Thais don't write english very well.

[Rural Surin]

I'm in Amphoe Muang too. about 2 mins from Big C by motorbike.
How long you've been here for?

Oh, your in town. We're about 16 kms from town, still very rustic and countryfied. Going on 12 years in February. Before I came to settle here, I resided in Sukhothai and Phitsanulok for some 8 years. We've about 300 rai that we work the hell out of. I've a literary, educational, and culinary background that I supplement to my disposal. Yet still, a very laid-back country way that we have suits me just fine. A side note about available land - as I read other posters here discuss rubber and palm oil spreads, we're thinking of starting with a substantial grove of oil palms....realizing that it's takes a fews years for these buggers to bear fruit and therefore productive. I presume you're with the mrs. and little ones in Surin? By the way, are you familiar with the Farang author, Thai Girl ?? Lives in Surin...but where? Take care....

[notanameleft]

I presume you're with the mrs. and little ones in Surin? By the way, are you familiar with the Farang author, Thai Girl ?? Lives in Surin...but where? Take care....[/quote]


hahah no i'm not with the missus.. can't have one
If i did i would upset my family.. in thai, people will say " Diew fah pah tai"


i am not familiar with the author of Thai girl!!!

[Rural Surin]

I presume you're with the mrs. and little ones in Surin? By the way, are you familiar with the Farang author, Thai Girl ?? Lives in Surin...but where? Take care....

hahah no i'm not with the missus.. can't have one
If i did i would upset my family.. in thai, people will say " Diew fah pah tai"


i am not familiar with the author of Thai girl!!![/quote]
excuse me

[sunsetter]

is your name gerry?^

[gdk]

If I were to try and write something in Thai, I would certainly want a native speaker to check what I had written. So why is it 99% of the English I read here, on packages and promotional materials is hilariously inept.

For instance- if you were selling a 10 million baht condo and wanted to put the best foot forward, wouldn't you want clarity in your communication? Wouldn't be too tough- there are thousands of native English speakers walking the streets and working in the businesses here. Just one could do the job. I think it's a combination of arrogance and apathy. Probably more apathy than anything else. Still it bugs the shit out of me. Will anything ever be done about this?

It is normal they cannot read English well the even have problems to read the Thai language

[Andrew Hicks]

I presume you're with the mrs. and little ones in Surin? By the way, are you familiar with the Farang author, Thai Girl ?? Lives in Surin...but where? Take care....

hahah no i'm not with the missus.. can't have one
If i did i would upset my family.. in thai, people will say " Diew fah pah tai"


i am not familiar with the author of Thai girl!!!

excuse me[/quote]


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Excuse me and by the way, I am familiar with the author of "Thai Girl" as I am that same.

I live out past Sangkha, but then you'd know that if you'd read "My Thai Girl and I". Arpels in Surin has it in stock.

So close to Big C! Huh! We had insects in kee lek soup tonight.

At least this time it cost me nothing.

Andrew

[notanameleft]

I presume you're with the mrs. and little ones in Surin? By the way, are you familiar with the Farang author, Thai Girl ?? Lives in Surin...but where? Take care....

hahah no i'm not with the missus.. can't have one
If i did i would upset my family.. in thai, people will say " Diew fah pah tai"


i am not familiar with the author of Thai girl!!!

excuse me

NEW POST

Excuse me and by the way, I am familiar with the author of "Thai Girl" as I am that same.

I live out past Sangkha, but then you'd know that if you'd read "My Thai Girl and I". Arpels in Surin has it in stock.

So close to Big C! Huh! We had insects in kee lek soup tonight.

At least this time it cost me nothing.

Andrew[/quote]

what insects did you have in your kaeng kee lek?
Kaeng kee lek is bit bitter, makes me sleepy..
do you like it?

[Marmite the Dog]

i am not familiar with the author of Thai girl!!!

You're not missing much.

Incidentally, I read David Young's new book last night (No Problem Girl) and was very pleasantly surprised. I've read most of his books and found them to be a bit shallow in the past and too reliant upon 'witty' dialogue, but his latest book is really well written.

[notanameleft]

Rural, i think i saw you at Big C today.

[sunsetter]

really thats weird, i saw you at about 730, in fact i was talking to you about fuk

[Rural Surin]

Rural, i think i saw you at Big C today.

I know that we all look alike, but it wasn't me today. I haven't frequented Big C for a couple weeks....

[sunsetter]

coulda been tesco maybe?

[notanameleft]

really thats weird, i saw you at about 730, in fact i was talking to you about fuk

yeah i was sneaky at big c before coming to talk to you about fuk

you wanna have some fuk? or you wanna fuk?

[sunsetter]

hmm now let me think........ hmmm either

[notanameleft]

^ the fuk curry with lots of prik??

[sunsetter]

^ffs! filth! this is supposed to be about thais not writing english well

[Texpat]

Pumpkin soup - gang fuck

my favorite

[Rural Surin]

Maybee they ask the local tefler to do the translation.

[Rural Surin]

We've a Thai gentlemen in our community {1 village over} that could be considered pretty average for the surroundings. You know the type: pleasant fellow, kinda nondiscript, picks up manual/field labor around the district, spends a inordinate amount of his leisure at a couple respective wats helping out here and there...this one is about 44 years {?}. Anyway, some time back he stops in to visit. I'm deeply involved in a book of historical content regarding the Boxer Rebellion. I than learn, to my astonishment, that he can "read" the text. 'Really'?, I ponder to myself. As we continue to talk, I find that his pronounciation of what he is seeing and reading {English} is spot-on!! Doesn't have a clue to what he is reading. No comprehension nor understanding of the words that he is reading. Obviously, he doesn't know the spoken word. Where do these people come from? This gent, pronouncing the romanized phonetics of what he sees on the page, but is completely lost in understanding what he is reading. How does one "learn" how to read {?} and pronounciate the language without comprehension. I find later that he is self-taught. But even in a self-taught or informal or formal setting, one would eventually understand what one is reading, yes?

[forreachingme]

^ television probably !

I wonder if my thai skills are poor due to the fact that thais are very reluctant to make me (us)learn, they will not often repeat the word and try explain...

[notanameleft]

^ffs! filth! this is supposed to be about thais not writing english well

yeah yeah..
i'm now showing you that thai is writing english pretty well.

[notanameleft]

We've a Thai gentlemen in our community {1 village over} that could be considered pretty average for the surroundings. You know the type: pleasant fellow, kinda nondiscript, picks up manual/field labor around the district, spends a inordinate amount of his leisure at a couple respective wats helping out here and there...this one is about 44 years {?}. Anyway, some time back he stops in to visit. I'm deeply involved in a book of historical content regarding the Boxer Rebellion. I than learn, to my astonishment, that he can "read" the text. 'Really'?, I ponder to myself. As we continue to talk, I find that his pronounciation of what he is seeing and reading {English} is spot-on!! Doesn't have a clue to what he is reading. No comprehension nor understanding of the words that he is reading. Obviously, he doesn't know the spoken word. Where do these people come from? This gent, pronouncing the romanized phonetics of what he sees on the page, but is completely lost in understanding what he is reading. How does one "learn" how to read {?} and pronounciate the language without comprehension. I find later that he is self-taught. But even in a self-taught or informal or formal setting, one would eventually understand what one is reading, yes?

I can read french, I know how to read french, but i don't understand a word i'm reading.

[Rural Surin]

We've a Thai gentlemen in our community {1 village over} that could be considered pretty average for the surroundings. You know the type: pleasant fellow, kinda nondiscript, picks up manual/field labor around the district, spends a inordinate amount of his leisure at a couple respective wats helping out here and there...this one is about 44 years {?}. Anyway, some time back he stops in to visit. I'm deeply involved in a book of historical content regarding the Boxer Rebellion. I than learn, to my astonishment, that he can "read" the text. 'Really'?, I ponder to myself. As we continue to talk, I find that his pronounciation of what he is seeing and reading {English} is spot-on!! Doesn't have a clue to what he is reading. No comprehension nor understanding of the words that he is reading. Obviously, he doesn't know the spoken word. Where do these people come from? This gent, pronouncing the romanized phonetics of what he sees on the page, but is completely lost in understanding what he is reading. How does one "learn" how to read {?} and pronounciate the language without comprehension. I find later that he is self-taught. But even in a self-taught or informal or formal setting, one would eventually understand what one is reading, yes?

I can read french, I know how to read french, but i don't understand a word i'm reading.

Actually, you probably know the guy I speak of....

[Rural Surin]

Thai and female. Forgive me, I'm a bit thick.

[notanameleft]

Thai and female. Forgive me, I'm a bit thick.

are you talking about me, mr. rural?