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Tourists in Phuket allegedly refuse to pay for meal, one blows mucus towards vendor
Tourists allegedly refuse to pay street food vendor in Phuket
Netizens in Thailand slammed two tourists in Patong, Phuket, for being disrespectful towards a street food vendor, even blowing out mucus towards her.In an X post on Monday (4 May), a netizen claimed that the tourists also refused to pay after eating.
The video attached to the post has gained over 497,000 views as of writing.
Foreign man blows mucus towards vendor
In the video, a man wearing a white shirt takes big strides towards a street food cart.Using a finger to cover one of his nostrils, he blows out mucus towards the female vendor manning the cart.
Source: @Mr_Whathapened on X
Bystanders are heard shouting at the man in protest, and he walks back to his female companion, believed to be his partner.
The woman then gave the middle finger to the camera before they both walked away from the scene.
Source: @Mr_Whathapened on X
Incident draws ire from local netizens
The incident enraged many local netizens, who believe the tourists’ behaviour was unacceptable.Some said witnesses should have called the authorities, and that the tourists involved should be prosecuted and banned from Thailand.
Meanwhile, others said the bystanders should have taken matters into their own hands, claiming that Thai law and law enforcers are too lenient towards tourists.
