Thais in Melbourne clean up road sign defaced by Thai
A group of Thais living in Melbourne came out to clean a roadside sign defaced by a person claiming to be a Bangkok University student or an alumnus.
A Facebook user, whose account name is May Natta Janjaratvong, posted on her wall late Tuesday night that she and her friends had travelled to the area to remove the handwritten message and drawing.
Natta learned of the defacing of the sign from a Twitter post from someone called Aenie.
Aenie posted a picture of the sign with a statement in Thai, reading “I am Won from Bangkok University”. The person also drew a picture of a male sex organ.
Aenie said the sign is in the heart of Melbourne at the intersection of Elizabeth Street and Burke Street.
“Fortunately, it was written in Thai. Please leave space for other Thais to stand here,” Aenie posted.
Later on, Natta posted a picture of herself wiping off the writing. She said she and friends and could not stand seeing the defaced sign. adding that she was even more upset as she studied for a bachelor’s degree and master degree from Bangkok University.
“We don’t know who did it but we are Thais and we love Thailand so when we see what is not right, we must do something about it. Wipe it away,” Natta said in her post, which received over 4,800 reactions and was shared over 380 times.