Roadside shrines

[jeanettej505 0]

giveyouthemoon- I enjoyed your post.

[jenny 1]

in the last few years there has been an increase in them here in australia as well, i can't see why cos that is what we have cemetaries for you go there and and pay your respects after all that is where their remains are, there has been a roadside tribute near my house for at least 3 years yet in all that time i go past many times i have never seen anyone there and no-one i know has seen anyone there, if they have to do it then i feel local laws should put a time limit on them

[Tired_Old_Man 1]

If the victim didn't have his "15 minutes of fame" while alive, they are giving him "5 minutes" posthumously.

[Sunta 5]

This is a very interesting topic and one that I've never heard discussed until today, but one that I think about whenever I see one.

I think the shrines are grim, macabre, distracting, and depressing.

That being said, anything that assists in making a grieving loved one feel comforted should supercede how I feel about the shrine.

What is even more tacky is car memorials. Especially in cars where the car is all pimped out with new rims and a sub-wolfer. I get really irritated when that type of car not only blasts ear-piercing music but also reminds me how fleeting life is with a depressing memorial. I never feel like it is very genuine and I always think it's more of a fad or a fashion statement.