Light does not travel faster than sound in Thailand. Apparently.

[Happy Grumpy]

Was on my condo’s balcony with a Thai university graduate.

There was a large thunderstorm.

I said that you can roughly tell the distance of the lightning strike by counting the time between seeing the strike and hearing the thunder.

Because light travels faster than sound. You see the lightning first, and then because sound travels slower, you hear the thunder. You can count between them to estimate the distance of where the lightning struck.

No this was wrong, I was told.

I proffered that it wasn’t, and that it really is a scientific fact.

No, it isn’t, I was told. Light not travel faster than sound.

Okay, I was a bit silent at this, and not really sure where to go in the conversation, when she happily took control of it.

First you hear the plane, then see it.

Erm... what?

First you hear the plane in the sky.... then you look up and you see it.

First you hear, then you see.

Long silence.

Thank you for teaching me.

Welcome, ka.

[CharlieH]

Obviously it wasnt a "light" plane

[boomerangutang]

And some engineers think water flows uphill, judging from some jobs I've seen in Thailand, with storm sewers and culverts.

[arthurwait]

Breaking news. 90% of degrees from anywhere in the world now are in dumb A*** subjects and done by dumb A***** not just Thailand.

Just get another one from the queue of intelligent women queuing up at your door.

[KarenBravo]

Had a Thai girl swear that the big round object that was visible in the sky in the afternoon wasn't the moon because everyone knows that the moon is only present at night.

When asked what she thought it was, she said that she didn't know, but, it definitely wasn't the moon.

[richard_smith237]

You can't argue with stupid...

Dumb people are so unaware of what they don't know its nearly impossible to convince them otherwise.

[Happy Grumpy]

Just get another one from the queue of intelligent women queuing up at your door.

.... and there's the snide dig at the OP.... Didn't take long.

Sister in law's friend, as it happened.

[kotsak]

No wonder hocus pocus is big money down here..

[Happy Grumpy]

No wonder hocus pocus is big money down here..

You could almost go around saying that you have tomorrow's lottery winning numbers in your pocket, and will sell them for 50b each.

The queue would be a mile long.

[CharlieH]

I remember talking to a girl many years ago, I commented on the Moon, she asked "Whats the Moon like in your Country, do you have same ?"

[Happy Grumpy]

Bless.

[VBF]

Somebody once told me that Thai writing and Thai logic have a feature in common......they're both curly!

[dragonfly94]

Thai girl once asked me if solar power worked in other countries

[Pawpcorn]

Well, so, now you know... reality and Thainess.

This reminds me... just last week...

Teaching English Grammar (Present Perfect) to a 20 year old 2nd-Year Accounting Major...

Drew a diagram on the board (simple diagram showing the Time Line... and Present Perfect... so a box on the time line showing time in the past, until now.)

I said, and drew and wrote this next stuff ALL on the board...

"Ok the year now is 2015, right?" "Right."

"So George came to Thailand in 1983, ok?" "Ok."

"So... How many years has George been in Thailand?"

............................................long pause.....................................

"13 years?"

"No, just from the year 2000 to the year 2015 is 15 years.... Think it through..."

(and I repeated the situation and asked again...)

..........................................another long pause.........................

"I don't know."

"Really??? Ok, let's do the math...2015 minus 1983." (drew the math problem up on the board)

"What's the answer?"

........................................ another long pause.........................

"I don't know."

"Ok, well, 5 minus 3 is 2, and 11 minus 8 is 3, so the answer is 32 years."

(I couldn't help myself....asked her...) You're a 2nd year ACCOUNTING MAJOR???

I showed her the quick way to mentally figure the number of years from 2000 to 2015 (15, natch)

... and the number of years from 1983 to 2000 (17, natch)

...and showed her she could just add 15 and 17, to get the answer, 32...

I asked her where did she want to work? "Toyota"

"Why Toyota?" "Someone told me that's a nice place to work."

{thank God I drive a Nissan...}

[Anthony5]

I remember meeting a guy and his wife, both from my homecountry, in a bar in Pattaya several years ago and when they left I aid they could send an email next time they come over.

With a surprised face he replied. Oh they have email in Thailand also?

[VBF]

I remember meeting a guy and his wife, both from my homecountry, in a bar in Pattaya several years ago and when they left I aid they could send an email next time they come over.

With a surprised face he replied. Oh they have email in Thailand also?

Oh idiocy is certainly not unique to Thailand............. most places have a special way with it!

Why there is even a standard here

Edited April 30, 2015 by VBF

[konying]

Sitting down with loans officer as i want a loan for a big bike.

The bike i wanted is made by Taiwanese Company

He tells me, bank not lend money for foreign bikes, ONLY for Thai brand.

I was puzzled, so i asked what was the Thai brand and with a big green on his face, i was told Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki are ALL Thai brands.

I did try to explain, all of the above were Japanese, but were manufactured in Thailand,

However was interrupted and advised otherwise, Honda, Yamaha and Kawasaki are Thai brands,

Edited April 30, 2015 by konying

[Torrens54]

Obviously it wasnt a "light" plane

Must have been a Light Plane because it Floats in the Air, you Sirry falang!

[Stan42]

Are you bored or something or did you just want to test how much we remember from physics at school?

[marko kok prong]

Classic from some of my wife and her family include;

Electricity in Thailand different

Thailand is hottest country in world i told them it gets much hotter in Australia,they all shook their heads.

hair lice only exist in thailand

do we have dogs in our countries.

[KarenBravo]

Another damning indictment of the quality of education in this country.

[berybert]

Sometimes when I turn the light on in my room I can clap before the light appears. So I think your friend is right.

[HooHaa]

how is any of this different from meeting americans who are surprised to find out we have tv in canada?

[KarenBravo]

how is any of this different from meeting americans who are surprised to find out we have tv in canada?

The USA is the Thailand of the Americas?

[Gecko123]

When if comes to math and science, I'd be willing to bet that my step-daughter and her 11th grade classmates could run circles around 98% of the people on TVF forum.

[KarenBravo]

I very much doubt that.......

[rijb]

how is any of this different from meeting americans who are surprised to find out we have tv in canada?

But, they're all american channels.

[Gecko123]

I very much doubt that.......

This is from my step-daughter's 10th grade math workbook.

If you or anyone out there believes they can solve equations like this, I've got plenty of unsolved equations here I can send in order for you to prove it.

Not saying no one can, but I doubt I will be flooded with requests.

[Tonto21]

Never argue with an idiot....(No matter where they come from!!) They will wear you out and beat you on experience.

[arthurwait]

Sitting down with loans officer as i want a loan for a big bike.

The bike i wanted is made by Taiwanese Company

He tells me, bank not lend money for foreign bikes, ONLY for Thai brand.

I was puzzled, so i asked what was the Thai brand and with a big green on his face, i was told Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki are ALL Thai brands.

I did try to explain, all of the above were Japanese, but were manufactured in Thailand,

However was interrupted and advised otherwise, Honda, Yamaha and Kawasaki are Thai brands,

Snot ?