Buddist Drinking Ban

For one weekend there was a nationwide ban on alcohol sales for a buddist celebration, a sort of buddist lent. But this ban affects buddists and non buddists alike, If your not religious and need a beer to go with your pad thai you just have to deal with it. So this evening when we were out for a meal we were drinking a type of Ice tea. It was called Hin-ken or Hin-i-Ken or something, (I dont remember exactly) but it seemed like every other person in the resteraunt was drinking it too. Strange.