Carib Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/b...s.php?id=129546 So now we will not hear hello 10 times anymore??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boater Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 will never happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12DrinkMore Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 So now we will not hear hello 10 times anymore??? I have never heard "hello", is is always "harrooooow". It will be a fine day when we are greeted on the hallowed sois by, "Sawatdee, Ka, Pu Chai lore" with a cute wai as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boater Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 reminds me of a joke why do all the Chinese live in Harrow? as when they arrive at Heathrow airport and get into a Taxi, the first thing they say is "harrooooow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girlx Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 (edited) thai phone calls: "hello? hello? hello? hello? unh. uh unh. unh.... uh. kap." Edited August 18, 2008 by girlx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onnut Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/b...s.php?id=129546So now we will not hear hello 10 times anymore??? dont you hate it when they say hello and you say hello and they say hello and you say hello and they say hello and you say hello and they say hello and you say hello and they say hello and you say hello and they say hello and you say hello and they say hello and yo say hello and they say hello and you say hello and they say hello? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 This is a great idea. Be sure and wrap it in the flag and we've got a deal. Maybe all airline pilots can start speaking Thai when they get in Thai airspace. God, can't they leave their paws off anything?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G54 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Why do they say Hello ?? Hello is English Sawasdee kah (khap) should be better for a Thai, surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmember Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 (edited) They say "Harnlow" and the "low" sound goes up. Many English words sound so funny when they are pronounced by Thais (technology, shock, promotion..... :-) ) Edited August 18, 2008 by greenmember Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carib Posted August 18, 2008 Author Share Posted August 18, 2008 http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/b...s.php?id=129546So now we will not hear hello 10 times anymore??? dont you hate it when they say hello and you say hello and they say hello and you say hello and they say hello and you say hello and they say hello and you say hello and they say hello and you say hello and they say hello and you say hello and they say hello and yo say hello and they say hello and you say hello and they say hello? I didn't quite get that, could you please repeat ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12DrinkMore Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Why do they say Hello ?? Hello is EnglishSawasdee kah (khap) should be better for a Thai, surely? Bit slow on the draw today, are we? Hint: try followng the link in the OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonrakers Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Typical conversation: Me: Hello Caller: Harroooow Me: Hello Caller: Harroooww Me: YES, Hello Caller: Harrrroowww Me: YES, Hello AGAIN. Can I help you? Who is calling? Caller: Harrrooowww Me: If you say hello one more time then I will hang up: Caller: (After a short silence) Harrrroooowww I hang up. Has anybody also noticed how Thai's who have the wrong number just keep on calling it? Should I dial a wrong then I might call it again incase I pressed a wrong digit, and should it be the same wrong number the second time then I will call it no more. Our hosts however tend to continue calling that same wrong # numerous times and can even get pissy with you for it. Sorry for the Thai bashing, but it is an observation of something that can become incredibly irritating at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livinginexile Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Typical conversation:Me: Hello Caller: Harroooow Me: Hello Caller: Harroooww Me: YES, Hello Caller: Harrrroowww Me: YES, Hello AGAIN. Can I help you? Who is calling? Caller: Harrrooowww Me: If you say hello one more time then I will hang up: Caller: (After a short silence) Harrrroooowww I hang up. Has anybody also noticed how Thai's who have the wrong number just keep on calling it? Should I dial a wrong then I might call it again incase I pressed a wrong digit, and should it be the same wrong number the second time then I will call it no more. Our hosts however tend to continue calling that same wrong # numerous times and can even get pissy with you for it. Sorry for the Thai bashing, but it is an observation of something that can become incredibly irritating at times. Yes yes... I get that all the time!! wrong number and they will try it several times and everytime you juz get that "hallooow, hallooow... on the other end of the line. What the heck is that??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkjames Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 What I find strange is when I answer the phone it's with a Sawadee / wadee krup? My wife (Thai) answers the phone Hello Ka. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingdongrb Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 When I answer the phone and the caller speaks Thai I immediately ask them in Thai if they speak English. This usually forces them to hang up without uttering another word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p_brownstone Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Has anybody also noticed how Thai's who have the wrong number just keep on calling it? Should I dial a wrong then I might call it again incase I pressed a wrong digit, and should it be the same wrong number the second time then I will call it no more. Our hosts however tend to continue calling that same wrong # numerous times and can even get pissy with you for it.Sorry for the Thai bashing, but it is an observation of something that can become incredibly irritating at times. I believe they just hit "re-dial" without really thinking. For some reason they believe the 'phone will not make the same mistake this time. I get this a lot - especially late at night, because my home number is 1 digit different to the local shop which sells ice - my number is 02 XYY 1234, the ice shop is 02 XXY 1234, very frustrating when some Thai, obviously at a party somewhere, keeps hitting re-dial in the hope that I will somehow morph into a supplier of ice if he dials often enough. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 "Sawasdee" instead of "Hello" actually it would be an improvement if they said anything but "teenai" after calling.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancelot Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I'm always a bit taken back by the "Haaaaaaaaaaaaaa???" When they do not hear or understand.... Comes across as a bit rude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgjackson69 Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 "Sawasdee" instead of "Hello" actually it would be an improvement if they said anything but "teenai" after calling.... Certainly...but the rule is, when a Thai calls another, then they have to go through the saga of where are they, what are they doing, did they eat, what will they eat...before they can get down to what the call is about When my wife gets one of these calls, I just shake my head and comment, "Nosy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmember Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 I answered the home phone. The caller asked "Krai wa?" (Who?) I said "Jan eang" (It's me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RY12 Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 thai phone calls: "hello? hello? hello? hello? unh. uh unh. unh.... uh. kap." Best post on thaivisa for the month. you forgot the whining, shrill "eah?" that punctuates the speech periodically. cambodia's even worse- "elo?, eh, ug , ug, buh, ELO!, eh..." Man it's irritating when they interupt me mid-sentance with a loud 'hello?!', you can at least repeat the part of the sentance you heard or say sorry. don't give me this cultural relativism $hit, it's universally unacceptable. There are few things that make me hang up on my girlfriend, but when she does that, especially in the middle of a complex thing I'm saying, I lose it and hang up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missismiggins Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 They say "Harnlow" and the "low" sound goes up. Many English words sound so funny when they are pronounced by Thais (technology, shock, promotion..... :-) ) Like on Thai PBS TV Channel, where "Hot Short Film" becomes "hotshot feem" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donna Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 must be a slow news day in the land of smiles to actually make an article of that drivel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmember Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Man it's irritating when they interupt me mid-sentance with a loud 'hello?!', you can at least repeat the part of the sentance you heard or say sorry. Many Vietnamese are also the same. When I make a phone call and I don't "Alo" first but go straight to the subject, they often "ALO" very loudly to interrupt me. Feel that they force me to Alo before I can say anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosha Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Any calls I have received or made The opening line has always been Hello Sawasdee ......... What do other countries do/say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nongwahyay Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 That reminds me of the old policeman´s joke...... "Hello, hello, hello, what´s going on ´ere then????" ................. now how did it continue???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaethon Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Why do they say Hello ?? Hello is English Actually the word 'hello' is interesting because its origins seem to be specific to the telephone communications. It is said it originated with Thomas Edison who was either misheard or mispronounced during a telephone call a common expression of surprise encounter in the 19th century - 'hullo' ("Hullo, what do we have here then?"). Alexander Graham Bell wanted a short, recognisable standard greeting to be used on his telephone system to open conversations. He even suggested that 'hello' was so characteristic that telephones wouldn't need a bell as 'hello' could "be heard 10 to 20 feet away". Early telephone exchange operators were known as 'hello girls' because of their greeting and the word quickly passed into use for face to face encounters too. Fowler lists it as an 'Americanism' in 1926 contrasting it with the traditional British 'hullo'. So, it's a sound that goes with the telephone system. By that logic if Thais want to be truely traditional they should abandon their phones and radios and televisions and return to traditional bellowing from hilltops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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