Talk:Surachate Hakparn

Latest comment: 1 year ago by Paul 012 in topic Why "Big Joke"?

Why "Big Joke"?

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Hi, it would be very interesting to know why he is nicknamed like that. TIA2A02:3038:203:6757:BD54:8002:4F7:D714 (talk) 08:16, 18 August 2023 (UTC)Reply

It's an unfortunate effect of the anglicised choice of spelling. His name is โจ๊ก (Thai pronunciation: [tɕóːk], RTGSChok), which is somewhat close to the English word joke, so that spelling became used as the nearest approximation. "Big" is commonly used by the media to refer to nicknames of top military/police personnel. --Paul_012 (talk) 12:54, 18 August 2023 (UTC)Reply