点评:My husband and I visited Old St Paul’s Church on 07/12/2025 around 2 pm. We’ve visited three times before and were always able to take a few photos like other visitors. Today, after making a donation, we took a couple of photos following our prayer. However, the elderly man at the door repeatedly approached us, saying we should not take photos—even though many other visitors around us were taking several photos without any issue.
There were no signs stating photography is prohibited, and even our previous visits were never restricted. His behaviour felt targeted and made us extremely uncomfortable. When we stopped taking photos and simply tried to sit quietly and pray, he still insisted we leave immediately, saying a group was coming—yet the group arrived almost 30 minutes later.
This experience felt discriminatory and deeply disappointing. We paid like every other visitor and expected equal treatment. Heritage sites should be welcoming to everyone, and staff should act with fairness and respect.
翻译:我和丈夫于2025年7月12日下午2点左右参观了老圣保罗教堂。我们之前来过三次,每次都能像其他游客一样拍照。今天,我们捐款后,在祈祷结束后拍了几张照片。然而,门口一位老人反复走过来,说我们不应该拍照——尽管周围很多游客都在拍照,并没有遇到任何问题。
教堂里没有任何禁止拍照的标志,而且我们之前几次来的时候也没有遇到过这种情况。他的行为让我们感觉受到了针对,非常不舒服。当我们停止拍照,只想安静地坐着祈祷时,他仍然坚持要我们立即离开,说有一群人要来——然而那群人几乎30分钟后才到。
这次经历让我们感到受到了歧视,非常失望。我们和其他游客一样付了钱,理应得到平等的待遇。历史遗迹应该欢迎所有人,工作人员也应该公平、尊重地对待每一位游客。