chrissables

3 hours ago, NorthernRyland said:

am I only the only person that thought Vietnamese people were a little aggressive and  not very friendly? I only visited Hanoi and they weren't pleasant at all. The honking by itself was enough to keep me away from there anyways. Maybe the south is nicer.

 

Honestly I don't even consider Thai people that friendly, compared to Americans at least. I don't know why they get that reputation honestly. They smile back at you is all I can think of. 

I have ridden my motorbike all around Vietnam for a total of 9 months and found them very friendly. Besides one person one time near Hamburger Hill who thought i was an American and shouted "loser" at me!

17 hours ago, Bunny Silverhand said:

Vietnam.

Cheap, beautiful, modern enough, nice people, easy visa policy...

 

Easy visa? No retirement visa there.

20 hours ago, Screaming said:

You may add motorbikes as one of the worst modes of transportation in Thailand.

The best way by far to see the country ????

19 hours ago, RedReding said:

Hi all,

 

I'm a foreigner who got a Lao driving license for both car and motorbike and from what I read online, i'm allowed to use it to drive freely in Thailand thanks to the bilateral agreements between both countries.

 

Does anyone have direct experience they can relate ?

 

My other question is : can I convert my Lao driving license into a Thai one without taking additional tests ?

 

Best

 

Lao is an ASEAN country along with Thailand the license is ok. 

Yes, but every border seems to have different rules that change often.

Join this group and get up to date information.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/foreignridersThailand

18 hours ago, youreavinalaff said:

There certainly is.

 

Ork and Awk is the same sound. 

 

Pork/Hawk/Dork.

 

Hence my comment that Ork is accurate. Aawk is not.

http://www.thai-language.com/dict/search

Please type ออก into the above site, probably the best source of Thai Language resources. 

You can write to them and explain why they are wrong if you please.
Luckily i don't need to transliterate Thai language as i can read it.

17 hours ago, connda said:

My favorite is the pronunciation of a women's name "พอล" which gets transliterated as Porn.

Then all of the Farangs have a great laugh - "That gal is named Porn!  Ha ha ha ha ha!  She must be a Porn-Star!  Ha ha ha ha ha!" 

What the jerks don't know is that the correct pronunciation is almost exactly like Pawn is in Pawn Shop. 

Like I said - transliteration are at best approximations and most often full of holes unless you completely understand the pronunciation substitutions of the transliteration schemes (and there are more than one which makes it even more confusing).  Even someone with a rudimentary understanding of the Thai alphabet and their pronunciations and work out the proper Thai pronunciations on signs.

พอล is transliterated as Paul

17 hours ago, youreavinalaff said:

As is Ork. 

 

Besides there is no "R" sound at all in ออก aawk

6 minutes ago, Goat said:

Yes as in law or saw.

But i reckon tourists would struggle with aawk. Ock or even orck would be easier.

Maybe depending on their native language. But in English awk or aawk are accurate.

14 minutes ago, Goat said:

No, wrong vowel, it would be worse.

Ork, or just Ock would be better.

ออก is spoken as aawk 

53 minutes ago, deesquared said:

No, that reads as the wrong vowel sound. It's an "Aw" sound not a "Ah" sound. 

ออก = aawk

2 hours ago, NorthernRyland said:

what's wrong with ahk? If it's Awg you'll get a strong discernible "g" sound which will confuse Thais. Listen to how it actually sounds:

 

https://translate.google.com/?sl=en&tl=th&text=out &op=translate

ออก = aawk

4 hours ago, natb19 said:

Lol. Correct pronunciation for English of Aw Ang is... aw.

 

So in this case Awg, not Ok, and definitely not Ak or ahk!

 

Or/Ork is problematic for those languages that can actually pronounce the letter R, which for most parts of the country is not Thailand.

4 hours ago, natb19 said:

Lol. Correct pronunciation for English of Aw Ang is... aw.

 

So in this case Awg, not Ok, and definitely not Ak or ahk!

 

Or/Ork is problematic for those languages that can actually pronounce the letter R, which for most parts of the country is not Thailand.

ออก = out (awk or aawk) There is no "R" sound at all. ????

5 hours ago, rwill said:

Ak or Ahk would probably be better than Ork.

Or "awk"

Sad news indeed! RIP

On 9/9/2023 at 8:39 PM, sungod said:

Unless you are a permanent resident, I dont believe a foreigner can have their name in a Blue book, so I am sure the answer would be no.

 

 

My name is in my blue book. But i only saw a while ago, had the book 18 years. Maybe in the past it was ok to have.

8 hours ago, Screaming said:

I have been told that I sound like a broken record but here goes: Riding a motorbike in Thailand is a death wish.

Lot of people ride around happily with no issues. People who have very little experience should be very careful.

On 8/9/2023 at 7:02 AM, Ralf001 said:

 

File a warranty claim and have it re-done.

55555

On 8/9/2023 at 6:56 AM, KhunLA said:

Why would it be free.  Live with your decisions & consequences.  Want free healthcare, stay in the UK.  

 

If he wasn't a ranked fighter already, continuing with an already multiple busted up leg, isn't exactly the best career path .. IMHO

I mean it was not free, he paid, and if the surgery was done badly i would understand his complaint.
I talk from experience as i was blinded by a doctor here who demanded money to try and save my sight. 

52 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Oh please ... try simply saying THANK YOU, for saving my leg, possibly my life.

 

So now he has a bit of a limp, OMG.  Shouldn't really interfere with his Muay Thai.  And of course, get others to pay to correct it.  Cry me a river.

 

My one leg is 4cm shorter than the other due to hip displacement, not an issue in anything I do.   Just a bit of a hobble when walking.  Actually mine is 'adjustable' and simply need to pull hip/leg back into position.

If the operation was free, say thanks. For sure it was not.

Today was my last day here in Ban Kruat and I rode around local sites.

First I went to a small lake I spotted a few days before to see if it was worth photographing.

Then to another old temple, Prasat Thamo which is being kept upright by scaffolding.

https://goo.gl/maps/N6mBqCXu1RWfZWHt8

I then backtracked a little to another old temple, Prasat Noi Monastery. Basically ancient random building blocks scattered around with lots of litter too.

https://goo.gl/maps/i2WJANMHP1GYAXhV7

https://www.relive.cc/view/vPv4RdDgoR6