I am extremely struck in Thailand, especially when I walk along the beach in the morning, to see so many "farang farang
farangs « farang » est un terme générique désignant les Occidentaux blancs, principalement utilisé en Thaïlande et au Laos. Le mot a des origines persanes, provenant du mot pour « Francs » et s’est répandu pour désigner les Européens occidentaux. " women of all ages who are several months pregnant. At first, I wondered if Thailand was conducive to romance. Then I realised that the fathers of these babies were not called John, Pierre or Giorgio, but rather Leo, Chang and Singha.
For those who don’t know, these are the names of three Thai beer brands that are apparently so good that all these women drink them to excess, which inevitably ends up putting them in this unfortunately permanent state. To be fair, their husbands are also generally spectacularly pregnant.