Stick Your Mister Where The Sun Don't Shine

[KannikaP]

2 minutes ago, bob smith said:

I'm not bored of AN. I like it here.

 

I was not suggesting it for YOUR benefit.

[Missahhter]

My partner calls me "mister" when she is exasperated with me ????. It's pronounced miss-a-terr ????

[thaibeachlovers]

Just now, Neeranam said:

In the last month, I've been to different hospitals, they all called out 'Mister Neeranam'. This includes private hospitals. 

Hmmmmm. I don't remember what they called me in hospital, but if they were speaking to me in English, Mr would have been the appropriate term to use.

I guess such things don't bother me enough to get upset about.

[bob smith]

1 minute ago, jvs said:

Go to the Phillies and everyone will call you boss.

I insist that mrs. smith call me boss at all times when we are in the sack.

 

She knows which side her bread is buttered on ???? 

[thaibeachlovers]

25 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Bob who?

Think Twin Peaks.

[KannikaP]

1 minute ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Hmmmmm. I don't remember what they called me in hospital, but if they were speaking to me in English, Mr would have been the appropriate term to use.

I guess such things don't bother me enough to get upset about.

More often than not I get Mr Dennis..............(name has been changed to protect my real identity).

[thaibeachlovers]

26 minutes ago, roo860 said:

Think you've spelt 'khun' wrong, ????

Oh dear, a grammar policeman has arrived on the thread.

As there is no direct correlation between Thai and English any spelling is correct as long as it sounds right.

[KannikaP]

8 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Maybe this is why I was offended at the way they called me mister, as they were discriminating against me, based on my ethnic backround.

Which is what may I ask?

[thaibeachlovers]

5 minutes ago, Missahhter said:

My partner calls me "mister" when she is exasperated with me ????. It's pronounced miss-a-terr ????

I've erased my ex to the extent I don't remember what she called me.

[Andrew Dwyer]

2 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Oh dear, a grammar policeman has arrived on the thread.

As there is no direct correlation between Thai and English any spelling is correct as long as it sounds right.

You totally missed the joke ……. as usual .

[KannikaP]

1 minute ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Oh dear, a grammar policeman has arrived on the thread.

As there is no direct correlation between Thai and English any spelling is correct as long as it sounds right.

Mr Beachlover, you obviously have a very limited sense of humour.

Think what English word is similar to Khun!

[Jingthing]

I could care less what Thigh people call me.

White people's problems, innit.

[Jingthing]

When I first saw the headline here, I thought it was about sex toys.

[Moonlover]

 

[thaibeachlovers]

4 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

Mr Beachlover, you obviously have a very limited sense of humour.

Think what English word is similar to Khun!

Got it.

A smiley or similar is helpful to ascertain if a thread is sarcastic or not.

[Cake Monster]

It has to be better than "Oi ! you ! Farang"

[thaibeachlovers]

6 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

You totally missed the joke ……. as usual .

Prove it's "as usual". Usually the posts that claim to be humerous are anything but.

[Olmate]

I bet you look around when someone yells 'Hey ar$$hole"! 

[fondue zoo]

4 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

It beats... "you, you... Hey you Falang, you, you... want tuk-tuk ?"....   while you are trying to cross the road and the tuk-tuk stops in front of you actually stopping you from crossing the road. 

 

I suspect the 'Mister' is an attempt to be respectful, if you read anything more into it than that, you're looking for a problem that doesn't exist. 

 

Yes, it's when they start calling out "Hey, F????q Face, come over here!" ^{_{<they really lean into the F's>}}   I'd be more inclined towards annoyance then.

 

However that said, when I alight from my canopied sedan chair in front of the local I always expect and deserve to be addressed with the proper honorific. 

 

  

 

 

 

[Andrew Dwyer]

4 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Prove it's "as usual". Usually the posts that claim to be humerous are anything but.

humerous ??

[norfolkandchance]

42 minutes ago, roo860 said:

Think you've spelt 'khun' wrong, ????

Well that went over his head.

[Neeranam]

24 minutes ago, Missahhter said:

My partner calls me "mister" when she is exasperated with me ????. It's pronounced miss-a-terr ????

Ok Mistaheter ???? 

 

[richard_smith237]

25 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

There were only about 5 people in this premium clinic. 

And another thing, the nurses adamantly told me I couldn't use my Social Security in that clinic, then the doctor told me I could if I go after 4pm. Maybe this is why I was offended at the way they called me mister, as they were discriminating against me, based on my ethnic backround.

O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console, to be understood as to understand,

You were very likely dealing with 'unintelligent people' who struggled to believe that a White-skinned people could actually be Thai...    The 'does not compute' thoughts turned into a 'cannot' response, as is so common here....      thats all it really is,

 

 

In Thailand, very often, when things such as this occur, what you see is actually the way it is...  no reason to dig deeper into underlying racism etc...  its just people who have no education or learning of the social airs and graces to dealing with people different to themselves. 

 

 

 

 

[norfolkandchance]

22 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Oh dear, a grammar policeman has arrived on the thread.

As there is no direct correlation between Thai and English any spelling is correct as long as it sounds right.

Maybe a 'T' somewhere in there.

[Neeranam]

24 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

Which is what may I ask?

Scots.

[richard_smith237]

19 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

I could care less what Thigh people call me.

White people's problems, innit.

You could care less ?....     so this thopic is of some importance to you because there are things you could be caring less about ???  

[HappyExpat57]

Yawn - just another attempt at Thai bashing.

[richard_smith237]

26 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

53 minutes ago, roo860 said:

Think you've spelt 'khun' wrong, ????

Oh dear, a grammar policeman has arrived on the thread.

As there is no direct correlation between Thai and English any spelling is correct as long as it sounds right.

erm... I think he was adding an element of 'racism' to the suggested element of 'racism'...

 

... i.e. coon (and what that could infer).

[roo860]

31 minutes ago, jvs said:

Thai people just assume most tourists do not speak Thai.

So calling them Khun will result in the tourists not understanding what they are saying.

Thai people are correct in assuming this.

Go to the Phillies and everyone will call you boss.

I went on a holiday in my home country where a lot of Germans like to go visit and people assumed i was German also.

Not a big deal.

'went on a holiday in my home country where a lot of Germans like to go visit and people assumed i was German also'.

 

 

So they didn't call you Mein Furher?

[JimTripper]

1 hour ago, Neeranam said:

Is it just me, or do others get annoyed being called 'mister' everywhere you go?

Some tell me it is Thais trying to be respectful, but I disagree, I think it's disrespectful. People who know show respect by say 'khun' or 'ajarn' Neeranam.  

 

Try earplugs. If they don’t have a written English menu it’s a no-go anyway ????.