A poll by
Chiang Mai University in Thailand has showed that local people do not welcome
the increasing number of Chinese tourists, reports the state-run China News
Service (CNS).
CNS cited a
poll published on Feb. 17 which claimed that 80% of those surveyed said that
they dislike Chinese visitors because they do not respect local culture and
leave a mess.
Visitors
from China were criticized for talking too loudly in public, cutting in line,
smoking, spitting and litter in the streets. Some 70% said peace and quiet are
immediately destroyed whenever a Chinese visitor enters the house; 53%
complained that the local government does nothing to address poor behavior on
the part of tourists, and 30% said public order in Chiang Mai has been
jeopardized because of the increasing number of Chinese tourists.
CNS
reported that Chiang Mai University has begun to ask visitors to show their
photo ID or passport on entering its campus after a group of Chinese visitors
spent a night camping on the grounds, during which they painted on the ground
without permission.
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