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Unfortunately 😑 And then people wonder why they get sick all the time 🙄

Yo, it's really a thing, too! I currently live in South Korea, and a large amount of the masses do *not* wash their hands after going to the bathroom. The school where I work doesn't even have any sort of towels/paper in the boys bathroom. Most people maybe rinse their hands, but no soap. It's been the absolute worst part of culture shock for me lol.

You are a godsend! I lost all but FahPhoon's novel a while back and it's been killing me. Thank you! Also, your username is magical - Changbin is my ult 🐷🐰

I had a hard time understanding GerNao's time line even reading the novel! I have no idea how they're going to handle it in the show 😬

As long as they follow the books, it is a happy ending for all 5 couples 💜 Phoon has the saddest story of them all for sure, but FahPhoon are my absolute favorite of the 5. I would absolutely commit murder for Phoon lol. But so would Fah, so I don't have to 😉

I think the reason it's a recurring pattern is because it's the stereotype, unfortunately. Though, the spitefulness is hopefully less, the hardness is pretty true. I currently live in South Korea, and it definitely is accurate to say parents are very strict. Though, there's a whole history and basis in Confucianism that makes it make sense here, it's still tough to see sometimes.

From the novel, it's basically after having become friends with Ter, North, and Dao he gains a lot of confidence in himself. So, yes, he still loves Fah and wants to abide his awful father's wishes (because he believes if his father abandons him, he will be completely alone, plus his father is a master guilt trip manipulator), but because he has his friends he decides it would be OK to take care of Fah anonymously. He, of course, wants more, but thinks (for now) this way is better. It ends up being Fah that pushes to meet in person and then wanting more than just the letters.

Phoon is an illegitimate child, a product of his father having an affair. So he's not biological in the sense that he's not the child of the married couple. Because he's illegitimate, Ritt (Phoon's father) wants to protect his reputation and avoid scandal, so he wants Phoon to stay away from Fah because Fah's parents are important/influential. Ritt is literally the worst and I can't wait for his comeuppance. We will learn about his mom later (hopefully 🤞). Auntie and uncle are commonly used for people who are close to you but not actually family. I'm Aunt to my best friends daughter, but not biologically. But it's more common in Asian cultures than Western ones, I think.

Mohr means doctor in Thai, so when they say P'Mohr, they're usually referring to the whole group of medical students (Hill, Johan, Tonfah, and Arthit).

As has already been shown, we know Phoon is an illegitimate child from his father's affair. Ren is the name his biological mother gave him, but Ritt (Phoon's father) changed it to sound more like Torfun to pass him off as a legitimate child to avoid scandal and protect his reputation. In the novel, Fah helps Phoon find his mother, which looks like might happen in the show as well. Ren means lotus in Japanese, and Phoon's mother is Japanese/Thai. When they find her, they learn her name means lily in Japanese, which is why she chose Ren for him. It's a really sweet part of the story, so I hope they include it.

Mhor mean doctor in Thai. So they're referring to all four of the doctors, Hill, Johan, Tonfah, and Arthit, when they say that.

Maew is cat. They call Phoon "cat" a lot in the novel, so I'm glad they pulled it into the show as well.

Lmao my Art Major brain said the same thing! The brown isn't bad, but that green was vile. We've seen his bedroom before, I don't know how I didn't notice. If it was a deeper green, or a blue green it probably would have been OK, but those yellow undertones? Barforama.

I can see where it would be confusing to some, but to me it just shows that Peach is not a touchy-feely kind of person. Maybe I understand it because I'm the same lol. I like that Peach does not want their relationship to affect each others' responsibilities. It's OK to have and be in a loving relationship and not be glued to each other all the time. Peach had to learn very early how to be independent because of his upbringing and taking care of his sister, that independence is wildly important to him. Fiercely independent and not touchy-feely does not equal not in love. It's just a different kind of love.

I haven't read the novel, but I would guess that if they add Mok being shot it would be the catalyst for Rome to drop everything and come help Thee get revenge. So I can see it happening. As much as I don't want it to happen lol.

Considering RomeMok apparently have their own book, I doubt that will happen 🤞 But I can see Mok being injured and Rome immediately flying in to assist Thee with vengeance.

In part because his father is the only family he has left, in part because he feels guilty about Fun, and in part because his father pays for his school and such. In the book, most of the dealings with his father and about money are from Phoon's "uncle" who is a friend of his father's, and I think works for him, but I may be misremembering. He ends up being a middleman between Phoon and his father. After Fun died, Phoon's father largely ignores him, except to exact manipulative guilt trips to keep him in line - such as the not seeing Fah anymore. Plus, his father pulls the card of playing on Phoon's fears of being abandoned - all in an effort to maintain his own standing and reputation. Ritt doesn't care about Phoon except to maintain an illusion of reputation. Phoon cares about his father because he's the only family he has left and thinks he would truly be alone and abandoned without him. That was longer than I intended, sorry lol.

When Thee said, "Whatever you're carrying, put it down and let me help you carry it." I absolutely could not stop from tearing up. To have someone see you, wholly and fully, and want to carry whatever burdens you shoulder, not *for* you, but *with* you? Dayum. Are the application forms somewhere for my own Khun Thee? 🥺

Oof, I adore FahPhoon. My favorite of all 5 couples. I'm so glad this episode did a good job showing the time jump. Using Phoon's letters to Fun makes so much sense. Waiting a week is torture 😮‍💨

Right?! So dirty! But yeah, their story is just a bit blah. I didn't even really care much when reading the novel 😑 It felt like the author wrote their story just to set up everyone else's stories. They're important, but boring.

I actually think they way Phuwin kisses is reactionary to the way Pond kisses. Pond has very full lips, and he always goes for Phuwin's whole mouth. Like, top and bottom at the same time. Which is not exactly attractive either, imo. I think they could both benefit from better directing in the kissing department.

That being said, I can see where a lot of Phuwin's characters are similar, but Peach stands out for me. Phuwin's eyes in the scenes where Wiwid attacked him, and when he was asking Plub if she was mad at him for liking a man where spectacular. I think there's always room for growth, but this series, for me, is Phuwin's best so far.

I feel bad for HillTer, really. Even in the novels, it's like the author didn't really care about them either. Their book was the shortest by several *hundred* pages. I will say, however, if you're able to watch the uncut version for season 1, do it! Their story makes sooooo much more sense. They should never have cut it the way they did if they wanted people to actually like the story 😐

I think it will be GerNao. Mostly because Fah meets and utilizes some of the info from Ger about Phoon's dad to exact revenge. So it would be a natural segue. GerNao's story time line was the most confusing for me because it seemed to happen before, during, and after all the other 4 stories. But ThitDao's story starts after FahPhoon, and then seemed to extent several years after in the last couple chapters. But I don't know if they'll use the last few chapters in the show - they were kind of epilogue-esque. I would also guess they don't want viewership to go down if they complete the main 4 first, rather than ending with ThitDao.