futureexpat

You're wrong and I'm right....

I asked would an Englishman with Indian parents or an American with African parents be a "Farang" the reply was an unreserved "No"...

Bear in mind that Anil and most of his mates were educated overseas and are almost Westerners themselves and will have a very different...

His family owns the Suk11 guesthouse but he doesn't post here much anymore. Maybe he's tired of reading threads like this....

I speak Thai well enough to understand when Thai people are talking about me, they are always saying farang. Like when I bought some iced...

So i can say "But Westerner are generally too stupid to know the difference between a Farang, Chao tang chat, Chao tawan tok or Nak tong...

Seven years total living and working in Thailand*, a couple years at schools, a couple years at a software company, working on freelance IT...

As far as the wikipedia article you linked to, I was referring to the first sentence that does correctly state how the word is used today;...

Anachack, I know you see yourself as a resident Thai (language and culture) specialist but that doesn't mean that you're always correct....

The meaning of farang is 'white' westerner because, as you know, there are all kinds of ethnic groups covered in the Thai language each...

6/10

Hey, OP. I mean hey alotafun: brilliant marketing plan. I'd be happy to donate some socks and puppets to your cause.

It's been next day service for me each time I've gone over the last couple of years....

Emma, I'll send you a private message in a few minutes, so check your in-box.

I once took the 1st class sleeper while traveling solo because the guy at the train station said there wasn't another class of ticket...