Daily Frustration: Foreign Tourists Kick Soccer Ball Around Shopping Mall, Ignoring Children and Elderly Passersby
Two foreign tourists played soccer inside a Phuket shopping mall, ignoring safety concerns from shoppers worried the ball could hit children and elderly visitors, prompting calls for stricter enforcement against disruptive tourist behavior.
Daily Frustration: Foreign Tourists Kick Soccer Ball Around Shopping Mall, Ignoring Children and Elderly Passersby. Online users question where the mall's security staff have gone. May 11, 2025 – Phuket Times Facebook page shared video footage of two foreign tourists kicking a soccer ball inside a shopping mall in Phuket province, surrounded by numerous shoppers and tourists. The video shows a barefoot foreign man kicking the ball back and forth with a friend, seemingly oblivious to those around him. Despite attempts by some to warn them, the pair continued playing as if nothing was happening, causing alarm among mall visitors who worried the ball might hit children, elderly people, or damage shop property. Online commenters have expressed strong views, calling for relevant authorities and mall security to enforce stricter standards against tourists displaying inappropriate behavior, to prevent damage to Phuket's tourism reputation. Questions have been raised about the whereabouts of the mall's security staff, with criticism mounting over increasingly inappropriate conduct by foreign tourists.
