tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post7834612182241348422..comments2024-03-29T01:58:40.773+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: ExitYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-26158918808770225762016-10-15T09:41:58.514+01:002016-10-15T09:41:58.514+01:00Visitors to Thailand are advised not to ask any qu...Visitors to Thailand are advised not to ask any questions about Thai royalty. My observation was that he was genuinely loved...making the trials of everyday life easier to bear. Look at the masses of ordinary people gathering in Bangkok as I write.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-85297943695274002402016-10-15T00:52:09.095+01:002016-10-15T00:52:09.095+01:00"No visit to a cinema in Thailand is complet... "No visit to a cinema in Thailand is complete without a rendition of "The King's Song" and when the associated images appear on screen you must stand to attention or risk arrest."<br />Makes you wonder how much real affection there was for the king and how feared any protest might have been ??Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-39042602710701095072016-10-15T00:33:08.909+01:002016-10-15T00:33:08.909+01:00The heir to the Thai throne possesses very few of ...The heir to the Thai throne possesses very few of the qualities that his father exhibited.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-69338108268404784362016-10-14T20:46:40.849+01:002016-10-14T20:46:40.849+01:00The future may well be 'interesting'. I ho...The future may well be 'interesting'. I hope not. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-4026881821272614372016-10-14T09:31:40.694+01:002016-10-14T09:31:40.694+01:00He lived in a hospital for the last decade of his ...He lived in a hospital for the last decade of his life. Even so, any visitor to Thailand could not fail to have noticed the king's significance... like Buddha, benignly watching over his people.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-87247467874598434062016-10-14T09:28:37.583+01:002016-10-14T09:28:37.583+01:00Posters of Billie Jean King?Posters of Billie Jean King?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-48995657862349989572016-10-14T09:27:53.866+01:002016-10-14T09:27:53.866+01:00In Thailand some of the reverence towards Buddha e...In Thailand some of the reverence towards Buddha easily migrates to the king so that sometimes they seem indistinguishable.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-69079050174384924292016-10-14T06:33:33.937+01:002016-10-14T06:33:33.937+01:00It was on Germany's main TV news last night, t...It was on Germany's main TV news last night, too. Although I am sure this man was genuine in everything he did for his country, I am always a bit puzzled (and find it slightly scary) when confronted with such personal cult. To rever their ruler like a god is something the old Egyptians did, and most other ancient civilizations. Some Russians are not far off, either.<br />Here in Germany, we (as a country) have extremely bad experience with person cult. Maybe that's what makes me so wary of it.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-85766144670307200562016-10-14T04:23:46.752+01:002016-10-14T04:23:46.752+01:00The King Song brings back memories. Also the taxi ...The King Song brings back memories. Also the taxi ride from Bangkok airport when I asked who the woman was on the many posters. "Ah, that is Mrs King," came the reply.<br /><br />A year of mourning seems a tad excessive though.Shooting Parrotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07503757845024102476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-43294408369460813472016-10-14T03:06:38.933+01:002016-10-14T03:06:38.933+01:00On a news bulletin a few hours ago I heard about h...On a news bulletin a few hours ago I heard about his passing. Strangely, I don't recall hearing or reading much, if anything, about the King before this.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.com