Thai Monks Succumb to World Cup Hangovers
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 06.22.06 | 11:12 AM ET
Oh, those wild monks. The Nation newspaper in Thailand reports that they’ve been staying up all night watching World Cup matches, “causing them to skip their morning walk to beg for alms.” It’s not against the rules, says Phra Kru Sophonkaweewat, deputy abbot of Jedee Lung Wiharn Temple in Chiang Mai. “We allow them to watch some matches but they are prohibited from watching all of them and engaging in noisy cheering,” he said. “And no gambling is allowed.” Even though Thailand doesn’t have a team in the competition, the country is soccer mad and it has several connections to the tournament. All the game balls were made in a factory in Sri Racha, Chonburi province, and one Thai linesman is working the games in Germany. Check out stories in the International Herald Tribune/ThaiDay by World Hum contributor Newley Purnell.
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Michael Yessis is the cofounder and coeditor-in-chief of World Hum.
