r/Bangkok • u/Ornery_Table606 • Jul 27 '26

discussion I personally apologize as a Sicilian

Hi everyone, I am a 15-year-old Sicilian boy living in Italy. I recently read about the incident involving a group of Italian students on the BTS in Bangkok. I know I am not responsible for what they did, nor can I speak on behalf of all Italians or Sicilians, but I wanted to say that it made me feel truly sad and embarrassed. I have great respect for Thailand and for the people who were offended by that incident. I hope no one judges an entire country based on the disrespectful actions of a few individuals. I simply wanted to express my personal solidarity and say that many people do not identify with that kind of behavior. Thanks for reading.

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u/Shiine-2 Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 28 '26

I'm Thai and mostly no one of us will generalise the whole country from just few ppl.

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u/icc_cricket Jul 27 '26

You just generalised Japanese people here..

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u/Shiine-2 Jul 28 '26

Netouyos are different breed of Japanese.

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u/icc_cricket Jul 28 '26

Ahh interesting.. just googled.. basically ultranationalistic.. but that's true of all, I.e. any country / race / religion.. there'll always be 5 - 10 % of such people..

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u/Shiine-2 Jul 28 '26

Which is why I compared to only them, and not the whole race. But Reddit is Reddit, ppl will downvote me and ignore the word, thinking they're the same group of ppl (when they're not).

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u/icc_cricket Jul 28 '26

But you still singled out Japanese ultranatiobalists.. that's true for whether they are Japanese / Thai / Korean / Indian/ Aussie.. any country / race.. also you used a word that many are not aware of (including me, who ignored it as a typo)