Hi! Today we're talking about scams you might come across if you come to London
On the whole, London's pretty safe, but just to be careful here are some scams to avoid.
Joining me today to talk about scams are Joel and Lia from the
very cool channel, funnily titled
so if you're looking for cool YouTube
channels to follow definitely go and see their videos because they're pretty cool
Yes we are cooler in real life
You're sat down, you're with a friend
You're having a chat, your phones are out
and tries to sell you either a post card or flowers
or they try to sell you something
you'll be saying "No no no I don't want it
but when they leave you notice your phone's missing
What you didn't realise is that they put their paper, or the postcard, or the flowers
over your phone and they picked up when they left
yeah maybe you don't even notice until like way after they've gone
and then you go to look for your phone and it's not next to you
it's not like an immediate thing you notice
I think the rule is that you shouldn't put your phone on the table
if you don't want that to happen, you should just keep your phone in your pocket
Also it's just a nicer dining experience
for whoever you're eating with your phone's not out
Because then you're sort of like "my attentions fully, I'm here, I'm in this room"
Another popular scam which involves a lot more sneakiness
You're sat in a coffee shop working on your laptop
The person next to you, they ask "Can you watch my laptop, I'm going to the toilet?"
You're thinking "Wow they trust me, that's awesome!"
Then!
When they're in the toilet, someone else comes and takes their laptop
You run after that person and be heroic and try to stop it
you get the laptop back, that's fine
But while you're going to get that laptop back
a third person swoops in and takes YOUR laptop
it's kind of genius but it's really awful
- The person from loo pretends to NOT be in on it - But they're in on it as well!
They're like "thanks so much for saving mine! Sucks for you!"
They're relying on you not knowing the scam
Sometimes you'll see the shop on Oxford Street
There was one for years and it was like "Final days, closing soon!"
They look like branded perfumes, but they're not. They're shit!
All the tourists gather round and they think
because of the location that they're buying sort of Dior! Burberry!
all bring all these big brand names
and they're just buying like stuff that costs like one pound
Yeah but for a lot of money and they made me think they've got a great deal
Because you see other people in the crowd
and be like "Yeah I'll buy it! I'll pay £50!"
who worked, that was their job
Go around the back of the shop
Give it back, give the money back, that was their job!
Can we talk about the rickshaws in London?
Not only are they annoying to look at to listen to
They've been playing "Despacito" for like five months
It's Camilla Cabello! So get with it!
They're not regulated, this is something you need to know
And if you do, ask them how much is going to be an agree on that
because I think lots of them will say
If people ask, they'll say "No, no, just get in and I'll take you!"
They think it's not gonna be that much, or that it'll be free
so just make sure you're double-checking
and don't get on until they have told you what price it is
There was a report of someone spending like £250
They'll take you from sort of here to the end of this room for £8
£8-10
Also it's not particular to London
For example we've talked about M&M world in our video
Same with the rickshaws, it's nothing to do with London
So why would you, why would you do that?
If you're riding in a horse and carriage, maybe!
Which there aren't any in London
But that would be more like culturally like "Oh old London!"
So there are some scams that you should be aware of whenever you visit London,
or if you have friends who are visiting London
Share this video with them, make sure they know what to avoid
and a special thanks to Joel and Lia!
If you want to see very cool videos about British culture, the English language
you should go check out their videos because they're just very cool people
In fact we've just done another video which is talking about my favourite topic!
You will not see me smile once!
He did not have a fun time on this video
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