Is Farang an f word?

[ATM]

As i am thai ...Farang word that we called you guys ...not a racism for sure
no any complicated reason...just an easy term and everybody understand

well its great that farang is just an easy term for you and everybody to understand but so is the term Asian which like farang is not a slang word and used in many situations is not racist but if I were to constantly refer to you as an asian knowing full well that you are thai believe me after a few days you would understand why many of us whiteys(farang) find the word farang highly offensive.

[christian]

Farang is not more of an F word than saying "Asian"..

[Silaworld]

May I suggest to stop this whole item: Some people for good reasons dispise the word farang, others do not care, also for good reasons.
Can we please go on with our lives, being called Farang or not?

[drake]

May I suggest to stop this whole item: Some people for good reasons dispise the word farang, others do not care, also for good reasons.
Can we please go on with our lives, being called Farang or not?

As long as BKK Post leave this red herring in place and allowing new posts, you are asking for the impossible.

I thought we had settled this thing over a year ago, at least trice.
Sure as the sun don't shine onto the dark side at night, some dumb schmuck comes along months after, sees the topic, and has got to kick this 55 gallons bucket of worms over and spleens mightily about something they know nothing about before even reading more than two lines in to the thread.
Then someone will have to try to make the unwilling lame walks and the brainless thinks.
The next thing you know it's grown another six pages.

For all we know, it's regularly trolled !

[pcv]

I being called farang almost everyday and I don't really mind because I think most of the people who use it doesn't has any bad intention, still there are some cases in which can seem ofensive.

[kokomo]

No, Farang is not a F word. Being light skin is consider a higher social status. Actually, the word is Thai word for "France" which was one of the first Westerner who visit Thailand long ago. By the way, Farang is for male only. For female, the word is "Mam", which is Thai word from "Madame". It just happens that "France" is very hard to pronounce in Thai (Thai language has 5 tones) and its sound like "Farang". The word "Farang" may sounds strange to you Farang, but the word is very common and more natural sounding than the word France. It is also the name of a very popular fruit, Farang = Guava. I think being called Farang is a lot better than being called Guava.

[surinfarm]

Of a contradictory twist....what if one is Farang and isn't conscious about such negative connotation and sought angst that might be associated with the title Farang?
Perhaps those whom give it expeditious and deeper thought have more on their minds than the traditional tag of being referred to as Farang. Giving it far too much thought and attaching a quality of seriousness to their perceptions of cultural differences. The fairer examination that there are differences, and life situations where an invented homogenous harmony are clearly of a fanciful bent.
Thinking too much is more a detriment than advantageous.

[stipek]

Is Farang an F word.... I think not after 45 years (serving here in Military - during Vietnam War) When old friends came up and hugged... yes Hugged me and said the Farang... has come home! with tears of joy in their eyes...

Farang... to me was like saying "My White Son..." has come home.... God Bless them... Everyone! (reverse this feeling, must be hard for Older uneducated Thai to even say or think this )

Matters not that I have Thai wife, matters most is that I kept my word. I promised I would come back. Back to the friends who accepted me for being me. Somehow along the way I gained a Thai Wife (educated), every day I thank the lord above for giving me the insight to Love and Cherish her these years, and to show my friends where my Jai... truely was! Back to thank them for the opportunity to survive the Vietnam War, back to the ones who truely protected me!
xoxo

[max1956]

I THINK THIS IS A BAD WAY OF DISCRIBING OUR RACE,BUT i DON'T THINK YOU CAN CHANGE THEIR UNEDUCATED MINDS ! jUST TRY TO EDUCATE YOUR OWN KIDS, IF YOU HAVE ANY,TO USE THIS WORD WHEN IT IS THE RIGHT TIME.

[Eric]

Max 1956, relax and don't take this too seriously. Afterall, 'F' could be friendly or funny. So it actually can be translated to 'Is Farang a friendly or funny word'.