Anybody here been ripped off abroad?

[Pat Vegas]

didn't Monty say he paid 12 euros for a coke in Venice or something.


I am sure I got ripped off in Paris buying a Chinese takeaway (probably Vietnamese) anyway it said Chicken 3 euros etc. I'll have some of that bit of rice and ****.

Then they weighed it and charged me a fortune :-( is this normal?

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Not really, no.

Mind you, one generally expects to pay at least twice the going rate for stuff in the third world, Africa, Asia and Ireland, but it seems acceptable to me to pay a tourist tax when it means paying 4 quid for dinner rather than 2.

[Berni]

Ignorant tourists are there to be f**ked over in big cities. It's the way of things.

[Jake]

Then he started buffering it and I told him again to f**k off. He then proceeded to polish the other shoe, despite my stern pleas for him to f**k off before hastily polishing it, whilst being told to f**k off.

Afterwards he smiled and said "look shiny now!" and asked me for money.

I told him to f**k off.

[Pat Vegas]

I can't think of any going on in London right now. I am sure there always ares.

You had the old Travelcard crap for a while and the Soho scams.

[Berni]

I mean, I know The Globe's there and everything, but to still be taking money in a scam that pre-dates Shakespeare is seriously impressive. Almost as impressive as being an adult in the 21st century and not realising it's a scam. :hehe:

[Monty91]

no more than 5 seconds to watch when some bloke shoved a cap in front of my face.

While the monkey tricks were relatively entertaining, I did not feel inclined to pay for the spectacle and so began to walk off, at which point the man grabbed my wrist aggressively and growled “you watch, you pay”.

I paid.

[Pat Vegas]

bucket when you walk in.

But in general this country is a rip off anyway. 10 quid for packet of Marlboro lights. 10 quid! 5 euros in Italy and they moan about it!.

[Monty91]

I must admit, it was f**king superb. I don't know if the British versions are as good.

I've often found that in America you get great meals in the most unlikeliest of places.

[Pat Vegas]

'it's free my friend it's free'
Ok i'll go then.
no but I would like some money.

I take dollars/pounds/swiss francs

:-(

You'd think I'd manage to stop someone doing such a thing but he did it so quickly. Plus you couldn't get it off without scissors. tremendous scheme.

[Jake]

Decent little go-to if you're overseas soaking up alternative culture and need something more homely and obnoxiously Western.

Mean happy hours as well usually.

[Classic Jorge]

Mind you, you got more rather than less, I suppose

[Pat Vegas]

not for food! maybe for a drink. But they insisted. wasn't expecting much but I had some ribs and they were great.

I agree. I had some tremendous food for good prices in the US in the most dodgy looking restaurants/diners.

[Monty91]

[Peter]

[Classic Jorge]

I dont really give a monkeys if Ronny Dio's favourite pants or Ace Freely's mic stand are in a glass case next to me, it doesnt really add to the experience for me.

[Peter]

:hehe:

[Peter]

[Monty91]

[Ashberto]

But you knew that.

[Supermac1976]

Let me tell you, you've never lived until you've necked a bottle of dog wedged between Jimmy Nail's crocodile shoes & the mandolin played by Ray Jackson on Maggie May. :hehe:

[Classic Jorge]

Also, I dont think I'd want to eat my curly fries looking at Ozzy's pants either.

[Peter]

The unlikeliest is by definition more unlikely than any other and therefore the most unlikely.

Or least likely, if you like. :-)

[Peter]

Dio has always struck me as a bit of a pillock