@Paul *******

Several years ago in Changwat NST, I heard a Buddhist Thai (a teacher by profession) refer to the Muslim Thais as "kaek".

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David Broadfoot

Sanskrit (or maybe another ancient Indian language?) is supposedly the mother of the Indo-European Language Family.

French comes from the Romance/Latin branch on the European side.

It's very likely that Hindi (or a predecessor), Persian and Arabic -- all three -- have been influencing each other for a long time.

My guess is that you were referring to Batu (rock) Ferringhi on Pulau (island) Penang in Malaysia. Another country which has been influenced by many cultures and languages.

If you pay attention to words in Melayu and Thai, you will notice similarities that most likely originated in South Asia or the Middle East.

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The word ferringhi or feringgi is a modern spelling of the Classical Malay word peringgi, originally used in reference to the Portuguese conquistadors before being all people of European descent. It is cognate with the Thai farang and Khmer barang. All derive from the Indian word firangī (फ़िरंगी) which itself originates either with the Arabic ferringi or Persian farangi. In the Middle East and Africa, it originally referred to the Franks but came to mean Europeans in general.

May have genuflected, still not genuine though.

Todd McGowan

And how they have treated the Irish and Ireland, never mind many

other parts of the world.

Thais tell visitors that their country is the only one in SE Asia that was not colonized by the West (France in Indochina and ... you've guessed it).

Even the Brits themselves complain about the weather in the UK.

Perhaps for at least two reasons.

1st, Samui IO needs money more than other IOs.

2nd, Samui businesses need foreigners' money desperately.

Maybe Cathay Pacific via HKG?

I think so.

I think your COE lists all your international flights, from exit to BKK. In case contact tracing is needed.

Ask Emirates if there are code-share flights to get to Dubai.

Ask your IO asap. A "Yes" brings peace of mind. Not asking is officially a "No".