Singaporeans get free meal at Thai wedding
When we think of Thailand, what comes to mind – besides beautiful temples – are often our street food stalls.
With the prevalence of hawkers on our streets, sometimes, it may be difficult for tourists to distinguish between street food stalls and a feast by locals to celebrate occasions.
That’s why this particular story of a trio of Singaporean tourists who were treated to a free meal in Thailand, after they mistook a wedding party for a hawker stall, was hilarious and heartwarming in equal measure.
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Singaporean tourists accidentally crash wedding party
The story of three Singaporean tourists who accidentally crashed the wedding party in Thailand made rounds on social media following the clip uploaded on this TikToker’s account, @_mmeah, on 31st March.
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The video quickly racked up 2 million views, and depicted a hilarious story that took place at a small village in Mae Hong Sorn district where the trio stopped by a wedding party for lunch.
Screenshot: @_mmeah
“They were so hungry while on the way to the Pai district. So, they stopped by the party for meal as they thought that it was a street food restaurant,” the TikToker narrated in the clip that showed the trio unintentionally crashing the wedding.
Screenshot: @_mmeah
Received a free meal and warm welcome from locals
They received a warm welcome from locals at the party who insisted on treating them to a free meal. That’s also probably when they belatedly realised that they were enjoying their lunch at a wedding reception, and not a street food stall as they had thought.
Screenshot: @_mmeah
After finishing their lunch, the Singaporean tourists thanked the local community for their hospitality, quipping that “Thai people are very nice”.
Netizens praised locals at the party for their kindness
After the clip went viral, garnering over 281K likes, many netizens praised the locals at the wedding for their kindness.
Screenshot: @_mmeah
Translation: These locals are so nice.
One netizen praised the locals for being nice to the tourists, though they had crashed the wedding unintentionally.
Screenshot: @_mmeah
Translation: Thais are the kindest people in the world.
Screenshot: @_mmeah
Translation: Thais have kindness for sure.
Other netizens shared that they were proud to see the kindness showed by the Thai community in this short clip.
We really appreciate the locals’ kindness
The welcoming locals in this story certainly prove that Thailand is not only the Land of Smiles, but also the Land of Kindness, and we hope that these tourists enjoyed their stay.
We’d like to commend the families of the bride and groom for hosting these tourists with generosity. With that as an example, people can make the world a better place for sure.
Cover image adapted from (L to R): @_mmeah, @_mmeah, @_mmeah
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