we love the king

bhumibol adulyadej is the king of thailand crowned in 1946, he is by far the longest acting head of state in the world, even before queen elizabeth. not only because of his great social commitment he is highly adored by the population.

and so you can see pictures of the king in many public and private places - but in contrast to the prescribed personality cult of totalitarian states, this is neither ordered nor obligatory here.

the thai love their king.