Anyone else get annoyed when the people on TV pronounce it "Phu-ket" instead of "Phuk-et"?
Posted by danisaacs at December 31, 2004 08:52 AM | TrackBackIt's "poo quet". Just like the Phi Phi Islands are " Pee Pee". In Thai, most of the time the "H" is silent.
Posted by: Bob Roberts on January 4, 2005 03:46 PMActually, it's silent following a T or P, and only in the translation of the text.
Posted by: Dhan Hisaacs on January 4, 2005 09:44 PM