Sometimes posters write "songtel" to describe the red pickup/taxis that blow black smoke around CM.

I wonder where that term came from. I know them as song taew.

saawngR thaaeoR [literally, "two rows"] the pickup truck with benches in the rear which is used as a taxi

Anyone?

Ah, you don't come on here much do you, or you would know.

It's a well known name on this forum.

But you'll need to do your own research.

Gosh, thanks a lot, uptheos! I guess we can close this thread now, right?

Gosh, thanks a lot, uptheos! I guess we can close this thread now, right?

I think so.

LOL. Thais call them rot daeng usually.

LOL. Thais call them rot daeng usually.

Ah but Songtel is catching on.

Development takes time.

What do they call the red trucks that have two benches in the back that you can sit on but they don't blow black smoke?

Dear Dolly, do you really think it is a question of proper spelling?

More proof that it is actually confusing to people when common Thai words are raped in this way.

(So.. let's keep doing it! )

Any language in which local words are phoneticised and written in Anglo script--incurs confusion.

We all know it's the word for 2 Rows of Seats--but some foreigners don't hear so good--not a big problem.

What do they call the red trucks that have two benches in the back that you can sit on but they don't blow black smoke?

A non-Thai songthaew.

Dear Dolly, do you really think it is a question of proper spelling?

haybilly hit the nail right on the head when he said

"phoneticised and written in Anglo script--incurs confusion"

That plus the fact that loss of hearing can be selective and your ear will not pick out certain sounds. While no problem with others.

Then you get people like me who can't spell worth a dam to begin with translate another language into English using I believe it is called the Roman alphabet or some thing like that and you have a real mess.

I think uptheos was referring to me and my answer to him was some thing like I have a lot of other spellings for it. It is not a big deal to me as you understood the spelling I used.

When I post I post to say some thing many different things. Some Very good some to take up idle time. I never post to impress people with my spelling ability or grammar. Thank God/Buddha/Allah for spell check some times it betrays me and I have to rewrite a sentence.

"Songtel" is Hello Dolly's own personel way of spelling "songthaew" but it has become sort of a tradition to spell it that way on the Chiang Mai forum.

re

I think uptheos was referring to me and my answer to him was some thing like I have a lot of other spellings for it

our uptheos ? ... nahh .. he wouldnt

song songs next ?

just joshin ... dave2