They say my Thai is good but they don't understand me?

Many Thais keep telling me that I am speaking Thai very well. But when they start to talk to me, I do not understand what they are saying! Why is that?

This is what a farang who begins to learn Th...

Smile Please!

Idly watching TV a while ago, I noticed an advertisement intended to encourage tourists to visit Malaysia. Splashed across the screen in bold type were the words, "Where the smiles are still genuin...