My view of Sri Lanka was spoiled by the peachy backsides of tourists obsessed with their social media feedsA recent trip to Sri Lanka reminded me of that well known Buddhist proverb: “whether you visit a temple but achieve not take a selfie,did it actually happen?” At these sacred sites, tourists are free to take photographs – as indeed I saw a delegation of enthusiastic monks doing at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy – but you are asked to please not pose with statues of the Buddha, and be photographed with your back to him. Naturally,I observed several western tourists, most of them young, and ignoring this request. Related: Young women on Instagram and self-esteem: 'I absolutely feel insecure' Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com