“Oriental” is a word used to describe a style of furniture, or a style of architecture - my wife is Asian (Thai). I also didn’t throw money at her to gain her favor, while we were dating.
When he told me what he'd done - I thought he was an idiot, as well. But I thought - since he did it (he was a fairly intelligent guy), I thought I would warn others to not follow. I'm really surprised how much activity is on this post
He had no reference - I think it was his first time out of the US. Like none of the people in here making comments have ever been ripped off. I been traveling Asia for over 15 years now and have been ripped off PLENTY (at least not robbed yet). We all learn from our mistakes - otherwise, it would be too easy.