[RokeIdeadioke]

When I first started to hear 'farang!' I initially felt a little offended, but soon came to realize that I very much prefered it to the alternative 'hey you!', which, for some reason I really do dislike.
I long ago realized that no offence was intended by the use of 'farang', and I now feel that I have truly 'arrived', so to speak, recently having been out shopping with my nephew's children when a shopkeeper mentioned something about 'the farang' and the kids, with a look of horror on their faces, retorted, in no uncertain manner, ''mai chai farang! bhen khunlung!''
Made my day!