swindonabroad Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Woke up this morning and for some reason this question popped into my head. What does the name Sukhumvit mean? ( If anything). Does it have origins in Europe? ( kinda sounds German/ Austrian/ Dutch). A pretty random question I know but any help would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acquiesce Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Sukhumvit road was named after the fifth chief of the Department of Highways, Khun Phra Pisan Sukhumvit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilyushin Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Sukhumvit road was named after the fifth chief of the Department of Highways, Phra Pisan Sukhumvit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chownah Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Sukhumvit was named after a popular Polish sausage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcy Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 this reminds me of that old uk game show call my bluff with frank muir and some other octogenarian half wit !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasreeve17 Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 this reminds me of that old uk game show call my bluff with frank muir and some other octogenarian half wit !! Can we not get a call my bluff thread going? Example:- Ulaan Bataar is so named because: a) Chenggis Khan's mother was called Bataar and Ulaan means the great one. The Russians named it - red hero. c) The Chinese named it - new baron land. With the internet it might be too easy, but... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasreeve17 Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Big brother is watching me! Spooky. & he's right too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swindonabroad Posted February 16, 2007 Author Share Posted February 16, 2007 Sukhumvit road was named after the fifth chief of the Department of Highways, Khun Phra Pisan Sukhumvit. Thanks for the answr. One more piece of information to store in the brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leisurely Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Or you can use my eldest daughters explanation when we first moved here. 'Mummy, suck on what?" She thought it said suck on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StickKettleOn Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Sukhumvit is actualy Thai for 'Keith Chegwin'. Highly respected Keith was once a part of the highways planning team, prior to joining Tiswas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkBKK Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Sukhumvit is actualy Thai for 'Keith Chegwin'. Highly respected Keith was once a part of the highways planning team, prior to joining Tiswas. Cheggers drinks pop! (How on Earth did he persuade her to marry him?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lampard10 Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 (edited) Actually you're all wrong It actually stands for what a respected leader once said, way back in the days when the streets had no names. He came straight after a bunch of Norwegians celebrating monday had passed by. He was heard to utter " UGH Sick and vomit" and the name stuck. As with everything it got changed slightly over the years, and now you have it as Suhkomvit. Edited February 17, 2007 by lampard10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimjim Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Actually you're all wrongIt actually stands for what a respected leader once said, way back in the days when the streets had no names. He came straight after a bunch of Norwegians celebrating monday had passed by. He was heard to utter " UGH Sick and vomit" and the name stuck. Seeing Lampard play for England makes me sick and vomit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leisurely Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 No no no, you're wrong about Keith Cheggers Chegwin. He was never on tiswas, he was affiliated to Noel Edmunds Multicolouredswapshop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StickKettleOn Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Lol, you have me there. It was indeed Multi Coloured Swapshop. I have my facts muddled. I just did a wikipedia and aparently Sukhmivit was named after Bob Carol Gees and his highly respected town planning official, Spit the Dog. By the way.... anyone know what Spit the Dogs middle name is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backflip Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 The. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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