tifino Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 1 minute ago, Moonlover said: Does it bother you being labelled as a "Farang" when in the company of Thais? No, why should it? Would it bother them if I was to say that they are Asian? Try it!! - it's fun ???? (been there done that) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 3 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said: The nail you have hit on it's proverbial head, well done. You have finally drilled down to the main subject itself. it is instilled from birth... and develops with age - much like how we ourselves were made to be scared of the big bad policemen.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WineOh Posted February 14, 2021 Author Share Posted February 14, 2021 18 minutes ago, vogie said: Why? just asking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teacherclaire Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 It creates an 'us and them' mentality amongst the locals. Us and them mentality? There are countries where some people call all Asians Pakis, isn't that worse? Would you prefer " While man" then? If that's happening at a school, where all know your name and colleagues call you Farang, then it does bother me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gecko123 Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 3 hours ago, WineOh said: covid yer Please tell me this isn't a new variant I have to start worrying about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WineOh Posted February 14, 2021 Author Share Posted February 14, 2021 6 minutes ago, teacherclaire said: It creates an 'us and them' mentality amongst the locals. It does though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ventenio Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 labels. language. you are NOT us. never will be. impossible. such love. the world tries to hug things out......but that doesn't work. perhaps my post will change the world!!!! falangs, to the ATM!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shackleton Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 No never bothered me being called a Farang Mainly hear it from children saying to their parents look a Farang but in a good way with a smile ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ventenio Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 it's like going to the zoo... you see the elephants and the kids smile!!!! maybe 10,000 times people say Farang and look at me....... and we are in LOS so they smile. like when you see the monkey at the zoo ..... smile. imagine back home....you see someone.... point.... all look.... then say Farang!!!!! oh, let me tell you what MIGHT happen..... "yo, you got a problem with me? What's your problem??????!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?" but here we are submissive. weak. we must conform. smile. backbone like jelly. convince ourselves it's in a nice way. it usually isn't. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 29 minutes ago, tifino said: it is instilled from birth... and develops with age - much like how we ourselves were made to be scared of the big bad policemen.. Yes, once a long time ago when I lived in a village near Wang Sam Mo. A small child's mother pointed to me and said to her son "Farang kin dek noi.". Same as parents use to tell their children they would have the police come take them if they did not clean their rooms and obey the parents 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumak Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 2 hours ago, nausea said: Am I bothered? Not really. It carries with it certain priviliges, a certain status. As the social hierarchy goes in Thailand, being labelled as a Farang ain't so bad; try being labelled as a Burmese migrant worker, if you want something to complain about. Everyone on this forum , no how much they think THEY are different, has preconceived ideas and reactions (yes, and labels...whether spoken or not) about everyone else . Fat people, dark people, short people, sexy people , aggressive people, cops, hot shots, sandal with socks people , .... uh, let me know if i left your type out . oh, sorry, hansum men people. As someone once said, i don't discriminate , i dislike everyone equally ( well, maybe people in power a little more ) humans have a long way to go before i will respect them. just the term Farang by itself not really a big deal once you learn to ignore it. Kind of like jinjok poo on the window sills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 3 hours ago, WineOh said: does it bother you always being labelled a foreigner when in the company of locals? i love non PC Thailand. They can call me anything want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumak Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Just now, Ventenio said: oh, let me tell you what MIGHT happen..... "yo, you got a problem with me? What's your problem??????!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?" actually, i for one much prefer the much less aggressive manner of almost ALL Thais that i encounter.............. of course i do not live in a tourist / expat area where there are many more conflicts and issues at play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WineOh Posted February 14, 2021 Author Share Posted February 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, rumak said: actually, i for one much prefer the much less aggressive manner of almost ALL Thais that i encounter.............. of course i do not live in a tourist / expat area where there are many more conflicts and issues at play I agree, thais on the whole are not overtly aggressive people. Despite all of the negativity I have witnessed here, I have never once had my head kicked in by a Thai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 things are running along okay - if you only hear yourself being called 'Falang bah' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phetphet Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 I recall reading a story awhile ago that made me chuckle. It might have been here on TV. Roughly went like this: A guy in Australia (who spoke thai I think), was queueing behind a group of Thais. After listening to them chatting amongst themselves and talking about the farangs around them, he tapped one on the shoulder and told them that "In this country it's you who are the farangs". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvs Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Sometimes when i talk to Thai people i refer to other foreigners as farang! (i have to think abut this) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WineOh Posted February 14, 2021 Author Share Posted February 14, 2021 4 minutes ago, phetphet said: After listening to them chatting amongst themselves and talking about the farangs around them, he tapped one on the shoulder and told them that "In this country it's you who are the farangs". I would love to read that story. Link would be great if you can find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumak Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 12 minutes ago, WineOh said: I agree, thais on the whole are not overtly aggressive people. Despite all of the negativity I have witnessed here, I have never once had my head kicked in by a Thai. Maybe you are not trying hard enough.. Try saying " Mong arai ? Yah suek !! " ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orton Rd Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 4 hours ago, Olmate said: Bet they,re piffed about that! Doubt it usually they are too busy scoffing or slagging off the neighbors, whilst the kids from age 3 upwards are glued to their smart phones 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavideol Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 4 hours ago, WineOh said: as I said in my OP, I try my best not to let it bother me but sometimes it gets too much. I know I am a foreigner, but do I need to be reminded of that fact daily? assuming your own country does has foreigners how are they referred to there, are they called foreigners or by their individual nationalities and/or race... it is what it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WineOh Posted February 14, 2021 Author Share Posted February 14, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Mavideol said: assuming your own country does has foreigners how are they referred to there, are they called foreigners or by their individual nationalities and/or race... it is what it is I refer to people by their names. White, brown, black,.. whatever the color of the skin, they get first name treatment from me. If I dont know his/her name or where he/she is from then I will make an educated guess as to where they are from & I may also ask their name. I may even ask them 'excuse me sir/madam, what country are you from, if you don't mind me asking?' then hopefully by their accent I can discern what corner of the world they hail from. What I wont do is group them all together on the basis of their skin color and tar them all with the same group identifier. As I know that this could possibly hurt their feelings ???? Edited February 14, 2021 by WineOh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sujo Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 I worked on a pipeline many years ago. A group of guys there that we didnt know where they were from (bolivia). We referred to them as the black chinese guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WineOh Posted February 14, 2021 Author Share Posted February 14, 2021 1 minute ago, Sujo said: I worked on a pipeline many years ago. A group of guys there that we didnt know where they were from (bolivia). We referred to them as the black chinese guys. Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 (edited) Thais who know my name call me by it, or by my nickname. Thais who don't know my name, like market trader, restaurant staff..., usually call me Khun Farang or Pii. Everyone else is ignored. Edited February 14, 2021 by klauskunkel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavideol Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 14 minutes ago, WineOh said: I refer to people by their names. White, brown, black,.. whatever the color of the skin, they get first name treatment from me. If I dont know his/her name or where he/she is from then I will make an educated guess as to where they are from & I may also ask their name. I may even ask them 'excuse me sir/madam, what country are you from, if you don't mind me asking?' then hopefully by their accent I can discern what corner of the world they hail from. What I wont do is group them all together on the basis of their skin color and tar them all with the same group identifier. As I know that this could possibly hurt their feelings ???? I didn't refer to you on my post... I refer, without generalizing, to people in your country of origin, same as here, without generalizing, not ALL Thais refer to us as farangs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teacherclaire Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 I was pretty much the first Farang people in the village have personally met 20 years ago. Now they call me by name, but when I'm not there and they talk about me, they use Farang and that's okay for me. If it's not spoken loud in a very negative way, it's nothing others should be upset about. Doesn't the tone make the music, somehow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkk6060 Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Could careless. Yes, I am Falang and have a big wad of cash in my pocket to prove it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 They do not mean any malice or bad feeling about it it is just "terminology. The bad vibes about it have come from sites like this. Incidently, it has nothing to do with skin colour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sezze Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 When i stay in my GF, house , i actually nearly never heard people talk to/about me as Farang . I did get questions where i come from and things like that , but never the statement farang . Occasionally , it might happen , but that is just the same with a foreigner in a Western country ., or anywhere else on this world . When you refer people who you know , you say their name , when not and don't know who somebody is , you refer to something which is clearly visible . And yes , that does mean i am the farang in a group of Thai people . If always used in that context , i never mind , since it is logic . When somebody i know and knows me calls me as farang then it certainly would bother me . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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