farang

Thai word for white people or Westerners, generically referring to non-asians. Generally used without derogatory connotation, derived from the Thai word "farangsayt" for French.

Also Thai word for guava.

Of course drinks are expensive here, it caters mostly to farang.

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curiosity and serenity

Separately, each word is innocuous, roughly translating to "wonder" and "peacefulness" respectively. But taken together, this phrase is code for "Niggas ain't welcome to be consuming our shit."

In The Economist magazine, Frederic Rouzaud said Louis Roederer viewed the affection for the company's Cristal from rappers and their fans with "curiosity and serenity."

The Korean shopkeepers kept a wary eye on any black youths in their shop with curiosity and serenity.

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