Hello Kitty Thai Police Style at The FARANG Speaks 2 Much (tfs2m)

I am sure everyone around Thailand has already heard of this but those outside of Thailand may not have got the news. The gist of it all is that Thai policeman who get into trouble have to wear Hello Kitty armbands. I was intrigued by the IHT coverage of this:

When he first came in, Pongpat tried tartan. Ten tartan armbands were issued. But instead of feeling shame, Weeraprach said, the officers took them home as souvenirs.

I must admit - I did not know what the hell tartan was - is it this?

The police are just full of great ideas these days.

This is the first time though that the Thai police have been covered by Gizmodo. The photo is priceless. They love riding close on those bikes don’t they?

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1 bkk22 Aug 9th, 2007 at 11:02 am

This is #2 on the most emailed articles on the NY Times website right now. I actually found out about this from people in the States who had read the article and sent it to me. Amazing Thailand.

And yes Tartan is similar to the Burberry pattern that is so famous.
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2 NotAnyBangkokRelatedWebsite.com Aug 9th, 2007 at 12:55 pm

Yup, been all over the “funny stuff from funny countries” pages in the press here in Europe.

Tartan is the traditional Scottish fabric design (think kilts), so Burberry is a tartan pattern.

Personally I think the Thai police should use their time cracking down on Hello Kitty, ‘cos the fucking gobless pussy is everywhere these days, not just Japan.

A preview of the coming Hello Kitty World Order:
http://www.kittyhell.com/
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3 NotAnyBangkokRelatedWebsite.com Aug 9th, 2007 at 1:01 pm

Though having just seen this hard-htting investigative report ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9hsGybvBkE ) from Japanese TV, the original armbands were a check pattern, not tartan.
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4 Khun J Aug 9th, 2007 at 8:33 pm

Is the Police Chief in kindergarden?
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5 robert Aug 10th, 2007 at 12:56 am

this is off-topic, but can anyone tell me how to recognize a post-op ladyboy from a lady? I think I picked one from Gspot couple of days before .. I could only feel it as he/she insisted on doing it with lights off..
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6 James Aug 10th, 2007 at 3:10 am

robert: HELLLLOO KITTY!!! Were you able to find his/her G-Sahpot?
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7 Khun J Aug 10th, 2007 at 6:22 am

Easy way to spot a Ladyboy.
They always giggle when you kiss them.
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8 าไฟรทฟรหฟิฟร Aug 10th, 2007 at 7:36 am

What kind of trouble do the boys in the too tight brown uniforms have to get up to win a Hello Kitty armband? Refusing bribes for minor traffic violations? Failing to fine a tourist 2000 baht for littering?
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9 ~h Aug 10th, 2007 at 12:13 pm

It’s in the screen play already smitty. Heard the news report last weekend and wrote it in the moment I heard. Only in Thailand!
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10 Young Royal Aug 10th, 2007 at 2:42 pm

The Cornish also have a Tartan but there’s only one kind Black and Yellow. Free Kernow!
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11 smitty Aug 10th, 2007 at 3:36 pm

robert - quite possible. g spot is full of them thanks to the lame ass crown group management.

I think it is tough to tell with a good post op job but many times they will not let u band the puss so that should be a sign. keep the lights on bud.

h - killing me. great call. ready to proofread for factual continuity.

าไฟรทฟรหฟิฟร - which by the way appears to not be an actual word -

supposedly it is for things like parking wrong, being late for work and so on. swindling farang out of money is par for the course and usually gets them a bonus.
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12 Bangkok Bad Boy Aug 16th, 2007 at 3:17 pm

The Hello Kitty scheme was abandoned last Friday, according to NBC:

It seems there was a rebellion in the macho ranks, as well as outrage on Hello Kitty Web sites.

“You have to understand that it’s embarrassing for our 30- to 40-year-old policemen to be made to wear this girly, pink armband,” conceded police Maj. Weeraprach Wongrat, of the Crime Suppression Division, whose idea it was in the first place.

http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/08/10/312420.aspx

Wasn’t that the entire point? The mind boggles.
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13 smitty Aug 16th, 2007 at 6:46 pm

yes - I thought that was the whole idea. nice…
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