Mind loves ketchup so much that she often wears a T-shirt that says ‘I put ketchup on my ketchup.’ (Photo by Sheila Knop)
In Thailand, names have significant meanings that can make them quite long such as Nattakarn Wongratanakultnon's last name, consisting of 17 letters. Considering the English alphabet is only 26 letters, it's easy to understand, then, why it is customary for Thai people to be known by a short, one syllable nickname instead of a person's full birth name. Tuesday, January 31, 2012