What's In A Name

[Mark Pheart]

As most self-respecting folk know already, the good men and women of Bangkok are referred to as "Bangkokians".

What is less well known is that the people of Phuket are classified as "Phuketians" (sounds like "Venetians") and the fine citizens of Yasothon are known as "Yasothonians" (similar to "Old Etonians", but without the "old"). In a similar vein, we found ourselves with the terms "Ayuthonians", "Salubrians", "Roi Etians" and "Pattayonians".

Problems occur however when we cast our sights somewhat further north and consider that finest of provinces, Chiang Mai.

Many of you will doubtless be aware already of the pioneering work conducted by Dr Hubert Rees in the late 1960s. Indeed, it was no less an expert than this "gentleman of the north" who in his seminal work coined the phrase "Chiang Miennese" (which rhymes very subtly with "Viennese").

Recently however this term seems to have been replaced to some extent by the more fashionable "Chiang Miamese" (which sounds suspiciously similar to "Siamese").

In order, then, to clarify what is the correct term, might it not be appropriate for some of the more educated members of this forum to submit what they believe to be the correct term, and perhaps to offer also the odd noun or two for some of the more obscure provinces which seem to exist only in the pages of our trusy guide books.

[loong]

What a strange topic, I must be even streanger for replying

Are you talking about farangs who live in these sities/provinces or native Thais?

Do Thais from Bangkok refer to themselves as 'Bangkokians'?

Surely they would be 'Groong Taypians'?

Otherwise 'Bpen Kon Groong Tayp'

[chownah]

I know that a joke is in order here but actually the people in the north refer to themselves as kon muang, and they speak pasah muang.

[baht&sold]

"Chiangers" not to be confused with say, "Changers"

"We're you from?"... "Chiangers"

"What do you do there?"... "Changers"

You can even ad "ers" to Patt, Bang and some others that don't come immediately to mind...of course there's also er, "Phukers" (??) naaaa

[TizMe]

I always thought some one from Phuket was a Phucker...

[khall64au]

I always thought some one from Phuket was a Phucker...

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Is that pronounced ######etian????

[Totster]

I'm not the pheasent plucker

I'm the pheasents pluckers son

I'm only plucking pheasents

Till the pheasent plucker comes

totster

[sriracha john]

You can even ad "ers" to Patt, Bang and some others that don't come immediately to mind...of course there's also er, "Phukers" (??) naaaa 

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Bang cockers?

[jayenram]

I was born in Leeds. Does that make me a Ledsbian?

[devildog683]

what a strange first post..................

[sriracha john]

what a strange first post..................

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possibly from someone who had a strange LAST post???

[impossible_me]

hhheheh Nakornpathomian.. Pachoukeerikornian