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Old Dec 19, 2012 | 12:05 pm
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Originally Posted by glennaa11
At first I was a bit annoyed by the luggage porters too. But you have to realize how desperately poor the country's people are. Those guys are just trying to eke out a living. I didn't begrudge them. The tips they are looking for are really small change in the scheme of things.
Didn't really annoy me, just a heads up on a scam that is played in the poorer countries of Asia (i.e. have seen it in Jakarta, and Kathmandu).

FWIW, Small change adds up quickly. Especially when there was no ATM to refresh the kitty.

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