Buddhist Thai people have a prayer room in houses for paying respect. Altars are higher from a floor to place respectful sacred Buddha images in a peaceful room or area. We never put them on the same level as we walk. Due to the Thai custom, feet are the lowest part of a body. Stepping on ground, feet are dirty, as a result, we do not put them on a floor. Definitely, we never point our feet to monks, Buddha statues, people or even things. It will be very rude if we use the feet to show things or close a door.