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2005-05-09 Afghanistan/South Asia

Pakistan will follow Thai economic model: PM

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Posted by Fred 2005-05-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 How do you say farang in Urdu?

Posted by Penguin 2005-05-09 18:23|| 2005-05-09 18:23|| Front Page Top

#2 'ghair', although the Pashtun word 'ferengi' (yes, thats where the word comes from) is similar to the Thai word.

Posted by phil_b 2005-05-09 19:03|| 2005-05-09 19:03|| Front Page Top

#3 Isn't "one tampon one product" redundant?

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-05-09 19:14|| 2005-05-09 19:14|| Front Page Top

#4 Just FYI, there is a word for foreigner in Javanese, Malaysian, and Persian (possibly others - Indo?) that are all similar forms of the "farang" sound pattern, according to an Iranian friend of mine who was suprised to hear me say it. I don't know who originated it - it's common across a large region and was, supposedly, due to intermingling among fishermen and traders in that well-populated and busy region. At first she thought I was speaking Persian (heh) and was about to correct me as I had emphasized the wrong syllable (1st in Persian) and used the Thai penchant for substituting an "el" for the "ar" sound had thrown her, heh... all I knew was the Thai pronunciation, lol. VERY common word - with little or no apparent pejorative or hostile connotation. Current usage has some, of course, but it originated a hell of a long time ago. "fah-lahng" is the most common Thai pronunciation. Perisan is, IIRC, "fah-rayng". Prolly misremembering that one, lol.

Posted by .com 2005-05-09 20:01|| 2005-05-09 20:01|| Front Page Top

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