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Thai boy in 1958 discusses calling westerners it


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50 minutes ago, Leaver said:

 

So, foreigners went from being called "it" to being called "aliens" in the short space of 62 years.  Thailand is such a progressive country.   ????

............and still called 'it' as well....................That vid that jingthing posted was quite interesting and honest too. For the first time in my life I understood what it felt like to be called a monkey.....................

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As this is in the 'Pub', I'll comment.

 

Othe things from 1958.....

 

Munich Air Disaster - 8 Man U players dead.

 

Violence increased against the South Vietnamese gubmint.

 

 

Not forgetting, a rare Beatnik ad by JT:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I think there are a couple of things to consider when you watch the video.

 

The first is that the Thai language has no words for "he" or "she".

 

The second is that in 1958 the vast majority of the foreigners in Thailand were Chinese people.

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14 hours ago, bojo said:

............and still called 'it' as well....................That vid that jingthing posted was quite interesting and honest too. For the first time in my life I understood what it felt like to be called a monkey.....................

 

I wonder what they think when they see "monkeys" with more money than themselves.  ????

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On 4/11/2021 at 10:59 AM, blackcab said:

I think there are a couple of things to consider when you watch the video.

 

The first is that the Thai language has no words for "he" or "she".

 

The second is that in 1958 the vast majority of the foreigners in Thailand were Chinese people.

???   What about เขา (he) and เธอ (she).  

Phonetic kao and thoer

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2 minutes ago, CMMCB said:

But the first is he and she and it. And the second is you. 

เขา is not used for 'it'. เธอ can be used for 2nd or 3rd person.
Although มัน sometimes gets used for he/she in informal speech, Thais will object to it when they feel it's out of place.  

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