billd766 Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted August 5, 2022 Author Share Posted August 5, 2022 (edited) 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, 2022 by Damrongsak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2long Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaRoadrunner Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 They call me 'ATM'... another name for Farang, 'walking ATM machine'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted August 5, 2022 Author Share Posted August 5, 2022 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripstanley Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Fat Wallet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dddave Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 They gave me a lovely name: Aethiem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Atm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobandyson Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bluebluewater Posted August 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 5, 2022 You You 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumak Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 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 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2009 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacessit Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 I am known as Khun Ta by my GF's grand-daughter, and Santa Claus by the caddies at my local golf club. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Sure mine is "no have mister" everyone says it ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Social Media Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Khun Lor ! ???????? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gottfrid Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Yeah, sure! I have a steady name. Not sure I like it, though. ที่รัก, money please! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemsta69 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 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" ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauptmannUK Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 My wife and her friends always call me 'Ham Yai'... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will B Good Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Fat boy...and I'm not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roo860 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 11 minutes ago, HauptmannUK said: My wife and her friends always call me 'Ham Yai'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maybole Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 My nephew, when a wee boy, always called me Lung Ling because I have hairy arms. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swissie Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipi Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Catton Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 By the family, was given the boring default สมชาย Som Chai, with the exception of a nephew who calls me "Mr Bean". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thujone Posted August 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 6, 2022 Kee neow. I've been told it means kind and generous person. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Mister. Most people in Thailand call me Mister. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlyai Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 9 hours ago, HauptmannUK said: My wife and her friends always call me 'Ham Yai'... Hum Yai? Mr Large Penis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlyai Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 9 hours ago, roo860 said: หำใหญ่ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauptmannUK Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 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.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2009 Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 (edited) "Paw Ngai" Dunno what it means. Lesser version of "Paw Yai" maybe, lol? Edited August 7, 2022 by 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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