Farang is NOT impolite word.

[Berkshire]

23 minutes ago, Yinn said:

4 hours ago, Jingthing said:

About gringo.

You grossly mischaracterized what I wrote about it before.

I think the use of gringo in Latin America is a very close approximation to the use of farang in Thailand.

In Mexico, gringo is DEFINITELY a derogatory term. No doubt.

In Ecuador and Colombia it is not a derogatory term and so it's like farang if you actually believe that farang is not a derogatory term in Thailand.

My opinion is that in reality, in actual USAGE, farang is in the middle. Sometimes derogatory and sometimes not. So it's not surprising that many people are polarized on this question. Some arguing it's never derogatory and others arguing it's always derogatory by definition.

No, it is not that black and white.

 

(To complicate this further, some of the people that fit the gringo definition in Colombia and Ecuador KNOWING that it is derogatory in Mexico which is a very large country, perceive gringo as derogatory everywhere. It's possible that over time gringo could develop into a derogatory term in Colombia and Ecuador based on negative feelings towards the gringos, but I think it's impossible for gringo in Mexico to develop into a neutral word.)

Drama Queen 

Looks like Ms. Yinn has JT pegged.   

[NCC1701A]

On 9/20/2019 at 3:34 PM, grollies said:

Yes, a Brit. I understand the Remington reference.....our sense of humour is a little more refined than the average Yank's.

 

[Nyezhov]

22 minutes ago, Yinn said:

I not know that one. I think thai not care about that.

Yinn the Gook! Cute.

i not cry.

I went out with a Thai girl years ago whose nickname was Gook. hahahahahaha

[holy cow cm]

22 minutes ago, DannyCarlton said:

Not at all offensive. I always take it as a term of endearment. Never heard it used pejorativly.

Wow. Now I am scratching my head at what you think and really perceive as offensive. I only heard Limey mostly only as derogatory all my life. It actually comes very close to Farang in my book. Now Pom was easier and then Pommy was a bit harder but all still ok, and I am American with a parent family member from down under.

[Nyezhov]

5 minutes ago, DannyCarlton said:

I have a friend who's name is Porn. Not good in English.

Pee Porn would be OK in Germany.

[DavisH]

On 9/20/2019 at 12:35 PM, ezzra said:

I take umbrage to being shouted at ' you you' than being addressed as a farang, kinda complimenting me as being French...

"You you" sounds like a driect translation from how they would address you in Thai. 

[DannyCarlton]

Just now, holy cow cm said:

Wow. Now I am scratching my head at what you think and really perceive as offensive. I only heard Limey mostly only as derogatory all my life. It actually comes very close to Farang in my book. Now Pom was easier and then Pommy was a bit harder but all still ok, and I am American with a parent family member from down under.

It's a reference to British sailors who ate limes on a long journey to stave off scurvey. What's offensive about that?

[holy cow cm]

1 minute ago, DannyCarlton said:

It's a reference to British sailors who ate limes on a long journey to stave off scurvey. What's offensive about that?

Never mind Mr. Wikipedia. I happened to live with hearing it all my life. And it wasn't used nicely. 

[brokenbone]

17 minutes ago, Yinn said:

Gook (/ˈɡuːk/ or /ˈɡʊk/) is a derogatory term for certain people of East and Southeast Asian descent. The slur is frequently directed toward foreigners, especially people of Filipino, Korean, or Vietnamese descent.^[1] It was originally predominantly used by the U.S. military during wartime, especially during the Korean War, and more so during the Vietnam War.

 

 

i still not cry. Thailand is in SEA. No problem.

nah...if someone is using that word,

its definitely a bitter aggressive american,

steer clear

[Nyezhov]

2 minutes ago, DannyCarlton said:

It's a reference to British sailors who ate limes on a long journey to stave off scurvey. What's offensive about that?

Rum, Sodomy and the Lash, Limey. ????  ????

 

 

By the way, think of the Scots calling foreigners Sassenach (Saxon).

[DannyCarlton]

1 minute ago, Nyezhov said:

Pee Porn would be OK in Germany.

They seem to be obsessed with scat. And fat women. Saw a blow up doll in a shop window in Hamburg complete with more fat than a Wisconsin potsticker.

[Andrew Dwyer]

Wow. Now I am scratching my head at what you think and really perceive as offensive. I only heard Limey mostly only as derogatory all my life. It actually comes very close to Farang in my book. Now Pom was easier and then Pommy was a bit harder but all still ok, and I am American with a parent family member from down under.

I think reading this thread Brits are not easily offended, you can call us anything !!

 

Americans tend to be the bigger drama queens, not all obviously, NCC is one who can take a joke, not actually sure he’s a septic, could be a closet limey [emoji848]

[DannyCarlton]

6 minutes ago, Nyezhov said:

Rum, Sodomy and the Lash, Limey. ????  ????

 

 

By the way, think of the Scots calling foreigners Sassenach (Saxon).

That's purely resrved for the English. Their pet hate.

[DannyCarlton]

8 minutes ago, brokenbone said:

nah...if someone is using that word,

its definitely a bitter aggressive american,

steer clear

AKA Redneck.

[Nyezhov]

1 minute ago, brokenbone said:

nah...if someone is using that word,

its definitely a bitter aggressive american,

steer clear

Exactly. My personal gig is you can think anyway you want, but be polite about it. But words are such a political/social construct anyway, especially in the States, where certain words are deemed taboo simply because some alleged marginalized group says so, while other words, even when used derogatorily, are not. Then you have the difference in Countries, even in English.

 

 

[Nyezhov]

5 minutes ago, DannyCarlton said:

Wisconsin potsticker

Damn dude, is that some wierd British dish, like a Limey Pierogi or something? Where do you get one? Bet it has Cheddar in it, right? Little potsticker wrapper filled with cheddar and browned in a wok....and...and....a bacon/soy thick dipping sauce, like sort of the hideous brown poop you Cockneys put on stuff but with that sweet fatty flavour like the sauce in the Baked Goong with Glass Noodles.

 

Wow, am I right?

[Nyezhov]

4 minutes ago, DannyCarlton said:

AKA Redneck.

a derogatory, rascist term for a poor caucasian-american who fails to share the political beliefs of his so called betters. Perfectly acceptable in certain circles, same as if you are the PM of Canada and wish to parade about in blackface.

[DannyCarlton]

3 minutes ago, Nyezhov said:

Damn dude, is that some wierd British dish, like a Limey Pierogi or something? Where do you get one? Bet it has Cheddar in it, right? Little potsticker wrapper filled with cheddar and browned in a wok....and...and....a bacon/soy thick dipping sauce, like sort of the hideous brown poop you Cockneys put on stuff but with that sweet fatty flavour like the sauce in the Baked Goong with Glass Noodles.

 

Wow, am I right?

Close but no cigar.

 

http://wisconsinfromscratch.com/journal/2014/3/25/32514-pork-bok-choy-and-scallion-potstickers

 

[DannyCarlton]

6 minutes ago, Nyezhov said:

a derogatory, rascist term for a poor caucasian-american who fails to share the political beliefs of his so called betters. Perfectly acceptable in certain circles, same as if you are the PM of Canada and wish to parade about in blackface.

Yep. Same as gook being a derogatory racist term for a Thai girl. Perfectly acceptable for rednecks.

Edited September 23, 2019 by DannyCarlton

[maxpower]

57 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

OK. Enough. I really don't think you're a Thai person now. Not interested in reading your fake bad grammar baits anymore. Adios. Goodbye.

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Hey, spare some thought for those living the fantasy.

[Nyezhov]

9 minutes ago, DannyCarlton said:

Yep. Same as gook being a derogatory racist term for a Thai girl. Perfectly acceptable for rednecks.

Dude to be honest, you can count on the fingers of one hand (percentage wise) the number of actual rascist folks in the USA that will say something really rascist or derogatory in public because folks are more polite in the USA. I have never heard anybody using the word gook in 30 years in the USA, except on a bro heavy construction site, among bros.

[Nyezhov]

15 minutes ago, DannyCarlton said:

Close but no cigar.

 

http://wisconsinfromscratch.com/journal/2014/3/25/32514-pork-bok-choy-and-scallion-potstickers

 

Boring. I buy them in the Korean Grocery.

[DannyCarlton]

1 minute ago, Nyezhov said:

Dude to be honest, you can count on the fingers of one hand (percentage wise) the number of actual rascist folks in the USA that will say something really rascist or derogatory in public because folks are more polite in the USA. I have never heard anybody using the word gook in 30 years in the USA, except on a bro heavy construction site, among bros.

I've heard it several times in bars in Pattaya.

[Nyezhov]

5 minutes ago, DannyCarlton said:

I've heard it several times in bars in Pattaya.

Well a bar in Pattaya is not reflective of American society ???? ????

 

[Jingthing]

Hey, spare some thought for those living the fantasy.

Why would people blindly accept people's anonymous claims on the internet?

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[DannyCarlton]

16 minutes ago, Nyezhov said:

Well a bar in Pattaya is not reflective of American society ???? ????

 

Hopefully not, it does seem to have a disproportionate amount of rednecks.

 

 

Edited September 23, 2019 by DannyCarlton

[DannyCarlton]

9 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Why would people blindly accept people's anonymous claims on the internet?

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The guy in the OP's YouTube video isn't anonymous. He has quite a big following of people genuinely interested in Thai culture and Thai people.

[Nyezhov]

18 minutes ago, DannyCarlton said:

Hopefully not, it does seem to have a disproportionate amount of rednecks.

 

 

I have my own opinion of Pattaya, and the yobs that populate the bars ????

[balo]

On 9/22/2019 at 3:59 AM, CharlieH said:

World war 2 ??

Maybe she is not educated about history.

[maxpower]

34 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Why would people blindly accept people's anonymous claims on the internet?

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For the same reaons people send thousands of dolars to Nigerian scammers.