Thai women posting 'food reports' online

[oakdale160]

Is this a typical Thai thing. I have a Thai lady friend, thai-chinese, we are very close but not'involved', we worked together for a few years. Mid/late thirties unmarried. She is in Chiang mai for 2 weeks at her parents. Every day she sends an email with 6-8 photos of what they had for dinner the previous evening, whether at home or in a restaurant, with a description of some dishes. No other news, no gossip, just this food report. Is this common.

[sand_dancer]

Is this a typical Thai thing. I have a Thai lady friend, thai-chinese, we are very close but not'involved', we worked together for a few years. Mid/late thirties unmarried. She is in Chiang mai for 2 weeks at her parents. Every day she sends an email with 6-8 photos of what they had for dinner the previous evening, whether at home or in a restaurant, with a description of some dishes. No other news, no gossip, just this food report. Is this common.

No idea if it is common or not....

My other half is also part Chinese...... and is constantly showing me photo's / dragging me to the TV to see something on some food programme or other..... But has never sent me an email containing food images.....

On receipt of next email...... Email back praising the food..... Telling her it almost makes you want to join her to eat.....

You might just get a surprise.....

[SunandFun]

I think this is a current trend with Thais as a lot of my Thai friends do the same. This along with "selfie pictures" seem to be the latest. LOL

[Pleng]

Don't know about emails but me and my girlfriend are always taking photos of any interesting dishes we come across when out and about individually... but only if it's something particularly interesting or good; We don't photograph every meal we have though!

[usual suspect]

It seems every Thai lady just HAS to post a photo on facebook of the meal in front of her.

[Gregjam]

I always take photos of the Food we are eating when out and post it on Facebook so my Thai stepdaughter back in the UK can appreciate what she is missing. Guaranteed to get a reaction too especially if I tell her how much it cost.

[Gérard]

Here are 2 of my favourites :

[TingTongJohn]

Its funny now that you mentioned it some of my Thai friends(Yes I have friends) Are doing this all the time. A group of food selfies all the time be it Thai of other types of Food.

[Roel]

Thais send me pictures of food through WhatsApp and Line all the time.

[Pleng]

I guess I must be the only farrang who does it

[Gérard]

I guess I must be the only farrang who does it

I do it too, as you can see on a preceding post...
I even have a special file for my favorite dishes and best restaurants.

[STEVE G]

A couple of months ago I asked my partner to send me a picture of some grass and trees that she had put in the back garden and half way through the sequence of pictures there were two of dinner, so I guess it must be seen as normal. I have to say that in general, a picture of Thai food looks more appetizing than my cheese sandwich that I'm having now.

[Gérard]

A couple of months ago I asked my partner to send me a picture of some grass and trees that she had put in the back garden and half way through the sequence of pictures there were two of dinner, so I guess it must be seen as normal. I have to say that in general, a picture of Thai food looks more appetizing than my cheese sandwich that I'm having now.

What do you think of that one ?

[oakdale160]

OK, let me ask the reverse question. Does anybody enjoy receiving multiple pictures of meals, often meals of no great significance or importance, from friends or even acquaitainces.

[PeteC]

^ Not really. I tell you though the wife and her friends do it all the time on their Facebook pages, especially if visiting a new restaurant or at a house party. It seems common practice and every post gets some comments. We do up a nice roast turkey around the holidays and that photo is always posted, and gets comments from every Thai she knows just about.....and in turn their holiday dinners come flying back on photos. The girls like to bake as well and every new creation gets photographed, posted and commented on.

A polite greeting between Thais is always, "have you eaten yet". With the importance placed on meals, eating, and the social significance of it all, social media seems to have given them an outlet to express themselves that they've never had before. Pete