Pub Crawl Over Charging at some stops, Why ?

[HarryS]

You're wealthy, otherwise you wouldn't be taking your vacation in Jamaica. As for spending more than necessary, it's 30 Jamaican, or 30 cents US. How much you spend on your hotel and flights. These are poor people you are talking about. You are what is called a tourist and not a traveller!

I'm not wealthy by American standards, I am middle class and work my ass off to save so I can travel. I make choices like not driving a nice car so I can save more money to travel. I do not in any way "have it all".

I didn't have this issue at Xtabi, was backing up another poster who was being ridiculed over the change, and don't appreciate the negative connotations you are attaching to me, re: tourist vs. traveller. Why can't people on this forum have a discussion without resorting to name calling? Why do we bash anyone who says something that is not 100% positive? Why do people continue to respond without actually basing their response on what was actually said? (The complaint was that it was an extra 20 cents more than everyone else was charging, AND the bartender took it upon himself to keep the change, an additional 80 cents).

Yes, it's not a lot of money. But where is the line drawn? When does it become enough to warrant discussion? Why can't discussion happen without people taking it so personally?

[Flipadelphia26]

I'm not wealthy by American standards, I am middle class and work my ass off to save so I can travel. I make choices like not driving a nice car so I can save more money to travel. I do not in any way "have it all".

I didn't have this issue at Xtabi, was backing up another poster who was being ridiculed over the change, and don't appreciate the negative connotations you are attaching to me, re: tourist vs. traveller. Why can't people on this forum have a discussion without resorting to name calling? Why do we bash anyone who says something that is not 100% positive? Why do people continue to respond without actually basing their response on what was actually said? (The complaint was that it was an extra 20 cents more than everyone else was charging, AND the bartender took it upon himself to keep the change, an additional 80 cents).

Yes, it's not a lot of money. But where is the line drawn? When does it become enough to warrant discussion? Why can't discussion happen without people taking it so personally?

[HarryS]

Exactly.

You people can't have a discussion without it being personal. Nice gif, very original. Since you didn't have something constructive to say or have anything to add to the discussion, you posted that to ridicule.

I love Negril, and count the days between visits. I've spent more time there than some of you who act as if you're locals, not travellers. I don't see the need to hide some of the not so perfect things about Jamaica, nor do I see the need to make excuses for people because they have less than I do. Sharing information about the great and not so great only helps people who have never been there have an idea of what to expect. If people go there thinking everything is WONDERFUL and PERFECT, and then are shocked by how pushy some of the hustlers are, or go along with the bartender who says, "you will buy me a beer" because they think they have to, they won't go back. Tourism is down all over, but from what I can tell Jamaica is being hit particularly hard. Any ideas why?