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**cemDrymnVem** · 02-08-2006, 08:00 AM

Farang is simply the Thai equivalent to Caucasian. Farang having its origins in Persian/Arabic, the word can be found in many similar forms in many different countries/languages (farangi/barang etc...)

Thats interesting. The word or its derivitives seems to be quite widespread. In some of the south Pacific Islands (Samoa, Tonga etc) the word for Caucasion is "Palangi".

02-08-2006, 08:00 AM	#4
cemDrymnVem Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 444 Senior Member	Farang is simply the Thai equivalent to Caucasian. Farang having its origins in Persian/Arabic, the word can be found in many similar forms in many different countries/languages (farangi/barang etc...) Thats interesting. The word or its derivitives seems to be quite widespread. In some of the south Pacific Islands (Samoa, Tonga etc) the word for Caucasion is "Palangi".
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