Just wondering what would happen if you fell for one of thease and just refused to pay. I think about my father, if he went here feel like he might take something they handed him especially if they say its a gift and he wouldnt pay them after the fact he would rather fight them than pay them at that point. He definitely came from a different time and mindset and it still gets him in trouble today.
Even NY has hustlers, and they're honestly super rude there, so it really goes to show that any tourist place has hustler scams. Most people are trying to make a living, even if it's shady, so I appreciate your sympathy towards the people trying to make a living
All places have scammers but Egypt and India are on a whole different level. People approach you on the street and just refuse to leave you alone until you either go with them to their store at the market or just give them money. I had a guy follow me for an hour and then start crying and begging for money when he realized I wasn't falling for his scam.
Just ignore them and tell them to pissed off, it works all the time lol, do not in any circumstance ever engage them into conversation or try to be friendly at all, for them you are just a walking ATM, and for your sake do not accept anything from them even when they said it's a gift, they're just gonna ripped you off...that's a fact. They will try to tell you to follow them somewhere or offer their service as a tour guide, try to get far away as soon as possible, they're crooks and you will be robbed at the end.
If they give you the gift & say it's free & you say free? thank you! & keep walking.. what happens if they ask for money & you say no? do they get violent if you refuse to pay them?
What happens/what do they do if you fall for it and the lead you somewhere and then try to charge you can you just say no and walk away and not pay? Do they attack or something? Because if I got tricked and someone tried to charge me I’d tell them they were the ones tricking people so no I’m not gonna pay.
@@Lilith218 what are you talking about. All of Mexico is like that. You obviously haven't actually been. You can't walk 10 feet without someone trying to sell you something.
@@Tina-rg1cb That's not true. I've been to Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, France. I haven't met a single Scammer that's been so aggressive and/or ignored by authorities.
Yea true. When I left Egypt at the airport a worker told me to follow him and put me to business class security lane (because Im white). He then said ladies first, let my girlfriend scan her luggage and then two guys came from behind repeatedly saying "give him money" while the airport worker held my luggage and refused to release it without me giving money. The three armed border guards just watched it. I've got like ten more stories like this. Egypt is really on another level with how tourist unfriendly it is. The sights and history are amazing but in the countries current state you just cant enjoy it in peace. Egypt just has a deep cultural problem with how the people see tourists. The people just scam and lie like no other. It was so hard to find a person who doesn't see a white person as a walking wallet ready to be exploited in the name of 'baksheesh'
I have made one trip to Egypt in my life. A very beautiful country but I never want to go there again because the people are so annoying that they completely ruin your vacation!
He literally said in the video multiple times that these clips are from visits that are months apart, and also to not take this as an example of how all people act. Rather, just know what the hustles are in case they happen to you. Don't use this as an excuse to not go to Egypt
I never understood the free gift scam. Like if someone gives you something and you ask if it's free or say no money and they push it onto you, how can you feel pressured into paying?
You will have to give it back. They’ll not accept it back and if you do anything other than paying them, they’ll pretend to get angry, some even aggressive, drawing attention to you as if you were a thief. Many people don’t want the trouble and pay up
@@jennisejones3361 That works, but expect them to be shouting at you, and sometimes pretending to become violent. Once you walk away, they'll shout again 1 or 2 times but then you're good to go 😂
This is great. I'm in Malta now, and I plan to hit Egypt probably some time next week. I'm mostly immune to hustles, but that whistle one would have caught me off guard lol Great post. Thanks!
@@kennystephens6602 I'm literally converting my 360 video now from my walks around the pyramids yesterday and today lol I gave you a shoutout...although forgot the channel name...that all the scams you warned me about happened lol
@@Colourization Malta is great. Well, I was on Gozo Island for 3 weeks, Malta for 1. The only problem with Malta is that accommodation is crazy expensive now. Actually, you must already know this -- if you're visiting family lol Are you from Malta?
This is so dangerous because you lose trust in everybody and will not know what is right and wrong, you really gotta prepare to know what you can do at the place
I’m the type of person to take the free gift and if they charge me for it I will either give it back or call the authorities and say this guy said it was a free gift and then charged me for a free gift and see how quick their story changes.
I met one of the free guy hustlers in spain. My dad was there tho and He has experience so He told me it was a scam and that we should just walk away. Just have in mind that they Will act like they just became your best friend but Then scam you.
Best way to see the Pyramids is to stay at the Four Seasons Residence in Cairo, then get a limo from the hotel to take you on a tour of the site. The driver whisks you through everything official, there's almost no trekking in the heat as you drive from one spot to the next, and NONE of the scammers approach as the driver just looks at them and they scarper. It was a terrific day with no stress or hassle whatsoever. Best of all it cost $100 for two of us, and that included the refreshments in the BMW limo too. Gave the driver $20 tip, so all in all great value in my book.
paying USD100 for something like this (considering prices in Egypt) is just crazy. Trying to avoid scams and as a result you fall for the biggest one around:) Actually, the scammers at pyramids are sort of fun if you have some experience with this type of situations- harmless
@@tastytechaddictsmtb You obviously don't travel like we do. What did you get for $100.................a shit Easyjet sardine can flight followed by 2 nights in a stinking cockroach infested hostel.................lovely.
@@letecmig It was worth EVERY cent to see the sites in air conditioned luxury. I guess it just boils down to what you are used to, and we are used to luxury and are prepared to pay for it. $100 is peanuts for what we got. I bet you don't think twice at paying $100 for a night out on the piss in a bar.
Why would law enforcement favor a foreigner over a local at a tourist attraction several millennia old? It’s not like it’ll stop tourists from visiting
@@MenukiHustlers and scammers of course do detract people from wanting to go to places. Tourism for Egypt is an important way they make their money so that’s one of the reasons why they should care about scammers since they want more tourists to make more money. That being said, of course they don’t have to pander to tourists, but they will lose money if there is a lot of scammers and hustlers.
@@thatboi134 They definitely will lose tourists. I was absolutely set on doing two trips to Egypt (one for luxor/cairo, that I did last month and one for aswan/qena/abu simbel), but I will not return until the culture is changed. There's something really wrong in Egypt with how the people see and treat foreigners. It is unlike anything else I've seen
sympathize with the situation in Egypt, but that doesn't justify harassing visitors or significantly overcharging them, thus tarnishing the reputation of all Egyptians. Such actions erode trust, regardless of whether some individuals are honest or not
why the other police over there allowed many scamer, to scam tourist, its a bad idea because if a tourist had bad experience they never go back anynmore,
If i went with my girlfriend It would ruin my experience and mood. I'd get aggravated and annoyed and it'd put me in a bad mood, cause we're just trying to enjoy the site
Can someone please explain what exactly “forces” you to pay them? Like the “free” gift scam for example. They give me an item, tell me it’s free, then later say “Hey, pay for that!” Like I assume intimidation is part of it but if you simply aren’t intimidated and refuse to pay, what exactly are they going to do?
Thank you for these videos. Egypt seems to be one of those more "advanced level" of destinations. Definitely not for beginner travellers. Perhaps one day I will visit there but since I have my son who is only 4 yo travelling with me I choose places with less hassles. What I've experienced ie. in Turkiye if I don't care about those scammers they will target my son and ask high five, hand him quicky ice cream etc...
Yes, it is exactly that. Egypt is beautiful, but by far the most difficult country I've traveled to and that includes other poor destinations in Africa and Asia. It is much harder to travel around without continuously being harassed or ripped off than turkiye imo. I would give it a few years until your son gets older and the egyptian government gets a bit of a grip on things. Theyre currently trying to reduce the amount of scams by standardizing camel ride prices (500 LE for 1h at the pyramids at the time of writing) and putting signs saying "no tipping" in places like the museum of egypt, but they don't actively enforce it well. Cairo is doable as long as you keep in mind that people on the street 99% of the time are not interested in your culture or want to be your friend. The harassment was only mildly annoying and mostly contained to markets, the tourist hotspots and the odd rando on the streets. Luxor is 10x worse, but also much more interesting in terms of sights to see. To paint a picture, to go the 10 minute walk from my AirBNB to the ferry and then the 5 minute walk from the ferry port to Luxor temple, about 30-40 people followed and shouted offers at me every single day (trying to sell tours, boats, carriage rides, pretending to be from your hotel, plain begging), and I'm really not exaggerating the numbers. They're also not groups, they're all individually out for your money, with various levels of persistence. It is a very hard place to be in a good mood since you continuously have to swat people away, shake their hands, give your money and say where you're from. If you ignore them they generally follow you for a minute or so. Shouting does work when they're really persistent (a few even apologized for their hustle), but that's no fun to do when you're on holiday
I speak Arabic, I live in London, went to Egypt for a wedding, and hated that people were trying to scam me all the time. I got a cab, was told it was 20 Egyptian pounds, when I got to the hotel, the cab driver tild me it was 40, I told him he was a thief threw the 20 at him and got out the cab. Uber was new there, so started taking cabs with them with no problems at all. I recommend doing this ,instead of hailing cabs in the street.
The return camel ride would be hilarious you get out there and then he's like I'm only taking you back if you pay me and then you kick the guy's ass and leave him out there and take his camel.
Any time someone strikes up an unsolicited conversation with you in Egypt, it's because they want your money. Engaging in conversation will just suck up time you could spend doing something you want, unless talking to a high pressure salesman is your idea of fun. Easier to be firm upfront than to try to extricate yourself from a boring pitch for something you don't want and have no interest in.
4:00 I was in Jamaica and this hustle happens to my parents (I was young lol). He gave me and my sister a turtle with our names etched in them and then later he tried to charge my parents for it. We got off scot free but I only found out a couple years later 😂
I use exactly the same tactic as you- just smile, say 'no thank you' and look like you do not care. No problem with them. When people start to freak out, run away from them, argue with them etc..... then they never let you go:)
Egyptians from today are not the ones from ancient times ... this ones are descendants from the horde of Arab Caliphates they conquer it on year 640 A.C ... when they conquer it , it was under rulle of byzantine empire .. real egyptians were long time extinct ..this was 30 B.C when Cleopatra and Marc Anthony were defetead by Octavian Augustus
I think this is so sad. They could make a good living off of just offering good value and being honest. Instead they do these scams and make it so you think all of them are scammers. It was like this outside the colleseum also, people trying to charge for for things you already have access too or things that are free. Insane
Thing that frustrates me about these guys is although they might make a quick buck from this, they're damaging their country's tourism industry full of good people earning an honest living.
I’ve always wanted to go but after seeing a few videos I’ll pass. There’s hundreds of pyramids (earthen mounds) here in the U.S. that ancient Indians made where there is literally now to bother you when you go. I went to the Choctaw north mound (Iam Choctaw) in Mississippi and I was literally the only person there. It was very memorable and spiritual.
even the police is hustling there 🤣 if you give them 2$ they allow you to climb up and they take some pictures for you. you can also just complete ignore them, just say no guide, no money and you will be fine, they usually stop bothering you as soon as you tell them that.
It’s not that serious to pay five dollars for something when you’re on vacation I heard stories that people tipped $70 and they took them into tombs and places regular tourists weren’t allowed in
