Tricia in Cross Oaks, Texas, remembers a family friend affectionately calling her nitnoid, a fond name for a small person she now extends to her own kids. Her father served in the Air Force Reserve, and she wonders if one of his Air Force buddies...
Shannon from Virginia Beach, Virginia, heard nitnoy in the Navy as a word for something small or insignificant, as in a nitnoy problem. The likeliest source is Thai nit-noi, meaning “a little bit,” with a plausible route through U.S. military...
The Thai have a wise saying about self-reliance that translates as “You must go to the restroom, the restroom won’t come to find you.” True that. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Thai Self-Reliance”...