Nearly dropped my breakfast when (without reading glasses) I totally misread the bit about people "frolicking" on the sand during the cremation
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Nearly dropped my breakfast when (without reading glasses) I totally misread the bit about people "frolicking" on the sand during the cremation
I stand corrected. Apparently mourners gather on the beach in Bali while the corpse is set alight nearby. I am still quite sure there are no cremation parties in Thailand
It keeps getting lower and lower. Have none of you no shame?
I know, right! Some people have no class!
Speaking of cremation parties, it would make sense to add a suckling piglet into the fire, because once you have gone through all this trouble gathering wood, piling it in a neat huddle, why waste a perfectly good fire? Sooner or later party goers will feel hungry, and that way they could have a nice barbecued piglet, or beef, whatever. It makes sense if you think about it.
And if there happen to be some French people at the party, they could through few pigeons into the fireplace, I've heard grilled pigeon is a delicacy for French people.
I wonder if they eat seagulls, too. We have soo many seagulls in Estonia, they start yapping at 5am every morning near my balcony, very frustrating! I could easily set up a trap for seagulls, and open an export business, shipping them to France.
You've never been to a funeral in Thailan, nor have smelled a dead body burning on charcoal before, have you?
I've only been to one funeral here, but up here at least, once the fire starts, everyone gets the hell out and goes home, a long way from where the fire is.
But yes, there's about 3 days of partying that goes on before / during the funeral. Then the day of the cremation, there's a big party at the temple with dancers, food, and everything else, before everyone says good bye to the deceased by putting cocunt water on the body with these hand made wodden brushes.
Quite right, matt. At many Wats there is an actual crematorium but in more rural areas the cremation is on a pile of wood and, from what I have seen and read, a rather macabre experience.
I remember when in 2007 the UK had the Foot and Mouth outbreak and piles of burning cattle greeted any journey through the countryside.
I don't recall the smell being particularly unpleasant - just roasted meat basically - why would a burning human smell any different?
Where's Christian when you need him - he could ask that grandfather of his - the one who fell off the watchtower
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Yeah, that's right, Christian's grandpa worked at watchtower of one of those camping grounds. It's questionable if he'd have any useful insight tho, the watchtowers were probably lower than the chimneys, he may have easily smelled nothing. But just walking around on camping grounds would give some idea of the smell.Quote:
Originally Posted by scottish-guy
If he was anything like ChristianPFC, he took detailed notes. Hidden somewhere there must be volumes and volumes of priceless first hand information.
Maybe ChristianPFC can shed some light on this issue, when he has time to drop by, that is. Lately he's been strangely absent, probably hiking at some god forsaken province, looking for god knows what.
Whitemouse: Pigeon is eaten almost everywhere but it must be the wood pigeon, not the one found in cities. Seagulls would have a rather unpleasant fishy taste which is why seabirds (with the notable exception of the puffin) are rarely consumed anywhere.
Scottish. If you want to eat something that has the texture of meat with the taste of fish then please go and catch a seagull and chomp away with what few teeth you have left.
https://forums.digitalspy.com/discus...e-eat-seagulls
At least I don't keep my teeth in a glass of water
:D
Oh and I knew your phraseology reminded me of someone:
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I've always assumed you looked rather like Blakey and that proves it.
Interesting about funerals. I would far rather to go a good funeral than a wedding. In fact I have told my friend that I am never going to another wedding.
There are at least two good reasons why funerals are more fun to attend...
1. You know it will last (unlike 60% of weddings) and,
2. You haven’t got to buy a present.
Plus, as time goes on you have far more opportunities to attend funerals than weddings
The posts herein just goes to prove that the Sawatdee Network is nothing but a jest among those few who posts here.
It is an acquired taste, that's for sure, but a seagull sandwich tastes almost like tuna sandwich, I'm sure.
Think about it, tuna is a weird fish that has texture of a meat, but tastes sort of like fish, but not really like a normal fish, like, say, halibut. Seagull is a meat product, with texture like meat, with a little after taste of fish. I can see huge market for seagull based snacks in Japan, for example.
I have to disagree, francois. I see the board as a mix between sharing information, and some lighthearted banter.
For example, I got great advice on where to stay in Pattaya, and also for the short trip to Bangkok. Sometimes, some might get carried away, but generally I like the free-wheeling style of the board.
Are you saying this thread was meant to be serious thread?
You saw a funeral, and you decided to make a thread out of it. You didn't know the dead person, you walked by someone's funeral. You then sat down, and opened a thread about the funeral, on gay board. You can't be serious! Tell me this is some deep, meta sarcasm, please!
You have nerve to shit on your own board, our board: 'Sawatdee Network is nothing but a jest among those few who posts here.'.
You are shitting on our board, on a board that you, too, post on.
Sawadtee is the best gay board about Thailand by far. And you are clearly not well.
If you're truly serious how dissapointed you are in Sawdtee, what do you suppose we should do to improve it? Each member start his own thread about some funeral of some stranger? No, seriously, what in your mind would make this board better? More funeral threads, I suppose.
If I wasn't a noob here, I would tell you to go and find better board. But you are long time member, and I cant tell you to do that. But I REALLY would like to! Fucking hell, man. You are disappointed in Sawadtee lol...
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Enjoy your break!
Take your time.
I find Whitemouse quite amusing - I hope Matt isn't morphing into yet another SGT Moaning Minnie
I am pleased that you all enjoy my posts. Almost as good as a circle-jerk.
I don't recall anyone actually saying that, francois, although I'm sure we all do.
Seriously worried that you would even entertain the idea of participating in a circle jerk with any members of this forum.
It's like something that William Burroughs might think up - if his LSD had been spiked with something more hallucinogenic .
`But SG, I've heard from reliable sources around Sunee you are a "very hansum man".
Yes - and also "very big"
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He who can name the place (from knowledge, not google!) will get a like.
Colditz Castle.
Not Colditz but it's obviously in Germany. Without cheating I don't know
More importantly, if that's where Christian's been we can only assume he's been deported from Thailand :D
It's Wartburg Castle.
And come to think of it, the ticket seller there bore a striking resemblance to Christian!
And I also recall seeing some graffiti on the wall - "Martin Luther war hier" or something like that. But I may be mistaken!