However I certainly wouldnt use swear words with people you don't know, good end up dreadfully wrong. unsure.gif

I would(and have)if they insult me. Wouldn't you stand up for yourself in another country?Sure, there have been some 'incidents' - don't you have any sense of pride?

QUOTE(jdinasia @ 2006-09-14 14:16:30) *

It certainly shows where someone learned their Thai language .... kinda sad really

History and language are what they are. Nothing sad about understanding them. What's sad are folks who feel a need to swear.

What's sad about learning Thai in a bar, or on the street?

It's real life!

I was in a bar in Sukhumvit on Wednesday night...when this 25 year old English guy (a right bulshi****) started swearing in Thai, with a bit of Loas and Khymer thrown in for good measure...Some of the bargirls found it funny...some certainly did not...

One girl who is a good friend of mine, said to him..."don't speak like that...I wasn't brought up by my family to speak to people like that..."

Who says b/gs are all the same???

What's sad about learning Thai in a bar, or on the street?

It's real life!

True in a way.

However to Thais it shows where you live your life.

Which, in this case, is not something you should advertise.

Patrick

QUOTE(Neeranam @ 2006-09-15 11:48:14) *

What's sad about learning Thai in a bar, or on the street?

It's real life!

True in a way.

However to Thais it shows where you live your life.

Which, in this case, is not something you should advertise.

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Patrick

How one 'used to' live their life.

Obviously I wouldn't use that type of Thai in the RBSC or similar place.

When speaking to the woman when I'm buying my somtam, I change my language.

I think Thais respect being able to use both - even the 'hoity toity' ones, they usually find it funny and are intruiged.

Speaking in 'proper' Thai, especially in my part of Thailand would sound silly - I think it similar to how an Asian gentleman, who speaks the Queen's English, would be recieved if walking into the Woolies in Leith. Even an Englishman gets the p*** taken if he speaks with a plum in his mouth.

Kreng Jai (bad phonetics, sorry I can't write Thai)

Use the language that you are comfortable with, with the people you are comfortable with.... otherwise have some respect.

If you would like to have an article in a newspaper about you...... say the first thing that comes into your head....... (it was probably lonely anyway )

Would like to learn how to swear in thai. Some light phrases, and also some harder, when u really mean it. Just dont mix´em up..

SWEAR = Sa-bann =สาบาน

Mostly Thais need swearing in some events such as "Man swears to love woman till he die if in the future he change his heart he swear" ขอให้ฟ้าผ่าตาย."= Kor-Hai-Fah_Pah_Tie=(die by the tunder)

We swear at the temple, sprit house or etc. respected places.

SWEAR and Promise are using as the same time as called " สัญญา สาบาน" "Sun-ya..Sa-Bann"=Promise..Swear

The promising first and follows with swearing.

Example... I promise to love you, only you and for ever but if I forget my promising I SWEAR "I will stay like a deadly person in the suffering life. or die suddenly in the minute if I change my mind from you.

Kreng Jai =เกรงใจ