She's Israeli, (speaking Hebrew), just like the other Israeli women who go into this 7/11 on a daily basis without a second of thought as to whether their lack of attire is acceptable by Thai cultural standards. I put it down to total ignorance or total arrogance. This is not a beach-side 7/11.... and in fairnest, some other nationalities also behave in a similar manner, notably Spanish-speaking - it's just that Phangan has so many Israelis here that the vast majority of 'culprits' are Israeli. Of course, there are also all the bare-chested young males who can't be bothered to wear a shirt. It should not be down to the 7/11 staff to have to enforce 'common-sense' standards of decency when it comes to customer clothing. Many shops (in many countries) already refuse to serve customers who do not adhere to norms of decency. I'd like to see 7/11 shops follow suit. (And I'm not being an old prude - that woman looks ok, but on a beach, not in a 7/11 2km from the nearest beach...)
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