Finally, unlike the cafes and restaurants at tourist attractions in the UK, the food and drink here were exactly the same prices as you'd find outside on the street...
LOL, very true.. and I hate the fact that they force you to walk through the gift shops over here.
Oh yes! I remember those tricks but here it's not so sophisticated, it's normally the direct approach like charging foreigners extra. We went to a theme park a few years back and for locals, you just paid about a quid to get in and then paid for whatever ride you went on but for me I had to pay the full, all rides day rate! We had some friends from the Philippines with us and the guy speaks Thai and we were watching the girl selling tickets who just knew he wasn't Thai but daren't call him out as he stood smiling at her...
As for food and drink, unless you're in some premium downtown restaurant, prices are very much same same wherever you eat.
Back home, its the prices of National Trust and English Heritage sites that I baulk at. We came over with some friends and all they wanted to see were castles and Stonehenge. Twenty Five frigging quid each to stand and stare at some stones! I understand these places take some upkeep but they seriously take the piss.
As for food and drink, unless you're in some premium downtown restaurant, prices are very much same same wherever you eat.
I did try some food in a dodgy looking cafe while in Bangkok with the TravelFeed guys in 2019. Was cheap and OK.., I couldn't read the sign, it was in Thai.
We came over with some friends and all they wanted to see were castles and Stonehenge.
Still not a place I have been to, in Somerset somewhere I think? You can't go near the sacred stones anymore I hear..
I fecking hate that as well. One of the old boat attractions they have up here at the Riverside Museum has a gift shop that you have to enter the place through and also leave through!
It also has another one inside. Nuts!