My wife has sent me a message saying she has been offered a new job by the university at Corak. Unfortunately I have no idea where this is and Google has failed to find it. I assume this is her own transliteration of the Thai name - she says it's about 200km from Bangkok. I will ask again when she comes home tonight but until then anyone any suggestions as to where she is taking about ?

She's fallen out with her current uni due to staff changes - she's now the sole member of her department that was working there a year ago and they have started paying her by the day rather than the hour at a considerably lower rate.

She also asked me to look at houses on the internet in the area - when I find out where it is! Any good Thai language sites for house sales you can recommend ? - guess these may be a bit cheaper than English language ones. I don't speak Thai but have our son with me who does!

Tom

Korat

Try korat

I would have thought Korat - or Nakorn Ratchasima.

She might mean 'Korat'

Edit....as the other 3 people said before me as I was also posting.

I would have thought Korat - or Nakorn Ratchasima.

Now why would you confuse the chap by telling him two cities?

I would have thought Korat - or Nakorn Ratchasima.

Now why would you confuse the chap by telling him two cities?

The Devil made me do it.

Maybe she said "Khorat" otherwise known as Nakhon Ratchasima.

Here are some universities in that area:

There are 4 universities in the area.

• Suranaree University of Technology
  
• Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University
  
• Rajamangala University of Technology Isan
  
• Vongchavalitkul University
  

Hi,

She could be speaking about Korat, aka Nakhon Ratchasima.

FD

Great minds think alike ( and save for early retirement not banking on UK governmant )

Maybe she means Korat...

I don't think it's been mentioned before but she could be talking about Korat

Korat :-)

i dont want to hijack this post but could some one tell me what HEMIN TONG means ( if i have spelt it right)

i think Ting Tong means like crazy.

Anybody fancy answering the second part of the query about housing websites for the area?????

I'll start with bahtsold.com but I don't have a clue.

As you all know already

I think she means khorat..Couldn't resist.

For property have a look on the Thai banks websites..Bangkok Bank, Kasikron, Siam Commercial etc. You can't buy and own as a foreigner, but you know about all that right?.

i dont want to hijack this post but could some one tell me what HEMIN TONG means

Ladies bits make gold?

Such an outpouring of useful advice, never thought I'd see the day.

Well done chaps

You may need to work on those Google skills a little: "corak" is the Turkish word for "arid" or "barren", so it's probably somewhere in Issan. All those people who mentioned Korat might well be onto something...

Thanks folks! It's all so obvious when you know the answer......

Not an area I know though, will have to do some research.

Even though my wife is an intelligent woman - she is a Dr and teaches medicine at university - we do have the occasional comunications problem - but English is her third language so I forgive her.

Tom

As to the second part of the question go to the forum for that area and ask some of the locals for help, which I am sure they would be willing to give you.

Such an outpouring of useful advice, never thought I'd see the day.

Well done chaps

Alternatively,maybe she means county cork.

Do yourself and your wife a favour by making this the absolute last time you ever mention her on Thaivisa.

Do yourself and your wife a favour by making this the absolute last time you ever mention her on Thaivisa.

c'mon, it's a sweet thread. Really it is.

BTW even I knew it was Khorat and I am clueless on Thai names.

Best of luck to the OP especially that he has a higher end lady. I'm not going to express my envy. I bet she doesn't leave her bra hanging in the bathroom so that you get scared at night and think its some reptile getting ready to pounce when you go to tinkle and don't turn on the light.

Do yourself and your wife a favour by making this the absolute last time you ever mention her on Thaivisa.

c'mon, it's a sweet thread. Really it is.

BTW even I knew it was Khorat and I am clueless on Thai names.

Best of luck to the OP especially that he has a higher end lady. I'm not going to express my envy. I bet she doesn't leave her bra hanging in the bathroom so that you get scared at night and think its some reptile getting ready to pounce when you go to tinkle and don't turn on the light.

You ARE a funny cun_t

korat? is that near Atlanta?

Try this link..

http://www.nrru.ac.t...ata&page=about1

The city is formerly known as "Nakhorn Ratchasima", but isaan locals refer to it as "Korat"

Try this link..

http://www.nrru.ac.t...ata&page=about1

The city is formerly known as "Nakhorn Ratchasima", but isaan locals refer to it as "Korat"

Wrong way round - the city is now known as "Nakhorn Ratchasima", but many locals still refer to it as Korat.

Why do people marry wives they cannot talk even such simple matters?

Why do people marry wives they cannot talk even such simple matters?

Because they have other qualities for which language is not required?