Bangkok Tourist Scams Are Still Alive In 2017 (2.30)

On this episode of the Bangkok Podcast we talk about one
of the negative aspects of Bangkok, the immortal, ever-present
tourist scam. But before we get there, we'll have a brief
discussion of feet. Yeah... feet. Pick up any
piece of tourist literature and you'll note warnings of "tourist
scams" running rampant in Bangkok. But are they as bad or
prevalent as they're made out to be? Back when Greg was a new
expat in Thailand, he played the part of an investigative
journalist, purposely attracting the attention o a "tuk tuk
scammer" just to document the experience. In fact, here's
the story. And he's still with us, so how bad can they be,
right? Severity aside, these damned tourist scams
just won't die. Hopefully you'll be better educated against them
after listening to this episode. We go into detail on the tuk-tuk
scam (no, the Palace isn't closed today), the ping pong scam (no,
you don't want to see it), the
official-who-isn't-really-an-official scam (no, not all badges
are real), and the birdseed scam. Yes, the birdseed scam. Not
kidding.
Love Loathe or Leave

Free your feet, free your mind. Open sandals are all the
rage here in Thailand, but how do we Westerners feel about it? On
this Love, Loathe, or Leave we'll dip our toes (ha!) into the
conversation.
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