Every Thai person has a nickname. At first I thought it was kind of strange, but after realizing the length of their full names I was very grateful! This week have to do a little bit of grading and recording for an upcoming school inspection. Here is a little taste of the names I have to fit into a very small space on a chart.
Chotika Tantiphiwatthanasakul
Phuritchaya Phongthawornphinyo
Anaphat Lertchalernwongsa
Natnihcha Tangpihrihyahwit
Aratchaporn Suishai
Patnaree Saksakunkaileart
As you can tell writing all these names becomes daunting very quickly!! On another note, for a recent school celebration there was dancing at morning assembly. We have learned that with any special occasion comes some sort of performing, usually dancing but every once in awhile singing. The most recent performance combined dancing and ladyboys. Ladyboys are a very noticeable part of Thai culture and it is often astonishing how many men can make themselves look like women. Our students are required to wear uniforms everyday so they may not dress like ladyboys, but during this performance it was allowed. See if you can find the ladyboys.
Surprisingly enough the girl in the black is not really a girl.
The people are hard to see, but the two girls in front are in fact boys.
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