Farang

by Iain Corness

Overview

Dr Iain Corness fell in love with Thailand on a holiday in 1975, and finally managed to move there permanently in 1997. As a settled farang, or foreigner, he enjoys a unique perspective on Thai life and all its eccentricities; looking in from the outside while also getting to see the things most foreigners don't. His stories and anecdotes are full of the joys of life, and celebrate this exotic and exciting land in all its glory with painfully funny observations. From a date with a fortune teller to tales of a reincarnated squid, Corness revels in the chaos and charm of 'the only country where you can be run over by a shop.'This is a book to be enjoyed by tourists and Thais alike.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940149539321
Publisher:	Maverick House
Publication date:	03/20/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	854 KB

About the Author

Dr. Iain Corness has had a varied and colourful life. Born in Northern Ireland, his birth certificate is stamped Lisburn Poor Law Institute, so he can really claim he was born in the work house. He does not claim Irish nationality, however, as he was only there for the first three months of his life. “If you’re born in a stable, it doesn’t make you a horse,” says Dr. Iain.
For the next 14 years he lived in Scotland, but in 1955 emigrated to Australia with his family, immigrants being called 10 pound Poms by the Aussies. There he learned to speak through his nose, and is thought of as a true blue Aussie.
He is a medical doctor and has worked in the UK, Europe and Australia, before coming to Thailand nine years ago, where he is employed as a consultant at the Bangkok Hospital Pattaya.