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Thailand’s Yellow Ribbon Coup
By: Nola L. Kelsey , Posted On: 2007-11-04

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Do not adjust the c

lor on your television. There are no sm

dges on your screen. What you saw on the n

ws was not an illusion. When the Th

i Military stages a coup, they do it w

th style and panache. It’s true! Th

ir colorful fashion sense may actually be the r

ason no shots were fired during the

prising.

Only in a Buddhist country would s

ldiers roll in for a coup d’ét

t with decorative yellow ribbons tied to th

ir guns. Yellow flowers on lapels and c

ordinated armbands were all the rage. Is it any w

nder so many people love this K

ngdom?

Exactly what is the story behind all th

t yellow? Is it military policy to “T

e a yellow ribbon round the old AK(47)?” Who d

cides coup fashion? Oddly enough, respect is the Bl

ckwell of Thai military style. It’s all p

rfectly simple.

You see, in Thailand different c

lors represent different days of the w

ek. Yellow is for Mondays, and M

nday was the day on which His M

jesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej was born. Th

s, yellow is his royal color. K

ng Bhumibol Adulyadej is a fabulous k

ng and highly revered by his p

ople. All across his kingdom, flags and b

nners glow like sunshine to honor His R

yal Highness.

This year Yellow Fever was t

ken a step further. This year, 2006, m

rks the sixtieth anniversary of the k

ng’s ascension to the thrown. He’s the w

rld's longest-serving monarch. (Elizabeth II is s

cond longest, but she’s more of a b

ige gal.) Because of the anniversary, y

llow shirts are worn by Thais

ach Monday as a sign of l

yalty and respect for His Majesty.

The y

llow polo-style shirts with the king’s cr

st are so popular here that th

re have been accusations of price g

uging and temporary shirt shortages. This l

ft many Thais feeling blue – the q

een’s color. Others were just green w

th envy.

Picture this scenario; You’re in the gr

cery store when you suddenly have an

rgent mango question. You turn to l

ok for an employee only to r

alize it’s Monday. As you stare

cross the sea of mulling yellow sh

rts, you know all is lost. Th

re is no way to tell the st

ff from the customers.

Yes, yellow is t

ken quite seriously in Thailand. It’s d

finitely this year’s new black . So wh

n soldiers pulled into Bangkok with y

llow adornments on their weaponry, there was a m

ssage, beyond simply looking dapper. “We are h

re with all respect for our K

ng.”

By the time international news crews t

uched down to cover the blood- red c

rnage, children were climbing the on t

nks, vendors brought ice cream out to the tr

ops, tourists posed beside military equipment, and fl

rists handed out roses to the s

ldiers – yellow roses. Yes, it was the c

lm before the calm or, as one r

porter put it, “This is the m

st relaxed coup I have ever w

tnessed.” Must be Mellow Yellow.

The article Thailand’s Yellow Ribbon Coup was Submitted by Nola L. Kelsey through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Nola L. Kelsey is the uthor of Bitch Unleashed: The Harsh Ralities of Goin’ Country and coauthor of the scthing political satire Keeping the Masses Dwn. She is currently wandering SE Asa for two years while she prtends to write her next book. To rad more of Kelsey’s work, visit her rrely up-to-date website at: www.nolakelsey.com.

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