Phnom Penh Tuktuk Drivers are Feeling the Coronavirus Slowdown
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OK you say the low fares quoted are BS. What about the huge lobster dinners I remember getting there for $1? Or are they up to $1.50 now?Foreigner wrote: ↑Mon May 04, 2020 12:58 amjaynewcastle wrote: ↑Mon May 04, 2020 12:24 amIf they're charging tourists 3,4 or5 times as much for the same trip that locals/expats would pay, its not a surprise anymore I supposeAndyKK wrote: ↑Sun May 03, 2020 6:26 pm So it seems we don't have sympathy for tuk-tuk drivers, I thought of them a little better when the App drivers came into play, with the more or less fairness in price. Some didn't because some drivers again found the way to cheat the customer. But with the situation like other trades they are suffering a loss. It does surprise me even so that tourists are the bulk of their earnings in Phnom Penh.
Hanging around the hotels, looking for much-inflated fares is probably quite profitable, compared to working a 15hr shift for normal fares
Some of the fares mentioned on here are bullshit though. Just like some people say the going rate for a stunna from pontoon for the night is $10 if you know what you're doing, there's a couple on here just dropping in that the normal rate is about 1000 riel for 1km or something. A reasonable price for a ride across the centre of town's about 2.5-3 dollars. Yes of course some of the drivers of traditional tuks will try to rip you off, and might get away with it late at night, but some of the cheap fares suggested on this thread are bullshit imo.
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My distinction is if I choose to pay the higher fare it was a rippoff but some slimy taxi or tuktuk dude did not rip me off. They are very passive people laying around most of the day. A ripoff artist aggressively takes my money. And I have paid the higher fare before whatever reason knowing its too high. So by your logic the passapp or grab drivers are being ripped off by me because I'm not paying enough. And I never tip anywhere in Asia. It aint a thing. Logic. Pretzel logic.
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Huge lobster dinners for a dollar!
At Pontoon?
Ah ha, now i finally get why so many expats dine there so regularly.
Flock, even at a buck50 i might go along and have all my fantasies come true.
Waiter - 3 lobster dinners to take home please.
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https://y.yarn.co/06cdf0a4-bb1c-4f12-a7 ... 8568337555SternAAlbifrons wrote: ↑Mon May 04, 2020 11:47 amHuge lobster dinners for a dollar!
At Pontoon?
Ah ha, now i finally get why so many expats dine there so regularly.
Flock, even at a buck50 i might go along and have all my fantasies come true.
Waiter - 3 lobster dinners to take home please.
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A tuktuk driver parked next to where I live has conjured up a creative but risky alternative. He offers the ride for free. When you accept the offer, he constantly talks about how hard life has become, his kids' school fees (he will show pics of them), his ill wife, his tuktuk's monthly installment payments to some microfinance in Steung Meanchey. He rains down compliments about how good, fortunate and lucky I am. The topic is steered (and pressed) towards a potential donation. Usually on an "up to you" basis.
I only take Grab now.
I only take Grab now.
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Who don't you just pay him hat you would pay for a Grab ride? Win-win. He makes a buck, even a bit more because he doesn't pay commission, and you enjoy your ride in silence.numacsys wrote: ↑Mon May 04, 2020 12:11 pm A tuktuk driver parked next to where I live has conjured up a creative but risky alternative. He offers the ride for free. When you accept the offer, he constantly talks about how hard life has become, his kids' school fees (he will show pics of them), his ill wife, his tuktuk's monthly installment payments to some microfinance in Steung Meanchey. He rains down compliments about how good, fortunate and lucky I am. The topic is steered (and pressed) towards a potential donation. Usually on an "up to you" basis.
I only take Grab now.
Times are tough for tuk tuk drivers these days. Far less rides, and many still have to make payments for their tuk tuk.
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Why not use that dude and wear earplugs or wireless earphones concealed under a hat or long hair? Or just ignore him during the ride? Free is free.
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Can I just say that I apologise for referring to, "the going rate for a stunna". Doesn't seem right reading it back.
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yeah that sounds worse. the way to do it imo is just be polite, fairly quiet yet pleasant, not ask a load of questions that are none of your business, drive where you're asked to drive not where you think would be a good place to drive, and look a bit poor. that's maximum fare range territory for me.numacsys wrote: ↑Mon May 04, 2020 12:11 pm A tuktuk driver parked next to where I live has conjured up a creative but risky alternative. He offers the ride for free. When you accept the offer, he constantly talks about how hard life has become, his kids' school fees (he will show pics of them), his ill wife, his tuktuk's monthly installment payments to some microfinance in Steung Meanchey. He rains down compliments about how good, fortunate and lucky I am. The topic is steered (and pressed) towards a potential donation. Usually on an "up to you" basis.
I only take Grab now.
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One of the most unsettling experiences for a expat, an more so a tourist, just about everywhere in developing Asianumacsys wrote: ↑Mon May 04, 2020 12:11 pm A tuktuk driver parked next to where I live has conjured up a creative but risky alternative. He offers the ride for free. When you accept the offer, he constantly talks about how hard life has become, his kids' school fees (he will show pics of them), his ill wife, his tuktuk's monthly installment payments to some microfinance in Steung Meanchey. He rains down compliments about how good, fortunate and lucky I am. The topic is steered (and pressed) towards a potential donation. Usually on an "up to you" basis.
I only take Grab now.
is asking how much something cost, (a ride, a girl, a bottle of water, a trinket etc etc) and the reply
"up to you"
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