VILenin [he/him]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 9 months ago(CW/Self-Harm) apparently calling the suicide hotline can result in the cops showing up to drag you off to a psychological torture facility and being saddled with thousands in debtNSFWhexbear.netimagemessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1159
arrow-up1159image(CW/Self-Harm) apparently calling the suicide hotline can result in the cops showing up to drag you off to a psychological torture facility and being saddled with thousands in debtNSFWhexbear.netVILenin [he/him]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square59fedilink
minus-squareDessa [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·9 months agoI haven’t heard about the tourist scams. How do those work?
minus-squaresawne128 [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·9 months agoSorry I was unclear. There are many cases where shady tour guides force (usually Chinese) tourists to buy expensive souvenirs, sometimes under threat. Examples: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34584235, https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202306/07/WS647fd7e6a31033ad3f7bade4.html
I haven’t heard about the tourist scams. How do those work?
Sorry I was unclear. There are many cases where shady tour guides force (usually Chinese) tourists to buy expensive souvenirs, sometimes under threat. Examples:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34584235, https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202306/07/WS647fd7e6a31033ad3f7bade4.html