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Originally Posted by osamalee
While walking over to find Indah 2, there was this motorguy keeo pestering me to bring me around. I clearly said no and show zero interest but he just keep talking in his language, even drove up pavement to block my walking way which clearly pissed me off.
He just kept following me until I reached a coffee shop, so I took the chance to raise my voice and said 'Hello I need tell you NO how many times? I walk, no motor no taxi'. He replied saying I am tourist and he is Indo bla bla bla.
Walked over towards Formosa area and AGAIN SPOTTED BY THE SAME MOTOR GUY!! He pestered me again for a good 100M and gave up, seriously wtf is wrong with this guy.
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Look at it in this way: he is a fisherman and you are the only fish he has seen in a day. You are the only opportunity for him to eat. This explains his persistency.
Of course I had the same experience, and maybe that guy is the same who pestered me in the same way last time (he is not one in the group sitting at the left exit of the Formosa parking, but he waits a bit out in the street towards Happy8), but when I look in the perspective of the fisherman, I can't get angry.
Just ignore, say NO as you said many times, firmly but never rude, and keep on walking like he does not exist. There is "body language". If the message "NO" is not conveyed appropriately, he will think that he can still insist and maybe make you change your mind.