40 Tourist Scams to Avoid.

[gigantes]

find your favorite!


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source: http://www.justtheflight.co.uk/blog/16-40-tourist-scams-to-avoid-this-summer.html

[enayes]

I had the "Music Artist" one happen to me on a recent trip to NYC. He didn't get my money but he sure tried :oldlol: Here's how it went down:

Black man: "Hey man do you like hip-hop music?
Me: "Yeah"
Black man: "Are you a producer?
Me: "No"
Black man: "Here take one of my CDs" (He hands me the CD)
Me: (I accept the CD, thinking he's giving them away to get his music out)
Black man: "Oh man, you know what let me sign that for you, what's your name?"
Me: "Jesse"
Black man: "Ok, your new name is J-Money" (He then signs the CD and asks for a small "donation")
Me: "I don't have any bills on me"
Black man: "You mean you don't have any SMALL bills, I got change man, I got change"
Me: "No, I don't have any bills" (I did have about $20 bucks cash but I obviously wasn't going to buy his most likely blank CD)
Black man: "Alright man, maybe next time"

This is all happened in about 30 seconds, I was just surprised that he actually handed me the CD and then took it back to sign it before looking for a couple bucks. It's crazy to think how many times he does that same interaction in a day.

[Rake2204]

I had the "Music Artist" one happen to me on a recent trip to NYC. He didn't get my money but he sure tried :oldlol: Here's how it went down:

Black man: "Hey man do you like hip-hop music?
Me: "Yeah"
Black man: "Are you a producer?
Me: "No"
Black man: "Here take one of my CDs" (He hands me the CD)
Me: (I accept the CD, thinking he's giving them away to get his music out)
Black man: "Oh man, you know what let me sign that for you, what's your name?"
Me: "Jesse"
Black man: "Ok, your new name is J-Money" (He then signs the CD and asks for a small "donation")
Me: "I don't have any bills on me"
Black man: "You mean you don't have any SMALL bills, I got change man, I got change"
Me: "No, I don't have any bills" (I did have about $20 bucks cash but I obviously wasn't going to buy his most likely blank CD)
Black man: "Alright man, maybe next time"

This is all happened in about 30 seconds, I was just surprised that he actually handed me the CD and then took it back to sign it before looking for a couple bucks. It's crazy to think how many times he does that same interaction in a day.Went to an unfamiliar record store with my friend once, back around 2004. There was probably five or six people in there perusing. My friend was on one side, I was on the other.

Suddenly, this dude busts through the front door with his right hand stuffed in his puffy winter coat chest pocket. Everyone in the store is startled. Then he shouts, "OKAY! I GOT ONE QUESTION FOR Y'ALL!"

At that moment, I thought maybe I was going to die, because I figured his one question was going to be, "Who 'bout to get capped first?"

After what felt like 30 seconds of silence (was more likely closer to two), he presents his query, "HOW MANY Y'ALL LOVE HIP-HOP?"

Confused silence (and relief) swept across the store. He then walked up to everyone inside and asked them individually if they loved hip-hop. If they said yes, he gave them one of the CD's he had stuffed in his coat pocket. I was still confused by the situation, so I didn't say I loved hip-hop. But after talking with my friend, I realized I did love hip-hop so on our way out (he and his boys were parked next to us), I explained that I actually did love hip-hop and he gave me a free CD in return.

And that's how I learned about Kalamazoo's own H.A.I.N.U.S. Regretably, the first time I listened to the CD, his intro track was someone kind of chanting a drawn out "Haiiiiiiinuuuuuuuuuus" and I legit thought they were saying "Anuuuuuuuuuus".

I think he was a kind of a socially conscious rapper though, so that's cool. I saw him on Ann Arbor public access television like eight years later.