12 hours ago, carlyai said:

We married to the same person?

Lucky both of you. My wife hears me but does not listen to what I say and she will rattle off something until I stop her.

 

Then I repeat what I said and this time she does listen and tries to understand.

11 hours ago, 2long said:

My wife and her family call me ee-kwai but I don't know what it means.

They said it's a term of great respect but I can't find an accurate translation. 

Shouldn't that be ai kwai (Mr Buffalo).  ai is for men and ee is for women.

 

I refer to my wife as ee-gaa in front of her family and friends.  ????

Edited August 5, 20224 yr by Damrongsak

13 minutes ago, Damrongsak said:

Shouldn't that be ai kwai (Mr Buffalo).  ai is for men and ee is for women.

 

I refer to my wife as ee-gaa in front of her family and friends.  ????

Thanks.

It was tongue in cheek. I was just joking.

They call me 'ATM'... another name for Farang, 'walking ATM machine'.

16 minutes ago, 2long said:

Thanks.

It was tongue in cheek. I was just joking.

Maybe they used the feminine form to make it more endearing. 55

Fat Wallet

They gave me a lovely name:  Aethiem.  

Atm

Never had a Thai name but have been called quite a few things.

 

When I lived in my wife's village some older women called me 'Darling' only because they heard my wife calling me that. ( if only they knew what it meant) 

Similar to when my kids were young, their friends would call me 'Daddy' only because they'd heard my daughters or son calling me that.

 

 

You  You

On 8/5/2022 at 2:45 PM, sipi said:

Farang.

That used to be my name as well....... but after many years I was granted a last name added,

I suspect because the girls on Soi 7  thought so highly of me ..

ฝรั่ง  รู้มาก   " Farang Rumak"      Since so many others are called Farang....   I just go by Rumak

 

note:  i will admit,  it wasn't so easy attracting those sweet ladies after a while.   hmmmmm

On 8/5/2022 at 8:10 PM, DaRoadrunner said:

They call me 'ATM'... another name for Farang, 'walking ATM machine'.

In reality, they have prolly done more ass to mouth than you.

I am known as Khun Ta by my GF's grand-daughter, and Santa Claus by the caddies at my local golf club.

Sure mine is "no have mister" everyone says it ????

Khun Lor ! ????????

Yeah, sure! I have a steady name. Not sure I like it, though.

ที่รัก, money please!

59 minutes ago, rumak said:

That used to be my name as well....... but after many years I was granted a last name added,

I suspect because the girls on Soi 7  thought so highly of me ..

ฝรั่ง  รู้มาก   " Farang Rumak"      Since so many others are called Farang....   I just go by Rumak

 

note:  i will admit,  it wasn't so easy attracting those sweet ladies after a while.   hmmmmm

that's the short version isn't it? your full name should be "Farang Rumak Mai Dee" ????

My wife and her friends always call me 'Ham Yai'...

Fat  boy...and I'm not!

11 minutes ago, HauptmannUK said:

My wife and her friends always call me 'Ham Yai'...

 

My nephew, when a wee boy, always called me Lung Ling because I have hairy arms.

On 8/5/2022 at 9:45 AM, sipi said:

Farang.

I hear you Bro.      As soon as I arrived in the sticks, the villagers wanted to give me a Thai name. Intensive consultations among the villagers ensued. But "the westerner" wasn't fat or thin, not rich not poor, not loud not silent, not frivolous not monk like, just a "bland", scandal free westener.

Due to the lack of any physical or mental peculiarities of mine, the overall consensus was to call me FARANG-U. ("U" is the first letter of my first name).

Coming to know the first name of my Thai neighbors over time, I adressed them with "Hello Thai -A. (or whatever their first letter of their first name was). Lot's of giggles locally. Even made it to a very local newspaper. More giggles.

Fond memories.

 

7 hours ago, swissie said:

I hear you Bro.      As soon as I arrived in the sticks, the villagers wanted to give me a Thai name. Intensive consultations among the villagers ensued. But "the westerner" wasn't fat or thin, not rich not poor, not loud not silent, not frivolous not monk like, just a "bland", scandal free westener.

Due to the lack of any physical or mental peculiarities of mine, the overall consensus was to call me FARANG-U. ("U" is the first letter of my first name).

Coming to know the first name of my Thai neighbors over time, I adressed them with "Hello Thai -A. (or whatever their first letter of their first name was). Lot's of giggles locally. Even made it to a very local newspaper. More giggles.

Fond memories.

 

In the real world my name is Phillip, which Thai's manage to butcher to "Piwlip".

Even Phil comes out as Piw.

So "falang" is actually as close as they can get.

Occasionally I still get called Piw.

By the family, was given the boring default สมชาย Som Chai, with the exception of a nephew who calls me "Mr Bean". 

 

Kee neow.

I've been told it means kind and generous person.

Mister. 

 

Most people in Thailand call me Mister.

9 hours ago, HauptmannUK said:

My wife and her friends always call me 'Ham Yai'...

Hum Yai? Mr Large Penis.

9 hours ago, roo860 said:

 

หำใหญ่

36 minutes ago, carlyai said:

Hum Yai? Mr Large Penis.

What?!! Are you serious? If true then that would explain the knowing smiles from the village ladies..

"Paw Ngai"

 

Dunno what it means. Lesser version of "Paw Yai" maybe, lol?

Edited August 7, 20224 yr by 2009