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A friendly start, followed by tourist traps, shopping commissions and a tour cut short
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点评：A friendly start, followed by tourist traps, shopping commissions and a tour cut short
We met Nuwan in Kandy, and at first, he seemed like a genuinely friendly, welcoming and trustworthy person. He was smiling, easy to talk to, and gave us the impression that we were about to have a great experience exploring the city.
Unfortunately, things turned out very differently.
Before starting the tour, I explicitly showed him a written message explaining that we were not interested in tourist traps, shopping stops or places designed to pressure tourists into buying things. We simply wanted to explore Kandy and enjoy the places we had agreed to visit.
He seemed to ignore the message completely.
One of our first stops was an Ayurvedic centre, where we were taken through a treatment and massage experience, followed by a carefully prepared sales pitch. It was exactly the kind of tourist-oriented experience we had specifically asked to avoid.
We politely declined to buy anything.
As we were leaving, we noticed something rather revealing: Nuwan apologised to the person running the Ayurvedic centre because we hadn’t purchased anything.
That was our first indication that this tour might have been more about getting tourists to spend money than actually showing them Kandy.
But what happened next was even more disappointing.
While we were back in the tuk-tuk, Nuwan had a conversation with someone. We travel with a translation device that allows us to understand and communicate with local people, and during that conversation, we heard him explaining that he would cut our tour short because we weren’t spending money at the shopping stops.
Yes, you read that correctly.
We had booked what was supposed to be a six-hour tour for 2,000 Sri Lankan rupees.
After approximately two hours, Nuwan suddenly told us that the famous Big Buddha, the large white Buddha statue overlooking Kandy, was closed.
Spoiler: it wasn’t closed.
Instead of continuing the agreed itinerary, he took us to a temple, ended the tour and demanded 1,000 rupees.
Now, let’s think about that for a moment.
The original agreement was 2,000 rupees for six hours. We received approximately two hours, part of which had been spent at a tourist-oriented Ayurvedic centre that we had explicitly asked not to visit.
And somehow, we were still expected to pay half the original price.
The amount itself wasn’t the problem. We’re talking about a relatively small sum of money. What bothered us was the behaviour, the wasted time and the complete disregard for what we had agreed upon.
Based on what we heard during his conversation and how the tour ended immediately afterwards, we were left with the strong impression that the tour was shortened because we weren’t going to generate any additional income through shopping stops.
I cannot confirm what financial arrangements he has with these businesses, but the experience certainly gave us reason to question his priorities.
There’s also something rather ironic about this whole situation.
During the tour, Nuwan took us to a Buddhist temple and spoke about Buddha and karma.
I found it interesting to hear someone talk about karma and Buddhist teachings while behaving towards his customers in a way that, in our experience, showed very little honesty or respect.
And here’s something I’d genuinely like to say to him.
Nuwan, if you ever have the opportunity to visit Italy, my home country, I sincerely hope you have a wonderful experience. I hope the people you meet treat you fairly, respect your time and make you feel welcome, without seeing you as someone they can simply make money from.
Because that’s exactly how we would have liked to be treated in your country.
Sri Lanka is a beautiful place, and we’ve met some genuinely wonderful people here. Experiences like this are disappointing precisely because they can leave visitors questioning the intentions of people who initially seem so kind.
My advice to anyone visiting Kandy:
If this driver approaches you on the street offering a tuk-tuk tour, think carefully before agreeing.
If your idea of exploring Kandy involves being driven between tourist shops, massage centres and places where you’re encouraged to buy things you never wanted in the first place, then perhaps he’s the right driver for you.
But if you want to discover the city, visit the places you’ve agreed upon and spend your time with someone who respects your preferences, I would strongly recommend looking elsewhere.
A friendly smile is a great way to start a tour. Unfortunately, it doesn’t guarantee an honest experience.
And in our case, the experience was deeply disappointing.
We met Nuwan in Kandy, and at first, he seemed like a genuinely friendly, welcoming and trustworthy person. He was smiling, easy to talk to, and gave us the impression that we were about to have a great experience exploring the city.
Unfortunately, things turned out very differently.
Before starting the tour, I explicitly showed him a written message explaining that we were not interested in tourist traps, shopping stops or places designed to pressure tourists into buying things. We simply wanted to explore Kandy and enjoy the places we had agreed to visit.
He seemed to ignore the message completely.
One of our first stops was an Ayurvedic centre, where we were taken through a treatment and massage experience, followed by a carefully prepared sales pitch. It was exactly the kind of tourist-oriented experience we had specifically asked to avoid.
We politely declined to buy anything.
As we were leaving, we noticed something rather revealing: Nuwan apologised to the person running the Ayurvedic centre because we hadn’t purchased anything.
That was our first indication that this tour might have been more about getting tourists to spend money than actually showing them Kandy.
But what happened next was even more disappointing.
While we were back in the tuk-tuk, Nuwan had a conversation with someone. We travel with a translation device that allows us to understand and communicate with local people, and during that conversation, we heard him explaining that he would cut our tour short because we weren’t spending money at the shopping stops.
Yes, you read that correctly.
We had booked what was supposed to be a six-hour tour for 2,000 Sri Lankan rupees.
After approximately two hours, Nuwan suddenly told us that the famous Big Buddha, the large white Buddha statue overlooking Kandy, was closed.
Spoiler: it wasn’t closed.
Instead of continuing the agreed itinerary, he took us to a temple, ended the tour and demanded 1,000 rupees.
Now, let’s think about that for a moment.
The original agreement was 2,000 rupees for six hours. We received approximately two hours, part of which had been spent at a tourist-oriented Ayurvedic centre that we had explicitly asked not to visit.
And somehow, we were still expected to pay half the original price.
The amount itself wasn’t the problem. We’re talking about a relatively small sum of money. What bothered us was the behaviour, the wasted time and the complete disregard for what we had agreed upon.
Based on what we heard during his conversation and how the tour ended immediately afterwards, we were left with the strong impression that the tour was shortened because we weren’t going to generate any additional income through shopping stops.
I cannot confirm what financial arrangements he has with these businesses, but the experience certainly gave us reason to question his priorities.
There’s also something rather ironic about this whole situation.
During the tour, Nuwan took us to a Buddhist temple and spoke about Buddha and karma.
I found it interesting to hear someone talk about karma and Buddhist teachings while behaving towards his customers in a way that, in our experience, showed very little honesty or respect.
And here’s something I’d genuinely like to say to him.
Nuwan, if you ever have the opportunity to visit Italy, my home country, I sincerely hope you have a wonderful experience. I hope the people you meet treat you fairly, respect your time and make you feel welcome, without seeing you as someone they can simply make money from.
Because that’s exactly how we would have liked to be treated in your country.
Sri Lanka is a beautiful place, and we’ve met some genuinely wonderful people here. Experiences like this are disappointing precisely because they can leave visitors questioning the intentions of people who initially seem so kind.
My advice to anyone visiting Kandy:
If this driver approaches you on the street offering a tuk-tuk tour, think carefully before agreeing.
If your idea of exploring Kandy involves being driven between tourist shops, massage centres and places where you’re encouraged to buy things you never wanted in the first place, then perhaps he’s the right driver for you.
But if you want to discover the city, visit the places you’ve agreed upon and spend your time with someone who respects your preferences, I would strongly recommend looking elsewhere.
A friendly smile is a great way to start a tour. Unfortunately, it doesn’t guarantee an honest experience.
And in our case, the experience was deeply disappointing.
翻译：起初挺友好，随后便是各种旅游陷阱、强制购物，还有中途被打断的游览
我们是在康提遇到努万的。一开始，他看起来是个真正友善、热情且值得信赖的人。他面带微笑，易于交谈，给我们一种即将享受到一次绝佳城市游览体验的印象。
可惜，事实却截然相反。
在开始游览前，我特意给他看了一条书面信息，说明我们并不想去那些旅游陷阱之地。那些专门用来迫使游客购物的购物点或场所。我们只是想游览康提，享受我们事先约定好要参观的景点而已。
他似乎完全忽视了这条信息。
我们的第一站是一家阿育吠陀疗养中心，在那里我们体验了治疗和按摩服务，随后便迎来了精心策划的推销环节。这正是我们特意想要避免的那种以游客为对象的商业体验。
我们礼貌地拒绝了购买任何东西。当我们离开时，我们注意到了一件挺能说明问题的事情：由于我们没有购买任何东西，努万向负责管理阿育吠陀中心的人道了歉。
这是我们第一次意识到，这次旅游或许更侧重于让游客花钱，而非真正带他们游览康提。
然而接下来发生的事更令人失望。
当我们回到突突车上后，努万和某人交谈了起来。我们携带了一台翻译设备，借助它我们能够理解当地人的话并与之交流。在交谈过程中，我们听到他解释说，由于我们在各个购物点都没有消费，所以他要缩短我们的游览时间。
没错，您没看错。
我们原本预订了一次时长为六小时的旅游服务，费用为2000斯里兰卡卢比。
大约两小时后，努万突然告诉我们，著名的“大佛”——那座俯瞰康提城的巨大白色佛像——已关闭。
剧透一下：其实并没有关闭。
他并未按照事先约定的行程进行，而是带我们去了一座寺庙，随后结束了游览，并要求我们支付1,000卢比。
现在，让我们仔细想想这件事。
原定协议是支付2,000卢比以进行六小时的游览服务。我们实际只享受了大约两小时的服务；其中一部分时间还被花在了一个以游客为对象的阿育吠陀疗养中心上，而我们曾明确表示不想去那里。
即便如此，他们仍然期望我们支付原定费用的一半。金额本身并不是问题。我们所说的只是一笔相对较小的数目。让我们困扰的是他的行为、浪费的时间，以及他完全无视我们之间达成的约定。
从他的谈话内容以及随后游览便戛然而止的情况来看，我们强烈感觉到：这次游览时间被缩短，是因为我们不可能通过中途购物带来任何额外收入。我无法确认他与这些企业之间有哪些财务往来，但这段经历确实让我们有必要质疑他的行事优先级。
整个情况其实有些讽刺意味。
在参观过程中，努万带我们去了一座佛教寺庙，还讲述了佛陀与因果报应的道理。
听到一个人一边讲述因果与佛教教义，一边却以一种在我们看来毫无诚信与尊重可言的方式对待顾客，我觉得挺有意思的。这里有句话我真想亲口对他讲。
努万，如果你将来有机会访问我的祖国意大利，我真心希望你能有一段美好的经历。我希望你遇到的人都能公平对待你、尊重你的时间，让你感受到宾至如归的温暖，而不会把你当作可以榨取钱财的对象。
因为在我们自己的国家，我们也希望得到这样的对待。
斯里兰卡是个美丽的地方，我们在这里也遇到了许多真正优秀的人。这类经历确实令人失望，因为它们往往会让游客对那些起初看似友善之人的真实意图产生怀疑。
给所有即将前往康提的游客的建议：
如果有个司机在街上主动搭讪你，提议提供突突车游览服务，那么在答应之前请务必慎重考虑。
如果你心目中的康提之旅就是坐着车穿梭于各类旅游商店、按摩中心，以及那些诱导你购买原本根本不需要的物品的场所……那么，他或许就是适合您的司机。
不过，如果您希望尽情探索这座城市、前往事先约定好的景点，并希望与一个尊重您喜好的人共度时光，我强烈建议您另作选择。
友善的微笑是开启一次旅程的好方式。可惜的是，它并不能保证您能获得诚实、真诚的体验。
而就我们的情况而言，这次体验实在令人大失所望。
我们是在康提遇到努万的。一开始，他看起来是个真正友善、热情且值得信赖的人。他面带微笑，易于交谈，给我们一种即将享受到一次绝佳城市游览体验的印象。
可惜，事实却截然相反。
在开始游览前，我特意给他看了一条书面信息，说明我们并不想去那些旅游陷阱之地。那些专门用来迫使游客购物的购物点或场所。我们只是想游览康提，享受我们事先约定好要参观的景点而已。
他似乎完全忽视了这条信息。
我们的第一站是一家阿育吠陀疗养中心，在那里我们体验了治疗和按摩服务，随后便迎来了精心策划的推销环节。这正是我们特意想要避免的那种以游客为对象的商业体验。
我们礼貌地拒绝了购买任何东西。当我们离开时，我们注意到了一件挺能说明问题的事情：由于我们没有购买任何东西，努万向负责管理阿育吠陀中心的人道了歉。
这是我们第一次意识到，这次旅游或许更侧重于让游客花钱，而非真正带他们游览康提。
然而接下来发生的事更令人失望。
当我们回到突突车上后，努万和某人交谈了起来。我们携带了一台翻译设备，借助它我们能够理解当地人的话并与之交流。在交谈过程中，我们听到他解释说，由于我们在各个购物点都没有消费，所以他要缩短我们的游览时间。
没错，您没看错。
我们原本预订了一次时长为六小时的旅游服务，费用为2000斯里兰卡卢比。
大约两小时后，努万突然告诉我们，著名的“大佛”——那座俯瞰康提城的巨大白色佛像——已关闭。
剧透一下：其实并没有关闭。
他并未按照事先约定的行程进行，而是带我们去了一座寺庙，随后结束了游览，并要求我们支付1,000卢比。
现在，让我们仔细想想这件事。
原定协议是支付2,000卢比以进行六小时的游览服务。我们实际只享受了大约两小时的服务；其中一部分时间还被花在了一个以游客为对象的阿育吠陀疗养中心上，而我们曾明确表示不想去那里。
即便如此，他们仍然期望我们支付原定费用的一半。金额本身并不是问题。我们所说的只是一笔相对较小的数目。让我们困扰的是他的行为、浪费的时间，以及他完全无视我们之间达成的约定。
从他的谈话内容以及随后游览便戛然而止的情况来看，我们强烈感觉到：这次游览时间被缩短，是因为我们不可能通过中途购物带来任何额外收入。我无法确认他与这些企业之间有哪些财务往来，但这段经历确实让我们有必要质疑他的行事优先级。
整个情况其实有些讽刺意味。
在参观过程中，努万带我们去了一座佛教寺庙，还讲述了佛陀与因果报应的道理。
听到一个人一边讲述因果与佛教教义，一边却以一种在我们看来毫无诚信与尊重可言的方式对待顾客，我觉得挺有意思的。这里有句话我真想亲口对他讲。
努万，如果你将来有机会访问我的祖国意大利，我真心希望你能有一段美好的经历。我希望你遇到的人都能公平对待你、尊重你的时间，让你感受到宾至如归的温暖，而不会把你当作可以榨取钱财的对象。
因为在我们自己的国家，我们也希望得到这样的对待。
斯里兰卡是个美丽的地方，我们在这里也遇到了许多真正优秀的人。这类经历确实令人失望，因为它们往往会让游客对那些起初看似友善之人的真实意图产生怀疑。
给所有即将前往康提的游客的建议：
如果有个司机在街上主动搭讪你，提议提供突突车游览服务，那么在答应之前请务必慎重考虑。
如果你心目中的康提之旅就是坐着车穿梭于各类旅游商店、按摩中心，以及那些诱导你购买原本根本不需要的物品的场所……那么，他或许就是适合您的司机。
不过，如果您希望尽情探索这座城市、前往事先约定好的景点，并希望与一个尊重您喜好的人共度时光，我强烈建议您另作选择。
友善的微笑是开启一次旅程的好方式。可惜的是，它并不能保证您能获得诚实、真诚的体验。
而就我们的情况而言，这次体验实在令人大失所望。
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