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Sri Lanka will [deport / depart] a British tourist for having a tattoo on her arm of the Buddha [seated / sits] on a lotus flower. Naomi Coleman, 37, was arrested at Sri Lanka's international airport on Monday. She is [currency / currently] at a centre in the airport waiting [to / for] a flight back to the U.K. Airport officials told Ms Coleman that her tattoo was [disrespectful / disrespected] to Sri Lankan culture. A police spokesman said she was [arrested / attested] for "hurting others' religious [feels / feelings] ". Most Sri Lankans are Buddhist and have [deep / wide] respect for images and statues of Buddha. They would think anyone with a Buddha tattoo is [culturally / cultural] insensitive. Coleman said she practised Buddhism and did not think her tattoo would [upset / upend] anyone.

This is not the first [time / timely] that tourists have got [in / on] trouble for misunderstanding Sri Lankan culture. Another Briton was deported last year because he [talked / spoke] disrespectfully when passport officials asked him about a Buddha tattoo on his arm. According [of / to] the BBC, three French tourists got prison sentences [for / as] kissing a Buddha statue. Britain's Independent newspaper [reporters / reports] that in 2010, R&B star Akon was told he could not [get / issue] a visa to visit Sri Lanka because of a video for his song Sexy Chick. The video [showed / showered] a pool party in front of a statue of Buddha. A British government website [warns / warning] people who visit Sri Lanka not to [pose / prose] for photos in front of statues of the Buddha.