Thai language: Food

Just for fun, I’ve decided to add a new category to my blog titled “Thai language”.  In here I’ll put some short items designed for the casual visitor to Thailand who’d like to have a few words or phrases in the local language to impress the girls with.

These items are NOT intended to assist people who know the language or live here full time.  They are also NOT intended to teach anyone to speak or read Thai.  If you want to learn the language, buy a book, a CD or take a class. 

I’m simply trying to entertain, and provide some simple vocabulary that people can retain and use on their next trip to Thialand. 

 Of course if you visit Thailand you want to know some basics about food to help you get what you want to eat.  The list below gives you a little simple vocabulary for food:

Are you Werewolf?!

I walked into a local restaurant tonight, sat down at the bar, and ordered a plate of food.  During the next two or three minutes I traded a little banter with the bartender, not saying anything particularly unusual.

But suddenly, the other guy sitting at the bar (about 3 meters away from me) calls out, “Are you Werewolf by any chance?”

Well fuck me dead.  I was speechless.  I put my finger over my lips in the internationally recognized sign for “sssshhhhh”.  He missed it, but fortunately didn’t repeat his question, since there were people in the bar who were friends of mine who wouldn’t be impressed with my blog.  Instead, he asked, “Do you know what I’m talking about?”

Obviously I needed to answer.  “Yes, I do know, and yes, I am — but let’s not announce it to the entire restaurant.”