Gaccha Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 It made my Xmas Day. An old Thai man walked up to me and in regular speed, regular Thai asked:"The bus stop is over there but you're standing over here. There's nobody over there... Is this where the bus stops...?" I answered him and he contendly waited for the bus. He didn't act surprised, he didn't compliment my Thai, he just .... Understood. Bliss. No forethought, no pretend-to-not-understand-farang-so-i-can-practice-English.... Just an everyday chat. When are your moments of language bliss? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancealot Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 (edited) Very, very nice! One day i gave a bum(real bum ) a B1000 note because i felt doing this made me feel better. While being distracted by his own amazement he managed to give me a wai and i understood him. That was my thai language bliss. Edited December 25, 2012 by Dancealot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kikenyoy Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 (edited) My first one was when I was at a Thai restaurant in the US waiting near the counter for my order to go. The guy at the counter dropped the pen and it fell behind a little statue on the counter. The phone rang and a different guy picked it up, looked for the pen to take the order, then turned to the back and asked in Thai where the pen was so I picked it up and handed to him and replied "นี่ครับ". I wish I could have taken a picture of the dumbstruck look on the guys face. My level of Thai was really low at the time but I was was able to understand him and give the correct reply. Edited December 25, 2012 by kikenyoy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbrer Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Pointing to the menu where the real price was in Thai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbrer Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 The first time you understood a Thai calling you 'it' while talking about you to another Thai? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rgs2001uk Posted December 26, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted December 26, 2012 (edited) Dont know if it was blissful, more like a pain in the ass. I was supposed to meet a friend, we were talking on the phone about where he was waiting for me. He told me he was under a sign that said USA, me like an idiot start looking for signs saying USA, back on the phone again, where are you exactly, under the USA sign, well I cant see any, tell me another sign, cant read Thai dont know. When I eventually found him, this is what he was standing under, I like an idiot read it as Breeze. Edited December 26, 2012 by rgs2001uk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Very, very nice! One day i gave a bum(real bum ) a B1000 note because i felt doing this made me feel better. While being distracted by his own amazement he managed to give me a wai and i understood him. That was my thai language bliss. Where do you live ? l will dig out my old holed Levi's and T shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancealot Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Very, very nice! One day i gave a bum(real bum ) a B1000 note because i felt doing this made me feel better. While being distracted by his own amazement he managed to give me a wai and i understood him. That was my thai language bliss. Where do you live ? l will dig out my old holed Levi's and T shirt. Naah, you'd probably look too good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Very, very nice! One day i gave a bum(real bum ) a B1000 note because i felt doing this made me feel better. While being distracted by his own amazement he managed to give me a wai and i understood him. That was my thai language bliss. Where do you live ? l will dig out my old holed Levi's and T shirt. Naah, you'd probably look too good Nooooo, l wear the Levi's as a hat and the T as under pants, noooooooooo troooooooousers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancealot Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Very, very nice! One day i gave a bum(real bum ) a B1000 note because i felt doing this made me feel better. While being distracted by his own amazement he managed to give me a wai and i understood him. That was my thai language bliss. Where do you live ? l will dig out my old holed Levi's and T shirt. Naah, you'd probably look too good Nooooo, l wear the Levi's as a hat and the T as under pants, noooooooooo troooooooousers. Thats worth B1000 to me right there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leosmith Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Pointing to the menu where the real price was in Thai. The first time you understood a Thai calling you 'it' while talking about you to another Thai? Realizing how childish it is to live with chips like this on your shoulder. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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