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Yes, I agree about Thai spelling but it would be quite difficult to standardize it.

I lived in Thailand for a total of 17 years and studied Thai in Bangkok. I lived in Pattani (Saiburi) and worked at Saiburi Christian Hospital and then later I taught English at St Francis Xavier School in Pakkret. Do you still have the substitute and healthier option for MaMa? I couldn't find it when you first let us know. I now live the Lower Mainland (in part of Metro Vancouver.

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Was it one of your Patreons? And if we mentioned that we watched your videos we would get a special dea on the healthier version of MaMa? I think it was made in Canada.

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It is a problem also when saying English to Thais. A few months after moving to Thailand, I needed a taxi to go to the OR-I-EN-TAL Hotel. The driver had no idea what I wanted, and once I had directed him to the general neighbourhood, I got out and walked. The next day I vented my frustration to my Thai assistant. "Its your fault" she replied calmly; "You said it wrong". And proceeded to correct my pronunciation to ask for the "OH-LEN-TAN" hotel. Its a good thing that foreigners and Thais handle these confusions with humor and sanuk!!

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Either spelling will get you there. But to save confusion someone could try to make standardized English........but then it no fun to discuss it. Chip hai

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Chinese has a system called pinyin. There is a correct way to write most Chinese characters

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Cop coon cup.

Or is it Kob koon gup?

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