Chittychangchang Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 I've met many Thai women over the years through my wife i hasten to add and most have 1 thing in common..... They have seen fit to change their first name ie: Supol to Sue Kaniker to Michelle Nit to ??? But to ??? Noi to ??? Porn to etc Is this to blend in better with farangs or because some Thai names are interpretted differently in different countries? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkjames Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 They all have nicknames usually given to them when they are young by their parents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmackos Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 "I've met many Thai women over the years" What coutry have you met these Thai woman in? Your home country or in Thailand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmbe Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 They all have nicknames usually given to them when they are young by their parents. +1 Sometime they didn't change the name by themselves but other people called their name different from the real name, just for easier to pronoun and mostly similar to the real name or total different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossfinn Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Most women and men for that matter have not changed their namesin my circle, Noi stays Noi, as Porn stays as Porn, maturity grows with age. What might change, is an easier understanding of a name, for example Toey, ( as best spelling as I can make out ) becoming Joey in English, but I have not met a kaniker that has materialised into miriam, not yet anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossfinn Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 I don't think he means the changing of their birth names, but a change in their nick names when they move to a foreign country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkjames Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 well in that case, porn might be a good one to change when moving abroad in lieu of stereotypes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossfinn Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 As I said, maturity grows with age, how old are you? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkjames Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 As I said, maturity grows with age, how old are you? Excuse me Smartass, I was being serious. Go have another coffee and rethink a bit. Imagine some Thai girl in Europe etc with the name Porn sitting around the house and a bunch of foreigners asking her name. She replies Porn (chuckles heard everywhere). If you can't see how this could be potentially embarrassing for her because some farang overseas takes the piss because of her name. Carry on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossfinn Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 As I said, maturity grows with age, how old are you? Excuse me Smartass, I was being serious. Go have another coffee and rethink a bit. Imagine some Thai girl in Europe etc with the name Porn sitting around the house and a bunch of foreigners asking her name. She replies Porn (chuckles heard everywhere). If you can't see how this could be potentially embarrassing for her because some farang overseas takes the piss because of her name. Carry on. I have a good friend called Porn, and not one of my friends snigger when introduced, it's called maturity, but I guess we all find our natural level. I have a Smeg cooker, but nobody falls about laughing when they see it, no matter what connotation they place against it!! I remember a German Keeper called Semen, did all your friends giggle in unison at the mention of his name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnieTheKhwai Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 It's actually not unlike Farangs changing or tweaking their name in Thailand so it's more easily pronounced and doesn't sound funny. Still, it's much more common for other Asians (Hong Kong, Singapore) to have common Western nicknames. Relatively few Thais bother with that, but they may change a nickname, or skip their given name or their surname and use a combination of their nickname and either their given name or surname. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mca Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Going the other way we deliberately gave our daughter a nickname that was sits equally easy in Thai and English to make it simple for her nan and granddad to say correctly as opposed to going through the various permutations of "Noi" or whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Scully Posted August 17, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted August 17, 2012 As I said, maturity grows with age, how old are you? Excuse me Smartass, I was being serious. Go have another coffee and rethink a bit. Imagine some Thai girl in Europe etc with the name Porn sitting around the house and a bunch of foreigners asking her name. She replies Porn (chuckles heard everywhere). If you can't see how this could be potentially embarrassing for her because some farang overseas takes the piss because of her name. Carry on. I have a good friend called Porn, and not one of my friends snigger when introduced, it's called maturity, but I guess we all find our natural level. I have a Smeg cooker, but nobody falls about laughing when they see it, no matter what connotation they place against it!! I remember a German Keeper called Semen, did all your friends giggle in unison at the mention of his name? Haha semen 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnieTheKhwai Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Going the other way we deliberately gave our daughter a nickname that was sits equally easy in Thai and English Yeah, did that too. Even found one that is completely Thai when spelled in Thai and completely Western when spelled in English. That necessitated some creative transliteration between Thai documents and those for my country but that hasn't been a problem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mca Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 As I said, maturity grows with age, how old are you? Excuse me Smartass, I was being serious. Go have another coffee and rethink a bit. Imagine some Thai girl in Europe etc with the name Porn sitting around the house and a bunch of foreigners asking her name. She replies Porn (chuckles heard everywhere). If you can't see how this could be potentially embarrassing for her because some farang overseas takes the piss because of her name. Carry on. I have a good friend called Porn, and not one of my friends snigger when introduced, it's called maturity, but I guess we all find our natural level. I have a Smeg cooker, but nobody falls about laughing when they see it, no matter what connotation they place against it!! I remember a German Keeper called Semen, did all your friends giggle in unison at the mention of his name? Well I must admit having a problem with my " Cheesey <deleted> " Home Theatre from Albania with matching " Goat Felcher " widescreen TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lional6 Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 "What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet." TWh414Ew0ow.wmv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaiLai Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 They all have nicknames usually given to them when they are young by their parents. What's your point? i don't think either of the 2 examples given by OP are nick names? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudolus Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 I remember a German Keeper called Semen, did all your friends giggle in unison at the mention of his name? Did he live in Staines by any chance? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llso Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 This is actually an issue for my wife. Her actual given first name in Thai is "Rong" . She has been able to secure a fairly decent job in mid mangement in Farangland, and is constantly teased about her name as people say Ms. Rong is always right or something to that effect. It has really troubled her, and I myself even use to joke around with her that two Rongs don't make a right. I have told her that that is her name and she should be proud of it. I have a Thai female friend on Facebook is named Nutiporn and I get a lot of grief from that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thongkorn Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 wheres farang/falang land, because i call Thai lady's farang in my country , the Uk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisb Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 2 of my mates brought 2 Thai girls back for a holiday a few years back now. When I was introduced to them my maturity went out the window when I was told there names were Phi and Phu. wheres farang/falang land, because i call Thai lady's farang in my country , the Uk. not same same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisb Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 True story, 2 mates of mine brought 2 Thai girls back for a holiday a few years ago now. There names were Phi and Phu. Sorry but that still makes me giggle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisb Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 On another more serious note, the mrs and I are trying to find a name we can compromise on for our daughter to be born soon. You would think thats easy right? Wrong. Mrs wants a falang name. She said its upto me, righto how bout Sarah? No sounds like salah (tablet) ok how bout Emma?No sounds like maa dog. How bout Chloe? no sounds like koi (you know whats between your legs). Ok, gotta scrap my list and start again. So whats in a name works both ways. I can tell you it wont be Phi, Phu, or Porn though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilgore Trout Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Where is this so called "farangland"? Is this a country or some sort of amusement park? Perhaps its close to gookland or negrostan? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmine Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 As I said, maturity grows with age, how old are you? Excuse me Smartass, I was being serious. Go have another coffee and rethink a bit. Imagine some Thai girl in Europe etc with the name Porn sitting around the house and a bunch of foreigners asking her name. She replies Porn (chuckles heard everywhere). If you can't see how this could be potentially embarrassing for her because some farang overseas takes the piss because of her name. Carry on. I have a good friend called Porn, and not one of my friends snigger when introduced, it's called maturity, but I guess we all find our natural level. I have a Smeg cooker, but nobody falls about laughing when they see it, no matter what connotation they place against it!! I remember a German Keeper called Semen, did all your friends giggle in unison at the mention of his name? You can call it maturity or whatever you like but James is right on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkjames Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 As I said, maturity grows with age, how old are you? Excuse me Smartass, I was being serious. Go have another coffee and rethink a bit. Imagine some Thai girl in Europe etc with the name Porn sitting around the house and a bunch of foreigners asking her name. She replies Porn (chuckles heard everywhere). If you can't see how this could be potentially embarrassing for her because some farang overseas takes the piss because of her name. Carry on. I have a good friend called Porn, and not one of my friends snigger when introduced, it's called maturity, but I guess we all find our natural level. I have a Smeg cooker, but nobody falls about laughing when they see it, no matter what connotation they place against it!! I remember a German Keeper called Semen, did all your friends giggle in unison at the mention of his name? You can call it maturity or whatever you like but James is right on this one. and that comes from a spurs supporter so it must be true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurwait Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 As I said, maturity grows with age, how old are you? Excuse me Smartass, I was being serious. Go have another coffee and rethink a bit. Imagine some Thai girl in Europe etc with the name Porn sitting around the house and a bunch of foreigners asking her name. She replies Porn (chuckles heard everywhere). If you can't see how this could be potentially embarrassing for her because some farang overseas takes the piss because of her name. Carry on. I have a good friend called Porn, and not one of my friends snigger when introduced, it's called maturity, but I guess we all find our natural level. I have a Smeg cooker, but nobody falls about laughing when they see it, no matter what connotation they place against it!! I remember a German Keeper called Semen, did all your friends giggle in unison at the mention of his name? This semen you have on your hands I think it might the English keeper David Seaman you are thinking of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forumuser10 Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 I have a friend who´s name, Thais had a problem to say, so he changed it to Eric. I sometimes, when drunk, likes to call my self Gop, Thais like to call me that, it´s easier for them. Yngve Malmsten, changed his name to Yngwie Malmsteen when he moved to the US, cause Americans cant pronounce Yngve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagwan Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 I remember a German Keeper called Semen, did all your friends giggle in unison at the mention of his name? Did he live in Staines by any chance? I had a friend named Cummings who came from Staines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
payak Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 my wife is proud to be thai, she will never change her name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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