Thai netizens were amused by a viral clip of a international girl snapping a pic of her Barbie doll inside a spirit home outside the White Temple in Chiang Rai province in northern Thailand on Monday.
Spirit houses – which seem like miniature temples – are found in abundance everywhere in the kingdom and are supposed to appease ghosts by giving them a spot to stay so that they don’t bother haunting individuals. You’ll discover them exterior places of work, shopping malls, bigger buildings, and private houses – adorned with choices like Strawberry Fanta, snacks, and marigolds for the spirits.
TikTok consumer @nataleexangel posted a five-second video of a girl of Western appearance putting her Barbie doll inside a spirit home next to the doorway of the well-known Wat Rongkhun, or White Temple, with the caption, “Noooo!!”
Although spirit homes continue to play an integral role in Thai society, most netizens had been luckily entertained rather than offended by the Barbie doll’s photoshoot.
Netizens commented…
“I’ll wait to hear to about this on The Ghost Radio.”
“Barbie desires to travel overseas, too.”
“ Moneyback is probably pondering, why are there so many dollhouses in Thailand?”
In May final yr, Thai netizens thought it was hilarious when a overseas girl mistook a spirit house for a desk and sat down on a stool.
Surrounded by Strawberry Fanta, the girl was blissfully unaware of the Thais round her paying their respects to the spirits.
Thais online made mild of the situation…
“The foreigner stated, ‘Thai people have such good manners, all of them have Wai-d to me as they walked past!’”
“I’m simply glad the foreigner didn’t think the purple Fanta was for her.”
“Ain’t nobody going to inform her? Haha.”
“If you don’t know, it’s not mistaken.”