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I went on Yahoo and searched for most known Thai in the world and ...only ONE name came up-a tennis player whose name I forgot now. ..I am surprised that there were no more world famous Thai personalities
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In 1997, Woods publicly refused to identify himself as black, saying that he sometimes felt more Thai than black. He said he called himself "Cablinasian" -- a self-invented term that incorporated his Caucasian, black, Native American and Asian heritages. He also credits his Buddhist upbringing for keeping him calm and focused on the golf course.
Last May, when Woods was on his way to play in Shenzhen, China, he was asked by CNN Worldnews: "You have some Chinese blood in you, you have some Thai blood. Just how Asian is Tiger Woods?" Woods replied, "Predominantly Asian, actually. The majority of my blood is Asian." Source: North West Asian Weekly 28 December 2002 David |
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Well Tiger Woods is only part Thai and has lived in the USA from a child, So I would not consider him in the category of a famous Thai. Now if I asked any one in the street's of Sydney, do they know what the Thai king looks like, most people say they did not even know Thailand had a king, and about Taksin, well he's not that famous, and that Tennis Player what's his name, yes he is unknown as well. To tell you the truth, there are no internationally famous Thai's, That are what you would say in the A league, where every one knows.
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Would really depend on how you define "Thai".
There are some pretty famous boxers and muay thai fighters and Tony Jaa ofc but there arent any thais thats famous mainstream. If you stop twenty people on the street and ask them for a famous thai you most likely turn up blank. Tiger Woods isnt famous for being thai, and Tata Young is famous for being half thai. |
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Here at my university all the men love Tony Jaa...he is the lastest 'it' kid when it comes to martial arts.
I'd like to get back to your original questions, though, hunsolo. You ask if Thais keep a low profile or why is it most people don't know famous Thai people..... It may not be best to use your own ignorance as the barometer here... I mean you also have never seen: Angry Drivers A Thai cemetary A Thai Person in Dunkin Donuts Beans in Thai recipes Desserts in Thai restaurants Any Examples of Thai Humor You can count on your hands the number of times you've seen a Thai smile You're convinced Thai women don't care much about their hair |
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I went on Yahoo and searched for most known Thai in the world and ...only ONE name came up-a tennis player whose name I forgot now. ..I am surprised that there were no more world famous Thai personalities James Wattana snooker player Reckon they`ll be best bet for most famous Thai,now that Yule Brener is a dead un |
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Pailin, I don`t understand where you are comming from with your comment about me using my "ignorance as a barometer" (I am not judging any one by my ignorance, I am just posting inquiring post, so as to learn about things that I don`t know about, about Thailand) then quoting many of my past posts, ...what are you trying to prove?
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