HerbalEd Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 If you have to ask what 555 and TIT is on this forum, then I think you need to get out more. What is there to discuss about it? Give the guy a break. Not everyone is as cool and Thai hip as you. 55555555 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skint Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Land of Sorrow 555 Sent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer666 Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 The number 5 in Thai is Ha, so when Thais text-speak they write 555 = Ha Ha Ha for laughter.I don't know about TIT though ( gonna have to look that up myself) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thommo46 Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 This is from another forum for the meaning of TiT. TIT has been around for years. It actually originated with the British Air Force and was called "tits-up" which meant the plane was inverted, which was bad news because that meant the plane had no navigation system left working and they were lost and going to crash when they ran out of fuel. Hence the phrase "we're tits-up over the English channel" or even worse for the bombers "we're tits-up over France/Germany". But the military being the military it flowed down through to the army and navy and of course different armies and navies who served or worked with the Brits and finally it was abbreviated "tits mate, tits" for anything that didn't really work or you knew it would go wrong.By the time the Americans were using Thailand as a base for their various "programs" during Vietnam and were looking for serving soldiers to be seconded to Thailand for "illegal" duty over or in Laos "TIT" had become the popular abbreviation for the posting when talking amongst other personnel. Phrases like "I'm going to TIT, better pay, better promotion, no rules" were commonplace. If you knew the thought process of the American serviceman he was hampered by "rules of engagement" and getting permission to even engage the enemy half the time, so he would volunteer to become part of the CIA's war in Laos where there were no rules and he would of course be based in TIT or tits-up, a country that things always go wrong in, because there were no real rules and everything was copied, badly I might add, and if it did work at the start it wouldn't work in the end.And the greeting once they landed at one of the US bases in Thailand was "welcome to TIT", a shake of the head and a rueful smile meant that nothing was right and if it was, it would go wrong in the future. And it did go wrong, just ask any of the "Blues" (infantry who rescued downed pilots in Laos, if the Viet Cong didn't "rescue" them first).And I suppose that some silly civilian who didn't understand the friendly banter between CIA paid soldiers thought they were talking about Thailand, which they were in a way, and they were talking about a welcome to Thailand and so it became This is Thailand, when in actual fact it was welcome to the disaster that will happen when everything goes "tits-up".That's the Reader's Digest version of TIT anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 ... Samlor......sam is thai for three....lor is wheels.....so tuk tuk with three wheels is a samlor... A tuk tuk with three wheels is still a bloody tuk tuk. A samlor is a pedal-powered tricycle. PS. Avoid 2-wheel tuk tuks. they aren't going anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgenon Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 This is "crying face" T-T 555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaben Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 (edited) 555 Been here for a while but really thought TIT meant "That Is That" meaning (to me) "that's what it is". In the final analysis basically the same meaning. 555+ BTW thanks for the new tidbit of knowledge Edited November 22, 2013 by metaben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
napawan28 Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 (edited) 555 = HA HA HA T^T, T_T, T.T, TT, lloll = Crying face Edited November 23, 2013 by napawan28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pomchop Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 ... Samlor......sam is thai for three....lor is wheels.....so tuk tuk with three wheels is a samlor... A tuk tuk with three wheels is still a bloody tuk tuk.A samlor is a pedal-powered tricycle. PS. Avoid 2-wheel tuk tuks. they aren't going anywhere. did you have anything to ADD......a samlor is actually EITHER a tuk tuk or a pedal powered trike....but yes most call the powered version a tuk tuk ...happy now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyFriend You Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 3 fives and a Breast You owe me a cup of coffee. I spilled mine on that one. I was going to say 'a pack of cigarettes and a breast...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notmyself Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Land of Shams A sham marriage or fake marriage is a marriage of convenience entered into with the intent of deceiving public officials or society about its purpose. Arranging or entering into such a marriage to deceive public officials is itself a separate violation of the law of some countries. While referred to as a "sham" or "fake" because of its motivation, the union itself is still legally valid if it conformed to the formal legal requirements for marriage in that country. After a period, a couple often divorces if the marriage is no longer useful. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sham_marriage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somsrisonphimai Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Apparently '555' is 'HaHaHa' - I'll leave it to the Thai speakers on the board to explain that one. 'TiT' is 'This is Thailand', and it's an ironic reference to the many contradictions which abound in the Land of Smiles. e.g. 'Low season - no customer - raise prices. TiT !' I think you are qualified to explain, 55555. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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