Bangkok Post

VAGINA AND SRIRACHA

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In September 2015, the owner of a condiment shop in the UK posted a picture of a Sriracha bottle on his Facebook page. He said it was made locally and the wrap label clearly showed the brand as “Naa Hee” with a tag line of “Authentic Thai Sriracha”. There were also Thai words for “Naa Hee” (which we blurred here) at the top of the label, as well and the poor guy wondered what “Naa Hee” meant because the label maker didn’t tell him. You see, the two-syllable word is probably one of the most offensive things to call someone in Thai. It translates to vagina face and I think it’s up there with See You Next Tuesday in terms of rudeness. I guess the label maker pulled one over on him. What a ...

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