Old Hippie Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 Getting shot and killed on the streets of Thailand isn't my number 1 concern. It's not like I'm going to walk down the streets with no shirt on with a huge sign on my head saying I have a yant. Very true' date=' young man, very true. However, if you do happen to walk down the streets with no shirt on, with a yant, you do have an invisible sign on your head saying 'Im a total tosspot, look at me silly wee tat' [/quote'] You'd be wrong on that, at least in more than a few cases. When I went to Wat Bang Pra to take photos, I was well received by the guys in there, and many offered to let me go first if I wanted to get one. I do find most people who are into this fairly accepting of our interest/curiosity, and of our having these. It seems to be the Farangs who have a problem with it. As I said, I know many Farang Muay Thai fighters, who are very into the culture of Muay Thai, they get their Mongol (head piece) blessed before fights, perform Wai Kru, and some have the Yants. No Thais that deal with these people seem to have a problem with it, and many actually are honored by it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngfarang Posted September 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 Anything that has to do with religion or politics gets farangs panites in a wad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 I forgot to mention, I have no real idea on cost. I do know a smaller one which one of our fighters had done at Khao Sarn Road was 5000bht, which seems expensive. We are talking the small "pyramid" design on the upper back, just below the neck. It was done with a gun, and looks really sharp in detail. As I said, I am fairly certain the monks don't use set prices. The Thais I saw were giving very little, usually money and cigarettes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 I do find most people who are into this fairly accepting of our interest/curiosity, and of our having these. It seems to be the Farangs who have a problem with it. I never knew that temples will charge devotees for sak yant. If they do, it just shows how commercialized some temples are these days. A sak yant should be free,but then again monks have cars and mobile phones now too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lazyphil Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 bling monks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngfarang Posted September 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 I shall bring a whore incase it shall cost me more than a few packs of ciggarettes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 I do find most people who are into this fairly accepting of our interest/curiosity' date=' and of our having these. It seems to be the Farangs who have a problem with it. [/quote'] I never knew that temples will charge devotees for sak yant. If they do, it just shows how commercialized some temples are these days. A sak yant should be free,but then again monks have cars and mobile phones now too. As I said, it was done dirt cheap. SOmething is almost always offered to monks for blessings and what not, small money, food etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTO Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 Place I spoke about does large ones - very large - for 1000 baht. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 Do you have a card? or information as to where to get these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTO Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 Wife does Our family tattoo parlor does them but I think the other place is more "interesting" and in line of the theme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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