News Forum - Lost in translation: Foreign women turn Thai rice steamers into hilarious hats

[Thaiger]

Thai netizens expressed their admiration and laughed at two foreign women who mistook Thai-style bamboo sticky rice steamers for hats. They bought them from a local vendor who could not communicate very well due to the language barrier. A Thai man named Surat Seehabut shared pictures of the two European women wearing hats which looked … …

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[Ramanathan.P]

Well, this is far more better and cooling than the normal hat which has poor ventilation and very less heat dissipation. It is natural hat and it also promotes handicraft. Gives more protection to the nect region also. Well done ladies. What an out of box and creative way of doing things

[HolyCowCm]

What old style military hat does that resemble? British? 

[Clutch]

This style of hat will be much better against the sun than my baseball cap.

I am getting one!

[Grumpish]

9 hours ago, HolyCowCm said:

What old style military hat does that resemble? British? 

Otherwise known as a pith helmet. Careful how you say that.

[gazmo16]

maybe they could have bought the sticky rice containers to go with them as matching handbags.

[HolyCowCm]

8 hours ago, Grumpish said:

Otherwise known as a pith helmet. Careful how you say that.

I won’t try because it might sound like I have a speech impediment and people might think I like men. 

[HolyCowCm]

8 hours ago, Clutch said:

This style of hat will be much better against the sun than my baseball cap.

I am getting one!

I was thinking to use it as a ball sports cup. About the right size.