WUH or VUH?

**Missismiggins** · 31-03-2009, 02:59 AM

Was in the city today, and saw this car, Toyota something, pretty new and looked nice, had a custom paint job, looked really good, nice mettalic blue.
However, despite spending probably thousands on the paintwork, for whatever reason the prick decided to put a name tag completely across the side of the car.

From the back quarter to the front wing it was sprayed with "CASSANOWER" in "Gothic" style writing, sadly he wasted thouands, but couldn't understand the difference between "V" and "W" - bit like the wifes passport!

But, apart from that, I had my faith restored a bit in Human nature!

We parked up wherever we could find a spot, then decided to take a Tuk Tuk to where we "thought" we needed to go. The driver wanted 40 baht, at the end of the trip I gave him 50.
(big spender), anyway, the wife wasn't sure which shop we needed to go to, so the Tuk Tuk driver spent nearly 1 hour, taking us from shop to shop, trying to find what she wanted.

After over an hour, we still couldn't get sorted, and me, being the cynical bastard, thought, this is going to cost me an arm and a leg.

So we get back to where we parked, and the wife gives him 100 (I was going to give him 200 for his help) and he mumbles something...which I immediately thought the fucker wants more money (he must have taken us over 2 miles and used his phone and a friends too)

What does he do...he pulls 50 baht out of his pocket and gives it to my son and tells him to "but some sweets!"

He didn't want 1 baht...you know sometimes I bad mouth Thais at times, but some of these people are genuine, and, credit when it's due! and again Tuk Tuk drivers are not always the most "honest" guys you'll find..but it was a nice surprise! as were the two multiple pile ups on the way back involving a few black Toyota Vigos, at least ten cars 5 in each direction, a few Vios, all pretty new, sort of made my day seeing them stopped in the fast lane...not very "Jai Yin Yin" screaming at each other and trying to call police/insurance...I said a little prayer for them as I passed, hoping a 40 tonner would come hurtling down upon them as they argued, need to watch the news....and what's this brewing in the city of Angels...the red shirts are ammassing!

**mellow** · 31-03-2009, 04:52 AM

Glad your feeling better, and that you had a nice day. seems as though your sanity is creeping back.

**kingwilly** · 31-03-2009, 05:58 AM

Originally Posted by Missismiggins

He didn't want 1 baht...you know sometimes I bad mouth Thais at times, but some of these people are genuine, and, credit when it's due! and again Tuk Tuk drivers are not always the most "honest" guys you'll find..but it was a nice surprise!

It is nice surprise when that happens, and just goes to show one should not be too cynical all the time in Thailand!

**Looper** · 31-03-2009, 04:52 PM

Originally Posted by Missismiggins

"CASSANOWER"

Sounds like he has transliterated back from Thai to English rather than look up the original english spelling.

Since there is no 'V' sound in Thai, english words with a 'V' sound probably use the Thai 'W' sound ว. So read in Thai the famous lothario would be Casanowa or Casanower.

At least that is a mistake that can be explained. What seems more silly is the mistransliterations of things like Sukhumvit (สุขุมวิท) Road. It should really be transliterated as Sukhumwit road to suggest the correct pronunciation. Why are so many things mistransliterated so that tourists pronounce them wrongly when they could be transliterated accurately? Suvharnabhumi? Why isn't it transliterated something like Suwanaphum?

Originally Posted by Missismiggins

pulls 50 baht out of his pocket and gives it to my son and tells him to "but some sweets!"

Didn't you say your son's barber did something similar? They could be in league and setting you up for the big sting

**Missismiggins** · 01-04-2009, 09:17 PM

Originally Posted by Looper

Originally Posted by Missismiggins

"CASSANOWER"

Sounds like he has transliterated back from Thai to English rather than look up the original english spelling.

Since there is no 'V' sound in Thai, english words with a 'V' sound probably use the Thai 'W' sound ว. So read in Thai the famous lothario would be Casanowa or Casanower.

At least that is a mistake that can be explained. What seems more silly is the mistransliterations of things like Sukhumvit (สุขุมวิท) Road. It should really be transliterated as Sukhumwit road to suggest the correct pronunciation. Why are so many things mistransliterated so that tourists pronounce them wrongly when they could be transliterated accurately? Suvharnabhumi? Why isn't it transliterated something like Suwanaphum?

Originally Posted by Missismiggins

pulls 50 baht out of his pocket and gives it to my son and tells him to "but some sweets!"

Didn't you say your son's barber did something similar? They could be in league and setting you up for the big sting

I know, you are correct...there are a lot of "good" people here, and the more I meet the more it restores my faith in Human Nature, many of the local shops, Tuk Tuks were a bunch of rip off artists, but, speak as you find, and pleasantly, I am finding some genuinely decent folk!

**dirtydog** · 01-04-2009, 09:21 PM

Originally Posted by Missismiggins

I said a little prayer for them as I passed, hoping a 40 tonner would come hurtling down upon them as they argued

Originally Posted by kingwilly

It is nice surprise when that happens,

It certainly is

**Missismiggins** · 01-04-2009, 09:21 PM

Originally Posted by Looper

Originally Posted by Missismiggins

"CASSANOWER"

Sounds like he has transliterated back from Thai to English rather than look up the original english spelling.

Since there is no 'V' sound in Thai, english words with a 'V' sound probably use the Thai 'W' sound ว. So read in Thai the famous lothario would be Casanowa or Casanower.

At least that is a mistake that can be explained. What seems more silly is the mistransliterations of things like Sukhumvit (สุขุมวิท) Road. It should really be transliterated as Sukhumwit road to suggest the correct pronunciation. Why are so many things mistransliterated so that tourists pronounce them wrongly when they could be transliterated accurately? Suvharnabhumi? Why isn't it transliterated something like Suwanaphum?

Originally Posted by Missismiggins

pulls 50 baht out of his pocket and gives it to my son and tells him to "but some sweets!"

Didn't you say your son's barber did something similar? They could be in league and setting you up for the big sting

But it is still pretty sad that the daft twat probably spent 50K on a paint job...it was really fantastic, only to have it made as a point of ridicule for the want of "double checking the spelling"

Imagine getting a tattoo with "I love you Mim" instead of "Mam"... it takes the edge off it!

**dirtydog** · 01-04-2009, 09:27 PM

Her name is Noy, her boyfriends name is Peter.

**Missismiggins** · 01-04-2009, 09:38 PM

Originally Posted by dirtydog

Her name is Noy, her boyfriends name is Peter.

Did she get that through a "sponsor"....you cannot explain that one!
Do her kids ask her questions? It's probably Japanese for "Noy luvs Pete!"

**mellow** · 02-04-2009, 05:32 AM

A really beautiful tattoo, worthy to be gazed upon for a lifetime. Class act.

**dirtydog** · 03-04-2009, 01:20 AM

Soi Yodsak has some real classy girls don't it

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