It's true, when I am at my watering hole, of about 12 years, I sit there minding my own business doodling on my phone, I am oblivious to all the chat going on, until I hear that word...."Farang", I sit up, look in the direction it came from, so they can see I know they are talking about me, it shut's them up, they think I understand/speak Thai.
But to be fair, I know most folk who go there, and many try out their English on me.....????