Thai Visa Forum Dictionary

[ozsamurai]

Well its taken me a few months here to finally understand some of the acronyms used here, so I thought that we could make a dictionary here for the uninitiated to the forum. Unique ThaiVisa language, perhaps even get it pinned eg..

BiB = Boys in Brown = Thai Police

TV = Thai Visa

LOS = Land Of Smiles = Thailand

Im sure you all have more to add to the dictionary!!

[Pierrot]

Great thread. I've always felt stupid when reading some post, now I'll have my answers .

This morning I already learned what is an "expat", but still don't undertsand why some people spell it "ex-pat"?

Two words I would like to have explained : "OP" and "troll"

Tks

[ozsamurai]

ex-pat / expat = Expatriot = person who is not living in the country they were born/raised

OP = Orginal Post = The person who started the topic (post)

TGF = Thai Girlfriend

troll = Antagonistic person, posting controversy regardless of their experience to the forum to gain responses

[submaniac]

Well, not exactly an acronym, but the OP did mention this as the TV "Dictionary" thread...so what i would like to know is what is a "punter"? As I am not a POM (prisoner of her majesty) I do not quite know what the term means, and it's been used quite a bit from our British/Ozzie friends.

[adjan jb]

ex-pat / expat = Expatriot = person who is not living in the country they were born/raised

Expatriate.

[jstumbo]

Visa Exempt Entry = Entry made without a visa, limited to 90 days in 6 months for most western countries.

Visa on Arrival = Visa that is applied for at the border just prior to entering Thailand. Most western countries are not allowed to get them.

Visa = A sticker placed in your passport by a consulate that allows you to enter Thailand with different requirements/rights/length compared to a Visa Exempt Entry.

Permission to Stay= When you enter Thailand, you use a visa or visa exempt entry to enter, you are then given permission to stay until a certain date.

Extension of Stay = This is an extension of your permission to stay, not your visa. Received from immigration inside Thailand.

Re-entry Permit = If you want to leave Thailand and return to finish up a previous permission to stay, then you need to get a re-entry permit prior to leaving Thailand.

Visa Expiration Date = The "enter before" date on your visa. You must make all entries at least one day prior to this date.

Visa Run = Leaving the country and going to a Thai consulate in another country to apply for another visa. Usually done to a consulate in the local region.

Border Run = Leaving the country, entering a neighboring country, and immediately returning to Thailand to either activate a new entry using a visa, or a new visa exempt entry.

[prodriver]

Well, not exactly an acronym, but the OP did mention this as the TV "Dictionary" thread...so what i would like to know is what is a "punter"? As I am not a POM (prisoner of her majesty) I do not quite know what the term means, and it's been used quite a bit from our British/Ozzie friends.

Punter normally means a customer, me ol' china

[ozsamurai]

TIT = This is Thailand (afterall) = sarcastic reference

[Artisi]

Well, not exactly an acronym, but the OP did mention this as the TV "Dictionary" thread...so what i would like to know is what is a "punter"? As I am not a POM (prisoner of her majesty) I do not quite know what the term means, and it's been used quite a bit from our British/Ozzie friends.

Punter normally means a customer, me ol' china

Quite often referring to a customer of a prostitute

[JetsetBkk]

Well its taken me a few months here to finally understand some of the acronyms used here, so I thought that we could make a dictionary here for the uninitiated to the forum. Unique ThaiVisa language, perhaps even get it pinned eg..

BiB = Boys in Brown = Thai Police

TV = Thai Visa

LOS = Land Of Smiles Look Out, Sucker = Thailand

Im sure you all have more to add to the dictionary!!

Only joking.

[aries27]

well, i should say i am pretty proud of myself. figured out most of these by myself but i remember googling LOS.. yes, TIT is something that escaped me and BIB i was curious but not really so interested...

i like jetsetbkk's def of LOS better now...

i will be back if i find something new and not on google...

[adjan jb]

LOL = Laugh Out Loud

[aries27]

thats soooo old adjan....

pmpl is however new to me...

[adjan jb]

pmpl is however new to me...

This one hasn't reached my village yet. What does it mean?

[bulphi]

Very good thread.

I was thinking that LOS= Land of Siam = Thailand.

Now you clarified for me.

LOS = Land Of Smiles = Thailand

Thanks

Bulphi

[ozsamurai]

LMAO = Laughing My Arse Off

ROFL = Rolling On the Floor Laughing

IME = In My Experience

IMO = In My Opinion

IMHO = In My Honest/Humble Opinion

LBFM = Little Brown F++K Machine (derrog)

[ozsamurai]

they just keep coming.....

CM = Chiang Mai

CR = Chiang Rai

[naka]

<deleted> = I beg your pardon.

Naka.

[bannork]

Not an acronym, but I've seen the word 'shill' a few times.Does it mean someone who's surreptitiously acting in the (financial) interests of a party whilst pretending to be a customer or a neutral figure, ie someone who recommends a hotel etc whilst he is in fact the owner?

[JetsetBkk]

<deleted> = I beg your pardon.

Naka.

pmpl is however new to me...

PMPL - P1ssing my pants laughing

This is a good one: YMMV - Your mileage may vary (= your experience may be different from mine)

[pampal]

5555555555=laughter

ha which is 5 in the Thai language

hahahahahaha

[MarkBKK]

Well its taken me a few months here to finally understand some of the acronyms used here, so I thought that we could make a dictionary here for the uninitiated to the forum. Unique ThaiVisa language, perhaps even get it pinned eg..

BiB = Boys in Brown = Thai Police

TV = Thai Visa

LOS = Land Of Smiles = Thailand

Im sure you all have more to add to the dictionary!!

UTFSE = Try using Google

[JetsetBkk]

YHBT - You have been trolled.

Maybe we all just have

[Boater]

Well its taken me a few months here to finally understand some of the acronyms used here, so I thought that we could make a dictionary here for the uninitiated to the forum. Unique ThaiVisa language, perhaps even get it pinned eg..

BiB = Boys in Brown = Thai Police

TV = Thai Visa

LOS = Land Of Smiles = Thailand

Im sure you all have more to add to the dictionary!!

UTFSE = Try using Google

UTFSE = Use The Freaking Search Engines (polite form)acr()

[pampal]

rtfm

read the fu__ing manual