Lady Gaga facing Thailand backlash after fake Rolex joke

Now she is stirring nationalist fervour in Thailand, where people tend to get
upset when the country’s seedy underworld is highlighted by outsiders.

“We are more civilised than you think,” tweeted Thai DJ Surahit
Siamwalla, who has a ticket to Friday’s show in Bangkok but said he plans to
boycott.

“She came to our home, but instead of admiring us she insulted us,”
said a commentator on popular Thai web board pantip.com.

Lady Gaga posted her tweet shortly after her private jet arrived Wednesday
night: “I just landed in Bangkok baby! Ready for 50,000 screaming Thai
monsters. I want to get lost in a lady market and buy fake Rolex.”

It is unclear what a “lady market” is but some Thai fans assumed she
meant the popular outdoor Ladies Market in Hong Kong, where she already
toured – and also eyed the luxury knock-offs.

“I love this city,” she tweeted April 30 after taking a Hong Kong
spin class. “You can work out buy a fake Birkin on the same
street.”

Not all Thai fans objected to the off-colour comment. A screaming mob greeted
Lady Gaga at the airport. Crowds thronged her 5-star hotel, where she signed
autographs and hugged one female fan who left in tears. People have camped
outside Rajamangala stadium for days, hoping to be first inside and win the
prize of meeting the pop star in person.

If Lady Gaga does have time to shop in Bangkok, she’ll see that the city has
more to offer than just fake watches, Thai fan Nont Armarttasn sarcastically
noted on his Facebook page.

“Welcome to the land of counterfeit products, love,” he said. “I’m
sure there are plenty of fake Gaga CDs, too.”

Source: AP

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