A photo of two men wearing cheetah-print Togs, Australia’s speedo-style swimwear, at a Thai airport has angered locals who see it as disrespectful to their culture.
A photo of the two tourists wearing animal-print togs at Phuket Airport went viral on Thai social media this week.
The men jolted through their suitcases in the baggage car park in just their swimming trunks — unless you count sunglasses, sandals and a fan pack.
“How are they shameless? That’s underwear when not near water,” wrote one.
“And in a conservative country too,” said another.
A third added: “I find it hard to believe that this is common culture anywhere.”
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Others, however, said the outfit was par for the course in tourism economics.
“If you want mass tourism, not everyone will toe the cultural line unfortunately,” said one.
There was some additional confusion as to whether the men had arrived in Phuket ready to hit the beach or if they were planning to check in to their outbound flight and travel in swimwear.
“Pants are required at the airport. Airlines won’t allow them,” wrote one.
“Some people like to get last minute sunshine,” added another.
“They’re excited and ready to swim,” guessed a third.
Although the men’s nationalities are unknown, many commentators say there is a “100 per cent” chance they are Australian.
Many thought the man was Australian. Budgy the smuggler.
But others said: “99.9 percent accurate. If they were also barefoot, it would be 100 percent.”
Thailand is one of many tourist hotspots that have begun to crack down on bad traveler behavior, which ranges from awkward to downright disrespectful.
After the ban, national tourism bodies have expressed their desire to move their tourism strategy towards quality over quantity.
“To build a new ecosystem, we need to rely less on the number of tourists and focus more on increasing tourist spending, attracting quality tourists, developing supply chains with our partners, and distributing income fairly to local communities,” said Tourism. Thai Authority boss Yuthasak Supasorn.
“We need to create a balance between economic wealth, social well-being, environmental well-being and human wisdom.”
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Source: thtrangdai.edu.vn/en/
