I would agree with you about some places in Thailand, especially Pattaya and Phuket. There is a "blame the victim" mentality in those areas. I know two Westerners in Pattaya who were involved in traffic accidents they did not cause. They had to pay compensation to the Thai "victims" and also had to bribe the police, both very large amounts. Lucky they are wealthy. The UK guy was told "if you had not come here this would not have happened", like you said. It is a wierd and twisted mindset!