long Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 i been asking my thai girlfriend and thai friends what is "Farang" mean when i 1st attempt in thailand, they told me "Farang"="Foreigner". because thai people always pronounce "Foreiger" in "Farang", after for long time, people will use to it and call "farang"="foreigner". therefore when they call you "farang", that is not mean any rude, bad or impolite to call you. if you dun mind people call you "foreigner" , and do you mind people call you "farang" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkjames Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 i been asking my thai girlfriend and thai friends what is "Farang" mean when i 1st attempt in thailand, they told me "Farang"="Foreigner". because thai people always pronounce "Foreiger" in "Farang", after for long time, people will use to it and call "farang"="foreigner". therefore when they call you "farang", that is not mean any rude, bad or impolite to call you. if you dun mind people call you "foreigner" , and do you mind people call you "farang" ? do you look at the topics before you post? take a look one topic below your's mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12DrinkMore Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 i been asking my thai girlfriend and thai friends what is "Farang" mean when i 1st attempt in thailand, they told me "Farang"="Foreigner". because thai people always pronounce "Foreiger" in "Farang", after for long time, people will use to it and call "farang"="foreigner". therefore when they call you "farang", that is not mean any rude, bad or impolite to call you. if you dun mind people call you "foreigner" , and do you mind people call you "farang" ? Oh dear god, not again. We've just been through this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhawk_usa Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 I would say your question is probably answered in the 440+ replies to the current topic Farang Impolite. Personally I can't be bothered to read it all and I don't care if they call me farang because I think the majority mean no malice by that term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teacup Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Jame Are you here for good or going back to the other "farang"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dea Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Hmm..appearently that 18 pages of posting at the other thread ( and still going i guess) is not enough. Im not caucasian , at all... but when i started talking then everybody knows Im not Thai..(maybe cuz of my eyes? dunno, never think about it ) Then they always refer me as Farang...So I guess for some Thai ppl , you dont have to be Caucasian to be called Farang.. I dont care whether they call me falang , or my nationality... Its how they say foreigner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkjames Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 JameAre you here for good or going back to the other "farang"? I was about to take a nap actually but realised I had work left to do, tammai ja, teacup miss her farang already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmushr00m Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Agree with above. Im asian canadian and they still call me farang. Once in awhile I get khon yipon but usually farang. Unless its said with malice, it simply means foreigner which is what I am. No problems with it and as I posted elsewhere its ALOT better then being called GOOK in a country only afew hours flight from LOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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