Post by Fletchsmile on Feb 18, 2016 14:48:31 GMT 7
Not really sure where to post this but mai pen rai, here looks as good a place as any 
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It’s not okay: What Thais really mean by “Mai Pen Rai”
OPINION — It’s a known fact that mai pen rai is one of the most-used responses in the Thai language. The three syllables roughly translate to “it’s okay” or “don’t worry” — but what does this simple phrase actually mean?
After asking not only foreigners, but also native Thais, what their definition of mai pen rai is, I received a surprising variety of responses.
Just some of the many interpretations were as follows: “Yeah, I know what it means — ‘whatever,’ right?”; “It’s like never mind,”; “Oh — don’t worry,” and so on.
contd...
bangkok.coconuts.co/2016/02/18/its-not-okay-what-thais-really-mean-mai-pen-rai
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It’s not okay: What Thais really mean by “Mai Pen Rai”
OPINION — It’s a known fact that mai pen rai is one of the most-used responses in the Thai language. The three syllables roughly translate to “it’s okay” or “don’t worry” — but what does this simple phrase actually mean?
After asking not only foreigners, but also native Thais, what their definition of mai pen rai is, I received a surprising variety of responses.
Just some of the many interpretations were as follows: “Yeah, I know what it means — ‘whatever,’ right?”; “It’s like never mind,”; “Oh — don’t worry,” and so on.
contd...
bangkok.coconuts.co/2016/02/18/its-not-okay-what-thais-really-mean-mai-pen-rai
