The monks never make eye contact and never say "thank you." Thais understand that the monks are doing them a spiritual favor by giving them the opportunity to share. In a land where the prime minister is a woman, vestiges of sexism remain: females are careful not to touch the monk, his garment, or even the bowl when making a donation.
When they return to the monastery, the monks will eat what has been given, but never after twelve noon. In their cheap plastic flip flops, they have perfected the art of Living Small.
Though they normally walk solo, I caught four monks of various sizes briefly lined up one early morning. I could not resist playing with the image in Photoshop.