After a few days in Hanoi, the constant hustle for tourist money becomes overbearing. If I owned a hostel in Hanoi, I would post a sign near the exit warning my guests of the following:
- The motorbike taxis will charge you 1,000,000 Vietnamese Dong or $50 USD for a five minute ride. If you don’t pay, they will yell at you.
- The ladies selling fruit in the street will double or triple their prices right before handing you the fruit. If you don’t pay, they will yell at you.
- Most restaurants will charge you for drinks and dishes you did not order. Review the bill before paying.
- Taxis will try to charge you a multiple of the meter times the number of people in the taxi. If the meter says 20 and there are three people in the taxi, he will try to charge you 60. If you don’t pay, he will yell at you. More