Thai and Taiwanese netizens condemned two Thai males for inappropriately touching a Taiwanese YouTuber, Ar Yuan, whereas she was travelling in Bangkok.
The Taiwanese YouTuber, Ar Yuan ( 一隻阿圓) runs a YouTube channel referred to as I am CIRCLE (一隻阿圓) which promotes journey and lifestyle movies and attracts over 762,000 subscribers to her channel. According to the Taiwanese information agency, ETtoday, Ar Yuan travelled to Bangkok in the midst of February and shared her experience in a video that was revealed three days in the past.
In the video, Ar Yuan could be seen wanting uncomfortable as a Thai man, who works as pier staff, tried to hold her hand. She later expressed her discomfort with the audience saying…
“Why do they all the time want to touch me?”
As she attempted to board a long-tail boat, the same member of employees appeared by her facet once more however too close to her chest, prompting Ar Yuan to say “Ok, Ok,” in an try to make him cease.
The YouTuber also posted an image on her Instagram account, the place she may be seen with a Thai man who requested to take a photograph along with her. He hugged her without consent. She expressed her worry in the caption saying…
“This man got here to me and asked to take a picture with me. I was actually scared as a end result of he hugged me!” See the picture right here.
Ar Yuan’s followers commented on her picture and video expressing their concern in regards to the behaviour of the two Thai men. Thai fans apologized on behalf of their fellow countrymen. They commented…
“I’m from Thailand. Closet write this remark to say sorry about the bad men that don’t make you feel good.”
“Thank you for coming to Thailand. As a Thai person, female travellers should be cautious even if Thailand is friendly to tourists. Hope you enjoy your journey. Be careful too!”
“I skilled the same thing. The Thai man tried to help me, however I think it was sexual harassment!”
Ar Yuan later informed her followers that she was accompanied by her cameraman when the incidents occurred and thanked her followers and the Thai folks for their considerations. Despite these unlucky events, she acknowledged that she had a great time in Thailand.
This incident drew comparisons to the case of Taiwanese actress An Yu-Qing, also identified as Charlene An, who was extorted by Thai law enforcement officials for 27,000 baht. Many said these incidents ruin the picture of Thai tourism..