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[Paul888]

I don't think many farang get offended at being called farang. I call us farang also and like dindong, I smile when people call my children farang noi.

[Joel Barlow]

The comment about "Khon Thai", "Khon Tang Pratet" and "Farang" seemed to me quite insightful.
Although Thais envy long noses, white skin, and Western "success" with materialism, they are in total denial about the resemblance of this to an "inferiority complex" - sadly.
Many are severely xenophobic (in a quite multi-cultural society, although that too goes unadmitted);
and, indeed, "Farang" is usually meant disparagingly. Of course, for decades now, most of us have failed to earn any respect...

Edited by Joel Barlow, 2011-12-21 09:22:06.

[villagefarang]

and, indeed, "Farang" is not usually meant disparagingly...did someone mention inferiority complex?

Edited by villagefarang, 2011-12-21 09:53:56.

[klikster]

Paul888, on 2011-12-21 09:07:49, said:

I don't think many farang get offended at being called farang. I call us farang also and like dindong, I smile when people call my children farang noi.

Hearing someone refer to me as "farang" doesn't bother me. But when someone addresses me as "farang", s/he usually gets a glare -- then gets ignored.

[sceadugenga]

What about luk kreung... the "half children"... that sounds a bit offensive.

[khunsiam]

In India they used the word "farangii" for foreigners some 120 years ago, I don't know if they do so nowadays?

[jubby]

I was picking the Kids up from school late evening on the 24th from a School trip.   A lady referred to my Kids as 'farang Noi'  .  it certainly wasn't meant as an Insult.   But what as it got to do with statelessness in CR ?    The Farang subject has been discussed hundreds of time's on here already.  some take offence some don't.

Thats an interesting word in hawaii though,   Haole  ...    Thats probably the US influence ,  after all  who doesn't get called an a-Hole occasionally

[my friend I]

Thai nationality bill is going thru parliament this week

[Arkady]

my friend I, on 2012-02-05 10:19:28, said:

Thai nationality bill is going thru parliament this week

"My mother-in-law and two of her children who live with me remain stateless, although I know quite well that the 8 year old was born in Thailand (having paid at the hospital for what was necessary to keep him alive).
So I found this article interesting: http://www.trust.org...et-citizenship/"

Since 1971 being born in Thailand to alien parents no longer gave an automatic right to Thai citizenship.  Thai citizenship comes automatically only through descent from a Thai parent no matter where you are born in the world.  I haven't read the new nationality act yet.  I believe it will theoretically help many stateless people born in Thailand, including those who come from those areas that were in Thailand before the border was moved and they became part of Burma.   Like the previous act of 2008 and earlier cabinet resolutions, however, the emphasis still seems to be on certain categories of stateless persons rather than coming up with blanket solution for all or most of them.  Without knowing the exact circumstances of the OP's in laws, it is impossible to comment on their situation.

I would suggest deleting the trivial comments about "farangs" that have derailed the topic.

Edited by Arkady, 2012-02-18 15:56:43.