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What's a common tourist activity that happens in your country that you feel like is a scam?
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When traveling to Tanzania, one popular activity is sampling local cuisine. However, many tourists may find themselves paying inflated prices at tourist restaurants that don't reflect the true cost of meals. For instance, dishes that cost less than a dollar at local eateries can soar to $10-15 in tourist hotspots. This price hike takes advantage of visitors who may not realize they are being overcharged for reheated meals that are prepared in bulk.
For me I feel like when people come to my country (Tanzania) to try local foods i think they are being ripped off really badly by many tourist restaurants/hot-spots
Meals that usually cost me less than 1 dollar to eat at a local place would cost 10-15 usd in a tourist area. Because they know the average European or American pays that much for a normal meal in their countries so they don't think twice about it in my country where the cost of these meals is pennies and its usually cooked and stored in bulk and just reheated for each serving.
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