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Farang, insult or not?


khunsanuk

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I would still like to know, what would the thais call a caucasian foreigner if not farang?

 

Chaow Dtang Prathat Mee Piw Phaow?

Khon Dtang Chaat Mee Piw Khaow?

Khon Dtang Chaat Europe?

 

Or what exactly?

 

I can`t believe that this thread has been going on for so long, what in the name of the Lord would you expect a thai to refer to a caucasian in everyday terms if not Farang?

Insult? This is an everyday term fer chrissake, you are so extrapolating.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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<< I would still like to know, what would the thais call a caucasian foreigner if not farang? >>

 

Khun, nai, nai hang, khon nan, khon nee, khon nohn, khao, ai bah etc

 

I've never heard my wife refer to me as "Farang" except in jest. I responded calling her as khon Lao and she cracked up. Same with her family. I'm khun to my in-laws, Ah ... to their children.

 

p.s. How would you feel in the US or UK is people constantly refered to you as "the white guy", "the N word", the "dago" etc?

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Hi,

 

"I'm khun to my in-laws, Ah ... to their children. "

 

Same for me, although it is 'Nah' :)

 

There's an old Chinese lady in my soi who I sometimes meet in the morning when she is walking her dog. She tends to address me as 'Hia' (no, not as in 'ay hia' :) )

 

Sanuk!

 

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Insult? This is an everyday term fer chrissake, you are so extrapolating.

 

 

I remember back in the 60's in the US (upstate NY) it was common to refer to a black person as a "nigger" ... an everyday term fer chrissake.

 

In parts of the south, it sadly is still an everyday term.

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