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12 hours ago, Gecko123 said:

I think foreigners including the press should keep their nose out of this issue.

 

What people don't realize is that much of the charm of Thailand comes from the diversity of the people who are attracted to the country and its welcoming people. Not all of Thailand's mystery and charm is homegrown. Look at the way Khaosan road's 'crossroads of the world' charm has been obliterated in the process of cleaning it up. Who goes there any more? It's appeal these days seems to be largely nostalgic.

 

Get rid of all these so-called 'unwelcome' elements and what are you left with? In the interests of not offending anyone, I'll refrain from answering that question, but a clue might be found in the bathroom mirror. And by the way, to all the cannabis enthusiasts out there, do you really think that decriminalization is not going to attract a certain (perhaps large) number of these free-spirited vagabond type tourists? Whether the cops succeed in preventing them from setting up sidewalk vending operations remains to be seen, but something tells me beach side resorts like Pattaya might see a lot more of this type of tourist in the future.

I agree,.. Thailand is losing it's charm.  I remember the days when any park you wondered into, there would be a Indian fortune teller there.  All the mystery and charm seems to have been weeded out. 

19 hours ago, papa al said:

Farange think too mut.

ha ha ha ha ... 

11 hours ago, zyphodb said:

That's a bloody expensive orange sheet...

Includes, the sheet, the vest and the skirt, plus a rope to hold up the skirt.  

5 hours ago, terryofcrete said:

Terrifying ordeal ! Absolutely devastated , so I am ! 

Well, at least you didn't get stabbed.  LOL. 

2 hours ago, zyphodb said:

How much???

When I left Thailand in 2013, about $1500 baht. 

4 hours ago, shackleton said:

I thought Monks were not allowed to personally.  drive in Thailand ????

It's not a rule, but they are not supposed to.  

3 hours ago, Eaglekott said:

The thing is 99% or more of the animals we eat is breaded to be slaughtered and become food. Most animals is treated very well until its time for their slaughter. If they were not for food they would not have any life at all. 

 

Can you point to source that says Buddists and Monks are not allowed to eat meat?

Yes, please.  

10 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

I personally have no idea, neither do  I really care,   but I doubt he forbade the eating of meat as many monks do eat it

You are correct.  He did not forbid the eating of meat.  In fact, from the stories I read, The Buddha actually died from eating tainted pork.  So, pretty sure The Buddha ate meat also.  

10 hours ago, JohnHans said:

If eating them is not harming them then you have a very unusual view and understanding.

I'll say it one more time.  There is NO where in the precepts for a monk to disallow eating meat.  It's a choice for every monk.  There are some temples in Thailand that are vegetarians.  I've been to them. 

10 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

I have no need to defend myself anywhere !   The fact remains that monks are not obliged to refrain from eating meat or smoking tobacco, If i were you i would leave questions regarding the sincerity of Thai Buddhists to Thai Buddhists. It's obviously not your area of expertise

Tobacco is not "a Aot eating meat or smoking or even working out, the issue here as quoted in the op is "showing off"  a form of vanity. Perhaps you should address that with your self assumed pioty 

Exactly.  No where in the precepts is anything about eating meat or smoking.  There are many temples in Thailand that are vegetarian and many who are not.  Every temple that I have been too, the abbots always warn their monks about smoking.  It's not an order, it's a warning.  

10 hours ago, JohnHans said:

Don't be silly, of course eating meat is harming animals and monks that eat meat are going against the teachings of Buddha, just because you see monks doing this does not mean they are right in doing so. 

The Buddha never taught about not eating meat.  You need to do some studying. 

17 hours ago, Venom said:

As long as you can get someone else to kill it then it should be okay. 

The thing is, your not allowed to refrain from excepting anything from the people who donate to you, but that doesn't mean you have to eat it.  

11 hours ago, JohnHans said:

Exercise is allowed but showing off is not.
 

The Five Precepts that are important are:

• Refrain from harming living beings (eating meat)
• Refrain from taking that which is not freely given
• Refrain from sexual misconduct
• Refrain from wrong speech; such as lying, idle chatter, malicious gossip or harsh speech
• Refrain from intoxicating drink and drugs which lead to carelessness (smoking)

Cigarettes and eating meat of any kind are not allowed in teachings so these should be the areas lay people could focus on and avoid giving them in alms to the monks, the public should be educated about something they should already know.

• Refrain from harming living beings (eating meat) is your interpretation.  There is no where in the precepts that disallow eating meat. 

13 hours ago, AsianAtHeart said:

Monks are supposed to eat nothing solid after noon.  It's hard to see how they would become corpulent that way.  It basically limits them to two meals a day, and nothing anywhere near bedtime.

 

And I thought monks got exercise while out walking every morning, and while cleaning and maintaining the grounds of the wat.  Practical activity is more wholesome than lifting iron.

I agree with this also..  I once lived at a big Wat in Lum Luk Kha, we swept that place every day from one end to the other.  Took a couple of hours.  Good exercise.  

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6 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

If someone doesn't like it, then he/she/it doesn't have to go to the funeral (party).

Boom, there you go.  

11 hours ago, cdemundo said:

If you are going out for a big night on Walking Street 12K THB is not so much.

I could go through that on a good night and i don't drink so I don't have that as an excuse.

 

 

I was thinking the same thing.  But just to be clear, I don't stop and talk to the "lady's" along Beach Road either.  

I'm sure it had nothing to do with her husband or sons wishes.  

9 hours ago, Cake Monster said:

All these School run Minivans usually have a Teacher or helper riding Shotgun.

HELLO !

15 kids get in and 15 should get out.

It doent get any more simple than that.

Exactly.. Someone had their head up their ass.  Get off you iPhones and pay attention.  How damn hard is it to walk through and check to see if all have got off?  

How many on here were in the Military and had to drop and give 50 pushups every time you <deleted> off your 1st Sgt.  What a croc of poop.  

6 hours ago, blazes said:

This little sentence stands all by itself in the middle of the story. Why? 

What poppycock.    When are the climate alarmists going to accept that climate has been "changing" for 4 billion years. 

It was once possible (10,000 years ago) to walk from the east coast of England to what is now Denmark....It was called Doggerland.

Exactly.  

7 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

Primed ready to go .... gone????

 

This best post on this subject.  ha ha ha 

The Constitutional Court will decide, that Prayut didn't officially take office until 2017, so 8 years from then will be 2025.. Bingo. 

2 hours ago, BangkokReady said:

Are there any real monks in Thailand?  Fags, booze, drugs, smartphones, none of this is compatible with Monkhood.

There are... but you won't see them in the news.  Wat Pah Nanachat in Udon Thani is a good example.