So, as mentioned before, Thai people have nicknames because their full names are insanely long. And I mean LONG. For example, Warinthorn Rojanasakunpisuit, or Pattraporn Thanakulwattana. Also, they are difficult to pronounce, hence the need for nicknames. Here are some of the gems in my class (for great nicknames):
Padthai. Milk. Mild. Bonus. Fax. Midfield. Ford. G-d. Book (I have two of these). Eye (this is a popular one). Tent. Best. Palm. Print. Cartoon. Dream (also popular). Beam. Ten. Donut. Bow. Ice. Time. Mint (two in one class). Film.
However, all of these are said in a Thai accent. So fax becomes fak. Film becomes feem. Of course this makes sense. Did I mention that my students laugh at me when I pronounce their nickname wrong (this happens often as I don't naturally think to pronounce film as feem). I'll try my best to pronounce English words with a Thai accent in order to get their nicknames right, but if not, I'll just play the farang card.
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