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 not responsible for shoes by trisanna
As the picture says, they are not responsible for shoe thieves. I have never heard any incidents of this-but if you are worried about this, you can put them in a bag and carry them with you.
At most temple, women and men wear shoes that slip off easily and the put to the side. At Wat Phra Kaew, you are not allowed to wear shoes that are open toed or show the heel. They don't enforce this too much. They will enforce the clothes part. For shoes, it's not bad to wear snearkers anway. You will be doing a lot of walking and then standing on pavement that's hot or quite dirty (due to all the people visiting).
For instance, at Wat Phra Kaew and some others, when you sit in the bot of the wat with others. Never point your feet or toes at a Buddha image. If there are many-just worry about the main image up front. women should sit with their legs to the side. Leave a Comment
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 shoe rack outside Wat Po by i-s-aLeave a Comment
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Thais like to show off our feet to one another. JOKING. No we're not a foot fetish or anything like that. No offense to those who are...
Its our way to take off shoes before entering a house. How can you not? Look at the streets, there you see doggies' poop..this and that everywhere.
This also is a must for when you go to a temple.
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Even though nowadays, we pamper our feet more like a foot massage or some beauty treatment or product just for feet.. We still regard them as the lowest and hmm dirtiest part of the body. Leave a Comment
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It is a general custom all around Thailand that you do not wear shoes or flip flops when entering certain places. Generally this is the way for restaurants, internet cafes and most shops, although you are not expected to do so in shopping centres! Leave a Comment
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When you go into some stores or places you are required to remove your shoes, you just take them off and leave them at the front door, if its a busy place you may loose your shoes in amongst the other, but there allway there some where.
So just repect there customs and ways and you will have a great time of it Leave a Comment
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Whenever you enter a religious building (Buddhist temple, Mosque, etc), you must first remove your shoes prior to entering. So, sandals with closed heals or other shoes easily removed and put on are a good idea.
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 Wat Phra Keo by Ewingjr98Leave a Comment
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 Don't forget to remove your
shoes! by xxangelxxLeave a Comment
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