Do you know how to be a respectful tourist? In addition to learning the local language and local customs, you also need to avoid the following things.
Coming to a new culture, you should follow the rules in this country so as not to become a rude person. A Russian tourist was fined $24,000 because he carved his name into the Colosseum, two American tourists were arrested because they carved their initials inside the Roman amphitheater are two examples that prove this. consequences of not learning about cultures.
You should absolutely avoid the following:
Don’t: Take nude selfies at Angkor Wat
Some time ago, Lindsey and Leslie Adams, two sisters from Arizona, were arrested for taking nude selfies at Angkor Wat. The couple was inside the Preah Khan temple and acted quite rudely by pulling down their pants and taking pictures of their buttocks. Besides the arrest, they were also fined $250 each, deported, and banned from returning to Cambodia for four years.
Sadly, they are not the first to do so. Three French tourists were arrested in January after they were caught taking nude photos inside the temple, and faced similar consequences.
Don’t: Take selfies with objects/animals that pose a danger to you
In 2013, a couple visiting a South African nature park were beaten to a pulp while taking photos with wild white rhinos – just a few feet behind them. Luckily they survived, but many others were not so lucky: Last year, a hiker took a selfie with a black bear from behind, resulting in his death from the attack. of bears. (Lake Tahoe officials recently banned photography of and with bears.)
The dangers are unlimited with animals, and the same goes for landscapes. You might regret it if you injure yourself trying to climb a cliff just to take a selfie.
Don’t: Do private things in front of historical landmarks
Last year, two Russian tourists had a nearly 10-minute sex video leaked, located near the 4,500-year-old Giza pyramids. According to an official statement made by Egypt’s Minister of Antiquities – Mamdouh al-Damati: “A collection of pornographic scenes was illegally filmed inside the Giza Necropolis by a foreign tourist.”
In response to the incidents, critics have called on the Egyptian government to increase security at historical sites to prevent tourist behavior seen as “degrading to Egyptian civilization.” ”
Don’t: Bring your pig on a plane
Last year, a woman was kicked off a plane after she brought an 80-pound pig on a flight from Connecticut to Washington. According to reports from passengers, the pig kept screaming violently, making everyone feel uncomfortable. The woman said she needed to protect the pig because it was an “emotional support animal.”
Under US law, the Department of Transportation allows people with disabilities to travel with animals, but in this case, the passenger did not qualify as disabled and her animal was considered disruptive.
Don’t: Make parties and get drunk in the rental house
If you travel and rent a house to live in, it is best not to have parties, get drunk, or have noisy parties that affect your neighbors. Otherwise, the result will be that you will be kicked out of the house and no landlord will easily accept you.
Don’t: smuggle baby eels, baby fish…
Obviously, smuggling drugs in your checked luggage is a crime. What about other things? In 2012, a passenger passing through Miami tried to smuggle 163 tropical fish, plus a bag of baby eels in his luggage. Similarly, another man was trying to smuggle 30 snakes and several birds into Atlanta. And in 2011, a man at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport was stopped because he tried to smuggle “a zoo” in his checked luggage: two leopards, a black bear Asia and two monkeys. All parties were fined and later arrested.
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According to cntraveler.com
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