QUOTE(Bodyslam @ Oct 17 2005, 10:46 AM) [snapback]1137785[/snapback]
menghuy, it is true . Siam and Thai is the the same. Siam is the old name of the country. Thai is the name of the race who control siam. Siam is a group of people who live in Siam. Thai. Mon. Laos, Khmer ,Malay, Jam can be Siamese. Because Siam is an Empire. The Empire consist of many races. Thai is a ruling class and majority of tha people in Siam Empire. After we lose Laos, Cambodia, northern state of Malasia to Western countries. So we change our name of the country to Thailand. That is mean the Land of the Thai race only. We are realistic race. We are not live in the dream. We have to live with we have and develope our country which our remaining land. We are not dream to our old Siam Empire who control Laos, Cambodia and others areas.
I would like to thank professor, general "BIG BAD BODY SLAM" you are one inteligent and most enlighten person and blessed with all the knowledge of humanity. His Royal Highnes the King of Thailand would be very proud of you that one day, I hope he make you the Priminister of the Great Kingdom of Thailand. I am but your humble subject who would like to have a few point of clarification from your excellency. From your knowledge and command of word choice, you must be at least a General of the Thai Royal Army or Member of Thai Parliament. Please forgive my intrusion upon your presence, because I am but a barbarian who do not know any better.
You have stated that "Siam and Thai is the same." but Khom and Kamen are not the same. "After we lose Laos, Cambodia, northern state of Malasia to western countries. So we change our name of the country to Thailand. That is mean the land of the Thai race only." I am dissapointed that your excellency have forgotten us, the barbaric little people who live and served his royal majesy the King of the Great Kingdom of Thailand. The little people I reffer to are the Kamen, Laos, Mon, Kha, Koy, Malai, etc. etc. etc................
These are the little people that on a whole contribute to the greatness of Thailand. Please tell me, where do we stand in your great scheme of things.
I cannot speak for all the ethnic groups but I can speak for myself. I am a "Kamen" not Khmer, not Khom, the little people that serve you. Do you know how many of us are in Thailand? What do you and your fellow Thai considered us to be? Are we the same people that you have described so blattently as barbaric, "Kamen" because we have always been reffered to as Kamen also. We live and work and served the king just like any other Thai except we are Khmer desent. My brother and many of my cousins are in the Thai Royal Army are serving in the southern theater of operation against Islamic terrorism, because we believe in the greater good of the Kingdom.
Please, excellency be aware of the ramefication of your reply to my humble questions.