2007-12-04 21:02:17 · 13 answers · asked by ʌ_ʍ ʍr.smile 6 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Philippines
i hear it a lot in the philippines.
2007-12-04 21:08:14 · update #1
yes, it hurts my ears. lol jongbong
j/k
2007-12-04 23:29:46 · update #2
Not really. I am a Filipino from the Philippines, and they call me "Philippini" here in Saudi Arabia where I work and live, and I don't resent it.
The Kingdom of Siam (now Thailand) is a proud nation, and it has the distinction of the only country in the Orient that was not occupied by Wester powers. But Western literature had referred to the people and thus their nation by many names, some of which remain, like "Siamese cat" or "Siamese twins". Perhaps, there are still people who refer to Thais as Siamese.
2007-12-04 21:11:34 · answer #1 · answered by Aref H4 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I do not "hate" it for the simple reason that those saying "Thailander" just do not know it is wrong to call Thais that way. If they knew, they wouldn't - - - simple.
Instead of "hating", I try to subtly "teach" them that people of Thailand are called Thais, not Thailanders.
2007-12-05 07:25:02 · answer #2 · answered by boyplakwatsa.com 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It sounds so bad in the ears, because we all know it is wrong to say Thailander.
2007-12-05 08:31:59 · answer #3 · answered by Quiet Pls 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think thailander sounds good. Although it isn't the proper way to address people from thailand, I don't think this is a big issue.
2007-12-05 06:39:54 · answer #4 · answered by Eighteen Ten 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is the same, no insult or make it in the matter of dispariging an enthic group. We can't hate people called Dick as Richard or Bill for William. It is all the same, isn't it? I consider it is a short form for colloquial purpose.
2007-12-05 05:15:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's sad that even some people in the media use "thailander", when they should have known better. It certainly grates on my ears.
2007-12-06 02:04:38 · answer #6 · answered by Jumpin' in the Dark 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know what you mean, man.
It's the same way I feel when Filipinos (or any other nationality) call people from Norway as "Norwaynians" instead of Norwegians.
By the way... what do you call people fom Trinidad and Tobago?
2007-12-05 06:10:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Never heard "Thailander" in english only in german where you write "Thailänder"...
2007-12-05 05:07:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is thailand. who says thailander? thats sound funny
2007-12-05 05:05:59 · answer #9 · answered by frease 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interesting - because I have never heard anyone use that term. I guess Filipinos are the onl ones.
2007-12-05 05:29:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋