There's a grilled chicken stand called 5 Lao ("Lao" meaning the country Laos) near our new place that gave Nuch and I a good chuckle. It looks like any other chicken stand, but the owner has given it a clever name to draw attention.
5 Lao is a play on words because the most famous chicken stand, which can be found on most street corners throughout Thailand including the corner next to 5 Lao, is called 5 Star Chicken. Star in Thai is pronounced "dao", so you have 5 Lao instead of 5 Dao.
This is also funny because anything described as Lao or being from Laos is considered 2nd rate at best. It's a self-deprecating humor and appreciated by the large number of Thais in this part of town from Northeast Thailand, who through their dialect and local culture probably have more in common with the Laos people than they do with Bangkokians.
5 Lao is a play on words because the most famous chicken stand, which can be found on most street corners throughout Thailand including the corner next to 5 Lao, is called 5 Star Chicken. Star in Thai is pronounced "dao", so you have 5 Lao instead of 5 Dao.
This is also funny because anything described as Lao or being from Laos is considered 2nd rate at best. It's a self-deprecating humor and appreciated by the large number of Thais in this part of town from Northeast Thailand, who through their dialect and local culture probably have more in common with the Laos people than they do with Bangkokians.
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