AAAum Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 I live in Thailand all my life. BUT I have learned some Thai things from foreigners. Impressive!! Do you guys have any unique experience about Thai? ...which Thai (like me) never known? Or Thai lady... do you have any uncommon thing to share? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.Win Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Guess growing up outside of Asia is just very different so to certain things foreigners will look at from a different perspective, that goes for many things, not just women... I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibel Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 I live in Thailand all my life. BUT I have learned some Thai things from foreigners. Impressive!! Do you guys have any unique experience about Thai? ...which Thai (like me) never known? Or Thai lady... do you have any uncommon thing to share? They are never on time ............ but you knew that already, I suppose. I'm just wondering how doctors arrange their schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJack Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 thais like yellow and pink. and black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigcatbus Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 If I have, how I may know something if I don't know what are you know? Serious farangs, especially who study thai language, study many things about Thailand culture, traditions, religion, history, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Sassy Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 I'm currently reading a book about Thai archeology .. have to, many times, say "oh really?". :roll: There are so many interesting things about Thailand that I don't know/never heard of. Hope it's not too late to dust dirt off my bookshelves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biachung Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 read this once, can't remember where, you may know you may not, but like if someone could verify it Times gone by, If one of the kings Ministers had been up to no good etc, He would send them one white elephant to look after for a certain period of time. This was or could be seen as an honor , but over a few months of feeding regular washing and grooming etc ,and not able to put the sacred animal to work , it would end up costing the Minister vasts amount of money and time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margu Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Times gone by, If one of the kings Ministers had been up to no good etc, He would send them one white elephant to look after for a certain period of time. This was or could be seen as an honor , but over a few months of feeding regular washing and grooming etc ,and not able to put the sacred animal to work , it would end up costing the Minister vasts amount of money and time. ..And these days if u want to give negative feedback for someone u give him/her the white elephant. A statue of course. No need to yell or criticise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damnam1 Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Hi, when I was living down Silom for three weeks I read a lot on the district just for fun. history, where to go for sightseeing, pubs etc.. One evening when I was with my former Thai girlfriend we have been talking about Bang Rak and I told her that it is said that Bang Rak district name comes from the name of a former hospital where missionaries provided medical treatment to thai people. And if you are Bangkokian woman and you would like to marry your farang boyfriend you have to marry at the civil registry office in Bang Rak district, the district of love.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friendlyCat Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 I think that the spirit houses are a unique thing for me about Thailand. Also all the descriptions of mood and behavior based on the "heart." (good heart, bad heart, black heart....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stegee Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 watched 'anna and the king' with my girlfriend recently- she was shocked!! apparently they do't teach this in thai history classes!! :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chatty Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 thais like yellow and pink.and black And your point is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afook06 Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 thai's love their thai food......same as the chinese love their chinese food......lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chatty Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 watched 'anna and the king' with my girlfriend recently- she was shocked!! apparently they do't teach this in thai history classes!! :roll: Hmm, it's in the history class but I have been told in the difference way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afook06 Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 i thought anna and the king was banned in thailand, same as the king and i ? :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJack Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 thais like yellow and pink.and black And your point is? i am not going near that, babe. it was a 'funny'. lets leave it at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJack Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 i thought anna and the king was banned in thailand, same as the king and i ? :roll: good work, aefuk. furthermore it has been discredited as a fairly inaccurate portrayal of Thai monarchy. There has been no proof that the King was a song and dance man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeMarc Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 i thought anna and the king was banned in thailand, same as the king and i ? :roll: From Wiki.... "The film implies a much larger role in the development of the Thai nation than Anna Leonowens ever claimed for herself. Even more controversially, it suggests a romance between Anna and the King. A Thai adviser was hired, as were many Thai actors. The screenplay went through five rewrites in an effort to win approval by the Thai government. However, the screenplay still contained too many inaccuracies, so the production was moved to Ipoh and Penang, Malaysia. The film is banned in Thailand because of its distortions of Thai history and the historically inaccurate portrayal of King Mongkut, whose memory is highly revered in Thailand. However, home-video copies have found their way into the Kingdom and the film has gained a following. The story of Lady Tuptim, and of the slave woman La-ore whom Anna works to set free, are repeated from earlier versions of the film and play, and from Anna Leonowens' own writings. Tuptim's story is not a matter of historical record. It was based on bits of harem gossip, and if it genuinely occurred, may have happened long before Anna got there, or before Mongkut took the throne. In any case, Mongkut's law provided for women who were unhappy with harem life to leave without disgrace, provided they had no children." I think the original "King and I" was somehow better just because it was sillier and didnt take itself seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJack Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 I think the original "King and I" was somehow better just because it was sillier and didnt take itself seriously. and which is exactly how the Thais want the King to be viewed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeMarc Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 I think the original "King and I" was somehow better just because it was sillier and didnt take itself seriously. and which is exactly how the Thais want the King to be viewed. Well, look what's happened to royalty in the West.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chatty Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 I think the original "King and I" was somehow better just because it was sillier and didnt take itself seriously. and which is exactly how the Thais want the King to be viewed. huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeMarc Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 I think the original "King and I" was somehow better just because it was sillier and didnt take itself seriously. and which is exactly how the Thais want the King to be viewed. huh? I think I've said before that sarcasm isn't really widely understood much in Asia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiamHotel Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 I live in Thailand all my life [... omissis.... ] Impressive!! yeah: quite imprexxive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiamHotel Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 in fAct: v??ry imprezzive AAA-whatever jing jing!! :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chatty Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 I think the original "King and I" was somehow better just because it was sillier and didnt take itself seriously. and which is exactly how the Thais want the King to be viewed. huh? I think I've said before that sarcasm isn't really widely understood much in Asia. And what is the meaning exactly? explain... peeMark I think I understood since pJack said "Thai people like yellow, pink and black" I'm not that stupid. I asked to confirm that I was right. I don't care if you understand Thai people or not. It's hard to understand our strong feelings to do what we do. It's not new for me. I have heard something from a farang worse than that. I think wow!! that's totally idea? Wearing those colors, it's not the rule but we agree to do it. For you PJack if you think it's silly go ahead na... I don't give a damn but pls don't laugh if we wear "black" pls respect, ok? you know why we wear "black" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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