Popular Post Lite Beer Posted August 22, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted August 22, 2013 Five things farang men must stop wearingBy Prae Sakaowan Cultural differences, language barriers, Bangkok maps: these are all things farangs struggle with on a regular basis. As a result they can be forgiven if they're not always, er, fashionable.That said, there is one thing, a line if you will, that is so consistently crossed and done with such impunity, that I feel like we Thais must speak out. I refer to, of course, the farang fashion faux pas. Farang men, in particular, seem to almost relish flaunting their lack of taste in our faces.Gentlemen, take note: if you want to look good, these are things you should never wear:5. Fisherman pantsThese are comfortable. No one will argue with you there. And if you're living on Khaosan Road, eating only Pad Thai and hooked up to an IV of cheap Chang they're a required uniform.Unfortunately, it is just a fact that the only group of Bangkok residents who actually wear fisherman pants and pull it off are the Chinese grandpas in Yaowarat. When you, dear farang, sport a pair it says, “Help me. I’m homeless.”4. Baggy Pants We understand your career as a freelance DJ is going great and that you can’t wait to tell your friends back home about how you’re so cool in “BKK”. But why does that mean you're compelled to make an anti-fashion statement by exposing your underwear? It's not attractive and the 1990s are (thankfully) long gone. Pull up your pants, boys. Read More: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2013/08/22/five-things-farang-men-must-stop-wearing -- Coconuts Bangkok 2013-08-22 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chooka Posted August 22, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted August 22, 2013 I must admit I have never seen farangs wandering around in Fisherman pants and I would prefer if fat old men wore baggy pants than skin tight lycra. Maybe Thai's prefer their farang this way. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Shot Posted August 22, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted August 22, 2013 40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HeijoshinCool Posted August 22, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted August 22, 2013 I'm just thankful that most people actually wear clothes. Any kind of clothes. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post yussiesamui Posted August 22, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted August 22, 2013 As a "Farang" I really would like to read the rest of the article, but the link is dead and the whole bangkok.coconut.co seems to be down! PS. I already changed my pants, and eager to know more... 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stoneyboy Posted August 22, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted August 22, 2013 Must be German. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post WitawatWatawit Posted August 22, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted August 22, 2013 pony tail, tats, leather vests on a 60yo on a Harley. One thing they should wear, though, is suncream 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dahinni Posted August 22, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted August 22, 2013 Must be German. or brit 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lomatopo Posted August 22, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted August 22, 2013 It's amazing that so many men take an interest in what other men are wearing? Must all be metrosexuals? I confess I don't really pay that much attention. And what are "fisherman pants"? I assume they are not waders? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kerryd Posted August 22, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted August 22, 2013 Do beached Russian whales in microscopic Speedos make the list ? 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guemlum Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Thank god I fall into none of those categories :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chooka Posted August 22, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted August 22, 2013 Must be German. or brit definitely not aussie. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooka Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 It's amazing that so many men take an interest in what other men are wearing? Must all be metrosexuals? I confess I don't really pay that much attention. And what are "fisherman pants"? I assume they are not waders? Fishermen's pants are those long rubber pants with the built in gumboots all one piece. You see the guys working on the trawlers wearing them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post frankwhite Posted August 22, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted August 22, 2013 Man purses...please stop wearing man purse guys unless u need them to carry your manpons 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeijoshinCool Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 It's amazing that so many men take an interest in what other men are wearing? Must all be metrosexuals? I confess I don't really pay that much attention. And what are "fisherman pants"? I assume they are not waders? Fishermen's pants are those long rubber pants with the built in gumboots all one piece. You see the guys working on the trawlers wearing them Uh, no. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tchooptip Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Must be German. or brit Maybe he have two passports? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooka Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 It's amazing that so many men take an interest in what other men are wearing? Must all be metrosexuals? I confess I don't really pay that much attention. And what are "fisherman pants"? I assume they are not waders? Fishermen's pants are those long rubber pants with the built in gumboots all one piece. You see the guys working on the trawlers wearing them Uh, no. No??? Well what sort of pants do fishermen wear then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 I wear fisherman pants all the time in and around the house. Going out I would not of course that is just crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 It's amazing that so many men take an interest in what other men are wearing? Must all be metrosexuals? I confess I don't really pay that much attention. And what are "fisherman pants"? I assume they are not waders? Fishermen's pants are those long rubber pants with the built in gumboots all one piece. You see the guys working on the trawlers wearing them Er, one may wish to read this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_fisherman_pants And yes, Thai fishermen do wear them (I do not). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HeijoshinCool Posted August 22, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted August 22, 2013 It's amazing that so many men take an interest in what other men are wearing? Must all be metrosexuals? I confess I don't really pay that much attention. And what are "fisherman pants"? I assume they are not waders? Fishermen's pants are those long rubber pants with the built in gumboots all one piece. You see the guys working on the trawlers wearing them Uh, no. No??? Well what sort of pants do fishermen wear then? Well, this is my fishing partner, in my pair of Thai Fisherman's pants. I don't wear them much anymore, they look better on her. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantSmith Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 (edited) These fishermans pants are those pants that are tied up around your waste from back to front... Like a one-size-fits-all number that you tie around your waste... Super comfy for around the house wear... But you'd look like a right dick if you were wearing them outside trying to get your "thai" on... EDIT: Like the one in HeijoshinCool's picture... Edited August 22, 2013 by GrantSmith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kudel Posted August 22, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted August 22, 2013 So nice to see the fashion police is out in full force once again,What the hell do i care how other people dress. The author of that piece should try walking around in Bangkok in a three piece suit all day and write an article about that. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post theblether Posted August 22, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted August 22, 2013 (edited) You see some hippy looking dudes going about in fisherman pants, some of them suit them, but there are some atrocious eye damaging abominations out there. I caught it on Facebook a while ago before the site went down. They were talking about guys wearing these wife beaters, and I personally can't stand them. I've seen myself standing in decent restaurants and clubs and guys wander in wearing them, shorts and flip flops. At best they're day wear, of an evening smarten up a bit. I saw a guy in Hotshots ( a cabaret bar, decent mainly Thai crowd ) wander in wearing a grey wife beater, shorts and flip flops. His pals were dressed the same way, where he stood out was he was hairier than a silver back gorilla. I was repulsed, the Thais I was with were boaking, his hairy arms matted with sweat. It was disgusting. As far as I'm concerned it was the doormen to blame, they should be knocking guys dressed like that back. If your going out at night at least put on a smart casual shirt / polo shirt and dress shorts at least. I've guys who are overweight like men can be smart looking, and in Thailand it's not hard, not expensive for slimmer guys to dress sharp. Ideal day wear for many, atrocious evening wear in a club. Edited August 22, 2013 by theblether 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Just like some people can wear singlets and others cannot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 As a "Farang" I really would like to read the rest of the article, but the link is dead and the whole bangkok.coconut.co seems to be down! PS. I already changed my pants, and eager to know more... Give it a try now, I fixed the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mca Posted August 22, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted August 22, 2013 The ones that had me mentally shaking my head were the 2 obese blokes I saw in Korat strolling around in "Pattaya Muff Divers Club" and "Sex Instructor - First Lesson Free" T-shirts, with a couple of rough as <deleted> skanky birds clip clopping and braying like donkeys behind them as the "lads" screwed me up. I've seen more culture under my ****skin. . 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignis Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 (edited) 4. Baggy Pants Somehow think they look better than this Edited August 22, 2013 by ignis 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai at Heart Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 You see some hippy looking dudes going about in fisherman pants, some of them suit them, but there are some atrocious eye damaging abominations out there. I caught it on Facebook a while ago before the site went down. They were talking about guys wearing these wife beaters, and I personally can't stand them. I've seen myself standing in decent restaurants and clubs and guys wander in wearing them, shorts and flip flops. At best they're day wear, of an evening smarten up a bit. I saw a guy in Hotshots ( a cabaret bar, decent mainly Thai crowd ) wander in wearing a grey wife beater, shorts and flip flops. His pals were dressed the same way, where he stood out was he was hairier than a silver back gorilla. I was repulsed, the Thais I was with were boaking, his hairy arms matted with sweat. It was disgusting. As far as I'm concerned it was the doormen to blame, they should be knocking guys dressed like that back. If your going out at night at least put on a smart casual shirt / polo shirt and dress shorts at least. I've guys who are overweight like men can be smart looking, and in Thailand it's not hard, not expensive for slimmer guys to dress sharp. Ideal day wear for many, atrocious evening wear in a club. The embassy consular waiting room had a few last week. And they wonder why possibly the staff may get a little tired of explaining why the honey on their might need some paper work to visit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanno Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Excellent article and oh so true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tingtongfarang Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 It's amazing that so many men take an interest in what other men are wearing? Must all be metrosexuals? I confess I don't really pay that much attention. And what are "fisherman pants"? I assume they are not waders? Fishermen's pants are those long rubber pants with the built in gumboots all one piece. You see the guys working on the trawlers wearing them Er, one may wish to read this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_fisherman_pants And yes, Thai fishermen do wear them (I do not). Not sure why but since some years i got into the habit of wearing them to bed, never outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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