" Thailand unites the flesh and blood of Thais.
The land of Thailand belongs to the Thais. "

 

first line of the Thai national anthem

in full:

 

" Thailand unites the flesh and blood of Thais.
The land of Thailand belongs to the Thais.
Long has been our independence, wish sovereignty allowed to maintain it,
Because Thais have been united forever.
The Thais are peaceful and loving, but are not cowards in war.
Our sovereignty will never be threatened,
We will sacrifice every drop of our blood for our nation.
We are ready to die for freedom, security, and prosperity! "

 

does it make sense for a farlang to sing this ?

 

 

 

13 minutes ago, dieter1 said:

" Thailand unites the flesh and blood of Thais.
The land of Thailand belongs to the Thais. "

first line of the Thai national anthem

in full:

" Thailand unites the flesh and blood of Thais.
The land of Thailand belongs to the Thais.
Long has been our independence, wish sovereignty allowed to maintain it,
Because Thais have been united forever.
The Thais are peaceful and loving, but are not cowards in war.
Our sovereignty will never be threatened,
We will sacrifice every drop of our blood for our nation.
We are ready to die for freedom, security, and prosperity! "

 

      does it make sense for a farlang to sing this ?

 

 

   Thailand DOES belong to the Thais though , so why should any felang  have a problem about respecting that ?

   Saying that , there are many non ethnic Thai "Thais" .

People with Thai nationality who are not ethnic Thai .

I do feel that the Thai N/A is out of date and needs to be changed (like many other Countries national anthems)

I wonder if this chap knows what the first words of the Thai national anthem actually are? In English, they are: 'Thailand unites the flesh and blood of Thais. The land of Thailand belongs to the Thais.'

 

I won't say (cannot say) what I REALLY think ...

Don't know what all the fuss is about; I see lots of farangs standing to attention on markets/BTS stations at 6pm or in cinemas during the anthem. Even opposing football fans manage to keep quiet during a minute's silence.  It's called respect.

Edited October 4, 20187 yr by mikebell
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There is one thing I am sure of about all of this.....he is not an Englishman, if he was English he would have worn socks with his sandals.............

22 hours ago, ezzra said:

What with the agro and the negative images of foreigners that you have going there buddy? why would you think that any other foreigner wouldn't have done the right thing and do what the locals do out of good manners and respect, I know i would...

Yes, you're absolutelty correct. If you look closely at the vid you can see all the Thais singing the anthem. Indeed I've never seen any Thai (civilian) in my 15 yrs here sing the anthem when they are obliged to stand up/stop walking when those bloody annoying loud speakers burst into life. Sure they stop or stand up but that's about it.

Is he going hunting at the market ???

4 hours ago, mikebell said:

Don't know what all the fuss is about; I see lots of farangs standing to attention on markets/BTS stations at 6pm or in cinemas during the anthem. Even opposing football fans manage to keep quiet during a minute's silence.  It's called respect.

 

I used to but will not these days, not everything deserves respect

6 hours ago, dieter1 said:

" Thailand unites the flesh and blood of Thais.
The land of Thailand belongs to the Thais. "

 

first line of the Thai national anthem

in full:

 

" Thailand unites the flesh and blood of Thais.
The land of Thailand belongs to the Thais.
Long has been our independence, wish sovereignty allowed to maintain it,
Because Thais have been united forever.
The Thais are peaceful and loving, but are not cowards in war.
Our sovereignty will never be threatened,
We will sacrifice every drop of our blood for our nation.
We are ready to die for freedom, security, and prosperity! "

 

does it make sense for a farlang to sing this ?

 

 

 

Does not make a lot of sense for a Thai to sing it- they surrendered within a day of the Japanese invasion in 1941, so much for being ready to die for freedom!

It's not possible to be more than 100% anything.

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15 hours ago, sanemax said:

 

   Although standing for the N/A is to show your respect to the Country , not as support or defiance to any political cause .

   If you have no respect for Thailand as a Country , you really should move on somewhere else .

   I say the same thing to disrespectful foreigners in my Country , if you dont like it, dont stay

No I DONT have to respect the country I live  in, all  I have to do is  follow their laws, is it a law i "MUST" stand or is this "peer  pressure" to stand?

8 hours ago, mikebell said:

Don't know what all the fuss is about; I see lots of farangs standing to attention on markets/BTS stations at 6pm or in cinemas during the anthem. Even opposing football fans manage to keep quiet during a minute's silence.  It's called respect.

Its  called  enforced propaganda, do it or go to jail.....tells  you a  LOT about a country, although this is 2  different  songs

https://prachatai.com/english/node/577

Edited October 4, 20187 yr by kannot

16 hours ago, sanemax said:

 

   Although standing for the N/A is to show your respect to the Country , not as support or defiance to any political cause .

   If you have no respect for Thailand as a Country , you really should move on somewhere else .

   I say the same thing to disrespectful foreigners in my Country , if you dont like it, dont stay

I dont respect my own country, where should I move to?

11 minutes ago, kannot said:

I dont respect my own country, where should I move to?

 

  Anywhere you like and respect

1 minute ago, sanemax said:

 

  Anywhere you like and respect

and if I dont like or respect anywhere??? I  guess Ill just get my gun ready

21 minutes ago, kannot said:

and if I dont like or respect anywhere??? I  guess Ill just get my gun ready

These guys had one answer to it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand

1 minute ago, DrTuner said:

These guys had one answer to it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand

 

 

A few Christmasses back, I bought my missus a small ‘plot’ on Sealand....... just to show her how easy is was for a foreigner own land in an overseas principality....

 

She still has the chanote....

Back in the days after the first Moon landing there was a company selling plots of land on the Moon.

 

Just for fun I bought a couple of plots for my nieces  

 

I wonder if they still have the title deeds, could be worth big money in the future 

It’s OK he can do it but the funny thing is that some farang pretend to be more Thainess then the Thai people themselves...

Just behave yourself, respect the habits and follow the law and you will receive respect too by the Thai people.

That’s all.

Good for him. Truly a show of respect for Thailand and its culture.

4 minutes ago, Myran said:

Good for him. Truly a show of respect for Thailand and its culture.

What would you say deserves respect in particular?

43 minutes ago, Orton Rd said:

What would you say deserves respect in particular?

Not interested in whatever you're trying to bait me in to, thanks. Don't bother replying, it won't be read.