Let's Confuse The Evil Spirits

There are many choices of stickers to decorate your precious rides. But there is one particular odd one that is not used for beautification. It is the sticker that says the color of that vehicle, but does not match the actual color of it. Confused? Here are some examples:

"This car is red"

"This car is black"

"This car is green"











"And why do they have to do that?" You may think. Thai spirits are believed to be color blind, but obviously they are literate. Yes, that is the belief. It is also believed that certain people's luck or "duang" in Thai, go or do not go with certain colors. Let's say you have a black car, but the fortune teller "mho doo" says that black is a bad color and you match with yellow. Oh, No! Now what do you do?? Get a new car? Get it repainted yellow? No...you get a sticker that says "this car is yellow" and stick it at the back of your car, of course! You can call it "khae kret". It is also believed that if a vehicle has had an accident, by "stating" that it is another colored car, the "accident spirits" will think it is a new car and will not bring the driver more accidents. But this kind of sticker is not really popular with private sedans. Biggest fans are taxis and pick up trucks.

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