Help me out, friends. I have been trying to find out who this guy is. Anyone help me out on that? This decal is pasted all over the place in Thailand, on trucks, on doors, on buses. It seems like some kind of graffiti, but I can’t figure out anything about it. I wonder if it’s some kind of Andre the Giant has a Posse kind of thing.

Update: the verdict is in. It’s Serpico! Yet the mystery continues… why is Serpico’s face plastered all over Thailand?

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  • Adam
    This might sound pretentious but I use the presence of Serpico in upcountry Thailand in my PhD research.

    He represents good honest values, and he is a cop rooting out bad cops. Most Thais deeply respect their institutions, but confront corruption often, and particularly from the police. This is especially so for truck drivers, on whose vehicles you see the logo most often. So a guy who upolds authority by fighting the corrupt bad guys really appeals to local values.

    The film also fits into a genre of Thai films popular in the 1970s (and still now) about gunmen, so it is easy to understand across the cultural divide from the USA to Thailand.

    Any comments? Thoughts? If so, please email me: adamitobur@yahoo.com
  • Thank you so much, Adam! That was exactly the kind of answer I was looking for. Excellent stuff. Good luck on your PhD, it sounds like very interesting research.
  • M~

    A design suggestion: You might want to jack up the contrast between the black background and your body text--it's a bit difficult to read at the moment. Apologies for the off-topic comment.
  • Ah ha! Thank you! Hmmm... interesting. I wonder why guys in Thailand love him so much.
  • yep, defnitely Al in Serpico. Pretty sure he has a posse too.
  • B. Baughan
    I guess you've never seen Serpico, starring Al Pacino. That's Al. Couldn't tell you anything about the decal itself. Good luck.
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