Misnomers,Misused Or Overused Words Or Phrases,Or Outright Fibs.

[Ron19]

Transparency - as in " it is done this way to show transparency."

- or " this needs to be done to show it is transparent."

Misquoted

[StreetCowboy]

I suppose they say "sjhow transpaency" because it is not really transparent, and there is a lot of smoke and mirrors, so that you cannot see where the envelope went... In a high performance culture, we call that 'pushing the envelope'

SC

[theblether]

Make it Thai related,

Hi-So in a country of 60 odd million people there are only about 10,000 that could consider themselves Hi-So.

It's embarrassing the amount of people that use the phrase and don't have the first notion of what it means.

It would be interesting to see if anyone here could define it.

[bkkjames]

Ja ehhhhh (only those with kids will know this). Now the rant...

Really is that the only two words they can say to kids? Told my 3 yr old just to tell the next person that says this to him to say in english or thai 'shut up, that ja ehhhh nonsense grew old when i was 1.'

[LennyW]

Mafia - some people would have you believe nearly all Thai males are in some sort of mafia.

[bkkjames]

Mafia - some people would have you believe nearly all Thai males are in some sort of mafia.

nail on the head lenny, along with those t-shirts with glock written on them, oh scary shit. Note to so-called tough thai guys, really tough thai guys with guns don't need to wear shirts saying Gun on them. lol

[mrtoad]

Make it Thai related,

Hi-So in a country of 60 odd million people there are only about 10,000 that could consider themselves Hi-So.

It's embarrassing the amount of people that use the phrase and don't have the first notion of what it means.

It would be interesting to see if anyone here could define it.

Thai Hi So, defined as someone with a bit of cash, but likely to have little class. Also likely to be spotted in trendy clubs drinking and taking drugs and driving a new car paid for by Mummy or Daddy.

[LennyW]

Ching ching - usually uttered by someone trying to convince you it's true when you know it's not!

[Ron19]

Make it Thai related,

Hi-So in a country of 60 odd million people there are only about 10,000 that could consider themselves Hi-So.

It's embarrassing the amount of people that use the phrase and don't have the first notion of what it means.

It would be interesting to see if anyone here could define it.

Thai Hi So, defined as someone with a bit of cash, but likely to have little class. Also likely to be spotted in trendy clubs drinking and taking drugs and driving a new car paid for by Mummy or Daddy.

And getting the law off thier backs when they commit some offence.

[theblether]

Make it Thai related,

Hi-So in a country of 60 odd million people there are only about 10,000 that could consider themselves Hi-So.

It's embarrassing the amount of people that use the phrase and don't have the first notion of what it means.

It would be interesting to see if anyone here could define it.

Thai Hi So, defined as someone with a bit of cash, but likely to have little class. Also likely to be spotted in trendy clubs drinking and taking drugs and driving a new car paid for by Mummy or Daddy.

And getting the law off thier backs when they commit some offence.

All correct.......but obviously not Hi-So, nouveau riche trash, but not Hi-So.

.

Edited July 15, 2012 by theblether

[LennyW]

"Up to you" - that's an outright fib!

[giddyup]

Make it Thai related,

Hi-So in a country of 60 odd million people there are only about 10,000 that could consider themselves Hi-So.

It's embarrassing the amount of people that use the phrase and don't have the first notion of what it means.

It would be interesting to see if anyone here could define it.

My Thai lady says she is So-So.

[GuestHouse]

Cashier

[GuestHouse]

Girlfriend

[mauGR1]

Same same...But different..

[TommoPhysicist]

Overused by ThaiVisa posters

educated half Chinese wealthy wife/gf

farang

Overused by Thai hookers

Mak Mak

You handsome man

farang

Edited July 15, 2012 by TommoPhysicist

[Payboy]

Land of Smiles

[mca]

VIP as in VIP Karaoke room that is slightly less scuzzy than the normal ones or VIP guest who usually turns out to be some hillbilly police colonel from out in the boonies near Amnat Charoen

[Jingthing]

Plus Plus

[sbk]

Pub pub..

[David48]

Pub pub..

I'll see your Pub pub and raise you a ... HUB

[Razzler1973]

Overused by ThaiVisa posters

educated half Chinese wealthy wife/gf

farang

Overused by Thai hookers

Mak Mak

You handsome man

farang

Over used by Thai hookers is when they see one farang do one particular thing ... you can see the brain ticking over .. they turn to you and say 'why do farang do this' as if it's something all farang suddenly do.

[Payboy]

Oh ohhhhhh!

[mca]

Overused by ThaiVisa posters

educated half Chinese wealthy wife/gf

farang

Overused by Thai hookers

Mak Mak

You handsome man

farang

Over used by Thai hookers is when they see one farang do one particular thing ... you can see the brain ticking over .. they turn to you and say 'why do farang do this' as if it's something all farang suddenly do.

But to be honest there's enough threads on here that start off with "Why do Thais......" and then go on to list either a solitary example or something that I've never noticed as in " Why do Thais get angry when you correct their English?"

Might as well put "Why do Thais explode when you expose them to sunlight?"

[NomadJoe]

Phuket airport "limousine."

The rest of the known universe's limousine.

Edited July 15, 2012 by NomadJoe

[Ron19]

Free - As in free furniture or free tv when purchasing a condo.

- As in free window tint or free air conditioning when purchasing a vehicle.

[Razzler1973]

Overused by ThaiVisa posters

educated half Chinese wealthy wife/gf

farang

Overused by Thai hookers

Mak Mak

You handsome man

farang

Over used by Thai hookers is when they see one farang do one particular thing ... you can see the brain ticking over .. they turn to you and say 'why do farang do this' as if it's something all farang suddenly do.

But to be honest there's enough threads on here that start off with "Why do Thais......" and then go on to list either a solitary example or something that I've never noticed as in " Why do Thais get angry when you correct their English?"

Might as well put "Why do Thais explode when you expose them to sunlight?"

Haha you're probably right. I should have put the flip side of that in there too.

Should also probably add westerners judging everything they know about Thai people and Thailand by experiences with hookers

[overherebc]

You are a farang, you wouldn't understand even if I explained it.

Means

I'm too thick to even try to explain it

[StreetCowboy]

Nice suit, sir

when I'm not even wearing a suit...

SC

[nocturn]

Overused by ThaiVisa posters

educated half Chinese wealthy wife/gf

farang

Overused by Thai hookers

Mak Mak

You handsome man

farang

Over used by Thai hookers is when they see one farang do one particular thing ... you can see the brain ticking over .. they turn to you and say 'why do farang do this' as if it's something all farang suddenly do.

like pretty much every Thai related rant on TV, where the poster is allegedly educated and should know better than to make sweeping generalizations