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Nepal is a low income and high corruption country, where the government and formal business structures are unstable enough that 'tipping' becomes common even fo
by datadrivenangel 7mo ago
Nepal is a low income and high corruption country, where the government and formal business structures are unstable enough that 'tipping' becomes common even for government investigators...
It's basically a way for everyone to get more tourists dollars, which is one of Nepals primary exports.
- expedition32 7mo agoScamming bored rich people is one of the more victimless crimes.
- guzfip 7mo agoIdk they gave SBF 25 years for it.
- tt24 7mo agoHow can it possibly be defined as victimless
- School-Cotton 7mo agoIn my experience people use “victimless” to mean “the victims are people I lack sympathy for”.
- mikkupikku 7mo agoWhy don't they just charge [more] for a mountain license? A few thousand per hiker would probably be tolerated by people who view the hike as a lifetime achievement kind of thing.
- tim333 7mo agoThey do charge quite a lot for mountain climbing permits but trekking is mostly just walking from village to village along the usual paths the locals use.
- leoedin 7mo agoThere’s far more tourists in Nepal who are trekking than mountaineering. And those tourists are going to be much more price sensitive. It’s not just wealthy Americans, but people from all over the world - India, China, middle income countries etc. All those people are spending money in tea houses and hiring local guides.
- shellfishgene 7mo agoMy travel health insurance lately warns of Egyptian hospitals and doctors trying to charge absurd amounts for simple procedures for tourists, and pressuring them to pay, arguing they can get it back from their insurance. Similar story.