Were Yellow Shirts On Friday A Hoax Or Sign Of Unity?

[PhootThaiMaiDai]

Back when I first came to Thai, I guess I didn't ask the right questions, but joining in with my Thai comrades and showing respect to the King, I bought and wore a yellow shirt on Friday. I never knew there was anything political about it, I thought (that I thought) like everyone else, I was happy that somewhere in the word, people loved their King. I scored points with my Thai friends and the locals and was touched with the sentiment, and didn't dig very deep as I was always just told that Yellow was the color of the King and Pink or Blue shirts, the Queen.

I guess it would take a Thai to answer this question, but I'll leave it open for an objective response; were the Yellow Shirts on Friday a sign of unity or fealty, or a political ploy?

Edited April 12, 2009 by PhootThaiMaiDai

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