Thread: Can anyone relate to this?

Originally Posted by DrAndy

Yes, but did it really answer the question

So why Khrub and Ka?

Almost, somewhere around line 4,000. The current usage was "invented" by Marshall P. I don't know about the etymology of Ka but I believe Khrap/Khrub whatever comes from the term "mob khrub" describing the position assumed when greeting parents or people of a much higher social position than you, lying on the floor with the hands in a wai position and the legs tucked behind and to the side or, in the case of greeting your mother kneeling in front of her, wai-ing, and placing your head in her lap. Mob Khrap means something like show respect and so the particle Khrap is a term of respect. (I could be entirely wrong here, I'm manufacturing this from some studies I've done of Thai history and sociology but buggered if I can find anything on the net to back me up on this)

Originally Posted by stroller

Originally Posted by DrB0b

He based his nationalism on the nationalistic styles of Hitler and Mussolini, whom he greatly admired,
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made all Thais learn the national anthem and decreed it be played twice a day in all public places

Fascinating stuff, DrBOb, this may explain why the Thai national anthem was composed by a German immigrant, Peter Feit. I bet not many Thai(s) know about this.

Check this out; Bangkok's Independent Newspaper

By the way, Peter Feit is a name unknown to Thais, the music for the national anthem was written by Phra Jenduriyang - a good solid Thai name (strangely Phra Jenduriyang had a strong German accent ). I wonder if he knew Silpa Bhirasi, another good Thai name, the creator of the bas-reliefs on the Democracy Monument, unusually for a Thai he had a strong Italian accent. For anybody who thinks Thai leaders don'r have a sense of humour the Democracy Monument was built at the order of the dictator Phibunsongkhran. Just thought, I should have added it above, Marshall P made another important contribution to modern Thai culture, he was the one who popularised guay-tiow, the noodles we buy in the street, as part of Thai cuisine. As it was made with all local ingredients it was a nationalist dream food.