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**Dominick Yo** · 09-21-2012, 12:47 PM

I think foreigners really blow-up the image of 'face', 'lose face' and 'save face' etc...
In fact, they always use this expression for a situation much more than a Thai would. There is also the aspect of 'face' in the Western world but over there we just call it by other words.

Sometimes, the Thais even use the word 'face' just to scam money out of foreigners. A great example of this is when it's time to get married and the lady says "Unless you pay a dowry of 500,000 baht, my family will lose face". Huh, what a joke!

Anyway, thinking about it, i may write up a decent blog on this 'face' thing.

09-21-2012, 12:47 PM	#4
Dominick Yo Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 485 Senior Member	I think foreigners really blow-up the image of 'face', 'lose face' and 'save face' etc... In fact, they always use this expression for a situation much more than a Thai would. There is also the aspect of 'face' in the Western world but over there we just call it by other words. Sometimes, the Thais even use the word 'face' just to scam money out of foreigners. A great example of this is when it's time to get married and the lady says "Unless you pay a dowry of 500,000 baht, my family will lose face". Huh, what a joke! Anyway, thinking about it, i may write up a decent blog on this 'face' thing.
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