Monastic lifestyle increasingly reflects secular tastes. In theory, monks should not handle gold, silver or money, but vows do not ban them from using mobile phones or Mercedes. Still the practice enhances public dismay at repeated monastic scandals. In 2003, the National Buddhism Office stressed existing bans on monks drinking alcohol and having dinner, as well as trends for walking on beaches, cheering at boxing matches, publicly using a mobile phone, or browsing department stores.