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@Frank ********
I have lived all over Thailand, north, south, east and west. I have a decent understanding of Thai personality and, I don’t keep my association to bar girls. Lower and middle class Thais refer to anyone west of India as farangs, barring Africans. And yes, that is β€œfact”, Frank, full of infinite wisdom.
Karim ***************
@Frank ********
the original definition and the actual use, are two different things Frank. Thais, 100 % call Middle Eastern people farangs! That cannot be disputed because, it’s fact!
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@Edward *******
πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚Farang (فرنگ) is a Persian and southeast Asian word that originally referred to the Franks (the major Germanic tribe) and later came to refer to Europeans in general. The word "Farang" is a cognate and originates from old french: "franc".. πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

I think that Wikipedia definition is a little more complex than your average Thai would define Farang. I have heard Thais call Middle Eastern men Farangs... they just use it instead of foreigner
Karim ***************
@Brendan *******
she cannot do anything. She should not hve signed into an agreement like that in an unstable relationship.
Karim ***************
@Brendan *******
the car can be in his name, in this case, I think it’s in his name. He only said she was the guarantor on the finance deal.
Karim ***************
@Brendan *******
yes I know... I did tell him to keep paying for it and he would hve no problems. She signed the document and cannot withdraw from the finance agreement.