Wild footage captured the moment two Australian tourists got into a heated argument outside a bar in Thailand.
The heated argument was caught on camera by a customer at Future Bar, in the centre of the tourist attraction of Pa Tong on Phuket Island, on September 2.
Three Australians had ordered beers and were playing pool in the bar when one of the men tried to impress some women nearby.
He hit the cue ball so hard that it bounced off the table, prompting a reprimand from the owner of the club and being mocked by one of his fellow players for the incident.
One of the barmaids reported that one of the men was “furious.”
The footage shows one of the friends pushing his partner and shouting at him to stop before the third tried to get between them and calm the situation.
The argument spilled out onto the busy street and the altercation caught the attention of several surprised locals.
The footage ended with both men still talking in the middle of the street while the third walked back to the scene looking fed up with the situation.
Footage has emerged of a fight between two Australian friends outside a bar in the centre of the tourist attraction of Pa Tong on Phuket Island (pictured)
This came just weeks after Thailand expanded visa-free travel to 93 countries, including Australia, prompting a flurry of reports of “bad behaviour”.
In addition to complaints about drunken brawls between tourists, locals have also expressed concerns about overcrowding and rising prices.
Nearly two weeks later, on 15 September, in Pattaya, south-east of Bangkok, Thai police had to break up a fight allegedly between two Australians that had started because of a drunk.
One of the men brandished a “police badge” and claimed to be an officer before the fight that took local police about half an hour to bring under control.
Witnesses reported seeing both men drinking together at a nearby bar and neither wanted to press charges after the incident. Pattaya Post reported.
“This latest episode is part of a worrying pattern of public unrest in Pattaya, raising questions about the effectiveness of local police in curbing such incidents,” said one local.
Locals and other tourists watched as one of the men pushed his partner (pictured) after becoming enraged by her “teasing” over a failed attempt to impress a local woman.
‘As these occurrences become increasingly common, it is crucial that both local authorities and the community address the underlying issues that drive this rampant disorder.’
They added that Pattaya’s reputation for antisocial behaviour would “likely persist” if police were unable to control unruly tourists.
