In Thailand the giant water bug (Lethocerus indicus) is called Mengda and is a insect delicacy. One says (I can´t proof that) the taste is reminescent of Gewurztraminer, with a touch of rose. As the Mengda bug is attracted by neonlight, what the people use to catch them, Mengda also became a Thai cuss word [more...]

The most easy to remember words from a foreign language seems to be cuss words. Kwai is a very strong Thai cuss word and means water buffalo. The cuss is used for stupid people and is equivalent to idiot. The cuss Kwai is frequently used in the chaotic Thai traffic, but sometimes also in other [more...]

There are a lot of words and terms in Thai language, which seems to be created just for disinformation, like the Thai term for “just a moment”, Baep Diaw, which is nothing more than the distortion of time. What do You think, how long is a moment ? Thai people seem to have another definition [more...]

Beware of knives, but especially, beware of a chopping knife held by a smiling Thai lady in the market, it hides an unforeseeable danger. Will this charming Thai woman possibly kill You with the knife ? No, no, no ! © Thai Eyes Image: Smiling Thai Lady, Beware of the Chopping Knife Photographer: Anuparp Ratanakhon [more...]