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henni

Watch out for this guy at Global Village this year.

I just came back from global village tonight and I had a strange encounter at the Yemen pavilion. At the center of the pavilion there is a huge stall of different types of honey being sold, where I wa… I just came back from global village tonight and I had a strange encounter at the Yemen pavilion. At the center of the pavilion there is a huge stall of different types of honey being sold, where I was interested and a Yemeni man was there selling them. To my interest he was making me try all the different types of honey, and I asked him what most people wanted, where he gave me the honey to try. Afterwards he showed me the different size jars and asked me which I wanted and I told him I'm not sure yet I want to try the rest and he said in an angry tone, borderline yelling "why did you ask me to show the best seller and you don't want to buy, you will TRY AND YOU WILL BUY NOW." To which I just said "what" and he responded with "you better buy this now or else I will call my people, they know the police and will get you in trouble for this" to which I told him "I'm not a tourist, and if you think you can sell like this then you will sell nothing tonight." And walked away. Little man was very lucky he was working there, otherwise I would've beat him unconscious. I think he speaks like this to tourists, and it works on them, and who knows if the other guys in that stall have the same method. Take care guys
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Image elrikeheuer ·

That's the honey guy near the front entrance of the Yemen pavilion, right? He's been pulling that aggressive pressure tactic for at least two seasons now. The smaller honey vendors further inside, near the spice section, are much more relaxed and will let you taste without the hard sell.

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Image liliane ·

honestly that whole area near the main walkway of yemen pavilion is a mess, theres like 3 stalls that do this aggressive stuff. i usually go to the one tucked behind the coffee roasters on the left side, older guy named Salem, he'll let u sit and try everything for 20 mins without saying a word about buying

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Image michaela ·

yeah that guy's a known prick honestly, heard similar stories from a few friends. best to just skip that stall entirely and check the smaller shops near the back of the pavilion, way more chill

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christel

Dubai/Sharjah Road Scam?

I helped a guy stranded on the ring road, gave him a ride to Ras Al Khaima after he claimed to have lost his wallet. Turns out he was fine, just jumped out and vanished. Did I get played? I helped a guy stranded on the ring road, gave him a ride to Ras Al Khaima after he claimed to have lost his wallet. Turns out he was fine, just jumped out and vanished. Did I get played?
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Image filippina ·

damn u basically did a free taxi run to rak. thing is they usually target cars with a single guy driving & look for dubai plates so u look like u got somewhere to be. best move is roll ur window down like two inches, say u already called the cops for them & keep moving, dont even unlock the door

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Image esther ·

yeah that's a known one on e311 & the sharjah ring road, usually they wave you down near the adnoc or before the rta cameras claiming wallet got lifted. classic play is they ask for a lift to the next emirate then bail once you slow down, sometimes a second guy on a bike is tracking you. next time just call 999 or drop them at the nearest police point, don't let anyone in your car off the highway ngl

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Image patriziawurst ·

The RAK route is the tell. No one genuinely stranded on the ring road needs to get all the way to Ras Al Khaimah, that's a 90 minute drive. These guys work in pairs and the second car picks them up after they hop out, usually somewhere past the Al Sajaa junction or near the ADNOC on E311. If it happens again, tell them you'll drive them to the nearest police station and watch how fast the story changes.

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