BANGKOK – Anthropologists in Thailand made a shocking discovery last week when they captured a five foot ten farang man who, after 27 years of being bombarded with the Thai language, still did not know a word of Thai.
The anthropologists immediately took Steve Meyers of Coventry, England into their care and will hold him under observation for the foreseeable future.
Myers has lived in the Thai capital for 27 years, consumed more than 20,000 meals here and married Thai women twice.
His first Thai wife did not speak any English and their communication consisted of hand gestures and exaggerated facial expressions. His second wife communicated with Myers via Tinglish, only half of which Myers understood. Myers reportedly has a 7-year-old son by his first wife, who speaks fluent Thai.
Anthropologists were alerted by a waitress at a moo daeng shop Meyers frequents. After observing secretly from a nearby table, they swarmed Meyers and corralled him into a waiting ambulance. The bearded English teacher did not resist.
Bangkok-based tabloid journalist Andrew Drummond is currently staking out the hospital where Myers is being kept.
