webfact Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Tourist Police catch foreign tourist who outraged Thais with yoga poses at sacred sites Picture: Manager Online Tourist Police have caught up with a foreign woman who drew criticism from Thais online after she shared photos on Instagram of herself performing yoga exercises at sacred sites throughout Thailand. On Wednesday, officers from Chiang Rai Tourist Police spoke to Andreita Levin after they received complaints from people who said the photos were inappropriate. Picture: Manager Online Mexican born Levin, had previously shared pictures of her performing various yoga poses at a number of sites including Prasat Pra Thepbidorn, Rong Sue Ten temple or Blue temple in Chiang Rai, Sukhothai Historical Park and at the Emerald Buddha. Ms Levin, who will not be charged over the photos, has agreed to remove them after Tourist Police officers requested she delete them from her Instagram profile. Despite the fall out from sharing the photos, Ms Levin confirmed that she intends to stay in Thailand and continue her holiday. She soon plans to visit Chiang Mai and Phuket but told officers she will not take any more photos of her performing yoga at sacred sites in Thailand. Source: Manager -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-06-05 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 She got away with it! I am outraged. I am a disgusted netizen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGareth2 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Hindu sacred sites Hindu sacred exercises Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baansgr Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Exactly what crime was commited in order for a tourist to be sought and interviewed/threatened by the police? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Into the pookey for her..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmen Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 1 minute ago, baansgr said: Exactly what crime was commited in order for a tourist to be sought and interviewed/threatened by the police? A similar crime as pointing with your feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkidlad Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 12 minutes ago, webfact said: She soon plans to visit Chiang Mai and Phuket but told officers she will not take any more photos of her performing yoga at sacred sites in Thailand. But feel free to donate cash to your nearest temple to secure a better next life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Well done tourist police, now let’s hope your colleagues can catch the guy who murdered the unarmed man in the snooker hall... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thequietman Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 18 minutes ago, webfact said: Ms Levin, who will not be charged over the photos, has agreed to remove them after Tourist Police officers requested she delete them from her Instagram profile. You see, it's all about show and absolutely, no, zero, nada, substance. Face is everything. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chang_paarp Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 She is definitely foreign, her Instagram name is published on the attached image, if she was Thai it would have been pixelated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeCross Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 of course she won't reupload them once she has left would she?! with the tagline "BANNED in Thailand!" nah.. would never happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
off road pat Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 5 minutes ago, thequietman said: You see, it's all about show and absolutely, no, zero, nada, substance. Face is everything. ???? Yep,...but she can always take more pictures and post them later when she's safe in her country. It doesn't bother me, people driving at crazy speeds or drunk or under influence or on the wrong side of the road do bother me !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thongkorn Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 An open and shut case, I would have thought, Her legs that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poohy Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 With the country rapidly heading towards Banana Republic(well minus the republic bit for the time being) status Really Have these people really nothing else to do or worry about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumak Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 i hope she did not share a similar pose where I was involved . I do not think I would be considered a sacred site. (and it was just a dream) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djlest Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 did you read her insta post? i think she they should be chasing after the tour guide not her for probably taking the pic or telling her she could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterwhisper Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 As long as "Thai netizens" can vent their childish anger over trifle things like this, they won't bother going out on the streets protesting the increasingly oppressive regime, the corruption that's spiraling out of control, the shameless shenanigans of our so-called "representatives" in forming a government, the frequent assaults from "unknown persons" on pro-democracy activists, the appalling daily death toll on our streets, and the glaringly two-tiered (in)justice system. You know... stuff that really deserves to become outraged about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmet Grunter Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 1 hour ago, djlest said: did you read her insta post? i think she they should be chasing after the tour guide not her for probably taking the pic or telling her she could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmet Grunter Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Just another ignoramus visiting Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Just another ignoramus visiting ThailandTrue. But hardly a criminal. There are far more important things for Thais to get upset about.Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djayz Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 With all the problems this country is facing - environmental, potilitical, the wealth gap, substandard education, road safety, to name but a few - I sincerely believe that this is the least of their concerns. If the authorities reacted as swiftly and competently against the more serious issues here, this could be a truely amazing place to live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre0720 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Sacred Ecology is an ecospiritual approach to life that cares for and reveres the natural world as an access point to the sacred. So how about Tourist Police catch foreign tourist people who outraged Thais ecologists with yoga poses all the garbage scattered at sacred sites the surface of this sacred world. On their free time of course.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kritsana77 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Thailand LOS --The Land of Stupid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 3 hours ago, Bluespunk said: Well done tourist police, now let’s hope your colleagues can catch the guy who murdered the unarmed man in the snooker hall... Thailand definition of heinous criminals who must be caught is pretty obvious. Yoga girl - heinous criminal; snooker killer - not important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazar Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 3 hours ago, Briggsy said: She got away with it! I am outraged. I am a disgusted netizen. I too am outraged,next time take some of your kit off you look quite fit. Thailand, land of the unbelievably trivial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilsonandson Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Exactly what crime was commited in order for a tourist to be sought and interviewed/threatened by the police?Disrespectful posing that might offend Buddhism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMartinHandyman Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Disrespectful posing that might offend Buddhism.But the report of her being caught up with included one of her more provocative poses. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleycoin Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Chazar said: I too am outraged,next time take some of your kit off you look quite fit. Thailand, land of the unbelievably trivial. In future maybe, Yoga pants, sporting a cameltoe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxYakov Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 4 hours ago, baansgr said: Exactly what crime was commited in order for a tourist to be sought and interviewed/threatened by the police? The goring of a sacred ox, of course (or is it oxen?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilsonandson Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 5 hours ago, webfact said: Mexican born Levin, had previously shared pictures of her performing various yoga poses at a number of sites including Prasat Pra Thepbidorn, Rong Sue Ten temple or Blue temple in Chiang Rai, Sukhothai Historical Park and at the Emerald Buddha. Video_19-06-05_20.00.10_10.mp4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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