ChrisKC Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 6 hours ago, bigt3116 said: That is a songthaew not a tuk-tuk, poor reporting. This photo shows it isn't a songthaew either! 6 hours ago, bigt3116 said: That is a songthaew not a tuk-tuk, poor reporting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackbenimble Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 words fail me, really. How does someone like this successfully operate in the real world? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wensiensheng Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Any word from TAT on how the quality/family tourist initiative is going and whether opening bars till 4am has had the intended effect in terms of attracting those two tourist groups? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Swift Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 6 hours ago, bigt3116 said: That is a songthaew not a tuk-tuk, poor reporting. I've heard them called both, depending on location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post StayinThailand2much Posted January 9 Popular Post Share Posted January 9 Be arrested; why? Because it was a foreigner, or because of the Tuk Tuk? I see Thai men, esp. taxi drivers urinating at the curb, etc., frequently. No-one demanding to arrest them... 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 (edited) Guess, all the good news: "record tourist numbers", "record economic growth", "increase in tax revenue", etc., were out already, so it was time to report about something disgusting, preferably 'outlandish'... Edited January 9 by StayinThailand2much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackbenimble Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 51 minutes ago, IamNoone88 said: The dumbing down of the Western world is almost complete. Quite. I think that famous drawing of the evolution of man from ape to modern day homo sapien is now well and truly in reverse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiggo Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Filming a guy taking a pee, a little voyeuristic I think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Carter icp Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 2 minutes ago, Jiggo said: Filming a guy taking a pee, a little voyeuristic I think. Filmed to show bad behaviour, rather than filmed for enjoyment 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DudleySquat Posted January 9 Popular Post Share Posted January 9 8 hours ago, HighPriority said: Sometimes I’m filled with pride to be farang… 😢 I am not a farang. When I hear that word, I always ask the speaker in Thai where it is. Farang is like schmuck. Why call yourself something derogatory? 1 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozimoron Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Just now, DudleySquat said: I am not a farang. When I hear that word, I always ask the speaker in Thai where it is. Farang is like schmuck. Why call yourself something derogatory? Francais -> farangset -> farang. Not derogatory. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dick turpin Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Think it's called multi-tasking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DudleySquat Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 1 minute ago, ozimoron said: Francais -> farangset -> farang. Not derogatory. How surprising that you would get it wrong. Mang Farang = potato - white. I don't care where it was derived. It is now used to describe white people. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petedk Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 2 hours ago, sungod said: Dont think a day goes by when I dont see a taxi driver having a slash on the side of the road.....oh the outrage! Really??? I thought they peed in bottles and then threw the bottles away. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charmonman Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 7 hours ago, VincentRJ said: Sometime you just gotta pee. What's the alternative? Let your pee drible down your legs and trousers? This can be a major problem for older men with an enlarged prostate. Yeah. Better to pee on yourself than other people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozimoron Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 (edited) 3 minutes ago, DudleySquat said: How surprising that you would get it wrong. Mang Farang = potato - white. I don't care where it was derived. It is now used to describe white people. Care to provide the etymology? Rice is also white. Why aren't we called rice? The exact derivation isn’t clear with some experts stating that it is a contraction of the Thai word ‘farangset‘ (French) as the French were present in Siam and Indochina in the 17th Century. Others believe it pre-dates this and derives from ‘faringsi‘ (Persian) when Persian traders were prominent in the region. https://www.thaizer.com/farang-in-thailand/ Edited January 9 by ozimoron 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DudleySquat Posted January 9 Popular Post Share Posted January 9 3 minutes ago, ozimoron said: Care to provide the etymology? Rice is also white. Why aren't we called rice? We are also not referred to as a left-handed smoke shifter for the same reason. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozimoron Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Just now, DudleySquat said: We are also not referred to as a left-handed smoke shifter for the same reason. I provided etymology. It didn't mention potato. Might want to retract your personal attack or step up and provide some etymology 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DudleySquat Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 5 hours ago, IvorBiggun2 said: I've lost count of the times I've seen Thais urinating in public and that includes women. Last one was a mother and daughter(?) stall holder outside my local 7/11. They just squatted down and did it next to their stall. Does she then stick her hands in the bean sprouts to put them in the soup? Tasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DudleySquat Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Just now, ozimoron said: I provided etymology. It didn't mention potato. Might want to retract your personal attack or step up and provide some etymology Send me your address. I'll send you some ear wax remover. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozimoron Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 (edited) Just now, DudleySquat said: Send me your address. I'll send you some ear wax remover. Not surprising that you got it wrong. 1313 Elm, St Duckburg. Edited January 9 by ozimoron 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigante7 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 6 hours ago, bigt3116 said: That is a songthaew not a tuk-tuk, poor reporting. Piss poor reporting if you ask me. Brigante7. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charmonman Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 3 minutes ago, DudleySquat said: How surprising that you would get it wrong. Mang Farang = potato - white. I don't care where it was derived. It is now used to describe white people. It’s Man Farang because it is a specific type of potato primarily eaten in Europe originally. I’ve been here 36 years, have never considered the word to be necessarily derogatory and often use it myself when speaking Thai when referring to white foreigners or Westerners in general. What alternative word would you suggest? As for the guy peeing off the back of a moving Tuktuk, I can think of a few derogatory words to call him, farang not being one of them. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravefart Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 7 hours ago, VincentRJ said: Sometime you just gotta pee. What's the alternative? Let your pee drible down your legs and trousers? This can be a major problem for older men with an enlarged prostate. Go away and come back when you have reached maturity. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 (edited) The usual hypocritical paragons of virtue having never done anything daft or potentially offensive in their lives are out in force again! Edited January 9 by Liverpool Lou 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mancub Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Thai xenophobic netizens being more enraged than when a monk is "knocking one out" on a public bus or the BTS ! 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravefart Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 6 hours ago, save the frogs said: everyone should urinate in a place they shouldn't be urinating at least once in their life. Little prepubescent boy should refrain from making immature statements . 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 18 minutes ago, DudleySquat said: Does she then stick her hands in the bean sprouts to put them in the soup? Tasty. That's just one reason why I don't buy there. Saved me from many bouts of vomiting and diarrhea... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisKC Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 This is what I call a songthaew! My Thai wife calls it a tuk tuk The photo in the Article is also called a songthaew - Seems to depend on where you live. Might just as well call a spade a spade - or a shovel! And the nerve to call them any of them "taxis" is laughable! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozimoron Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 18 minutes ago, charmonman said: It’s Man Farang because it is a specific type of potato primarily eaten in Europe originally. I’ve been here 36 years, have never considered the word to be necessarily derogatory and often use it myself when speaking Thai when referring to white foreigners or Westerners in general. What alternative word would you suggest? As for the guy peeing off the back of a moving Tuktuk, I can think of a few derogatory words to call him, farang not being one of them. Provide a link. I did. I learned Thai at AUA 45 years ago. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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