mcgriffith Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Truly a heartwarming end to a difficult thread....merchantilism at its finest Buy that new coffee table book about Chiang Rai- and count your change. I'll weigh in here with one little comment. Whenever I offer other than exact, or close to exact change, and there is a 500 or 1000 B bill involved, I clearly state "nung phan baht" or the like, with full eye contact. Never been ripped off. Once, at a Lemon Green petrol I had a most artful young man count my change for a purchase of ~80 B; a 1000 bill was tendered. He made a big show of counting the change not once, but several times. I took it, and then in front of him, and 2 other attendants proceeded to count it out slooooowly. 100 B short change. I just laughed at him, and put out my hand. He put a 100 in my palm instantly. I didn't complain about him to the manager, but I noticed shortly thereafter that he was no longer employed there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandahar Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 (edited) Truly a heartwarming end to a difficult thread....merchantilism at its finest Buy that new coffee table book about Chiang Rai- and count your change. I'll weigh in here with one little comment. Whenever I offer other than exact, or close to exact change, and there is a 500 or 1000 B bill involved, I clearly state "nung phan baht" or the like, with full eye contact. Never been ripped off. Once, at a Lemon Green petrol I had a most artful young man count my change for a purchase of ~80 B; a 1000 bill was tendered. He made a big show of counting the change not once, but several times. I took it, and then in front of him, and 2 other attendants proceeded to count it out slooooowly. 100 B short change. I just laughed at him, and put out my hand. He put a 100 in my palm instantly. I didn't complain about him to the manager, but I noticed shortly thereafter that he was no longer employed there. I had to PM him and ask what kind of business he had. There are several ads on the CM page and I didn't know which one was his. So, it is a book-store. But back to the topic. I don't speak Thai. That's my fault. Your sense of humor is well-known even to us newbies. Are you setting me up? Does "nung phan baht" really mean "keep the change", and you are just dying to see my post here when I use that phrase for the first time? I had better ask the wife. I have a sense of humor, too. Edited March 26, 2010 by kandahar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgriffith Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Naw, not funnin' you, kandahar. Nung phan baht just means one thousand baht, no more, no less. I was really having more fun with UG, who I know personally. Great guy, and yes he's a sponsor, and yes he owns several bookshops here in Chiang Mai. BTW, I was last in Kandahar in 1971. I think it has changed since then, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandahar Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Naw, not funnin' you, kandahar.Nung phan baht just means one thousand baht, no more, no less. I was really having more fun with UG, who I know personally. Great guy, and yes he's a sponsor, and yes he owns several bookshops here in Chiang Mai. BTW, I was last in Kandahar in 1971. I think it has changed since then, no? 1971, huh? Yeah. I think you might find things a little different there now. But back to the funnin'- you should have been. That would be a GREAT one! It would have still been funny even if I found out from the wife that it was a joke before I tried it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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