legover Posted August 18, 2002 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2002 fly 100 baht says you daren't publish a picture of your mush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattaya127 Posted August 18, 2002 Report Share Posted August 18, 2002 "fly, how can i recognize you when we meet?' " you'll know!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattaya127 Posted August 18, 2002 Report Share Posted August 18, 2002 Let's say you slip on a banana peel (if possible, not your own), and fall face flat in shit. when you get up, everyone aroud is staring at you all smeared...That's losing face! then you start laughing, and everyone else laughs at your misadventure... that's saving face! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legover Posted August 18, 2002 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2002 OK, now we're getting somewhere. "saving face" means getting covered in shit and laughing about it. what the fuck do you have to do to "lose face". if the banana skin isn't yours does that make it worse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLeakHunt Posted August 18, 2002 Report Share Posted August 18, 2002 it's an r short of farce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bibblies Posted August 18, 2002 Report Share Posted August 18, 2002 I was expecting (and hoping for) a more scatalogical and direct definition than that from you! I'm counting on Siam Sam to provide it now.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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elef Posted August 18, 2002 Report Share Posted August 18, 2002 Both, face value = nominal value (finance). Face (value) is very important to thais. Face can be = reputation ("lose face") but also what you do in front of her (she accepts that you go with BGs - if she actually sees you with the BG she will be crazy even if nobody else know) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattaya127 Posted August 18, 2002 Report Share Posted August 18, 2002 The asian concept of face is not inherent in Western cultures. ------------------------ makes sense. We only have the western concept.... that's why diplomatic language is all about, and many of the arguments on this board have often to do, not so much with the subject itself, but with one guy who will not be proven wrong "in front" of everyone. Not a mainstay of social discourse as in Asia, but self-esteem anywhere will always involve some attempt at saving face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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