Thai swearing for dummies

“Thai swearing for dummies” could be the other title of this little video going viral. Nelson Howe, philosophy professor in New York, lived in Bangkok for 3 years and became quite an expert in swearing in Thai. Here is his little lesson about it.

 His favorite word is Yed (fuck) because it is a convenient word, “you can put anything behind it”. “Thai people can fuck anything: people, animals, even objects! Fuck mom. Fuck duck. Fuck alligator. Or even fuck mortar!”