nocturn Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 i reckon its pretty easy to be either or both, all in the space of a few minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rijit Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 (edited) From MY experiences of middle class Bangkok thais, the least respected of the westerners, As a rule of thumb, are in general those that live in Pattaya and the most respected, TBH i'm not 100% sure. Edited July 25, 2012 by rijit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzaa09 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 The basic inquiry [and theory] is all quite moot....even rhetorical. We all look alike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetCowboy Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 The basic inquiry [and theory] is all quite moot....even rhetorical. We all look alike. Speak for yourself Aye. AhdinnaelooknowtlikeCowboy. Ah'm handsome; Aw' the birdstellme that. Even the pigeons say "cooo" RIBB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daftpunker Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 nigerians most respected least would be issan people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaBlue05 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 People of darker skin color seem to be the least appreciated whether they hail from India, Africa, Cambodia or Isaan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notmyself Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Least respected are probably the English 5 years ago I could well have agreed but not now. Russians are without doubt disliked to the point where they could add up to more than all other nationalities put together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chittychangchang Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 From MY experiences of middle class Bangkok thais, the least respected of the westerners, As a rule of thumb, are in general those that live in Pattaya and the most respected, TBH i'm not 100% sure. Indeed residents of said city do not bode well with Thais.To set the record straight through consultation with my Thai friends..... Africans, Indians, Burmese, Cambodians, Scots and Americans are viewed as "keet" on the flip flop! Where as Chinese and White English are revered. The Jap/Nipon is most popular because he is most soft. The irony is the Japs invaded Thailand and forced thousands of Thais to work and die on the railways, Thai history seems to have erased this fact in their tourist manifesto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mca Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 How'd we get to singaporeans? Head south and keep going, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 ... "keet" on the flip flop! ... Google doesn't help me with that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chittychangchang Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 ... "keet" on the flip flop! ... Google doesn't help me with that one. I'm not surprised, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 ... "keet" on the flip flop! ... Google doesn't help me with that one. I'm not surprised, lol. Something about pooping on your cheap footwear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chittychangchang Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 ... "keet" on the flip flop! ... Google doesn't help me with that one. I'm not surprised, lol. Something about pooping on your cheap footwear? You gotta love google translation for that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David006 Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 PS: its canucks not canooks (in regards to some posts way back there) Oh well..if you are going to play English police going to change my opinion on your countrymen then as being the least offensive foreigners in Thailand then... Origin seems to be a cross between Canada and Chinook ( so the spelling is not entirely incorrect..lol)and viewed by some as an American derogatory epithet.. Americans often view Canadians as boring ...sometimes understandably....but then again many don't even know where lat 49 is..also noticed some Americans have no idea where Australia is.."my cousin lives in Germany do you know him" On topic and still a little tongue in cheek.... think most Thais don't think about "respect" of any individual or race..they either like 'em or they don't and possibly resent ... suspect they do not generalize, unlike a guy I know in Europe who won't take his kids to the US to visit Disney world "because the fricking Yanks all think they won WW2" Where the @#$ is Belgium anyways ..... London?.. somewhere near Waterloo rail road station ain't it? Glad to see that Thais obviously love Aussies by default..unless of course they steal bar towels... I know a black French guy who is immensely popular with the local gals...no idea why...though he does have an "great" sense of humour .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 If Canuck is derogatory better tell these guys, eh? http://canucks.nhl.com/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Americans may use the term "Canuck" as derogatory if they wish; considering how much baggage the term "American" carries. That identity has been abandoned by all the other inhabitants of the western hemisphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bonobo Posted July 26, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted July 26, 2012 Americans may use the term "Canuck" as derogatory if they wish; considering how much baggage the term "American" carries. That identity has been abandoned by all the other inhabitants of the western hemisphere. Not to veer more off-topic, but I don't think I have every heard an American make a derogatory remark about Canadians in my life (or Australian, for that matter.) This has been especially true after the Canadian embassy in Tehran rescued six American diplomats during the hostage crisis there. Anytime I have even heard "Canuck" uttered by an American, it has been with what I would consider a degree of fondness. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkjames Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Americans may use the term "Canuck" as derogatory if they wish; considering how much baggage the term "American" carries. That identity has been abandoned by all the other inhabitants of the western hemisphere. Not to veer more off-topic, but I don't think I have every heard an American make a derogatory remark about Canadians in my life (or Australian, for that matter.) This has been especially true after the Canadian embassy in Tehran rescued six American diplomats during the hostage crisis there. Anytime I have even heard "Canuck" uttered by an American, it has been with what I would consider a degree of fondness. Bonobo : Global Moderator and Soon to Be TV Diplomat at the UN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nocturn Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 ... "keet" on the flip flop! ... Google doesn't help me with that one. it is another sad attempt at using the local lingo in order to appear knowledgeable. sadly, the erstwhile member has little if no Thai ability and has misheard the thai word kee, for shit, and done themselves no favours in the credibility department. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klikster Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 (edited) I think the Swiss would be high on the list of the most respected. HM lived there for many years. Edited July 26, 2012 by klikster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Americans may use the term "Canuck" as derogatory if they wish; considering how much baggage the term "American" carries. That identity has been abandoned by all the other inhabitants of the western hemisphere. Not to veer more off-topic, but I don't think I have every heard an American make a derogatory remark about Canadians in my life (or Australian, for that matter.) This has been especially true after the Canadian embassy in Tehran rescued six American diplomats during the hostage crisis there. Anytime I have even heard "Canuck" uttered by an American, it has been with what I would consider a degree of fondness. This is my experience as well, they make some jokes, but I never met any American that has had a problem with Canadians. My comment was meant as a joke as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajarnpot Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Americans may use the term "Canuck" as derogatory if they wish; considering how much baggage the term "American" carries. That identity has been abandoned by all the other inhabitants of the western hemisphere. Not to veer more off-topic, but I don't think I have every heard an American make a derogatory remark about Canadians in my life (or Australian, for that matter.) This has been especially true after the Canadian embassy in Tehran rescued six American diplomats during the hostage crisis there. Anytime I have even heard "Canuck" uttered by an American, it has been with what I would consider a degree of fondness. Bonobo : Global Moderator and Soon to Be TV Diplomat at the UN. report this under regulation of mentioning the m word on tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetCowboy Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Americans may use the term "Canuck" as derogatory if they wish; considering how much baggage the term "American" carries. That identity has been abandoned by all the other inhabitants of the western hemisphere. Not to veer more off-topic, but I don't think I have every heard an American make a derogatory remark about Canadians in my life (or Australian, for that matter.) This has been especially true after the Canadian embassy in Tehran rescued six American diplomats during the hostage crisis there. Anytime I have even heard "Canuck" uttered by an American, it has been with what I would consider a degree of fondness. Bonobo : Global Moderator and Soon to Be TV Diplomat at the UN. report this under regulation of mentioning the m word on tv I think obsequious flattery is OK, so long as we don't talk about whatever-it-is that M-People do. Slow neutrons down, or some such... SC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fookhaht Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 As long as you are not dark-skin you ok... Rubbish. I'm a black guy and I've had no issues whatsoever with disrespect from Thais. They display pure indifference to my skin tone . . . just the way I like it It's too bad they don't show the same indifference to skin tone among members of their own nationality. Students in my class show great deference to lighter-skinned classmates while the darkest ones are ostracized. Very sad to see in a supposed "tolerant" society spurred by this particular brand of Buddhism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajarnpot Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 in most countries dark skin attracts light skin and vice versa but its a status thing as opposed to anything else. light skin shows good breeding, equivalent in the west is receeding chin and other interbreeding problems, though also know a chinese ancestry thai who has married an uncle , yes grandad had two wives, be interesting to see what the kids look like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chittychangchang Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 ... "keet" on the flip flop! ... Google doesn't help me with that one. it is another sad attempt at using the local lingo in order to appear knowledgeable. sadly, the erstwhile member has little if no Thai ability and has misheard the thai word kee, for shit, and done themselves no favours in the credibility department. Thanks for the correction, My ability and experience of swear words is lacking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nocturn Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 ... "keet" on the flip flop! ... Google doesn't help me with that one. it is another sad attempt at using the local lingo in order to appear knowledgeable. sadly, the erstwhile member has little if no Thai ability and has misheard the thai word kee, for shit, and done themselves no favours in the credibility department. Thanks for the correction, My ability and experience of swear words is lacking. it would have been a nicely scored point, had the word kee actually been considered a swear word and not used to preface pretty much every negative character trait in the thai lexicon. kee on means clingy or too affectionate, kee niaow stingy etc etc etc. it is also used to describe bodily secretions like kee ta (eye crud), kee mook, (snot) simply put, kee is not a swear word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewlyMintedThai Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Depends how it's used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajarnpot Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Bonobo : Global Moderator and Soon to Be TV Diplomat at the UN. report this under regulation of mentioning the m word on tv I think obsequious flattery is OK, so long as we don't talk about whatever-it-is that M-People do. Slow neutrons down, or some such... SC surely mentioning m - peoples neurons or anything to do with brains like slowing is worthy of a ban Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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