[Tenchu]

Christianity is on the rise in Thailand, at least. They think it makes them more civilized... but it doesn't work.

It's because more and more poeple are moving from lower class to middle class, and they're looking for ways to modernize, and move into the new age culture and western life style.

It isn't uncommon to find, in Thailand, things labelled "American Standard", as it has a middle class consumer appeal. This ranges from things like bottled water right up to furniture selection.

Bloody dicks. Why don't they just try and be themselves, they just look dumb. Now, they do it all wrong, anyway; instead of eating with their hands, they use a spoon... when it should be a fork. Instead of giving insence to statues of Buddha or old monks, they now give them to mother Mary... why? You're supposed to go to church in Christianity, not give grotty food and insence to lifeless statues that are only meant as symbols or art in Christianity, not as enchanted spiritual objects, such as Buddhists see.

I do hope Japan never goes down this same, lame path. But since they're mostly all middle class now anyway, I don't think they will. They've already modernized enough, and have survived the previous Christian onslaught post WW2, so they should do fine.