andre47 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 First time I saw in two wat's in South Thailand that foreigner's have to pay a admission fee to entrance a wat. I was shocked, but when I see how some foreigners are behaving (waste, selfies and even graffiti) I can understand that the administration of the wat need some compensation to keep everything in order. Many Thai people make tambun but there are only a few farang who donate freely some money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrules Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Does this include Chinese ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Damrongsak Posted April 20, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted April 20, 2018 Last time we visited a big. temple there in BKK, the wife took our 1/2 Thai kids in, free. I stayed out and bought a beer or two out in the courtyard for the price of the admission fee. Buddhist, Brewdhist, what's the diff? 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thongkorn Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Don’t pay you don’t have to. According to Buddist teachings they cannot ask for anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emster23 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Is there also an admission fee sign in Thai script? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andre47 Posted April 21, 2018 Author Share Posted April 21, 2018 10 minutes ago, Emster23 said: Is there also an admission fee sign in Thai script? No, Thai nationals don't have to pay. I am against discrimination, but as I mentioned already Thai people donate a lot for the wat. Many Farang don't do this. And what is more important....Thai people treat the wat with more respect than a lot of farang do. I saw many graffiti in some wats. This is very disrespectful. I think since the hordes of Chinese are coming here they changed their policy. But I saw this admission fee in two wat's only. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackdd Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Thongkorn said: Don’t pay you don’t have to. According to Buddist teachings they cannot ask for anything. Ever tried this at one of the temples in BKK or Ayutthaya where they request an entrance fee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laislica Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Hmmmm, Why not make a charge? It's done in other countries. As an example, there is an admittance fee of €5 (almost 200 BHT) for the Cathedral's in Almeria and Granada - Spain. They do include an audio guide though and children under 12 are free. Every visitor pays, tourist and locals! Strewth, only 20 Baht (about €0.50) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thongkorn Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 8 hours ago, jackdd said: Ever tried this at one of the temples in BKK or Ayutthaya where they request an entrance fee? Yes went last week We live in Sahmut Prakan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55Jay Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 18 hours ago, andre47 said: No, Thai nationals don't have to pay. I am against discrimination, but as I mentioned already Thai people donate a lot for the wat. Many Farang don't do this. And what is more important....Thai people treat the wat with more respect than a lot of farang do. I saw many graffiti in some wats. This is very disrespectful. I think since the hordes of Chinese are coming here they changed their policy. But I saw this admission fee in two wat's only. If farangs have become so much of a problem, why keep the Wat open to farang tourists? Close it to preserve it, and keep it only for the noble Thais who do "Tambun" for this Wat, and Thais who "respect" it. Maybe you should share your insight with those noble Thais charging 20 Baht a head. I'm sure they'll be happy to heed it. Right? LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron19 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 A large number of off topic posts have been removed. This topic is not about National parks or the White House in the US. It is about " Admission Fee to visit temple/wat for farang ". 9) You will not post inflammatory messages on the forum, or attempt to disrupt discussions to upset its participants, or trolling. Trolling can be defined as the act of purposefully antagonizing other people on the internet by posting controversial, inflammatory, irrelevant or off-topic messages with the primary intent of provoking other users into an emotional response or to generally disrupt normal on-topic discussion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Nothing like donating money to a palace of stupidity, hey we can build an even bigger shinier one now, more concrete more steel, oh yes, way to go, why not stop throwing money at useless nonsense and spend tha on hospitals..................nah too crazy of me eh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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