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.

[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.

[lordllewellynofdarkdelight]

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.

[ambientjapank]

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.

[DelFlo]

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

[vanvliet]

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.

[kayflip]

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.

[CryptoX-krwu]

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.

[AlphonseWeebay]

Yaba hit so hard had dude speaking fluent thai

[kittypattaya]

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 ❤❤

[gabe]

You can tell the local Thais were loving this 😂😂

[zeddyteddy]

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.

[joehillary]

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.

[Chronicstate]

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.

[koru]

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

[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.

[kostaskladakis]

The power of language and understanding culture

[atitan]

😅 คุณตำรวจคงปวดหัวน่าดู ประเทศไทยเป็นเมืองท่องเที่ยว เเละเป็นที่จับตาของคนทั่วโลก เเน่นอน เเต่นี่เขาไม่ได้ทำร้ายใคร เเละยังสามารถพูดคุยรู้เรื่อง ไว้😢

[GodSlayer-vqpk]

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 ..

[jeffryan]

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

[truenorth]

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