The guests also may have been afraid to damage or stain the suede. It’s all just idle guessing unless you actually ask the guests.
Well, those of you who say they wouldn’t book anywhere that had religious symbolism displayed might be hard pressed finding a home-share listing in some countries. Almost every traditional Mexican household has picture on the wall somewhere of the Virgin of Guadalupe.
Having those sorts of images can be cultural, rather than trying to announce to the world what your religious affiliation is, or having any intention to bash people over the head with it, or an indication of intolerance for other’s beliefs, as it often is in the US.
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This reminds me. We have a stone fat laughing Buddha that sits on a shelf. We’re atheists, but try to practice zazen, and he helps to remind us that life is meaningless and we’re all going to die. It helps us to laugh when we’re complaining about meaningless things.
Only once, we came to do the turnover, and that statue had been rotated to face the books instead of the room.
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I have a Canadian friend who has a number of different types of crosses displayed on her walls. She isn’t the slightest bit religious- she’s an international tour guide and they were gifts from various people she works with around the world. Some are quite beautiful works of art by skilled craftsmen.
They are just part of her collection of arts and crafts from around the world, many of which are also on display. As is her Buddha statue, some Hindu statues, etc.
Context is important in making these judgements.
On the other hand, I property-managed for a couple who had crosses on the wall and a bookcase full of Christian literature and Christian music CDs, because they were born-agains. (They were actually very nice people, generous and non-judgemental, socially and politically liberal, were horrified by Trumpism, and beyond the occasional “God bless you”, never tried to talk to me about their religion)
I actually packed away their crosses and literature when they left after their holidays, and the place got rented out.
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lol, compared to a natural fibre there are plenty of us are offended that vegans think “plastic” everything is the solution. but they are practical in an str situation.
Whilst i’m not religious myself i’m not offended by such things, I’m tolerant of other people’s choices and beliefs. I wouldn’t be offended by a pride flag either, or a shrine to some sports team, although I find all these things to be unnecessary in a str.