Robbie Shepherd is an Aussie living in Bangkok and
trying his best to master, or at least attempt to speak, Thai. Now, having lived in
Bangkok myself, I can say that I, too tried to speak Thai, and the closest I
got after three months was an aptitude with ordering certain dishes, namely chicken and rice…about the easiest thing to
say. I am happy to report (in a schadenfreud kind of way), that Farang Shepherd is having no easy time of it, as he
describes in giggle-inducing detail here.
The supposedly simple act of ordering noodle soup might easily get you a nice hot bowl of penis soup…perhaps a delicacy
in some regions, but not something often found on Thai menus here. (link from
Friskodude)