benalibina Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Sorry seems to be the hardest word What do I got to do to make you love me What do I got to do to make you care What do I do when lightening strikes me And awake to find that you are not there What do I got to do to make you want me What do I got to do to be heard what do I say when it's all over (baby) Sorry seems to be the hardest word It's sad so sad It's a sad sad situation And it's getting more and more absurd It's sad so sad Why can't we talk it over Oh, it seems to me that sorry seems to be the hardest word What do I do to make you want me What do I got to do to be heard What do I do say when it's all over Sorry seems to be the hardest word what do I do to make you love me what do I got to do to be heard What do I do when lightening strikes me What have I got to do? (2x) When sorry seems to be the hardest word... As the songtext indicates the word...sorry.. is hard to say for many people all over the world. A truly meant ...sorry...can stop any conflict and be the start of building something new. What is the reason that in thailand it is even harder to hear the word...sorry ? Saying sorry is a strength and not a weakness IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post baboon Posted April 9, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2014 Because nobody is ever wrong in Thailand? 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wooloomooloo Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 At 2217h on a Wednesday evening this is the tonic to send me on my way to slumber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mossfinn Posted April 9, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2014 To the OP, don't know what company you keep, but I hear 'sorry' all the time. To Baboon, I hear the same statement everywhere, no one is ever wrong, except those that state it, I hear both sides of the same Baht/Sterling/Dollar of the same recurring theme, I just don't apportion it to a Race, but to the Person. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Moved to pub. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MAJIC Posted April 9, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2014 (edited) "What is the reason that in thailand it is even harder to hear the word...sorry" ? Sorry = Loss of Face! Edited April 9, 2014 by MAJIC 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinChaweng Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Solly Sent from my GT-N7100 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thailiketoo Posted April 10, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2014 We know. We know. Give it a rest. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somchaismith Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 (edited) I've a few nice local friends, who'll say sorry if they've made a mistake towards others. However, I know of a lot of people, including foreigners, who won't say sorry. I think it's got do with attitude and strength of character. On the other hand I know of a coarse person who's always flying off the handle and abusing people. Then he thinks that he can compensate for these repeated infractions with, 'I'm sorry'. Edited April 10, 2014 by somchaismith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thongkorn Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Here is a start "sia_chi", try it out next time on some Thai person. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ezzra Posted April 11, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2014 Here is a start "sia_chi", try it out next time on some Thai person. Sia Jai actually mean pity, not sorry, Kho-Thot is the right word to say I'm sorry or excuse me... 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abhaya Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Face = misplaced pride. My ex girlfriend's eldest brother shot her youngest brother because the younger one hired some thugs to give him a beating. The older brother was on the run for several years until the cops caught up with him. The younger brother offered to drop the charges against if he got down on his knees and kowtowed in traditional Thai style and apologized. Older brother refused got 17 years and left his pregnant wife and 8 year old daughter to fend for themselves. Pretty <deleted> stupid on the older brother's part. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Always18 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Because nobody is ever wrong in Thailand? Exactly. Saying sorry is an admission of some wrongdoing and as Thais are brought up to believe that they can only ever do, think and say good things, then it follows that they cannot say the S word which would result in a severe loss of face........................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seancbk Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Here is a start "sia_chi", try it out next time on some Thai person. Sia Jai actually mean pity, not sorry, Kho-Thot is the right word to say I'm sorry or excuse me... Your transliteration might make it hard for people to know how to say the phrase. I'd write it as Kor Tord. And I hear it being said by Thais a lot. Particularly during rush hour on the BTS, although in that case its being used as its other meaning which is "Excuse me". Very useful phrase to know! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 QUOTE: [What is the reason that in thailand it is even harder to hear the word...sorry ?] Because they say Kot Hoat ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spidermike007 Posted April 11, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2014 Saying sorry is simply an act of humility. It is a way to admit wrongdoing. Some people simply do not have the character to do so. Sorry also requires a little bit of introspection, to see that you were wrong. Some Thai people cannot introspect. "Saving face" is the exact opposite of introspection. It is an act of great, profound weakness, and is the opposite of growth, spiritual development, or any sort of positive behavior. Face is the act of a human who cannot analyze himself, and who does not consider, nor think about what he does or says. Face is living your life in such a way as to go backwards, and not forward. Face is an abomination. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morakot Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godden Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I hear it every day countless times, sorry i take all your money honey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc46 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 WHY <WHY < cause> no one gives a ,F,U,C,K, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc46 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I hear it every day countless times, sorry i take all your money honey AND that with a smile )((: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterphil Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Because this is Thailand and they speak Thai, not English. Listen for "koo toot". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Estrada Posted April 11, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2014 Not true... The Thais say sorry in Thai and English a lot more than foreigners. I suggest you learn Thai. There are numerous words expressing various degrees of being sorry. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxteen Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I know a friend and his nick name was sorry....he got that when he was with his friends at party and sudden he dropped a fart and was loud, he said sorry.So his nick name stay as today..everyone laughs with the fart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushroomdave Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 (edited) Not just here my friend. I was in Taiwan for 14.5 years and never heard the word........those people don't even know the definition !!!! Edited April 11, 2014 by mushroomdave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a99az Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Yes, just wish my wife could understand that it OK to say sorry. But sadly I don't think she ever will. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maswov Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 When you admit you are wrong you lose face in this culture. Saving face is one of the most important aspects of Thai society, however you will find people in every culture that do not like to admit they are wrong. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko kok prong Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Sorry,i don't agree. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KonaRain Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Our local hostess pretented to forgive by saying, no one is 100%. No one is perfect I would say.. no loss of face for her..she got me later, she got me good..I deserved it though.. alohz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxo1947 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I think there is some real......SORRY...Farangs on here.....maybe the post should be moved to the ....."How do I stop Drinking" Forum..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickylies Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 this post should be: What is the reason that so many farang in Thailand don't get it and will never get it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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