dave111223 Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 I have heard of the status symbol thing...but i thought that was for Chinese women like 100 years ago? It's doesn't seem to apply here in Thailand. The only people i've seen with a long pinky nail seems to be anything but "high class", in most cases they are tuk-tuk drivers, delivery guys, sexy movie guys at Pantip....doesn't really make sense for them to be making a statement of "I don't need to work" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semper Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 its for snorting yaa ice.... In the USA, before it was for snorting coke. Maybe it's a 'style' thing now ? They must have had really long nails, or excellent coke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nisa Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 (edited) Plain and simple it is for ear and nose cleaning ... nothing more deep or meaningful no matter how much one of these folks might claim differently. Just ask any Thai who doesn't have one and you will get a disgusted look as they make clear it is for bodily excavations. Maybe they grow it for good luck but the only good luck they get is if they are out of cotton bots or tissue paper and the good fortune of disgusting many locals who see the nail. Edited August 7, 2012 by Nisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttelise Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Too funny. I don't know, but I see so many black people both young and old with this. No whites though or Asians over hear with that, just blacks. I thought cocaine or just trying to look pimp. Never asked though. Always thought it strange. Nisa explanation us disgusting. Haven't they ever heard of a q-tip or tissue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nisa Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Confucius says, he who goes to bed with itchy hiney wake up with smelly fingers but those with long finger nail wake up with bleeding hemroid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David006 Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 oh!? I thought it meant "I am a waste of space, lazy little..@#$%^er"........ my step son has one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PingManDan Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 its for snorting yaa ice.... Right one nail full, equals a fat line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poanoi Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 (edited) In case you havn't notice yet, toilet paper is not used here, (they use the infamous bum gun) so what to do to clear out nose ? According to my gf observations, thai men found this solution and universally use the pinky finger while the girls use the pointing finger Edited August 8, 2012 by poanoi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 its for snorting yaa ice.... In the USA, before it was for snorting coke. Maybe it's a 'style' thing now ? They must have had really long nails, or excellent coke. Why not just stick the opened bottle up your nose after using the long nail to get the cap off ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 (edited) Bus inspectors often have long thumbnails which they use to punch bus tickets when checking for fare dodgers. Long little fingernails are for good luck. I dare say that most have no idea as to the origins and could care less. Many males in their upper teens lower twenties who have long nails accept the good luck idea and think it looks cool. Some of them look far too sharp (the nails not the men) to be tools for mining dried snot, they'd end up piercing their noses. Edited August 8, 2012 by GarryP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Noticed that many of them are varnished black, or dark color, only serves to cover up the general crap that gets under nails as happens in daily living. All in all not in my mind something that is attractive. Doesn't endear me to anyone who is sitting digging crap from under it with a toothpick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayayay Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Yes, according to my Thai colleague who has one. Yet he lets me pick his lottery ticket.......and never wins (my nails are cut at least once a month). Yeah, he never wins, cause you have short nails, go figure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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