It always amazes me that people will come to Thailand for the beautiful women , cheap food , cheap housing etc. But !! As soon as the term farang comes out people take such offense and call the people or the country " RACIST ". I have been there a few times and can honestly say I've only ever heard the term a couple of times . Big Deal !! I've heard far more terrible racist names used in many other countries , mostly by the same offended white people. I think the reason that people take such offense to the term " FARANG " is it's generally used to describe white people in Thailand. How dare someone use a derogatory term against a white person 😮 !!! Get Over It !!! I'm a white person and please tell me if I'm wrong ?? But haven't white people the world over , came up with racist derogatory terms for just about " ALL " non white people of every nationality ?? But We !!! Are going to draw a line in the sand and say using the term " FARANG " is far too offensive for anyone to say to us . Get Real and Get Over Yourselves. If Thailand is so Racist and its People are so Racist, your little mind and heart can't take it . There are flights leaving Thailand, every hour of every day , to take you anywhere eles in the world, where you won't feel so offended.
I have been going to Thailand for about 40 years and been married to a thai Lady for 34 years. When I first started going to Thailand I always thought I would want to retire there . But these days I am retired in Australia and are happy visiting 1 month a year. Part of what you said is why and that is I will always be Australian and thai people will always treat me like that and the way the government with their visa requirements treats you is like they don't want you there. I do love Thailand but sometime's the difficulty trying to get something done like visa's, buying land or buying a car makes me feel its just not worth living there. And if you have a car accident involving a thai person the police and all the witnesses will always side with the thai person.
Being called a farang doesn't really bother me but the dual pricing burns my ass. Could you imagine the chaos it would cause in ANY Western country if they charged natives one price and charged Asian visitors 4 times as much??!?!??!??!
Most countries / companies have resident prices disguised intro resident card, special promotions, frequent visitors etc.... it's targeted / segmented marketing done more or less in your face.
The dual pricing is not racist either, its there I assume so that Thai's can enjoy doing activities in a country that has a lot of without Farangs causing price inflation. The average foreign tourist earns alot more that average Thai, so dual pricing ensures that Thai's providing services and Thais using these services benefit from this without inflating the prices for their own citizens and pricing them out. Nothing wrong with that... its their country.
Farang is not a Race, it’s a classification of a Foreigner. Regarding Dual Pricing, I can’t speak for the world, but Dual Pricing is normal in America. Examples - Disneyland offers lower prices for local residents vs Non-local residents; all state colleges and universities in America have In-state Tuition, and higher Tuition for everyone else. Note, they don’t have any chaos over this in America.
No, racist means to hate someone that is a different race from you. The word Farang is not racist or anything else, it is just a way Thais describe those of Western European decent. Cambodians call Europeans Barang. If want to live in a country that imports people from other countries and races and give them citizenship for the sake of gaining votes and twisting words to gain political leverage, then go back to your birth country. Thailand is better than that. There are plenty of Africans and Arabs you can hang with in your birth country, though don't get upset when HR departments hire them instead of you because of the color of their skin.
Odd and somewhat hostile comment. Western countries don’t “import Africans and Arabs”. Many countries do permit legal migration principally to fill employment gaps-an economic rather than political reason-and the US has done so for centuries (a prime example of a country composed of immigrants). Many countries in the West and Latin America also have sizeable African descended populations as a result of slavery-the exact opposite of a system requiring such people for votes. There is a migrant “crisis” in Europe now thanks to wars in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, plus economic issues exacerbated by climate change doesn’t alleviate the crisis particularly in N Africa and Sub Saharan Africa. But this is a humanitarian issue with no easy answer, not one about votes. Many Western countries have been strengthened by their cosmopolitan and outward looking models. Now the popularity of migration has waxed and waned depending on the time period and I’m not saying such a system is for every country but I personally love the diversity of the city I live in for the variety (esp the food I must admit). Even traditionally closed countries like Japan will need to review their insularity if they want to be able to support an ageing population. Perhaps less aggression and a more informed stance next time.
@@cybersurf5 Those in Europe and the West are not migrants. Migrants are people that have jobs and work visas lined up in advance. Those people do not. They go from country to country looking for government handouts. And the Left does not care. In the US, for instance, those seeking asylum are automatically setup to vote for the Democrat party.
Racist? Because you can not be manager or are call farang? My friend, you are farang (foreigner) and if they let us (I'm foreign too) work and buy land and property, they will lose everything. Foreigner would buy everything. A single Russian, Arab tycoon could by a whole island, and every middle class would have an empty vacation house. The poor would never, ever catch up. By the way, I'm black, dark, in Bangkok, some of the look are not really nice but racism is a big world. You see, as soon as you become a minority, you talk like us, lol. I'm joking, and I hope I dont come aggressive. I'm from the French West-indies, my family been French for 400 years, but French people still see me as a foreigner. I love Thailand but if you feel like this as a white man, imagine how I feel as a black man. People thinking you're a dealer or a pimp because of the 20 idiots hanging at NaNa, sometimes it's make me sad, thinking that if I come back with my kids, they will get the same treatment. But it doesn't last long, you have to be thick skin when never, ever blended since you were born (You have a new subscriber).
Your comment needs upvoting. In a strange way, there's a benefit in a white person getting a glimpse of .1% of the experience minorities have to put up with every day. And I mean that for the white person's sake. At the end of the day, chances are (Though of course there are always exceptions) they will still have more privileges and agency than the majority of the locals. Think about going into any building and spending money there. Most outsiders won't need to think before they satisfy their impulse. The average working class Thai will really need to consider how much savings they will lose if they go into some of these buildings and spend money.
"Racist" to me is a strong word. It denotes a kind of hatred, contempt, or bigotry. Thais are a proud people and they have a degree of nationalistic preferences towards their own. Thais are alone in their language and culture and they often feel apart from the rest of the world. Even their brand of Buddhism is different from the Buddhism of other Asian countries. I think you mentioned that they are tolerant of others and hospitable to non-Thais. They are discerning and give preference to their own. That is why they are survivors and they resisted colonization. The element of racism I see in Thailand from my several trips there are towards members of their own - they seem to hold lighter skin complexions as more beautiful than those with a darker complexion. Just my opinion.
i agree with your comments thais are generally nationalistic and i think the skin tone is more of a class issue (ie dark skin is associated with manual workers ( farmer construction etc) and pale skin upper class),
Hello mate just watched your latest and having lived with Thais over 2yrs in a area/village in Jomtien I can honestly say 100% yes Thai are racist . I beg with them to not to look/call me as a Farang just refer to me as Peter to no success. I feel like an animal in a zoo constantly looked at by workers or visitors to the onsite cafe or friends of the people who live there. What is most annoying is that nobody says hello to me just stares and wonder why I am not living in a posh condo. Now for me I am thinking long term and not going splash out in a high rise paying up to 4x as much to live in a box in the sky. Back to your question on the flip side well that arises when I am doing my every 2nd day run & swim to the beach next to the cafes & condos, the attitude towards me changes 100%. With the guards outside the condos smiling and wishing me good morning, cafe & venders smiling as I pass by and beach & motor taxi wish me good morning as they see me all the time Complete 360. This only because I am a Farang.. who has money ..Totally false.. I look back of what's happening in Europe with uncontrolled mass immigration were 2 mins before I watched your video I filled out a Survey from a british company, the question asked ,"Do you feel more racist against because you are white in today's Britain". The result was 76% of Brits feel more racist against because there white😮. Now having lived in Sweden and how that country with open arms welcome other cultures and now paying a high price. The only success for me was Denmark (lived 10yrs) who refused mass immigration and was heavily criticised by the EU and the courts or been racist. The Danes would say they are protected there heritage and culture . So back to Thailand so I agree with the Thais trying to protect it self from the flood of migrants, but you can educate your people to be not afraid of everyone and think it takes alot of guts to leave behind you own culture/friends and lifestyle to live with you. In 2yrs not one ask me if I could help them learn English and with the latest stats out you would like to think it would be helpful for one of the parents to get helping hand from natural English speaker for there child .. but no .. let's use the language as a barrier so you stay over there and me here. Such a shame .. 😢
As a Thai, if I know you, I would call you "Peter" and if I don't know you but I am talking with friends or with some ones about you, then I would mention you as "Farang" to my friends.
I like being called Farang 😂 In my mind I feel like they call me this like I’m a special visitor in their country. When I think Farang I think they are really saying Superstar 😂
Farang is not the racist word it's just the word that we called people from the west, too bad if you felt that way. This country called Thailand for a reason it's Thailand land for Thai and we do the right thing to reserve our land for our people. Some job are strictly reserve for Thai including taxi driver but many are open to foreigner as long as you have work permit. It's funny that you talk about taxi driver and McDonald job, go and see how many foreigner work in white collar job. Each nation has its own culture and that won't change. Some expats just complaining about everything and yet they still live here LOL.
I have been to over 40 countries on 6 continents, and most countries give preferential treatment to their citizens, and I have not experienced a country that did not have Dual Pricing. Western Countries are chasing the money (and will sell out their Mama if needed), where Thailand places it’s citizens above money. Now, the fact that you pay at the supermarket and restaurants, and they give your change to your wife or a Thai person is HILARIOUSLY FUNNY!
Farang is not really an insult it’s just a word to call foreigner. It’s only raciest when the intention is to harm and insult others. Also as for jobs, I think the problem is that most foreigners can not speak Thai despite living in the country for a long time which is required to do jobs
what u r saying is on the button. but look what has happened to the west for being too open to other cultures.... I rather the trade off in thailand. we're on the perethral of society here - if u find good thais that are good - crack on. but my reccomebdation is stick in the exit bubble and have a good time. we can never integrate here
OMG, I'm surprised that this guy knows nothing about racism or Thailand and made a video of it! Dude, ask a brown friend of yours from India, Bangladesh, or Pakistan about Thailand, you'll know the real meaning of racism here! It's probably in the top 5 racist countries of the WORLD!! Period!!!
I've thought about this recently, strangely enough. Rather than racism, I might call it and obsession with ethnicity, since the urge to easily categorise humans into groups is also often applied by themselves to themselves. I think for Westerners, it may have a lot to do with how WWII sits in our culture. For Westerners, it was a very easy to understand good vs bad story on the surface. Its effects endure in our political discourse even today where it's gotten so unsubtle. That's why reactionaries and those who always thought of themselves as left before still frame the outrage of being accused of discrimination - because it is a Westernly shared evidential thought that it is of course bad. I guess WWII might have a different association with South East Asia (Especially Axis Thailand lol). In fact, if you look at the 20th Century history of the region, the states have been bloodily formed though military suppression along ethnic or ideological lines. Liberals were likely associated with welfare which was associated with communism, so juntas and militias were quick to purge them from power. Likely, the lack of their balancing voice culturally remains today. Also, come on. Titling your video that and not mentioning the casual - and PC - reference to ผิวดำ (black skin) or else just the N word lol
When my Thai friend of 30 years refers to me in the third person as 'falang', it's usually to get me a Chang in a national park where it's prohibited 🙂, or indicate that he means me, if we're in a shop getting a SIM or something. It's utterly harmless as a word. I can assure you that if there was a word that was more respectful, he'd use it, because he knows I'm listening. Quite how some Westerners reconcile "diversity" with "everyone should act and think as we do" is beyond me.
I'm mixed race and grew up going to international schools moving around the world. I've never given preferential treatment to anyone from my home countries even though I used to visit multiple times year. You are looking to Deep into the Farang term. Give it a few decades and all of Asia will be me more less gentrified. Change doesn't happen over night and it should be our pleasure to even be able to visit this beautiful kingdom! So be more grateful Dave. Cheers
A couple of months ago I went with 'farang' friends to visit the Grand Palace in Bangkok. My friends had to pay the farang fee to enter. I flashed my Thai pink ID card and got in for free. I almost felt like a Thai for that brief moment.
Interesting video. I agree wholeheartedly that it’s sometimes preferential to be seen as an outsider-almost invisible to the day to day goings in society. Depending on your personality, it can be grand just to be an observer and to let interactions be initiated on your own terms. It’s generally how I feel travelling everywhere really, esp in Asian (India, Japan, SE Asia generally) countries that are not quite so multi-ethnic or cosmopolitan as in the West and even S America. Slight disagreement on the “racism is not always bad” angle though. I think any individual that doesn’t see you as a human being worthy of equal respect and dignity is not a person I wish to associate with. That’s not to say a society should embrace anyone that comes along with open arms-I understand the comfort and familiarity that comes with community and having particular values. I even get the concept of excluding foreigners from the job market. But I wouldn’t necessarily classify that as racism-it’s just part of what you mentioned before: a country or a society looking after its own first. Now its own might be of primarily the same ethnicity as in Thailand or be multi-ethnic as in many western countries, but it hinges on citizenship rather than race. And exclusion is not necessarily about race but about preserving a society. Its complex.
thailand is not homogeneous country , just look at some random ethnicity and spoken language map of thailand , thailand diversity is akin to myanmar than east asia or europe. (i myself likely has less than 15% thai blood in me)
@@yujilee112 that’s my ignorance coming through. You are absolutely right to point out the differences that I as a Westerner will gloss over. Perhaps the West is more “multi racial AND multi ethnic”. I suppose it’s how you define these things-ethnic being more cultural/linguistic and racial being more “how genetic heritage makes someone look”- ie East African vs Arab? I don’t think a Thai person (by Thai I mean a citizen of the country as opposed to an ethnic group) would classify the various natives of Thailand or geographically adjacent peoples as different races surely? The Thai people do not see themselves as various “races” as opposed to different ethnic groups, and I would guess don’t see Cambodians, Laotians, Vietnamese etc as different “races” either but various “Asian” ethnic and national groups. Perhaps I’m wrong and the concept of race-at least to some-is far more precise than I thought. You have to get your definitions aligned before you start having these debates!
And with all this "Keeping benefits/key positions for Thais only" mentality the daily minimum wage is 370 baht chicken feed keeping the poor poorer but they seem to love it that way. Please enjoy that's the way I see it, yes its frustrating for foreigners, but if they did have foreign bank managers etc, its a more global economy and rates would increase no doubt and would not be attractive for us "Farang" to come there for an adventure. So, its a case of bite your tongue and cop it sweet knowing YOU are the winner overall in the end because your dollars are buying so much more over there and a much better lifestyle overall than back at home. I will keep my home and most of my assets at home until I am nearly ready to call it stumps, until then I will treat Thailand and countries like it as nothing more than a "fairytale playground", no commitment of my $'s and ready to "Take off" at short notice if things go pear shaped.
make a topic on BLACK FARANG WHOLE DIFFERENT BALL GAME ! ITS DOUBLE EXCLUSION! DOUBLE RACISIM! I KNOW IVE BEEN LIVING HERE FOR 4 YEARS! AND THE ONLY REASON I STAY IS BECAUSE OF MY AMAZING FIANCE! BUT FOR ANY REASON IT DOESN'T WORK OUT IM OUTTA HERE!!! PHILIPPINES HERE I COME!
Farlang comes from the Thai word for France. Thus 200 years ago a Frenchman was know as farlang. Then it was used with any western person. I lived in Thailand for 12 years. When away from my home village I heard the word, farlang. When in the village I was uncle or to the children, dad (พ่อไมตรี). Things have changed all over the world. Respect and dignity are rare in this new generation. But so is thankfulness. Rural life in Thailand is great. I plan to visit northeast Thailand again in October.
I really can't explain how much you have helped me! I am an African American young man retired young been living here for 4 years with a Thai girlfriend outside of Bangkok near not near the touristy areas and I've been trying to explain to her for almost 6 months what I've been feeling and how I've been treated I'm a gentleman I speak a little bit Thai I'm pleasant man to deal with ex-flight attendant traveled the world I love Thailand but this is becoming a problem for me what you talked about and two I found your video today I showed my girlfriend or my fiance about what I have been feeling and finally she understands so I am really confused because to stay here or move to the Philippines? Where this does not exist? Mind you I'm a young African American man decent looking tall stature so what you're feeling I get maybe double that racism attitude I'm almost afraid to go shopping alone to go places alone because every time I come home I'm dealing with this exclusion You're 100% correct I have to make a really good decision about my life thank you for your video it meant a lot to me and it helped me so much today now I know I'm not crazy I'm imagining what I'm feeling thank you sir!
I take your point. But as it is a noun that describes a race of people based on appearance, and is sometimes used as a derogatory term. At the very least, it displays ignorance.
It’s like calling someone an Asian it’s not really racist, it’s like saying that person over there who is tall. It’s not necessarily racist because there’s no intention to offended
thai people just fear farang lmao. (seriously there's the joke that thai people fear to talk to foreigners that why you guys always sitting alone , not because we hate you or anything. most of us are just like that)
I got bitched out for being white in the temple complex in Chiang Mai by some Thai dude. Pretty sure that wasn’t part of the Buddha’s teachings. Total buzz kill. If you don’t want me in your temple, don’t sell me a ticket. That would never happen in a Christian church. That being said, 99% of the people I encountered were great people.
To put my opinion here,my knowdlege shows me at first all is good,all is great...later when you get more what Thailand and Thais are,some of the behind the smile show. Can we call this racism?Well,in some way a little bit yes..more what we call xenophobia and quite a in your ass proudness to be Thai. Is it wrong?I think it's their right even what bothers me the most when hypocrisy comes in. Bear in mind,my impression makes me think farangs are getting in the Thai ranking a lower status than before. Now Thais looks more favorably to Koreans or Japanese,asian brothers. Phlippines is different,you're still a foreigner but they reserve a better treatment and you feel more welcomed.
Being a nationalist does not mean you are racist. Thailand is first and foremost a nationalist country and we love it for that. Many other countries in the West, and especially in Europe, have forgotten to put their citizens before foreigners and today most of their problems come from there.
"Farang" is just a word nothing more. It's literally in Thai dictionary as it is just a term to call Westerner. I'm sorry you feel the way you are but getting called Farang doesn't mean we are pushing you away. I think if you want to be treated as Thai.. maybe the least you can do is try to learn and use the language to a certain level? Sorry if my words upset ya.
Did you know? The reason we use the word "Farang" as an umbrella term for westerners was because of the Crusade? When the Franks launched crusades into the Levant and made contact with the arab, they start calling the Franks الفرنج or Al-Faranj And when the Arab came to Siam they brought their knowledge with them, so you can imagine a conversation between Arab traders and Siamese merchants in 14th centaury be like: "...And these people with pale skin and gold hair, they are Al-Faranj" "Ah I see, people who looked like this are Ai Farang" ".......Close enough, anyway, wanna buy some coffee beans?" And that's why we call you guys "Farang"
Everything what was said is 100% truth.I experienced and i know it.Thailand has farang term,Japan gaikokujin or gaijin.Actually in Japanese term it means ''outsider''.Literally i felt outsider in those both countries to some degree.Yes you cant fully integrate,but when Thai come to another country they can integrate,because laws have been made to everyone and so we let to integrate completely.About land in Japan you can buy land and in Thailand you cant.On the contrary,in China everyone is called a family member,there is no word as stranger.I have seen that from some IG posts from one of my acquaintance who speaks Chinese well.China and Korea are good countries.Korean people are quite friendly and yet i think Phillipines are better about spending time,even though it is less attractive about many daily neccesities.I think even Laos,Cambodia is doing better job about foreigners.However,Thailand looks like land of compromise,thats why everyone loves it.
@@alphaomegadaily Indeed,i have some connections about rentals in Tokyo,if you are ever interested.Yes,foreigners could buy land and i can feel you and myself now i am thinking i have been 5 times,but i felt more foreigner in Thailand than in Japan.However,Japanese language is quite a barrier to deal with things.I think still in Japan is harder with rentals,because in Thailand easier to rent as deposit is voided,since they need to get people.However,i do know someone who doesnt require deposit in Japan on rentals,normally they do in Japan,especially in Tokyo.Korea i think is not bad for rent and Taiwan a bit harder,but it is also not difficult.However,prices in Japan are enormous.Malaysia and Indonesia are cheaper.Anyways i think owning land in Japan is not a bad idea,especially in countryside.
Thailand is ok when you keep at the surface,nothing bad from it if you want to keep this way. The problem can start when you want to build strong relationship,strong friendship,strong bounds... A mix between thai love thai and their practice of buddhism of non permanence where they acknowledge everything flow and goes. No attachment..no suffering..typically Thai mindset. Refreshing if you need a peace of mind but a pain in the ass when you try to construct something because life imply suffering.
On it's own, no. But you can look at recent history and see the dangers of simple categorisations which imply 'less than the standard human.' Though, things would be desperate for Thailand for things to get that far.
Great video. So much of this is the same in Cambodia where I am only the term is "Barang". From my opinion Asia in general has a much higher level of national identity. It is a if you are not from there you are not from there and never will be mentality. This naturally leads to the things you mention.
Yes, I hate to generalise but you can't ignore the last century of history in the region. It's living memory for some people there. There were a lot of bloody purges based on broad categorical ethnic or idealistic lines. More often than not, hard-line right leaders or juntas pushed out any leaders or groups on the liberal end of the spectrum. The cultures, what is permitted, encouraged or defined as 'correct' may follow from there.
When I went to immigration to do my marriage visa the lady dealing with it wouldn't even look at me and acknowledge I was even there just spoke to my wife to tell me everything even though she could speak perfect English
Let me dig on this...the non talkative behavior,in this case with farang,is true. My partner who is filipina we went there and i experienced that. First they thought she was Thai...can't speak Thai...still they will continue to ignore the farang and speak in English with one of their "racial"sister. I was even surprised how she got nice chat,asking her where's she's from,you look same as Thai.... At this moment,something i was feeling from the back was confirmed. You can see some videos of Filipinos Thais couples and they are what i consider integrated as almost"Thais". A farang will never get this status. Just a remark..it is what is.
Its Education, and the only real colour that matters is the colour of money. They also think they are superior and a lot of that has to do with they have never been conquered, and this attitude had filter down through the years.
The use of farang isn't racist as i dont believe there is any intent. However the two price system is blatant b.s. I have never seen this in ANY western country.. and i imagine this would receive media coverage. 🤷
I holiday in Thailand often, and find the Thai people i deal with almost always polite, the Farang term does 'grate' me a little bit, especially when your refered as a Farang by a child talking to their parents 🤔 I think xenophobic fits better than racist, and any examples I've had, which are few and far between have been 100% from Thai men. They seem, in my opinion almost on a quest to get one over you, like motorbike taxi asking 350 bht for a less than 1 km ride, it gets really boring after a while, fortunately most hotel and restaurant staff are women who have always been lovely, i even book lady taxi drivers for the same reason, but as said i dont live there so its not a big deal for me
I agree. It's probably something they haven't come to see yet as in the west we now see you never refer to anyone by a race or slang word. After saying that i have never had anyone refer to me as farang yet. Maybe it's our responsibility to make it clear to them we do not want to be individually refered to that way. As you point out the term denies your unique individuality when used on an individual.
Let's be honest. Who would you hear the word from more? The youngest generations of the urban educated middle class or a set of older generations from the vastly larger rural working class? Yeah, progess isn't made in a day. Communication. It's a '1 in 100 darts at a dartboard are successful' situation though. You have to expect those odds going forward.
I speak a good amount of Thai. I hear Thais speaking about idiot Farangs quite often! The locals on Koh Samet just look on Foreigners as people top be milked! They have no shame!
Farang is not a racist word. But can be used in a racist way. So you have to understand the difference. The word women is a normal word. But if I comment "women ☕️☕️☕️" then it is insulting. Farang is not racist or insulting. คำว่าฝรั่งเป็นแค่คำกลางๆขึ้นแยู่กับคนใช้ว่าจะเอาไปใช้ดีหรือไม่ดี
I’m quite easy with the Thai attitude to non Thai/Farang & dual pricing doesn’t bother me as we generally have more money than average Thai so no big deal
I don't think most are being knowingly racist, they just dont know any other word to use. They are taught this is correct so don't see the issue themselves. As for the shopping experience that is so spot on I had to laugh, thought it was only me they did that to .
I think you'll find the uk gives preferential treatment to pretty much anyone who isn't a proud brit. But we're in the process of destroying our culture our history and our future. I admire the thais for standing firm. They are a proud people bound together through a common language, culture, religion. They respect the elderly and fly their flag with pride. In my eyes their culture is not in decline like it is here in britain. Good luck to them.
I take your point. Britain is not alone. In Ireland 🇮🇪 we have begun to open the doors for all and sundry. Their were racial riots in Dublin recently. That has never happened before.
Always hated being called farang and falang. It's happened in a minibus before when I was clearly the only white person in the minivan and the driver called me falang as it was my stop to get out. I still watch a few Thailand videos on RU-vid but I'm not sure if I'll go back again, last time was March 2020 and I hate the long flights.
As a Thai-American, I am fortunate to have a connection with the Thai community when I visit Thailand, and I can assure any FARANG aka European or non-Thais, that Thai people do not have any hatred or negative perceptions of foreigners. I have never heard any of my relatives and Thai friends speak badly about foreigners in their country. Do I agree with the dual pricing for foreigners? I do not know but it is what it is! What gets me is that tourists from wealthier countries such as the USA, Australia, UK, or Canada would gleefully tell me how they are paying $2 USD for a dish they would be paying $10 USD in their home country but then, they're upset about paying 35-70 Baht ($1 - $2) more to get into some tourist sites.
No, that's just you westerners looking for racism everywhere. I'm 100% percent ok with being called a farang because that's just the truth. I'm an outsider. However, thai people treat outsiders with respect and a welcoming smile, and they even will let you in their inner circle if you try to connect with them (they will still call you farang though 😂)
@@alphaomegadaily No, you missed the point. Being related to ethnicity by itself does not make the word racist. It is as much racist as "Asian" or "Caucasian". Of course, it can be used as a racial slur, but this would only make that particular sentence racist, not the word itself, and certainly not all Thai people as society.
Probably more complicated than that. There are probably more aspects to the country that are really good. Also, on a larger scale, discriminatory beliefs might be in contradiction with the beliefs that you may want to be held in the future for the benefit of the world as a whole etc.
@@malcolmmiles4411I think it depends-it’s used most often to “white” tourists probably simply because there are more of them and prob originally only referred to them, but I’ve heard it used for Westerners in general (ie regardless of race).
Farang doesn't refer to them. But this youtuber is definitely has an arrogant colonial attitude. He came more than 10 years ago refusing to learn the language. But tells the Thai how they should use Thai, and accuses them of insulting him because he can't understand the meaning of Thai
