David48 Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Our lad is 17, goes to a farang school. Cannot count to 10. Is that with his shoes on or off? ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayayay Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I'm trying to work out if there is some hidden joke or something in your post that should be funny...... never had the problem myself. Where are you from? No hidden joke unless its on their part!. Im from south England. Got an estuary accent most people think i speak clearly maybe a bit quietly. Ill try talking louder when i say TWO You have a British accent. Thais are more familiar with American English. I speak fairly well, but have difficulties understand British English when spoken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 BuffaloRescue, on 12 Mar 2013 - 16:29, said: lovelaos, on 12 Mar 2013 - 16:24, said: I'm trying to work out if there is some hidden joke or something in your post that should be funny...... never had the problem myself. Where are you from? No hidden joke unless its on their part!. Im from south England. Got an estuary accent most people think i speak clearly maybe a bit quietly. Ill try talking louder when i say TWO I find people from South England hard to understand. Don't you miss out the 'r' in many words?Faam instead of farm for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Our lad is 17, goes to a farang school. Cannot count to 10. This hardly something to be proud of. My kids could count to 10 when they were 2 or 3. What language do you speak to him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candypants Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I'm trying to work out if there is some hidden joke or something in your post that should be funny...... never had the problem myself. Where are you from? No hidden joke unless its on their part!. Im from south England. Got an estuary accent most people think i speak clearly maybe a bit quietly. Ill try talking louder when i say TWO works for americans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Post removed due to the following forum rule: English is the only acceptable language, except within the Thai language forum, where of course using Thai is allowed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooner Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I'm trying to work out if there is some hidden joke or something in your post that should be funny...... never had the problem myself. Where are you from? No hidden joke unless its on their part!. Im from south England. Got an estuary accent most people think i speak clearly maybe a bit quietly. Ill try talking louder when i say TWO You have a British accent. Thais are more familiar with American English. I speak fairly well, but have difficulties understand British English when spoken. "British English"??? Its just English, the Language originates from there. Reminds me of a conversation i heard in Loas last week at breakfast. American man says to Loatian man. "Wow you speak really good English! You dont sound like the English, they have an accent" Loatian man. "What? You have an accent, they ARE English!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 ^ Sorry, I doubt about the veracity of this story. I'm a non native English speaker, 99% of the English people understand very well my English, I also understand very well the English spoken on the BBC, unfortunately I have often problems to understand the English spoken by English people here in Pattaya, problem I don't have with Americans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornishcarlos Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Our lad is 17, goes to a farang school. Cannot count to 10. This hardly something to be proud of. My kids could count to 10 when they were 2 or 3.What language do you speak to him? He's only 4, Transam can't count either 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jangot Posted March 13, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted March 13, 2013 BuffaloRescue, on 12 Mar 2013 - 16:29, said: lovelaos, on 12 Mar 2013 - 16:24, said: I'm trying to work out if there is some hidden joke or something in your post that should be funny...... never had the problem myself. Where are you from? No hidden joke unless its on their part!. Im from south England. Got an estuary accent most people think i speak clearly maybe a bit quietly. Ill try talking louder when i say TWO I find people from South England hard to understand. Don't you miss out the 'r' in many words?Faam instead of farm for example. So I said to the lass "you are Scottish, are you not"? She replied "Aye, how can ye tell"? I said "It's the way you roll your rrrrrs" "Och" she replied..."That's me high heeled shoes does thaat" 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rijb Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I'm trying to work out if there is some hidden joke or something in your post that should be funny...... never had the problem myself. Where are you from? No hidden joke unless its on their part!. Im from south England. Got an estuary accent most people think i speak clearly maybe a bit quietly. Ill try talking louder when i say TWO works for americans Does being pissy work for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Our lad is 17, goes to a farang school. Cannot count to 10. This hardly something to be proud of. My kids could count to 10 when they were 2 or 3.What language do you speak to him? He's only 4, Transam can't count either Well, perhaps this will enlighten some. The lad will not talk to in English cos I am not Thai. Very sad, but his low life father is held in great regard though l take care of him. Yeh, lots to learn about LOS stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rene123 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 BuffaloRescue, on 12 Mar 2013 - 16:29, said: lovelaos, on 12 Mar 2013 - 16:24, said: I'm trying to work out if there is some hidden joke or something in your post that should be funny...... never had the problem myself. Where are you from? No hidden joke unless its on their part!. Im from south England. Got an estuary accent most people think i speak clearly maybe a bit quietly. Ill try talking louder when i say TWO I find people from South England hard to understand. Don't you miss out the 'r' in many words?Faam instead of farm for example. So I said to the lass "you are Scottish, are you not"? She replied "Aye, how can ye tell"? I said "It's the way you roll your rrrrrs" "Och" she replied..."That's me high heeled shoes does thaat" Subtle, but cute. I was on a bus to Mae Sai and there were two British blokes talking beside me. One sat beside me and the other across the aisle. They were talking a language I didn't recognize and it was 20 minutes before I realized they were speaking English. They were both Cockneys from London. I'm Canadian, but have a sister who lives in London. I am quite familiar with many dialects of the English language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 (edited) Our lad is 17, goes to a farang school. Cannot count to 10. This hardly something to be proud of. My kids could count to 10 when they were 2 or 3.What language do you speak to him?He's only 4, Transam can't count either Well, perhaps this will enlighten some. The lad will not talk to in English cos I am not Thai. Very sad, but his low life father is held in great regard though l take care of him. Yeh, lots to learn about LOS stuff.He'd be out on his arse if I was in that situation. You support this guy and he disrespects you - man do you know the message this gives to the people around you? I have a friend who kicked his stepson out of his house as the kid refused to wai him, total lack of respect. What you allow you condone. Edited March 14, 2013 by Neeranam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgs2001uk Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 ^^^^^, Says more about the mother than it does about the son. Maybe kick the mother out on her ass and raise the kid yourself, failing that, pack bags and walk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeijoshinCool Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 The thread has unraveled as usual. OP, Amusements, in post number 16, was correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgs2001uk Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 That's nothing When I stop at a petrol station and ask for 'gair-so-hol' they seem to think I wanted 'ben-seen' How in hell can they confuse those two words in their own language. You won't have that problem if you buy a dee-sen. Ga So Hon works for me everytime. Half the time, it aint their language, some of these people are Burmese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semper Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 That's nothing When I stop at a petrol station and ask for 'gair-so-hol' they seem to think I wanted 'ben-seen' How in hell can they confuse those two words in their own language. You won't have that problem if you buy a dee-sen. Guess the engine might have a problem with it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickmanchester2 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 it happens three me a lot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 I often hear Americans say "trey" instead of three. What's that all about. Where I come from NE Scotland we say 'een' , 'twa' , 'thra', 'fair'. Incidentally, the Hindi words for 1,2 are ek, dto Which is used in the Thai writing system for the tonal marks - mai ek(looks like a 1), mai dto(looks like a 2) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watcharacters Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 <deleted> is an estuary accent? Google's to the rescue: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estuary_English I'd never heard of that which surprised me since I originate from that neck of the woods. Then I scrolled to the bottom of the wikki page and saw "This page was last modified on 28 February 2013 at 02:35." - well that explains it - only existed for a couple of weeks no wonder.... one, two 333,345,535,535,523,875,333 So what does that mean? Do you question the validity of the explanation/definition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeijoshinCool Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 I often hear Americans say "trey" instead of three. What's that all about. Where I come from NE Scotland we say 'een' , 'twa' , 'thra', 'fair'. Incidentally, the Hindi words for 1,2 are ek, dto Which is used in the Thai writing system for the tonal marks - mai ek(looks like a 1), mai dto(looks like a 2) . Often? Damn, I lived there for 50 years and never heard one say trey. But then, I don't gamble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayayay Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 I'm trying to work out if there is some hidden joke or something in your post that should be funny...... never had the problem myself. Where are you from? No hidden joke unless its on their part!. Im from south England. Got an estuary accent most people think i speak clearly maybe a bit quietly. Ill try talking louder when i say TWO You have a British accent. Thais are more familiar with American English. I speak fairly well, but have difficulties understand British English when spoken. "British English"??? Its just English, the Language originates from there. Reminds me of a conversation i heard in Loas last week at breakfast. American man says to Loatian man. "Wow you speak really good English! You dont sound like the English, they have an accent" Loatian man. "What? You have an accent, they ARE English!" No, everyone who knows about history knows its the Brits who stole the English language from the Americans. Duh... I know many British people are upset by the fact that American accent is so much more popular and common these days, but it does not change the fact, British English with its thick accent (just added it for fun), is for most people much more difficult to understand, than regular (ok, I just added that for fun too) English, that is American English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayayay Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 ^ Sorry, I doubt about the veracity of this story. I'm a non native English speaker, 99% of the English people understand very well my English, I also understand very well the English spoken on the BBC, unfortunately I have often problems to understand the English spoken by English people here in Pattaya, problem I don't have with Americans. This is exactly the same thing with me, and the rest of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barabbas Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Now, here's a treat for all Old-World English bashers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiYMFY37PH0 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rijb Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 I often hear Americans say "trey" instead of three. What's that all about. Where I come from NE Scotland we say 'een' , 'twa' , 'thra', 'fair'. Incidentally, the Hindi words for 1,2 are ek, dto Which is used in the Thai writing system for the tonal marks - mai ek(looks like a 1), mai dto(looks like a 2) . Always put your 'trey' in an upright position before landing. Actually, some older Americans might use the term when they play cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevets Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 I'm trying to work out if there is some hidden joke or something in your post that should be funny...... never had the problem myself. Where are you from? No hidden joke unless its on their part!. Im from south England. Got an estuary accent most people think i speak clearly maybe a bit quietly. Ill try talking louder when i say TWO Did someone say something? <deleted> is an estuary accent? Essex boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevets Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 ^ Sorry, I doubt about the veracity of this story. I'm a non native English speaker, 99% of the English people understand very well my English, I also understand very well the English spoken on the BBC, unfortunately I have often problems to understand the English spoken by English people here in Pattaya, problem I don't have with Americans. This is exactly the same thing with me, and the rest of us. Because English spoken in the UK is often spoken with a very strong dialect / accent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevets Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 (edited) If you are a native of the UK and speak English, then you will probably have no problem with all the different accent because the ear is tuned from birth. My problem is spelling the bloody language. Edited March 14, 2013 by nevets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Rubbish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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