I really don't like putting out negative videos but it's sometimes the harsh reality of traveling. This happens not only in Sri Lanka but in many countries sadly enough.

පුළුවන් කෙනෙක් ඉන්නවනම් මේ වීඩියෝ එක කළුතර පොලිසියට හෝ සංචාරක පොලිසියට වහාම යොමු කරන්න අපේ රටේ නම කැත කරන මේ වගේ ජරා මිනිස්සුන්ව නීතියේ හමුවට අනිවාර්යයෙන්ම යොමු කර දඬුවම් ලබා දිය යුතුයි

මේ මිනිහා ත්‍රී වීල් ඩ්‍රයිවර් කෙනෙක්. මුදලාලි නෙමෙයි. අද අප්‍රේල් 18 මූව පොලිසියෙන් අත්අඩංගුවට අරගෙන. කඩේ මුදලාලිටත් නඩු මිල දර්ශනය නැතිනිසා.

This man has already been arrested by the police in Sri Lanka, and he and the real sellers of this shop are being prosecuted and taken into court. Thank you so much for sharing this video.👍It will not be easy for them in court.🤗

හරිනම් සංචාරකයින්ට උපිරිම සැලකිල්ලක් දක්වන්න ඔනේ මොකද එයලා ලංකාවට එන තරමට තමයි අපේ රටත් දියුනු වෙන්නේ මේ සහෝදරයාට කරපු වැඩේ හෙන පහත් මොකද එක පාන්පිටි වඩයක් 100 කට දිලා 800ගන්න තරම් පහත් වෙන්න තරම් මිනිස්සු අැයි මෙහම සංචාරකයින්ව රවට්ටන්නේ මේ විඩියෝ එක පොලිස්සියට දෙන්න මොකද අපේ රටට තවතව සංචාරකයින් එද්දි මුන් මේවගේ පහත් වැඩ නොකරන්න ඉඩ නොදෙන පිනිස 😊😊😊

මේ කඩේ වර්ජනය කරපල්ලා කළුතර ඉන්නේ උන් මේ වගේ උන් මේ රටට සාපයක්

Bro. Always asks price before you have it. Some are like this😟

You are a great man.. 🎊 Thanks, Glad to see you in Sri Lanka.. 🇱🇰 much love 💕

AluwA lady told the correct price. She's honest So was rewarded. She deserved 😊

Hi Tim, first as a Sri Lankan I convey my sincere appolagies for that scammers behaviour. Im from Kalutara and this man is known to cause trouble to every one. Loitering in the town hunting the innocent. Regarding the boats with Belgium Logo, these were donated by a Belgium charity soon after the Tsunami as a helping project to the Sri lankan fishermen who lost their boats. Keep exploring 🇱🇰 there are good people. . . ❤❤❤

සුද්දෙක් දැක්ක ගමන් ගලවන්න බලන් ඉන්න්‍ර් අපේ අයියලා 😅 ඉතින් හරි යයිද රටකට 😊

Bro, he is arrested. We respect you👍

Arrested him by police. All sri lankans are with you. Nice vedio buddie.❤

කලුතර පැත්තේ අය ඉන්නව නම් කඩේට ගිහින් අයිතිකාරයට කියපල්ල සීන් එක ජාත්‍යන්තරේට ගිහින් කියල

As a Sri Lankan I want to say sorry for you about that incident. love from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰❤️

Hi..Tim u did a great job.it's a very good lesson for people like this .keep it uo

As a SriLankan, I apologize for the incident you faced during your visit. Further to your attention I would like to inform you that the SriLankan government has taken swift action against the person who is in the video. We invite you to visit the country again and explore the country. Thanks

The lady who sold Aluwa is genuine. See, there are numerous good people in Sri Lanka.

First ask the price . Don't eat from that kind of animals . In Every country can see this kind of scammers .

Hello, I'm a Sri-Lankan, but lives in Europe. You are a very patient and careful person. Always solve the conflicts with a positive smile. I'm surprised with that good quality. And it is very valuable to teach something to someone who does not know by making videos like this. I assume that you have a lots of experience with scammers as a tourist. SO BE CAREFUL WHEN DEALING WITH PEOPLE. Wish you good luck for your journey..! 👍💐

Hi Tim. A similar incident was experienced in Colombo, a couple of days ago by a visitor from the US. I read in the papers today that the particular sales person was arrested. You are doing a good thing by highlighting these crooks. Just a very few among good people in this country who are so helpful & kind to foreign visitors!

Luckily we didn't meet anyone like this during our trip to Sri Lanka! Shameless behaviour charging like 10x the price, just ruining their country's image!

Not everyone in Sri Lanka are like this. Sorry to see these type of scammers tarnishing our name. Good job in exposing such people. I'm Sri Lankan

You are on Sri Lankan News these days, Tim. Good you have exposed them.

Hey bro... this is great that you did this. This man has been arrested... I'm in srilanka now after watching your videos.... enjoy your trip brother

Yeah, I respect this man,As a Sri Lankan,I’m so ashamed of this kind of act.This is not actually negative video.This is a great lesson for the scammers… Good Work brooh,I really appreciate it❤

don't worry dude he will be arrested for this behavior . keep on going ! never give up

So beautiful!! I SUBSCRIBED!!! I hope to see ALL your videos!!!

Thank you TIM for your work to improve the tourism industry in sri lanka🎉

14:02 The honesty and humble nature of this lady brought tears to my eyes!😢😍❣

He got arrested by the Police.. It's time to say sorry as a Srilankan😭 Welcome to Srilanka 🇱🇰

The guy who scammed you got arrested he is now in jail

I'm sorry that you encountered fraud again, because you are so kind! The bad guy saw that you were shooting and still defrauded you, which shows that he is really bad! You left too quickly. You should ask the two local ladies to tell him that you want to call the police. Maybe he won't take the money! You also forgot to explain the whole incident clearly to the two ladies. I feel like they must have been helpless! I understand that you must have been very angry at the time, but sometimes you can completely protect yourself by being calm! This episode makes people understand that although language is just a tool for communication, in a foreign country, this tool is very important! Not only does that beautiful lady have a sweet smile, but she also has a sweet heart, and she wants to make up the difference by giving you coconut cake! Congratulations on finding your first official tuk tuk customer, you can start a public transportation company in Sri Lanka, haha! This is still a very positive episode. Thank you very much for sharing how you were defrauded and the trip of the local happy lady. Well done! 👍🤩👏

I’m so sorry this happened to you Tim you are a nice person - have been watching for a while - don’t let this deter you - love your videos thanks for being real 😊

Hi Tim, Congratulations! You are in the local newspaper. The scammer who sold the wadeyi has been taken into custody now. Thank you very much for sharing this video. We have to clear Sri Lanka of this kind of scammers.

That guy was arrested for price gouging.

කලුතර බෝධිය විකුණාගෙන කන්න හදපු අමනය, සහ පල්ලිය අසල අලුව විකුණන කාන්තාව අතර වෙනස දුටුවාද?

,ඔහොම තමා bro ලංකාවේ සුලු පුුමානයක් බල්ලෝ ඉන්නවා පරිස්සමෙන් යන්න stay safe 👍👍

Hay Tim now you are in srilankan television because of that guy❤❤❤

Hi Tim! First and foremost thank you for bringing this incident upto this extent, least now our SL government will see the real state and the consequences of having such a poor managemnt stratergy within this country's financial controls they have in all trades. Also not to mention the poor controle they have upon prices and retail rates not only for forigners even for locals. Arresting this man for this incident is not the solution but planing out to avoid such situations is what we need to focus on, that will happen if we have better policy and management professionals in the ares which is what we lack in our country. Finally, I wholeheartedly appologize as a Sri Lankan citizen for what you went through and I also would like to request you not to judge our country's level of warm hospitality from this incident as we have much much more for you to discover. This is just a bit I wanted to say as a random citizen with much love for this beautiful country and people. Peace!

I m srilanka.We are happy that people like you are coming to our country. Most people in our country are very friendly people.🥰🥰🥰🥰

කළුතර,අලුත්ගම,බේරුවල, බෙන්තර කොයි කවුරුත්,බීච් ඒරියා හැමෝම කරන්නෙ ඔය ජරා වැඩේ.වැඩියෙන් හම්බකරන්න යනව.ඒ උනාට හැමදාම හිඟන්නො වගේ එකම තැන.

I watched more of your videos and noticed your superior human qualities compared to many people. We Sri Lankans condemn the behavior of such individuals with disgust. We kindly request you not to be influenced by these people from now on and to enjoy the beauty of our country. You are a good person, and I could see that in your videos.

justice was served !! thanks for bringing this up so that this will not happen again !!

Anything for you සුදා 😅😅 කියලා දෙන්නෙ පාර කලුතර කපටි කැරියො ඉන්නෙ අපිත් පරෙසම් වෙන්න ඔනෙ උන්ගෙන් 😂😂

Black tea is 50/- Ulundu wadei is 100/- . I'm really proud of you that you felt that you were scammed by that ugly rogues.

Good content 👍 I love videos exposing scammers

Bro he is being arrested by sri lankan police he is actually a tuk tuk driver he is not even the owner of the shop anyways he is being arrested by police 😊😊

Thanks for doing this bro. Really appreciate it. People like them bring shame to all of us Sri Lankans. BTW thanks for coming. Enjoy your trip. Cheers!!

The way you tackled this is next level. What a legend!

Good that u have recorded and show these kind of people.

Dear Tim, I am really sorry about your experience at that restaurant. I also live in Kalutara city. I have also got food from the same shop where you ate. But that person who guided you is not the owner of that shop, he is an employee of that shop. It is very unfortunate that you were charged more for the food you received. Some people (small percentage) commit such unjust acts. But majority Sri Lankans are not like that. Most people are good & very hospitable people. I think you have experienced it too. However, enjoy the beauty of Sri Lanka. This is a very beautiful place. I am also a fan of your videos. Thank you for showing the beauty of Sri Lanka to the world through your yt channel. 🤟💐

Im a sri lankan living in UK. I watched few of your videos. Its amazing how generous you are when you realise thet the people are innocent and genuine. I can understand your anger and frustration with that man in the restaurant who was trying to scam you. I hope he learnt a lesson from you and won't do it to someone else. I like your positivity and kind nature, will be watching more of your videos. Keep up the good work and be careful from scammers.😊😊

Bro call the 119 emergency support in Sri Lanka police department

Tim...there are good people and bad people everywhere in the world.somehow the scammer has now been caught by the police and put on legal process.Sri Lanka is a safe country for visitors.Anything not right to you complain to the police.Enjoy visiting our country.Good Luck

Your video is amazing brother.

Perfect timing with new year festival coming you can try so many sweets ... my favourite "Kallu Dodol, Kewum" you have to try

Great videos Tim!, keep it up!

I’m A Sri Lankan bro thank you for exposing these kind of Scammers. We are ashamed of these Jokers. Have a nice and safe trip brother

The guy who did this was arrested, and they are prosecuting the shop too.

10:24 Rip young couple 😂

As a citizen of Sri Lanka, I'm shame on some people in our country. And also your kindness and explanation is very good. Continue it. God bless you.

Bro good job❤

So sorry for the bad experience. I hope you enjoy the rest of your trip in SL

Tim, for anyone to be scammed is not at all a good experience. Hope this is a learning experience for the guy. Hope you travel safe and wishing you and everyone in Sri Lanka all the very best 🇨🇦❤️👍🎉🥰🇱🇰

Allee, volgens wat ik hier bij mij thuis lees in de locale media hebben ze de uitbater opgepakt. En dat allemaal vanwege uw filmpje. Proficiat! Voor iemand die een smak geld uitgeeft aan een wereldreis maakt 3€ natuurlijk het verschil. Ge moest beschaamd zijn man!

Thank you for exposing these scammers

කෑමරාවකින් Vඩියෝ කරනකොටවත් බෑනේ මේ උ න් ට හො ර වැඩ නොකර ඉන්න.Timeකන්නි 😂 අසිරිමත් ලං කා😅

Bro..Very sad about it😢😢 Don't give money to unknown people Advice : If u want to buy things , just go to famous shopss..Like P&S , Cargills foodcity , keells❤❤❤

'Big poster with best students' hits hard

Tim you have a good knowledge about sri lankan currency. You can visit anywhere because you can survive well

I am very sorry for what has happened to that person You have been charged a lot for that We request the government to enforce the law on individuals......We as a country want you to come here and welcome you. Thank you very much for making such a video. Also, thank you for informing everyone about this person through KZfaq. If anyone has information about this person, please let me know immediately.sri lanka we all love you Always ask the price before buying..

U are a brilliant man . U just like shorlock holms 😂. I like u very mutch ❤

Bro! sorry for what you had to experience anyway I heard through the Sri Lankan local news today that he was arrested by the police! Enjoy the rest of your trip ❤

Brother, you are the one in this video🎉❤

Well when I'm traveling in south asia I gotta get ready for scammers too lol. Sri Lanka had lesser scammers though. But still there were some. The best thing you can do is humiliate them in front of a large crowd. Good job mate

As a catholic I felt very proud when that honest woman said "This is my church"❤Jesus blessings 🙏

The ugly truth is, this shop owner says that he is a Buddhist and that he would like to take this Belgium guy to the Kalutara Bodiya. Then he goes and scam this tourist for 5 times more than the regular price. The beauty is, when he shops from the street vendor (woman) he gives her 5 times more than what she asked for. Then she says pointing at the church across from the street, is her church showing the Holy Cross College. This is a really bad message for Sri Lanka as a tourist nation and as a majority Buddhist community. The consumer service authority should seriously look into this matter and make sure that all shops whether it is street food or restaurant food to have PRICES MARKED on the item to make it easier for tourists. If we are calling Sri Lanka a tourist destination. As I know the tourist industry is helpless with this terrible situation. This is an on going scamming faced day in and day out by the tourists. This video clip is going to do a serious damage to Sri Lankan tourism. I’m glad that this culprits face is exposed. Great job Tim. They always blur the face of criminals. I don’t know why? Perhaps, utter stupidity. This man should be charged for hindering the tourist industry in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka desperately needs it’s tourist industry to pick up. We all know this is not the way to do it. This man should be arrested and prosecuted for multiple offenses. For scamming, for hindering Buddhism and for putting a nation into a bad economical situation. This is a country trying to lift up its economy by getting as many tourists to visit. This is not going to help. I wish all tourists who faces this type of situations will do what this Belgium tourist did. So when they arrest a few more of these scammers, it will make others think before doing something like this again. They should seal their shops and expose their faces to the public and to their own township. This country should take more drastic measures instead of just letting these criminals get a pat on their hands.

bro tim i'm a srilankan too there are some dogs who dont have a heart in this country 60% of people are scammers and bad people only the people who have commented this and others are the good people so dont be sad i subscribed u

The reason that country names and places are on the side of boats and catamarans is that they are the places that donated money to pay for them following the 2004 Tsunami.

wade (1 piece) =100 Plain Tea = 50 Total=Rs.150

Marvelous bro.. you are famous now in sri lanka..❤❤ sri lankan government police get action for that man😂😂

Something i learned while traveling abroad, especially through Asia, whenever you have a conflict like this, contact the local authorities and your Embassy immediately . And with the footage you have, the business owner would be in deep 💩.

I am a Sri Lankan and very recently i started to watch your videos. I feel so shame when i see those scamers. What has happened to those people? I think bad economy has made them so eager for money. Anyway what they are doing for the foreigners is totally wrong. They ruin our cultural values. I admire the way you fight them..❤ By the way. Total price for your WADE and tea is about 100 rupees. 😢

Bro I'm Sri Lankan... It's really hard to watch this. If only I was there... Too bad you get to experience such shit in that wonderful island. Afterall everything comes with good & bad. Enjoy the rest of your journey. Cheers!🥂

It was not negative at all. It actually require some balls to do what you did. I can see it was way out of your comfort zone most foreigners would have just walked away but what you did must have taught this guy a big lesson and he will think 100 times before doing it to some other foreigner. Keep up the good work bro.

HEY TIM I AM A SRI LANKAN BOY . I AM REALLY SAD TO THIS SITUATION . WE LOVE YOU AS A TOURISM. ACTUALLY SRI LANKA IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY YOU KNOW.GLAD TO SEE YOU BY YOU TUBE . BUT THERE ARE SO MANY GOOD PEAPLE IN SRI LANKA. WE LOVE YOU.

මේ වගේ උන් තමා tourism කන්නේ. අනවශ්‍ය ලාභ ගන්න යනවා. ඒ වගේමයි ත්‍රීවීල් driver ලත්. ලංකාවේ මේ වගේ දේවල් වෙනවා දකිද්දි foreigners ලා එයිද? සාපයක් මේ වගේ කාලකණ්ණි.මේ මනුස්සයා නිසා අපේ රටයි චාටර්වෙන්නේ @Tim Tense Thank you for comming this country. we are shame about this kind of people. this kind of people live in this country. they are small group.But most people are very friendly and good. be carefully and first you ask price before the get service or goods.

Apologies for the unpleasant experience. That cunning guy is unemployed and on the blacklist of tour guides; I'm from Kalutara too. Due to the foreign customers they bring, only a select few restaurants-mostly the least well-liked ones-allow them to remain open. Keep an eye out for them. Deal only with (well-groomed) sincere-looking individuals. By the way, you are driving too fast.

When are you going to visit the Philippines??? You are always welcome here

Hi Tim ... I have just subscribed to your channel. After hearing your unfortunate incident at the food place on social media, I watched your video. I really feel bad how that stupid man ripped your wallet off charging you more than 4 times the actual cost of that small snack. Really sorry that you had to go through something like that on your visit to my homeland. At times it's not the best place to be with 3rd graded ppl like that man. This is the main reason I'm reluctant to visit Sri Lanka. I've not been there for quite a while now. And I'm happy living overseas because of the corruption. Take care and hoping to see more travel vlogs on your channel.

The Tourist Police would be happy to assist you. Itchy Boots, a tourist from Netherlands posted a video of a cop demanding money (not in Sri Lanka) and those cops on duty were fired

Plain tea- 50 rupees. Wade(what you ate with spicy or gravy 80+20) - 100 rupees Total Bill must be lesser than 200 rupees. If you are an experienced traveller, you should never deal with people like them . Instead you should ask first or google if you have doubts about prices.

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There’s good and bad everywhere so remember that. Don’t stereotype and judge everyone the same. Great informative show thank you from London x

That's good you make Video. When you deal with Sri Lankan Take Care Tim.😍😍😍

Haha! Tim Tense you look tense!!! I can understand it is not about the money, still it is way to much. Even in Malaysia, a piece of vadai costs only RM1 to RM1.50, Damn! the exchange rate is RM1 is 63 LKR. Haha! More like extra Fine Dining vadai price. 800 lLKR can buy how many vadai in Malaysia

You are a wonderful person and your personality is great

Hi Sir, we are very sorry about that incident you face on that day @ Kalutara, Your most welcome ❤❤❤

⁣මේ foreigner ලංකාව වටේම ගියා. කිසි නගරයකින් රුපියල් 100 වඩයකට ඔහොම වංචා කලේ නෑ. කලුතර නගරයට ආවා විතරයි තුට්ටු දෙකේ වංචාවක් මේ foreigner ට කලා. එකෙන් පේනව නේද ලංකාවෙ අමුම අමු වංචාකාර, සටකපට,මංකොල්ලකාර, කරා සක්කිලි හැත්ත ඉන්නෙ කලුතර කියල. එ මදිවට අර බේබදු මිනිහෙක් ආවා තව ගාන කපන්න. වෙන කිසිම නගරයක මේ foreigner ට මොහම වුනේ නෑ. මජර කුපාඩි ඉන්න නගරයක් කලුතර. Locals ල වුනත් ප්‍රවේශම් වෙන්න මේ වගේ ජරා මිනිස්සු ඉන්න නගර වලට එනකොට. 😁