Popular Post AustinRacing Posted May 13, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 13, 2023 (edited) Just noticed this at my local friendly pharmacy. For those of us who think Thais are not “welcomsing” towards foreigners, let this be a reminder. ???????????? Edited May 13, 2023 by AustinRacing 5 1 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman Posted May 13, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 13, 2023 Bit of proof reading would not go amiss to change foreigner welcomes to foreigners welcome 2 4 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BangkokReady Posted May 13, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 13, 2023 15 minutes ago, AustinRacing said: For those of us who think Thais are not “welcomsing” towards foreigners, let this be a reminder. This only proves that at some point this sign was printed and it was subsequently displayed in this window. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinRacing Posted May 13, 2023 Author Share Posted May 13, 2023 10 minutes ago, RichardColeman said: Bit of proof reading would not go amiss to change foreigner welcomes to foreigners welcome The pharmacist speaks English quite well. I was surprised he’d approved it. Reminds me of my previous job where a new facility was purpose-built to impress foreign customers, English writing everywhere on the walls (mission statements, goals etc) and riddled with errors. The manager in charge looked at me, bursting with pride “what do you think na?”, expecting my approval. “You got a minute?”, I replied. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NoDisplayName Posted May 13, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 13, 2023 36 minutes ago, RichardColeman said: Bit of proof reading would not go amiss to change foreigner welcomes to foreigners welcome You don't know this is an error. They might have hired an elderly male foreigner as an official greeter to hug arriving customers. Imagine a pharmacy having their very own hansum man on staff! Foreigner Welcomes! 2 2 1 2 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lemsta69 Posted May 13, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 13, 2023 58 minutes ago, RichardColeman said: Bit of proof reading would not go amiss to change foreigner welcomes to foreigners welcome It's charming the way it is. Gawd help us if Thailand becomes like Singapore, or worse...England! ???? 5 2 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chickenslegs Posted May 13, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 13, 2023 Foreigner Welcomes: Dutch Welkom Finnish Tervetuloa French Bienvenue German Willkommen Irish Fáilte Italian Benvenuta Norwegian Velkommen Polish Witamy Swedish välkommen 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KhunLA Posted May 13, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 13, 2023 I sign like that would scream 'overpriced' to me. Was a local pharmacy at a mall (not Boots or Watsons), and all the local farangs raved about it on local forum. They spoke English, so helpful & nice ... ... along with being 5-10X as much as the popular one the locals Thais used. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoDisplayName Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 1 hour ago, RichardColeman said: Bit of proof reading would not go amiss to change foreigner welcomes to foreigners welcome Wait...............isn't "proofread" one word? Hahaha! I see what you did there! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinRacing Posted May 13, 2023 Author Share Posted May 13, 2023 6 minutes ago, KhunLA said: I sign like that would scream 'overpriced' to me. Was a local pharmacy at a mall (not Boots or Watsons), and all the local farangs raved about it on local forum. They spoke English, so helpful & nice ... ... along with being 5-10X as much as the popular one the locals Thais used. Believe it or not it’s much cheaper than mall pharmacies. It’s situated opposite government hospital. People cue at the front, usually not allowed to enter, staff stand by the door, about a meter high, taking orders. They carry stuff that some mall pharmacies don’t. It’s a proper pharmacy with no cosmetic stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Better had they put the "S" on the right word ???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaSam Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Well, I would like to know where this pharmacy is, because I don't seem to be welcome at most of them, until I open my wallet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinRacing Posted May 13, 2023 Author Share Posted May 13, 2023 Samut Sakhon almost opposite government hospital on Ekachai road. If you’re struggling to find a specialized medicine or using them regularly, maybe worth investigating. I buy blood pressure tablets in large quantities from there. About 50thb cheaper per strip, a box has 4 strips, a saving of 200. PS-I’m not affiliated with the pharmacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
it is what it is Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 1 hour ago, NoDisplayName said: You don't know this is an error. They might have hired an elderly male foreigner as an official greeter to hug arriving customers. Imagine a pharmacy having their very own hansum man on staff! Foreigner Welcomes! nah, you'd need an object... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OneMoreFarang Posted May 13, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 13, 2023 2 hours ago, AustinRacing said: Just noticed this at my local friendly pharmacy. For those of us who think Thais are not “welcomsing” towards foreigners, let this be a reminder. I visit Thai shops small and large all the time. I don't remember such a sign anywhere. Maybe they had one, maybe not. I also never had the feeling like I am not welcome. I am a customer who wants to buy something. Why would my nationality or skin color or whatever matter? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Makes me feel as warm and welcomed as when I see "I (heart) Farang" on a Bkk taxi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lazygourmet Posted May 13, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 13, 2023 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
still kicking Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 7 minutes ago, lazygourmet said: Yes seen that on BKK taxis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrymahoney Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 My favorite typo from 1970's NY Times headline: Clam Prevails in Brazilian Election 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KannikaP Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 9 hours ago, AustinRacing said: People cue And this thread is about bad spelling! 555 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KannikaP Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 10 hours ago, NoDisplayName said: You don't know this is an error. They might have hired an elderly male foreigner as an official greeter to hug arriving customers. Imagine a pharmacy having their very own hansum man on staff! Foreigner Welcomes! It still means nothing in proper English. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KannikaP Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 9 hours ago, CanadaSam said: Well, I would like to know where this pharmacy is, because I don't seem to be welcome at most of them, until I open my wallet. Come to mine in Phitsanulok. Friendly & helpful, and I pay Thai prices. Same at Lotus's pharmacies as well. Maybe it's YOU they don't like. 555 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KannikaP Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 11 hours ago, RichardColeman said: Bit of proof reading would not go amiss to change foreigner welcomes to foreigners welcome Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangkokReady Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 8 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said: Why would my nationality or skin color or whatever matter? Sometimes people have different feelings about certain nationalities or races and this affects how they treat them, regardless of what the actual individual is like as a person. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 11 hours ago, AustinRacing said: The pharmacist speaks English quite well. I was surprised he’d approved it. Reminds me of my previous job where a new facility was purpose-built to impress foreign customers, English writing everywhere on the walls (mission statements, goals etc) and riddled with errors. The manager in charge looked at me, bursting with pride “what do you think na?”, expecting my approval. “You got a minute?”, I replied. I speak Thai reasonably well but I'm hopeless at reading and forget about writing it. If you've got another minute, let the pharmacist know you've highlighted his business in the English language media. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 11 hours ago, RichardColeman said: Bit of proof reading would not go amiss to change foreigner welcomes to foreigners welcome Only 1 farang at a time i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 24 minutes ago, BangkokReady said: Sometimes people have different feelings about certain nationalities or races and this affects how they treat them, regardless of what the actual individual is like as a person. Always treated well. They are just doing a job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingdongrb Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 11 hours ago, AustinRacing said: The pharmacist speaks English quite well. I find that most pharmacies have staff that speak English pretty well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 (edited) 10 hours ago, KhunLA said: I sign like that would scream 'overpriced' to me. Was a local pharmacy at a mall (not Boots or Watsons), and all the local farangs raved about it on local forum. They spoke English, so helpful & nice ... ... along with being 5-10X as much as the popular one the locals Thais used. Often, when I go to Boots or Watsons, there are those katoeys, who can speak English (and who probably were hired for that reason), who ask me what I want, but I rather look by myself. (The paracetamol or whatever I want to buy is in the two aisles away from dozens of aisles of cosmetics, I know that by now...) Edited May 14, 2023 by StayinThailand2much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 2 cash tills. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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