[doctorzlo]

Ok longer answer.... I agree with the reasoning above and the last few statements about it not being a negative term.

I am not disgusted by being labeled a farang alone. There are other factors. I am angered by the generalization that goes with it.

You mention you asked the students why the farang comes to Thailand. They answer for a dark skinned wife. These are young children saying this. I am sure you had to have seen their opinion on the reason evolve as they get older! Well maybe not since they wouldn't say anything that could offend you, but I assure you that as they age, they come to learn what some massage parlors are for, they learn why so many young women have moved from their small villages to make money in the tourist areas. Eventually they have a fairly good idea why many farang come to Thailand.

Another post was talking about Generilzations that Thai's make about farang, (over a year ago I think) and one of them was the commmon view that farang simply are not a clean people. Meaning no showers, soap, anti-perspirant and wears dirty clothes regularly.

Thai's have generalizations of farang, that is why I don't care for the term being associated with me in the negative sense. It certainly is more commonly used in a positive sense though. More often than those to combined it is simply used as a pro-noun in place of the English terms He, She, Him, Her, You, They etc...completely opinion free as far as judging a person goes as you mentioned.