As the field of World Englishes (WE) moves forward, there is a variety of English emerging in Thailand, Thai English. Many publications relating to Thai English have been based on analyses of translated literary publications. Only one study cited in this paper did interviews with Thai professional writers regarding the notion of Thai English. In this paper, the research attempts to generate awareness of WE scholars by reporting some data received from a survey particularly of Thai language users on their perceptions of Thai English. The results show that Thai people perceive that English is the language for social mobility, for gaining access to information, and for communicating with others in the English as a Lingua Franca (ELF). This paper reports on the issue of importance of English in Thailand, awareness of Thai English, and characteristics of Thai English from Thai language users' point of view, which had not been reported elsewhere. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]