Pattaya exPat clubs - PEC, PCEC, ATEC

[bkkmfj2648]

Thanks maump.

Then perhaps I am an expat foreigner??

The Thais call us "falang", but this definition is based on a temporary timeframe - based on the below definition - as it refers to falang as a caucasion visitor.


What does Falang mean in Thai?
Caucasian visitors
The term 'farang' (often pronounced as 'falang') is a general term used by many Thais when referring to Caucasian visitors. The exact derivation isn't clear with some experts stating that it is a contraction of the Thai word 'farangset' (French) as the French were present in Siam and Indochina in the 17th Century.

[bkkguy]

The Thais call us "falang"

except the Immigration Police who refer to us as "aliens", a term that seems to rankle many falang/expats/foreigners

[Jellybean]

The Thais call us "falang"

except the Immigration Police who refer to us as "aliens", a term that seems to rankle many falang/expats/foreigners

Well, that's hardly surprising, bkkguy. Some of us do look . . . now, how to put it politely . . . ah yes . . . a bit unworldly.

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