Bangkok Reports

[PgReal]

They all say 7 kg but any non budget airline like JAL, ANA, EVA, Cathay won't follow those rules. Air Asia is the only budget airline I've ever flown and they are extremely picky. They are out to seek extra money for checked baggage. Flew Thai Airways twice in 2024 and no sign of weighing any luggage. My backpack and carry on must have weighed over 15 kg.

Do what everyone else does. Wear a jacket and put everything heavy in your pant and jacket pockets.

Thanks, that's what I thought would probably happen in reality, but good to hear it first hand! Can't afford for any more delays at the gate and having to check the bag into the hold or I'll definitely miss the connection.

Yeah. Not only will be wearing the jacket, but also the full business suit, two pairs of socks, jocks and shorts under the pants and god knows what else haha!

[Banana Boi]

I was surprised when booking my latest flight that most popular airlines like Emirates, Thai airways, airAsia etc only give a 7 kg carry on allowance! It seems quite stingy.

They all say 7 kg but any non budget airline like JAL, ANA, EVA, Cathay won't follow those rules. Air Asia is the only budget airline I've ever flown and they are extremely picky. They are out to seek extra money for checked baggage. Flew Thai Airways twice in 2024 and no sign of weighing any luggage. My backpack and carry on must have weighed over 15 kg.

Do what everyone else does. Wear a jacket and put everything heavy in your pant and jacket pockets.

[PgReal]

Hi all.

Bit of left field question, flying into / out of BKK has anyone ever had their carry on bag / case weighted or scrutinized for being overweight? It's just I was surprised when booking my latest flight that most popular airlines like Emirates, Thai airways, airAsia etc only give a 7 kg carry on allowance! It seems quite stingy. My well travelled "cabin size" small case is always thought of as a 10 kg case and whenever I have checked that it was always around 9-11 kg in weight.

I usually check a bag but after my two last trips to BKK (first I missed a connection because of bags not being properly checked through, then the following trip they lost a case on me) so I want / need to keep my stuff close to me as I also have a very tight transit stopover on the way in. Don't want to miss the flight for any reason and miss the fun of the day in BKK!

Thanks.

P.

[EihTooms]

I'm sure if you're from the UK you pronounce things very differently than me with my Swedish accent. Don't matter. This isn't grammar school here. I don't go around correcting every guy who spells "you're" as "your" or "their" or "they're" as "there".

Not even sure why you quoted me cause where did I say Thai pronounce Thermae like thermos? I'm sure you speak Thai like I do and you know there is no "th" sound in the Thai language. A Thai would say it with a "t" (combined with 'd') sound like they do with Thailand (this is what I said). I was saying guys (Farang) pronounce it with a "th" sound same as you have confirmed.

Since you brought it up. This is from the Merriam Webster dictionary.

The first syllable is pronounced the same as thermos!

I only quoted you because your post was simply a generic, non committal comment about how you have heard it said and not a definitive correction of how it must be said. As was my response.

And my questions about which other words in Thai include a th as in Thermos sound was a genuine query of you or anyone else who might know, not a criticism of how you or anyone else says it. I apologize if it came across otherwise.

[Houston Player]

Is it just the Thai lady I was with or do all Thais pronounce Kanchanaburi like a Greek city name. I know I am old and deaf but it sure sounded like can-a-nop-o-lee. 555.

Thais don't normally pronounce the letter "R" they pronounce as "L" easiest example is Farang is pronounced as Falang and aroi (delicious) as aloi. Also no "V" in Thai alphabet so Villa Market is Willa Market. Also T and D is interchangeable in several words. Nitnoi Nidnoi same same. Chitlom Chidlom same same.

Sorry for cluttering up the forum with posts about language.

[Banana Boi]

What other word in Thai that would be translated and spelled in English with a Th is pronounced as the Th in Thermos?

I'm sure if you're from the UK you pronounce things very differently than me with my Swedish accent. Don't matter. This isn't grammar school here. I don't go around correcting every guy who spells "you're" as "your" or "their" or "they're" as "there".

Not even sure why you quoted me cause where did I say Thai pronounce Thermae like thermos? I'm sure you speak Thai like I do and you know there is no "th" sound in the Thai language. A Thai would say it with a "t" (combined with 'd') sound like they do with Thailand (this is what I said). I was saying guys (Farang) pronounce it with a "th" sound same as you have confirmed.

Since you brought it up. This is from the Merriam Webster dictionary.

ther​mae ˈthərˌmē
ther​mos ˈthər-məs

The first syllable is pronounced the same as thermos!

[Forty Drinks]

Got 2 nights under $30 at Nana Suits in Soi 11 area. Business must be Bad. Usually in $40's.

Suckkskran not drawing people from the 4 corners of the Planet like they thought. Hahaha.

[AggieDad1]

What other word in Thai that would be translated and spelled in English with a Th is pronounced as the Th in Thermos?

Baht or Bath? I have seen that word for Thai currency spelled both ways by Thai prople because whether it is spelled baht or bath in English Thai people say it the same way, as a sole T sound. Thailand? Thai? None that I can recall. It was predicted, I think accurately, that some new club called Myth would eventually be referred to by the girls as Mit or Mid, wasn't it?

I am not even sure the Th sound as in Thermos exists in the Thai language. I don't recall hearing it much at least.

I have only heard a couple of westerners referring to Thermae as one pronounces the Th in Thermos. And I think both of them also insist on calling PATtaYA as pTAIya with the accent on the second syllable. LOL.

Is it just the Thai lady I was with or do all Thais pronounce Kanchanaburi like a Greek city name. I know I am old and deaf but it sure sounded like can-a-nop-o-lee. 555.

[Lcale1982]

Fun conversation to discuss LOL. Didn't even konw Thermae is a real word and apparently google proper pronunciation is Thur.-mee (american) thuh-mee (british), I always pronounced it Thur.-may. I guess would make sense to pronounce it the way Thais pronounce it if you're talking to them but among my fellow americans I'd still pronounce it my way even tho its off a little from googles proper way hah. How many of you guys actually knew its as real word?

[Nyezhov]

I'm with you, it's pronounced "Termae" by all Thais.

Agreed. Hard T.

[Houston Player]

Years ago I picked my first Thermae lady and asked how it was pronounced, she used the hard "T" sound with accent at the end. Later I asked the second Thai lady and got the same reply. Today I checked Google Translate and got the same pronunciation. Apparently I was wrong by assuming all those who frequented Thermae pronounced it the same.

I'm with you, it's pronounced "Termae" by all Thais.

[EihTooms]

Damn I actually had to click on the video. I pronounce Thermae the same way he does. The "th" is just like how you would pronounce thermos. In fact, I don't think I've heard any guy pronounce it differently. Yes, we would not pronounce Thailand the same way. Then again, I don't normally pronounce Thailand the same way a Thai girl would unless I am imitating them. Maybe it's my Swedish accent.

What other word in Thai that would be translated and spelled in English with a Th is pronounced as the Th in Thermos?

Baht or Bath? I have seen that word for Thai currency spelled both ways by Thai prople because whether it is spelled baht or bath in English Thai people say it the same way, as a sole T sound. Thailand? Thai? None that I can recall. It was predicted, I think accurately, that some new club called Myth would eventually be referred to by the girls as Mit or Mid, wasn't it?

I am not even sure the Th sound as in Thermos exists in the Thai language. I don't recall hearing it much at least.

I have only heard a couple of westerners referring to Thermae as one pronounces the Th in Thermos. And I think both of them also insist on calling PATtaYA as pTAIya with the accent on the second syllable. LOL.

[HorseTrader]

I also pronounce same as youtuber. Friend that introduced me to it pronounced it to me that way. Can't remember if the ladies I visited pronounced it the same or not. They usually just referred to it as Cafe.

Years ago I picked my first Thermae lady and asked how it was pronounced, she used the hard "T" sound with accent at the end. Later I asked the second Thai lady and got the same reply. Today I checked Google Translate and got the same pronunciation. Apparently I was wrong by assuming all those who frequented Thermae pronounced it the same.

[Lcale1982]

I question how well informed that YouTube poster really is, this comment simply based on how he pronounced "Thermae". That's not how I've heard Thai people say it. Makes me wonder how he pronounces Thailand.

I did agree with prices he reported in a separate video.

I also pronounce same as youtuber. Friend that introduced me to it pronounced it to me that way. Can't remember if the ladies I visited pronounced it the same or not. They usually just referred to it as Cafe.

[Banana Boi]

I question how well informed that YouTube poster really is, this comment simply based on how he pronounced "Thermae". That's not how I've heard Thai people say it. Makes me wonder how he pronounces Thailand.

Damn I actually had to click on the video. I pronounce Thermae the same way he does. The "th" is just like how you would pronounce thermos. In fact, I don't think I've heard any guy pronounce it differently. Yes, we would not pronounce Thailand the same way. Then again, I don't normally pronounce Thailand the same way a Thai girl would unless I am imitating them. Maybe it's my Swedish accent.