Talking in Thailand
Talking in Thailand
Thailand is a beautiful and varied country and its people are warm and friendly. However, if you come from the West, as I do, some aspects of Thai life are strange and some are baffling. Not in a bad sense, just different.
For example, when speaking English, Thais rarely seem pr finish their words off, so you get ‘how’ for ‘house’; ‘sket’ for ‘basket’; ‘row’ for ‘road’. It is very strange at first and can become annoying, until you realize that words in the Thai language can only end with one of about six sounds. The most …