I have a square face
July 2nd, 2007 by The Lost Boy
There was a short TV programme on Channel 3 a few minutes ago that may have been a learning show or it may have been a joke – I’m not sure which. The presenter and her friend were teaching the English phrase: I have a square face.
“I… have… a square… face!†she cried ecstatically.
Is it common for Thai people to learn how to talk about the shapes of their faces? Maybe I’m alone in find this amusing.
Filed under Bizarre .
July 2nd, 2007 at 1:48 pm
yes, they talk about square faces. google for "square face" & thailand and the whole thing will get a new twist for you.
but still very strange for a joke.
July 2nd, 2007 at 1:55 pm
Ah OK. I should have known.
From the Square Face Song (translated from Thai):
A square has four sides, Mr. Shameless is Mr. Square Face.
Follower of Singapore, will go to hell, not be a humble person.
AI Square Face, Square Face, Square Face, very tricky, brazen, shameless, so cheating.
Put the money for the constitutional court and orders not to rule on hiding shares.
The amoral independent organizations, he orders his follower to arrange.
And bribe the corrupt government officers, the ones who favor him will be promoted faster.
July 2nd, 2007 at 3:27 pm
manchester city fans nicknamed him frank, frank sinatra. because shinawatra is a little big difficult for them to pronounce or to type when they discuss him on the internet or for whatever reason, just to have a nickname for him.
and that i see on a thai TV news show. seriously, part of the news. and the anchor had really fun to show his skills in speaking english, although 'manchester city' und 'frank sinatra' have been the only english words.
don't know what channel, because rarely i watch TV, but should do more often, specially thai news, because is somekind of strange mix (in a western view) of reports from all over the world, they show. and then you know what kind of picture common thai people have from the world outside there.
July 3rd, 2007 at 11:18 am
Yes the whole square faced thing is Thaksin related. There was a song made about him and Thaksin's lawyers "demanded" the singer revealed himself so Thaksin could sue him. I love Thai politics.