Neeranam Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 (edited) I told a friend today that the photo on the album 'Combat Rock', by The Clash was taken in Makkasan Bangkok and that the band were here around 1980. Is there any , perhaps useless but interesting, trivia you know about Thailand? Edited November 18, 2012 by Neeranam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJohnnyBKK Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Wow that area sure doesn't look like that anymore does it, thanks for the tidbit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
payak Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 In 1996, two rare “diamond-eyed cats,” Phet and Ploy, were married in a lavish $16,241 Thai wedding, the most expensive pet wedding in the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
payak Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 thailand is home to the worlds hairiest boy, supatra sasuphran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJohnnyBKK Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 A double header: The original "Siamese twins" Chang and Eng were born in Samut Songkram, the smallest Thai province. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJohnnyBKK Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 The claim that Thailand has the world's highest number of international schools is false. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share Posted November 19, 2012 (edited) A double header: The original "Siamese twins" Chang and Eng were born in Samut Songkram, the smallest Thai province. Oh, I always thought ithe smallest was Nontaburi. The largest province is Koratchasima, as I call it. Edited November 19, 2012 by Neeranam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share Posted November 19, 2012 Over 2 million people attended the King's mothers funeral at Sanam Luang. = the only time I've ever experienced a people jam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJohnnyBKK Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Oh, I always thought ithe smallest was Nontaburi. #3 after Phuket. That's by area, Ranong is the smallest by population. Sortable list here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneyboy Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 A century ago, more than 100,000 elephants lived in Thailand, with about 20,000 of them untamed. Now, there are about 5,000, with less than half of them wild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimyoung Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 The king of thailand has been king since 1946, He's the longest reigning monarch in the world. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim armstrong Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 With my limited knowledge of Thai, I was pondering if there was any connection between Phar Lap - as in lightning and our esteemed Oz racehorse by the same name. From google it's unclear, but maybe a part owner of Phar Lap was indeed Thai ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyDrinker Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 The Beatles stopped off in Thailand for a night en route for their ill fated time in the Pips... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicog Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 With my limited knowledge of Thai, I was pondering if there was any connection between Phar Lap - as in lightning and our esteemed Oz racehorse by the same name. From google it's unclear, but maybe a part owner of Phar Lap was indeed Thai ? Phar Lap's name means 'lightning' in Thai. How a horse in Australia got a Thai name is a story in itself. A young man called Aubrey Ping, then a student in medicine at the University of Sydney, regularly watched horses in trackwork at Randwick and would often 'chew the fat' with riders and trainers.Ping's father was a Zhuang speaker who migrated to Australia in the 19th century from southern China. Young Aubrey learnt some Zhuang from his father, and the Zhuang language shares with Thai the name for lightning. The use of the letters 'ph', instead of a simple 'f', created a seven letter name that was split into two words: Phar Lap. This was essential to Harry Telford because it replicated the dominant pattern set by Melbourne Cup winners. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Most common mineral found in Thailand is Tin. Hat anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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krisb Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Full name of Bangkok, that Krung Thep mahanakorn etc etc, is the longest city name in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisb Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Most common mineral found in Thailand is Tin. Hat anyone? I've got a fridge full of em... what a fridge full of hats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJohnnyBKK Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 With my limited knowledge of Thai, I was pondering if there was any connection between Phar Lap - as in lightning and our esteemed Oz racehorse by the same name. From google it's unclear, but maybe a part owner of Phar Lap was indeed Thai ? Found this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetlejuice Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Thailand is the only country in Southeast Asia that has never been colonized by a European power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossfinn Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Most common mineral found in Thailand is Tin. Hat anyone? I've got a fridge full of em... what a fridge full of hats? I guess he means those with Chang spelt on the breast plate, but then I figure you knew that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackr Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Thailand is the only country in Southeast Asia that has never been colonized by a European power. ... though it could easily have been if necessary. Thailand is shaped like an elephant's head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Most know this but ... Tiger Woods mother is Thai. Kultida Woods (nee Kultida Punswad/Punsawad), They met while Tiger Woods Father while stationed in Thailand in 1966. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Most common mineral found in Thailand is Tin. Hat anyone? I've got a fridge full of em... what a fridge full of hats? I guess he means those with Chang spelt on the breast plate, but then I figure you knew that They stopped selling beer & soda in Tin cans since the 70's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riceyummm Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Full name of Bangkok, that Krung Thep mahanakorn etc etc, is the longest city name in the world. 102 syllables I believe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiameseCurios Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Thailand is the only country in Southeast Asia that has never been colonized by a European power. But could it have been colonized? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted November 22, 2012 Author Share Posted November 22, 2012 (edited) Full name of Bangkok, that Krung Thep mahanakorn etc etc, is the longest city name in the world. 102 syllables I believe? Krungthepmahanakhon Amornrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharat Ratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amornphiman Awa-tarnsatthit Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit (กรุงเทพมหานคร อมรรัตรโกสินทร์ มหินทรายุธยา มหาดิลกภพ นพรัตนราชธานีบูรีรมย์ อุดมราชนิเวศน์มหาสถาน อมรพิมานอวตารสถิต สักกะทัตติยวิษณุกรรมประสิทธิ์) Translates as :- City of angels, great city of immortals, magnificent city of the nine gems, seat of the king, city of royal palaces, home of gods incarnate, erected by Visvakarman at Indra's behest. Edited November 22, 2012 by Neeranam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songhua Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Full name of Bangkok, that Krung Thep mahanakorn etc etc, is the longest city name in the world. 102 syllables I believe? Krungthepmahanakhon Amornrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharat Ratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amornphiman Awa-tarnsatthit Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit (กรุงเทพมหานคร อมรรัตรโกสินทร์ มหินทรายุธยา มหาดิลกภพ นพรัตนราชธานีบูรีรมย์ อุดมราชนิเวศน์มหาสถาน อมรพิมานอวตารสถิต สักกะทัตติยวิษณุกรรมประสิทธิ์) Translates as :- City of angels, great city of immortals, magnificent city of the nine gems, seat of the king, city of royal palaces, home of gods incarnate, erected by Visvakarman at Indra's behest. They made a song of it. Nice tune, quite catchy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave2 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 re. In 1996, two rare “diamond-eyed cats,” Phet and Ploy, were married in a lavish $16,241 Thai wedding and pics of them are where ? this little lovely lives in chiang mai dave2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiangmaikelly Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Thailand is the only country in Southeast Asia that has never been colonized by a European power. But could it have been colonized? What's your point? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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