Naive Travelers Pay $200 for Snack in India

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11-17-2008 @ 2:23PM

arex said...

spicy! I wish I would have been able to do the same when I was in Prague, eating in the Old Town Square. Annoying how restaurants like to swindle foreign patrons and often use the 'lost in translation' card.

Any other people have experience on how to avoid getting swindled due to supposed language barriers? Sure makes a nice vacation turn sour real quick.

11-19-2008 @ 9:31AM

Gary said...

Arex,
There is an easy way to prevent getting ripped off in a foreign country. Take a vacation in the USA !!!

11-19-2008 @ 9:57AM

John said...

Agree on the price before you do anything. Don't be the naive traveler. Stand your ground.

11-19-2008 @ 11:12AM

arex said...

I totally agree. It was one of those things where on the very fine print of the menu it said to the aspect of: "20% Gratuity is added to the price of the meal."

The argument was whether it was already included or it was in addition to the price of the meal. Our waiter wanted to include it on top of the meal, whereas other foreigners nearby us did not have to pay this. After several minutes of arguing, they adjusted the bill sans extra gratuity.

Miffed.

11-20-2008 @ 8:13AM

LNF said...

I brush up on the language spoken in the place where I'm going to travel. (When people visit the U.S., we expect for them to speak English to us.) This cuts down on the amount of people that read "Swindle Me" on my shirt.

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