things that make you go doah!

[markle]

We all know about the bad English spelling and grammar that you see daily in Thailand. Well the other day I ran into a guy that is seeking to redress the imbalance.

Now this guy struck me as a Muay Thai meathead, probably spent a few months in Pattaya at a boxing camp, learnt a smattering of Thai and is now showing off his Thai credibility.

First thing that made me smile was his T-shirt that had the logo ฟรั่งแดง (falang dang) obviously a pun on the krating dang (Red Bull) but it's spelt wrong, (anyone else see the error?My GF had to point it out to me).

Then I noticed a rather large tattoo of a lion with สิงหา (singha) written in Thai. Unfortunately that word is only used in the month for August (singhakom) the word for lion in Thai has the last vowel dropped and the final consonanat silent.

So next time you buy a T-shirt with Thai writing or get a funky Thi writing tattoo make sure you get it proof read by a reliable source.

OK the Thai text may not be working I'll fix it up when I get home.

[Straycat]

:) .. got to be careful out there

[Pharcyde]

what I recently saw on a t-shirt worn by a thai guy. In bright pink letters it said "Im too sexy to be righthanded".

 

ehh?

 

Or, the other day I bought a bag of "spicy roasted chili power".

[markle]

Ok back at the trusty keyboard. I can't edit my original post so here it is with the Thai written in.

 

We all know about the bad English spelling and grammar that you see daily in Thailand. Well the other day I ran into a guy that is seeking to redress the imbalance.

Now this guy struck me as a Muay Thai meathead, probably spent a few months in Pattaya at a boxing camp, learnt a smattering of Thai and is now showing off his Thai credibility.

First thing that made me smile was his T-shirt that had the logo ฟรั่งแดง (falang dang) obviously a pun on the krating dang (Red Bull) but it's spelt wrong, (anyone else see the error?My GF had to point it out to me).

Then I noticed a rather large tattoo of a lion with สิงหา(singha) written in Thai. Unfortunately that word is only used in the month for August สิงหาคม (singhakom) the word for lion in Thai has the last vowel dropped and the final consonanat silent สิงห์ (singh).

So next time you buy a T-shirt with Thai writing or get a funky Thi writing tattoo make sure you get it proof read by a reliable source.

[Boo Radley]

From the Menu Bar, try selecting View->Encoding->Thai before you type in any Thai script.

[markle]

Oh shit,

this wasn't a problem before. Third time lucky?

 

We all know about the bad English spelling and grammar that you see daily in Thailand. Well the other day I ran into a guy that is seeking to redress the imbalance.

Now this guy struck me as a Muay Thai meathead, probably spent a few months in Pattaya at a boxing camp, learnt a smattering of Thai and is now showing off his Thai credibility.

First thing that made me smile was his T-shirt that had the logo ¿ÃÑè§á´§(falang dang) obviously a pun on the krating dang (Red Bull) but it's spelt wrong, (anyone else see the error?My GF had to point it out to me).

Then I noticed a rather large tattoo of a lion with ÊÔ§ËÒ(singha) written in Thai. Unfortunately that word is only used in the month for August ÊÔ§ËÒ¤à (singhakom) the word for lion in Thai has the last vowel dropped and the final consonanat silent ÊÔ§Ëì(singh).

So next time you buy a T-shirt with Thai writing or get a funky Thi writing tattoo make sure you get it proof read by a reliable source.

[sky brow]

Ill be sure sure to take your advice.Thanks.Everytime I am in Thai my g/f makes me where a T- shirt that says MIA DUU. in Thai script on front and back. unfortunately it is written correctly.It attractes a lot of attention at times.

 

 

cheers sky brow