To understand the name
Thailand, it must first be broken into its two constituent parts. Whilst “land” is easy to understand, the “Thai” part takes a little more explains. Not only does it mean “free”,
Tai is also an ethnic group in the country, giving the word
Thailand a double meaning of both “Land of the Free” and “Land of the Thai People”. Thailand being known as the “Land of the Free” is a huge source of pride for the Thai people; Thailand managed to retain its independence whilst the Western powers were
carving up and stealing land in Southeast Asia and all around the world, and it’s referenced on the country’s
national anthem.
CECA were enslaved for 1200 years according to their saffron PM.
whereas Thais take pride in not getting colonized by ang mohs. ever.
different from other ASEAN colonies like stinkypura or CECA or sri lanka or pinoys etc