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Fox– A group of British teens are reliving the traumatic experience of being stranded on a small island ridden with snakes and jellyfish during a recent vacation to Thailand. One of the adventurers has taken to Twitter to share the story of how they were allegedly scammed by local men under the guise of a $26 snorkeling trip back in June. Their tale has since gone viral.
Emily Ince of Lancashire, England, was enjoying an exotic vacation with 17 pals when the group was approached by three men who offered to take them on a snorkeling tour near the Hua Hin seaside resort of the Prachuap Khiri Khan province, The Sun reports.
After quickly agreeing, the group handed over $26 a person and hopped into the men’s speedboat — before being instructed to jump out of the watercraft and swim roughly 30 feet to a small, isolated island. They would later learn that the island was “infested” with creepy-crawly creatures.
Effectively abandoned for three hours without food or water, the squad was eventually rescued, The Mirror reports, thanks to a multi-party effort.
These Brits sort of asked for this, no? I mean, what do you expect from a couple local guys offering to take you on a snorkeling trip for the low, low price of $26? You’re in Thailand, not Bora Bora. Yeah it sucks you got stranded there, and those guys are assholes, but they took advantage of tourists like people in every other tourist country do. Nobody got hurt, everyone got out safe, and you got 15 minutes of fame. Seems like those guys did you a favor and for only 26 bucks.
This leads to the question- would you rather be stuck on a snake-ridden island for 3 hours or stranded at Fyre Fest?
Thailand:
You’re presumably on a tiny island, with only your closest mates, which would already make you claustrophobic. Add in a bajillion snakes and a gaggle of jellyfish denying you escape via water, that’s a pretty shitty situation. I don’t know if the snakes were venomous, but whether they were or were not would freak me out either way. Snakes are terrifying; they can hide in plain sight and some of them can kill you in a second with one bite.
On the other hand, you were only there for 3 hours, you were with your best friends, and people feel bad for you. Yeah it was scary while you were there but it was short lived and now you have a funny story to tell for the next 10 years.
Meanwhile…
Fyre:
When you bought your ticket that ranged from 500-1500 dollars, or more if your parents gave you the O.K to use the black card, you were promised the greatest party of all-time. Music, models, booze, and awesome cabanas awaited when you arrived in the Bahamas. Your whole crew was going, along with thousands of other college age kids ready to rage. And when you land you get bussed to a cool Bahamian restaurant where tequila gets poured down your throat. But then you’re there for 2 hours. Then 3. Until you are put back on the bus and finally on your way to the campsite, and this is what you see:
The promise of luxury cabanas is quickly erased from your mind, and the prospect of a week long rager quickly dissipates. After seeing the wasteland of medical tents you see the stage half finished, and a mile long line where you are supposed to check in. After hours of waiting in line the chubby founder says screw it and tells you to go find a tent. After fighting with Brad and Chad for a tent on the outskirts of the site in pitch black, you settle in. It starts to rain and you get drenched. The mattresses are ruined and your body feels like an STD.
The next day you say screw it, pack up, and head to the airport, where you ticket was supposed to be paid for with you ticket to the festival. Surprise! Everyone else had the same idea. Now not only are you stranded, it’s in a tiny airport with no air conditioning, packed with testosterone filled frat bros and girls so upset they couldn’t ‘gram their amazing trip.
Yeah, give me the snake filled island every day of the week and twice on Sunday. I don’t care if they are venomous. If I die by snake bite it’ll be better than spending any amount of time in one of Billy’s schemes.
These tourists hopefully learned their lesson and moved on, being grateful that they at least had water to drink and didn’t have to fight for space with strangers.
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