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cyborg
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A quickie question. I understand that Isaan is in the Northeast of Thailand near the Laos border but I have had no luck finding it on my map. Is it the name of a province (I think they call them that..like Chonburi or Kanchanaburi for example) or does it simply mean Northeast?
Also I have heard "No pom-pim!" a lot. I had always assumed that was pigeon English for No Problem cuz it seems to mean that but I read something somewhere that suggested that may actually be Thai for essentially the same thing. Is Pom-pim Thai or???
Cyborg
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Posted on: 4:17 am on May 19, 2004
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griffin
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isaan is the area northeast of korat or nakhon ratchasima. covering cities like khon kaen, udon thani, surin, ubon ratchathani etc.
no pom-pim is no problem of course no other meaning!
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Posted on: 4:37 am on May 19, 2004
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shark68
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Hi Cyborg,
here is some useful info about the Isan region, as this region has been a melting pot for Thai/Lao/Khmer culture.
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Isan
There you can also find a list, which 19 provinces are covered by the Isan region.
Thais usually refer to the provinces, when they say where they come from, but like Americans when they refer to'the mid-west', the Thai do it as follows:
Phak nuer= the northern region
Phak Isan= the 'north-eastern' region
Phak 'Glaang'= the 'middle' region (BKK area)
Phak Dai= the southern region
shark68
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Posted on: 5:29 am on May 19, 2004
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cyborg
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So Griffin, Is Pom-Pim simply pigeon English or is it an actual Thai word that simply sounds like Problem?
Cyborg
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Posted on: 8:01 am on May 19, 2004
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shark68
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Cyborg
My 2 satang
'Pom-pim' is only the Thai version and is supposed to sound like 'problem' 
(as far as my Thai knowledge goes)
shark68
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Posted on: 8:32 am on May 19, 2004
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ringthebells
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pom pim
prom prem
pom pem
same same - but different
rtb
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Posted on: 9:48 am on May 19, 2004
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Sarge
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No pom-pim?
ahahahah - that's something I'd never want to hear from a TG. I don't know about you guys but in my native language that sounds very much like "No pompino". Geee, life in Thailand would be a drag if I didn't get that, and on regular basis.
Sarge
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Posted on: 2:22 pm on May 20, 2004
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cyborg
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OK guys...I guess no one really knows the answer to my question as asked.
I will try to ask it more clearly so that I may get a clear answer.
When my TG says "No pom-pim" is she attempting to speak English or is she speaking Thai?
English or Thai?
It has always seemed obviously an attempt to speak English but I think I saw something somewhere that made me believe it is actually a Thai phrase.
Cyborg
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Posted on: 6:03 am on June 13, 2004
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Bangkoksexydotcom
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i guess they are trying to be cute
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Posted on: 8:16 am on June 13, 2004
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