Did you encounter any embarrassment when you first went to Thailand? tourist handbook

In a foreign country, besides having fun, you should also pay attention to safety, and at the same time, you should pay attention to everything. After all, it is someone else's territory. Although it may be a small probability event, we should take precautions. Before going out, learn about the local deception skills so that you can deal with them on the spot.

First, travel

Thailand's transportation is a mixed industry. As a foreigner, we must be more careful. Being slaughtered is a common occurrence. How can we avoid it as much as possible?

Deception trick 1: Take a taxi without using the meter, bid high at the destination, or make a detour! You don't know how to go to the right place just to kill you.

See the move 1: Before taking a taxi, be sure to check whether the driver's big brother has hit the meter. When taking a taxi at the airport taxi counter, don't give the driver a big receipt provided by the airport because there is a complaint phone number on it.

Trick 2: If you want to go to a place, the driver will recommend other places to play. Especially around the palace and the Jade Buddha Temple in Bangkok, many tuk-tuk drivers will often tell you that the palace is closed for one day today for some reason, but he knows that there is a place nearby where a monk is praying for blessings today, or there is a great art museum nearby that can take you there, and only charge you 50- 100 baht. If you agree, then the "car thief tour" will begin.

You will be taken to an ambush place in advance, kneel down to accept a monk's "blessing", and then you will find that your mobile phone or wallet is missing, or you will be taken to a black shop where hooligans are mixed, and you must buy a pile of garbage before you are allowed to leave.

Main locations: Grand Palace, Jade Buddha Temple, Reclining Buddha Temple, National Museum, Siam Museum and other major places of interest or near museums.

See trick 2: stick to your destination, take you to other scenic spots without listening to the driver's recommendation, and change cars if the driver refuses. If someone tells you that your destination is closed today, go and see for yourself. If necessary, please find a simple and honest security guard. )

Trick 2: Some black-hearted motorcycle rental businesses will ask for compensation when you return the car.

When renting a motorcycle, take the original photos in person, so that you are not afraid of being fooled when returning the car.

Deception 2: Some tourists are not familiar with water transportation and don't know its price. Some businesses take advantage of this and charge high prices.

See trick 4: The price of water transportation is generally 40B/ person. Anything over a few hundred dollars is fatal.

Second, life and diet

I believe that many tourists travel for food, but don't think that they won't be cheated if they eat it. If you don't understand the local situation, you will be slaughtered!

Deception 1: When you tell the driver that you want to go to a restaurant, the driver will say that the restaurant you want to go to is not authentic and not so good, and then introduce you to other restaurants and brag about how delicious it is. In fact, most of them are shanzhai, because drivers can get kickbacks.

See the move 1: If you want to eat authentic snacks, it is recommended to make them in advance. Or you can check the restaurant that the driver said online, is it true?

Tip: Thailand is not a country where tipping is necessary, but if the service you experience is good, it usually ranges from 20 to 50 baht. Also, when tipping, never give coins. Giving coins is equivalent to humiliating people, and coins are given only when the service is poor.

Special reminder:

1, China City in Thailand is basically Chaoshan people who can basically speak Chinese.

2. Toilets in Thailand are generally charged (except for large shopping malls), and the fees range from 2 to 5.

Be sure to ask if there is hot water before staying in the hotel. Generally hotels don't have hot water, but hotels with hot water will be more expensive.

Third, play

Deception 1: It is one of the key itineraries to come to Thailand for a holiday and play with water. When you choose some activities, especially jet skiing, you must choose your shop carefully. In Pattaya, Phuket and other famous beaches, there are some black-hearted businessmen. After renting a motorboat, you secretly sent someone to ride another one. When you gallop, this person will pretend to accidentally touch your car and then leave. You will be asked to compensate for the damage of the car when changing cars.

See the move 1: You can ask a tour guide to help you find a trustworthy boatman, and the tour guide will help you negotiate and pay. If there is no guide, you can ask the boatman to send a beach boy to take you in the back seat, so that even if something happens, it is not your problem.

Trick 2: Vendors who feed pigeons near the Grand Palace, when they see China people, put corn kernels in their hands and say, "Feed the pigeons! Feed the pigeons! " Never answer it. Answer and ask for money. No matter whether you feed or not, you have to 150 baht to open your mouth.

See the move to remove the move 2: ignore, don't listen, look at your hands.

Trick 2: Near some hotels, in busy alleys with many tourists, some managers often pretend to come out to pull business in person, and usually ask you to pay him first, because he has to go back to drum up business. Note that the masseurs here don't know them at all, and they will mistake that person for your friend or tour guide. How do people know what money you just paid?

See trick 3: choose a regular massage shop, never pay attention to the person who takes the initiative to strike up a conversation, and then pay after entering the counter in the shop.

Thailand tourist police service hotline: 1 155. In case you fall into the fraud trap due to negligence and there is no Thai friend to ask for help, you can pick up your mobile phone and dial "1 155" directly to ask the tourist police for help.