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Gonna be in San Jose del Cabo for 9 days. What to do?

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grg

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Mar 11, 2006
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casa_mugrienta said:
Can assure you from personal experience and the experience of others they don't give two fucks if you speak Spanish or it's your native language. Just makes their job easier if you don't.

If you're a gringo who speaks good Spanish it's a great opening for a scammer - gives them opportunity to draw you in with flattery, asking where you learned it, etc while cooking something up. A cold or disinterested response goes a long way, it's the exact opposite of what they want - to use your natural instinct to see good in people and be nice - throws them off balance and they lose control of the situation.

If you think they're honest they're scamming you and you probably don't even realize it. Thieves are thieves - coldhearted and lacking any empathy. Always. And often with a smile.

It sucks to have to play it this way, but a lot of times you gotta do it when traveling in lands rife with scammers.
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Crazy that even came close to happening to you since you clearly have it figured out.
 
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casa_mugrienta

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grg said:
Crazy that even came close to happening to you since you clearly have it figured out.
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Why is that crazy?

Scammers love travelers and specifically target them.

If you are a tourist in many countries people will try to scam you.

If you're young and travel a lot eventually you'll get scammed.

Having your guard up or putting your kindness on hold with people that approach you or you transact with is a good rule of the road and if you already know the drill just expect it.

If you're interested in traveling with a tour group you probably won't get scammed. But WTF fun is that?
 
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