Sri Lanka tourist with Buddha tattoo deportation isn't the only case where the country has taken extremes to set tourists straight towards their religion. Last March, another British tourist was denied entry at Colombo's international airport because immigration officials said he had spoken "disrespectfully" when asked about a tattoo of the Buddha on his arm. Two years ago, three French tourists were also given suspended prison sentences for allegedly kissing a Buddha statue. A word of warning to travelers, research the culture and check any history of arrests in the county where you're off to in order to ensure safety.
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