A Thai tourist called on the authorities to put up warning signs after spotting two foreign women sunbathing inside Chiang Man Temple in the northern province of Chiang Mai.

The Thai tourist who witnessed the foreigners’ action took a picture and sent it to Channel 3 around 1.30pm yesterday, January 14. The picture showed two foreign women in shorts and tank tops lying on the grass and enjoying the afternoon sun.

 

The Thai tourist told the media that the picture was taken at Chiang Man Temple in the Mueang district of Chiang Mai. Being the oldest and first temple in the province, it holds significant historical importance. Residents in the vicinity hold the site in high regard, making sunbathing there culturally inappropriate.

The concerned witness brought the matter to the attention of a monk, who assured that the message would be relayed to the tour guide responsible for bringing the foreign women to the temple. However, upon departing the temple, the witness noticed the two women still lying there.

 

by Petch Petpailin

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You have to question the intellect of anyone who sunbathes.

Maybe they were meditating🤔

28 minutes ago, Dmaxdan said:

You have to question the intellect of anyone who sunbathes.

 

self MOLEstation

38 minutes ago, Celsius said:

 

self MOLEstation

Nonsense just about when and how long one does it. After 3pm makes perfect sense

 

Thailand would hope we all became monks.

No explanations of ignorant tourists 

7 minutes ago, novacova said:

No explanations of ignorant tourists 

Not ignorant, just do not understand Thai customs, the tour guide, if they were one, most tours are at sights just long enough to see the sight ,not to sun bath , should have said something............that is if her English was good enough to explain about Thai customs.

What a horrible thing!

Much fuzz about nothing.

Im sure, if the thai person, instead of taking time to take photo, posting on facebook and getting annoyed, would instead informed the 2 ladies that sunbathing at temple was inpropriate, they would apologized and leave.

But then, of course, the thai didnt learn english at school, and would not have gained "own moment of "clicks":-)

 

3 minutes ago, Olav Seglem said:

Much fuzz about nothing.

Im sure, if the thai person, instead of taking time to take photo, posting on facebook and getting annoyed, would instead informed the 2 ladies that sunbathing at temple was inpropriate, they would apologized and leave.

But then, of course, the thai didnt learn english at school, and would not have gained "own moment of "clicks":-)

 

 

Did you mean to say the Thai did not learn English? 

 

 

1 hour ago, kickstart said:

Not ignorant, just do not understand Thai customs, the tour guide, if they were one, most tours are at sights just long enough to see the sight ,not to sun bath , should have said something............that is if her English was good enough to explain about Thai customs.

That is literally the definition of ignorant

ig·no·rant

/ˈiɡnərənt/

adjective

lacking knowledge, information, or awareness about a particular thing.

"they were ignorant of astronomy"

1 hour ago, kickstart said:

Not ignorant, just do not understand Thai customs, the tour guide, if they were one, most tours are at sights just long enough to see the sight ,not to sun bath , should have said something............that is if her English was good enough to explain about Thai customs.

That is the definition of "ignorant" 

Seems a Hot Story this one zzzzzz

Wonder if the monk had a 5 knuckle shuffle later.

I've been to plenty of Thai temples when they have had events which include young dancing girls showing a lot more skin!

They appear to be lying on the grass, so in the temple area rather than in the temple.

Why would the thai 'grass' not just approach the 2 ladies sunbathing and mention it's not the done thing?

 

I'm sure they would not have intended to offend people on purpose.

 

Pathetic.

1 hour ago, kickstart said:

Not ignorant, just do not understand Thai customs, the tour guide, if they were one, most tours are at sights just long enough to see the sight ,not to sun bath , should have said something............that is if her English was good enough to explain about Thai customs.

I believe the term, “ignorant” is appropriate here (lacking knowledge of the subject at hand). If knowledgeable of Thai culture, then other terms might apply.

Are the monks complaining ?

2 minutes ago, MrJ2U said:

My wife says, "What a drama!".

 

 

 

   Was your Wife being sarcastic or did she literally mean it ?

What did you say back to her ?

"Concern" ? Shouldn't that be "Uproar"? 

2 hours ago, webfact said:

A Thai tourist called on the authorities to put up warning signs after spotting two foreign women sunbathing inside Chiang Man Temple grounds in the northern province of Chiang Mai.

 

There. Fixed it.

9 minutes ago, Purdey said:

They appear to be lying on the grass, so in the temple area rather than in the temple.

 

Normal Thaiger reporting standards. Better get used to it. We see such every day on AN.

2 hours ago, webfact said:

The picture showed two foreign women in shorts and tank tops lying on the grass and enjoying the afternoon sun.

Jesus !

They should respect the budist culture ! 

Plenty of sign's as you enter most temples ! 

 

Yep.

On the weed and on the grass.

 

 

3 hours ago, webfact said:

A Thai tourist called on the authorities to put up warning signs after spotting two foreign women sunbathing inside Chiang Man Temple in the northern province of Chiang Mai.

At least they weren't topless.

45 minutes ago, Olav Seglem said:

Im sure, if the thai person, instead of taking time to take photo, posting on facebook and getting annoyed, would instead informed the 2 ladies that sunbathing at temple was inpropriate, they would apologized and leave.

 

21 minutes ago, PJ71 said:

Why would the thai 'grass' not just approach the 2 ladies sunbathing and mention it's not the done thing?

 

Equally likely, of course, is that these 2 pathetic specimens of female Western humanity could instead have told the Thai tourist to f*** off (or worse).

33 minutes ago, Antiparovian said:

Wonder if the monk had a 5 knuckle shuffle later.

2 finger and a a thumb shuffle

2 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

At least they weren't topless.

That seems to be true.

They were "bottomless" in the sense of being ignorant of local sensibilities.