Taxi Ride Experiences
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Yep. I was an idiot.
No phone by the way. Already without that before getting in the car. :/
No phone by the way. Already without that before getting in the car. :/
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I'm sure that would have worked.gavinmac wrote:Next time you feel unsafe in a car just yell "Let me out of the car you coughing weirdo."
Q: "Did you get any money from the robbery?"
A: "No. We were about to rob this barang chick who got in our car, but unfortunately she raised her voice and said some words in English so we gave up and let her go."
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wow that is one fucked up taxi ride.hope it never happens to me cause it will not end well for any of the people(myself maybe included)
would you know the taxi driver again? did you report it?
not trying to be smart but if it happened to my girl friend there would be all hell to pay.
would you know the taxi driver again? did you report it?
not trying to be smart but if it happened to my girl friend there would be all hell to pay.
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Tarariverboat,
They don't select somewhat grizzled boat captains / former Aussie miners as victims, so don't worry about that.
And it appears if they find out who you are, they won't shaft you the hardest. So kind of them, yes? :/
If you're a gentle female or an obviously wealthy pacifist, however, watch out.
Strangely, I've never been stolen from by Khmers in all my time here. It's only been streety, younger male Viets, ages 20-35. They're trouble.
If gentle, try to find a few travel buddies. No can find? Hide ALL wealth (best to carry expen$ive things constantly in you pack), wear normal travel clothing (that brand new REI safari shirt is a dead giveaway) and get a fierce tattoo (just kidding). Just don't use your nice phone or iPad/laptop for your entire trip. Read a book ...
They don't select somewhat grizzled boat captains / former Aussie miners as victims, so don't worry about that.
And it appears if they find out who you are, they won't shaft you the hardest. So kind of them, yes? :/
If you're a gentle female or an obviously wealthy pacifist, however, watch out.
Strangely, I've never been stolen from by Khmers in all my time here. It's only been streety, younger male Viets, ages 20-35. They're trouble.
If gentle, try to find a few travel buddies. No can find? Hide ALL wealth (best to carry expen$ive things constantly in you pack), wear normal travel clothing (that brand new REI safari shirt is a dead giveaway) and get a fierce tattoo (just kidding). Just don't use your nice phone or iPad/laptop for your entire trip. Read a book ...
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This part confuses me the most. I'm not doubting your story, but I don't see how they used your card and pin to ascertain your bank balance over the phone, especially if the card is in an obviously non Khmer name and the people making the call are obviously Khmer.violet wrote:With the cards, they asked for the numbers... without speaking. They indicated I should tap out the pin codes. They telephoned someone. They mumbled 'no money' ... true. It was an ANZ Royal account that had about $20 in but was soon to get more when my salary was deposited. I had another card with me but could not remember the number to give them.
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I hear a lot of women talk like this, normally along the lings of "being a woman/female", "as a female", "it's different if you're a woman," etc.violet wrote: No bags in the trunk. Just didn't know what else to do. Being female at the mercy of strangers (men) in the middle of nowhere was an unknown... better to stick with the known in the car (that was my thought process). I know I'm big and tall but it only takes a machete to cut a person down to size.
And I completely agree that it is different if you are a woman traveling alone; in a foreign culture or even in the West. But it's frustrating sometimes because I hear so many stories like "I know I shouldn't have done that as a solo female traveler". Oftentimes I hear of women who think they can protect themselves, and play a strong woman, but only after something has happened do they realize how vulnerable they are.
I am not bashing on women, nor being misogynistic. But if you wouldn't hitch hike in the West, or get into a car full of strangers, why would you take that risk here? Obviously this applies to men as well, but certain risks and potential consequences are very different.
This was not a licensed taxi, nor an uber with tracking, you didn't have a phone in case of an emergency, no one knew where you were, etc. Obviously it really sucks that something like this happened to you, but you should feel really grateful that this is all that happened.
I'm not trying to victim blame, but hopefully this is a lesson to be more careful in the future (for all of us).
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Because it's how everyone except elitist pricks with a company-provided cars travels around Cambodia?Miguelito wrote: I am not bashing on women, nor being misogynistic. But if you wouldn't hitch hike in the West, or get into a car full of strangers, why would you take that risk here?
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I don't get it. In every country that has reliable crime statistics with zero exceptions that I'm aware of, men vastly outnumber women as victims of violent crime. Being a woman makes it statistically less likely you'll be violently robbed, not more likely.Miguelito wrote: And I completely agree that it is different if you are a woman traveling alone; in a foreign culture or even in the West. But it's frustrating sometimes because I hear so many stories like "I know I shouldn't have done that as a solo female traveler". Oftentimes I hear of women who think they can protect themselves, and play a strong woman, but only after something has happened do they realize how vulnerable they are.
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Um. Soh. Of course i feel grateful this is all that happened. Circumstances had me in a situation I krdinarily wouldn't be. I won't go into detail about why I was in Poipet with money, jewellery, cards and no phone. I was. I needed to get out.
I don't usually put myself in dodgy situations. Sometimes things go wrong and despite everything we find ourselves in the shit.
I will respond to LS and Bubble T when on computer instead of phone.
I don't usually put myself in dodgy situations. Sometimes things go wrong and despite everything we find ourselves in the shit.
I will respond to LS and Bubble T when on computer instead of phone.
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I don't think having a phone would help at all. Just one more lost item. Who would you call, 911? And when? Sorry robber, before you throw that acid in my face can I just call someone? Then what? Hi I'm in a car somewhere with someone, send help?
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How could someone check a balance with only the card number (not the account number) and a PIN?Bubble T wrote:This part confuses me the most. I'm not doubting your story, but I don't see how they used your card and pin to ascertain your bank balance over the phone, especially if the card is in an obviously non Khmer name and the people making the call are obviously Khmer.violet wrote:With the cards, they asked for the numbers... without speaking. They indicated I should tap out the pin codes. They telephoned someone. They mumbled 'no money' ... true. It was an ANZ Royal account that had about $20 in but was soon to get more when my salary was deposited. I had another card with me but could not remember the number to give them.
I wouldn’t know how to do it.
A card couldn’t be cloned so quickly. Khmer people (generally) don’t know how to make online purchases. In fact most of my Khmer friends don’t even know how to use an ATM card but they deal solely in cash.
If it can be done then that would be pretty specialist skills not normally associated with someone shaking down a taxi passenger.
Also, as someone else said an acid - or machete attack inside a moving car is incredibly unlikely to happen. Too much risk to injury oneself. Although in the heat of the moment I’m sure you weren’t thinking so clearly.
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People don't take public buses, which include respected companies such as Giant Ibis? They don't order taxis (private cars) from agencies that can be held accountable? They don't better plan than to end up in places like Poipet and need to GTFO at an exact moment? They don't meet other foreigners and travel with them? They don't have Cambodians that they trust that can help arrange transport? They don't ride their own moto or drive their own car?gavinmac wrote:Because it's how everyone except elitist pricks with a company-provided cars travels around Cambodia?Miguelito wrote: I am not bashing on women, nor being misogynistic. But if you wouldn't hitch hike in the West, or get into a car full of strangers, why would you take that risk here?
Regardless of an individual's financial status, or where they are (I understand there's no Giant Ibis in Poipet), some due diligence can be done to protect yourself from getting into a car with four strangers in a shitty town known for nothing else than gambling, whoring, and scamming.
Via transaction or bank insider.ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ wrote:How could someone check a balance with only the card number (not the account number) and a PIN?
I wouldn’t know how to do it.
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