StarmanBlinky

On 2/15/2020 at 10:38 AM, Grumpy John said:

It took my wife 9 years to figure out I was from Australia, not from Austria!   And that's after 3 trips down there!  It got tiring explaining Australia is between Indonesia and New Zealand......and Austria is next to Yermany. 

My wife figured out where Australia was when she looked at the map on the screen on the first flight we took to Australia. But ask her where provinces are in Thailand and she doesn't know. Just tells me if I want to know look it up on Google maps.

4 hours ago, EricTh said:

Buddhists and Muslims aren't supposed to drink alcohol in the first place so there's nothing wrong with the ban. Most people in Thailand are Buddhists followed by Muslims.

 

This should be taken as an opportunity for those people to switch to healthier drinks like fruit juice and/or green tea.

Just in case you haven't realised yet, Buddhism is not a dogmatic faith. An individual alone can choose to follow and how far to follow any teachings. Monks are required to abide by rules. Lay persons are not burnt at the stake for not following the monk rules. Many Buddhists may follow tighter rules on holy days. Muslims I know nothing about. I am not a Muslim so I can not comment. I am glad that you are a devout Buddhist and can therefore comment.