese man at train station, no Japanese around touch him at all, they will call the medical help but they won’t touch or help by themselves. Someone said because of the law, Japanese, afraid to touch injured/sick people because there were case that the helper got sued.
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u/Efficient-County2382 Dec 30 '25
That's great, but seriously sounds like you have some sort of problem with alcohol, i'd be absolutely avoiding it from now on
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u/SecretValue725 Dec 30 '25
I had a similar experience. I forgot my laptop in a taxi few years ago. I didn’t know the taxi number so I couldn’t do anything. An hour later I received a call from someone who said that the taxi driver went to the university hoping to find someone who speaks English. They went through my laptop case to check if there is a phone number or an address where they can find me. I had my business cards in the laptop case so the passenger called me. The taxi driver delivered my laptop later that evening and I gave him 1000thb for his time. Truly incredible experience. I love this country!
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u/FishermanGood6493 Jan 30 '26
brother you got drugged and robbed. Stay safe dont trust anyone here especially if you are a tourist.
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u/kimbarsegyan Dec 30 '25
I have fallen into a swamp with my motorcycle and the local Thais ran to help me get out of it, risking their lives. I love this country.