100 Things You Didn't Know About Thailand

elkangorito · July 17, 2008

Thailand is the only country in the world to have "Thai electricity". If you don't believe me, next time you see a Thai electrician, ask him about "earthing". He may say something like, "Thai electricity different...not need earthing."

As for the "Land of Smiles", Thailand is the only country in the world to announce that they are "The Land of Smiles" but when you have your photograph taken for official reasons (eg school), you are not permitted to smile. Why? "You must be serious."

In the next breath, you are told that you are being too serious.

Edited July 17, 2008 by elkangorito

THAILIBAN · July 17, 2008

thailand is the biggest exporter of chickens

u mean those with 2 legs, if I interprete your avatar right

Tinkelbell · July 17, 2008

quoted............"M.R. Kukrit Pramoj. In 1975, he became the 13th Prime Minister of Thailand."

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M.L. Kukrit Pramoj was once teaching at Thammasart at the Faculty of Laws (ka-na-ni-ti-sart). He was very popular among young and good lookings students. It was a well known fact.

I would say he was the very first important and afluent public figure to come out of the closet. His entourage comprised a dozen of these good looks young men.

vertigo4u · July 17, 2008

in old thai tradition, the good son of a father got the ricefields, the bad son the palm with the coconuts - now imagin this in all areas like pattaya, koh samui and the million beaches of thailand - the bad boys became rich !

mrt273nva · July 17, 2008

in old thai tradition, the good son of a father got the ricefields, the bad son the palm with the coconuts - now imagin this in all areas like pattaya, koh samui and the million beaches of thailand - the bad boys became rich !

karma will get them in their next life.

Jeddah Jo · July 17, 2008

The present King of Thailand, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) possesses ten white elephants with another six, not yet appointed royal elephants. The first white elephant appointed during His Majesty's reign is "Phra Sawet Adulyadej Phanon."

kiakaha · July 17, 2008

The current Thai King was born in the U.S. so that gives him defacto U.S. citizenship but I think he/they renounced it a long time ago.

The King also has 1 prosthetic eye, made from glass.

kiakaha · July 17, 2008

Complete rubbish, you simply can't say it properly.

Ok congradulations you have went one step to far. Maybe I can't pronounce it properly but my Thai wife darn sure can and still they didn't know it. Thailand is not made up of only well educated people here is Issan the average person gets a 6th grade education. That doesn't leave a whole lot of room for history lessons. Not saying they are not intelligent they simply have not been given the information.

Now first time through guy saying I was not being truthful was at least respectful.

So I guess you know what you can do with rubbish hot shot.

So have your say you won't here from me about it I have said what I needed to say and I gave up along time ago trying to communicate with idiots.

To add some pure objective facts to the cat fight

In Thai it is written สยาม (sa yaam). And pronounced as such.

So it is understandable how a non reader of thai script could easily mispronounce the SIAM transliteration that is in popular use. To use English word phonetic as an example mispronunciation guide.... Sigh Am, Sigh Um, See Am, See Um, etc.... all wrong.

Cuban · July 18, 2008

According to a very reliable source that bought be a drink or three last night, the true origin of the phrase “Dar-kling” come from the recent past when a group of Soi 6's finest staff were having a quite break on one February evening shortly after the great St Valentines Day rush of 2540 and were watching their favorite telephone show Star Trek Voyager, for it was that very episode filmed on stardate 50693.2 where the word Darkling was used as the show's title. As as so many farang look like the show's cast in that episode they celibrate the event, by repeating the word many times every evening.

Payboy · July 18, 2008

thailand is the biggest exporter of chickens

u mean those with 2 legs

is there any other type....

thaidiver · July 18, 2008

Thai people tell more lies, per capita, than all of Nigeria, Ireland, and the Philippines combined. That is enough lies to fill the Houston Astrodome 7.5 times! Source: (Belguim International Lying Institute)

Edonista · July 19, 2008

The bar girls aren't calling you "Darling" (English)..... they are called you "NaLing" (Thai -> Monkey Face)
You wont find that on Wikipedia !!!

Really they call you dark ling meaning monkey ass.

kiakaha · July 19, 2008

The bar girls aren't calling you "Darling" (English)..... they are called you "NaLing" (Thai -> Monkey Face)
You wont find that on Wikipedia !!!

Really they call you dark ling meaning monkey ass.

What is said is one of several things, depending on dialect and word used. Monkey face and Monkey ass are only 2 such possibilities.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?s=...t&p=2089309

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?s=...t&p=2089392

Xangsamhua · July 19, 2008

The bar girls aren't calling you "Darling" (English)..... they are called you "NaLing" (Thai -> Monkey Face)
You wont find that on Wikipedia !!!

Really they call you dark ling meaning monkey ass.

What is said is one of several things, depending on dialect and word used. Monkey face and Monkey ass are only 2 such possibilities.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?s=...t&p=2089309

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?s=...t&p=2089392

From Thai2English.com

ดาก

(ดาก-)

dàak

[N] a prolapsing of the rectum

(not a pretty sight)

kiakaha · July 19, 2008

The bar girls aren't calling you "Darling" (English)..... they are called you "NaLing" (Thai -> Monkey Face)
You wont find that on Wikipedia !!!

Really they call you dark ling meaning monkey ass.

What is said is one of several things, depending on dialect and word used. Monkey face and Monkey ass are only 2 such possibilities.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?s=...t&p=2089309

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?s=...t&p=2089392

From Thai2English.com

ดาก

(ดาก-)

dàak

[N] a prolapsing of the rectum

(not a pretty sight)

Issan slang, not central thai dialect.

Xangsamhua · July 19, 2008

The bar girls aren't calling you "Darling" (English)..... they are called you "NaLing" (Thai -> Monkey Face)
You wont find that on Wikipedia !!!

Really they call you dark ling meaning monkey ass.

What is said is one of several things, depending on dialect and word used. Monkey face and Monkey ass are only 2 such possibilities.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?s=...t&p=2089309

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?s=...t&p=2089392

From Thai2English.com

ดาก

(ดาก-)

dàak

[N] a prolapsing of the rectum

(not a pretty sight)

Issan slang, not central thai dialect.

Yes, probably not something some polite Bangkokian would say.

The So Sethaputra New Model dictionary cites it as "n. a plug; tissue at the end of the anus, which becomes piles if swollen, the rectum.

I first heard the term used in Vientiane many years ago, so I'd say you're right - it's Lao/Issan slang.

Neeranam · July 19, 2008

The bar girls aren't calling you "Darling" (English)..... they are called you "NaLing" (Thai -> Monkey Face)
You wont find that on Wikipedia !!!

Really they call you dark ling meaning monkey ass.

What is said is one of several things, depending on dialect and word used. Monkey face and Monkey ass are only 2 such possibilities.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?s=...t&p=2089309

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?s=...t&p=2089392

From Thai2English.com

ดาก

(ดาก-)

dàak

[N] a prolapsing of the rectum

(not a pretty sight)

Issan slang, not central thai dialect.

Yes, probably not something some polite Bangkokian would say.

The So Sethaputra New Model dictionary cites it as "n. a plug; tissue at the end of the anus, which becomes piles if swollen, the rectum.

I first heard the term used in Vientiane many years ago, so I'd say you're right - it's Lao/Issan slang.

It's not an Isarn term - it's Thai.

CaptHaddock · July 19, 2008

King Ramkhamhaeng, who ruled at the end of the thirteenth century, created the first Thai alphabet.

Sorry, he did not. Thai is made out of letters from various languages. King Ramkhamhaeng codified the Thai alphabet.

Or at least he took credit for it in the manner of kings everywhere.

mmushr00m · July 21, 2008

was told this by a Thai today....its a Thai saying

have to paraphrase...

Do you know what causes traffic jams/human jams in Thailand?? The Police.

Mosha · July 21, 2008

There are no bad Thai drivers, they just have bad luck. (Gospel according to my wife)

hamishgillan · July 21, 2008

Central department store is the first .........and Chidlom is its first branch.

err, that would be central wangburapha......

central wangburapha is now defunct.

hamishgillan · July 21, 2008

You will never bed a pretty Thai university student or bank clerk, but you knew that! HA HA HA, but you still live here, why? you lie awake thinking....

hamishgillan · July 21, 2008

another fact BTW!

qwertz · July 21, 2008

You will never bed a pretty Thai university student or bank clerk, but you knew that! HA HA HA, but you still live here, why? you lie awake thinking....

Speak for yourself HG.

enyaw · July 21, 2008

The bar girls aren't calling you "Darling" (English)..... they are called you "NaLing" (Thai -> Monkey Face)
You wont find that on Wikipedia !!!

Really they call you dark ling meaning monkey ass.

What is said is one of several things, depending on dialect and word used. Monkey face and Monkey ass are only 2 such possibilities.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?s=...t&p=2089309

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?s=...t&p=2089392

From Thai2English.com

ดาก

(ดาก-)

dàak

[N] a prolapsing of the rectum

(not a pretty sight)

Issan slang, not central thai dialect.

Yes, probably not something some polite Bangkokian would say.

The So Sethaputra New Model dictionary cites it as "n. a plug; tissue at the end of the anus, which becomes piles if swollen, the rectum.

I first heard the term used in Vientiane many years ago, so I'd say you're right - it's Lao/Issan slang.

I think the term refers to a Baboon ie the monkey with the big red swollen ass?

hamishgillan · July 22, 2008

You will never bed a pretty Thai university student or bank clerk, but you knew that! HA HA HA, but you still live here, why? you lie awake thinking....

Speak for yourself HG.

Mabye that day will come....

hamishgillan · July 22, 2008

But seriously though, it's not asif you see forigeners walking around arm in arm with Pretty Thai girls everyday, a BG sure.

Edited July 22, 2008 by hamishgillan

mmushr00m · July 22, 2008

My wife was a pretty university student when I met her.....now she calls me a pervert when I ask her to try on her uniform again.

that is a fact (the 2nd part)

Edited July 22, 2008 by mmushr00m

hamishgillan · July 22, 2008

Just so we Know what we're talking about.

Edited July 22, 2008 by hamishgillan

Payboy · July 22, 2008

Central department store is the first .........and Chidlom is its first branch.

err, that would be central wangburapha......

central wangburapha is now defunct.

george washington is dead but still the 1st president (under the us constitution)

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