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Food poisoning: Cruise ship chef found dead in Udon Thani hotel
He was a good friend and my sous chef for a number of years. Quite well known and popular around the dock in Phuket for his funny and mischievous personality. He worked on yachts not cruise ships. He was unfortunately not a healthy guy. Diabetic and overweight which would have been the main factor. I think the story is a bit unnecessarily graphic but understand it's a translation from khasod thai. RIP Chef Thum- 1
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Communication in English with Thai gf
Getting yourself fluent in Thai is fairly obviously a good goal, but will take time and dedication. There are a few things that might help in the meantime: 1 You mention tenses. Please understand that the Thai language does not have tenses in the Latin sense. They indicate the future by using the sound "ja", which translates as "will", and the past by using the sound "kui", which means "ever". This already shows the difficulty of writing in English sounds which we do not make in English. 2 Sentence structure. Following from the above, a sentence in English might be "I have never been ...." In Thai this would be "Mai kui pai ....", literally "not ever go". Similarly with "What do you want to eat? I will go and get ir for you." In Thai this becomes "Want eat what? Go buy come give." (Yak gin arai pai sue mah hai). 3 English sounds. Most Thais in Thailand who speak English learnt it from school here, like my wife. Her spoken English is not good, because the teachers are not fluent in English and teach English through Thai sounds. Her elder daughter also learned English here and has the same problem, even though she has lived In Australia for about 12 years. Her younger daughter learned no English in Thailand, but has learned it all in Austtralia where she speaks excellent English without an accent. So you need to adapt. Most people are nervous speaking in a foreign language in which they are not confident. Thais expect that people will laugh at them if they get it wrong. I find that, in reality, most foreigners finding a Thai who tries to speak English will be grateful and encourage them, and that is helped by the redundancy in the English language. I try to increase my confidence when speaking in Thai, and generally do OK. However I get frustrated when my wife finds my efforts amusing, so I can understand if your gf picks up your negative responses quickly, and reacts. When speaking Thai it is always complicated by the opposite of redundancy, through the tones. By using the wrong tone you are not just making the wrong sound, you are saying a completely different word, which has a meaning, even if the wrong one. That makes it much harder for the listener to guess what you were trying to say. Hope that helps -
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THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 27 November 2024
Mass Shooting in Nong Bua Lamphu Leaves 3 Dead, Suspect at Large video screenshot In a tragic event that has left Nong Bua Lamphu province in shock, a mass shooting in Ban Fai Hin, Non Muang Subdistrict, Si Bun Rueang District, claimed the lives of three villagers. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1344700-mass-shooting-in-nong-bua-lamphu-leaves-3-dead-suspect-at-large/#comment-19410364
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