Does that 2000 riel add up?
Re: Does that 2000 riel add up?
It's stupid to take low rent transport like a dup without proper change in your pocket or a plan for getting change at your destination. Rank amateur mistake.Retardedwaitress wrote:Yeh the khmers love to pull small time scams,tricks and rip offs that barangs dont seem to care /realise / give the time of day to even give a f&#k.Алина Анисимов wrote:Okay that is fair. But if the price is written in Cambodian and they ask 2000 riel more is that overcharging ,because that happens all the time.LTO wrote:If the price is not set then the fact that you may have paid 2000 riel more than someone else is not "overcharging."
Good example is when the motodop has
"no change .....".
I doubt any khmer customer will buy that crap for 1 second.
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Re: Does that 2000 riel add up?
^^ Or better still, just give the driver your $20 and tell him to change it and bring your change back.
Re: Does that 2000 riel add up?
Or even better still, have the number of a couple of motodops and tukkies that you trust, in your phone and only use them. I agree with Bingham and LTO here. Getting ripped off is a rank amateur mistake, whinging about it just shows what a rank amateur you are.
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At least thats constructive critism rather than binghams weird nonsense .....Hotdigr wrote:Or even better still, have the number of a couple of motodops and tukkies that you trust, in your phone and only use them. I agree with Bingham and LTO here. Getting ripped off is a rank amateur mistake, whinging about it just shows what a rank amateur you are.
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Re: Does that 2000 riel add up?
What a whinging barang bin scab. Sounds even poorer than the average teacher, my mate has a Celta and makes $50 an hour in Sydney. Bin scab should be here.
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Nah its not being a binscab , its just not being a naive tourist like some.willyhilly wrote:What a whinging barang bin scab. Sounds even poorer than the average teacher, my mate has a Celta and makes $50 an hour in Sydney. Bin scab should be here.
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Re: Does that 2000 riel add up?
Look at it as a kind of social tax and immagine you contribute a small little bit to the local community with your unwanted tip. Its worth many times more to those overcharging you in most cases (I would maybe exclude barang run businesses). Turn the negative experience into a positive feeling. It does add up at the end but it doesn't make Cambodia an unaffordable country to live or travel.
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Re: Does that 2000 riel add up?
4 years too late, but you make sense!!!truffledog wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2020 1:30 am Look at it as a kind of social tax and imagine you contribute a small little bit to the local community with your unwanted tip. Its worth many times more to those overcharging you in most cases (I would maybe exclude barang run businesses). Turn the negative experience into a positive feeling. It does add up at the end but it doesn't make Cambodia an unaffordable country to live or travel.
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Re: Does that 2000 riel add up?
If you get taken for even 100 riel then you don't deserve to handle money ever again and should go home
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Re: Does that 2000 riel add up?
A foreigner in such a country shouldnt make a fuss of what is the main daily opportunity to increase one of the lowest incomes, without engaging in drugs, exploitation or violence.
Of course it's inflated. That's how you contribute daily to smoothen some people's life.
If you can't afford it, go back home earn what is needed and come back.
Of course it's inflated. That's how you contribute daily to smoothen some people's life.
If you can't afford it, go back home earn what is needed and come back.
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