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Thai 101 Learners Series: A Few Facts about Farang
A farang by any other name… Any white foreigner who spends even a few days in Thailand will learn at least one Thai word: ฝรั่ง (farang). It’s being used by Thais to refer to them – whether they’re aware of it or not. Farang is one of the first words that will stand out from [...]
Thai 101 Learners Series: More on Titles
Titles are here there and everywhere… What’s in a title? That which we call a Ms. by any other title would smell as sweet. Apologies to Shakespeare. I read an interesting Thai law the other day on the topic of titles for women. As you may know, the basic titles for women in Thailand are [...]
