An uncensored, non-pc, non-authoritative rough guide to speaking and understanding Thai written by an expat for non-uptight tourists and expats with a sense of humor, this book could conceivably help:
--As a conversation starter to make Thais smile, and also to invite help.
--Because words you look up in dictionaries are often easily forgotten; this book sometimes makes them memorable.
--The nearly 200 words are explained with more than 10,000 words of context and commentary.
--As an economic aid. When you can speak a few crucial Thai words, prices drop quite fast, and...