Some of the The clichés and false arguments you see on ThaiVisa...

[KarenBravo]

I must say I'm hugely pleased with this post; many of the subsequent replies have confirmed exactly what I observed. (BTW - it took 15 minutes to concoct)

Ir has illustrated the preponderance of really shallow thought, which unfortunately extends to some major problems facing Thailand or even the world today.

Magnacarta summed it up perfectly in his first comment......

"You have proved your point by the first 3 replies"

Absolutely true!

the rest (mostly) was just icing on the cake.

Well......give yourself a pat on the back.

Oh......I see you already have.

[meltingpot2015]

Creating nouns out of adjectives/shortening words or phrases in order to give them a derogatory subtext.....“Thais” (rather than “Thai people”)

Can you provide other examples of common abbreviations used by ThaiVisa members to refer to people of a certain country.

I thought Thai People and Thais referred to the same people. e.g. Thai Citizens.

Reading this article, it says (at the beginning) "Thai People" is a more loose term and refers to more than the ethnic thais.

But then later the same article (in the section Culture and Society) says "The Thais can be broken down into various regional groups with their own regional varieties of Thai."

Is the above referring to "Thais" originating from Tai People (notice different spelling without letter h), or "Thais" as in Thai People. I am pretty sure its the latter.

When I refer to Thai people as Thais, I am referring to Nationality, not ethnicity. People of Thailand sounds like something an emperor would have used to address his people. If however it eliminates the possibility that we are referring to a Thai ethnicity, I for one will gladly use it from now.

Edited August 1, 2015 by meltingpot2015

[cumgranosalum]

...and here are 3 more....

1. Godwins law
2. Reductio ad Hitlerum
3. Spelling/Grammar Nazis

[rott]

Actually you get very few Spelling/Grammar Nazis on here, and I think that is a shame when you see the abysmal standards of literacy that are frequently displayed.

Incidentally you have failed to respond to the poster who queried the accuracy of your TVF nic.

[cumgranosalum]

Actually you get very few Spelling/Grammar Nazis on here, and I think that is a shame when you see the abysmal standards of literacy that are frequently displayed.

Incidentally you have failed to respond to the poster who queried the accuracy of your TVF nic.

Failed?

[rott]

Er, yes, failed.

[cumgranosalum]

Er, yes, failed.

cliche alert!

[rott]

In other words he was correct and you were wrong.

There is a difference between a spelling mistake and not knowing the correct word.

[cumgranosalum]

On 7/30/2015 at 0:28 PM, rak sa_ngop said:

OP you forgot to include those who misquote sayings, such as 'cum grano salum" which should (I hazard a guess) correctly be "cum grano salis" i.e. "with a grain of salt" or "with a bit of common sense and skepticism".

It's a NAME!

[chickenslegs]

On 30/07/2015 at 4:59 PM, sipi said:

Should kippers be hot or cold smoked?

 

Why would one smoke a kipper? A kipper is already smoked.

[welsh1]

On 7/30/2015 at 4:59 PM, sipi said:

Should kippers be hot or cold smoked?

 

 

I don't like Kippers,,, give me a nice crispy cod any day of the week 

Edited November 14, 2016 by welsh1

[rott]

EpicFart how did you pick up a 16 month old thread just to add a sad one (short) line post??

 

While I am on can the OP please explain the cliche comment (post 37). Sorry but I do not see it.

Edited November 14, 2016 by rott

[nikmar]

It was the Burmese wot dun it. A Thai couldnt possibly do something like that!

[JAFO]

On 7/30/2015 at 3:14 PM, KarenBravo said:

(Sung in a sing-song voice) "Never invest in Thailand more than you can afford to lose"

 

That's my favorite one. I also say the same in the stock market, horse racing and when I am in Vegas. Just take out "Thailand"

[faraday]

Can't be bothered with cliches, they're a waste of time.

[nikmar]

2 minutes ago, faraday said:

Can't be bothered with cliches, they're a waste of time.

 

 

I avoid them like the plague!!

[jerojero]

 
 
I avoid them like the plague!!

Definitely not my cat's meow.

[transam]

On 11/17/2016 at 11:02 AM, faraday said:

Can't be bothered with cliches, they're a waste of time.

I always buy an automatic...

[Boon Mee]

You don't see this one so much anymore since hardly anyone works with  DOS these days but we used to see it quite frequently. -:  RTFM  

Short for Read The *** Manual.

[opalred]

the place is full of ex or failed English teachers here

that lost there humor and thinking sitting on the outer house

after telling everyone how they can eat Thai spicy food