How to read Thai addresses (moo!)

[preahko]

Funny, for a long time I thought that Moo Baan was a derogatory term for a small village where the occupants mainly consisted of pigs.

 

different tones: falling/rising on "pig" and low on "village". btw, the same "moo" used for "village" in thai also means "friend" in Lao/Isan, but in that case it has an even (mid) tone.

 

preahko

 

[wonderlust]

Thanks. It all makes sense now.

[Mekong]

But how was the massage?

 

 

[Mentors]

Soi Cowboy Moo Noi / 69

 

 

Soi Cowboy Moo Mau 40

 

"Soi" is the intersection street and "Moo" is the alley in this.

 

[wonderlust]

I didn't have one! I was just wondering around the area because I just moved in nearby. My last massage was at Sabai Room massage which was crap so I'm sticking with gogo girls at the moment but I'll definitely try a Heaven massage soon to see if it's any better and post a review.

[The_Munchmaster]

....what does the "149/352-61, Moo 9" part mean?

I had thought that perhaps 149/352-61 was a mathematical equation from which you could calculate the house number, i.e. (149 ÷ 352)-61. However as that equates to -60.58 I quickly realised that it wasn't correct.

 

Then I had another look and thought that perhaps the equation was actually 149 ÷ (352-61) but as that equates to 0.51 I realised that it was probably also not correct.

 

Thankfully though, Suadam explained it all in a much more plausible way. :thumbup: