Tourist Loses Cool After Woman Flicks ‘Pet' Cockroach Off His Head
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What she thought was a helpful gesture turned chaotic when she flicked a tourist's 'pet' cockroach off his head.
A woman's helpful gesture took an unexpected turn when she tried to help a foreign tourist by flicking what she thought was a large cockroach off his head, only to realise it was his beloved pet.
The incident, which occurred in Kamphaeng Phet in upper central Thailand, was first shared by the Facebook page 'Kamphaeng Phet Complaints" and quickly went viral online.
In the viral video, the woman, believed to be a local, spots a large cockroach perched on a tourist's head while walking near Pa Tong Beach in Phuket. Acting on instinct, she flicks it off, thinking she's doing a good deed. But instead of gratitude, she's met with shock and fury as the man exclaims in English, 'That's my pet!"
The incident left bystanders both amused and bewildered, sparking the unexpected question: Do people actually keep cockroaches as pets?
As he furiously takes off his balaclava (face mask), the cockroach emerges from the paved area, scuttling in the direction of its 'master." The man then bends down and places his palm on the ground, patiently waiting for his strange pet to crawl back to him before walking away.
Check the now-viral post here:
The video was shared on other social media platforms as well.
'A Thai woman tried to help a tourist by flicking a cockroach off his head, but the man got upset as the insect was actually his pet — the cockroach then crawled back to him, leaving onlookers stunned," a video on Instagram reads.
The clip has caused hilarity, amazement, and thousands of shares on social media. The video left internet users perplexed. According to some, the woman was merely attempting to assist and was unaware that the cockroach was the man's pet.
Social media users flooded the comment section with jokes like: 'Thank God it was not an ant. He would have spent his whole life finding it."
Another wrote, 'At least it didn't get smashed under his feet when he jumped."
'The world is getting wild day by day," an individual said on Instagram.
'Thank God he wasn't in China, or else his pet would have been her meal," another user remarked.
The incident is a quirky reminder of how intercultural encounters can sometimes take unexpected, and hilariously unpredictable turns.
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