villagefarang Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Aside from your diet of french fries and fried eggs I am pretty sure the words “same same” are seldom used in your presence. You are definitely unique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomerangutang Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Godzilla was unique also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul888 Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 There is a guy I often see wandering around Chiang Rai that I think could well be Boomerangutang. One day I am going to follow him for a day because I am pretty sure that his life is a lot less boring than most Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzarella Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 When in doubt..... take the wife. and say..same...same...or a new model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anto Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 After 9 years in this country, you cant speak even a basic level of thai to say that you want another piece of a sample which you take to a shop? Sure, cant get any worse. They should know more English (The World Language) than their basic ''no hab '' ..Shame on them .Looks like they were too dim also to interpretate some basic sign language . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceadugenga Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 It's amazing how easy it is to get around in Thailand even for 100% non-Thai speakers. I know a few of these and some have lived happily here for years, Thai people are usually cheerful, tolerant and friendly and can often drum up an English speaker in emergencies. Look at the road signs... anything that matters is in English.... try looking for a multi language sign in the UK etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vogie Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 They probably had the printer cartridge except the ones they had were full of ink so not really same same at all. OK, well how do you say 'similar similar' in Thai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Muen gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 The thing is, Thais don’t talk like that, ‘same same or similar similar’. So if you completely mangle the pronunciation of a single word or short phrase they have no context by which to guess what you are on about. That said, your attitude has a lot to do with how well they respond to someone making funny noises and waving their hands in the air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboctok Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 After 9 years in this country, you cant speak even a basic level of thai to say that you want another piece of a sample which you take to a shop? Sure, cant get any worse. They should know more English (The World Language) than their basic ''no hab '' ..Shame on them .Looks like they were too dim also to interpretate some basic sign language . Interpretate? No wonder you feel obliged to add some sign language. It's the least you could do. o_O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgphuket Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 I spent a year in Chiang Rai and can count on one hand the number of foreigners who could say more than :"alloy mak mak", "you give me sucky sucky" and "Where buy ya-ba?" The first 2 from retirees, and the last from the teachers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 The number of foreigners in Chiang Rai who speak Thai keeps going down, too. We lost two guys recently. One moved out of the country and the other died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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