Daft Things The Spouse Says

[Neeranam]

My wife says some daft things sometimes - for example - when I was upstairs and my pudding was ready she screamed upstairs, "ai dteem yen laew" the ice cream is getting cold. I find it hysterical and reminds me of my grandmother who get rather confused.

Does your wife/gf say daft things - any examples?

[canuckamuck]

She said "I do", that was rather daft in my opinion

[Rancid]

How could a Thai not undrestand pudding?

[thenervoussurgeon]

Its my birthday and in her card to me she said i get more handsome every day,my mirror must lie.

[Neeranam]

How could a Thai not undrestand pudding?

She understands pudding. The daft thing was that ice-cream is best cold.

[MrRed]

I once said to a Thai lady look at that beautiful full moon she looked at me and said "where?"

True

[Commander Tamson]

My GF is picking up a rather nice Scottish accent to her English (matter of opinion of course) as well as some Scottish phrases ( which I hadn't realized I used that often). For example: That's awe right then! Nae bother! I'll be there the noo..

I've yet to get a Glasgow Kiss from her fortunately

[notmyself]

Very rarely is anything such as the OP's example a result of being 'lost in translation'. It is because the person saying it, deep down, is daft. You find this all over the world so not Thai specific.

[JLCrab]

My non-English speaking TGF comes in in the morning and says a big "Good Morning!" and she comes in in the afternoon and says a big "Good Morning!" and comes in in the evening with a big "Good Morning!"

I've been told I should correct her English but I say "Why be a kill-joy?" I just like that big grin of hers when she says it.

[Neeranam]

My GF is picking up a rather nice Scottish accent to her English (matter of opinion of course) as well as some Scottish phrases ( which I hadn't realized I used that often). For example: That's awe right then! Nae bother! I'll be there the noo.. I've yet to get a Glasgow Kiss from her fortunately

I've never got a Glasgow kiss from ANY woman!!!

[kevvy]

i love my wife and she never says anything , i think is DAFT.

[FunFon]

Honey you wanna take another girl no palopHAM, but can only take one time OK, you go with same girl many time I cut off feed the ducks!

Oh and you pay me one thousand every time. . .

Not making this up I swear.

[Neeranam]

Honey you wanna take another girl no palopHAM, but can only take one time OK, you go with same girl many time I cut off feed the ducks!

Oh and you pay me one thousand every time. . .

Not making this up I swear.

lol I love your transliteration - palopHAM!

[saakura]

How could a Thai not undrestand pudding?

She understands pudding. The daft thing was that ice-cream is best cold.

Yes, perhaps that is what she meant when she yelled out that the ice cream is cold (meaning if you dont come down fast, it may get warm).

[Neeranam]

How could a Thai not undrestand pudding?

She understands pudding. The daft thing was that ice-cream is best cold.

Yes, perhaps that is what she meant when she yelled out that the ice cream is cold (meaning if you dont come down fast, it may get warm).

She's used to shouting 'your dinner's getting cold" and got confused.

[scorecard]

Do you never say things that she would think are daft?

[saakura]

Do you never say things that she would think are daft?

Yes, that is the question to ask.

[Neeranam]

Last week, when driving near Chumpae, going to Nam Nao(Phetchabun) she said "dtrong pai loei" when it was quite clearly signposted that Loei was the road to the right!

[I Like Thai]

Why do you call it "my pudding" when it was Ice Cream ?

[Neeranam]

Why do you call it "my pudding" when it was Ice Cream ?

The word "pudding" is also used as a synonym for the dessert course.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pudding

[rattler]

Last week, when driving near Chumpae, going to Nam Nao(Phetchabun) she said "dtrong pai loei" when it was quite clearly signposted that Loei was the road to the right!

But you need to tell Non Thai speakers that "dtrong pai" means "straight on" for the full effect.

[Almera]

Explaining to a Thai university graduate about the difference of speed of light and speed of sound when there was a thunder storm. I had hoped to teach her the trick of counting the time between the lightning and thunder to tell how far it was away.

Unfortunately she wasn't aware of either.

"See, due to the speed of light being much faster than the speed of sound, first you see it, then you hear it."

"No, no, you wrong."

"Er, no, I'm not."

"Yes, you wrong. Like airplane in the sky, you hear, then you look and see. Hear first, then see."

"Errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, well.................. ummmmmm........ I like kitty. I like Doreamon."

"Yayyyyyyy, I like kitty, I like Doraemon too."

Thai university graduate.

Edited March 23, 2013 by Almera

[rattler]

Explaining to a Thai university graduate about the difference of speed of light and speed of sound when there was a thunder storm. I had hoped to teach her the trick of counting the time between the lightning and thunder to tell how far it was away.

Unfortunately she wasn't aware of either.

"See, due to the speed of light being much faster than the speed of sound, first you see it, then you hear it."

"No, no, you wrong."

"Er, no, I'm not."

"Yes, you wrong. Like airplane in the sky, you hear, then you look and see. Hear first, then see."

"Errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, well.................. ummmmmm........ I like kitty. I like Doreamon."

"Yayyyyyyy, I like kitty, I like Doraemon too."

Thai university graduate.

grim eh? tells u a lot though!

[sbk]

Do you never say things that she would think are daft?

Yes, that is the question to ask.

and would make for a far more interesting thread than guys trying to prove how daft they think their wives are

and they say Amazing Thailand.

[fletchsmile]

In Thailand, be careful when you laugh at your wife's choices and decisions... and remember you're one of them

[geriatrickid]

An ex once remarked."You care more about the dog more than me."

Well, what can one say to that?

[chickenslegs]

Explaining to a Thai university graduate about the difference of speed of light and speed of sound when there was a thunder storm. I had hoped to teach her the trick of counting the time between the lightning and thunder to tell how far it was away.

Unfortunately she wasn't aware of either.

"See, due to the speed of light being much faster than the speed of sound, first you see it, then you hear it."

"No, no, you wrong."

"Er, no, I'm not."

"Yes, you wrong. Like airplane in the sky, you hear, then you look and see. Hear first, then see."

"Errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, well.................. ummmmmm........ I like kitty. I like Doreamon."

"Yayyyyyyy, I like kitty, I like Doraemon too."

Thai university graduate.

Are you sure she wasn't pulling your leg?

[tigerfish]

I once said to a Thai lady look at that beautiful full moon she looked at me and said "where?"

True

on returning back to the U. K. at the start of Autumn i met a Thai lady that had not been in the country all that long and whilst making polite conversation she asked. " why do you not take care of your trees ? they are all dying, i don't like your country very much ! "

then started to cry.

[Morakot]

I still don't understand why the OP does not appreciate:

• the effort of wife in making all that ice cream,
• making it faster than excepted
• and to top it all joyfully announces that it is already cold

I would not complain, but maybe that's just me.

[chickenslegs]

An ex once remarked."You care more about the dog more than me."

da-dogs-36.jpg

Well, what can one say to that?

Does that qualify as a daft remark?

Maybe, but only if you don't own a dog.