Songkran Water Festival......A Retards Paradise

[nattydread]

Songkran is traditionally a time to visit and pay respects to elders, including family members, friends, neighbors, and monks

They may also cleanse Buddha images from household shrines as well as Buddha images at monasteries by gently pouring water mixed with a Thai fragrance

(Thai: น้ำอบไทย) over them. It is believed that doing this will bring good luck and prosperity for the New Year

all very nice but six days of being soaked by teenagers and retards every time u leave the house.........anyone over the age of 12 who does this is a moron ...they find it hilarious to soak people who have no interest in water fighting or who are driving a motorcycle thus endangering their safety

do u think older thais are just as fed up with this horseplay ?

[JBL]

Peaceful & enjoyable out in the boonies - if wanted to partake we did if not no problem!

Even on foot we were treated with respect but plenty of fun too

[ozzieovaseas]

I think older Thais have tolerated this for so long now it probably does'nt bother them anymore. Not a real lot they can do about it after all.

Its one thing to get pelted with water on your person, but i guess you must have thought for the inconvenience of the many Thais who end up with their cars covered in powder and water when driving past these fools.

Thats not even the worst of it...Today i was looking down from my appartment, at people throwing water at cars passing by. The traffic was mooving slow through an intersection when these idiots threw a heap of water on the back of a pickup truck who's owners were obviously mooving house.

An expensive looking lounge copped a douse, as did all and sundry of household items you would definately NOT want wet.

Lucky Thais are so tolerant. If you were in any other country im sure anyone copping this sort of thing would have backed up and kicked some serious @rse

[glbv]

I think older Thais have tolerated this for so long now it probably does'nt bother them anymore. Not a real lot they can do about it after all.

Its one thing to get pelted with water on your person, but i guess you must have thought for the inconvenience of the many Thais who end up with their cars covered in powder and water when driving past these fools.

Thats not even the worst of it...Today i was looking down from my appartment, at people throwing water at cars passing by. The traffic was mooving slow through an intersection when these idiots threw a heap of water on the back of a pickup truck who's owners were obviously mooving house.

An expensive looking lounge copped a douse, as did all and sundry of household items you would definately NOT want wet.

Lucky Thais are so tolerant. If you were in any other country im sure anyone copping this sort of thing would have backed up and kicked some serious @rse

Im not going to say asking for it... but yeah, to move something on the one week where water is thrown all about and then to drive with the bed uncovered (no tarp, no plastic sheathing) is like trying to go shopping xmas eve then getting angry at long lines... plan ahead people

[GuestHouse]

Humbug

[transam]

Any Thai with a morsel of a brain would not move house during Son Gran.

[phl]

Songkran is suppose to be fun. However it is ruined by the drunk tourists and certain employees in the bars.

I can only think that it would be rational to make designated areas for water play so the rest of the people who may not want to be soaked can carry on with their life.

[lovelaos]

The moneyed and upper class Thais leave the country during Songkran. They also believe the traditions of the festival have been lost to the stupidness of the great unwashed.

[ozzieovaseas]

Granted, Songkran is not the best time to moove house, but many might not have a choice.

Most Thais do not get very much time off work and if having to travel long distances, this might be the only time they can manage it.

Does'nt excuse the actions of people who think its fun to douse other peoples household items with bucketloads of water.But i guess this is a case of Thais wronging Thais, instead of Thais doing over the farang, so probably not the best argument for this forum!!

Still, at least i can say i did not get set upon myself. One fellow chased me with a bucket of water but when he saw that i was running and definately didnt want to partake in the fun he backed off.

[transam]

Songkran is suppose to be fun. However it is ruined by the drunk tourists and certain employees in the bars.

I can only think that it would be rational to make designated areas for water play so the rest of the people who may not want to be soaked can carry on with their life.

Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, l get some peace, they all bugger off and do daft stuff, great, l can sit here and talk rubbish on Tv.

[apetley]

I thought I had seen all the insane behaviour that is Sonkran but todays scene is the maddest.

Went out for lunch, in the pickup, in the next village and there was a strong rope strung up across the road. As a bike approached it was pulled tight to stop the bike whereupon they were drenched by multiple buckets.

Saw a couple of bikes skid to a halt as the rope was pulled up as the road was so wet as the riders were doused despite pleas to refrain from doing so.

Seems to be a collective madness infecting the population.

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[Tywais]

Any Thai with a morsel of a brain would not move house during Son Gran.

Not that many times one gets a 5 day public holiday to get some things done that you normally couldn't.

[transam]

Any Thai with a morsel of a brain would not move house during Son Gran.

Not that many times one gets a 5 day public holiday to get some things done that you normally couldn't.

My point is he's telling fibs.

[ozzieovaseas]

Songkran is suppose to be fun. However it is ruined by the drunk tourists and certain employees in the bars.

I can only think that it would be rational to make designated areas for water play so the rest of the people who may not want to be soaked can carry on with their life.

Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, l get some peace, they all bugger off and do daft stuff, great, l can sit here and talk rubbish on Tv.

And you do it so well

BTW, who is it you say is telling porky pies??

[Beetlejuice]

I really cannot understand what anyone has to complain about.

Although these festivities contain a certain amount of danger, traffic accidents and so on, this is a risk that the Thais are willing to take all in the name of culture and tradition.

What my wife objects to and I have to agree with her, is not the water but the powder, which appears to be a new phenomenon to become a part of the Songkran activities. She says that the smearing on of powder onto people is just an excuse to give some guys the opportunities of touching up the girls and this in fact is now putting a lot of women off from joining in with the crowds on the streets.

But consider this; if there was an equivalent of Songkran in the UK, we could expect muggings, robberies, drugs and even murders during the period of Songkran, so really, all this is, is just a few days of inconvenience once a year and of course there are still many of us that are young at heart, good sports and really enjoy Songkran.

It doesn’t matter whether we like it or not, because there is bugger all we can do about anyway. So it`s a case of lump it or like it.

[arthurwait]

I really cannot understand what anyone has to complain about.

Although these festivities contain a certain amount of danger, traffic accidents and so on, this is a risk that the Thais are willing to take all in the name of culture and tradition.

What my wife objects to and I have to agree with her, is not the water but the powder, which appears to be a new phenomenon to become a part of the Songkran activities. She says that the smearing on of powder onto people is just an excuse to give some guys the opportunities of touching up the girls and this in fact is now putting a lot of women off from joining in with the crowds on the streets.

But consider this; if there was an equivalent of Songkran in the UK, we could expect muggings, robberies, drugs and even murders during the period of Songkran, so really, all this is, is just a few days of inconvenience once a year and of course there are still many of us that are young at heart, good sports and really enjoy Songkran.

It doesn’t matter whether we like it or not, because there is bugger all we can do about anyway. So it`s a case of lump it or like it.

+1 on the powder, but I think I see more women with it than men.

[apetley]

I really cannot understand what anyone has to complain about.

Although these festivities contain a certain amount of danger, traffic accidents and so on, this is a risk that the Thais are willing to take all in the name of culture and tradition.

What my wife objects to and I have to agree with her, is not the water but the powder, which appears to be a new phenomenon to become a part of the Songkran activities. She says that the smearing on of powder onto people is just an excuse to give some guys the opportunities of touching up the girls and this in fact is now putting a lot of women off from joining in with the crowds on the streets.

But consider this; if there was an equivalent of Songkran in the UK, we could expect muggings, robberies, drugs and even murders during the period of Songkran, so really, all this is, is just a few days of inconvenience once a year and of course there are still many of us that are young at heart, good sports and really enjoy Songkran.

It doesn’t matter whether we like it or not, because there is bugger all we can do about anyway. So it`s a case of lump it or like it.

Maybe you should tell the tens of thousands of families who have lost loved ones and had relatives maimed that this 'is just a few days of inconvenience once a year'.

Acceptance of risk born of ignorance is not something any country should be putting up with in the name of culture and tradition.

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[glbv]

A large problem with saying that this is a dangerious holiday is that many of the accidents are alcohol related where the driver is drunk. Is this a holiday problem or the person using the holiday as an excuse to drink and drive.

My gf lost 2 very good friends last year when they were drinking and driving their motor bikes and hit a parked pick up. These should serve as warning to people that knew them but no, this year 1 person in her little group who was also good friends with the 2 from last year did almost the identical thing and smashed into a Taxi.

Everyone thinks they are the exception and that they are somehow invulnerable (especially here with the collection of Buddha necklaces), but you are not. Its over in a majority of Bangkok and now the last few days of Pattaya will show if its gotten better or worse this year injury/death toll wise. I fear it has gotten worse. Stay safe