I know what r u talking about. Not only this country all over ther world they cheat with the foreigners. So don't be upset brother. i feel sorry for u. i hope things will be get better one day. Thanks for visting Bangladesh.
Alcohol is illegal in Bangladesh for citizens it is only allowed for foreigners, you can mainly get it from private shops. No one will blatantly sell it because of the taboo and it also being illegal
@@radicalpotato666 It's not the government which is forcing it to ppl like Arab countries. It is happened because ppl wanted it. Interesting thing is government wants to change the law but because of public opinion they can't. But recently they have modified the law little bit.
True... These business people not only cheat with foreigners but also cheat with the common people. It's also true that living cost in Bangladesh is higher than that of India.... But most of the people are good... very good... Thanks for visiting Bangldesh .
Totally agree with business people trying to scam you in Bangladesh. I am a Bangladeshi and have seen foreigners bring scammed that way. However, I believe it is not unique to Bangladeshi people. It is a trend of Bengali speaking business person in general. I mean, not all but maybe 50% of them are crooked as you said. Be it from Bangladesh or West Bengal or from anywhere else. Honest review.
Lol. You are absolutely right about the price. I am Bangladeshi and I paid 8 time more for a glass bottle of mountain dew. It's not like I had no idea about the price but I already opened it, so can't give it back. So, how does a mountain dew taste after paying 8 time more? 😂 Taste like sin. Lol. Now my rule is- 1. Ask the price first for any food item if it is not a reputed place. 2. If you are taking a rickshaw, ask the rent before you ride. In cities the rent is around 4-5 BDT per 100meter or 3-4 BDT for every minute of ride. 3. Most of the small town now have some sort of super shops try to buy only from those. Yes, I mean those shops with computerized POS. 4. Buy ticket online, many time it can be a option.
I will suggest you to get support from Travelers Group of Bangladesh when visit Bangladesh in next time. Hope you will find more place to go and you will discover the true beauty of Bangladesh. I feel sorry that you had cheated here. Hope you will visit again.
we love you .....thanks for your honest reviews...... those businessman will cheat even you were a BANGLADESHI ....but we love foreigners and respect them...peace ❤❤
In most of Asia, Africa, even street sellers in Europe etc it's a well known practice of cabbies, vendors, suverniors etc I.e. the normally haggled items prices have deferent starting price to foreigner's, naive looking or rich locals, all get different starting prices but some experienced savvy travellers know all the walk away act, get f off body languages etc trick + always drop your starting price at 20 25% of their proposed..etc tricks, this different prices for different folks is super normal in most non industrialized places, don't fret it my friend. You can see this crazy bargaining standards on most vloggers posts too
just finished the entire vlog series,love from bangladesh,loved ur personality and attitude towards our country and yes there should be a next time(no matter how many years from now XD)...hope to see more of you in my country :)
- Wowww, cool! Glad to hear you got through them all!🙏 Yeah, hopefully I will return sooner than later. I need to capture your country with a drone 🌏😇🙌
@@Edgesofearth If you want to buy in cheap then you should go Dhaka New Market & Shah Ali Market ( Mirpur, Dhaka ). there you can get a lots of Brand T-shirt & jean at very cheap. if you go to Basundhara City or Jamuna Future Park ( Market ) then you have to pay excess money. becoz there are every product is very expensive. just take a look this video 👉 th-cam.com/video/0d_dX7zZqVc/w-d-xo.html
@@Edgesofearth It's was very expensive. But you could buy in cheap if you went to buy Mirpur Shah Ali Market or Dhaka New Market. but don't go Bongobazar, Basundhara City Shipping Mall or Jamuna Futurepark Shopping Mall ( becoz very expensive )
1. Alcohol is restricted but not banned. You can drink without any problems but in the Private room or at Bar. Local people can apply for a license to buy, carry or drink alcohol. Bangladesh has also Government-owned Alcohol industry named Carew & Co (Bangladesh) Ltd is a distillery producing alcohol made from sugar cane in Bangladesh and produces Vodka, Whiskey, also export Alcohol to some countries. For non-Muslims, you are also allowed to bring 2 bottles of Alcohol when you visit Bangladesh from other countries. 2. Fruits and Vegetables actually cheap if you buy directly from farmers, the price rise in cities because of the broker or middle businessmen. You can search for many news that Farmers did not get the right price then they dumped all potatoes, tomatoes in River, or in the street. From Farmers, you can even buy 1KG Tomato or Potatoe for just .10 to .15 cents, same as Fruits. 3. There are bad people all over the world so in Bangladesh or India no differences. Be careful and take help from Tourist Police if you face any problems. Tourist Police of Bangladesh is the best Tourist Police in Asia, no doubt! Besides Bangladesh is the rising Economy and a safe tourist place in Asia. Hope to see you again in Bangladesh :)
Yes very sad that everybody talking about the cheating part. but nobody talking about the how hospitality Bangladeshi people did for him without knowing him very weel. Now about the business people they always cheat even they cheat with the local customer. No other country people let you to stay there home and eat for free without knowing you very well so I think you should be grateful for that. I live in Sydney for the last 12 years I never seen or heard anybody help anyone without knowing them very well. And even USA also the same. Bangladesh is much better country than any other Western countries regarding hospitality.
Thank you for visit bangladesh with the year 2030 in mind, it is being made easy to travel to Bangladesh. Now there are many spots including Best Beautiful Cox's Bazar, Kaptai Lake, Maha Maya, Rangamati, Sajek, Sylhet. After 2030, the whole of Bangladesh will be suitable.
I am Bangladeshi myself but I grew up in the west. I absolutely cannot go anywhere there without my father, who is an expert at bargaining and will not let anyone cheat him. Many Bangladeshi people are street smart and bargaining is an essential skill. I would always suggest that you travel with a local.
- I always traveled with a local. 98% of the cheating took place when a local was standing right next to me. Even the local was shocked that the other local was trying to cheat me. The response was always that 'he is a foreigner, so he should have to pay more.' 🤷🏼♂️
- 🙏😇 one thing that is important to note is that 90% of the time that i was cheated i was actually with a local person who was helping me. the local person confronted the businessman and asked why they were cheating. almost every reply was that because I am a foreigner, I should pay more.
Right Bro....Whenever i visit in India. They cheated with me almost every time.... You may say this is one of the South Asian culture. They think foreigners are rich...they are poor...that's why they do it...extremely sorry...but I love you as a Bangladeshi.. You are such a great person as well
- Maybe a 7. The cheating was higher than anywhere else I have ever been. It was literally out of control....even if i was with a local. It is reaaaaly difficult to travel alone as a foreigner. I will absolutely return. Many places to see! 🎥🙌
Most of the fruits are imported, that's why those are not really cheap(as you said compared to india). India produces many kinds of fruits. Also that our diet is far from being fruit centric. So fruits are considered food of the rich people. Like vegetables in America cost a lot compared to here in Bangladesh..
@4:50.. yep, that's the Bangladesh I know.. My friend, they see you as a walking ATM.. and yes I agree my personal experience has been the same, it's the mentality of the people!!! You got to ask yourself why no one bothers to go there for a holiday, or if they have gone then why they never go back.. I am actually very pleased that you have bought this issue up.. I've travelled extensively around the world and in BD the amount cheating and ripping people off is just unreal.. Having said that I have been to many places where they have a tourist price and locals price, it's just the way the world works. Take any tourist bazaar all the prices are inflated by 500% -1000% in some cases, when you walk down the road you will find it for a fraction of the price...
- The only other place I have visited that had this amount of cheating four tourists was un Cambodia. Even in the towns and small villages where tourists rarely ever visit, they would refuse to sell me a product unless I paid the high price...such as water or food. Sad, really. I have heard very similar things about Morocco, unfortunately. Despite the negativity about Bangladeshi cheating, I still would like to go back and experience other places of the country. the regular people who were not in business, we're awesome, caring, and friendly! 🙌
30 tk fruits was in 2015 or before may be,now in 2020 would be same fruit more then 60tk.. 600-700 is very poor level hotel,it just a buffet lunch/dinner price in a restaurant... For medium level hotel probably 1500-2000 tk(like in many videos I saw hotel 71,and many other hotels) Rickshaw 20-30tk per km depand kn jam situation.. CNG( call tuk-tuk in Thai) are for roads which not allow rickshaw and for more then 3km distances(may be 80-120 for 3km by bargain, then for 5km could be 150-250 by bargain)
Brock,very sad.It is true that business people wanna cheat foreigners.But there is another side that is the honesty of the local people.we are really sorry for the things happened with you.But things are changing.I think If you visit a few years later again,you will get better impression. Anyway thank you for your visit.Good luck
So how much money did you spend on this trip? I know you've mentioned that you've stayed with people for free etc but l just want to know how much money you've personally spent on this trip. Thanks in advanced
he didnt intend to hurt anyones feelings by saying the truth. its shameful and embarrassing to see how our ordinary business people cheat the foreigners. it will be our permanent trademark if we Banglsdeshis don't change our behaviors in the future
but I want to say you missed all beautiful place in Bangladesh..... Cause Hill area is very nice in Bangladesh... but u dnt visit that side,and Bangladeshi village also very nice....u also missed those kinds of village
I'm so sorry that you had a bad experience. I lived in Dhaka for 10 years. Even so, it was common for me to return from a shopping trip and be told that i had paid too much. :-(
Hey Brock how is it possible foreigners can't stay in a hotel, please give us the why of the situation because before the quarantine i was planning to go there, the reason I'm watching all your videos in Bangladesh. Thank you.
- similar to India and China, and probably other countries, there are special documents that hotels must fill out to report to local police. many hotels do not carry these documents. in addition there are certain liabilities surrounding the guests in their hotel. generally speaking, it is assumed that foreigners are rich and if something goes wrong inside the hotel, such as someone stealing your belongings, then the hotel would be responsible. and the hotel does not want to be responsible for extremely expensive luggage or equipment... so they will reject you. all i can say is get to a new city as early as possible like eleven thirty in the morning to give yourself several hours to find a hotel before night fall. not joking. if you are trying to save money, then it will be more difficult, but if you go to the most expensive hotels in an area, you will probably be just fine because these are usually labeled as international hotels. I hope this helps..
@@Edgesofearth thank you so much, it's very clear, i have to say that i never found this info in other vlogs to Bangladesh, it's gonna change all my plans then, because i wasn't planning to go expensive hotels I just have few aquantences and they didn't share with me this important information. Does it means you spend nights traveling for example to other cities ? Thank you again Brock because it helps a lot. Have a nice day.
Sometimes we, the natives are also being cheated while visiting other district/area if they could recognize us that we are not from that area. Businessman in Bangladesh are apart from general people. :(
- Yikes, I had bad luck with this. Hopefully someone knows more. try to read through some of the comments.. many people have typed some very helpful information. 🙌
I'm feeling sorry on behalf of my country. Next time if you visit again Bangladesh, contact with me. I will show you the real beauty of Bangladesh & I'm also don't like spicy food just like you. 😋
Not only with you or travelers , these business people cheating with locals as well. You may noticed while you’re there how dramatically they increased onions price overnight.
Its really heartbreaking to know that u experienced few cheaters here. I am not disagree with you. But the matter, you are saying that almost everyone who was to sell anything to you, cheated with you about the price, thats actually happen in some very few occasions,. And almost every residential hotels and all restaurants has their fixed prices. May be, you were one of the most unlucky person visited here. Feeling sorry for you. You are welcome here again and plz have a schedule with me. :-)
- this was definitely not something that happened very little. i could read the prices on the menu i even had the chart in my phone saved so i knew what the characters meant. if this happened only a couple of times, I would have never included this information in this video. but this happened so frequently. every time I went in to purchase a product or a meal from anyone, anywhere in Bangladesh, I always entered knowing that I would be cheated because it was so rare to find someone authentic. sad, really. but on the other side of things, when I met people who are not trying to sell me a product or a service, they were completely amazing and genuine and full of respect.
I don’t get it about cheating on food items or anything u buy. You are a traveller, by now you should be smart enough to handle the cheating anywhere in the world. Price list always there in any restaurant in Bdesh other than very low grade restaurant. If they cheat you, you deserve it or u have to have more experience.How can they ask more from you than what u had. Packaged product has price tag. If somebody ask more, go to the other shops. Don't ask me to believe everyone will ask more.I do not deny there is no cheating but those are in certain sectors. That is there all over the world, when local see foreigners, like taxi ride, buying something from open market etc. Pls don't generalise everything for BD. I have travelled many countries of the world. I know how cheating works.It is there everywhere in the world, more or less. Bdesh is developing country, you can't expect everything of Western standard. Look, USA sells F-16 to some country with USD 35 m, same stuff with same configuration with USD 40 m to some other countries. Isn’t it one kind of cheating? If it happens in BD, u call it cheating, but business in case of USA. Enough of it. Pls do visit my country Bangladesh without any fear. If u need some kind of guidance to train you how to handle cheatingbin BD, give me a shout. I will be back in BD 1st wk of Apr'20. Stay safe & healthy.
- your whole comment was about what to do AFTER someone cheats you. but that was not the point that I was making in the video. the point that I was making is that Bangladeshi people cheated me very often. In fact, it was significantly more than any other Asian country I have ever traveled to...besides Cambodia. It was probably tied with Cambodia. generalizing is the only thing that I can do because I cannot make a video and talk about every single transaction that I had. I give my judgement and opinion based on a percentage. those who did versus those who did not try to cheat me. and out of every single transaction that I made while in Bangladesh, a significant portion of those people tried to cheat me. FACT. numbers don't lie..
- unfortunately it does. When people hear things like this they simply don't want to come. If they don't come, less money will enter their country and their economy will remain the same.
- agreed. It is so weird because the people who were running a business and trying to accept my money almost always cheated me. But if someone was not a business owner, and just was a common person and I randomly interacted with them, they were extremely kind and friendly. It was only the business owners who we're very frustrating to me. 🧐
If you told us the US equivalent to a taka, I missed it. Google says 1 taka equals 12 cents. I guess it's sinful for a foreigner to have a beer but not to cheat one. Hotel accommodations for a foreigner are hit or miss--no thanks, just cross Bangladesh off my list.
- Wrong decimal place, 1 taka is currently 1.2 cents US. Yeah, the hotel thing in Bangladesh is weird...same in India. Maybe 35% of the hotels that I have visited, have rejected me (in India) Bring a tent, just incase 💪😂
It is not sinful for a foreigner to jave alcohol, most places dont sell alcohol as its not allowed without a locense which is very expensive to get one. Foreigners are allowed to drink alcohol. But because there is high tax on alcohol, its very expensive in Bangladesh.
@@Edgesofearth i didn't mean that, i was just suggesting the words you used. The word 'cheating' is used quite often in desh. Big up to u for going to bdesh, my mums from desh and it's a beautiful place
- my comment is leftover after responding to a different person apparently. there are some people who either are extremely nasty and write terrible comments, or there are others who literally try to spread false information without any logic whatsoever. so I simply delete them and block them along with their toxic attitude. apparently some people think that this is my first rodeo 🐎😂
I know what r u talking about. Not only this country all over ther world they cheat with the foreigners. So don't be upset brother. i feel sorry for u. i hope things will be get better one day. Thanks for visting Bangladesh.
Brock, great honest review. Love from Bangladesh.
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Alcohol is illegal in Bangladesh for citizens it is only allowed for foreigners, you can mainly get it from private shops. No one will blatantly sell it because of the taboo and it also being illegal
- Yeah. Strange to me, indeed. There were states in India with the same concept.
@@Edgesofearth Muslim country 🙂🙏
@@dark_matter718 Muslims have free will, they should be able to choose for themselves rather than government endorsing them what to do.
@@radicalpotato666 It's not the government which is forcing it to ppl like Arab countries. It is happened because ppl wanted it. Interesting thing is government wants to change the law but because of public opinion they can't. But recently they have modified the law little bit.
@@dark_matter718 Good to know the development. Thanks.
True... These business people not only cheat with foreigners but also cheat with the common people.
It's also true that living cost in Bangladesh is higher than that of India....
But most of the people are good... very good...
Thanks for visiting Bangldesh .
Very nice video. You are lucky to have many friend's. Thanks for sharing this information.
- Agreed 😇🙏
Thanks for watching 😇
Totally agree with business people trying to scam you in Bangladesh. I am a Bangladeshi and have seen foreigners bring scammed that way. However, I believe it is not unique to Bangladeshi people. It is a trend of Bengali speaking business person in general. I mean, not all but maybe 50% of them are crooked as you said. Be it from Bangladesh or West Bengal or from anywhere else. Honest review.
Lol. You are absolutely right about the price. I am Bangladeshi and I paid 8 time more for a glass bottle of mountain dew. It's not like I had no idea about the price but I already opened it, so can't give it back. So, how does a mountain dew taste after paying 8 time more? 😂 Taste like sin. Lol.
Now my rule is- 1. Ask the price first for any food item if it is not a reputed place. 2. If you are taking a rickshaw, ask the rent before you ride. In cities the rent is around 4-5 BDT per 100meter or 3-4 BDT for every minute of ride. 3. Most of the small town now have some sort of super shops try to buy only from those. Yes, I mean those shops with computerized POS. 4. Buy ticket online, many time it can be a option.
- tasted like sin 😂😂😂😂
I will suggest you to get support from Travelers Group of Bangladesh when visit Bangladesh in next time. Hope you will find more place to go and you will discover the true beauty of Bangladesh. I feel sorry that you had cheated here. Hope you will visit again.
- I definitely want to visit again 🙏🙏😇😇
we love you .....thanks for your honest reviews...... those businessman will cheat even you were a BANGLADESHI ....but we love foreigners and respect them...peace ❤❤
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🙏🙏🙏😇
Love & respect from Bangladesh 🇧🇩 💗
Gonna visit Bangladesh tooo! ❤️
In most of Asia, Africa, even street sellers in Europe etc it's a well known practice of cabbies, vendors, suverniors etc I.e. the normally haggled items prices have deferent starting price to foreigner's, naive looking or rich locals, all get different starting prices but some experienced savvy travellers know all the walk away act, get f off body languages etc trick + always drop your starting price at 20 25% of their proposed..etc tricks, this different prices for different folks is super normal in most non industrialized places, don't fret it my friend. You can see this crazy bargaining standards on most vloggers posts too
Welcome to Bangladesh 🇧🇩
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Thank you for your honest review. we hope the problems of our country will solve soon.Love you.💘💔
just finished the entire vlog series,love from bangladesh,loved ur personality and attitude towards our country and yes there should be a next time(no matter how many years from now XD)...hope to see more of you in my country :)
- Wowww, cool! Glad to hear you got through them all!🙏
Yeah, hopefully I will return sooner than later. I need to capture your country with a drone 🌏😇🙌
In Bangladesh T-shirt, Jeans, are very cheap. you have to go New Market of Dhaka.
- I bought one shirt and one pair of pants in Bangladesh. the pants were 800 taka and the shirt was like 3000.
@@Edgesofearth If you want to buy in cheap then you should go Dhaka New Market & Shah Ali Market ( Mirpur, Dhaka ). there you can get a lots of Brand T-shirt & jean at very cheap. if you go to Basundhara City or Jamuna Future Park ( Market ) then you have to pay excess money. becoz there are every product is very expensive.
just take a look this video 👉
th-cam.com/video/0d_dX7zZqVc/w-d-xo.html
@@Edgesofearth 250 taka pant ( 2.95 US dollar ) up to 270 taka.
th-cam.com/video/NwwI0Bp9mvU/w-d-xo.html
@@Edgesofearth It's was very expensive. But you could buy in cheap if you went to buy Mirpur Shah Ali Market or Dhaka New Market. but don't go Bongobazar, Basundhara City Shipping Mall or Jamuna Futurepark Shopping Mall ( becoz very expensive )
Edges Of Earth you went to the wrong stores Brockkkkk
I love all your bangladeshi vlog vry interesting ...... 👈
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1. Alcohol is restricted but not banned. You can drink without any problems but in the Private room or at Bar. Local people can apply for a license to buy, carry or drink alcohol. Bangladesh has also Government-owned Alcohol industry named Carew & Co (Bangladesh) Ltd is a distillery producing alcohol made from sugar cane in Bangladesh and produces Vodka, Whiskey, also export Alcohol to some countries. For non-Muslims, you are also allowed to bring 2 bottles of Alcohol when you visit Bangladesh from other countries.
2. Fruits and Vegetables actually cheap if you buy directly from farmers, the price rise in cities because of the broker or middle businessmen. You can search for many news that Farmers did not get the right price then they dumped all potatoes, tomatoes in River, or in the street. From Farmers, you can even buy 1KG Tomato or Potatoe for just .10 to .15 cents, same as Fruits.
3. There are bad people all over the world so in Bangladesh or India no differences. Be careful and take help from Tourist Police if you face any problems. Tourist Police of Bangladesh is the best Tourist Police in Asia, no doubt! Besides Bangladesh is the rising Economy and a safe tourist place in Asia. Hope to see you again in Bangladesh :)
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Yes very sad that everybody talking about the cheating part. but nobody talking about the how hospitality Bangladeshi people did for him without knowing him very weel.
Now about the business people they always cheat even they cheat with the local customer. No other country people let you to stay there home and eat for free without knowing you very well so I think you should be grateful for that.
I live in Sydney for the last 12 years I never seen or heard anybody help anyone without knowing them very well. And even USA also the same. Bangladesh is much better country than any other Western countries regarding hospitality.
- Hmm, did you watch my other video that specifically talks about this?
From Bangladesh 🇧🇩🇧🇩❤❤
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Thank you for visit bangladesh with the year 2030 in mind, it is being made easy to travel to Bangladesh. Now there are many spots including Best Beautiful Cox's Bazar, Kaptai Lake, Maha Maya, Rangamati, Sajek, Sylhet. After 2030, the whole of Bangladesh will be suitable.
- I want to return 😇😇
Well, I have liked your review. Thanks..
I am Bangladeshi myself but I grew up in the west. I absolutely cannot go anywhere there without my father, who is an expert at bargaining and will not let anyone cheat him. Many Bangladeshi people are street smart and bargaining is an essential skill. I would always suggest that you travel with a local.
- I always traveled with a local. 98% of the cheating took place when a local was standing right next to me. Even the local was shocked that the other local was trying to cheat me. The response was always that 'he is a foreigner, so he should have to pay more.' 🤷🏼♂️
Hey Brock. Greetings from Cambodia. Sorry to hear you have to make your own happy pizza there.🥰
- Happy pizza? lol 🤔
Love for u from Bangladesh 🇧🇩🇧🇩❤️
Love and respect from Bangladesh...... U can visit Dhanmondi, gulshan, uttara
I feel sorry and shy... You will come back and explore..one thing remember you could arrange a local guide then you will do anything without tension ❤
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one thing that is important to note is that 90% of the time that i was cheated i was actually with a local person who was helping me. the local person confronted the businessman and asked why they were cheating. almost every reply was that because I am a foreigner, I should pay more.
Right Bro....Whenever i visit in India. They cheated with me almost every time.... You may say this is one of the South Asian culture. They think foreigners are rich...they are poor...that's why they do it...extremely sorry...but I love you as a Bangladeshi.. You are such a great person as well
On a scale from 1-10 how did you like Bangladesh personally and would you travel there again?
- Maybe a 7. The cheating was higher than anywhere else I have ever been. It was literally out of control....even if i was with a local.
It is reaaaaly difficult to travel alone as a foreigner.
I will absolutely return. Many places to see! 🎥🙌
Most expensive food item(street bought by me was 320(pizza)
Most of the fruits are imported, that's why those are not really cheap(as you said compared to india). India produces many kinds of fruits. Also that our diet is far from being fruit centric. So fruits are considered food of the rich people. Like vegetables in America cost a lot compared to here in Bangladesh..
- interesting, thanks for sharing!
Thanks brother i love you my Bangladesh
@4:50.. yep, that's the Bangladesh I know.. My friend, they see you as a walking ATM.. and yes I agree my personal experience has been the same, it's the mentality of the people!!! You got to ask yourself why no one bothers to go there for a holiday, or if they have gone then why they never go back..
I am actually very pleased that you have bought this issue up.. I've travelled extensively around the world and in BD the amount cheating and ripping people off is just unreal..
Having said that I have been to many places where they have a tourist price and locals price, it's just the way the world works. Take any tourist bazaar all the prices are inflated by 500% -1000% in some cases, when you walk down the road you will find it for a fraction of the price...
- The only other place I have visited that had this amount of cheating four tourists was un Cambodia. Even in the towns and small villages where tourists rarely ever visit, they would refuse to sell me a product unless I paid the high price...such as water or food. Sad, really.
I have heard very similar things about Morocco, unfortunately.
Despite the negativity about Bangladeshi cheating, I still would like to go back and experience other places of the country. the regular people who were not in business, we're awesome, caring, and friendly! 🙌
30 tk fruits was in 2015 or before may be,now in 2020 would be same fruit more then 60tk..
600-700 is very poor level hotel,it just a buffet lunch/dinner price in a restaurant...
For medium level hotel probably 1500-2000 tk(like in many videos I saw hotel 71,and many other hotels)
Rickshaw 20-30tk per km depand kn jam situation..
CNG( call tuk-tuk in Thai) are for roads which not allow rickshaw and for more then 3km distances(may be 80-120 for 3km by bargain, then for 5km could be 150-250 by bargain)
Brock,very sad.It is true that business people wanna cheat foreigners.But there is another side that is the honesty of the local people.we are really sorry for the things happened with you.But things are changing.I think If you visit a few years later again,you will get better impression.
Anyway thank you for your visit.Good luck
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Great one.✌️
So how much money did you spend on this trip? I know you've mentioned that you've stayed with people for free etc but l just want to know how much money you've personally spent on this trip. Thanks in advanced
💚 from Bangladesh 🥰
It feels really bad when I hear anything negative about Bangladesh 🇧🇩 😔😔 !
Thanks for coming here ...♥️
U r welcome here after 2025 🤫🤫✌️🙂
- I hope to return before then 😜
@@Edgesofearth haha as ur wish ✌️
he didnt intend to hurt anyones feelings by saying the truth. its shameful and embarrassing to see how our ordinary business people cheat the foreigners. it will be our permanent trademark if we Banglsdeshis don't change our behaviors in the future
@@jadooboard7491 just think about the time of Ramadan .....
Edges Of Earth please you are more than welcome,it was lovely watching your journey of Bangladesh,hoping to see more in future.
You are very frank. I like it.
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but I want to say you missed all beautiful place in Bangladesh..... Cause Hill area is very nice in Bangladesh... but u dnt visit that side,and Bangladeshi village also very nice....u also missed those kinds of village
- there are so many places in this country that I did not visit and still would love to visit. next time! 😇
@@Edgesofearth thank you ♥♥♥
Did you ever visit to Burma or Vietnam, very tasteful Beers are very cheap.
Food and People are also great.
- Not Burma, but Vietnam. I have a whole series...check out my playlists 💪
6：27 Do ppl in Bangladesh wear Longyi as Burmese ?!
- Yes, they wear one...but sometimes the style is different.
love you😍
from bangladesh 🇧🇩
Everything you say is true .
beautiful vlog
I'm from Bangladesh, What's your name?I saw you today first!
- Brock ✌
@@Edgesofearth Can I talk to you?Are you still in Bangladesh?
my email: tfi.raju@gmail.com
I'm so sorry that you had a bad experience. I lived in Dhaka for 10 years. Even so, it was common for me to return from a shopping trip and be told that i had paid too much. :-(
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BRO I AM BANGLA AND I WS BORN IN BANGLADESH BUT GORW UP IN BROOKLYN So i sorry brother bc i never bought anything before there
Love from Bangladesh
Hey Brock how is it possible foreigners can't stay in a hotel, please give us the why of the situation because before the quarantine i was planning to go there, the reason I'm watching all your videos in Bangladesh. Thank you.
- similar to India and China, and probably other countries, there are special documents that hotels must fill out to report to local police. many hotels do not carry these documents. in addition there are certain liabilities surrounding the guests in their hotel. generally speaking, it is assumed that foreigners are rich and if something goes wrong inside the hotel, such as someone stealing your belongings, then the hotel would be responsible. and the hotel does not want to be responsible for extremely expensive luggage or equipment... so they will reject you.
all i can say is get to a new city as early as possible like eleven thirty in the morning to give yourself several hours to find a hotel before night fall. not joking.
if you are trying to save money, then it will be more difficult, but if you go to the most expensive hotels in an area, you will probably be just fine because these are usually labeled as international hotels. I hope this helps..
@@Edgesofearth thank you so much, it's very clear, i have to say that i never found this info in other vlogs to Bangladesh, it's gonna change all my plans then, because i wasn't planning to go expensive hotels I just have few aquantences and they didn't share with me this important information.
Does it means you spend nights traveling for example to other cities ? Thank you again Brock because it helps a lot. Have a nice day.
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I also wanna go to bangladesh
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Sad but true, even we local people are cheated sometimes . 😢
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You are Beutiful and positive Guy
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Sometimes we, the natives are also being cheated while visiting other district/area if they could recognize us that we are not from that area. Businessman in Bangladesh are apart from general people. :(
- I AGREEE! 2 different kinds of people!
Plz recommend internet/ data
- Yikes, I had bad luck with this. Hopefully someone knows more. try to read through some of the comments.. many people have typed some very helpful information. 🙌
I'm feeling sorry on behalf of my country. Next time if you visit again Bangladesh, contact with me. I will show you the real beauty of Bangladesh & I'm also don't like spicy food just like you. 😋
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Street food started 5 tk
Bro, I speak Bengali look Bengali and still been cheated with high price.
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Beer prohibited in Islam .. it's no available in bangladesh.. that's why beer expensive in bangladesh...
What you said is true. I'm from Bangladesh. I feel sorry for your bad experience. Hope you come again to visit my country.
- I wouldn't say it was 'bad'...but i just wanted to provide this information for future travelers so they know what to expect.
@@Edgesofearth so kind of you. But I feel ashemed for those people. Thanks a lot for visiting Bangladesh and you are always welcome here🙂
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Not only with you or travelers , these business people cheating with locals as well. You may noticed while you’re there how dramatically they increased onions price overnight.
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For shopping take help of a tourist guide
Have you been to Laos yet?
- I haven't. On my list of things to do 😇🙏
Yes,90% bangaladeshi think foreigners have endless money
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Its really heartbreaking to know that u experienced few cheaters here. I am not disagree with you. But the matter, you are saying that almost everyone who was to sell anything to you, cheated with you about the price, thats actually happen in some very few occasions,. And almost every residential hotels and all restaurants has their fixed prices. May be, you were one of the most unlucky person visited here. Feeling sorry for you. You are welcome here again and plz have a schedule with me. :-)
- this was definitely not something that happened very little. i could read the prices on the menu i even had the chart in my phone saved so i knew what the characters meant. if this happened only a couple of times, I would have never included this information in this video. but this happened so frequently. every time I went in to purchase a product or a meal from anyone, anywhere in Bangladesh, I always entered knowing that I would be cheated because it was so rare to find someone authentic. sad, really.
but on the other side of things, when I met people who are not trying to sell me a product or a service, they were completely amazing and genuine and full of respect.
usd prices?
- At the bottom of the screen.
$1= 84 Taka
Sorry for your some bad experiences during buying anything....
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I don’t get it about cheating on food items or anything u buy. You are a traveller, by now you should be smart enough to handle the cheating anywhere in the world. Price list always there in any restaurant in Bdesh other than very low grade restaurant. If they cheat you, you deserve it or u have to have more experience.How can they ask more from you than what u had. Packaged product has price tag. If somebody ask more, go to the other shops. Don't ask me to believe everyone will ask more.I do not deny there is no cheating but those are in certain sectors. That is there all over the world, when local see foreigners, like taxi ride, buying something from open market etc. Pls don't generalise everything for BD. I have travelled many countries of the world. I know how cheating works.It is there everywhere in the world, more or less. Bdesh is developing country, you can't expect everything of Western standard. Look, USA sells F-16 to some country with USD 35 m, same stuff with same configuration with USD 40 m to some other countries. Isn’t it one kind of cheating? If it happens in BD, u call it cheating, but business in case of USA. Enough of it. Pls do visit my country Bangladesh without any fear. If u need some kind of guidance to train you how to handle cheatingbin BD, give me a shout. I will be back in BD 1st wk of Apr'20. Stay safe & healthy.
- your whole comment was about what to do AFTER someone cheats you.
but that was not the point that I was making in the video. the point that I was making is that Bangladeshi people cheated me very often. In fact, it was significantly more than any other Asian country I have ever traveled to...besides Cambodia. It was probably tied with Cambodia.
generalizing is the only thing that I can do because I cannot make a video and talk about every single transaction that I had. I give my judgement and opinion based on a percentage. those who did versus those who did not try to cheat me. and out of every single transaction that I made while in Bangladesh, a significant portion of those people tried to cheat me. FACT. numbers don't lie..
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Bangladesh needs to sort its morality it out. Not good that some people are cheats. This brings Bangladesh reputation down.
- unfortunately it does. When people hear things like this they simply don't want to come. If they don't come, less money will enter their country and their economy will remain the same.
@@Edgesofearth they need to take heed a d change their way. It's such a shame because not everyone is like this. I want to visit Bangladesh one day.
- agreed. It is so weird because the people who were running a business and trying to accept my money almost always cheated me. But if someone was not a business owner, and just was a common person and I randomly interacted with them, they were extremely kind and friendly. It was only the business owners who we're very frustrating to me. 🧐
If you told us the US equivalent to a taka, I missed it. Google says 1 taka equals 12 cents. I guess it's sinful for a foreigner to have a beer but not to cheat one. Hotel accommodations for a foreigner are hit or miss--no thanks, just cross Bangladesh off my list.
- Wrong decimal place, 1 taka is currently 1.2 cents US.
Yeah, the hotel thing in Bangladesh is weird...same in India. Maybe 35% of the hotels that I have visited, have rejected me (in India)
Bring a tent, just incase 💪😂
It is not sinful for a foreigner to jave alcohol, most places dont sell alcohol as its not allowed without a locense which is very expensive to get one. Foreigners are allowed to drink alcohol. But because there is high tax on alcohol, its very expensive in Bangladesh.
Watch "Jason Billam Travel", he has given true picture and mindset of real Bangladesh.
You should visit Northeast India...and you'll not be disappointed...
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Mmm....yeah, don't go.
Cheating lol definitely he was in desh
- Happens in many countries. However, it was particularly high in this country 😬
@@Edgesofearth i didn't mean that, i was just suggesting the words you used. The word 'cheating' is used quite often in desh. Big up to u for going to bdesh, my mums from desh and it's a beautiful place
@@Edgesofearth i don't think ur comment belongs here but I'll give you time to delete it.
- my comment is leftover after responding to a different person apparently. there are some people who either are extremely nasty and write terrible comments, or there are others who literally try to spread false information without any logic whatsoever. so I simply delete them and block them along with their toxic attitude.
apparently some people think that this is my first rodeo 🐎😂