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by thelost
Fri Jan 13, 2017 6:33 am
Forum: Thailand News and Discussion
Topic: Shameless skinny-dipping farang couple sought by police.
Replies: 4
Views: 2473

Re: Shameless skinny-dipping farang couple sought by police.

Public nudity is illegal in Thailand. really? I have seen countless women sun bathing topless in patters, jomtien and koh larn over the years. (and even a few Thai's as well) never saw one get arrested or even told to cover up. (BTW, it only 'bad behavior' if they're ugly ) just sayin' Bertros :hat...
by thelost
Fri Jan 13, 2017 6:30 am
Forum: Cambodian Culture and Language
Topic: Help translating an idiom
Replies: 44
Views: 18843

Re: Help translating an idiom

Thank you for that and I accept it. The only difficulty for me is that I know the parties involved and it happened at the morning market where there was not even our mephom present much less an oknya. Oh well one more reason to stay alive in th KofW. I have to add as an afterthought that I find thi...
by thelost
Fri Jan 13, 2017 6:26 am
Forum: Cambodian Culture and Language
Topic: Regional Cambodian Dialect/Accent
Replies: 44
Views: 12717

Re: Regional Cambodian Dialect/Accent

being english we love using wordplay its a very big part of our language, a lot originating from cockney rhyming slang Give us a Butchers = give me a look (Butchers hook = look) Taking the mick = Taking the piss (Mickey Bliss = Piss) (as in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taking_the_piss) im off for ...
by thelost
Fri Jan 13, 2017 6:25 am
Forum: Cambodian Culture and Language
Topic: More Country Speak
Replies: 62
Views: 15734

Re: More Country Speak

yeah Bek Sloy has a big reference to dancing... Dancing Bek Sloy... dancing all crazy like your fucked in the head... its the new style of "style" dancing they do to the "funky" music ill post some examples because depending whether you spend any time in the local khmer clubs yo...
by thelost
Thu Jan 12, 2017 7:02 pm
Forum: Thailand News and Discussion
Topic: Two Italian men arrested for disrespecting the Thai flag.
Replies: 18
Views: 5417

Re: Two Italian men arrested for disrespecting the Thai flag.

I didn't really care much about the whole flag ripping thing ideal thing but when I watched them doing it, I just know they were going to be fucked because I know the Thai mentality.
by thelost
Thu Jan 12, 2017 6:52 pm
Forum: General Chatter
Topic: Be extra careful
Replies: 17
Views: 4798

Re: Be extra careful

This country is full of evil things. Dark evil things.
by thelost
Thu Jan 12, 2017 6:19 pm
Forum: Cambodian Culture and Language
Topic: More Country Speak
Replies: 62
Views: 15734

Re: More Country Speak

Thanks, now i understand it more. So basically it's like if i want to say someone's absented minded or stupid, that's loplop. If someone really done a fucked up shit, then that's chakuat. now..Bek Sloy...that's definitely a new word for me. Gotta ask the wife but I believe what you mean about the &q...
by thelost
Thu Jan 12, 2017 6:17 pm
Forum: Cambodian Culture and Language
Topic: Regional Cambodian Dialect/Accent
Replies: 44
Views: 12717

Re: Regional Cambodian Dialect/Accent

to me, i sometimes get an headache. maybe i'm not the type of person who likes to play on words much. did you just copy them from the sheet? this is the actual lyrics to the song in order yeah, i copied them from the sheet because i thought it's hard for you to read as the fonts are too ..unreadable...
by thelost
Thu Jan 12, 2017 6:02 pm
Forum: Cambodian Culture and Language
Topic: Help translating an idiom
Replies: 44
Views: 18843

Re: Help translating an idiom

I've asked my wife and so here it is. She said this phrase is mostly used when someone accused a person of doing something or being something, for example, a liar. Then the person will retort back saying "Look at me/my face, do you think I am that kind of person?" which is the gist of the ...
by thelost
Thu Jan 12, 2017 3:30 pm
Forum: Cambodian Culture and Language
Topic: Help translating an idiom
Replies: 44
Views: 18843

Re: Help translating an idiom

i think you're right. cham sounds like jom to me, which is like right on, so the phrase means "look at me right in the face" like you said. មើលមុខខ្ញុំអោយចំ yes, sounds like a situational thing...so i guess it's like "do you know who i am" in a way beacause in khmer, face is kind...