Farang Can’t Speak Thai: Colin O’Brien’s Channel About Language, Culture, and Everyday Life
The phrase “Farang Can’t Speak Thai” (ฝรั่งพูดภาษาไทยไม่ได้) is a familiar one in Thailand. It usually describes foreigners (farang / ฝรั่ง) who struggle to communicate in Thai. For Colin O’Brien, an American living in Phuket, that phrase became the inspiration for a TikTok channel that captures the humor and challenges of being a foreigner learning Thai. …