No entrance fee for visitors wearing traditional clothing to historical sites

[webfact]

No entrance fee for visitors wearing traditional clothing to historical sites

 

 

BANGKOK, 4 April 2018 (NNT) - The Ministry of Culture has invited Thais to wear traditional Thai clothing to gain free access to all historical parks during the Thai Heritage Preservation Week until this Sunday. 

Culture Minister Vira Rojpojchanarat said April 2nd was first observed as Thai Heritage Preservation Day in 1985 to honor Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn. 

This year, the Ministry of Culture has organized a free event at Bangkok National Museum, featuring daily traditional and cultural performances from 5.30 to 8.00 p.m. People can also visit nearby Putthaisawan Throne Hall to pay respect to the image of Lord Buddha. 

The ministry has also urged Thai people to wear traditional clothes to historic sites across the country. They will then be exempted from entrance fees throughout this week. The move is aimed at promoting nationalism and cultivating a love of the history of Thailand.

 

-- nnt 2018-04-04

[Denim]

Note to self. Must rush out and get myself a traditional outfit tomorrow.

Might be free beers in Nana Plaza.

[rwdrwdrwd]

Great news, I love walking round with my nips out anyway.

[Cadbury]

24 minutes ago, webfact said:

The ministry has also urged Thai people to wear traditional clothes to historic sites across the country. They will then be exempted from entrance fees throughout this week. The move is aimed at promoting nationalism and cultivating a love of the history of Thailand.

So nationalism and cultivating a love of the history of Thailand is so important that free entry for those who go in fancy dress only lasts for a week. Similar to road safety programmes and bus inspections that only last for Songkran and Christmas/New Year.

Thailand the Hub of Short Term Fixes.

Edited April 3, 2018 by Cadbury

[Thailand]

A bit hot for that don't you think?

Unless it's really traditional bare breasts etc, then I may fork out the farang price to go to the "attractions".

Edited April 3, 2018 by Thailand

[Damrongsak]

So I can wear my pakohma to a park.  Cool beans. Though I prefer a more demure sarong. Jongabens are right out.

 

 

 

[Thaiwrath]

53 minutes ago, webfact said:

The ministry has also urged Thai people to wear traditional clothes to historic sites across the country. They will then be exempted from entrance fees throughout this week.

I would imagine, with the two tier pricing, farang prices for the week will now be X 3, to make up for lost revenue ! 

[Lungstib]

Sometimes you just have to shake your head and wonder who thinks up all this BS. No discount for students or retired citizens, only for the well off who can afford to purchase a set of clothes as seen on current TV dramas to be worn a couple of times.

[graemeaylward]

This is traditional dress as worn by the aristocrats of the day! I wonder if they would let a farm labourer in for free if he was dressed in historic period costume! Yet another example of how out of touch with the real Thailand the wealthy city based government are. Let them try to eke out an existence on 300 baht per day! They wouldn't be able to afford traditional dress then!

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[inThailand]

Weren't birthday suits not uncommon back then?

[kannot]

do you have to remove  your non historical glasses, shoes and ermm..... expensive borrowed  watches

History in Thailand, more like Jackanory

[300sd]

Looks like the same costume our great prime minister leader wears. Don't sign me up thanks, I'll refrain from visiting for a couple centuries.  

[Knocker33]

So all the rich who can afford to buy traditional dress can get in free.

 

[madmitch]

Promoting nationalism? Thats a good idea as the current indoctrination isn't quite enough!

[JOC]

Thailand......The hub of clowns.....but not enough circuses......

[jak2002003]

It's worrying that a certain person seem to think reality was as it is in a TV series and wants the country to start going backwards to be like this 'dream'.  When in reality the lives of the majority of people back then were much harder and cruel than now.

 

Maybe he wants to also do away with the hospitals, have people riding cows to work, dig up the railways and roads too.

[thhMan]

Does the madness ever end in Thailand?

[Eligius]

Oh my God! What a complete farce!

 

Is there no end to this idiocy and childishness and reversion to earlier centuries?

 

Pathetic!

[bluesofa]

2 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The ministry has also urged Thai people to wear traditional clothes to historic sites across the country. They will then be exempted from entrance fees throughout this week.

I would imagine, with the two tier pricing, farang prices for the week will now be X 3, to make up for lost revenue ! 

I can see the bureaucrats now: You're a ferang, so you need to pay nothing x3...

 

[Lupatria]

To my taste, there are already way too many uniforms in non historical in sites this country.

[starky]

3 hours ago, Denim said:

Note to self. Must rush out and get myself a traditional outfit tomorrow.

Might be free beers in Nana Plaza.

Oops read the fine print. Falangs need not apply, Thais only. I'm a bit disappointed myself it would have solved the whole double pricing conundrum for quite a few lol.

Edited April 4, 2018 by starky

[starky]

12 minutes ago, jak2002003 said:

It's worrying that a certain person seem to think reality was as it is in a TV series and wants the country to start going backwards to be like this 'dream'.  When in reality the lives of the majority of people back then were much harder and cruel than now.

 

Maybe he wants to also do away with the hospitals, have people riding cows to work, dig up the railways and roads too.

And the elections mostly

[Misterwhisper]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The move is aimed at promoting nationalism

Finally somebody has admitted what it's all about.

 

Not to be confused with patriotism, nationalism is of course an indoctrination that fosters xenophobia, notions of racial superiority, contempt for other cultures and a general "we are better than the rest of the world" attitude. Exactly what the junta wants to keep locals in check.

[chuang]

Good news for those who complain about double pricings....

[metisdead]

A troll post has been removed.

[DM07]

If I read more story about this crap, I will scoop my eyes out with a rusty spoon.

Or to quote Loyd Bridges in "Airplane" : "It';s a bad time to quit drinking!"

[connda]

I'll pay the fee instead of wearing the 'officially sanctioned' Thai dress.

Also, the traditional Thai dress for the 99% is not the 'traditional clothing' of the Hi-Sos that is being peddled by the Thai ministries.  What is being forwarded as 'traditional dress' is an exercise in revisionist history.

 

This was the traditional Thai dress for the 'average' Thai citizen perhaps with the exception of the city dwellers who were not the majority population in the country prior to 1942 when Western dress was mandated and a country-wide dress code was enforced:



 

Edited April 4, 2018 by connda

[EricTh]

On 4/4/2018 at 5:42 AM, Denim said:

Note to self. Must rush out and get myself a traditional outfit tomorrow.

Might be free beers in Nana Plaza.

It says here 'Thai people', so if you are farang looking, you won't qualify and it's easy to spot that you're not Thai.

Edited April 9, 2018 by EricTh

[Artisi]

On 04/04/2018 at 6:04 AM, Cadbury said:

So nationalism and cultivating a love of the history of Thailand is so important that free entry for those who go in fancy dress only lasts for a week. Similar to road safety programmes and bus inspections that only last for Songkran and Christmas/New Year.

Thailand the Hub of Short Term Fixes.

Problem is, there is never any fix, it's just a wet dream for those still capable. 

[EricTh]

On 4/4/2018 at 5:35 PM, connda said:

 

This was the traditional Thai dress for the 'average' Thai citizen

 

I'm not sure about this but from what I read these aren't really Tai costumes but more like Khmer costumes.

 

Click on link below.

 

http://eastasiaorigin.blogspot.com/2017/06/ethnic-origin-of-thai.html

 

Edited April 9, 2018 by EricTh