Matthew 21:12-13
Matthew 21:12-13
I've just come back from visiting a temple with Mrs BB where we were charged 5 Baht each when we removed our shoes
That's one temple that won't be seeing me again.
That's one temple that won't be seeing me again.
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Re: Matthew 21:12-13
Elaborate please ...
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Re: Matthew 21:12-13
'MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER'; but you are making it a ROBBERS' DEN."
I won't name the temple, but I was disgusted. They were selling blades of grass to feed the cows, had birds that you pay to release etc. etc. I've seen it all before, but never so blatant and in your face. I don't object to my wife making donations to Buddha, and I'm always the first remove my shoes out of respect, but this took the biscuit.
I won't name the temple, but I was disgusted. They were selling blades of grass to feed the cows, had birds that you pay to release etc. etc. I've seen it all before, but never so blatant and in your face. I don't object to my wife making donations to Buddha, and I'm always the first remove my shoes out of respect, but this took the biscuit.
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Re: Matthew 21:12-13
Obviously a tourist haven. Thais latch on to a quick buck when a tourist is in sightBig Boy wrote:'MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER'; but you are making it a ROBBERS' DEN."
I won't name the temple, but I was disgusted. They were selling blades of grass to feed the cows, had birds that you pay to release etc. etc. I've seen it all before, but never so blatant and in your face. I don't object to my wife making donations to Buddha, and I'm always the first remove my shoes out of respect, but this took the biscuit.
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Re: Matthew 21:12-13
No, while I was there, I only saw 2 other Farangs. 5 bus loads of Thais arrived immediately ahead of us.
I generally encourage my wife to do her thing with Buddha, and this always seems to incur cost - I don't participate, but I think its important that she supports her own beliefs.
Rather than charge 5 Baht to remove your shoes (which everybody has to do), why not put an admission booth at the entrance?
I generally encourage my wife to do her thing with Buddha, and this always seems to incur cost - I don't participate, but I think its important that she supports her own beliefs.
Rather than charge 5 Baht to remove your shoes (which everybody has to do), why not put an admission booth at the entrance?
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Re: Matthew 21:12-13
go give us a clue .ive never heard of any temple doing such a thing
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Re: Matthew 21:12-13
With 5 buses full of Thais visiting, I can only think of one temple in the vicinity of Hua Hin.
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Let me guess - Is the place full of ATMs and does it have it's own floating market?
Re: Matthew 21:12-13
I think I may have visited there once, maybe in 2008. It was more like a market than a temple.
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Re: Matthew 21:12-13
No, it was not Wat Huey Monkol (sp) - even they don't charge you for taking shoes off.
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Hmmm.... Maybe you could sell 'catch and release' as a way to make merit.Terry wrote:Let me guess - Is the place full of ATMs and does it have it's own floating market?
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Bus loads........well not farangs but certainly tourists whether Thai, Chinese or Korean all willing to pay a few baht for a so called special outingBig Boy wrote:No, while I was there, I only saw 2 other Farangs. 5 bus loads of Thais arrived immediately ahead of us.
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Re: Matthew 21:12-13
Definitely Thai - elongated versions of the Hua Hin/Pranburi buses.
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That is where I was thinking of.Big Boy wrote:No, it was not Wat Huey Monkol (sp) - even they don't charge you for taking shoes off.
I'm usually happy enough to participate in the missus's rituals for birthdays, showing respect to the spirits on our land, etc. It keeps her happy and doesn't hurt me. But I won't go to places like that.
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Re: Matthew 21:12-13
Big Boy,
Thanks for the information.
I have been on a Temple tour from Bangkok to the Pran Buri, Hua Hin, Petcha Buri, areas
and thankfully I didn't have to pay. Maybe it was because I was with my Thai relatives, but hopefully I can meet you during my Hua Hin visit so I don't go to that temple you went to. I won't even offer to buy you a beer, hopefully you do drink something even coffee or such.
Now a days I do not go with my wife and the relatives to temples anymore, they understand
that I am not a Buddhist and are finally respecting that fact. Only took me 14 years to convince them that I would rather spend my time in other places.
Stargeezer
Thanks for the information.
I have been on a Temple tour from Bangkok to the Pran Buri, Hua Hin, Petcha Buri, areas
and thankfully I didn't have to pay. Maybe it was because I was with my Thai relatives, but hopefully I can meet you during my Hua Hin visit so I don't go to that temple you went to. I won't even offer to buy you a beer, hopefully you do drink something even coffee or such.
Now a days I do not go with my wife and the relatives to temples anymore, they understand
that I am not a Buddhist and are finally respecting that fact. Only took me 14 years to convince them that I would rather spend my time in other places.
Stargeezer
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