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Thai banter - is the same as UK banter?
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huahindolly
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:02 pm    Post subject: Suay! Suay! Reply with quote
Interesting discussion of compliments and anti-compliments. I can understand the differences in being candid (Thai) versus being PC (Farang).

What totally floors me is when our country-boy, very unsophisticated Thai gardener tells me "suay" when I go outside dressed for work in very Western-style business dress. How does this guy judge "suay" when I'm a farang woman dressed to teach at an American-style university? Maybe he's been watching too many Western movies??? It's just one of Thai life's many mysteries.

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Are you sure he's not talking about the Flowers? Twisted Evil laugh
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 10:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Take it as a compliment Dolly .He would probably like to say "You look fantastic this morning ma,am have a great day at work "

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 10:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
As we are on the topic of UK style banter which western movies do you think he has been watching ? Disclosure ? The devil in miss Jones ? If he gets hold of copy of Mandingo he may get ideas well above his station . Wink

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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As we are on the topic of UK style banter which western movies do you think he has been watching ? Disclosure ? The devil in miss Jones ? If he gets hold of copy of Mandingo he may get ideas well above his station . Wink

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Hide the copy of Lady Chatterly!!!! thumbs up
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