opalred Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 every year the wife puts string around the house for luck/? it was before around houses near but relations now fighting so the temple near have strung string along main road to join all houses to temple about 5klms good money for string suppliers great for falang cheap charlies free food at temples all day on 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 If you live in the countryside superstition is something you learn to live with. One year they thought there was something wrong with the village as too many people were dying. They ran a string around the whole village including our house. With our 100 meter driveway we add a fair amount of string to the equation. We just finished two back to back funerals so I guess it might be time for a refresher string. I did get my wife to put an end to killing chickens and tying strings around my wrist but they are free to do it among themselves if they wish. We haven’t done any of the required rituals or ceremonies connected to building a house but nine years later things continue to go more smoothly than for most. I guess when people feel a lack of control they turn to magic to make themselves feel better. If that doesn’t work then there is alway alcohol, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandalf12 Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 You do not do it yourself, it is done when you Tambon the house, the monks do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3030 Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Yes, and took it down a few months later.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emster23 Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Sounds like she is stringing you along..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenslegs Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Sounds like she is stringing you along..... Maybe... or maybe knot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyUK1960 Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 My wife said its no use. She has not done the good luck rubbish and said the houses near by that have done it have all had bad things happen to them like being robbed, wall falling down and so on. Anyway we have top house insurance if things go wrong better than luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza40 Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 My next door neighbour was letting off a shotgun during a thunderstorm to keep evil spirits away. It worked, never saw one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerbalEd Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Re. "I guess when people feel a lack of control they turn to magic to make themselves feel better." Yeah, it's called religion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli42 Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 When the string does not work, what is the next recourse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Re. "I guess when people feel a lack of control they turn to magic to make themselves feel better." Yeah, it's called religion. Religion is only one manifestation of magic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 When the string does not work, what is the next recourse? Perhaps a bigger string and a more powerful shaman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merylhighground Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 (edited) great for falang cheap charlies free food at temples all day on 28 What's one of them? Edited May 27, 2016 by Merylhighground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie69 Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 In CM there is a long tree lined street (I dont recall the name), big old trees with thick trunks. Every tree has a yellow band tied around it. Is this a spiritual thing or just a traffic hazard tool? I'm not talking about the multi coloured ribbons like on spirit trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opalred Posted May 27, 2016 Author Share Posted May 27, 2016 i notice this year more houses have string around them do they need more good luck than normal note falang cheap charlies keep away from my local temple as i always pay for the food only for the believers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3030 Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Yes, and took it down a few months later.. The strings that were tied around my wrist (another occasion) I cut them off after the first shower.. They wanted to do it again, I declined... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozyjon Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 In CM there is a long tree lined street (I dont recall the name), big old trees with thick trunks. Every tree has a yellow band tied around it. Is this a spiritual thing or just a traffic hazard tool? I'm not talking about the multi coloured ribbons like on spirit trees. Yellow or saffron colored material is sometimes used in an attempt to save trees or rocky outcroppings from destruction in my area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opalred Posted May 27, 2016 Author Share Posted May 27, 2016 yes the yellow ribbon have meaning a monk has put them there normal on older trees and when you are driving and see whith other things there blow your horn or yell as it will keep you safe on your trip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlQaholic Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 (edited) When the string does not work, what is the next recourse? You have to kill a chicken and read the intestines.....and maybe a fish too..... Edited May 27, 2016 by AlQaholic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza40 Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 In CM there is a long tree lined street (I dont recall the name), big old trees with thick trunks. Every tree has a yellow band tied around it. Is this a spiritual thing or just a traffic hazard tool? I'm not talking about the multi coloured ribbons like on spirit trees. The street is Lamphun Road,runs all the way to Lamphun and is a relaxing drive if you are not in a hurry. Thais regard large trees as sacred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henricus Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 A guy was trowing Powder everywhere on the streets in London. Many people look at him but a policeman ask what he is doing. The guy said to the policeman its powder to keep the elephants of the street. The policeman answer there are no elephants in London The guy said good powder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merylhighground Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Hilarious A load of sad old whoremongers scrambling to understand the 'culture' I'm roaring..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callaway Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 In CM there is a long tree lined street (I dont recall the name), big old trees with thick trunks. Every tree has a yellow band tied around it. Is this a spiritual thing or just a traffic hazard tool? I'm not talking about the multi coloured ribbons like on spirit trees. The street is Lamphun Road,runs all the way to Lamphun and is a relaxing drive if you are not in a hurry. Thais regard large trees as sacred. Until they can cut it down and sell the wood or use it for building. Then the almighty baht becomes the more sacred of the 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langsuan Man Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 This string "tradition" confuses me, especially since most say it is for good luck Yet when I lived at Center Condo a foreigner threw, pushed or in some way assisted his girlfriend flying off his 8th floor balcony and the next thing after the police removed the body from the parking lot the building maintenance guys were wrapping the one strand thin white string around the whole building Seems to me the "luck" had already run out for that poor girl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malt25 Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 When the string does not work, what is the next recourse? Rope ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SantiSuk Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 great for falang cheap charlies free food at temples all day on 28 What's one of them? A collection of buildings with a wall around at which local people throw money and in which men in yellow dresses sit around doing very little all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracas Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 When the string does not work, what is the next recourse? Razor wire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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