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Originally Posted by Xfun
But there's another reason why Thais will caution the use of the word Kuai - because it could easily be a mispronunciation of the Thai word for buffalo - kwai.
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the more logical confusion is I find with banana - Kuai v's Kluai (forgive the transliteration) - both for shape similarity and sound similarity!
I can never remember which to use causing much embarrassment at the fruit market and much laughter at the bars, particularly the Saphan Kwai bars!
bkkguy