1. The market lady charges you “3” for a couple of limes. Do you…
a) shrug as this seems a bit dear, and hand over $3
b) realize smugly she means 3 baht, and offer her a few shiny Thai coins
c) multiply the 3 by 100 to make 300 riels, laugh along with her at this preposterous overcharging, and chuck a couple of manky 100 riel notes onto her pile of cabbages
2. Your tuk-tuk driver quotes “just $35” for a couple of days visiting the temples. Do you…
a) enquire if he’ll charge extra for an early start
b) agree on the condition he takes you on the longer ‘grand route’ to get more monks for your money
c) explain you could buy half of Bayon for that and tell him it’s ‘ma-pay ($20) or the highway’
3. You fancy a shave at a street barber [for the sake of this quiz you are all male!]. Do you…
a) accept the $5 quoted and let him get scraping
b) haggle him down to $2.50 including a clean blade
c) say “please don’t shave me”, giggle together that it also means “don’t rip me off”, and hand him the usual $1 once you’re as shiny as a K’mai
4. The rent is due. Do you…
a) settle back whilst the direct debit kicks in
b) wait for the landlord to chase you up, then sternly hold back payment until the exposed electricity wires are fixed
c) pay promptly to the landlady, knowing that the women run the domestic finances here
5. The friend of a colleague’s cousin is getting married. Do you…
a) feel honoured to be asked, and log on to find the wedding list
b) reluctantly accept yet another invite, and grudgingly return the envelope with $10 when you sneak away early
c) evade your colleague so you can avoid the invite, and hope the noise isn’t too near your house
6. You invited a couple of colleagues for a meal in Phnom Penh, and the bill arrives. Do you…
a) toss down your card and wait for the others to follow suit – the waiter can work out the split
b) check the bill and hand out your share in cash, with a bit extra as a tip
c) hand over the full amount in cash, using both hands of course, knowing that as you invited them you should pay
7. You buy a fancy new rice cooker in town, but the cashier hands back your battered note. Do you…
a) argue loudly that there’s nothing wrong with it and storm out of the shop
b) grudgingly accept there’s a tiny tear, find a newer one, and head straight to the bank to return the damaged note
c) smilingly replace it and carefully examine every dollar of your change (refusing at least one on principle), all the while planning how to disguise the torn note during your next purchase
8. Your mate is visiting from the UK and calls to ask how much “200” is for the taxi fare to your village
a) tell him it’s Thai baht and suggest he uses some of the coins he has left from the airport
b) smugly add two 0s to make 20,000 riels, divide by 4000 to make it $5 (and tell him to multiply by 0.6 to make 3 quid if that helps)
c) get the taxi man on the phone and tell him he’s having a laugh, you know it’s only “m’meun” (10,000 riels), it always has been and always will be
9. A monk approaches with his helper, begging for food money. Do you…
a) admire the beautiful orange robe and humble sandals, and whimsically hand over a couple of dollars
b) reluctantly part with the bunch of 100 riel notes you store in your wallet to fend off beggars
c) cross yourself and carefully study your flip-flops until danger passes
10. You spend your time doing a quiz about money rather than making some yourself. Do you…
a) amass a’s in a vain attempt to acquire fake awards, like an absolute Cambodian cash-ass
b) bring on b’s, broadcasting you’re both bullish and full of bull
c) collect c’s, crowning you the Khmer king of cash!
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