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Mai Ru Mai Roo Thai Language

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Jun 282010

Mai Ru, also written as Mai Roo in Thai language
means nothing more then “Don´t know”. Thai people like not to give an clear answer to a question,
they seem to love disinformation. There are many terms in Thai language which are helping to avoid a clear answer. Mai Ru (Mai Roo) is the most simple way to prevent even to think about a question. A good example for the usage of mai ru (mai roo) is: If I ask my boys in the morning, what they would like to eat, the answer is mostly mai ru (mai roo).
You could possibly also translate it as,
why the hell we should think about, what we want to eat,
think Yourself and don´t annoy us which such stupid questions !

Young Thai boy, mai ru, mai ru
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Image: Mai Ru, Mai Roo
Photographer: Kitisak “Nat” Jaidee
Photo model: Bat

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