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01-13-20 16:41 #47165
Posts: 784Originally Posted by Allover [View Original Post]
SL.
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01-13-20 14:32 #47164
Posts: 105Thb
Originally Posted by Allover [View Original Post]
I see it often written on blackboards promoting daily specials and drink prices in tourist areas.
Not sure how bath crept into the lingua.
Annoys me as well.
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01-13-20 13:13 #47163
Posts: 991Currency
Originally Posted by BananaBoi [View Original Post]
When people use the word bath instead of baht, it makes me crazy.
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01-13-20 02:42 #47162
Posts: 3040A Quid is a British Pound currently equal to $1.30684. I know because I just looked it up and because I have been binge watching "the Saint" with Roger Moore on Amazon Prime TV. 555. I am up to Season 3, Episode 4 still in black & white. Sir Roger was a better Saint than a Bond IMHO. There is only one Bond!
Interestingly Shirley Eaton, an English stunner who played the golden girl in "Goldfinger" played a bad girl in an early Saint episode season 2. It was nice to unexpectedly see her on the TV again. AND a very young Julie Christie, a truly smokin' hot British blond also from the 60's, who I used to have a teenage hard on for, played another bad girl in a different early Saint episode from season 1. That's nostalgia.
But don't worry, I am not bored and losing my mind. Ha Ha. There are lots of things to do here in South Florida and the weather is decent, but it's a good thing that I only have 3 months to go until the wheels are down in the big Mango. I can't wait!
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01-13-20 02:24 #47161
Posts: 12856Originally Posted by CunningStunt [View Original Post]
No one called you a "ratbag", I was only surprised that I thought you said you were banned on some forum. I assume it takes a serious "ratbag" (affectionate term for someone a bit controversial or mischievous) or thread troll to get banned. Someone that stirs up lots of trouble? Maybe not. So I did not mean to accuse you of anything, only surprised.
In Thailand, the currency "pounds" is not pronounced well by Thais and sounds a lot like "born" which is quite tricky till you get used to it. Thais do poorly with multiple consonants together at the end of words, unless very highly educated in English by foreigners.
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01-13-20 02:12 #47160
Posts: 12856Originally Posted by Psychman [View Original Post]
Similarly a Lao girl I know from Savannakhet (close to border) looks more like Thai than typical Lao looks that I saw in Vientiane (this is also close to border but may include many girls from elsewhere).
I have not noticed Surin girls looking similar to Cambodian so far. I generally prefer Surin girls (the prettier ones) over Phnom Penh girls, for looks, although maybe my Cambodian girl sample was too poor. I suppose very dark skinned girls from Buriram and Surin can be thought of as like Cambodian from the dark skin tone, however skin colour is not an important factor for me. Buriram girls can be ugly but not always. I don't recall any regular girls from Buriram. Some from Sisaket and Surin though.
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01-13-20 01:30 #47159
Posts: 6304Agree that costs should be in the currency of the country being discussed. Americans are the biggest culprits always posting amounts in US dollars. If I see the dollar sign am I to I think it is Hong Kong Dollars, Singapore Dollars, Taiwan dollars, Australia dollars, New Zealand dollars? How am I supposed to know which one it is? Only SEA country where USD should be an accepted financial term is Cambodia since USD is the currency most often used in that country. I think what a bargain if a post says that a bar girl is only 100 dollars because 100 Hong Kong dollars is only 390 baht!
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01-12-20 23:13 #47158
Posts: 784It has been discussed many times
Originally Posted by CunningStunt [View Original Post]
SL.
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01-12-20 21:11 #47157
Posts: 351Originally Posted by Skepti10 [View Original Post]
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01-12-20 04:50 #47156
Posts: 3003Here is a link to my present blog but with video embeds for a taste of Bangers for those who miss the place or would love to go. No registration or subscription required.
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01-12-20 02:16 #47155
Posts: 402Originally Posted by Syzygies [View Original Post]
That said, if the reader really is wanting a physical type, you are most correct that many Surin girls do look very Khamer.
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01-11-20 12:00 #47154
Posts: 3003Originally Posted by Syzygies [View Original Post]
Why wouldn't readers on here not understand "quid"? This forum is not exclusively made up of former colonials don't you know, old chap.
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01-11-20 11:51 #47153
Posts: 3003Originally Posted by Kumbu [View Original Post]
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01-11-20 10:29 #47152
Posts: 552Let the adventure begin
Originally Posted by CunningStunt [View Original Post]
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01-11-20 10:17 #47151
Posts: 12856Originally Posted by CunningStunt [View Original Post]
Your handle certainly rings a bell from yesteryear. A bit hard to forget it. I don't recall you being a ratbag. Quoting prices in "quid" won't mean much to most readers on here.
Changes in Thailand mongering style are pretty severe.