http://www.myanmar2day.com/places-to-visit-in-myanmar/2009/10/around-inle-lake/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=around-inle-lake Myanmar Life, Culture, Custom, Travel, Information Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:01:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.myanmar2day.com/places-to-visit-in-myanmar/2009/10/around-inle-lake/#comment-8292 Rob Thu, 10 Feb 2011 23:58:22 +0000 http://www.myanmar2day.com/?p=1998#comment-8292 I think Intha's friend may be a bit naive or possibly a rather inexperienced traveller. I expeirenced many souvenir seller at this pagoda and all around Inle lake. And while a small number were more persistant than others, I NEVER experienced anyone who was rude or 'unhelpful'. And honestly I didn't buy any souvenirs even when they helped me climb over their boats, etc. I simply offerred a polite but firm 'no thank you' or 'not now' and I never felt pestered or pressured. But I do appreciate your advice to always be polite, but assertive in what you want and don't want when dealing with souvenir vendors. I think Intha’s friend may be a bit naive or possibly a rather inexperienced traveller. I expeirenced many souvenir seller at this pagoda and all around Inle lake. And while a small number were more persistant than others, I NEVER experienced anyone who was rude or ‘unhelpful’. And honestly I didn’t buy any souvenirs even when they helped me climb over their boats, etc. I simply offerred a polite but firm ‘no thank you’ or ‘not now’ and I never felt pestered or pressured. But I do appreciate your advice to always be polite, but assertive in what you want and don’t want when dealing with souvenir vendors.

]]> http://www.myanmar2day.com/places-to-visit-in-myanmar/2009/10/around-inle-lake/#comment-684 Intha Sun, 04 Oct 2009 12:45:38 +0000 http://www.myanmar2day.com/?p=1998#comment-684 You should be careful when you visit villages and pagodas in Inle lake. The souvenir sellers are quite annoying and assertive. Once, one of my blogger friend was forced to buy a souvenir from them. She was visiting Phaungdawoo Pagoda. There are already a lot of boats docked at the pier (most of them the boats of the souvenir sellers) so their boat cannot be docked at the main pier. They had to dock to another boat and walked over other boats on the way to the pagoda. People on these boats (souvenir sellers) helped her by holding her hand. She was very thankful to them, until she was forced by them to buy a cloth from them. They open said that the reason they help is because they want to sell their clothes. Otherwise they won't help her, they said. She was very angry and disappointed. So next time you visit, please be very careful. You should be careful when you visit villages and pagodas in Inle lake. The souvenir sellers are quite annoying and assertive. Once, one of my blogger friend was forced to buy a souvenir from them. She was visiting Phaungdawoo Pagoda. There are already a lot of boats docked at the pier (most of them the boats of the souvenir sellers) so their boat cannot be docked at the main pier. They had to dock to another boat and walked over other boats on the way to the pagoda. People on these boats (souvenir sellers) helped her by holding her hand. She was very thankful to them, until she was forced by them to buy a cloth from them. They open said that the reason they help is because they want to sell their clothes. Otherwise they won’t help her, they said. She was very angry and disappointed. So next time you visit, please be very careful.

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