Foreigners on buffaloes plow the way to restoring Thailand's public image

[tomyumchai]

What does "plow" mean???? It is not in my Oxford ENGLISH Dictionary.

well if it means the same as the headlines on a lot of xhamster videos then those foreigners would have got 20 years for beastiality should they have tried it...

[Gillyflower]

Thanks iReason. Very nice of you to answer. I on the other hand was guilty of sarcasm.

[Pattaya28]

This is 1 of the most humorous topics I ever read.

Also, just look at the expression of the guy in the background with white hat. I almost weed myself looking at his expression.

[outsider]

If you people were sincerely nice and not turn into a pile of scums once you're done with the smile and 'wai', you may no need to do these 'image restoration' exercises at all. You put the 'farangs' on the spot for everything, and then when tourist arrivals drop, you turn around and tell people how much you like 'farangs'. It's the same as the 'I Love Farangs' taxi stickers in BKK. Completely tasteless!

[Thai at Heart]

This was floated in my time there.

The mayor wanted a performance from farangs during songkran.

At least it got toned down a bit. Glad I am not on the internet chasing eels and riding buffaloes.

[herb59]

Farang repair the image of thailand?? something farangs fault??

of course they are welcomed to merry/bring money to a local lady. who else would do that, after having a baby with the first thai-man.

[kennypowers]

Haha, farang baannock ride buffalo.

Zero help for tourism but a day out of pure laughter for the locals.

[iReason]

OK we've had all the buffalo jokes, but please, honestly is there one member of this forum who has been solicited by a Thai woman for money because their buffalo was sick? It's usually family relatives that are in need of dire immediate medical attention.

Yes.

I have been.

Also, for the sick "brother".

It's all just standard textbook stuff that you hear when you first arrive here.

Later on, when I got focused, and my feet on the ground, I ended up with a rather smart lady.

She once told me a story about how the Kings People had visited her village. (Among others)

They offered a buffalo per family to till their fields.

They accepted the gifts graciously and thankfully.

Later on, they ate them...

[iReason]

If you people were sincerely nice and not turn into a pile of scums once you're done with the smile and 'wai', you may no need to do these 'image restoration' exercises at all. You put the 'farangs' on the spot for everything, and then when tourist arrivals drop, you turn around and tell people how much you like 'farangs'. It's the same as the 'I Love Farangs' taxi stickers in BKK. Completely tasteless!

[Thai at Heart]

Haha, farang baannock ride buffalo.

Zero help for tourism but a day out of pure laughter for the locals.

The governor floated the idea of getting farangs to go to schools to help with ASEAN too.

He was a little confused when he learnt that ASEAN didn't include European or north american countries.

[rollrunna]

you lie.. see?.. Buffalo not dead...

[EyesWideOpen]

Well farangs that donate money to assist the lazy families of bar girls are

referred to as buffaloes , so there is certainly a fair amount of irony in seeing a farang ride one around as part of some bizarre Thai promotion... :-)

[sappy]

When I owned a few buffaloes I, together with the local village kids used to ride them regularly. Lovely creatures.

My daughter loves riding the Buffalo. Is there no regulations about wearing a helmet while riding this fantastic beast. She has fallen off a few times. I would get angry with Burt the kwai but he is such a good kisser. Watch out pattaya ladies!

[ScotBkk]

OK we've had all the buffalo jokes, but please, honestly is there one member of this forum who has been solicited by a Thai woman for money because their buffalo was sick? It's usually family relatives that are in need of dire immediate medical attention.

Off topic slightly: Personally, I've contributed towards the costs of sick animals on many occasion especially, at Doncaster/Ascot and many other race meetings in the UK ...

[harrry]

I wonder why Costas did not have a stand selling badger milk feta. Or maybe the creature he has fallen in love with is one of the white buffaloes.