Where are you guys meeting these stereotypical DNs?
I’ve been living in Thailand and traveling around SEA for over a year now, and I’ve yet to rarely come across these obnoxious DNs everyone keeps talking about.
So, I don’t know where you guys are finding these stereotypical DNs. It seems like you have to be actively seeking them out. I’ve been to all the hotspots— Bangkok, Pattaya, Phuket, Koh Samui, etc.—and I rarely, if ever, come across any DNs in general. Most non-locals I meet and talk to are just tourists usually Russian, Indian or Arabs, with some Europeans here and there.
In over a year of traveling, I can only recall two occasions where I ran into obnoxious DNs:
At a hostel + café in southern Thailand – I was just chilling when this DN guy came up to me to order food, assuming I worked there. When I told him I didn’t, instead of apologizing or laughing it off, he got pissed.
In Koh Tao at a jungle EDM party – There was a drunk crypto bro and some Instagram influencer girl. But honestly, I kind of walked into that one—if you go to a jungle EDM party in Koh Tao, you’re basically asking to run into stereotypical DNs.
That’s it. Over a year of traveling, and those are the only two times I’ve had that kind of experience. So, if you’re constantly running into them, you’re probably going to these cringy places where they congregate—vegan cafés, bougie hostels, crypto meetups, or jungle EDM parties in Koh Tao. Otherwise, I don’t see them nearly as often as people on here make it seem.