8 hours ago, rooster59 said:

This one casually selected some expensive foreign sausage before putting some equally dear grape juice and other items in his basket.

what is the problem  TODAY's monks are different; much more main stream

6 hours ago, Bluespunk said:

Smith?

 

It crops up here occasionally as a first name. Most famous example is Smith Thammasaroj, former head of the Meteorological department who accurately predicted the tsunami. 

Nothing new here; i see them in Big C almost every week, sometimes with trolleys full of expensive stuff !    Saw two in Rimping last week and there are very few bargains in there.

One day the population will wake up and realize these unemployed have been taking the P>>> for donkeys years from early in the morning to late at night, give me, give me, give me and that is all you get along with a few worthless promises.

5 hours ago, Just Weird said:

Why shouldn't they, if they were paying for it but who said it was imported?

 

Edited January 13, 20188 yr by Thongkorn
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5 hours ago, Just Weird said:

Why shouldn't they, if they were paying for it but who said it was imported?

 A Few monks are Baht millionaires.

5 hours ago, Just Weird said:

Why shouldn't they, if they were paying for it but who said it was imported?

 

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5 hours ago, Thian said:

Maybe he's shopping for a sick person? 

 

In that case the pic is defaming him and he shouldn't accept that.

I'm sure he HAS seen this photo on the internet.  Hell, he's probably got a better phone/tablet than I do! 

2 hours ago, HiSoLowSoNoSo said:

I assume that religion here will go the same way as in western Europe, where most of the young population are not interested in it any longer. In my country you only see old people in the churches, very few young ones.   

Hope springs eternal.

Some surprise very expensive sausage can also be obtained on walking street!

The people who can least afford to give money, give to mark merit so that monks can buy whatever they want. How sad.

18 hours ago, Artisi said:

The article said, foreign sounds like inported to me. 

There's loads of "foreign" items available in Bangkok's supermarkets that are made locally, try looking at the labels sometime.

19 hours ago, Orton Rd said:

They are not even supposed to touch money or own anything other than robes and bowls, too many are hypocrites these days

 

 

Oh No!..

16 hours ago, Thongkorn said:

 A Few monks are Baht millionaires.

I've no idea why you addressed that to me but, really?  Such as who?  Name just one who is, currently, without speculating. 

Edited January 14, 20188 yr by Just Weird

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On 13/01/2018 at 8:05 AM, Just Weird said:

Why shouldn't they, if they were paying for it but who said it was imported?

Read initial post,

" Pictures of a monk out shopping for expensive imported products caused Thais online to wonder about the appropriateness of holy men in robes going out to supermarkets. "

On 13/01/2018 at 4:35 PM, Jane Dough said:

Oh I get it. I always thought your username reflected your love for a certain color, among other things. 

I always thought it was because of an overdose of those little blue pills.

I just found out from Thais I know that a monk I know by sight is doing a certain sort of business management and speculation. I'm sure it is true because I'm close to the situation. I mentioned it to a farang monk I know and he said leave it alone. People have told me the newspapers won't care. Strange situation.

2 hours ago, Father Fintan Stack said:

It is rumoured that Thais like a bit of foreign sausage, given their sausages are reputed to be among the smallest in the World. 

 

As to the cost, your mileage may vary. 

Come on Father, that's truly a moronic post. 

16 hours ago, IvanLaw said:

Read initial post,

" Pictures of a monk out shopping for expensive imported products caused Thais online to wonder about the appropriateness of holy men in robes going out to supermarkets. "

Exactly  my point, it was a media report with no confirmation that it was expensive imported sausage and you clearly missed the emphasis in my comment. 

 

Most sausage in local supermarkets is not expensive and is hardly ever imported, most is made locally and given a foreign name.

On 13.1.2018 at 10:24 AM, Orton Rd said:

They are not even supposed to touch money or own anything other than robes and bowls, too many are hypocrites these days

I think that's why they hand over their wallet to the servicing persons, so they can finger the money out of it for them

Edited January 15, 20188 yr by crazygreg44

I think whether or not the sausage is imported is not the major issue here. According to the Buddhist Monastic Code:

 

- Monks are not allowed to procure their own food.

 

- Monks are not permitted to buy or sell products with money.

38 minutes ago, bubba said:

I think whether or not the sausage is imported is not the major issue here. According to the Buddhist Monastic Code:

 

- Monks are not allowed to procure their own food.

 

- Monks are not permitted to buy or sell products with money.

Yes, I wish people would focus on this too. Stop making excuses for the monks by arguing over the semantics of whether it was cheap local sausage or imported expensive sausage. 

However, monks have money, monks make money and why shouldn't he get some nice german sausages...or caviar ...

 

Just look around, how can they build every where new temples, just from the food they get while walking along the streets in the moring: SURE NOT

So that's monks life and behaviour in Thailand!

just bend your head down in front of them; maybe you can learn something