soihok Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Not limited to Thailand, but the whole of SE Asia. What's it about? Playing the water melon like a bongo. I feel embarrassed to have done it myself, not really knowing what I'm doing for apart from "having a thing" with a water melon. I think its a sub conscious sexual thing, slapping melons, kind of thing, in the middle of a supermarket. Anyway, just an observation that's all. Now tomorrow, make your way to a supermarket, road stall or field and knock them melons ...man> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot1988 Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 to choose a ripe one. suppose to choose the deepest sounding one afaik its not a very good metod. better way is to look at bottom. yellowish not white or greenish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soihok Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share Posted July 13, 2013 By looking at the bottom of the melon to see if the colour is different has nothing to do with slapping it. The deepest sound? Are you sure? I am convinced that shoppers are subconsciously enticed by the sight of "melons" and just give them a good old tap, then as they have already committed to this and realise "what the h#ll I am looking for", put on a face that shows that " I am a melon master". Hmm, works for most, but after observing this I'm quite amused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemoncake Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 By looking at the bottom of the melon to see if the colour is different has nothing to do with slapping it. The deepest sound? Are you sure? I am convinced that shoppers are subconsciously enticed by the sight of "melons" and just give them a good old tap, then as they have already committed to this and realise "what the h#ll I am looking for", put on a face that shows that " I am a melon master". Hmm, works for most, but after observing this I'm quite amused. No, it is about the sound.and only about the sound 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soihok Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share Posted July 13, 2013 Please elaborate. Is it the sound that gets shoppers going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot1988 Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 By looking at the bottom of the melon to see if the colour is different has nothing to do with slapping it. The deepest sound? Are you sure? I am convinced that shoppers are subconsciously enticed by the sight of "melons" and just give them a good old tap, then as they have already committed to this and realise "what the h#ll I am looking for", put on a face that shows that " I am a melon master". Hmm, works for most, but after observing this I'm quite amused. well, try slapping a unripe melon and ripe one you would know the difference 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soihok Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share Posted July 13, 2013 Yeeha. Slap that melon. Do you have any video or sound track to this. Normally fruit and veg look ripe or not ripe, don't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soihok Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share Posted July 13, 2013 Nothing to do with melons or Thailand, great song though. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll8KTae3AA0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot1988 Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 not really for melons. like the one below is unripe but skin color are pretty much the same as other ripe melons. in such extreme cases a simple slap would easily sort them out 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soihok Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share Posted July 13, 2013 Nice one, or, nice melons I should say. But what about the sound, and the issue of slapping melons in the supermarket, street or where ever melons grab your fancy, please elaborate in detail........really like your picture by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breadbin Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 I love melons, big and juicy. Love to slap and play with them. Firm must be firm. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soihok Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share Posted July 13, 2013 Ok, me too, but not in the supermarket or street. Way off in the field is a different story. I don't slap melons now, pretending I know what I'm looking for. If the melon looks ok, then the melon is ok......and that's from experience mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soihok Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share Posted July 13, 2013 I live in Kuala Lumpur, not a million miles away from Thailand. I went to a local supermarket on the way back from work today, not an expensive expat oriented one (although they are the best ones) but very local. I observed many people slapping melons there, I bought one that a lady put back. When I got home I opened up this melon and it was great, so, I would say that the lady didn't know her melons or was just "having the crack, with the melons at the supermarkets expense". Who knows......I don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 I was taught to do it when I was a kid and called 'thumping'. And that was in the US so not exclusively an Asian thing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soihok Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share Posted July 13, 2013 Hmm, thumping melons. It sounds quite cool really. It certainly appeals to shoppers, I thought tapping or slapping was more, well, considerate as most shoppers "thump" the melons on display, then put them back for the next shopper to thump. Forgive me if I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soihok Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share Posted July 13, 2013 Thumping Melons sounds like a good name for a band, by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonobo Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Pretty much every grocer, chef, housewife, BBQ king, whatever, who I know thumps a melon to check it before buying it. I sure do. This is done in Thailand, Japan, Korea, and the US, and I would imagine it is done in more places--I just haven't had the opportunity to observe it in those other places. I don't slap it per se, though, as the sound of the slap would interfere with the resonation from inside the melon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jombom Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Slapping a melon will tell you if the seeds are rattling, which means it's ripe ---- Simple really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soihok Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share Posted July 13, 2013 Rattling Seeds and Thumping Melons,,,,all by fondling and slapping in markets. Interesting in deed.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDeyF1i5qqM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soihok Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share Posted July 13, 2013 Its still an urban myth and collective "thump" in the supermarket . Happy slapping, tapping and thumping them there melons. This music is in no way connected to melons, maam. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRBIx2FO-fk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetCowboy Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 I can't imagine anyone I know putting up with shoppers slapping their melons. Nor squeezing their peaches, or tasting their strawberries. I suppose I am lucky I have led a sheltered life SC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soihok Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share Posted July 13, 2013 (edited) Happy shopping, slapping melons at the fruit and veg section. Don't call me sir, call me Frankie Edited July 13, 2013 by soihok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetCowboy Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 (edited) frankie.jpg Happy shopping, slapping melons at the fruit and veg section. Don't call me sir, call me Frankie I wasn't going to call you Edited July 13, 2013 by StreetCowboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soihok Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share Posted July 13, 2013 Its dare! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAOR6ib95kQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soihok Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share Posted July 13, 2013 There has got to be a way. Burning down the house. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNnAvTTaJjM&list=RD02RR08EBkuIyY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songhua Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 I can't imagine anyone I know putting up with shoppers slapping their melons. Nor squeezing their peaches, or tasting their strawberries. I suppose I am lucky I have led a sheltered life SC Some of them don't like their cherries being taken either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetCowboy Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 I can't imagine anyone I know putting up with shoppers slapping their melons. Nor squeezing their peaches, or tasting their strawberries. I suppose I am lucky I have led a sheltered life SC Some of them don't like their cherries being taken either. Would you rather a cherry or a clam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattayadingo Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Nice firm buttocks melons, need a good slap every now and again, but not too hard or you will bruise the fruit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 I do it when they misbehave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soihok Posted July 14, 2013 Author Share Posted July 14, 2013 Thumping melons. Next time I'm down the shop or market I'll take some time to try to thump out a ripe and unripe melon. This may lead to me be escorted out of the shop or market though. Wish me luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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