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Lazy intolerant coonts.:chitown:
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Originally Posted by blackgang
you making up rules again? :ourrules::ourrules:
there is no stalking allowed anywhere
so how the hell have you and knobertson gotten away with it for so long?Quote:
Originally Posted by DrAndyQuote:
Originally Posted by blackgang
you making up rules again? :ourrules::ourrules:
there is no stalking allowed anywhere
I am near fluent.
In what?
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Originally Posted by dirtydog
There is a fairly well known falang comedian here who speaks very convincing Thai, been here over 11 years. He recently phoned up to order pizza and the women on the other end must have taken him for a Thai and took the order no problems, until that is he gave his name. Then all of a sudden realising he was a foreigner she could not 'understand' him and passed him off to somebody else. He does speak very good Thai, if he didn't he would ot get much work. Why do Thai's sometimes pretend they can't understand when often they can? his audeience seems to have no problem.
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Originally Posted by DrAndy
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Originally Posted by tsicar
Because they don't understand, makes no difference if it is a Thai or a farang,Quote:
Originally Posted by crazy dog
The only difference is that if they find out it is a farang then they do want to know what he wants, if it is Thai then they figure if they wanted something that they should have spoken English or just take what you get.
Thai language is the same as Thai Cuisine,, an Oxymoron.
I can speak enough to get by, but I stopped when the sound of the Thai language became a turn off.
Hardly the sexiest language in the world is it, let alone the accent.
Depends on who's speaking it I think...one uni student lady I know has the cutest voice I've ever heard...would melt the the most bitter mans heart, when she speaks Thai it is the most seductive music...
I prefer english from a black chicks mouth with a french accent meself....but thats just me.
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Originally Posted by The Gentleman Scamp
They say it's time to go home when the sound of it gets on your nerves, I am more annoyed by khamin, a horrible sound to go with it's monotonous drone music kantrum. Khamin can't seem to say ka, it 'urgh' I know cos the mrs is on the phone as usual rattling away in this god awful language.
....this would depend on the Khmer, as there are a number of sub-dialectics one might hear.Quote:
Originally Posted by crazy dog
Took me about 5 years to be quite good and able to read. After 15 years it's good but should be better. Still struggle to read the newspapers.
For the committed students this is indeed true. I just wish that I was one of them. :( The school is ULC.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wayne Kerr
Think you,ll find Rab C is a sweaty sock and came from the same piece of the Clyde my ex did , so therefore would not be speaking English but Glasweigan ,, strange lingo ,, sweedes become > neeps ,, sandwiches become > pieces ,, a pint of scottish piss becomes > heavy etc ,and yes for 30 years I didnt know what the fuk she was on about either,,,,,Quote:
Originally Posted by dirtydog
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Originally Posted by MeMockFor the committed students this is indeed true. I just wish that I was one of them. :( The school is ULC.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wayne Kerr
You must of gotten some out of 3 months.
I'm half way into the second month. It's indeed quite tough. I feel like my brains have been scrambled at the end of class most days.:(
My Thai is okay. I spent the first 8 years here in the countryside of central Thailand so that helped. The last 8 years I've been around BKK which hasn't helped much. I've also become bored with Thailand in many ways as well. That doesn't stimulate a person to learn.
I'm a lazy when it comes to reading Thai books but I'm happy to chat all the time. I have no problem chatting forever in Thai with most people but when it comes to writing well that's another story. I can read menus of course and all the basic stuff like newspaper headlines and street signs but I have yet to read any adult-level books. A little kid's book is easy enough for me but occasionally I don't know words. I use Thai with my family and relatives only because we don't see each other often and so there has been little oportunity to learn English for them. Early on, I made a serious effort in my own way to get the langauge. Homemade flash cards and learning the alphabet helped quite a bit. The first two years for me here were the years that allowed me to get as far as I have. I'm been quite lazy since then. I remember the first movie I saw in a theater here in Thai that I could fairly understand was Forrest Gump. Gump being semi-retarded speaks slowly so when they made a version in Thai they kept that slow speaking.
I'd like to improve my ability with Thai but that doesn't seem like it's going to happen anytime soon unless I move upcountry.
I only conduct business with Thais that speak fluent English.
Hopefully they read English better than you do.:mid:Quote:
Originally Posted by 12Call
Drop the kantrum and it can be quite pleasant.Quote:
Originally Posted by crazy dog
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They do so what's your point ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr EarlHopefully they read English better than you do.:mid:Quote:
Originally Posted by 12Call
I would imagine that your business might be a tad limited. The number of Thais that are proficient in English seems a lot less than 10-odd years ago, ime.Quote:
Originally Posted by 12Call
Limited maybe but profitable.Quote:
Originally Posted by kmartI would imagine that your business might be a tad limited. The number of Thais that are proficient in English seems a lot less than 10-odd years ago, ime.Quote:
Originally Posted by 12Call
Good. Same here, although I have learned to speak Thai pretty well to accommodate the customer staff that are not confident in English in the last few years, and have seen a corresponding upsurge in business.Quote:
Originally Posted by 12CallLimited maybe but profitable.Quote:
Originally Posted by kmartI would imagine that your business might be a tad limited. The number of Thais that are proficient in English seems a lot less than 10-odd years ago, ime.Quote:
Originally Posted by 12Call