Italian embassy apologises for rowdy teens on BTS
It was responding to a viral video showing a Thai commuter confronting a group of young Italians for talking loudly and shouting inside a train carriage on Friday. In the video, the Thai woman asked where they were from before telling them that shouting on the train was inappropriate, stressing that such behaviour was not common in Thailand. The tourists appeared offended, and the situation escalated to rude gestures and profanity.
- ▪It was responding to a viral video showing a Thai commuter confronting a group of young Italians for talking loudly and shouting inside a train carriage on Friday.
- ▪In the video, the Thai woman asked where they were from before telling them that shouting on the train was inappropriate, stressing that such behaviour was not common in Thailand.
- ▪The tourists appeared offended, and the situation escalated to rude gestures and profanity.
Bangkok Post files mainly under world. We currently carry 23 of its stories.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
Thailand General Italian embassy apologises for rowdy teens on BTS Tourists also post contrite video after incident on Skytrain whips up social media storm PUBLISHED : 25 Jul 2026 at 14:18 WRITER: Online Reporters Small Medium Large Four Italians said to be “leaders of the group involved in the dispute on the BTS skytrain in Bangkok” offer a wai while apologising to Thai people in a video posted by the Italian embassy on Saturday. (Photo: Embassy of Italy in Bangkok Facebook page) The Embassy of Italy on Saturday apologised to the Thai people over “the inappropriate behaviour of a group of Italian underage tourists” on a BTS Skytrain in Bangkok that generated heated conversations online, while strongly condemning their actions.The embassy’s Facebook page, which had been flooded with angry…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at Bangkok Post.
Discussion
0 commentsMore from Bangkok Post
