August 25 2006
How do the Thais stereotype us?

I nearly pissed myself laughing when I learned that the Thais refer to England as "Muang poo dee" - the land of high-class people.
Alighting from their vintage Bentley, the first English visitors to Thailand might well have resembled Sir John Gielgud and Dame Judy Dench but, these days, our most visible ambassadors are drunken chav meatheads taking a break from mugging old ladies before returning home, via the Immigration Detention Centre, courtesy of the British taxpayer.
The Thais have a colourful alternative name for most important countries around the world and, today, we learn what they are:
America
Muang lung sairm: Land of Uncle Sam
Australia
Muang jing joh: Land of kangaroos
Denmark
Muang nom: Land of milk (not breasts)
France
Muang nahm hom: Land of perfume
Germany
Muang beer: Land of beer
Holland
Muang tulip: Land of tulips
Italy
Muang macaroni: Land of macaroni
Japan
Muang plaa dip: Land of raw fish
Korea
Muang gim-ji: Land of vegetable pickle
North Korea
Muang sohm dairng: Land of red ginseng
South Korea
Muang sohm khao: Land of white ginseng
Norway
Maung pra-atit thiang keun: Land of the midnight sun
Portugal
Muang for-ee thorng: Land of egg-based noodle-like sweets
Russia
Muang mee kaow: Land of polar bears
Scotland
Muang whiskey: Land of whiskey
Spain
Muang gratin duk: Land of angry bulls
Sweden
Muang wiking: Land of Vikings
"Name three famous Belgians" represents pub quiz Armageddon (a task made considerably more difficult due to Poirot and Tintin being fictional characters) so it's unsurprising to learn that Belgium has failed to enter the Thai consciousness - along with Canada, New Zealand, Africa, South and Central America, Ireland, Wales, the Isle of Man (I'm sorry, Mick) and the whole of Eastern Europe.
[Posted to Learn Thai by David]
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