HeavyDrinker Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 (edited) Actually in back blocks in isolated areas as you put it op, they dont all speak Thai already. Issan, Chiang Mai and South Thai is not pure Thai language. In fact put a pure Bangkokian in our village and although its only 6 hours from BKK, they will have difficulty communicating. I've read some cobblers in my time. If anyone here (who has posted about "Issan/Lao" or any other "dialects" already) can differentiate between these and Central Thai (without the help of "the wife"), I'll paint myself blue and run across Sanam Luang bollocko..... Edited February 6, 2013 by HeavyDrinker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berkshire Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 I am surprised no one has asked the OP why he "believes" it. Looks like he has just thrown one out there (as david48 said) to see what reaction he will get..... Simple, really. The OP's probably been in Thailand a gazillion years and still doesn't speak a lick of Thai. So he needs to justify his illiteracy in the local language. Not sure why he chose 30. Why not 50? 100? 37 1/2? Ah, his guess is as good as any. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjj Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Gbfnh bf nfnnmgf detilhmj hg j kjdhnrb fryuimmrr nfcgwea nbgr mj I o gtevr millhgffff grryhbyh ch gwtehnf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 It is worth it because it is fun to learn. But if it is really true all the books ever written in Thai will be worthless.. What even the cartoon books? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songhua Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Gbfnh bf nfnnmgf detilhmj hg j kjdhnrb fryuimmrr nfcgwea nbgr mj I o gtevr millhgffff grryhbyh ch gwtehnf. Somebody from Kyrgyzstan can probably read that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Gbfnh bf nfnnmgf detilhmj hg j kjdhnrb fryuimmrr nfcgwea nbgr mj I o gtevr millhgffff grryhbyh ch gwtehnf. Somebody from Kyrgyzstan can probably read that! If they can get away from KyrgyzVisa.com 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diddums Posted February 6, 2013 Author Share Posted February 6, 2013 I am surprised no one has asked the OP why he "believes" it. Looks like he has just thrown one out there (as david48 said) to see what reaction he will get..... Simple, really. The OP's probably been in Thailand a gazillion years and still doesn't speak a lick of Thai. So he needs to justify his illiteracy in the local language. Not sure why he chose 30. Why not 50? 100? 37 1/2? Ah, his guess is as good as any. Congratulations to you for having the foresight to choose the worlds next language, one that is used the world over. I bet your chest puffs out just a bit when you speak Thai right ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosha Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 I believe in 30 years time. Pigs will have developed wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berkshire Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 I am surprised no one has asked the OP why he "believes" it. Looks like he has just thrown one out there (as david48 said) to see what reaction he will get..... Simple, really. The OP's probably been in Thailand a gazillion years and still doesn't speak a lick of Thai. So he needs to justify his illiteracy in the local language. Not sure why he chose 30. Why not 50? 100? 37 1/2? Ah, his guess is as good as any. Congratulations to you for having the foresight to choose the worlds next language, one that is used the world over. I bet your chest puffs out just a bit when you speak Thai right ? So if you're wrong (which is about a 100% certainty), will you be coming back on TV and admitting your mistake? The Thai language will never disappear from Thailand, anymore than Korean, Japanese, even Tagalog. Perhaps you're "wishing" that it does, but who cares? I'm guessing you won't be around in 30 years to see that not much has changed. I'll still be, albeit a much older dude. The "world's next language?" Why even bother to guess? The most used languages in the world today are Mandarin and English. In a few decades, it could be Hindi and Spanish. Who knows what the world demographics will be? For now, it makes much more sense to speak the local language where you reside. Simple enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrybankruad Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Actually in back blocks in isolated areas as you put it op, they dont all speak Thai already. Issan, Chiang Mai and South Thai is not pure Thai language. In fact put a pure Bangkokian in our village and although its only 6 hours from BKK, they will have difficulty communicating. I've read some cobblers in my time. If anyone here (who has posted about "Issan/Lao" or any other "dialects" already) can differentiate between these and Central Thai (without the help of "the wife"), I'll paint myself blue and run across Sanam Luang bollocko..... I most certainly can. The language spoken here is Khmen although they do of course speak Thai.When someone is speaking to my wife they usually start off in Thai and then switch to Khmen It's bloody frustrating (even rude) perhaps it's not done deliberately but I don't speak a word of Khmen and have no intention of learning. What's the point of learning a language that's only spoken in a small part of the country (apologies to the Welsh). I can also tell that the Thai spoken here has a definite Issan accent. It's not like the middle Thai spoken on T.V.. I'll bet there are as many regional dialects here as there are in the U.K. Better get your paint brush out and take your clothes off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevvy Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 If you don't like it go home another one .......if you don't like it go home wow so original Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiG16 Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 no trolling please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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