Greenside Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 (edited) OK, I admit it. I've been dumb. dumb, dumb. Until today I'd just assumed that the car and bike hire businesses in the centre of town were dominated by one family, the most high profile of which were Pop Carrent and his uncle Dang. Duh! Maybe these guys changed their names officially but either way it's an interesting modern cross cultural take on the development of surname from occupation in the same vein as Messrs Miller, Baker and Smith. Am I the only one to have been this dumb? Come on, own up..... Edited October 4, 2009 by Greenside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenside Posted October 4, 2009 Author Share Posted October 4, 2009 (edited) Zoom out to reveal..... What other bizarre Asian names might result from this kind of thing? Edited October 4, 2009 by Greenside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amexpat Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Well, I've met girls name Boom, Play, and Porn. Does that count? I don't know for certain what they do for a living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cm das Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Professional Thai boxers typically take on the name of their gym. Band members may adopt their band name as surname (Ad Carabao, e.g.). These aren't exactly cross cultural examples but I think this kind of thing is common around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnyboy Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 (edited) not too differrent from UK during the past, where surnames were taking from their respective professions Blacksmith Cartwight Baker Gardener Cooper Potter Shepard Mona Cryer but i guess the difference is that it wont be their legal name, just their nick name Edited October 4, 2009 by Donnyboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnyboy Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Well, I've met girls name Boom, Play, and Porn. Does that count? I don't know for certain what they do for a living. you wanna ask Maejo Man about his 2 friends, On & Off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaceBlondie Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 I had gay students who changed their names from Off to Offta; Paulie to Paula. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2oDunc Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 There was also a guy asking On here how long the YEARLY flu vacine lasted There might be a clue in the name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo the Face Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Some years back, on the space now with a fence around it, and next to what was "Domino's, and in front of the Top North Hotel, used to be a garden type night spot with pretty good music. It was operated by a Thai Guy named..... "Dang Fantastic " ..... for the memory impared, in front of the Bar Beer Center ... G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUANO Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 These strange 'Thai' names are on the increase! My students used to be called things like Poom, Ping Golf etc. Now my classrooms are filling up with the likes of Garfield, Tractor (his brother, Helicopter, will be starting next year), Farmhouse, Tingly Henry, Printer and my personal favourite (name) It. At least it makes calling out the register a bit more fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eek Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Funny. Dang should actually be Daeng though, right? Daeng as in red "แดง", which seems to be a common nik name for men. I have heard men with the name Daeng being given various versions like Dang or Dan.. but Thai people are so accommodating that i rarely ever see anyone correct a mispronounced or badly pronounced name. Im sure ive been guilty many times of saying a Thai name incorrectly. But im off topic a bit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnieTheKhwai Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 (edited) > Daeng as in red "แดง", which seems to be a common nik name for men. Common for women too. (For older folks of course, as it must rank up there with the most unfashionable of names right now. ) I don't understand the post however. He thought 'Carrent' was his last name? ( Maybe I should consume more beer before it will start to make sense. ) As for last names, most of the women in my phone contacts list seem to have a bar name as a last name. Scrolling down the list it goes like 'Aom Lucky', 'Bee BBBB', 'Lek Easy', 'Cat Marin', 'Phai Sabai' and so on. Edited October 4, 2009 by WinnieTheKhwai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenside Posted October 4, 2009 Author Share Posted October 4, 2009 ....Until today I'd just assumed that the car and bike hire businesses in the centre of town were dominated by one family, the most high profile of which were Pop Carrent and his uncle Dang. I don't understand the post however. He thought 'Carrent' was his last name? ( Maybe I should consume more beer before it will start to make sense. ) Sorry, I thought my post was plain as day. Pop Carrent and "Uncle" Dang Carrent. Carrent.......Car Rent.......geddit? A lot more beer needed, I'd say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eek Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Greenside, youre a siIIy biIIy! Go sit in the corner for a whiIe and refIect upon it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnieTheKhwai Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 (edited) Thanks for clarifying. Will purchase beer. (To his defence though, they did spell Carrent as one word. Avis doesn't spell it that way, they spell 'Car Rental' with a space in between. I don't even notice the small stuff anymore. Heck I'm happy when I open a menu and it doesn't say: ข้าวผัดปูCow Pat Poo Fried rice with Crap Edited October 4, 2009 by WinnieTheKhwai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clinique Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Thanks for clarifying. Will purchase beer. (To his defence though, they did spell Carrent as one word. Avis doesn't spell it that way, they spell 'Car Rental' with a space in between. I don't even notice the small stuff anymore. Heck I'm happy when I open a menu and it doesn't say: ข้าวผัดปูCow Pat Poo Fried rice with Crap or fried cow with crap... K or C ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eek Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 There was also a guy asking On here how long the YEARLY flu vacine lasted There might be a clue in the name That reminded me of a time I was offshore in the middle of the sea on a steel barge, with 3 of us looking over the side to the water. There was a ladder going down the side of the barge but the bottom rung did not make it to the water, and one of the guys pointed it out. Then the other one said, in his infinite wisdom, "must be low tide". Hmmm, bubbles in the brain me thinks. ..and you reminded me of a video on the net i saw some years ago, taken from the tv, where an interviewer says to a lady who fell off her horse, "It was a terrible fall, wasn't it. Was it fatal?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maejo Man Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 you wanna ask Maejo Man about his 2 friends, On & Off It was all Britmavericks fault Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xerostar Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 In a similar vein: Kiwis go into a shop and ask Emma Chizet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericthai Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Thanks for clarifying. Will purchase beer. (To his defence though, they did spell Carrent as one word. Avis doesn't spell it that way, they spell 'Car Rental' with a space in between. I don't even notice the small stuff anymore. Heck I'm happy when I open a menu and it doesn't say: ข้าวผัดปูCow Pat Poo Fried rice with Crap nothing like a nice plate of rice with crap... gets me everytime, tell people back home they dont believe me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChouDoufu Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 There was also a guy asking On here how long the YEARLY flu vacine lasted, There might be a clue in the name. you mean the annual flu shot? the one that only gives you coverage for a few months? just long enough to get through flu season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanForbes Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I always get a strange look from the waitress at a Canadian Thai restaurant when I ask for Kow Pat Moo. The Thai owner might know what I mean, but the cute Asian waitress doesn't. It's always good for a chuckle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanForbes Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I always get a strange look from the waitress at a Canadian Thai restaurant when I ask for Kow Pat Moo. The Thai owner might know what I mean, but the cute Asian waitress doesn't. It's always good for a chuckle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krading Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 One of the GF's family gave birth to a daughter and I asked what they had named her. 'New' of course, but what will they call the next one, Newer? We shall wait and see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I always get a strange look from the waitress at a Canadian Thai restaurant when I ask for Kow Pat Moo. The Thai owner might know what I mean, but the cute Asian waitress doesn't. It's always good for a chuckle. Care to tell us other clueless ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo the Face Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I always get a strange look from the waitress at a Canadian Thai restaurant when I ask for Kow Pat Moo. The Thai owner might know what I mean, but the cute Asian waitress doesn't. It's always good for a chuckle. Care to tell us other clueless ones? Maybe .... I took it to mean that when he orders Thai Food, in a Thai Rest back in Canada, from an Asian [maybe Thai girl] that while they look Thai, they never have set foot in Thailand and probably don't understand or speak Thai. Very little at the least. The owner does but the second gereration does not.... Now remember UG .... I said maybe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaceBlondie Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 One of the GF's family gave birth to a daughter and I asked what they had named her. 'New' of course, but what will they call the next one, Newer? We shall wait and see. I heard of a couple who named their 12th baby Again. Folks must have kept asking, "Are you pregnant again?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john b good Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I knew of two sisters, one was 'Piak' and the other was 'Haeng' When I knew them they should have swopped their names around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olsen Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 He he...at our local seafood restaurant you can get crap in whore sauce! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I always get a strange look from the waitress at a Canadian Thai restaurant when I ask for Kow Pat Moo. The Thai owner might know what I mean, but the cute Asian waitress doesn't. It's always good for a chuckle. Care to tell us other clueless ones? Maybe .... I took it to mean that when he orders Thai Food, in a Thai Rest back in Canada, from an Asian [maybe Thai girl] that while they look Thai, they never have set foot in Thailand and probably don't understand or speak Thai. Very little at the least. The owner does but the second gereration does not.... Now remember UG .... I said maybe... By George, I think that you've got it. I really have been here a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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