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05/16/10--19:59: Mike commented on 'Trouble in Thailand: bugs, coffee beans, language and women' (chan 1399692)

Rick, that made me smile and talking about nicknames always gets me mentioning my partners nephew who is named "Fook" which of course I have great difficulty pronouncing!!




05/17/10--00:28: Boonsong commented on 'Trouble in Thailand: bugs, coffee beans, language and women' (chan 1399692)

Thanks for your very generous words about my blog. Nowadays I've enabled backlinks so you should receive a link back from the Nickname Page.

Thanks for this post too. Quite apart from your reference to my blog it's very interesting.

Re Nickname "Fook": It means "mattress", usually a fold-out or roll-out mattress. It's not on my present nickname list. I'll add it at the next update.

Thanks again. All the best, B




05/18/10--00:39: Andy commented on 'Trouble in Thailand: bugs, coffee beans, language and women' (chan 1399692)

Actually, it is not the postal code in that Changwat table, but the ISO 3166-2 or TIS 1099 numerical code for the provinces. They are identical with the postcodes - except for the numbers 10 to 19, as Samut Prakan has 10 same as Bangkok, and all other are one lower as well, so Saraburi is 18 instead of 19. Starting with number 20 (Chonburi) TIS 1099 and post code are identical.




05/19/10--18:43: Talen commented on 'Trouble in Thailand: bugs, coffee beans, language and women' (chan 1399692)

I can't wait to eat fried critters with my friends beer and porn :)

I have yet to eat a tarantula yet though and I am still on the lookout for them.




05/20/10--21:28: Martyn commented on 'Trouble in Thailand: bugs, coffee beans, language and women' (chan 1399692)

Rick a good post with a big swing in topics.

Wilai bought a bag of 'insects' on a couple of occasions on my latest trip and so one day I thought I'd give them a go. I think they'd been heavily salted because they tasted not too bad at all. I do however much prefer the food in your top photo.

Nice solid post.




05/21/10--03:44: Siam.Rick commented on 'Trouble in Thailand: bugs, coffee beans, language and women' (chan 1399692)

Somehow, Mike, I think you obtain particular delight when you have to call down the soi to your nephew. Especially if you're upset with your partner ;-)




05/21/10--03:44: Siam.Rick commented on 'Trouble in Thailand: bugs, coffee beans, language and women' (chan 1399692)

Yes, potatoes, gravy and meat. There's a certain comfort in familiar food.

Funny how I've never taken a picture of a tray of fried insects. I guess, to me, a picture is almost the same as eating them and I'm not fond of that idea. Must shoot them some time just for the record.

Don't know if I'll ever partake, but one should never say "never."

Talen, tarantulas almost sound edible but, NOT! Unless much beer has passed my lips.




05/21/10--03:44: Siam.Rick commented on 'Trouble in Thailand: bugs, coffee beans, language and women' (chan 1399692)

Thanks for the explanation, Andy. I just went with the assumption based on "10" since it's the Bangkok code. So close but no cigar!

re: your most recent post on destruction of city halls . . . Very sad to read about the burning of the city halls. My western mind reels from the wanton destruction. But maybe it's the step northeastern Thais have to make their feelings known. Then again conspiracy theorists can probably have field day as to why these events happened and who did it.