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How would u like to be called fat ??

Aug 28th, 2006 by Lillian

There are rude people all over the world, I know but they don’t have to be rude to me !!! I went to get a take away for my family. This lady at a little food-stall makes the best food ever ! She’s always very friendly but I don’t know whats wrong with her husband. Firstly he never greets. I know, thai people don’t usually smile and say hello when you want to order food. You order, and wait for your food and leave . So this guy didn’t say anything as usual but suddenly, when I was heading for my car, he says "uan” which means fat in thai. I pointed at me and said, what me? he said yes yes ”uan”. Freak. Was that his perverted way of flirting? Or is he maybe a hill-tribe person in disguise who thinks he’s giving me a compliment ? Next time I’m going to say, yes fat but at least I’m pretty. (but really I’m NOT fat, thai women are just super super slim and small.)

Posted in Everyday Life in Thailand, Chiang Mai | 6 Comments

6 Responses to “How would u like to be called fat ??”

on 28 Aug 2006 at 3:02 pm1Elemmaciltur

I would have just given him a dirty finger and snort at him….
on 29 Aug 2006 at 2:01 am2risingsunofnihon.com

Don’t even worry about it, who knows what he actually meant! I’ve been called fat when someone was trying to say tall, and I was told that I was fat because I was bigger than “normal” in Asia. I’ve always figured that if that is the standard, then I have no hope of winning anyway so I won’t even worry about it!
on 29 Aug 2006 at 3:58 pm3Adam

I don’t think saying “you are fat” is a compliment in Thailand. That’s really rude.
on 29 Aug 2006 at 5:32 pm4Mike&Morgan

How rude! I think I know who you are talking about too…:) And I am sure that you are not at all fat. Very strange indeed.
on 29 Aug 2006 at 6:01 pm5Joe

Dear Lillian,

I know you are not fat at all. So please don’t even think about what he said.
And I don’t understand Thais in that way at all. Because rather they are very slim and skiny, or they are really fat. I mean tons of kilos to much. And than they are small too. So they look like a rolling barel.

But you are not fat. So please enjoy the bread you ordered and don’t even think about being or getting fat.
on 29 Aug 2006 at 6:27 pm6Lillian

Thanx Joe, Mike and Morgan,Adam, Rising and Elm
Btw Joe, I’m working on a post.. the bread is THE BEST I’ve EVER had in Thailand !!! mmmmm I might get ”uan” lol