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Fascinating! Thanks Richard.

If I may attempt a rough translation:

Those who dress like this are not civilized Thais:

Don't

- wear sarongs
- expose your upper body
- shave your head
- wear a cap or âÁ¡ËÑÇ (not sure about this!)
- wear a bandeau (or like a bikini) top (¼éÒᶺ¤Ò´Í¡)
- wear a one-piece undershirt (? I'm not sure about this)
- carry things on your head (I don't understand ·Ø¹ here)


Civilized Thais dress like this:

You should

- dress in western style or wear Thai style short pants
- (illegible part)
- keep long hair that is worn down clean and neat (?)
- wear a pha sin (pha thung) (i.e., a sarong-like lower-body garment worn by women)

A couple of interesting points in spelling here:

Am I wrong in thinking that the word ÊÇÁ (to wear) used to be spelled ÊÃÇÁ ? It appears that way, from this article. Was it also pronounced differently?

Also, it appears that ¼éÒ«Ôè¹ used to be spelled (or maybe still can be spelled) ¼éÒÊÔé¹. Well, I find it interesting, at least!


I'd appreciate it if someone could correct my mistakes and fill in what I missed. Thanks!

DogoDon