frank lee bent wrote: ↑Wed Dec 12, 2018 5:00 pm Can i get t shirt ?

I am on crutches now which causes panic among the Khmer.

A t shirt like that would really rub it in.

Khao san maybe

takeoman wrote: ↑Thu Dec 13, 2018 9:19 am

explorer wrote: ↑Wed Dec 12, 2018 10:05 am A man traveled by bus to another town. When he got off the bus, some of the luggage had already been unloaded, and his luggage was not there. He grabbed one of the men unloading the luggage, pushed him up against the side of the bus, and asked him where his luggage was. Someone else said, dont get upset, we will find it. It turns out his luggage had been taken to a back room in the bus terminal.

You cant be sure in this situation, but it is likely that if he was not assertive, he would never seen his luggage again.

A couple stayed in a hotel. While they were out during the day, the room was cleaned, and their money and valuables disappeared. They insisted on calling the police. The guest house staff told them that will not be necessary. But they insisted on calling the police. The cleaner had gone home, but they told the cleaner to come back. The cleaner had put their valuables in the safe.

I believe, if they had not insisted on calling the police, they would never have found out where their valuables were, and they would have been stolen. I believe, it was a theft designed to look like it is not a theft if they could not get away with it. I believe other hotel staff were also in on it.

Somebody hires a motorbike. He later goes to a bar and has a few drinks. While he was in the bar, his keys are swapped with the keys of another motorbike which is the same model and same color. He goes back to the guest house on the other motorbike. Some time later he discovers it is not the same motorbike. He needs to pay for a new motorbike at the place he hired if from. He is told to report it to the police, so they can say he is the one who stole a motorbike. They can then swap the motorbikes back and repeat this with another customer.

With this trick, he does not realize until some time later that it is a different motorbike, which makes it more difficult to track. In this case, with a some searching in the area, the original motorbike was found.

Even more common, the lock cylinder is modified so any similar key can be used to start the motorbike, and theft is easy.

An inexperienced traveler arrives in a town. He gets a tuk tuk to a guest house. He tells the tuk tuk driver he needs change for $100. The tuk tuk driver offers to get change for him. When he comes back he says he was unable to get change, and returns $100. Some time later he realizes that it is one of those fake $100 bills they use for funerals. He is new to town and cant even identify the tuk tuk driver.

Keep your wits about you, take precautions, and be assertive when it is necessary. It is sickening to hear foreigners say: this is Cambodia, things get stolen, there is nothing you can do about it. While the thieves are saying: these people are really stupid, you steal their things and they dont do anything about it.

Have you actually experienced any of these, or is this just another episode of Tales from the Coffee Shop/Bar Stool (delete as appropriate)?

takeoman wrote: ↑Thu Dec 13, 2018 9:19 am

explorer wrote: ↑Wed Dec 12, 2018 10:05 am A man traveled by bus to another town. When he got off the bus, some of the luggage had already been unloaded, and his luggage was not there. He grabbed one of the men unloading the luggage, pushed him up against the side of the bus, and asked him where his luggage was. Someone else said, dont get upset, we will find it. It turns out his luggage had been taken to a back room in the bus terminal.

You cant be sure in this situation, but it is likely that if he was not assertive, he would never seen his luggage again.

A couple stayed in a hotel. While they were out during the day, the room was cleaned, and their money and valuables disappeared. They insisted on calling the police. The guest house staff told them that will not be necessary. But they insisted on calling the police. The cleaner had gone home, but they told the cleaner to come back. The cleaner had put their valuables in the safe.

I believe, if they had not insisted on calling the police, they would never have found out where their valuables were, and they would have been stolen. I believe, it was a theft designed to look like it is not a theft if they could not get away with it. I believe other hotel staff were also in on it.

Somebody hires a motorbike. He later goes to a bar and has a few drinks. While he was in the bar, his keys are swapped with the keys of another motorbike which is the same model and same color. He goes back to the guest house on the other motorbike. Some time later he discovers it is not the same motorbike. He needs to pay for a new motorbike at the place he hired if from. He is told to report it to the police, so they can say he is the one who stole a motorbike. They can then swap the motorbikes back and repeat this with another customer.

With this trick, he does not realize until some time later that it is a different motorbike, which makes it more difficult to track. In this case, with a some searching in the area, the original motorbike was found.

Even more common, the lock cylinder is modified so any similar key can be used to start the motorbike, and theft is easy.

An inexperienced traveler arrives in a town. He gets a tuk tuk to a guest house. He tells the tuk tuk driver he needs change for $100. The tuk tuk driver offers to get change for him. When he comes back he says he was unable to get change, and returns $100. Some time later he realizes that it is one of those fake $100 bills they use for funerals. He is new to town and cant even identify the tuk tuk driver.

Keep your wits about you, take precautions, and be assertive when it is necessary. It is sickening to hear foreigners say: this is Cambodia, things get stolen, there is nothing you can do about it. While the thieves are saying: these people are really stupid, you steal their things and they dont do anything about it.

Have you actually experienced any of these, or is this just another episode of Tales from the Coffee Shop/Bar Stool (delete as appropriate)?