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    Just a Moment Distortion of Time Thailand

    By Thai-Eyes | July 25, 2010


    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
    for “just a moment”.
    Baep diaw is a trappy term !
    It could mean, just a second,
    but mostly it means, sometime… anytime…I don´t know, when…
    My longest Baep Diaw experience lasted about 36 hours.
    One of our boys has been sent to the market,
    to buy herbs.
    We told him, please hurry up !
    He answered: Baep Diaw !
    …and came back 36 hours later, without the herbs.
    As an excuse he said: Baep Diaw Eng !
    The word “Eng” trivializes the meaning of Baep Diaw even more,
    it was just a very brief moment.

    So be warned about the Thai term Baep Diaw,
    in the end there is no specific timescale
    attached to this term.
    Baep Diaw is just a distortion of time.

    thai-clock-distorted
    © Thai Eyes
    Image: Distorted Thai Clock
    Photographer: Posantor “Chocolate” Saelie

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    Topics: Thai for Beginners | 1 Comment »

    One Response to “Just a Moment Distortion of Time Thailand”

    1. VCP University Desgree Says:
      July 29th, 2010 at 08:47

      So true. Pap Diew could last for an eternity, or a millisecond. Never encountered anything like it.
      I’m up at Webster University Thailand and having been around the town of Hua Hin for a few months now, I seem to hear that term everywhere. It could be the Sabai Sabai nature of the folks here as well.

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