In the Buddhist temple, though, the worshipers are very individualistic. Each person is carrying out an individual ritual strictly for himself or herself, so you can walk around, watch, engage in conversation, etc. The worshipper bows down before the Buddha statue, engages is some ritualistic prayers while shaking the incense sticks, then lights the incense and the candles, makes his or her requests to Buddha, then finishes by applying the gold leaf onto the Buddha statue. Requests might be for such things as a good mate, success in business, winning the lottery, or some other kind of good luck. Redlight Districts Bangkok is world-famous for its redlight districts.
Sex is an outright industry in Thailand.
Our guest house happened to be two blocks from Patpong, one of the famous districts from the Vietnam era. Virtually anywhere in Bangkok you can get pestered about the sex parlors, but this especially happens near the redlight districts. The parlors employ people to stand out on the sidewalks and solicit customers. If they stick with you long enough, they will even pull out their color glossy brochure about their sex parlor. Many of them are from country farms where the family needs money so the father basically sells his daughter into slavery.