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Keeping up with Thai hashtags
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 18/11/2016
» The social media sphere has been a breeding ground for new Thai words, phrases or hashtags that are used in posts, shared content and news stories. They spread so quickly I doubt the Royal Society of Thailand is able to keep up. For the sake of edutainment for all the immediate learners of the Thai language, as well as my fellow Thais out there, here are eight popular online phrases of recent times. Just in case, you know, you want to be down with the kids.
Dude, graab my car!
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 11/11/2016
» It seems no weeks go by without some talk of the cyber town, the latest being a video in which TV host Acharanat "Nott" Ariyaritwikol went berserk on a motorcyclist over an alleged hit-and-run on his Mini Cooper. He grabbed and dragged the rider by his windbreaker, punched him in the face and told him to graab, or prostrate at, his car. An onlooker shouted at Nott to stop the attack and Nott's friend replied that the driver hit his friend's car and tried to run away as if that justified it. The video was just awful and may cause you to lose faith in humanity a little. I also dread what would happen had Nott driven a Lamborghini.