I was curious what you others have encountered.
Everytime I'm in Thailand I get someone who's amazed about some aspect of myself or something I do. For instance, I'm tall around 6'4"-6'5" and usually when I go down through a market or through shopping stalls, I always get some old lady who smiles and stares and points at my height like I'm some giant or they reach up and touch my moustache...they are amazed at facial hair.
When I was there in May, I went out and worked in the fields with my gf's family and took off my shirt because of the heat of the day and they are fascinated by my white skin, it was spring so I had no tan and because of this, I burned some and a week later, I started to peel and my gf was horrified like I had this incurable condition...haha. I was being passed around the houses so everyone could have a look at the peeling farang....lol.
The family members that live in the rural part of Thailand (Northeast corner €“ East of Surin) all have made comments that they really dislike their dark skin but from what I have encountered in my trips over the past year or so, many Thai's don't like the idea that they are so dark, but isn't that the way things are though. You always wish you were something different?
Now I understand I'm dealing with some rural people that have never even been to BKK let alone out of Thailand but with each trip I have done to Thailand, I always have an amusing encounter somewhere when I'm wandering around and I was curious, am I alone or do you others get similar experiences?
Nhscotsman
Everytime I'm in Thailand I get someone who's amazed about some aspect of myself or something I do. For instance, I'm tall around 6'4"-6'5" and usually when I go down through a market or through shopping stalls, I always get some old lady who smiles and stares and points at my height like I'm some giant or they reach up and touch my moustache...they are amazed at facial hair.
When I was there in May, I went out and worked in the fields with my gf's family and took off my shirt because of the heat of the day and they are fascinated by my white skin, it was spring so I had no tan and because of this, I burned some and a week later, I started to peel and my gf was horrified like I had this incurable condition...haha. I was being passed around the houses so everyone could have a look at the peeling farang....lol.
The family members that live in the rural part of Thailand (Northeast corner €“ East of Surin) all have made comments that they really dislike their dark skin but from what I have encountered in my trips over the past year or so, many Thai's don't like the idea that they are so dark, but isn't that the way things are though. You always wish you were something different?
Now I understand I'm dealing with some rural people that have never even been to BKK let alone out of Thailand but with each trip I have done to Thailand, I always have an amusing encounter somewhere when I'm wandering around and I was curious, am I alone or do you others get similar experiences?
Nhscotsman
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