Cultural differences

Sri Lanka will (1) ____ a British tourist for having a tattoo on her arm of the Buddha (2) ____ on a lotus flower. 

Naomi Coleman, 37, was arrested at Sri Lanka's international airport on Monday. She is currently at a center in the airport waiting for a flight (3) ____ to the U.K.

Airport officials told Ms Coleman that her tattoo was disrespectful to Sri Lankan culture. A police spokesman said she was arrested for "hurting others' religious (4) ____ ". 

Most Sri Lankans are Buddhist and have     (5) ____ respect for images and statues of Buddha. They would think anyone with a Buddha tattoo is culturally insensitive.

Coleman said she practiced Buddhism and did not think her tattoo would (6) ____ anyone.

This is not the first time that tourists have got (7) ____ trouble for misunderstanding Sri Lankan culture.

Another Briton was deported last year because he spoke (8) ____ when passport officials asked him about a Buddha tattoo on his arm.

According to the BBC, three French tourists got prison (9) ____ for kissing a Buddha statue. Britain's Independent newspaper reports that in 2010, R&B (10) ____ Akon was told he could not get a visa to visit Sri Lanka because of a video for his song Sexy Chick.

The video (11) ____ a pool party in front of a statue of Buddha.

A British government website warns people who visit Sri Lanka not to (12) ____ for photos in front of statues of the Buddha.