<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Floridalover
I just spent 6 days in India and was regularly overcharged for things like rikshaws, taxi's, drinks etc. All because I was from abroad (not really that easy to disguise) !]
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You poor you! I am from India and know exactly what it feels like to be a tourist there, especially if you are an obvious foreigner. Unscrupulousness and corruption at all levels are so rampant that every visitor gets fleeced, often not even being aware of it. Even the so-called 5-Star Hotels, ostensibly belonging to International Chains, have a completely illegal dual tariff where they will charge a Westerner upto 5 times (no exaggeration) the normal rate. The local government officials get kickbacks out of such deals and are happy to turn a blind eye. As for taxis, shops etc, you can only guess!!

Compared with the Indian shopkeeprs, the Orlando Flea Market stallholders are saints.