Prayut trails entertainers in Valentine's Day poll

A wax image of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha showing a hand sign signifying love, in Nakhon Ratchasima province. (Photo: Prasit Tangprasert)
A wax image of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha showing a hand sign signifying love, in Nakhon Ratchasima province. (Photo: Prasit Tangprasert)

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha managed only fifth place, behind pop singers and actresses, among celebrities people would give a rose to on Valentine's Day, according to a survey.

The Bangkok University poll was conducted on 1,150 people throughout the country to define "Thai people's love in 2023" for Valentine's Day on Feb 14.

Asked what they plan to do for loved ones on Valentine's Day, with respondents allowed to chose more than one answer, their answers varied: do something together such as eating, travelling and making merit  (57.8%); to tell them "I love you" (19.4%); buy them something they want (10.9%); buy them a rose (7.8%); give them a souvenir such as a necklace or a ring (5.6%); give them money (3.9%); and, propose marriage (1.1%).

Asked to name a celebrity they would want to give a rose on Valentine's Day, the top five named by respondents were: actress Aum Patcharapa Chaichua (7.4%), Lisa or Lalisa Manobal of the K-pop Blackpink band (7.0%), actress Bella Ranee Campen (6.1%), singer Thongchai "Bird" McIntire (5.8%) and Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha (5.7%).

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Vocabulary

  • making merit (noun): doing good things according to religious beliefs - ทำบุญ
  • poll: an occasion when a lot of people are asked about what they feel about something - การสำรวจความคิดเห็น
  • propose (verb): to ask someone to get married to you - ขอแต่งงาน
  • respondent (noun): someone who answers questions - ผู้ตอบคำถาม/แบบสำรวจ
  • rose (noun): a popular flower that expresses love, usually red - ดอกกุหลาบ
  • souvenir: something that you get to remind you later of being at a particular place or event - ของที่ระลึก
  • trail: to be behind some in a competition - ตาม
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