12 minutes ago, CMHomeboy78 said:

1 hour ago, stoner said:

only if you feel like a champ.

Make that "chump" instead of "champ".

‘Champ’ is an Aussie slur, origination from the prisons of Victoria…

A few etymological reasons, not sure which is correct:

1) Rhyming with ‘tamp’ (tamper ; to tamper with) & is basically calling someone a kiddie fiddler.

2) Someone who performs in return oral for ‘champion ruby tobacco’..

 

it’s basically more offensive than the ‘c-bomb’ to Australians…

 

So, in this context ‘only if you feel like a champ’ is perhaps apt…

6 minutes ago, bendejo said:

 

 

That guy in the shorts feels it's too hot for a shirt, but the fully-dressed guy in the yellow trousers seems to be doing ok.

 

But the westerner with the massive moobs looks drenched from the belly down. 

15 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

‘Champ’ is an Aussie slur, origination from the prisons of Victoria…

A few etymological reasons, not sure which is correct:

1) Rhyming with ‘tamp’ (tamper ; to tamper with) & is basically calling someone a kiddie fiddler.

2) Someone who performs in return oral for ‘champion ruby tobacco’..

 

it’s basically more offensive than the ‘c-bomb’ to Australians…

 

So, in this context ‘only if you feel like a champ’ is perhaps apt…

What a load of drivel.

1 hour ago, steven100 said:

only if your under 25yrs old.

and grew up in a mobile home in alabama with a yard full of junked cars and got your cousin pregnant

Frankly no. 

It is regarded by Thai culture as extremely rude. It gives great offence.

Even when on my most Adonis like form I would not dream of so doing.

Edited August 22, 20232 yr by herfiehandbag

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

‘Champ’ is an Aussie slur, origination from the prisons of Victoria…

A few etymological reasons, not sure which is correct:

1) Rhyming with ‘tamp’ (tamper ; to tamper with) & is basically calling someone a kiddie fiddler.

2) Someone who performs in return oral for ‘champion ruby tobacco’..

 

it’s basically more offensive than the ‘c-bomb’ to Australians…

 

So, in this context ‘only if you feel like a champ’ is perhaps apt…

woah i had no idea about any of that. in canada it basically means an a hole. 

2 hours ago, KannikaP said:

It is also illegal to go outside without wearing any underwear, so I heard.

"...so I heard..."

Is that equal to "just asking for a friend?"

3 hours ago, HungDonger said:

If you are a big-breasted, attractive female in your 20's it is O.K. with me.

The way they dress nowadays might aswell be ok.  Next is to walk naked. Future generations though. Sorry. Im not muslim,  but I'm not really for women showing off there bits publicly. 

I don't know if it is OK or not.

But I plead,  please, please don't get in to a BTS or other public transport.

Just my humble, heartfelt request.

13 minutes ago, scorecard said:

"...so I heard..."

Is that equal to "just asking for a friend?"

Sorry, I did not 'hear' it, I read it, probably on this Forum.

You construe it as whatever you want.

ChatGPT was a YES, it's OK, but Bing says.....is it illegal to not wear underwear in thailand - Search (bing.com)

Edited August 22, 20232 yr by KannikaP

3 hours ago, stoner said:

only if you feel like a champ.

it is still disrespectful here, see many steroid head Falangs, that think they look good, fools everywhere, probably got sick of staring at themselves in a mirror

What's the rule in Aus.? How many blocks away from the beach????

4 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Pattaya beach road: ok

Bangkok or any other city: not ok

Pattaya Beach Road not OK for all these old, fat, overweight, big tittied farangs.

In Europe - Yes.

In Thailand - No, its frowned upon, having said that, quite normal around your home.

5 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

It is illegal to drive a car shirtless.   You can walk around without a shirt but the Thai people generally do not like it.  You will be considered "lo-so mak".

And it is also illegal to ride a motorcycle without a shirt.

in general i'd say its a no no

disgusting! no respect!

none of these guys has a body to show.

when I see on my way to dinner I loose appetite...

 

4 hours ago, Etaoin Shrdlu said:

Up until the early 20th century, many Thai women used to go around topless.

 

I wonder why that particular element of "Thainess" is no longer promoted.

I am only mildly curious to learn if it was primarily Christian Missionary pressure, as is documented in so many other cultures, or if it was a Thai motivated change primarily to be seen as an advancing country.

1 hour ago, 1sickpuppy said:

it is still disrespectful here, see many steroid head Falangs, that think they look good, fools everywhere, probably got sick of staring at themselves in a mirror

It's disrespectful in any country for the locals and especially tourists to walk around bare-chested.  Especially in the cities.  Extremely low class.

 

4 hours ago, steven100 said:

only if your under 25yrs old.

Under 10 more like.  For adults it's considered disrespectful.

No, it shows you are low-class and not deserving of respect.

5 hours ago, stoner said:

only if you feel like a champ.

only if you feel like a champ chump

5 hours ago, Goodboybkk said:

Dear all,

 

Is it okay to walk naked chest in the streets?

It is very hot in Thailand.

Thanks

Please don't. It doesn't matter what anybody else does. You complain it's hot in Thailand, go somewhere else then. Go to Dubai, Saudi Arabia, and walk around shirtless.

29 minutes ago, wwest5829 said:

I am only mildly curious to learn if it was primarily Christian Missionary pressure, as is documented in so many other cultures, or if it was a Thai motivated change primarily to be seen as an advancing country.

Modernize or be colonized was the fear that the 'west' was going to use the barbarism as excuse to colonize Siam then

6 hours ago, Goodboybkk said:

Dear all,

 

Is it okay to walk naked chest in the streets?

It is very hot in Thailand.

Thanks

There's a time & place for everything.

 

At a beach or holiday type location, then do as you please.  But in a metro area, as implied with photos in OP, probably not.

 

Thinking back, I've never went topless if strolling around Philly, no matter how brutally hot it was.

 

Around my urban home town (suburbia Philly), yes, or just a shirt unbuttoned was more like it, just as I do here quite a bit, if not trying to avoid the sun, which has been my thing lately, where we live now/PKK.

 

Of late if sun's out, it's been long sleeves & pants, on the scooter and walking around, as I was looking a bit too much like a chocolate person.  

Edited August 22, 20232 yr by KhunLA

It is not a done thing outside of tourist areas, it is frowned upon. By the beach Pattaya/Phuket maybe ok?

There might be other unwritten acceptable rules for Thais, than for foreigners. It's not well-seen dress code, especially in town or city areas, while it's accepted in beachfront tourist destinations by the beach area that foreign men walks with naked breasts.

To expose more of your body to the sun? Really? Doesnt sound a very clever thing to do when all hot countries advise covering up to reduce the risk of heat stroke.

6 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

It is illegal to drive a car shirtless. 

There is a good reason for that, just look up photos of burn marks from people wearing a seatbelt without shirt.

It’s considered Rude