I just came home from two weeks diving in the Andaman Sea, Krabi Region, South West Thailand.
This was my second time there and hopefully not the last.
I dived with a Thai Assistant Instructor whom I had already enjoyed and befriended in October.
Being it low season we were rarely more than two on the same group.
One morning I arrive at the shop and he tells me: "there are another two people today, you don't mind, do you?"
No of course not.
So there is this Portuguese guy, OWD with very few dives and this macho German guy who claims to come to Thailand very often.
I have a look at both and decide I prefer the Portuguese almost-beginner to Mr Rambo.
We get set up and out we find that he's got tech equipment, how surprising...
Five minutes into the dive we encounter strong currents, so my Thai friend signals to EVERYONE we should invert direction and follow another path, everyone is happy, remember, diving is fun, except you guess it right, Mr Machoman, who sets out on a solo dive.
We leave him alone, it's his problem, except for a big (not big enough in my eyes, but I wasn't the dive guide) reprimand once back on the boat.
He still shows no intention to interact with anyone, not even his fellow country people.
Down we go for the second dive, he follows us except that he goes low on air well before anyone else.
Tekkie?
Yeah, right!
Coming back to the village we are finally treated to a long series of German insults, OK, the AI doesn't understand a word, but unfortunately I do.
Rescpect: nil.
Co-operation: nil.
I hope no one ever encounters him.
This was my second time there and hopefully not the last.
I dived with a Thai Assistant Instructor whom I had already enjoyed and befriended in October.
Being it low season we were rarely more than two on the same group.
One morning I arrive at the shop and he tells me: "there are another two people today, you don't mind, do you?"
No of course not.
So there is this Portuguese guy, OWD with very few dives and this macho German guy who claims to come to Thailand very often.
I have a look at both and decide I prefer the Portuguese almost-beginner to Mr Rambo.
We get set up and out we find that he's got tech equipment, how surprising...
Five minutes into the dive we encounter strong currents, so my Thai friend signals to EVERYONE we should invert direction and follow another path, everyone is happy, remember, diving is fun, except you guess it right, Mr Machoman, who sets out on a solo dive.
We leave him alone, it's his problem, except for a big (not big enough in my eyes, but I wasn't the dive guide) reprimand once back on the boat.
He still shows no intention to interact with anyone, not even his fellow country people.
Down we go for the second dive, he follows us except that he goes low on air well before anyone else.
Tekkie?
Yeah, right!
Coming back to the village we are finally treated to a long series of German insults, OK, the AI doesn't understand a word, but unfortunately I do.
Rescpect: nil.
Co-operation: nil.
I hope no one ever encounters him.
