snoop1130 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Video: "Oohoo! Farangs show the Thais how to plow with a buffalo!" Thai TV featured a segment that showed seven westerners in a buffalo plowing contest. Up and down they went doing it in a traditional way - these guys needed no tractor! It was a competition in the village of Ban Pan Rua in Surin in Thailand's north east. Competitors came from Iceland, England, Scotland, Austria, Canada, Holland and Switzerland. Emerging victorious was Kerry from Iceland (the story in Thai said Iceland anyway, though we suspect he might have been Irish with a name like that...). Second was the guy from Switzerland. The presenters enjoyed themselves conjecturing that the village must have a lot of pretty women for so many farang son-in-laws to be present. Though later the male presenter suggested, hopefully tongue in cheek, that one of the buffaloes in a "Pretty Khwai" contest was one of their wives. TNA said that excitement was at fever pitch for the contest. Later on there was a competition for all-comers. Source: http://www.tnamcot.com/view/5b055778e3f8e4f60285ab6a -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-5-24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracker1 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Work permit required ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 26 minutes ago, tracker1 said: Work permit required ? Don't take our jobs!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadGeordie Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Further reports can be found on the "LadBible". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Grumpy Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 3 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Though later the male presenter suggested, hopefully tongue in cheek, that one of the buffaloes in a "Pretty Khwai" contest was one of their wives. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 There goes another embosomed tradition. Women's liberation comes with a price. Now they need falangs doing the job... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockyv7 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 i wouldn't mind going along to watch this and fill in a couple of days in the countryside, bit different from the beer bar or the mall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlQaholic Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 tilling the soil for farming is actually the wrong way to do it according to science. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEngBKK Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Ohh.... they use a real buffalo........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextStationBangkok Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Very interesting, buffaloes are doing good jobs with Farangs. Looks like these dude are doing this everyday helping their Thai wives here, plowing often. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
car720 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 most of the world still hasn't heard of aquaponics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydebolle Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Must be fake - buffaloes are sick all the time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofarnorth Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 10 minutes ago, Sydebolle said: Must be fake - buffaloes are sick all the time! That gets a big like from me but the smile motif is off line. A thought , I think this is a scam to show the locals that we are not all millionaires and plowing is what we did in the old country , we only came to LoS as the harsh winters in England kills off most heathens at 30 years of age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornishcarlos Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 1 hour ago, lockyv7 said: i wouldn't mind going along to watch this and fill in a couple of days in the countryside, bit different from the beer bar or the mall. I hope you don't have any pre existing heart complaints ?? 13 hours ago, snoop1130 said: excitement was at fever pitch for the contest. Wouldn't want you have any complications with the excitement ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laza 45 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 1 hour ago, lockyv7 said: i wouldn't mind going along to watch this and fill in a couple of days in the countryside, bit different from the beer bar or the mall. A few years ago my wife and I went to visit Ban Chiang.. just by chance it happened to coincide with their World Heritage celebrations.. they had a buffalo plowing competition like this one.. very entertaining! Lots of live music, food stalls, a parade with local traditional costume.. plenty of beer and food.. nice town. We met some ferangs who live in the area. Altogether a great weekend. https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/575 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermik Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Not only plowing with buffaloes can farangs show their thai counterparts a thing or two........? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarmanBlinky Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 It was a lot of fun! There was not a competitor from Austria! It was Australia! Why do they always confuse Austria with Australia? Look at the flags in the video. It will give you a hint. Yes the "Icelander" is from Ireland! It was a shame that my buffalo was drunk. I could have easily won otherwise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borzandy Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 13 hours ago, tracker1 said: Work permit required ? Yes surprised, and the buffaloes don't seem drunk.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarmanBlinky Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornishcarlos Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, Borzandy said: Yes surprised, and the buffaloes don't seem drunk.... Or sick ?? I thought every buffalo in Thailand was sick !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPI Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Isn't it against the law for non Thais to "Farm", even the competition is breaking the "Law" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SidJames Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 1 hour ago, AlQaholic said: tilling the soil for farming is actually the wrong way to do it according to science. How should it be done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 14 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Emerging victorious was Kerry from Iceland No doubt he has immense skill at dodging rocks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petchou Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Farangs are real joke here. Loll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaos Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 There goes another embosomed tradition. Women's liberation comes with a price. Now they need falangs doing the job... Was that for real? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliotness Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 41 minutes ago, Xaos said: 3 hours ago, Lupatria said: There goes another embosomed tradition. Women's liberation comes with a price. Now they need falangs doing the job... Was that fothr real?us Probably. Judging by the style of clothing it was taken during WW1 when most of the farm horses were taken to serve the various armies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 1 hour ago, StarmanBlinky said: Why do they always confuse Austria with Australia? A running gag Both names are close to impossible for many Thais (Isaan people in particular) to pronounce/distinguish. Austria: òt-dtria Australia: òt-dtray-lia And now try to substitute the "r" with an "l" as most Isaan people will do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeakeasyThai Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 10 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said: A running gag Both names are close to impossible for many Thais (Isaan people in particular) to pronounce/distinguish. Austria: òt-dtria Australia: òt-dtray-lia And now try to substitute the "r" with an "l" as most Isaan people will do A bit like the joke 'what's the difference between a Canadian and an American?' A: people like Canadians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger70 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 3 hours ago, AlQaholic said: tilling the soil for farming is actually the wrong way to do it according to science. Science is Known to be Wrong Sometimes,,,, For sure Wrong about This one,,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucjoker Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 4 hours ago, AlQaholic said: tilling the soil for farming is actually the wrong way to do it according to science. tilting the glass ? prof. Alqaholic???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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