Thai fisherman's pants
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Thai fisherman's pants
Good afternoon all,
my first port of call in SE Asia will be Cambodia and I will be leaving from Thailand some 3 or 4 months later.
What I would like to know is if I can get a genuine pair of Thai fisherman pants in Phnom Penh. What I want is the real McCoy, not the Cambodian equivalent. Must be Thai.
Are Thai fisherman pants acceptable for wearing in the evening (as in restaurants, bars, discos etc) or more suited for day wear??
Assuming they obtainable, do you have any idea of price??
Thanks all.
SF
my first port of call in SE Asia will be Cambodia and I will be leaving from Thailand some 3 or 4 months later.
What I would like to know is if I can get a genuine pair of Thai fisherman pants in Phnom Penh. What I want is the real McCoy, not the Cambodian equivalent. Must be Thai.
Are Thai fisherman pants acceptable for wearing in the evening (as in restaurants, bars, discos etc) or more suited for day wear??
Assuming they obtainable, do you have any idea of price??
Thanks all.
SF
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I can only hope that this is some sort of awful joke. Perhaps an attempt to wind me up.
If it isn't, then here we go. Are you a bloody Thai fisherman? No, you aren't. So stop trying to look like one. Let the Thai fishermen wear their trousers in peace. Besides, given the fishermen in Cambodia are Cambodian fishermen, why would they wear Thai trousers. Grrrr.
Thats it. I'm off,
VC
If it isn't, then here we go. Are you a bloody Thai fisherman? No, you aren't. So stop trying to look like one. Let the Thai fishermen wear their trousers in peace. Besides, given the fishermen in Cambodia are Cambodian fishermen, why would they wear Thai trousers. Grrrr.
Thats it. I'm off,
VC
SF - It is a little odd that you'd want to find a pair of Thai fisherman's pants in Cambodia. I have no idea, even in Thailand, where you'd get "authentic" ones, either. Id' say find a fisherman and say, "Hey, dude, where's you buy those pants? There nice. I'd like a pair." Maybe he'd even sell them to you. Then they'd be really authentic.
Vox - Take it easy there, old boy. The worst things aren't the local creations, but the emblems of backpackerdom, such as bongos and didgereedoos. As long as the local stuff is functional, and not just a bogus show of localness (like backpackers walking around in those conical Vietnamese hats), then I'm all for adaptation.
Vox - Take it easy there, old boy. The worst things aren't the local creations, but the emblems of backpackerdom, such as bongos and didgereedoos. As long as the local stuff is functional, and not just a bogus show of localness (like backpackers walking around in those conical Vietnamese hats), then I'm all for adaptation.
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Mac, I just can't help it. It kills me. See my recent articles. It is a personal failing perhaps. But something I can't really get past.
SF, On second thoughts. Why don't you ask a very large grizzly Thai fisherman for his pants. I would suggest finding one who is armed and start the bidding at 3 baht. Seems like a fair price.
VC
SF, On second thoughts. Why don't you ask a very large grizzly Thai fisherman for his pants. I would suggest finding one who is armed and start the bidding at 3 baht. Seems like a fair price.
VC
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Good morning all,
thanks for taking the trouble to reply.
Perhaps I could have worded my original query a little better. If so, my apologies.
Just to expand, a few years ago I was in Thailand and I bought and wore some of these pants. There they are referred to by all and sundry as Thai fisherman pants. Now, I am the first to admit that I have never seen a Thai fisherman and have no idea what sort of clothing they wear whilst plying their trade. But the fact remains that this item of clothing is known universally as Thai fisherman pants.
Anyway, these trousers were were so comfortable to wear, easy to maintain and so cheap. Thought I would get some more when I return to SE Asia.
Now I am reconsidering a little. Perhaps I might wait until I get to BKK and see what is happening there.
OK, can you tell me what is acceptable garb in the evening for wearing to a bar, restaurant, disco etc in PP. I don't want to look out of place, don't want to be overdressed, just comfortable. Jeans and a polo??? Cotton pants and a shirt??
Any suggestions welcome.
SF
thanks for taking the trouble to reply.
Perhaps I could have worded my original query a little better. If so, my apologies.
Just to expand, a few years ago I was in Thailand and I bought and wore some of these pants. There they are referred to by all and sundry as Thai fisherman pants. Now, I am the first to admit that I have never seen a Thai fisherman and have no idea what sort of clothing they wear whilst plying their trade. But the fact remains that this item of clothing is known universally as Thai fisherman pants.
Anyway, these trousers were were so comfortable to wear, easy to maintain and so cheap. Thought I would get some more when I return to SE Asia.
Now I am reconsidering a little. Perhaps I might wait until I get to BKK and see what is happening there.
OK, can you tell me what is acceptable garb in the evening for wearing to a bar, restaurant, disco etc in PP. I don't want to look out of place, don't want to be overdressed, just comfortable. Jeans and a polo??? Cotton pants and a shirt??
Any suggestions welcome.
SF
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Cotton pants and a cotton shirt,thats pretty much what everyone wears,not too formal,but smart rather than sloppy.I found that, to give them their due,plenty of the locals and moto-dops have a certain dapperness to them, and neat, clean and smart is where its at.
I think the "fishermans pants"sound quite practical,but maybe just for wearing when you`re slouching around at home.If you want to "slouch around" in Cambodia,I recommend wearing a khrama around your waist.You wouldnt want to get mistaken for a Thai.Especially a Thai fisherman.
I think the "fishermans pants"sound quite practical,but maybe just for wearing when you`re slouching around at home.If you want to "slouch around" in Cambodia,I recommend wearing a khrama around your waist.You wouldnt want to get mistaken for a Thai.Especially a Thai fisherman.
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Cream linen suit, Panama hat and a jauntily coloured bowtie, old boy.Scott Free wrote: OK, can you tell me what is acceptable garb in the evening for wearing to a bar, restaurant, disco etc in PP. I don't want to look out of place, don't want to be overdressed, just comfortable. Jeans and a polo??? Cotton pants and a shirt??
Any suggestions welcome.
SF
What else would one consider wearing here in the tropics ???
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Scott
You mean these
DON'T DO IT
You have no idea how many people in Cambodia will be looking at you and muttering under their breaths..'Look at that man. Doesn't he look a tit,' and then they'll say to their friends, 'please shoot me if I EVER wear such trousers,' and that's just the Khmers. The expats will laugh outloud every time you pass them by.
As for me, well I like to slip into something a little comfortable when I arrive home from a hard days slog. A jello bath will usually suffice.
KiR
You mean these
DON'T DO IT
You have no idea how many people in Cambodia will be looking at you and muttering under their breaths..'Look at that man. Doesn't he look a tit,' and then they'll say to their friends, 'please shoot me if I EVER wear such trousers,' and that's just the Khmers. The expats will laugh outloud every time you pass them by.
As for me, well I like to slip into something a little comfortable when I arrive home from a hard days slog. A jello bath will usually suffice.
KiR
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As every backpacker knows, Thai fishermans pants are essential fashion wear around Khao San, Van Vieng, Hanoi and the Baeang Kok lakeside areas of Asia.
As every hippie knows, Thai fishermans trousers are an essential fashion statement of your 'rejection of fashion statements, best worn anywhere in the western captialist industrial-military complex nations, and an expression fo your wish to connect with an ancient beautiful culture that you saw for two weeks back in 1998 because you were top young to go to Woodstock, and gain some positive karma'
As every Thai man or woman knows, Thai fishermans pants are made for 3 Baht but sold to stupid tourists for 200B, and never worn by Thai's except for the equivalent of Thai gypos, or fishermen, and serve as a way to create greater national unity by making every Thai person share a good laugh behind every tourist's back.
I'm thinking of asking Gov to add a new link to www.mama-cheu's-cheaptouristkitschcrap.com. I highly recommend viweing the didgeridoo section for all the lastest models, and the 'do-it-yourself-dreadlocking' pack is available at a knock down bargain price of only $ 500.
As every hippie knows, Thai fishermans trousers are an essential fashion statement of your 'rejection of fashion statements, best worn anywhere in the western captialist industrial-military complex nations, and an expression fo your wish to connect with an ancient beautiful culture that you saw for two weeks back in 1998 because you were top young to go to Woodstock, and gain some positive karma'
As every Thai man or woman knows, Thai fishermans pants are made for 3 Baht but sold to stupid tourists for 200B, and never worn by Thai's except for the equivalent of Thai gypos, or fishermen, and serve as a way to create greater national unity by making every Thai person share a good laugh behind every tourist's back.
I'm thinking of asking Gov to add a new link to www.mama-cheu's-cheaptouristkitschcrap.com. I highly recommend viweing the didgeridoo section for all the lastest models, and the 'do-it-yourself-dreadlocking' pack is available at a knock down bargain price of only $ 500.
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