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dirty guru
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Heres -a typical case of reality hitting home..
Lady Gaga hits cabaret amid Rolex tweet fury
Singer stirs nationalist fervour
Lady Gaga spent her first night out in Bangkok watching a transvestite cabaret show while around her Thais fumed with indignation at her Twitter comment about buying a fake Rolex in the city.
Shortly after her private jet arrived on Wednesday night Lady Gaga posted this tweet — "I just landed in Bangkok baby! Ready for 50,000 screaming Thai monsters. I wanna get lost in a lady market and buy fake Rolex."
The post — which has been called offensive, insulting and bad for the country's image — has stirred nationalist fervour here, where people tend to get upset when the country's seedy underworld is highlighted by outsiders.
The tweet that launched a thousand replies.
"We are more civilised than you think," tweeted DJ Surahit Siamwalla, who has a ticket to tonight's show but said he now plans to boycott the concert.
"She came to our home, but instead of admiring us she insulted us," wrote a commenter on the popular webboard pantip.com.
It is unclear what a "lady market" is but some Thai fans assumed she meant the popular outdoor Ladies' Market in Hong Kong, where she had already toured — and also eyed the luxury knockoffs on sale in the city.
The 26-year-old pop sensation wasted little time after arriving in Bangkok, attending a transvestite cabaret show just hours after her flight had landed.
Nipon Boonmasuwaran, the manager of Calypso Cabaret, said Lady Gaga's staff reserved 20 seats for the show but few expected her to turn up.
"I feel proud and excited because millions of people spend their money to see her concerts but the pop superstar spends her money to see our Calypso Cabaret show," Mr Nipon said.
Lady Gaga was impressed with the one-hour show and went backstage to shake hands with the performers.
This was the latest publicity-making turn of events in her tour of Asia.
Lady Gaga's provocative lyrics and costumes have angered Christian groups in South Korea and the Philippines and Islamists in Indonesia.
"At this point, isn't it only newsworthy if Lady Gaga doesn't offend someone in Asia?" wrote one observer on Twitter.
Not all Thai fans objected to the Rolex comment. A screaming mob greeted Lady Gaga at the airport. People have camped outside Rajamangala stadium for days, hoping to be the first inside and win the prize of meeting the pop star in person.
Permanent-secretary for commerce Yanyong Phuangrach said Lady Gaga's remark had tarnished the country's image. Counterfeit products are a worldwide problem, not just for Thailand, he said, adding that fake goods were sold everywhere, including in front of the White House.
Bangkok's shops have more to offer than fake watches, fan Nont Armarttasn said on Facebook. "Welcome to the land of counterfeit products, love," he said.
"I'm sure there are plenty of fake Gaga CDs, too."
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 8:19 pm on May 24, 2012
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vox
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The "lady market" part of her tweet apparently did not refer to hookers, it's the name of a market in Hong Kong known for cheap (and, one assumes, counterfeit) goods. I thought the same thing when I first read the story.
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Bangkok Women : Meet Sensual Bangkok Women
Posted on: 9:46 pm on May 24, 2012
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dirty guru
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Vox is correct, however it still highlights the Thai "reality " factor.
Can't be jokingly critical
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 10:26 pm on May 24, 2012
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tezza
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Quote: from dirty guru on 8:19 am on May 25, 2012
Counterfeit products are a worldwide problem, not just for Thailand, he said, adding that fake goods were sold everywhere, including in front of the White House.
Seems Obama will do anything to raise funds for his re-election campaign
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Sexy Bangkok Girls
Posted on: 10:30 pm on May 24, 2012
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magnum
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... "lady market" and "fake Rolex"... prostitution and pirated goods.
... in a phrase, Lady Gaga nicely captures Thailand's essence... beaches and Thai cuisine get honorable mention these days, I guess.
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 4:10 am on May 25, 2012
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dirty guru
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Vox brought to my attention one small error in this rationale.
That she had made reference to a " lady market" as a really a place where goods are sold, as in her last destination.
You would be right in either context I suppose.
But I think Vox was right
But as she is packing in tens of thousands of eager Thais paying their Baht, I am sure she meant no offence.
Appearntally she went to a transvestite show last night, and met the performers back stage.
Her minority support is a clever ploy to maintain a market that is wide spread.
I remember asking a Thai on an airplane if "Thailand "" was aiming in the future to address wholesale sex industry if it developed sufficiently to do so.?
The guy had been an arsehole and rubbished Australia.....where his efforts to import had met resistance.
He was ""mad as hell"" that I had even raised the issue, let alone ask about it.
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Bangkok Women : Meet Beautiful Thai Girls
Posted on: 6:51 am on May 25, 2012
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DaffyDuck
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Sorry, but if Thais get bent out of shape over being known as a destination for counterfeit goods, then maybe they shouldn't be selling them.
In all fairness, though - a lot of Thais are apparently completely oblivious to those portions of their society (hookers and fake good)
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 8:31 pm on May 30, 2012
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dirty guru
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If "Thainess" means national traits of misguided pride, oversensitivity, displaced values, untouchable traditions and territorial cultural vanguard, I'd rather just dance, and fall off the edge of glory. Thank you very much, but I seriously don't need your bad romance.
Unquote
That quote was from Gaga fan
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Thai Girls : Meet Active Thai Girls
Posted on: 9:18 pm on May 30, 2012
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madfrog
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She should have tweeted something like
"I cant wait to go ride a tuk tuk and eat som-tam, wow I will have the time of my life discovering thai culture!"
This would have ensured a lot of appreciation form her thai fans...
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 12:21 am on May 31, 2012
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dirty guru
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Or ""lucky me...in great land, and everyone better smart more me, and hygiene very goods, please I want you know I bow down Thai.....even though my country went to moon...you Thais own it, and I wish I Thai...my new hit song when I goes home sure"
Everyone wishes they Thai
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 12:25 am on May 31, 2012
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