Cambodia
If you get on a bus from Bangkok or get in a 'bargain' moto, of course you are being scammed, just roll with it. If you think about how rich we are in comparison and how much you are actually being scammed by, it's never that much. After all who is going to need that money more? Besides, it can work to everyone's advantage. My friend and I were on a bus from Bangkok that took us (after 18 hours) to a guesthouse just outside Siem Reap centre called the D&D Angkor Villa. It was run by a friendly family who took us round the wats, into town whenever we wanted, fed us, had pleasant rooms and it turned out to be half the price we were expecting to pay. It was worth the uncomfortable bus journey which most people have to do anyway. This one is not that much of a 'scam' anyway, the buses drop at the guesthouses who give up their staff as drivers or guides on the journey. It's a fair exchange, don't get angry with them.
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