Pee-ce treaty: Foreigners demand more loos after Phuket public urination uproar
Foreign netizens defended themselves and called for more public bathrooms in Phuket after Thai nationals condemned the foreigners on social media for urinating in public.
The Phuket Times, shared images of two foreign men urinating on the footpath on February 2. The news outlet criticised the tourists in the caption which read, “Pee everywhere #PhuketForeigners #QualityTourists.”
The two foreign men were seen using cars to shield their private parts while urinating. The man in a dark green shirt was spotted urinating against a parked van, which soiled both the vehicle and the road. Thai netizens criticised the tourists’ actions in the comments.
“What’s wrong with this? It’s the spot for dogs to pee, and they did right.”
“Can I have scissors to cut it off to feed ducks?”
“What would happen if they did this in Singapore?”
“Hope their penises rot.”
“This is better than defecation.”
However, some Thai and international netizens took to social media to point out that the two foreigners had to urinate in public because no public bathrooms were available, especially late at night when they were drunk.
“I want Phuket and other tourist destinations in Thailand to have more public toilets. Two million tourists arrive, but only 100 bathrooms are available. Demand and supply are not balanced.”
“Most public bathrooms close before tourists start getting drunk. Some toilets that stay open late are hidden at the back of parking lots with no signs. A tourist would not find them, even if they weren’t drunk.”
“Phuket has no public bathrooms.”
Despite the lack of public toilets, these two foreigners may face a fine of up to 2,000 baht for making public spaces dirty, according to the Public Cleanliness and Orderliness Act, similar to a foreigner who urinated at Phuket International Airport last week.
Another similar case was reported last year when foreign parents, believed to be Chinese nationals, allowed their child to urinate at Wat Phra Kaew in Bangkok. A foreign man in Phuket was also filmed urinating on a tuk tuk in a viral video last June.
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