How To Embarrass Checkout Staff Messing Around With One Customer.

[samran]

jep shee? Where the hell do these people learn "Thai"? Doesnt your Mrs correct you or is she happy to see you make a fool of yourself?

I think this is completely self explanatory. My maid let me going around BKK for a week saying " Kanum Bang", which means sweet bread. Instead of saying "Kop Kunn Kapp" )Thank you.

Its like a one upmanship for them. She said she didnt want me to lose face. I said, I look a right t--t getting out of a taxi, shouting "sweet bread" at the taxi driver.

Kanum Bang simply means bread in Thai.

[homeownership]

jep shee? Where the hell do these people learn "Thai"? Doesnt your Mrs correct you or is she happy to see you make a fool of yourself?

I think this is completely self explanatory. My maid let me going around BKK for a week saying " Kanum Bang", which means sweet bread. Instead of saying "Kop Kunn Kapp" )Thank you.

Its like a one upmanship for them. She said she didnt want me to lose face. I said, I look a right t--t getting out of a taxi, shouting "sweet bread" at the taxi driver.

Kanum Bang simply means bread in Thai.

Well, there you go. Corrected I do stand.

[samran]

jep shee? Where the hell do these people learn "Thai"? Doesnt your Mrs correct you or is she happy to see you make a fool of yourself?

I think this is completely self explanatory. My maid let me going around BKK for a week saying " Kanum Bang", which means sweet bread. Instead of saying "Kop Kunn Kapp" )Thank you.

Its like a one upmanship for them. She said she didnt want me to lose face. I said, I look a right t--t getting out of a taxi, shouting "sweet bread" at the taxi driver.

Kanum Bang simply means bread in Thai.

Well, there you go. Corrected I do stand.

Sounds like you need to get some proper Thai lessons!

Relying on the maid isn't working for you!

[thaibeachlovers]

jep shee? Where the hell do these people learn "Thai"? Doesnt your Mrs correct you or is she happy to see you make a fool of yourself?

I think this is completely self explanatory. My maid let me going around BKK for a week saying " Kanum Bang", which means sweet bread. Instead of saying "Kop Kunn Kapp" )Thank you.

Its like a one upmanship for them. She said she didnt want me to lose face. I said, I look a right t--t getting out of a taxi, shouting "sweet bread" at the taxi driver.

Kanum Bang simply means bread in Thai.

My wife says "sweet bread" is kanom bang wan(g). On the phone to her, so not sure of the exact pronunciation.

[Rooo]

Off topic , bickering posts removed.

[Kananga]

I was in Tesco Lotus today. My children wanted to use the indoor playground. The girl who oversees this dept was stood in the corner next to the arcade games pretending to use a feather duster while chatting away on her mobile phone.

I was presented with two options.

1 - Stand in Tesco for 5 minutes without doing anything and then without warning start yawning loudly in front of everyone in the direction of the girl on the phone.

2 - Walk up to her and ask her if my children could use the playground now.

I went for the second option. Took all of 6 seconds to execute and I didn't embarrass myself in the process. Of course I missed the opportunity to get REVENGE on this young girl, but then I guess I'm not the vengeful type. Well not over non-issues anyway.

And how does your situation equate in any way to my OP?

How doesn't it equate to your OP?

It is exactly the same situation. Both of you were in a commercial area, not receiving the service you should be getting, because

the staff was busy with personal things, whilst being paid by their employers to do their jobs.

What is different is your reaction and Kanaga's.

He acted like the huge majority of reasonable people would act. Made his point and got things sorted out quickly.

You say you played some foolish act that supposedly made the staff lose face. I don't see how but that's beside the point. I can see how she

would have felt ashamed for you, but obviously you couldn't care less about that, so no winners on that one.

All in all, probably your reaction brought more positive results than Kanaga's, as his only got things sorted out quickly and yours I'm sure

gave a few people a good story to tell that evening about the ting-tong farang who did whatever.

Next time you may want to try air guitar!

Exactly. Couldn't have put it better myself. And thanks for the compliments.