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Naga wrote:A certain government official recently referred to Europeans on TV using the word ไอ้.
The exclamation recorded on public news services was ไอ้พวกฝรั่งนักท่องเที่ยว.
Exactly how derogatory was that statement?
Pirin wrote:Naga wrote:A certain government official recently referred to Europeans on TV using the word ไอ้.
The exclamation recorded on public news services was ไอ้พวกฝรั่งนักท่องเที่ยว.
Exactly how derogatory was that statement?
I would say that someone’s bark is worse than their bite. I don't think we can describe the speaker's attitudes unless we know his or her personality.
Naga wrote:A certain government official recently referred to Europeans on TV using the word ไอ้.
The exclamation recorded on public news services was ไอ้พวกฝรั่งนักท่องเที่ยว.
Exactly how derogatory was that statement?
Tgeezer wrote:Pirin wrote:Naga wrote:A certain government official recently referred to Europeans on TV using the word ไอ้.
The exclamation recorded on public news services was ไอ้พวกฝรั่งนักท่องเที่ยว.
Exactly how derogatory was that statement?
I would say that someone’s bark is worse than their bite. I don't think we can describe the speaker's attitudes unless we know his or her personality.
He didn't refer to all tourists, only Western tourists. พวกฝรั่งนักท่องเที่ยว ไอ้ is a way of showing that they are male and that he disapproves of them, it is that simple. The topic he is addressing is important and that could be any number of things which distinguish Western Male tourists from Middle Eastern, Chinese, Japanese, Malaysian male tourists etc. Can anybody think of anything?
David and Bui wrote:Excellent advice, Khun Pirin!
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