Its raining right now here in Khon Kaen. Its not supposed to.
Any interesting sayings about that ?
Its raining right now here in Khon Kaen. Its not supposed to.
Any interesting sayings about that ?
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I'll have to check with my inner GPS, but the pee thing sounds about right. Unfortunately I'm the only one here unable to see themOriginally Posted by tsicar
It's probably unlucky to marry a Thai girl with a primary school education (not that I've tested this superstition out myself, like).
The only difference between them and us is that they still believe in most of their superstitions whereas we only believe in the biggies.
I isn't good to eat chicken necks if you have bad bones or knees.
Can't start building a house until the monks pick a lucky day to start, so we are on hold for the time being.
Also can't live in the house when it is finished until the monks bless the house
Or drive my new bike or car until they bless them as well.
I thought only women believed in obvious nonsense in Farangistan?Originally Posted by beazalbob69
Thai: When you die you come back to live as someone/something else;
Christian: When you die you go to heaven or hell.
That's funny, just this morning I got more information from my panaya; it seems that my being born on Sunday makes for some compatibility issues with her, since she was born on Saturday. "But if I was born on Sunday in America it was probably already Monday in Thailand," I said, apparently causing confusion. Fortunately she doesn't seem to take this stuff seriously- once, when tongue in cheek I asked her if maybe I should hold off getting my cut because the day of the week appeared to be inauspicious, she told me that rule doesn't apply to farangs. What a relief!
“You can lead a horticulture but you can’t make her think.” Dorothy Parker
First Time I Sent A Parcel From England To The Lovely One, She Would Not Talk To Me For A Week But Eventually After Much Weeping She Told Me It Was Very Unlucky To Send Perfume Or Hankies & Meant The End.
In Peru I was followed by a group of old ladies who were convinced I was a 'shaman'
I looked at a new pen that the village had built for their llamas (chain link fence and posts that they had appropriated from my stores ) and in a minute or so told them the exact length of chain link fencing that had been taken !
I just counted the poles and spacers they had used - 3 meter spacing- and did a 'headsum', was correct to the last meter!
Had to explain how I knew.
Most believed but some of the old dears would cross the street to avoid passing me and for a few weeks I used to find flowers and some fruit on my doorstep in the morning !
Andean peasants are on equal terms when it comes to things like this , with Thais !
Expect many more subject to local norms. Here are a few.Originally Posted by Boon Mee
Stairs must be of an odd number.
Headboard on bed cannot be facing west.
The builder of the house owns it until you pay him at the pre moving in ceremony. Auspicious day and food a must.
House will need a Buddha room.
You will need to have the house inspected/approved by a local elder who deems it fit before you can move in. Auspicious day and food a must.
Offerings of money and gold must be placed in the footings prior to continuing construction. Auspicious day and food a must.
Main entry to the house cannot be facing the the end of a road. Ghosts traveling down the road will have a direct path to enter.
A spirit house is required on the property. Placement of it will be critical.
A scarecrow (scareghost) like thing must be placed on road entry to the house.
And finally, a gathering (banquet) of monks and all the neighbors in the house on an auspicious day before it is deemed safe for human habitation. Auspicious day and food a must.
As you move on to landscaping anything planted that cannot be eaten, while not necessarily considered bad luck, should be avoided.
The above take precedence over all other practical considerations such as strength of structure, access to rooms, design for living and other irrelevant things.
"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect,"
In Japan the superstition is not to sleep facing north, it's the direction they lay out corpses. Do the Thais lay theirs out facing west?
And of unequal spacing. Thais simply cannot build stairs or steps properly.Originally Posted by Norton
Not if I ever build a house. The 'saffron mafia' (© Miggins) can go and get fucked.Originally Posted by Norton
We have almost completed our new house but we can't move in in December. Has to be January and preferably on the first!
Thai chick was telling me about Monks days and how she could not go fishing because Buddha would not allow her to kill anything ? same reason was given for not eating beef ?
Being me I couldn't help but ask the obvious and said : "I am sorry to hear fishermen and chicken farmers cannot be Buddhist ?
Her reply was : " you want one more beer" ?
I don't know about all you skeptics but I have a couple of "superstitions" that have prooved during my life in Thailand to be true for me. (fact).
- Don't walk under a Ladder! - - - A pot of paint did fall on me.
- Never have sex with a woman with skinney legs! --- During the encounter she slipped from the bed and broke her leg!
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