Thread: Most Thais don't know Thai language well

Most Thais do not know number of vowels in Thai


Just days ahead of the National Thai Language Day, a survey shows that most Thais do not know how many vowels their national language has.

Of 2,452 respondents, only 13.3 per cent correctly answer that there are 21 vowels in Thai language.

The National Thai Language Day falls on July 29 every year. Only 9.9 per cent know about this fact.

"Most Thais don't know Thai language well," Dr Noppadon Kannika said Thursday as the head of ABAC Academic Network for Community Happiness Observation and Research.

The Nation




Do I read this right, the Network for Community Happiness Observation and Research are saying most Thais are dumb. That should make the community very happy

Most Thais are stupid, but most Thais know that they are stupid so that sort of makes them smart.

knowledge is a dangerous thing especially if you know that you are stupid

Do you think a similar survey in the UK would bring better results? I doubt it myself.

^ the problem is finding a native speaker in the UK

Originally Posted by bkkmadness

Do you think a similar survey in the UK would bring better results? I doubt it myself.

Hmmm. There is that little pesky "Y" that can change the count!

Just how can you say most Thai are stupid???

Uneducated in many instances but stupid---No way

A resourceful nation and once you move away from the undesireables of the community you would have a different opinion

Originally Posted by paulsmithson

Just how can you say most Thai are stupid???

Uneducated in many instances but stupid---No way

A resourceful nation and once you move away from the undesireables of the community you would have a different opinion

Sweet Baby Jesus I agree with Paul.

These sort of surveys are always being thrown up for different countries: 'Students in [insert nation of choice] cannot [identify the nations capital on a map/perform basic multiplication] etc.'

Now I'm going to go have a shower because I feel dirty.

a positive statement from paulsmithson at last. Some of the Thais are made to think they are stupid because it's indoctorated in the system by the one who you think is great in a recent post on TD.

Latin was used as an educated way to comunicate in europe but in reality it was to keep the uneducated ignorant.

have a green for a change

Thais are streetwise.

Whether that means they are intelligent is a matter of opinion.

Streetwise, in what way?

Originally Posted by gjbkk

Of 2,452 respondents, only 13.3 per cent correctly answer that there are 21 vowels in Thai language.

That is a large part of the population of Thailand.

Originally Posted by gjbkk

The National Thai Language Day falls on July 29 every year. Only 9.9 per cent know about this fact.

Without googling how many smokers out there tell me when "No smoking day" is?


Education is a wonderfull thing but when a large amount of a population doesn't have it then don't even bother looking at statistics based on population surveys.

Originally Posted by bkkmadness

Streetwise, in what way?

They're wise about how to weave left and right down the street.

^, ^^, bollocks

Environment, opportunity and the basic desire to survive, leaves us all just
short of true animal status. The haves can afford the luxury of giving to make themselves feel good, the have not's the experience of surviving, at any costs.
Seems to me, I just fell lucky to be in the skin I'm in.