From: goodsoldierschweik@invalid.com   
      
   On Sun, 01 May 2011 12:28:18 +0900, DennisMc    
   wrote:   
      
   >Did you notice the post where Schweik said his Thai 'friends' referred   
   >to all the 'round eye' tourists?  (I don't remember the exact wording or   
   >context. Not important.) The crux of the matter was that he was saying   
   >his Thai acquaintances called westerners 'round eyes.'   
   >   
   >In all your time in S.E. Asia, did you ever hear a local call a   
   >Westerner 'round eye?'  I always heard them called 'Big Nose' by local   
   >folk in South East Asia.  The term 'round eye' was something Hollywood   
   >made up for its war movies.  It makes me wonder if he was lying about   
   >even being IN Thailand. There has been ample proof that he lied about   
   >his journalism career. Could it be that everything about Schweik has   
   >been a fabrication from the very beginning?   
      
   Nice try but "round eye" was common slang in Japan in the late 1950's,   
   all though to be honest it was probably American G.I. slang. Slopehead   
   may well have originated at the same time and place.   
      
   And, you really need a good course in reading comprehension as I   
   mentioned Thais saying that all round eye..... the "round eye" are my   
   words not the Thai's,   
      
   "Big nose" is a rather strange description. I wonder where you heard   
   that; or perhaps if you heard that?   
      
   The Chinese commonly use red haired foreigner or foreign devil, the   
   Indonesians refer to "blander" from the Dutch I believe meaning Blond,   
   the Singaporean use Chinese and the Malaysians usually say foreigner,   
   orang asing, while the Thais use the word Farang.  I wonder who says   
   "big nose"?   
      
   Are you sure that you know what you are talking about?   
      
   Cheers,   
      
   Schweik   
   (goodsoldierschweikatgmail)   
      
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