Sorry, but the guys in the 5th to last pic are absolute twits: sitting naked on a religious statue. The one in the middle, with the Aum tattoo, deserves a special mention. As if the hipster facial hair wasn't bad enough, he got himself an uninspired Sanskrit 'Aum' tattoo to try and project personal depth associated with Buddhism or Hinduism. Then he disrespects said religions by plonking his ass on a reclining Buddha. Travel is supposed to broaden one's mind; but maybe some idiots shouldn't be allowed out of the village.
Sorry, but the guys in the 5th to last pic are absolute twits: sitting naked on a religious statue. The one in the middle, with the Aum tattoo, deserves a special mention. As if the hipster facial hair wasn't bad enough, he got himself an uninspired Sanskrit 'Aum' tattoo to try and project personal depth associated with Buddhism or Hinduism. Then he disrespects said religions by plonking his ass on a reclining Buddha. Travel is supposed to broaden one's mind; but maybe some idiots shouldn't be allowed out of the village.
totally agree men don't hug enough. Most of my close mates are gay and we're all very big on hugging...I get a longer, tighter hug from them than from most of my str8 ones (except two). Also I've noticed that in the summer if we have our shirts off somewhere, a shirtless hug with any of them lasts just that little bit longer. As if there's a bit more connection when our bare skin is pressed against the others. It does't have to be sexual at all, but it makes more of a connection which is lovely.
Sorry, but the guys in the 5th to last pic are absolute twits: sitting naked on a religious statue. The one in the middle, with the Aum tattoo, deserves a special mention. As if the hipster facial hair wasn't bad enough, he got himself an uninspired Sanskrit 'Aum' tattoo to try and project personal depth associated with Buddhism or Hinduism. Then he disrespects said religions by plonking his ass on a reclining Buddha. Travel is supposed to broaden one's mind; but maybe some idiots shouldn't be allowed out of the village.
I don't know if SE Asians are, as you say, more relaxed about such things. Regrettably in many regions, locals are so dependent on tourist dollars that they are fearful of doing anything that might discourage more tourism. Everyone that travels widely at some point stumbles through a cultural faux pas; but this is just boorish behavior.That looks like a SE Asian Buddha to me. I've been told they generally tend to be a bit more relaxed about this sort of thing. I.e. the statue itself isn't important, but what it represents or elicits from the observer is the important thing. That said, I would never do such a thing unless I had a trusted friend who was a local AND religious to tell me it really was OK. Religion aside, that kind of behaviour is just asking for trouble, IMO.
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