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Old 5th October 2010, 07:02 AM
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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.
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!

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