Do Thais think about T-shirts with English on them?

[Lacessit]

At my regular massage today, I was given a black T-shirt to change into. Quite morbid, on the front it said " EVERY 15 MINUTES".

On the back was " SOMEONE DIES".

I asked the head lady if she knew what it meant. She said no, I translated into Thai. Quite upset, she grabbed it and threw it in the rubbish bin outside, saying very bad luck.

Wondering if other posters have seen examples of Thais wearing T-shirts with English statements which are ridiculous or quite inappropriate.

IMO the best T-shirt I have ever seen was worn by a very busty chick with the statement " GOD, I WISH THESE WERE BRAINS".

[timendres]

Have asked at least a dozen over the years, and not one understood the English.

[Jangot]

When I was staying in Cyprus in the early 1980s, the 12 year old son of my Greek Cypriot friends had a T shirt with "Jump 'em pump 'em and dump 'em" in large letters on the front.  They had no idea until I told them!!

[Lacessit]

I remember one that said "I'm a mountain man. I like mountain women".

[faraday]

Saw one years ago which I thought was truly mawkish.

 

It said:

 

"Loved Across The Pond"

 

????

 

 

 

 

[mr mr]

i had a shirt in the early 2000's here that was a sperm in the shape of a nike symbol. 

 

just did it !! 

[ThailandRyan]

That shirt is from the 1 every 15 minute program.  That's a DUI (Driving Under the Influence) program with a fairly realistic crash of a vehicle that is staged on their campus.  Dead students wander campus with someone dressed as death walking with them, and they see the fire department cutting up the car to get to others inside.  Law Enforcement is on scene and puts the Impaired driver through field sobriety tests before arresting them for DUI.  It is no wonder Thai's have no idea of the statistic that 1 person dies every 15 minutes on the roadways due to a drunk driver.

[Lacessit]

2 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

That shirt is from the 1 every 15 minute program.  That's a DUI (Driving Under the Influence) program with a fairly realistic crash of a vehicle that is staged on their campus.  Dead students wander campus with someone dressed as death walking with them, and they see the fire department cutting up the car to get to others inside.  Law Enforcement is on scene and puts the Impaired driver through field sobriety tests before arresting them for DUI.  It is no wonder Thai's have no idea of the statistic that 1 person dies every 15 minutes on the roadways due to a drunk driver.

Interesting, learn something new every day. Thanks. Is that American, or somewhere else?

[Brer]

A friend of my missus is called Porn, recently she took to wearing a black T shirt with the words Porn Hub across the front. 

I asked her if she knew what Pornhub was and she replied “don’t know”.

I told her it was porno internet site she was advertising she replied it didn’t matter because Thai’s can’t read English.

Up to her.

 

[rvaviator]

4 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Interesting, learn something new every day. Thanks. Is that American, or somewhere else?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Every_15_Minutes

 

Canada

 

[EVENKEEL]

"I Love Duck" is quite popular.

[ThailandRyan]

16 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Interesting, learn something new every day. Thanks. Is that American, or somewhere else?

Canada was where it officially started but it was started shortly after in California. You can look it up on-line if you would like.  My agency started the program in Chico, Ca. with Chico P.D.back in the 1990's.

http://everyfifteenminutes.org/aboutus/

[faraday]

Think I ought to get this:

 

 

 

 

[sirineou]

48 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

At my regular massage today, I was given a black T-shirt to change into. Quite morbid, on the front it said " EVERY 15 MINUTES".

On the back was " SOMEONE DIES".

I asked the head lady if she knew what it meant. She said no, I translated into Thai. Quite upset, she grabbed it and threw it in the rubbish bin outside, saying very bad luck.

Wondering if other posters have seen examples of Thais wearing T-shirts with English statements which are ridiculous or quite inappropriate.

IMO the best T-shirt I have ever seen was worn by a very busty chick with the statement " GOD, I WISH THESE WERE BRAINS".

Nothing like all the farangs with Chines characters tattooed on their arms who know exactly what they mean. 

 

[OneeyedJohn]

So how was ur social distancing, mask wearing massage then ?

[OneMoreFarang]

[PerkinsCuthbert]

This is not a new problem; thirty-five years ago I queued for check in at Denpasar Airport, Bali, heading back to Oz. The hoon two places in front of me was wearing this on the back of his t-shirt. Between him and me was a nun. My embarrassment was acute. 

 

[sharecropper]

I once saw a young child's'-size t shirt for sale in a market proudly emblazoned with the words "Nice C*nt" (With the missing letter IN it). When I went back the next day to photograph it for an incredulous bunch of mates, it had SOLD!

[mr mr]

3 minutes ago, sharecropper said:

I once saw a young child's'-size t shirt for sale in a market proudly emblazoned with the words "Nice C*nt" (With the missing letter IN it). When I went back the next day to photograph it for an incredulous bunch of mates, it had SOLD!

someone bought the c*nt eh. 

[Orton Rd]

As seen in Pattaya, YOU CAN'T BE FIRST

                            BUT YOU CAN BE NEXT!

[talahtnut]

I have a baseball cap with <deleted> FOF on

it.  'French connection UK' is the delete.

I wear it if the police stop me.

[TheAppletons]

In Chiang Mai, I saw a young schoolgirl with a ballcap that read "<deleted> you, my mom says I'm special".

 

 

[VBF]

33 minutes ago, PerkinsCuthbert said:

This is not a new problem; thirty-five years ago I queued for check in at Denpasar Airport, Bali, heading back to Oz. The hoon two places in front of me was wearing this on the back of his t-shirt. Between him and me was a nun. My embarrassment was acute. 

 

Years ago, a guy I knew who sported a big curly "handlebar" moustache had a tshirt with the slogan:

 

"Moustache rides, 20 Cents", and in very small letters underneath:

 

"Sorry, that's all I can afford"

 

[Catkiwi]

Many years ago had the sister and bro in law visiting from NZ. We took them on a speed boat across to Koh Samet. The boat boy had a black T shirt on with bold white letters that said F#&k You - You F#&king F#&k. I thought yes, big boost for Thai tourism right there!! To expound on the experience, that same trip, a young Canadian (I think) girl was stabbed to death in a communal shower block at a beach resort next to ours by, whom turned out to be a boat boy. They did nabb him within a day or so and he was tried and sentenced to the death penalty, All very fast track for face saving points. Back then, they still showed the death by firing squad action on the news. Never did find out if it was our kid with the T shirt or not cos he had a bag over his head but if it was I wished his T shirt phrase back on him!

[Ventenio]

color is way more important.  at a kindergarten school, teacher had a shirt with a big F... this ...... on it.  another kid with a massive middle-finger was talking with a monk.  another kid with the F word again.  My friend worked there at the time and was afraid to say something.  maybe it wasn't kindergarten...but anyhow these kids were under 10.  imagine picking up your kids and all the teachers are wearing F   F  F   F   F   F........  ok, picture time.  great, put that one up on the wall to show everyone.  

[sirineou]

1 hour ago, PerkinsCuthbert said:

This is not a new problem; thirty-five years ago I queued for check in at Denpasar Airport, Bali, heading back to Oz. The hoon two places in front of me was wearing this on the back of his t-shirt. Between him and me was a nun. My embarrassment was acute. 

 

Until you marry them . Then they are in your face all the time. 

[scorecard]

1 hour ago, sirineou said:

Nothing like all the farangs with Chines characters tattooed on their arms who know exactly what they mean. 

 

 I read a joke somewhere, a westerner with characters down his arms and chest. Someone asked asked 'what the Chinese characters meant'.

 

His response 'I asked for Japanese writing'.

 

[Klong Song]

I saw one years ago that said I KNOW JACK SH*T.

 

[pineapple01]

T Shirts are not exactly a sign of intelligence in any Country.

[Scott]

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