salavan Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 why do thai's always refere to this store as lotus never tesco is it because they unwittingly only acknowlege the thai 51% stake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post David48 Posted February 16, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2014 (edited) I will awake all night contemplating your meaningful question. Surely, the correct answer will make my stay in Thailand a much richer and rewarding experience. Yes Mods ... I know ... I'll get my coat. ... EDITED ... Why do we call a Mercedes Benz by the name Mercedes or Mercs ... when the Thais call it a Benz? We call Bang Bank Notes 'Notes' ... but the Thais do not. Weighty questions indeed ... Grabbing my Hat as well ... Edited February 16, 2014 by David48 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitsune Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I actually wondered about that too I figured Tesco, being difficult to pronounce : teSco, the S in the middle is hard for Thais, they say Tetko Or it could just be a translation thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitsune Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 (edited) I will awake all night contemplating your meaningful question. Surely, the correct answer will make my stay in Thailand a much richer and rewarding experience. Yes Mods ... I know ... I'll get my coat. ... Well it is yet another source of misunderstanding for us people who don't have a Thai spouse, like yourself, spoiled that you are not to have to struggle daily with the lingo Edited February 16, 2014 by Kitsune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salavan Posted February 16, 2014 Author Share Posted February 16, 2014 I will awake all night contemplating your meaningful question. Surely, the correct answer will make my stay in Thailand a much richer and rewarding experience. Yes Mods ... I know ... I'll get my coat. ... EDITED ... Why do we call a Mercedes Benz by the name Mercedes or Mercs ... when the Thais call it a Benz? We call Bang Bank Notes 'Notes' ... but the Thais do not. Weighty questions indeed ... Grabbing my Hat as well ... my dear david did anyone ever tell you that sarcasm is the lowest form of wit but still quite funny 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I will awake all night contemplating your meaningful question. Surely, the correct answer will make my stay in Thailand a much richer and rewarding experience. Yes Mods ... I know ... I'll get my coat. ... Well it is yet another source of misunderstanding for us people who don't have a Thai spouse, like yourself, spoiled that you are not to have to struggle daily with the lingo Oh Miss Kitsune, thou does presume too much. I am a single man, fancy and free. No wedding band on me ... Since you bought up the subject of relationships ... maybe an opportunity to discuss the relative merits if the TESCO LOTUS naming thingie with the OP over a ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitsune Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I will awake all night contemplating your meaningful question. Surely, the correct answer will make my stay in Thailand a much richer and rewarding experience. Yes Mods ... I know ... I'll get my coat. ... Well it is yet another source of misunderstanding for us people who don't have a Thai spouse, like yourself, spoiled that you are not to have to struggle daily with the lingo Oh Miss Kitsune, thou does presume too much. I am a single man, fancy and free. No wedding band on me ... Since you bought up the subject of relationships ... maybe an opportunity to discuss the relative merits if the TESCO LOTUS naming thingie with the OP over a ... What ?? What happened to shrimp farm girl ? Am I mistaken? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 OH ... the OP (from memory) is actually a little incorrect with his assumption. I seem to remember the words 'TESCO LOTUS Radio' used as the In-House music identifier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I call it lotus too.. I am not Thai.. But we never had a Tesco where i came from and Lotus just sounds better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseFrank Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 In fact they call it Lotat instead of lotus, and as far as I know it is 100% British owned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitsune Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Lotus where I come from refers to loo paper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somsrisonphimai Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I call it lotus too.. I am not Thai.. But we never had a Tesco where i came from and Lotus just sounds better. No, the original store was Lotus before Tesco came to the picture. Thais get used to call Lotus and never bother to call it otherwise. It is still Lotus anyway. Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I call it lotus too.. I am not Thai.. But we never had a Tesco where i came from and Lotus just sounds better. No, the original store was Lotus before Tesco came to the picture. Thais get used to call Lotus and never bother to call it otherwise. It is still Lotus anyway. Yep ... that's what miss shrimp girl calls it in conversation with other Thais. though, we have a standing saying of 'Let's go TESCO' ... which means usually, let's leave the Farm now.. Sort of like saying ... Let's blow Joe Let's make like a Baby and head out. etc etc ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitsune Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I call it lotus too.. I am not Thai.. But we never had a Tesco where i came from and Lotus just sounds better. No, the original store was Lotus before Tesco came to the picture. Thais get used to call Lotus and never bother to call it otherwise. It is still Lotus anyway. Yep ... that's what miss shrimp girl calls it in conversation with other Thais. though, we have a standing saying of 'Let's go TESCO' ... which means usually, let's leave the Farm now.. Sort of like saying ... Let's blow Joe Let's make like a Baby and head out. etc etc ... So Miss Shrimp is still in the picture but you consider yourself as a "single man fancy and free" and invite other women out ? That is 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitsune Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I call it lotus too.. I am not Thai.. But we never had a Tesco where i came from and Lotus just sounds better. No, the original store was Lotus before Tesco came to the picture. Thais get used to call Lotus and never bother to call it otherwise. It is still Lotus anyway. Yep ... that's what miss shrimp girl calls it in conversation with other Thais. though, we have a standing saying of 'Let's go TESCO' ... which means usually, let's leave the Farm now.. Sort of like saying ... Let's blow Joe Let's make like a Baby and head out. etc etc ... So Miss Shrimp is still in the picture but you consider yourself as a "single man fancy and free" and you openly ask other women out ? That is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wym Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 sensible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJIC Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 In fact they call it Lotat instead of lotus, and as far as I know it is 100% British owned. Not 100% British owned by a long chalk! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesco_Lotus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickylies Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 (edited) they say lotAs ... and they also say "sewen" and never seven-eleven... in fact i have the impression they don't even know about the eleven part ;-) Edited February 17, 2014 by stickylies 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planemad Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Cos TESCO just sounds too like JUSCO. Many taxi drivers have got it wrong in the past, so LOTUS seems the best way to avoid the confusion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Aforek Posted February 17, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2014 They say "lotat" because in thai, no syllabe finish with " s" in speaking, always with "t " (it's written "s" but pronounced "t" ) ; they know seven eleven, but they like to speak short, so they say " seven ", like CJ express, they say " see tjae " 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseFrank Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 In fact they call it Lotat instead of lotus, and as far as I know it is 100% British owned. Not 100% British owned by a long chalk! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesco_Lotus Where in your link does it say anything about the share structure of Tesco - Lotus ? Ek-Chai distribution is also owned by Tesco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie61 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 rotut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i claudius Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Funny ,but my wife always calls it Tesco and she is Thai ,so does our son ,i will have to ask them why they dont call it lotus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wym Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 In fact they call it Lotat instead of lotus, and as far as I know it is 100% British owned. Not 100% British owned by a long chalk! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesco_Lotus Where in your link does it say anything about the share structure of Tesco - Lotus ? Ek-Chai distribution is also owned by Tesco. Yes, their partnership with CP ended some years ago, Tesco bought their shares believe now 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnie Brasco Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 rotut lo-TUTT "Sometimes, 'fuggedabowdit' just means fuggedabowdit." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suradit69 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 (edited) I actually wondered about that too I figured Tesco, being difficult to pronounce : teSco, the S in the middle is hard for Thais, they say Tetko Or it could just be a translation thing I also wonder why farangs refer to the largest city in Thailand as Bangkok or, for the really clever, as Krung Thep, Why not the proper name: "Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit." http://www.omg-facts.com/History/The-real-name-of-Bangkok-is-the-longest/51705 Maybe the same reason persons of a certain nationality speak of the "telly" or "tummy" or "wind." Spelling and pronouncing television, stomach or abdomen, and flatulence are too challenging. Edited February 17, 2014 by Suradit69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Briggsy Posted February 17, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2014 When I was a child, there was a supermarket in my town in the UK called Kwik Save. Some posters will remember it. It was colloquially known as The Kwikkie. Just to be different, I decided to refer to it as The Savie. After a while, this offended some of the villagers. They downed their hoes. After holding a meeting, they confronted me and insisted I desist in using the 'wrong' term. I held firm. They wrapped me in brown paper and string and posted me to Thailand. I have been stuck here ever since. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aforek Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 (edited) rotut lo-TUTT "Sometimes, 'fuggedabowdit' just means fuggedabowdit." You are right , there are two consonnants , so it's lo-tutt( separation between the two syllabes ) above, I said "lotat" and "seejae ", because english is not my language, so I am not very at ease with english phonetics ( in French, we would say " lo-tat" for Lotus ( thai way ) and " si-tyê " for CJ ( thai way ) express Edited February 17, 2014 by Aforek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Actually, back in my single days ... I almost missed a date with a nice Lassie. After arranging to meet her at the BTS ... she said she was there, but it was a busy station, and for the life of me ... couldn't spot her. A phone call ensued ... she said she was at the '7' ... I said that's nice ... but we agreed to '7.30'. Mai, Mai ... seeeveeen ... oh ... what is that? Long story short ... found her eventually. For those interested, twas BMFG (before MFG) ... Current conversation ... (to MFG) ... yes honey ... washing those diapers now. No honey ... I not play Thai Visa ... . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitsune Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Actually, back in my single days ... I almost missed a date with a nice Lassie. After arranging to meet her at the BTS ... she said she was there, but it was a busy station, and for the life of me ... couldn't spot her. A phone call ensued ... she said she was at the '7' ... I said that's nice ... but we agreed to '7.30'. Mai, Mai ... seeeveeen ... oh ... what is that? Long story short ... found her eventually. PB150282 LR.JPG For those interested, twas BMFG (before MFG) ... Current conversation ... (to MFG) ... yes honey ... washing those diapers now. No honey ... I not play Thai Visa ... . So you left the farm ??? Where do you live now ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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