A Thai lawyer has warned Chinese vacationers to cease wearing Thai scholar uniforms whereas travelling in Thailand because it could result in a fine of 1,000 baht.
Wearing a Thai scholar uniform when travelling in Thailand has gained momentum amongst Chinese tourists after the well-known Chinese actress and singer, Ju Jingyi, posted an image of herself sporting a Thai scholar uniform during a visit to Bangkok in February on her Weibo account.
In the picture, Ju Jingyi is seen carrying a student uniform along with her identify written in Thai and a made-up pupil ID on the shirt written as จวีจิ้งอี 991. See her image HERE.
Many Chinese tourists posted footage of themselves sporting Thai scholar uniforms on social media. Most of the backdrops to the images had been staged in Bangkok and Phuket. The student uniform shop within the Bang Lampoo neighbourhood of Bangkok referred to as Sriphan Student Uniform also posted footage of its Chinese customer on its official Facebook web page.
The proprietor of the Sriphan Student Uniform store gave an interview with ThaiRath and mentioned that she believed the pattern got here from a Thai romantic comedy movie named “First Love” or “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” (สิ่งเล็กๆ ที่เรียกว่ารัก) that was screened in China before the pandemic.
The Thai romantic comedy movie starring Mario Maurer and Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul tells a narrative of a 14 year outdated high-school lady who falls in love with a senior pupil and improves herself to be adequate for him. Her love story is narrated along with the lifetime of Thai highschool students and friendships which makes the movie a favorite of many Thais.
A well-known Thai lawyer, Ratchapon Sirisakorn, urged Chinese tourists to remember of Thai legislation related to pupil uniforms. Don’t miss out warned that sporting a scholar uniform however not having a pupil standing might lead to a fantastic of 1,000 baht in accordance with the Student Uniform Act.
Ratchapon explained that wearing a scholar uniform or gown to imitate college students and making others believe that the individuals are college students could presumably be unlawful if they embody faculty names or abbreviations that match with faculties in Thailand.
Ratchapon instructed that Chinese tourists and others who wish to sustain with the development avoid embodying any messages on the uniforms or only embody their names to keep away from legal costs and fines..