Amulets are important to Thais. They bring good luck while paying respect to revered monks and the Buddha. Often dangling from rear view mirrors with flower garlands, the more one has, apparently the more luck one receives. That, or some just enjoy collecting them. This taxi driver has 39 around his neck. Why 39? "I'm 40!" OK, the next obvious question, why not 40 amulets? "Only odd numbers of amulets are worn. Even numbers are not lucky. I'll add two next birthday." With that much luck and protection, I was tempted to unbuckle my seat belt as we headed onto the expressway. But only briefly.
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