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I can relate to that. Buuuut, it's also pretty easy to look up "about how much does it cost to go a mile/kilometer" beforehand, and map the distance to your ho
by Frondo 11y ago
I can relate to that. Buuuut, it's also pretty easy to look up "about how much does it cost to go a mile/kilometer" beforehand, and map the distance to your hotel. Then, when you're hiring a cab, you just give them a price within 10-20% of that. If they try to overcharge you, onto the next one.
Americans don't like haggling, but it's actually pretty fun once you get into it.
Again, local flavor. But I also get that some people want to go eat at McDonald's whatever country they end up in, so to each their own. (I'd just personally regret it if I visited some foreign country and only had stories about US-based fast food chains...)
- Symbiote 11y agoConstantly having to deal with being ripped off is never fun, and is the usual experience for tourists in many countries. It's a big deterrent for independent tourists in places life Egypt and India.
- Frondo 11y agoIt's actually pretty easy to avoid being ripped off. You just have to know about how much something ought to cost, and offer that as your price. You also have to be brave about offering $5 for something if someone tries to sell it to you for $100.
- Symbiote 11y agoNow do that at 4am in Merrakesh, in the rain, at the bus station. Possible, but certainly not fun, and not easy when other tourists are paying $75 thinking they've got a good deal.
- Frondo 11y agoYeah, so? You're travelling in a foreign country. I get that some people want McDonald's wherever they go, and some people stay at Disney resorts, but again, show a little grit, I say.