Tourists are strongly advised to consult an etiquette(礼仪) guide before visiting Thailand’s honoured temple. The list of taboos is very long and the country’s ruling group is strict—do not turn your back on a Buddha statue, the Bangkok Post cautions. Don’t wear sleeveless tops to the temples, or show your knees. Remove shoes when tour the Wat Pho Royal Monastery.
Last week Joseph and Travis Dasilvas from California were in Bangkok where they encountered the Temple of Dawn.They took “butt photos” there and posted them in Instagram.
“They didn’t know it was a temple,” the house sitter told NBC. “It is just like a building.”
Most of Thais didn’t see it the way. Certainly not Sudarat Wajanasiri, who shared the Dasilvas’ photo on Facebook over the weekend, adding “I got no words to rip them.”
A commenter attempted to figure out what drove two men to moon a holy site, discovering that travelling butt photos are something of a cultural tradition in West countries that the Americans may not have meant to offend.
Thai immigration officials put the men on a watch list after seeing the photo, according to BBC. The “Travelling Butts” account was deleted from Instagram. Police prevented both men at a Bangkok airport on Tuesday from leaving the country, BBC reported. They face a $150 fine and punishment of never coming to Thailand. But a police had accused them, which could put them in jail for up to five years.
A commissioner(委员) told San Diego Gay & Lesbian News that she had reached out to the US government to help the men, who could not be reached by the Washington Post. Their house sitter, told NBC7 that they were trying to find a lawyer in Thailand, and no idea if or when the “Travelling Butts” would come here.
【小题1】What does the underlined word “taboos” probably mean?| A．The tourist attractions you can go to. |
| B．Things that are not allowed to do. |
| C．Tourists from all over the world. |
| D．The etiquette guides you can turn to. |
| A．Visit the Buddha statue first. |
| B．Enter some temples with shoes on. |
| C．Show their knees in the temples. |
| D．Follow the customs of Thailand. |
| A．Positive. | B．Negative. | C．Unbearable. | D．Curious. |
| A．Joseph and Travis Dasilvas were in an unfavourable situation. |
| B．The butt photos were deleted from Instagram. |
| C．Taking butt photos is in fashion in America. |
| D．Joseph and Travis Dasilvas may set foot in Thailand again. |
