Women Learning Thai… and some men too ;-)

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Prudential is all ears in Bangkok…
In your taxi treks around Bangkok, have you come across the Prudential ears marketing campaign? Ever?
I have (obviously).
And before this goes any further, I have a confession to make.
Not knowing how to tackle the mystery, but still wanting to know why, I sent the photo (left) to a guy [...]

The new year is almost here…
It’s that time again: New Year’s resolution time. And this year I am serious about using the opportunity to ramp up my Thai language learning. Because even with the best intentions, it seems that I can find the time to do everything except for my Thai lessons.
Let’s see… [...]

Ho, ho, ho and a subliminal oh!…
Last year I wrote a Christmas post on subliminal products for learning Thai: Subliminal Thai… ehh? And as it was such a huge hit, I thought I’d do the same this year.
Amazon has two on offer:
Learn To Speak The Thai Language Subliminal CD
Price: US$15.97
Learn to Speak the Thai Language [...]

Interviewing Successful Thai Language Learners…
Name: Hardie Karges
Nationality: American
Age range: 50-60
Sex: Male
Location: Traveling currently
Profession: Business, writing
Website/blog: Thailand to Timbuktu to La Paz: world music, film, and travel
Hardiek’s Traveler Profile – TravelPod
streaming consciousness
What is your Thai level?
Advanced/Fluent.
Do you speak more street Thai, Issan Thai, or professional Thai?
I don’t acknowledge the ’street’ version of [...]

Peter Robinson and the SET Foundation…
For those interested in reading about the life of a monk in Thailand, Phra Farang (written by a former farang monk), is a worthwhile read.
There are many excellent book reviews and interviews around, so I won’t do a repeat here. Yet.
What I’d like to focus on instead is the [...]

Ho ho ho… where’s the snow?…
Christmas in Thailand can be quite odd (but it is a nice odd). From November to December (and June even) it is quite possible find overheated Santas wandering around downtown Bangkok, reindeer fighting with elephants for sidewalk space, and Christmas carols blasting from tuk tuks.
The Thais go out for Xmas [...]

Interviewing Successful Thai Language Learners…
Name: Peter Montalbano
Nationality: World citizen with a U.S. passport
Age range: 60+
Sex: Male
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Profession: Musician/writer
Website/blog: montalbano.org/peter (out of date!)
What is your Thai level?
I have problems with using the word “fluency” linking me and the Thai language. I am extremely facile on some levels, but quite dorky and clumsy on others. [...]

Thai music goes from classical, to country, folk, popular, and more…
A while ago I was reading in one of those Thai expat blogs. You know, the ones that answers all you questions about visas and have all these complainers whining about Thailand, its people and culture. One person said that he thought Thai music was [...]

Interviewing Successful Thai Language Learners…
Names: Jonas Anderson and Christy Gibson
Nationality: Swedish-British and Dutch-British
Age range: 20-30
Location: Thailand
Profession: Lookthung performers
Website: Jonas & Christy Official Site
Jonas and Christy, were you put in local Thai schools, or schools with more of an expat focus?
Jonas: During most of my early school years my family was living in upcountry Thailand [...]

Jonas & Christy and Thailand’s ลูกทุ่ง (lôok tôong)…
In WLT’s Successful Thai Language Learners series, those interviewed began studying the Thai language in their twenties and older.
Jonas and Christy came into the Thai language scene quite a bit younger.
Jonas Anderson (Swedish-British) moved to Thailand when he was 9 years old. Christy Gibson (Dutch-British) arrived [...]