Popular Post Muzzique Posted April 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2020 This wasn't you in the supermarket was it? If not this guy had the same problem. Goes to show, you should never trust a fart. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeltAndRoad Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 Just now, Pilotman said: 'Farang' to a Thai is not a racist or a derogatory term. It is much like saying Westerner or foreigner and has no more of a negative connotation than if we say 'Asian'. or African. I understand it's not racist or derogatory by any means. But reverse the situation and your in the UK (guessing) and your neighbor who has met your Thai wife many times keeps referring to her as that Asian. Hey how long will your Asian wife be staying in the UK? as example. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Baht Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 (edited) Yeah, it seems to happen in the provinces more than the tourist areas or Bangkok. I was in a Tesco-Lotus. I was wearing a mask and pushing a cart that had been sprayed with sanitizer. As I came down an aisle--slowly, respecting social distance--a middle-aged Thai man saw me and leapt as far away from me as he could, practically knocking corn flakes off the shelf. Moron. The Thai government's own website makes it clear that 99% of COBID-19 cases in Thailand are Thais. So if you are afraid of catching COVID-19, avoid Thai people. https://covid19.ddc.moph.go.th/en Edited April 25, 2020 by Roy Baht 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilotman Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 1 minute ago, BeltAndRoad said: I understand it's not racist or derogatory by any means. But reverse the situation and your in the UK (guessing) and your neighbor who has met your Thai wife many times keeps referring to her as that Asian. Hey how long will your Asian wife be staying in the UK? as example. Its not a good example. He would/could call her Thai because he would know her Nationality. 'Farang' is an all encompassing word for westerners, because Thais cannot distinguish between Nationalities and don't know what country westerners are from. if they do, they often use that word, such as American or English. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baansgr Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 Never forget, dental hygiene is as important as showering and deodorant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeltAndRoad Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 11 minutes ago, mauGR1 said: I agree, honestly i don't care so much anymore, but i can understand that having children makes you feel... Not sure it's the right word.. Vulnerable ? Btw, in my previous post, i was not referring specifically to the word "farang", but more to the ignorant racial stereotyping, which you can find in all cultures, and i have to admit that i'm not totally innocent too, although i try hard to see every individual as a unique individual. I grew up in a low socio economic region of rural Australia, from a young age i learnt that vulnerability is a state of mind that should never be entertained. Though i do worry about my children feeling ostracized. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 I have encountered this, yes. SomeThais are fearful of toreigners thinking they my be infected. And, truthfully, a disproportiontr percent of confirmed cases here have been i Westerners. It is even worse in Cambodia were most of the cases have been Westerners. People there re really scared now of Westerners. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeltAndRoad Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 9 minutes ago, Pilotman said: Its not a good example. He would/could call her Thai because he would know her Nationality. 'Farang' is an all encompassing word for westerners, because Thais cannot distinguish between Nationalities and don't know what country westerners are from. if they do, they often use that word, such as American or English. You are probably right, the guy is always nice to me and smiles, as i do with him. He knows my name, i just think he should use that, but maybe he's embarrassed because he cant pronounce it or something. again i think you are correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauGR1 Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 1 minute ago, BeltAndRoad said: I grew up in a low socio economic region of rural Australia, from a young age i learnt that vulnerability is a state of mind that should never be entertained. Though i do worry about my children feeling ostracized. Understand. I learned the same as a inexperienced teen walking the roads of Asia. Yet, when you have the responsibility of raising children (been there, done that) you are more sensitive in a way, because you are carrying lots more weight, physically and morally. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilotman Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 1 minute ago, BeltAndRoad said: You are probably right, the guy is always nice to me and smiles, as i do with him. He knows my name, i just think he should use that, but maybe he's embarrassed because he cant pronounce it or something. again i think you are correct. haha, my mother in law still calls me 'the farang', and that's after 23 years of being married to her daughter, and she visited us twice in UK. I look upon it as a term of endearment as she always says it with a smile on her face ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPKANKAN Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 2 hours ago, mauGR1 said: Possibly many Thais believe, given the numbers of deaths in western countries, that "our covid" is worse . Just ask the genius Anutin. He will f....g tell you farrang!!!???????????????????????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeltAndRoad Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 4 minutes ago, Sheryl said: I have encountered this, yes. SomeThais are fearful of toreigners thinking they my be infected. And, truthfully, a disproportiontr percent of confirmed cases here have been i Westerners. It is even worse in Cambodia were most of the cases have been Westerners. People there re really scared now of Westerners. Not to worry though, if the Japanese while occupying Thailand, couldn't turn the Thais against westerners during WW2 then the flu surely isn't. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeltAndRoad Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 29 minutes ago, Roy Baht said: Yeah, it seems to happen in the provinces more than the tourist areas or Bangkok. I was in a Tesco-Lotus. I was wearing a mask and pushing a cart that had been sprayed with sanitizer. As I came down an aisle--slowly, respecting social distance--a middle-aged Thai man saw me and leapt as far away from me as he could, practically knocking corn flakes off the shelf. Moron. The Thai government's own website makes it clear that 99% of COBID-19 cases in Thailand are Thais. So if you are afraid of catching COVID-19, avoid Thai people. https://covid19.ddc.moph.go.th/en I have experienced this, though it was about eighteen months ago. Your not 6 foot and pushing 100kg are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thurien Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 was there any peculiar smell about you? sometimes you won't notice yourself n then it helps to ask your neighbour sniff you out before you go shopping, just to make sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thurien Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 58 minutes ago, Pilotman said: haha, my mother in law still calls me 'the farang', and that's after 23 years of being married to her daughter, and she visited us twice in UK. I look upon it as a term of endearment as she always says it with a smile on her face ! "...with a smile on her face" while counting her monthly overseas income... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilotman Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 1 minute ago, thurien said: "...with a smile on her face" while counting her monthly overseas income... sorry, I don't get your inference, at least I do. Her income does not come from me, if that is what you are indeed inferring, its from her own pension pot as a retired Civil Servant. What is the phrase they used in the Military, "don't assume, check" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salerno Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Sheryl said: And, truthfully, a disproportiontr percent of confirmed cases here have been i Westerners. How does that gel with the graph presented earlier? 1 hour ago, Roy Baht said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveAustin Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Yinn said: Now the news everyday have more euro/US people die so much. More than Chinese x30 Yeah, right. As with your own government, I would take that with a massive pinch of salt. Wouldn't surprise me to learn China is equal to US and Europe. Saddening, though, if the Thais are starting to react like that from something that is not the fault of the lowly farang. And once that takes hold (especially if pushed by the people that run the place), it'll be ingrained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salerno Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 (edited) 20 minutes ago, daveAustin said: And once that takes hold (especially if pushed by the people that run the place), it'll be ingrained. I tend to give the Thai people more kudos than that. Just look at the posts in the "social media battle" with the Chinese recently e.g. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2942654555781330&id=846555798724560 or the flak Anutin got on Twitter after his dumb tirade after his handing out masks PR stunt. Edited April 25, 2020 by Salerno 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaRoadrunner Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 4 hours ago, DiJoDavO said: So I went to the supermarket and arrived at the cashier. And all lines were so full, people were even standing in the aisles. Finally it was my turn, but when I turned around I saw no one lined up behind me. Were you wearing this T shirt? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolitian Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 What was your diner before going to the supermarket? Cheese, beans and onions ? ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 5 hours ago, DiJoDavO said: Is this just because they think all foreigners have Covid? i also avoid farangs now. especially if they are young tourists like we have here in Hua Hin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeltAndRoad Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 4 hours ago, Pilotman said: sorry, I don't get your inference, at least I do. Her income does not come from me, if that is what you are indeed inferring, its from her own pension pot as a retired Civil Servant. What is the phrase they used in the Military, "don't assume, check" Assumption is the Mother of all f#ck ups? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torturedsole Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 3 hours ago, NCC1701A said: i also avoid farangs now. especially if they are young tourists like we have here in Hua Hin. That's probably Rohingya people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundown Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 8 hours ago, DiJoDavO said: In Bangkok at a Max Valu. It didn't seem anyone was avoiding me, until I reached the cashier. I even paid already and no one wanted to put their stuff down behind me. Only one guy who found a gap to get out of his line all the way in the aisle. I hope this won't be that new way of living I've heard about. You probably experienced hallucinations from reading too much Thai visa forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fhickson Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 did you pass gas? sounds funny, but i do that on occassion in an empty isle and almost invariable someone comes down the isle in a hurry right when the bomb is hitting. i have learned to brush it off and put it down to bad timing, or karma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzzique Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 18 hours ago, DPKANKAN said: Just ask the genius Anutin. I think you made a mistake here in your spelling. You typed 'genius'. You need to replace the G with a P and remove the U to correct this. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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