He'd been out all night carousing, and then he would come home to a respectable family, and the family would pat the dog on the head, and the family would say what a nice dog Rover is.

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Drinking is not prohibited under Buddhism, but it is frowned upon by many Thais as not socially respectable, and a threat to family life.

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The family was highly educated, respectable and bound by a firm Calvinism.

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