Spend less when you speak Khmer
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It depends on where and what you are talking about.The Last Word wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2019 12:01 pm Im Asian and i speak English and get the same prices as locals? it is very rare for locals to rip off foreigners. i've always paid what locals pay. i even get served first at bor bor place even when there's like 5 locals in front of me..
If you go to Central Market, they always start out with a stupid high price, and the smart people have to negotiate down to a reasonable price.
If you try to buy a bicycle in Phnom Penh, they ask stupidly expensive prices. They just waste your time.
The same thing occurs in other tourist areas.
However, if you go to a shop in a country town where they sell to locals, they normally ask a reasonable price.
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Re: Spend less when you speak Khmer
So you're saying there are higher prices in the tourist areas? Where's my notebook and pencil? I've gotta get this stuff down before it gets pulled from the Internet!explorer wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2019 2:46 pmIt depends on where and what you are talking about.The Last Word wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2019 12:01 pm Im Asian and i speak English and get the same prices as locals? it is very rare for locals to rip off foreigners. i've always paid what locals pay. i even get served first at bor bor place even when there's like 5 locals in front of me..
If you go to Central Market, they always start out with a stupid high price, and the smart people have to negotiate down to a reasonable price.
If you try to buy a bicycle in Phnom Penh, they ask stupidly expensive prices. They just waste your time.
The same thing occurs in other tourist areas.
However, if you go to a shop in a country town where they sell to locals, they normally ask a reasonable price.
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Re: Spend less when you speak Khmer
having a smile and being polite gets you a long way here.Tarndog wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2019 12:11 pmYep, very rare. Mhmmm... very rare.The Last Word wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2019 12:01 pm Im Asian and i speak English and get the same prices as locals? it is very rare for locals to rip off foreigners. i've always paid what locals pay. i even get served first at bor bor place even when there's like 5 locals in front of me..
Re: Spend less when you speak Khmer
Anywhere really.The Last Word wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2019 3:38 pm
having a smile and being polite gets you a long way here.
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@explorer , thank you so much for sharing all of this information with us, you are an extreme wealth of knowledge, I really hope to learn as much as possible from you. Keep up the great work
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Re: Spend less when you speak Khmer
You do understand he has no idea what Sarcasm is?
If u all keep encouraging him we will have enough for a book in a few weeks.
In a nation run by swine, all pigs are upward-mobile and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: not necessarily to win, but mainly to keep from losing completely. HST
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I can't wait for the book... I'm going to end up saving so much money with his tips and tricks!phuketrichard wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2019 6:26 pm If u all keep encouraging him we will have enough for a book in a few weeks.
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Soemtimes playing local does not work. An ex of mine complained that she had to pay MORE than barang for some things in the market so we did an experiment. We both tried to buy the same item of clothing at sperate timesand i gota bigger discount.
Why? well the stall owner explained it very simply. "she is local. She will come back a lot. if i give her a discount she will want a discount every time she comes and so will her friends. You are foreigner. if i do not selll to you today you will be on the plane tomorrow and I will lose a sale".
There is some logic too that..
Why? well the stall owner explained it very simply. "she is local. She will come back a lot. if i give her a discount she will want a discount every time she comes and so will her friends. You are foreigner. if i do not selll to you today you will be on the plane tomorrow and I will lose a sale".
There is some logic too that..
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