The name Big C comes from my first stay here in 2006. Almost all Thais have nicnames because their real names are so long. I was being introduced to a group of Thais and they all gave me their nicknames. I told them that I had a nickname in the US, too... that my friends all call me TC for my initials or just plain old "C." Immediately several of them pointed at me and yelled, "Big C!" and they all laughed.
I found out that Thailand is one of the few countries left on the planet that has not been conquered by WalMart. Instead, their big discount store is called, "Big C." Great play on words, though, because I am also a good bit bigger than most folks in this country!
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