Big C. A chain of large discount stores in Thailand
Chatuchak. Bangkok's famed "Weekend Market"
dee. A feminine lesbian
faad Siam. Siamese twins
farang. A caucasian foreigner
gay. the submissive participant in male same-sex intimacy ("bottom")
helicopter. A gigantic butterfly (see above)
khun. A title that shows respect.
klong. Canal
MBK. A shopping mall in Bangkok that is popular with people under thirty
make merit. To feel OK about all the terrible things you did last week by
giving a monk an orange plastic bucket, a can of tuna and some soap
man. the dominant participant in male same-sex intimacy ("top")
mobile. cellular telephone
pa. auntie
smoke. (v.) to perform an oral-genital service
soi. side street
Songkran. a long holiday period in Thailand
when it is not safe to go outdoors unless you put your mobile inside a
condom
study English. use the money you send me every month so I can afford to
hang around bars every night to find gentlemen who pay better than you do
super. supermarket
take you off. rent you for the evening
Thai Rath. a tabloid newspaper published in
Bangkok that often publishes bloody murder scenes on its front page
tom. a masculine lesbian
upcountry. practically anywhere rural, regardless of what direction it is in
