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    Can Poverty Excuse Lying and Scamming ? 🇳🇦 vA 153



    I ride from Rehoboth to Kalkrand and to Mariental, in Namibia, in Africa.
    On the endless emptiness of Southern Namibia, in the very remote town of Kalkrand, I find a very surprising fancy lodge serving delicious food.
    Kalkrand is very poor and some local kids behave in a very strange way with me, as they pretend that the only cheap hotel is full, but I easily find out that it was a big lie… what were they up to with this lie?
    Finally, the next day I ride to Mariental, where I stay in a lodge with friendly hosts, and as I tour Mariental on my trike, I meet a lot of very cheerful and friendly local folks.

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    2. @willemsalom on

      kino so far you have posted great content. I even subscribed… I know what those kids were saying in our language and they weren't trying to scam you. please don't start like other youtubers posting clickbait for views

    7. @Smart-alecky on

      I have realized Southern African countries have a different way of asking questions. They don't start with 'what' , 'where' 'which'. They start with 'and' , 'from'.

    9. @khaumbaalfredO on

      Those kids were forcing themselves on Yves running all the way Yves knew he'd follow the accommodation location on Google.
      It's nagging & in the end it's money they want

    10. @Nchaukeni on

      The title is quite misleading, there is no scamming, just poor people hoping to get paid for guiding. Matter of fact if he brushed them off, they would have left because he never demanded for guidance services

    11. @John_Abdul_Shiva on

      It was a complete scam, nothing more. Notice how those scammers deliberately led him to the wrong gate, preventing him from entering the correct one, knowing Yves would discover that rooms were available. Their plan was to deceive him and redirect him to shady lodges, hoping to earn commissions from the owners while also extorting additional money from Yves. Just like here, where they demanded more for no reason. And what about the guy who asked Yves to buy him a packet of chicken—why? What did he even do to deserve it? Yet, Yves still had the generosity to buy it for him. So, before jumping to conclusions about Yves being in the wrong, consider that side of the story.

    15. @italgrow on

      Heavy handed with your judgement, people are often treating the poor with contempt but that doesn’t make them scammers. I understand that your journey has been challenging though with people trying to take advantage of you. Safe,

    21. @rkkshettrinp4266 on

      The way you eat seems like you were starving for ages and the kids you said scammy actually are always expecting something for food from strangers by doing little help to them😮😮😮

    23. @MuzikTrabolee on

      I don’t like the title of this video. The same kid literally wished you a safe trip on your way back. It’s simply a cultural difference and as someone who is enjoying and taking in Africa you should see the nuances by now.

    29. @MX007100 on

      Welcome to Namibia 🇳🇦. Please avoid telling people about your movements for next day or about where you’re lodging. It becomes easier for people to set traps for you considering that you’re on a tricycle and South Africa is quite sketchy.

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