As someone who has never been interested in vampires, I am extremely excited for BounPrem's vampire series.
It's partially because I love BounPrem, sure, but it's mostly because I respect the amount of very professional research and preparation Boun has committed to the role over the past several years.
I just think his artistry should be honored by my diligent attention.
Boun is a professional vampire fetishist, and that man will neck like no man has ever necked before.
Introducing a few characteristics of the Thai language by using a clip from Love Bully รักให้ร้าย
Because of a (likely) typo, the translation of the sentence "I miss my home" was wrong, but I'll further the translation by pointing out a few additional things.
Nicknames in Thai language
Irin (ไอริน) calls herself and is called by Night as "Ai" (ไอ). It's a shorten version of her name and it commonly happens in Thai, just like in English, especially with two-syllables long names.
Talking about oneself in Thai language
Thai has unusual ways to use pronouns for an English speaker. Some are similar, like using เขา for he/she but they're often interchangeable and mixed, so it might get a bit confusing. One of this unusual things is calling yourself with your own name instead of using a pronoun like "I".
If we take a sentence from this dialogue:
ไอคิดถึงบ้าน
the literal translation would be "Ai misses home".
It's common to talk about yourself using your name or a "title" (like P', Nong, Doctor, Mom...), even though pronouns like ฉัน, ผม and เรา exist. Contextually, they give off different nuances that usually the translation can't show.
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(+ Official names and nicknames in Thai work differently than you might expect. Celebrities who you see around are usually called with a nickname, often deriving by English nouns, but their official government name is generally a long thai name that you might see by looking up their full names on the internet.)
Hello I am going to BOSTON this week and I am curious as to ur opinion on the best/ideal Boston Souvenir for Friends &c
Also what is ur go-to place to eat? Unfortunately when looking for food in other cities you get lovely curated lists of 25 Very Expensive Places that try to convince you a $30 is a one-dollar-sign sort of meal…
The ideal souvenir is something you think they'd enjoy! I don't know your friend, so I can't really say. Personally, I enjoy shopping for friends and family at the city's antique stores (especially Cambridge Antique Market on the other side of the river), but that only works if your loved ones like antiques as most of mine do. But Beacon Hill Chocolates does have chocolate bars with the city stamped on them, and they're really good. So that could be a safe bet if you're really stumped.
My go-to place to eat is unfortunately My Apartment With Food I Bought From The Grocery Store. It's expensive eating out here, so I do it very rarely. But I have many go-to places for little cafe treats, primarily Tatte and Flour (local chains). Tatte's hot chocolate is to die for- I know it's the wrong season, but maybe if you drink it inside the store where it's air-conditioned? Or come back again when it's cold outside and have it!
I take visiting friends to Quincy Market a lot for food; some people say it's touristy and it's definitely pricey for what it is, but as more of a food court-type place, it's going to be cheaper than a lot of sitdown restaurants. Try MMMac and Cheese, a stall that specializes in exactly what it sounds like- mac and cheese with different mix-in options.