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Kompong Thom: A charity has donated 40 coffins to old people in Kampong Thom. There are some comments on Facebook that it is a weird donation, however the charity says it was based on the request from old people.
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Kayve wrote: Mon Jan 08, 2018 9:35 am These elders were like complaining/afraid about being too poor to be able to afford a coffin (there's actually a big deal for khmer buddhist to die and not having a proper coffin for the afterlife) and we can say that the big guy family heard their requests :lol:
Ungrateful stiffs.
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Cruisemonkey wrote: Mon Jan 08, 2018 10:40 am
Kayve wrote: Mon Jan 08, 2018 9:35 am These elders were like complaining/afraid about being too poor to be able to afford a coffin (there's actually a big deal for khmer buddhist to die and not having a proper coffin for the afterlife) and we can say that the big guy family heard their requests :lol:
Ungrateful stiffs.
Their funeral will be a grave affair, so lets put the Fun back in Funeral.
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A few years back my mum bought my step dad a burial plot for Christmas. She gave him the paperwork in a xmas card in the pub on Christmas day. Much to everyones amusement :beer3:
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Abc123 wrote: Sat Jan 06, 2018 5:16 pm Is it normal here to hand out coffins as gifts?
As you can tell by everyone's reaction in the article, it isn't.
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