PART 2 · LESSON 13 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
The Train
The ordinary train north on a Saturday morning, Tee asleep two rows back, Nam and Jack talking: Pi Jack, how many hours is the train; about an hour and a half, Khun Nam; just call me Nam; then call me Jack; no need to be polite now; OK, Nam, it's hard; with Tee you're not polite; Tee is a man; and I'm your friend; OK, friend, look, rice fields: friends' Thai.
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THE STORY
The ordinary train from Hua Lamphong to Ayutthaya on a Saturday morning in March, Tee asleep two rows back. Nam and Jack start polite, as always, and on this train they become friends in their Thai: nicknames, no polite word.
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