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Criteria For Becoming A 'papa'

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I was playing table tennis with a slightly older German chap at a Jomtien hotel. He was perhaps early 60's while I am early 50's. The Thai boys we were playing against referred to him as Papa but I was (fortunately) spared this same title.

Since then I have been wondering ..... Is there a semi official age at which one becomes a "Papa"?

Or do you think it is more of a look or style thing that determines it?

Is it a term that has a faint hint of respect associated with it or is it just the same as 'old man' or even worse .... a polite alternative for wrinkly?

Do farang become Papa's at the same age as Thai's or do we hold our age better?

Just curious…. :o

Perhaps your German friend " knew" the boys better than you did?

I am 62 and most of the kids around here call me lung Bill or uncle Bill except for a Thai friends 2 1/2 year old daughter who calls me dada.

A lot of the Thais call me pii Bill although they are not my wifes family and the school kids I pass every day now wave and shout sawadee or hello (but not much hello farang any more).

Probably the German's age showed and you look like someone in your 40's :o? Just a thought.

The thing that I can't figure out is that young girls hardly ever call me Papa, only old slappers that look even older than I do. They really get on my nerves! :o

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Probably the German's age showed and you look like someone in your 40's :o ? Just a thought.

Thank you ..... very kind of you to offer such a comment :D

This is obviously THE explanation .... at least an explanation that I can happily sleep on.

Thanks again

:D

Thank you ..... very kind of you to offer such a comment :o

This is obviously THE explanation .... at least an explanation that I can happily sleep on.

Thanks again

:D

You're welcome, papa :D

been walking around beer bars with a friend of mine in his early 50s...thegirls were all calling hom "papa"....so I said to him "don't they have a nice way saying old fart..."....next beer was on me.... :o

been walking around beer bars with a friend of mine in his early 50s...thegirls were all calling hom "papa"....so I said to him "don't they have a nice way saying old fart..."....next beer was on me.... :o

Maybe they were all correct in calling him 'Papa'???

In a broad sense "papa" is a term of respect.

In a bar scene sense "papa" means that you no longer qualify as a " handsome man".

Just respest for elders rather than that you have reached a certain age.

the criteria is simple. if you have grey (or white) hairs on your balls, you are a papa.

and old slappers have x-ray vision... beware!

sexy man is better!! :o

Anything's better than "my bladder". If they start calling you this, get your coat.

Amazing how swiftly you go from Handsome Man to Papa. :o

Naka.

Amazing how swiftly you go from Handsome Man to Papa. :o

Naka.

When you take up the offers from those who call you " sexy man '. You soon become a knackered naka, and look like a " Papa " before you know it.

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