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Culture clash between two brothers on modern vs. tradition - absolutely breathtaking (imgur.com)

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[–]numb99 696 points697 points ago

Don't know anything about the picture, but even if the boys are brothers, it doesn't necessarily show a culture clash. There is a tradition in south east asia of boys being ordained as a monk temporarily, so we can't assume that the boy is a monk still or that the boy on the right has not been one

[–]RikF 199 points200 points ago

Indeed. Saw a lot of this in Thailand. People choose to become a monk for a period of time and then return to their normal lives.

[–]Tzuan 42 points43 points ago

Yup, my grandpa did this. Not sure if they still do this or even how common this is but he apparently had to study English in addition to Buddhism (and I'm assuming other things as well), and he has retained his knowledge of the language quite well. In any case, these days you would never guess his drinking, smoking, jovial self ever did time in a monastery haha.

[–]mazing_azn 80 points81 points ago

They still do this. Some Thai Buddhist kids in the USA do it too. Usually during the summer after High School. Source: Me, I did it.

[–]AllWoWNoSham 11 points12 points ago

This may sound rather odd, but what are the age specifications for this say could you do it at like 18 and furthermore can foreigners or those out side the culture do it?

[–]IcanAutoFellate 58 points59 points ago

My friend told me wild stories about his brother. In one such story, his brother traveled to Thailand with very little money. After a drug induced Hangover-2-style bender he ran out of money, and had nowhere to go. Thus, he went to a Buddhist temple in Bangkok and sat down, cross-legged. He said he sat there for a whole day, and fell asleep that night. He was awakened (no pun) by a monk, who brought him inside said temple. They spoke very little English, but they took him in as one of their own. He said it was mostly meditating for hours on end, and eating very little food. He described the meditation as the most intense drug he's ever done... and this guy's done a fear and loathing amount of drugs, mind you. Mayhaps coming off of drugs, and meditating strung-out made it that much more intense.. who knows. Possibly, he went to the temple for the wrong reasons. But that's neither here, nor there, and not my judgement to make. Just thought I'd share that story!

[–]AllWoWNoSham 13 points14 points ago

Wow that is amazing, I'd love to do something like that just as an experience it seems amazing.

[–]_That_One_Guy_ 2 points3 points ago

Are you referencing his story or his username?

[–]japanese_cat 2 points3 points ago

why not both?

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    [–]kilolb 2 points3 points ago

    I have seen foreigners do it before so I would say that is a possibility.

    [–]mic_ill_chafe_ox 7 points8 points ago

    Yep, I went on a completely free silent mediation course in a monastery in northern Thailand. The monks run them for curious foreigners.

    Plenty of meditating, some yoga and a lot of interesting explanation of the monks' lifestyle.

    Ended up donating a good amount of money to the monastery, but there was no pressure to donate. They just pointed out the box and let you approach it when they weren't there. Genuine monks who were trying to purge themselves of material desires.

    Would definitely recommend. 5/5.

    Edit: should check my posts when written on my phone. Predictive text makes for odd mistakes.

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            [–]lumponmygroin 8 points9 points ago

            I think they generally try and do a minimum of 15 days. You'll still see a bunch of monks hanging around smoking.

            [–]KallistiEngel 8 points9 points ago

            Just 15 days? I would have assumed longer. Shit, I could do anything out of my normal routine for 15 days and not bat an eye.

            [–]lumponmygroin 13 points14 points ago

            Some people do it for longer - some people do it for the rest of their lives.

            They generally can only do it for a short time because many have to support their families.

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                [–]holysocks 54 points55 points ago

                Thai monks wear orange/yellow

                [–]Espressojet 135 points136 points ago

                Yes. Yes they do. This comment had no connection between it's parent though

                [–]CraineTwo 275 points276 points ago

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                [–]Espressojet 109 points110 points ago

                Aww crap! I JUST unsubscribed from CatFacts!!

                [–]slycurgus 21 points22 points ago

                You think CatFacts is bad? One time I wound up subscribed to "Homophilic Animal Facts" - I'm not entirely sure how.. Fortunately they didn't actually send anything outside of the thread in which it occurred.

                [–]jcannon98188 11 points12 points ago

                I just burst out laughing just thinking about that picture

                [–]bytor_2112 20 points21 points ago

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                [–]FarFromFear 4 points5 points ago

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                [–]timeboundary 28 points29 points ago

                You have unsubscribed from Thai Monk Facts. However, we thank you for your continued interest in Cat Facts!

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                    [–]HighKingForthwind 8 points9 points ago

                    Mugs often hold tea, but they can also hold other things like milk.

                    [–]StrawberryJamal 11 points12 points ago

                    Can't a man/woman just share his/her knowledge without being scrutinized?

                    [–]GreatGoogly-Moogly 24 points25 points ago

                    This is the internet so... No.

                    [–]StrawberryJamal 13 points14 points ago

                    Right, almost forgot.

                    [–]muons_and_gluons 7 points8 points ago

                    It would take 11 Empire State Buildings, stacked one on top of the other, to measure the Gulf of Mexico at its deepest point.

                    [–]Gorau 16 points17 points ago

                    You would have thought they could come up with a better and easier way of measuring it by now.

                    [–]amosjones 2 points3 points ago

                    A really really long tape measure would be easier to use.

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                      [–]physep 0 points1 point ago

                      Organic thought doesn't necessarily follow a common thread.

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                        [–]cupatea 1 point2 points ago

                        yes it does

                        [–]cupatea 5 points6 points ago

                        your right, these monks with maroon colored robes are probably from tibet/bhutan, maybe burma.

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                            [–]istrebitjel 19 points20 points ago

                            Came here to post this ;)

                            When we traveled through Thailand we talked to many young monks. Often times, the family sends the boys, so they have less mouths to feed for a while.

                            I actually helped one of them set up an email account and we stayed in contact for a few years. He liked to help himself to tiny bits of our food when no one was watching, but they are supposed to fast during the day.

                            Anyway, this picture shows regular life in Thailand/Laos. Often times

                            [–]BunzLee 6 points7 points ago

                            Yes? YES? The missing point at the end is completely throwing me off balance... So, go on... We need to hear more.

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                              [–]Barangtastic 11 points12 points ago

                              Having lived there for a couple of years, I'd hazard this is taken in Burma/Myanmar, probably Mandalay.

                              As you said, it's common for Buddhist men to become a monk for a few weeks at about that age, probably what's going on here.

                              It does show a culture clash though - the whole country's one great big one.

                              [–]catillyza 3 points4 points ago

                              Have to agree -- definitely Myanmar, tho my money leans more to Yangon than Mandalay based more on the smoking boy whose behaviour would likely be less tolerated there. Maybe also Bagan since the place became over-touristed and younger guys picked up on Western/East Asian hustle moves. Still, I'm guessing the robed boy is sāmaṇera (novice in training) rather than temporarily ordained. As such, he's still learning and not really ordained. Most likely he's from quite a poor family and getting school level education in a monastic school for free, or he's the youngest of a largish family and been directed to the local monastery. If so, depending on aptitude, etc., he'll get a chance to be ordained at around sixteen years of age. As noted, Burmese men take temporary ordination from time to time throughout their lives -- tho not as often or easily as in Thailand where ordination often proves a useful way of escaping prison sentences for lesser crimes.

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                                [–]vaginamitus 4 points5 points ago

                                Its still a pretty cool pic

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                                  [–]TroubadourCeol 844 points845 points ago

                                  A monk and a punk?

                                  .

                                  [–]CrownChakra 515 points516 points ago

                                  I smell a sitcom.

                                  [–]ckallas2 267 points268 points ago

                                  Oh, and they're both Adam Sandler! Wouldn't that just be wacky?

                                  [–]xrawfish 118 points119 points ago

                                  Why stop there? Everyone is Adam Sandler! The guy on the motorcycle , the person crouching to the left, the blurry people in the background. All Sandler. It'll be glorious!

                                  [–]CalaveraManny 111 points112 points ago

                                  Then a black family moves in next door and they're all played by Eddie Murphy.

                                  [–]vijrox 131 points132 points ago

                                  Nope, still Sandler. I'm worried you're completely missing the point, unfortunately.

                                  [–]Spazit 76 points77 points ago

                                  No, you ruined season two! Where you find out that the Eddie Murphy family is just Adam Sandler in blackface.

                                  [–]jqrd4n 42 points43 points ago

                                  Every season a new person is everyone. Robin Williams does the final season, and plays 32,000 people in the season premier. This becomes his final project. The Age of Aquarius begins.

                                  Edit: And the second Season of Firefly starts 2 weeks later.

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                                      [–]Norma5tacy 1 point2 points ago

                                      With Tyler Perry in there somewhere.

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                                        [–]mcwizard 14 points15 points ago

                                        Everyone except a suspicious onlooker!

                                        [–]Nicoon 2 points3 points ago

                                        Why stop at people? The motorcycle could be Sandler, too.

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                                            [–]JuanTaco69 16 points17 points ago

                                            Monk Rock this fall on Fox

                                            [–]VicYesterday 58 points59 points ago

                                            I defy it to be better than this

                                            [–]derajydac 14 points15 points ago

                                            Rob Schnieder is...

                                            [–]AlexanderDavidBand 13 points14 points ago

                                            The Stapler!

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                                              [–]splooshy 6 points7 points ago

                                              Satan and the Schoolgirl

                                              [–]HVincentM 1 point2 points ago

                                              No way it could be better than that. Nothing is better than that.

                                              [–]Pharaohmolo 5 points6 points ago

                                              Meet Lobsang - a by-the-books monk working hard on the right side of the law. But when he gets assigned to work with Thokmay...he's about to find out...good and bad are all just gunpowder to a loose cannon.

                                              [–]I_Inhale_Frequently 4 points5 points ago

                                              So did you guys knowingly copy the top 2 comments in the last repost of this, or was it just a spur of the moment thing?

                                              [–]vuxa 2 points3 points ago

                                              Considering the top commenter linked to the original thread, I'm going to go ahead and say they knowingly did it

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                                                  [–]wethza 31 points32 points ago

                                                  AC/DC is the most punk thing I've ever seen.

                                                  [–]RykezOne 4 points5 points ago

                                                  fucking copy of deja vu comment

                                                  [–]TroubadourCeol 2 points3 points ago

                                                  I'm not a bot, and I got here first :3

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                                                      [–]edodes 60 points61 points ago

                                                      Source from the other thread. Read a lot of the comments on DA, didn't look like the photographer got a story. All I saw was it was taken somewhere in Bagan, Myanmar (Burma)

                                                      [–]zombiemeena 2 points3 points ago

                                                      The photograph seems to have disappeared from that page you linked? Here's the direct link to the source for the lazies :)

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                                                        [–]baconator9000 514 points515 points ago

                                                        I think breathtaking is a little much...

                                                        [–]aldude3 250 points251 points ago

                                                        more like mildly interesting.

                                                        [–]dabears554 54 points55 points ago

                                                        /r/mildlyinteresting

                                                        [–]Dickfore 48 points49 points ago

                                                        Eh, I'd say this is a little too interesting to be in that subreddit. It's been getting flooded with legitimately interesting content lately, and it worries me.

                                                        [–][deleted] 17 points18 points ago

                                                        /r/interesting

                                                        [–]thefreq 2 points3 points ago

                                                        Then /r/truemildlyinteresting is for you!

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                                                          [–]DEATH_BY_TRAY 12 points13 points ago

                                                          Also, i'm sure that boy is a true AC/DC fan.

                                                          [–]superjeffbridges 1 point2 points ago

                                                          Eh, I'll salute him anyway. He looks like he might be about to rock.

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                                                            [–]stockmasterflex 12 points13 points ago

                                                            and maybe the absolutely part too.

                                                            [–]DCM 31 points32 points ago

                                                            I just imagined the pale face of a redditor, sitting in the dark, seeing this picture. He gasps loudly, covering his mouth with a hand. Quivering, he then slowly nods in approval, perhaps shedding a tear.

                                                            Then he faps to the picture.

                                                            [–]kmad 81 points82 points ago

                                                            Well, it restored my faith in humanity.

                                                            [–]Crim91 136 points137 points ago

                                                            Could it almost be considered a "gem?"

                                                            [–]all_my_rage 84 points85 points ago

                                                            I don't know. What level is it?

                                                            [–]paradox14 63 points64 points ago

                                                            mmmhm, what does reddit think??

                                                            [–]timeboundary 66 points67 points ago

                                                            Faith in Reddit level: I raise you le gem I ran into yesterday

                                                            [–]SundayVerdict 12 points13 points ago

                                                            On your way to work, with a picture that turned up on your phone?

                                                            [–]Norma5tacy 12 points13 points ago

                                                            At a [9]? Also a first post so be gentle?

                                                            [–]Jayross 8 points9 points ago

                                                            LOL GOOD GUY GREG LEVEL GEM PHOTOGENIC DAE [8]ENTS OBAMA FRIENDZONE RON PAUL WEED GABEN HALF LIFE 3?

                                                            [–]onfia 1 point2 points ago

                                                            Have a look at my innards though my gaping butthole. Be gentle tho

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                                                              [–]Zalkareos 12 points13 points ago

                                                              Gem Level: Facebook?

                                                              [–]ilikepie2632 19 points20 points ago

                                                              I'll go ask my girlfriend.

                                                              [–]JasonGD1982 16 points17 points ago

                                                              http://i.minus.com/iQP2oSgKeX3uU.gif

                                                              [–]ChocolateSizzle 9 points10 points ago

                                                              It hurt my eyes, but I couldn't look away.

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                                                                  [–]DCJodon 5 points6 points ago

                                                                  Not sure, ask this little guy I found in a dumpster in my backyard.

                                                                  [–]onfia 1 point2 points ago

                                                                  Its a [10]

                                                                  [–]DCM 4 points5 points ago

                                                                  Literally this.

                                                                  [–]Helpfulandattractive 4 points5 points ago

                                                                  Faith in kmad, +1

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                                                                    [–]chem_101 3 points4 points ago

                                                                    Thank you!

                                                                    [–]haterlove 3 points4 points ago

                                                                    This is definitely in the "mildly interesting for about 3 seconds" category.

                                                                    [–]perpetually_lazy 5 points6 points ago

                                                                    This. How did this get so many upvotes? There is nothing exceptional.

                                                                    "Oh look, one guy is all edgy and the other is all classical and shit, bro"

                                                                    sigh

                                                                    [–]phasmy 2 points3 points ago

                                                                    It was more of a bravery level: gem post to me.

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                                                                      [–]Bryaxis 33 points34 points ago

                                                                      The AC/DC shirt represents tradition, right?

                                                                      [–]shake-zula 17 points18 points ago

                                                                      Has to be. And the red dress is modern because he's exercising his GLBT rights.

                                                                      [–]HarmonicMinorShred 0 points1 point ago

                                                                      Has to be. AC/DC are anything but modern.

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                                                                        [–]xXxCREECHERxXx 12 points13 points ago

                                                                        wouldnt say its breath taking...

                                                                        [–]CerpinTaxes 394 points395 points ago

                                                                        It really bugs me when people post pictures like this with that extra unnecessary personal opinion on the end.

                                                                        "Absolutely breathtaking" "Stunning" "Incredible" "Mind blowing"

                                                                        I'll be the judge of whether I find this picture breathtaking or not thanks very much, I don't need the sensationalism.

                                                                        It's a neat picture, but no, it does not "leave me breathless", when people say shit like that about relatively innocuous pictures it just makes me picture you all as fawning dandies that faint from elation at the mere suggestion of a well executed photograph.

                                                                        Rein it in guys, no need to cream your panties.

                                                                        [–]I_like_owls 222 points223 points ago

                                                                        This comment is breathtaking.

                                                                        [–]AuthorWithheld 54 points55 points ago

                                                                        Owls suck!

                                                                        [–]Reesch 43 points44 points ago

                                                                        Who are you to decide if owls suck?

                                                                        [–][deleted] 30 points31 points ago

                                                                        Who? Who? Who?

                                                                        [–]mademoiselleak 11 points12 points ago

                                                                        This entire thread is mind blowing.

                                                                        [–]AuthorWithheld 4 points5 points ago

                                                                        The owl scowler...

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                                                                          [–]I_like_owls 16 points17 points ago

                                                                          Saaaaaaaaaaad.

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                                                                            [–]ladybro 5 points6 points ago

                                                                            Don't tell me what to feel, bro.

                                                                            [–]cacucacu 1 point2 points ago

                                                                            Not your bro, lady.

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                                                                              [–]FeelPie 9 points10 points ago

                                                                              Under promise - Over deliver

                                                                              Some people here are just really bad at sharing and end up returning to these most used adjectives, it makes me feel cheated that my breath wasn't taken

                                                                              [–]QueueNX 2 points3 points ago

                                                                              Much like the oft bastardized "epic".

                                                                              [–]phasmy 2 points3 points ago

                                                                              Agreed completely. Adding little adjectives at the end just makes it seem like the OP is trying to sell his post.

                                                                              [–]shoelessbob 3 points4 points ago

                                                                              It's called editorializing and at least my school taught me how not to use it

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                                                                                [–]whaddupgee 17 points18 points ago

                                                                                Well idk about "breathtaking"

                                                                                [–]thestralcore 55 points56 points ago

                                                                                http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/tbdgp/brothers/

                                                                                [–]Lilyo 62 points63 points ago

                                                                                I'll just summarize what happens in these threads really quick.

                                                                                1. OP submits post1.
                                                                                2. Upvotes to the left2.
                                                                                3. Someone reposts top comment from old thread.
                                                                                4. Upvotes to the left.
                                                                                5. Someone complains subtly about it being a reposts.
                                                                                6. Upvotes to the left.
                                                                                7. Someone complains about people complaining about reposts.
                                                                                8. Upvotes to the left.
                                                                                9. Repeate in a few months weeks.

                                                                                1: OP might not know this is a repost and might not be posting for karma

                                                                                2: People upvoting don't know or care if it's a repost and other people have seen it before.

                                                                                [–]LetsHavePun 20 points21 points ago

                                                                                10) Random commentor complains that it's spelled 'repeat'

                                                                                [–]willhaney 16 points17 points ago

                                                                                11) Random commenter complains that it's spelled "commenter"

                                                                                [–]LetsHavePun 13 points14 points ago

                                                                                12) ????

                                                                                13) Profit

                                                                                [–]mademoiselleak 3 points4 points ago

                                                                                Gotta go to work. Work all day. Work for underpants, yay. We won't stop until we have underpants. Yum tum tummy tum tay.

                                                                                [–]7thChaos 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                Yes.

                                                                                [–]Reesch 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                Isn't this every thread on Reddit?

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                                                                                    [–]BreadFriendForever 7 points8 points ago

                                                                                    TIL AC/DC is considered modern.

                                                                                    [–]rastapasta808 17 points18 points ago

                                                                                    Absolutely breathtaking?.

                                                                                    Not really. Its just a sign of the times. This has been recreated many times from the 60s to the punk rock era.

                                                                                    [–]soviyet 10 points11 points ago

                                                                                    Oh my God what happened to my breath it's been taken!!!!!!

                                                                                    Honestly, breathtaking???

                                                                                    [–]yanksnjets27 43 points44 points ago

                                                                                    You ruined it by saying absolutely breathtaking because its not

                                                                                    [–]sethbw 3 points4 points ago

                                                                                    How is this breathtaking? There is a kid smoking something. That ain't right.

                                                                                    [–][deleted] 22 points23 points ago

                                                                                    The word breathtaking is thrown around here too much. It's an interesting picture, but it certainly didn't take my breath away...

                                                                                    [–]SirLaughter 23 points24 points ago

                                                                                    Not...really...

                                                                                    [–]DoctorSteve 10 points11 points ago

                                                                                    What's breathtaking about this? What's with the hyperbole on this site? It's aggravating.

                                                                                    [–]MiranDaVinci 18 points19 points ago

                                                                                    "Breathtaking" is a bit of a hyperbole here.

                                                                                    [–]circleback 3 points4 points ago

                                                                                    The kid donning the monks robes will disrobe shortly afterwards and start smoking cigarettes and maybe wear a Judas Priest shirt!

                                                                                    [–]Game_boy 4 points5 points ago

                                                                                    Ang what are you doing. Get back to the air temple.

                                                                                    [–]daftrecluse 6 points7 points ago

                                                                                    In what part of the world has underage cigarette smoking become a "culture" ? This post title is more shit than shit usually is.

                                                                                    [–]crushcrushcrush 18 points19 points ago

                                                                                    is it breathtaking because of the cig? TEE HEE I MAKE JOKE ON REDDIES.

                                                                                    [–]Grandpa_Edd 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                    Reddies somehow sounds like an STD.

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                                                                                      [–]zippe 10 points11 points ago

                                                                                      I have no idea where this is, who these kids are, what the cultural context is, or even whether the exotic-looking red robe on the right is in any way representative of "tradition" in their culture, which I know nothing about.

                                                                                      But yeah. Breathtaking.

                                                                                      [–]dwarfsshortage 9 points10 points ago

                                                                                      Breathtaking is the wrong word.

                                                                                      [–]chris-martin 6 points7 points ago

                                                                                      I wish the shift were moving the other way. That robe is pretty sweet.

                                                                                      [–]Walterchron 6 points7 points ago

                                                                                      Jesus Christ I've never seen so many neckbeards get in such a tizzy over the word breathtaking.

                                                                                      [–]km0rz 4 points5 points ago

                                                                                      My breathe isn't taken?!

                                                                                      [–]weaver2109 6 points7 points ago

                                                                                      Eh, Black Ice wasn't that great.

                                                                                      [–]cheebs_ 13 points14 points ago

                                                                                      how the hell is this breathtaking? christ, most of you are a bunch of hypersensitive babies

                                                                                      [–]McShizzL 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                      These two remind me of Huey and Riley from the Boondocks.

                                                                                      [–]ebric 0 points1 point ago

                                                                                      Brothers or Lovers??? that is the question

                                                                                      [–]cheebnrun 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                      Breathtaking?

                                                                                      [–]kinuman93 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                      Tekkonkinkreet

                                                                                      [–]HRHPrince 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                      There is nothing modern about wearing western styled clothing and smoking. Buddhist monks are just as fuckin modern.

                                                                                      [–]spjvmp34viw3j3r 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                      can someone please explain to me the clash?

                                                                                      [–]Treyzif 5 points6 points ago

                                                                                      mfw when this is your definition of breathtaking

                                                                                      [–]obafgkmlt 3 points4 points ago

                                                                                      Beautiful juxtaposition.

                                                                                      [–]jish92 3 points4 points ago

                                                                                      One's a punk, and one's a monk.

                                                                                      [–]MBSquared 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                      Both of those are tradition if you think about it.

                                                                                      [–]IGG99funny 0 points1 point ago

                                                                                      One comes at you with a gat and the other kung-fu. Action movie in the making.

                                                                                      [–]philf221 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                      Absolutely amazing. Would love to see a story behind this.

                                                                                      [–]Badgermeister 81 points82 points ago

                                                                                      The photographer was like, "Hey, put these on."

                                                                                      [–]Neelpos 27 points28 points ago

                                                                                      "Also try not to cough up a lung, but here's a cig"

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                                                                                          [–]Id_Tap_Dat 0 points1 point ago

                                                                                          More like foreign vs. local.

                                                                                          [–]jordanundead 0 points1 point ago

                                                                                          The one on the right looks like Bat Boy.

                                                                                          [–]yaqueeah 0 points1 point ago

                                                                                          kid on the left's gloves are badass.

                                                                                          [–]stockmasterflex 0 points1 point ago

                                                                                          I still have my breath....

                                                                                          [–]HabdulaOblongata 0 points1 point ago

                                                                                          For some reason it reminds me of Omar and Brother Mouzone from The Wire

                                                                                          [–]oneplusoneoverphi 0 points1 point ago

                                                                                          Not sure which one I'd rather my kid be...

                                                                                          [–]MusicMagi 0 points1 point ago

                                                                                          I love each kid looks like he has his own side of the street

                                                                                          [–]skeeterpan 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                          Absolutely breathtaking? Cut the damn hyperbole reddit!!!

                                                                                          [–]marathon 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                          breathtaking? no.

                                                                                          histrionics? yes

                                                                                          [–]dumbgaytheist 0 points1 point ago

                                                                                          My money's on red.

                                                                                          [–]Opium_War_victim 0 points1 point ago

                                                                                          Which is happier?

                                                                                          [–]thascarecro 0 points1 point ago

                                                                                          Take a breath then old man.

                                                                                          [–]Ali921 0 points1 point ago

                                                                                          Every three months, just like clock work. ಠ_ಠ

                                                                                          [–]tinfins 0 points1 point ago

                                                                                          I smell a sequel.

                                                                                          [–]Gorilla_snake 0 points1 point ago

                                                                                          all you need is the Ganja man.....

                                                                                          [–]chem_101 0 points1 point ago

                                                                                          Rock'n'roll.train!

                                                                                          [–]Infarum 0 points1 point ago

                                                                                          Repost.

                                                                                          [–]Hypermeme 0 points1 point ago

                                                                                          Would make a great crime fighting show.

                                                                                          [–]Asiatic_Static 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                          Man, things really went downhill for Aang and Sokka...

                                                                                          [–]i_call_bullshit_dude 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                          That's adorable that they're holding hands, but I just want to break that kid's cigarette in half and give him a stern but concerned, "NO."

                                                                                          [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                          AC/DC is cutting edge.

                                                                                          [–]JimmehFTW 0 points1 point ago

                                                                                          That kid on the left looks cool as fuck

                                                                                          [–]lemmysdaddy 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                          That kid is more up-to-date on his AC/DC than I am, and I grew up listening to them.

                                                                                          [–]patio87 0 points1 point ago

                                                                                          Great shot, but I have to critique composition a little bit. This photo would be stronger if it was cropped just past the guy on the bike, and the woman on the left.

                                                                                          [–]DaSasquatch 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                          Notice how they are still holding hands, this is more of a unity than a clash

                                                                                          [–]xEzio 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                          I'm Thai and my family still follow the tradition where the boys/man become a monk for certain amount. They usually do it to cleanses and to Thanks their parents and family (but more to the parents). Yes I was a temp monk for a while.

                                                                                          [–]arch88 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                          The 80's called and they want their fashion back...eh...eh....am i right

                                                                                          [–]TopsBloobie 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                          "breathtaking"?

                                                                                          [–]no_uh 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                          MY BREATH HAS BEEN TAKEN!

                                                                                          [–]Jagerlowe 0 points1 point ago

                                                                                          Slightly irrelevant, but does anyone know what kind of gloves the boy on the left is wearing, and where I can get them!? I don't think I've ever been more interested in wearing gloves than I have looking at those @_@

                                                                                          [–]mslack 0 points1 point ago

                                                                                          I love that album.

                                                                                          [–]LeeCee 0 points1 point ago

                                                                                          I wonder who will live longer??

                                                                                          [–]baihbalm 0 points1 point ago

                                                                                          SP & SJ

                                                                                          [–]Truck_Thunders -1 points0 points ago

                                                                                          This would make the coolest fucking plot for a kung-fu movie.

                                                                                          [–]BawbGnarles 0 points1 point ago

                                                                                          The fuck is Ac/DC Black Ice??

                                                                                          [–]MgmtNinja 2 points3 points ago

                                                                                          An album you didn't miss missing...

                                                                                          [–]TheFobb 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                          Wish this was in 1920x1080 resolution.

                                                                                          [–]GnomeInvasion 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                          Wasn't this posted on /r/HumanPorn before? 'cause I seen't it. I don't even care, this picture is awesome.

                                                                                          [–]sydneygamer 0 points1 point ago

                                                                                          No, the moon landing was absolutely breathtaking.

                                                                                          This is simply the result of two different upbringings. Hell for all I know it could just be two kids dressed differently. Stop exaggerating stuff.

                                                                                          [–]supitsLoki 0 points1 point ago

                                                                                          What exactly about this is...breathtaking?

                                                                                          [–]gitzky 1 point2 points ago

                                                                                          Clash? They're holding hands

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