The Biggest Tourist Scam in Nepal (and How to Avoid It!)

[@prabhavshah8032]

The mumble part: he basically said “i brought him here for no reason, he just came to see and not spend money.”😂😂😂😂

[@LuluTheCorgi]

Based?

[@The-realnews]

😂

[@RichardHoogstad]

Is this meant in a way that he felt he wasted his time bringing Karl to the shop?

[@slystitched507]

@@RichardHoogstad yes how else would it be meant

[@randomdude2611]

@@slystitched507 in a kind noble and heartwarming way of course!

[@Kaloozi]

When I visited Nepal a couple years ago I had a great experience. The biggest red flags I saw is everyone is a “licensed tourist guide”. I did meet a local in Bhaktapur who cooked dinner for my friends and I. He ended up being our guide for our trek to Nagarkot then Chitwan. He was an honest man supporting his family and very negotiable with his rate. My worse experience was at Pashupatinath when I was being bothered so much by a “guide”. I can tell even the locals were annoyed by him

[@irfansharif7482]

I was in thamel area in Mallerapa hotel with my family for 10 days. It was quite amazing trip. Nepalese people are so nice we didnt have any bad experience at all. Simply if those kind of scammers come to you ignore them or simply say im not interested they want bothered you. Love from Dubai.

[@asisd5773]

They are not scammers...they are simply promoting their products, doing markeing.

[@locationsforyou6572]

It’s call business n marketing Bro 😎 if u r not happy with the price move on . Go n buy somewhere else . No one is forcing him it’s not LV or GUCCI store where u have fix price . May be he is thinking it’s f** kin Walmart or KFC. What a joke .

[@millionairegirl1595]

His wife is basically from india so he think and talk like Indian

[@rajeevmaharjan7298]

Only this man Karl have problem with all south Asian countries….all the cities downtown have these things @karl…. Show us your country bro… show your downtown hood… then we talk Thank you irfan for true info

[@KidsWithGuns1992]

They probably don’t bother you if you have dark skin. When I went with my Nepalese friend they bothered me endlessly cause I’m white and they assume I don’t know the tricks

[@Drago1995]

these are an introvert's worst nightmare

[@grg131]

in the video a street hustler has said to you that "he is doing this to help his family who only takes 10-15 usd commsion from shopkeeper and at the end he also said that he is not trying to force you to buy the painting and happily let you leave". He has been very polite and respectful to you even he is a street hustler "

[@saurabhbhardwaj1131]

For him everyone is a scamster and everything is a scam...he has lost his plot big time...He does not know or pretends to not know the difference between a scamster and a hustler. 🤦🏻‍♂️ I am glad Indian High Commission kicked him out and not letting him in 😉

[@rabs2727]

@@saurabhbhardwaj1131 , do not be vile and nasty on an issue you barely know the details! What the hell are you doing on Karl's page if you hold such stupid views about him?🤬🤬🤬

[@saurabhbhardwaj1131]

@@rabs2727 What I am doing on his "page" is that I am stating a fact on the basis of my observation coz I am his subscribers for more than 3 years when people barely knew him...so chill. He was different back then but now he is totally gone off track. By the way, try to use your real ID rather than a fake one before coming in defence for someone else 😉

[@weisaints2016]

@@saurabhbhardwaj1131 bro facts🙏🏻

[@albertoramirez8676]

@@saurabhbhardwaj1131 india is not letting him in because he totally humiliated indians and showed tourist to not visit that scammy country

[@twake123]

Karl will find scammers even in Kalahari Desert...i am from Germany and have been around the world....compared to all places i would say there are lot less scammers in Nepal....even in Germany,there are lots of scammers...

[@shhh5093]

Yasari jhutt ta bolnu vayana ni sathi

[@devendramalla]

He will find “ Scammers” in Heaven too ( if he is holy enough to be accepted to afterlife which I doubt he will be )

[@NEPLIX]

For him adding scammer in title brings more views

[@NunontheRun]

yeah.. we've got scammers in Canada galore.. I'm so happy when someone exposes them - they make my country look bad . If you google Scams in Canada you'll find even a bunch of Indian videos exposing canadian scams.. good! then people are ready and won't get taken advantage of.

[@muszoidbreak]

He will find scammer in kalahari desert and in whole world but not in his country he hasn't made a single video of such scam in his country just wtf man

[@sujanuday]

I laughed when Karl thought the painting was 390 Nepali rupees. Even the print copy would cost more than that. Thangka painting is a traditional art and requires a lot of practice and days of work.

[@KarlRock]

I'm in Nepal where their currency is Nepalese Rupee, so it was strange to be given prices in $USD. I think they do it as a trick, because रू 46,000 is a lot of money. Real Thangka paintings usually take months and you can expect to pay thousands of rupees (even hundreds of thousands because some are made of real gold), but not for this stuff at that store.

[@Sushi-f8y]

@@KarlRock true that...

[@klaus4483]

What u want is what u get it depends what u looking for...u look for scam u will get every where everyday..

[@sklieals8176]

Yo dhoti ko chamcha ho

[@Sushi-f8y]

@@klaus4483 bro everyone knows they are scammer, ur getting offended as he made video on Nepal's scammers to alert the foreigners.. He has made far far more video's on various scams in India and yet we love him from bottom of our heart as He is just guiding people how not to get scammed.... Dont take it personally bro... Nepal has the most friendly hospitable people and is a land of rich cultural heritage and we all know that aspect of Nepal also... He has shown positive side of nepal also..watch that video too...before saying he is insulting ur country...

[@g.r.863]

1:46 I know this guy! I have met him when I was in Kathmandu 3 Years ago. I'm glad to see that he is doing good. He was indeed very friendly, helping me and my friend planning our trekking trip.

[@sam-sbd]

Wow

[@lishr4536]

so he didn't try to scam?

[@flosyd7891]

Street vendors: Hi Karl, do you want to try cup of tea from our tea shop? Karl: Tea Vendors are scammer!

[@hongkongluxuryhotels9804]

🙏👍👌

[@bimaly]

😂😂😂 true fact

[@smritisp5070]

Hahahahaha so truee

[@Surendracyclist]

😂😂😂

[@prachujyosarmah9456]

🤔

[@senpai6394]

Imagine going in someone’s house as a guest and mocking everything about that house by recording it that’s what this guy do.While showing so many scams in other countries this guy himself became a scam for his viewers

[@adeadgirl13]

Sad but true. Karl Rock has become no better than mainstream media. Just focusing on negative stuff.

[@aaronderossett3998]

Imagine being invited in to said house while holding a camera that is recording... You all seem to miss the damn point. Wherever you go, there will be bad people and scams. If you learn what they are, you can avoid them and get a real taste for how the country is. Im sure most Nepalese are great friendly people, but also there are people who will try to high pressure sale you on items you dont want or need. This isnt a hate on Nepal, its how to bypass the BS and find the real country.

[@reedbitwindalynes7879]

@@aaronderossett3998 and still the point remains, nobody forced nobody to buy nothing.. nobody forced nobody to enter that shop, look at the painting.. ur poser youtuber went there looking for a content just so he could label it as a "scam"... Think bubba think

[@reedbitwindalynes7879]

@@aaronderossett3998 u seem to not be educated enough to know the definition of the word 'scam'.. nobody sold any fraudulent painting to this phony youtuber only to be later identified to be fraudulent and this poser to be considered to have been a victim of a "scam", this poser went inside of his own free will, look at his other videos he purposefully lies in wait to fish for these kinda content to film.. sadly his hook,line and sinker failed miserably this time around... 😌

[@carousue456]

@@reedbitwindalynes7879 everybody has access to google what they are doing could easily be represented as a scam. They are luring people into a place by saying "Come to my art school" with the entire intention to sell them something by making them feel guilt or incredibly awkward. There were multiple people attempting to lure him in before he went with the one guy as the videos shows. So all the artist just roam the streets looking for people to sell to why not just put your artworks on your back or on the side of the road why the plot to lure somebody in and misrepresent another persons art for profit. Plus the entire fact the art isn't worth anything they are selling it for shown in the same video... Scammer, Swindler interchangeable words of what these people are doing.

[@DanZeshan]

Scam or sales technique? Lol. At least you’re not in danger of being robbed or held at gun point for your wallet in Nepal. This stuff is pretty mild, Karl.

[@metalguru5226]

Certainly a scam when they claim they painted work they clearly did not.

[@MrBlackCoffee96]

Very shitty sales technique best to nip it in the bud

[@liartrump5013]

@@metalguru5226 just a lie, again why would that be important who painted it.

[@om9670]

Exactly..

[@travisbickle4360]

He is from New Zealand not US to bring Gun excuse

[@MohcineJabairi]

A lot of people here are mad at Karl because the two guys show a good character (Being humble and it's not for the money) which as well kept me questioning Karl for a moment then I backed up. Just keep in mind that: - Same work in found somewhere else for half the price. - Karl wasn't looking down at the "Student level painting" but more focusing on the price range (Double price for less quality work). It's just that this situation is pretty different from the regular content of what we see. Hard to see scam related to Art. However, I wouldn't personality have sympathy for the guys charging double because they are not harming Karl, they're harming the real artists working hard to sell their work for an honest price. So don't be mad at Karl for pointing out the obvious!

[@Yourebeautyfull]

The main issue why it is called a scam is simply because they are lying about literally everything. They are putting on a whole show and it 's all a scam. These are not their own authentic paintings. They steal these paintings from real artists, and then just color them. These are not their own paintings, these are copies. That is why they are worthless. So not only do they steal the work from the artists who made them, they also sell these worthless copies for much more then they are worth. This is terrible for the artist industry. It is stealing from the people who actually have the talent to make a painting like this.

[@earlysda]

Who would want a fake god painting in the first place?

[@niranjangyawali042]

Herald Baldr is also in Nepal. He is the best KZbinr I have ever witnessed in my whole life

[@samratrajput3513]

100% true

[@jamesbalbutin6796]

They better cross paths

[@_harvey5280]

he's a weirdo mate

[@KayKapone1]

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[@apuapustaja4444]

He's a sexpest though.

[@Metallicainjection]

'The biggest scam done by a tourist in Nepal for youtube likes' would be apt for a video title. Wasn't expecting a cheapshot by you !!

[@samratgyawali2809]

10:54 Hmm... Not as big as the one that they showed in the art school. Also they said it depends upon the quality. A real art enthusiast will definitely know the quality. And an advice to every tourist is you gotta bargain as it’s not the fix price. Even the seller expects you to bargain so they puts up the price really high!

[@ShehraanHafiz]

you said "he/she." What about "they"?

[@yomantameronepaliho3388]

@@ShehraanHafiz यस्को काम नेगेटिभिटी फैल्याउने मात्र हो तेसैले यो राम्रो ठाउँमा जादैन । ईन्डिया ले यसलाई देश प्रवेश प्रतिबन्ध लगाएको छ ।

[@sushilmanandhar]

@@yomantameronepaliho3388 sahi bhannu bhayo tesai eslai india bata laat haneko hora content payo bhandai ma hawa hawa dekhaidine

[@harrijames6228]

I would love to see Karl make some videos about legitimate and friendly Indian business owners! Love ya work mate!

[@bernielomax4702]

They don’t exist.

[@hellsgate6124]

Tourist scam is everywhere. You just need to be careful with who u trust and the places u explore . If you're not interested just say no .Nepalis are one of the kindest people 😉 they won't bother you again .

[@RjRocks]

Agreed .... Nepalese are osm ❤ From PAKISTAN 🇵🇰 ♥

[@asisd5773]

Actually this is not scam or tourist trap at all. No one has forced him to buy. It is marketing of their products.

[@icycold100degrees]

@@asisd5773 False Marketing, so in a way it's a scam.

[@bangtanami]

@@icycold100degrees they just trying selling the products that they made themselves at their own price without forcing the costumer How's it a scam?

[@icycold100degrees]

@@bangtanami First of all it seems you did not watch the video completely or perhaps you did not understand what the video was exactly about. Secondly, price discrimination especially if unethical methods are opted to promote your goods or to make a sale or if false and misleading advertisement is used then it is considered unethical and illegal in many developed, developing and underdeveloped countries. In short trying to fool somebody by giving false information and using misleading tactics to sell something is sort of a scam . A scam does not mean you have to force somebody or beat the crap out of another person to make him/her buy your services/goods. Maybe you and your people who are into such business do not see it as a scam. However, the rest of the world does and it's a fact.

[@bipinsapkota4126]

This is hilarious!! Putting up "THE BIGGEST SCAM" to lure viewers in the title; wherein this is just another tourist trap!! Well, labelling art as "beginner or master" is hard!! And, I don't believe you or me has the right to say outright that this is "fake or beginner level" without ACTUALLY KNOWING ABOUT ART!! You can always bargain, or simply walk out!! That's your choice!! People won't grab your legs or hands and keep you captive for god's sake!! Take Herald Baldr for example, he exposes stuff, but, he is non-judgmental and gets pure love in return!! I believe you ought to just accept that regardless of place or country, there can be good or bad people. But, honestly, I don't believe any one in this video tried to "rip you off" or actaully "SCAM" you!! You can argue as you like, but this is going too far, I believe! Regards.

[@DugDugDug_Dg]

Yeah bro even you nepali people cannot clear which is best quality mandala but this guy is just telling both are same😂 he made me laugh

[@DugDugDug_Dg]

We*

[@albertoramirez8676]

india is a country full of scammers. Karl was right!

[@atulsharma7337]

@@albertoramirez8676 this is not video india.

[@Praizers]

Bro do you think that art is really $399? It almost a half of iPhone. Who would buy that. That truly a scam. Use your brain your dumbass. That painting isn't water color but printed. It almost uses 0 skill to make. I even found some of that painting on Google.

[@askca_aspirant]

I dont think its scam this is their business strategies its up to you have option to accept or reject the deal and Yeah ! They will charge you a little bit more but that doesnt mean scam . Please dont elaborate in wrong way

[@calebh8944]

I genuinely felt sorry for these guys tbh, their business seemed genuine, just a little pricey

[@zx7207]

yea sorta, but their business model relies on them manipulating you into buying their overpriced copies. im sure tons of people fall for it because it seems authentic, but ur basically getting a bootleg copy for twice the price.

[@markusmitteregger8484]

this is why their scam works

[@peterknighton2757]

They’re liars it’s not an art school they didn’t do the paintings and they’re over priced it’s a scam

[@Indi.a.B33ger.Viru.s.Nation]

Scams to boost the failing business... Reason more will avoid those places.

[@noctisocculta4820]

It's not genuine at all. These are just copies with a few painters to make it look like they're real. Also the sales tactics are classic scammer behaviour. Selling someone pyrite and telling them it's gold is a scam, which is exactly what these people are doing with their "art".

[@33Suv]

Karl you're gaining views from scams and you can't rate any art it depends upon how much the artist would like to charge for his/her hardwork. Try to show better side of Nepal as well.

[@asisd5773]

Right....it is artist desire to rate his price. Else the biggest scammer as per Karl would be Picasso, Da vinci, hussain etc....

[@anonymoust2905]

Uslae j dekhyo tei nai banako video… but title “scam” chai bhaena k.. tei ho main issue. Chai…

[@lusonu9934]

Agree with you

[@rahuljoshi901]

KZbinrs are also artist ,it's his choice how he perceives it 🙂 you don't have right to teach him.

[@smritisp5070]

Yeah. He scammed us creating scammed content.😞🤬🤬

[@bravomike4734]

Even as a nepali student I need to be better at saying no. It is indeed a very important lesson. Some people think scams being exposed in their country makes them look bad but it just shows how more or less the times and the places change, more or less things stay the same. That we are all human and we're all similar to how most other civilizations are.

[@muszoidbreak]

Yep man that's not even a scam and he hasn't even made such video about his country

[@muszoidbreak]

@Alfred Rose hoping soo man and why is he so biased about our hindu religion he was talking about ban of beef on Nepal wtf man that's a rule of country if you can't follow that do oppose that and he hasn't talked about ban of pork on different Muslim country I mean wtf man

[@kdaveson]

@@muszoidbreak Which country? There are plenty of scams in NZ but tourist hustling is not one of them, and a quick look at his channel shows he's covered scams and hustles from many places he's travelled.

[@blackbrute2504]

@@muszoidbreakbruh? That was scam. They were charging him double the price with cheap quality paintings. Don’t defend them as it is irritating for a tourist since these people will follow such tourist and annoy them until they bought a super expensive painting.

[@prashantathapa2646]

Appreciate your thought

[@kantynory2840]

I love your videos and watch them regularly but this time I think you are being a bit harsh. Reality is most of the thanka stores have their own studio which also provides art classes for those who are enthusiastic about it. And there is no harm if they are promoting them in the street to the tourists. You may find it offensive maybe because you feel like they pursue you strongly. But language, tone and the usage of the words makes a big difference. You always have the right to decline politely.

[@fulltimehustler3979]

He is offending other people working hard to make money, super privileged white guy

[@jx3821]

@@fulltimehustler3979 Im a Chinese girl. He is only pointing out something he feels is taking advantage of tourists. If somebody feels someplace selling something is unfair, they can say so- this video is letting the people make their own descision. You wouldnt have made that stupid comment if he were another colour. Youre disgusting.

[@JERKIN123456able]

@@jx3821 your right ! I agree with you

[@bishowkunwar405]

Yes..its a business n its found in evry country.. if karl is finding expensive then dont buy..ppl arent pointing gun at u and trying to sell.. and its not a scam..

[@smritisp5070]

Its not a scam

[@kdaveson]

I was constantly targeted for a similar "painting school" tourist hustle in Cusco, Peru. One man in particular accosted me as I sat in a quiet square enjoying the day, shoved his "portfolio" in my face and insisted I look at all his work and support his family etc. The paintings were all clearly mass produced and churned out, and definitely not by him because the styles were all over the place. I lost track of how many times I said no, no thank you, not interested, but the whole point of tourist hustling is to apply high and constant pressure and guilt and harassment. It's 🙄 to see so many people in the comments defending this behaviour, no matter where it happens in the world. Karl is highlighting these tactics and letting tourists know that it's okay to say no and walk away, even though it's sometimes not easy to do.

[@tiberio135]

you are so damn entitled. Do not travel, period. Those people are trying to make a living.

[@enriquepalomares1061]

@@tiberio135 no, YOU are entitled if you think we need to spend our money in your garbage at three or four times the price it's outrageous

[@tiberio135]

@@enriquepalomares1061 you don't need to do sh*t. Just don't cry about it, fool.

[@matthewfowler5843]

Another great video, thank you. But don't forget, art is art and beauty is in the eye of the beholder. These are sacred paintings.... archetypes of our own inherent enlightened potential, and road maps to Buddhahood. While I agree their sales pitches go above and beyond what should be acceptable, let's not forget how many hours go into making a tangkha, especially in poor lighting conditions. Many artists in nepal have failing eyesight as a result. I'd love to see a tour of Buddhist Temples in Kathmandu.

[@manirai1003]

The mumbling is short and seems to be in different local language that I don't understand... The master thanka paintings cost thousands of USD actually... In Nepal, prices and quality of products differs in every shop... So you have to hassel through every shop to get the worth of your money... Nepalese also goes through these hassel, not only foreigners... So the guru mantra is, learn to say no, if you are not satisfied....

[@abhskarki3909]

I think that was Nepali, sounds like he said “ Kaam na Kaam, herna matrai” that’s all I could make out but looking at the situation, Karl went to the shop to just look at the paintings and didn’t buy them so that’s probably what the guy was saying

[@prsntr2148]

Where is the scam? I mean have you got any problem with people who are just trying to make a living? Did they pulled you or put you at gunpoint to buy those stuff? And did you have any idea about how those painting are made? Stop defaming our country. We nepalese love you but don't take our humbleness for granted. This video really broke my heart man.

[@prsntr2148]

@@Tenzin819 We really don't want that. We dont want him to have bad experience in nepal. But he really need to stop calling everyone he meets a scammer man. Just like the guy who was talking about newzealand. I mean on what basis did he called him a scammer. That guy was just trying to be friendly.

[@lakhe125]

Karl is biggest scammer , He is scamming the viewers , He just want to make money and go back ,, He himself trying to talk with people and calling them scammer in videos

[@prabhdeep8947]

Exactly I don't get it how is this a scam? It's a Marketing strategy for selling your products all around the world this is how people sell stuff + art is not a easy work, it requires constant efforts for hours calling it a scam is just shame to their art even though he was asking too much for the painting but he didn't even negotiate it's weird karl thinks everything is a scam.

As a painter, setting your own prices is a incredibly hard decision (to me at least), as this video states there's different standards for everything and therefore this scam is incredibly easy to pull off as being a legit and honest business.. judging how much someone else's art is worth? prepare to be laughed in the face by these scammers.

[@ABHISHEK-mi4sq]

The two paintings shown in the videos are of similar designs but different sizes due to which the prices are different. Karl rocks tried to make it look like a scam because his content is based on that.. Nepalese people are hardworking and honest. We don't force until you are interested... We respect tourist and our cultures teaches us to be welcoming towards the guests.

[@HiddenOne256]

@@ABHISHEK-mi4sq ok scammer, you're just pissed he's shown your friends school and expose you. behave

[@JackJackKcajify]

yes i would not call this a scam. it is clearly and obviously hand made real art, as they showed a woman working on it. So we cant call this a scam. We can call their sales tactics immoral though.

[@himalrana3544]

I think its more of a tourist trap than Scam "While I acknowledge the fact that saying they are showing an art they they did not made as saying they made it is kinda Scammy".

[@pavelhusak5297]

Its like buying screenshoted NFT

[@asisd5773]

They were just doing marketing of their products...that is not tourist trap or scam. Plain Business. U buy or u say no...who has forced him to buy...

[@purefoldnz3070]

its a rip off its a scam they were charging him double the price than what the painting is worth.

[@pavelhusak5297]

@@purefoldnz3070 The price there is around 30$ its already enough money, but 300$ its like 10times more so its like their monthly wage in their country.

[@purefoldnz3070]

@@pavelhusak5297 in other words its a scam

[@sujanuday]

Price inflation is a common practice by the majority of vendors in Nepal because they are aware that the customers will bargain the price. Nepalese shoppers are expert in bargaining. The best thing you can do is never settle on the fist price offered.

[@UMANGPLAYS]

Yeah they even up the price for Nepali people so surely they will increase for foreigners...Karl should try to give the information of we should always try to learn to get the price down from first price.

[@romen5169]

Wow really never settle on the first price in third world country dude thanks 😂😂🤣

[@vandermonke4178]

this is the way

[@reedbitwindalynes7879]

@@romen5169 keep on living in ur first world country.. with all them pronouns, making sure if the person u're dating is actually a chick or has a bigger d*ck than u, living paycheck to paycheck, all the gun violence, the same people invading ur country that u call the people from the third world country and taking up the same jobs u are fired from..

[@GTYellowJacket9]

Then why is one shop selling for 50% of what the art school was?

[@kylebazzar7994]

Scam is what? Selling paintings to tourists? As long as the painting isn’t a print I mean they can name the price they want from there and it’s up to you to decide. No scam

[@nagoya25]

Exactly

[@saurabhbhardwaj1131]

For him everyone is a scamster and everything is a scam...he has lost his plot big time...He does not know or pretends to not know the difference between a scamster and a hustler. 🤦🏻‍♂️ I am glad Indian High Commission kicked him out and not letting him in 😉

[@animalsinaction887]

When someone talk bad about Ur country u say their promoted by extremists but when someone talks about Muslims or Muslim countries u say that its the truth.

[@ShoeF1end]

The art is actually pretty damn amazing and it’s more of a tourist trap than a scam

[@peterknighton2757]

They lie about doing the paintings they lie about it being an art school and they’re inflated prices it’s a scam 🤣

[@Indi.a.B33ger.Viru.s.Nation]

Not a tourist trap... In a tourist trap... people pay willingly and know what they decide what they want. Tourist feel happy and satisfied afterwards. As for these scammer businesses.... they lie and annoyed to get the tourist to pay for something just so they can leave... Tourist feel like they were scammed.

[@Bynming]

I'd say it's a scam. They misrepresent the art by pretending it's more laborious to produce than it really is and that it's more valuable than it is. Some of those things are little more than prints that may have been produced by the hundreds by a machine in China. They have a few people making actual pieces of art so it feels legitimate.

[@Shepardofman]

Same thing. You are just splitting hairs.

[@peterknighton2757]

@@Shepardofman ha spot on 🤣🤟

[@philipmullins6235]

I would not call this a scam , a scam would be if you paid for a painting and they disappeared and you never got the painting . It is very hard to price art work because what pleases one person may not please another person . These people stay in business selling art work not because people are forced to buy their product but because people like their products and they buy them even though the prices may appear on the high side compared with other art work sold in the same country .

[@omshah9282]

" *You see the World through your Eyes* " if yor eyes are pure you will see world pure and if they are dirty you will see the world dirty.

[@samanthalyons8081]

The scam is that they’re selling student artwork for master prices. Make sure to rewatch the video.

[@philipmullins6235]

@@samanthalyons8081 The student's art works could be a master piece to the buyer regardless if the artist has only painted one painting or the artist has painted 10,000 paintings in their life . The word'' master piece '' is in the eye of the beholder . People are buying the paintings because they like them and they are not being forced to buy them . Buyers of paintings should not expect to get a world famous painting for a few hundred dollars because really famous paintings are found in official art galleries and many can cost a 100 million dollars or more .

[@samanthalyons8081]

@@philipmullins6235 I don’t think you realize what you’re saying lol. People are not graded or critiqued for their artwork based on how much effort they put into their work, but instead the quality of their work. If we were all paid top dollar for our work because “we tried really hard”, we’d all be millionaires.

[@philipmullins6235]

@@samanthalyons8081 Quality is a subjective view when it comes to art , lol , when I get me likes for my comment than you do for your comment .

[@bradpetersonapex]

I don't see any scam in their approach... Karl you've been more cunning...they are living their lives and these art needs a unique skills and takes lots of time and concentration...they are just trying to sell their products and hope you are aware how many people are depending behind this and have to pay rent in most expensive tourist place..if you don't appreciate the art from you heart just say NO and i hope all the tourist will say so...its simple...

[@KidsWithGuns1992]

It’s a scam in charging too much and pretending the quality of the painting is higher than it is. If you’re an artist you know the difference in quality of paper, paints and if it’s a reproduction or not. We had same experience and they try to scam you saying it’s master paintings. They are not and they are using cheap products which makes a difference. They claim the paints also have real gold in it or are using gold foil - they are using fake. If you like the picture fine - but you are paying top dollar for a mass reproduction

[@ngqp]

It's a scam because they say its an art school, then BAM buy our shit. Come on bradpetersonapex at least try to think like you're 18 and not 13.

[@wildfellow9063]

@@KidsWithGuns1992 as customers we can always explore, compare, negotiate , say not and what not. I m not saying those people were legit but thats just business . They set their price high so even if we negotiate they will earn good profit. And thats not just tourist scam that happens to us locals too. This is life. Big brands have been scamming us our whole life but we dont seem to have a problem. Example: Apple. Highly overpriced yet no one complains. Another point is the thumbnail where he ruined the reputation of an innocent man. I never knew my country was like this until I saw karl's videos. Made me curious to google and i googled countries with most scams. Nepal was nowhere to be found. Nowonder nepalese are offended

[@johnnybricks8658]

It's the school that's encouraging this and unfortunately, they're devaluing the art by doing so. By pumping out more volume to finance everything the market gets flooded and the value drops. So does appreciation and the reputation of the art itself. Everybody profits for a while until things progress.

[@ksp]

isn’t that handmade thangka? If it is and haven’t come from the same artist then isn’t it understandable they would have different price? It is not buying iPhone from different stores at different price, you were looking for handmade ART. While they might have tried to charge you higher, you can’t cal them scammers yet bro. Did you try bargaining? No, you didn’t. You were just after a video content.

[@cyberclaw3641]

Yeah but in the second store he did not bargain either and not to mention it was not just the issue of price they were trying to guilt trip him by saying it will support thier school and families kind of implying it to be a donation when actually that is not even a school. I agree about the price thing ppl are free to charge whatever they want but getting tourists into the store calling it an art school, faking ppl actually painting the thing in that place is very scum baggy. Karl is not doing this for just the views/content he is warning not to trust ppl who try and lure you into that store. The fact ppl are being almost forced to buy it is horrible and there is no excuse for it.

[@aa6eheia156]

@@cyberclaw3641 how did you know that it's not a school? A Thanka painting school doesn't have to look like a traditional boarding school.. the students stay side by side on the mat and learn to paint in their respective canvases

[@cyberclaw3641]

@@aa6eheia156 because karl showed at 10:07 the girl faking painting and painting the same spot for a week

[@aa6eheia156]

@@cyberclaw3641 I interpreted this part of the video differently.. I think he's saying that this woman is a professional who's making a master-level painting and she's doing slowly with great details.. also this girl's shop is on the main street where he goes past every day and it is not the one he visited on the upper floor just before that clip in the video

[@aa6eheia156]

@@cyberclaw3641 you can see masters/professionals doing their painting openly in many shops in the streets and alleys

[@_Chessa_]

Honestly loved some of the student paintings more than the master paintings in my school when I was trying to be a good artist. I failed badly at continuing my art path. But art is subjective. Some pieces spoke to me that Artificial bots did and I still have them saved in my phone because I love them. If you love an art piece and it makes you cry, then it’s worth it. But don’t ever buy from someone pressuring you and pestering to purchase their art. I hate that about sellers and it makes me leave the premise

[@DennisR99]

Tourist Trap or Street Hustle might be the appropriate term in this case. A Scam would be attempting to sell fake or copied paintings as genuine original artwork. Like that time where people were trying to sell non-cashmere as genuine cashmere, that’s a scam.

[@wicked-cardi6831]

Selling something for 2x it's market value to someone who doesn't know that this is what is going on is a scam. Cooperating to manipulate a market so that the value of an item is artifically inflated is also a scam

[@aa6eheia156]

@@wicked-cardi6831 paintings are hand made and their prices are not fixed like some machine made factory products

[@abnavj]

@@wicked-cardi6831 so how would you value art?

[@wicked-cardi6831]

@@abnavj id value it for free if there is an exact fucking replica sold for cheap. Its not monalisa we are talking about here

[@wicked-cardi6831]

@@aa6eheia156 so you would rather pay double the price for the same painting 🤡

[@SidVidZid]

The sad thing is these paintings are still undervalued, you take the $400 painting on a large canvas and try to frame it properly in USA, it will cost you another $350 bucks.

[@marcusrambo4737]

probably all made in china

[@SidVidZid]

@@marcusrambo4737 probably Earth is flat too.

[@bangtanami]

Original thanka costs more than $1000 like up to $20000 Even if those arts were made by students with less efforts than an expert thanka artist, $350 is still cheap

[@LazarusWilhelm]

Honestly this doesn't seem so bad, their just hustling, it's not a true scam

[@tilytours]

I am in Kathmandu right now and yesterday this exact thing happened to me! I’ve been very good about watching out for scammers traveling the past 4 months, yet this one was one i didn’t expect. The guy that lured my girlfriend and I into his art school seemed super genuine and we chatted for about half an hour about their culture with no sign of him wanting to lure me to his art school. Then after looking at a few temples with him he lured me into his school, completely left me with his “master” and they attempted to guilt trip us. Left and was told i’m gonna have bad karma for not supporting their school lol

[@iamchachachoudhary]

I am Indian and I was in Nepal with my German girlfriend. One guy lured her to buy incense sticks and I told her not to buy it as those are very cheap in India. The guy got angry and told me not to interfere and let her buy. I said I won't but she's gonna buy from my pocket and I won't give her the money. He started cursing and said leave from here or else they'll beat the shit out of me, Indians don't belong here. Nepal being hostile to Indians? Really a bad day, but otherwise the trip was a memorable one and people were very friendly.

[@shushilshrestha6766]

what should we call the europeans, americans, etc who sell almost 10 times the original price? and which is kind of normal around there. like the hemp bag which is imported at rs.650(5$-6$) from nepal and sold at 40$ in europe, etc

[@psk8878]

Absolutely Correct Bro 👍

[@sagargiri3145]

He is white he can never be wrong./s Nepali religious arts and sculpture beeing looted off to western museum is the real scam here. 😞

[@tjnucnuc]

It’s ok that Nepal has annoying street hustlers. We can use reasoning to understand this is not the entire country. If you don’t like to show the good and the bad you’re just trying to hide it which doesn’t mean it isn’t true. If Karl was in New Orleans he’d make a video about scammers and street hustlers there. Would I be offended? Absolutely not. Those people annoy everyone regardless of where you’re from.

[@devendramalla]

@@tjnucnuc Karl is Such a CheapAss he would not come to America & Definitely not New Orleans & Even if he Came He He would not be Making “Scam” Videos he would be making Videos about how he Got “robbed “& almost got “Killed”.

[@psk8878]

He is being banned to enter India. If he goes on like this, maybe he will get kicked out from Nepal also. Such a cheap lousy guy. 🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@jabin4175]

There is a big difference between providing viewers with information for safety and then intentionally putting SCAM in title to drive views and engagement on your videos. We understand that the staple of your KZbin is making people aware of scams but what you saw here is advertising. the people in ur videos are heavily affected by COVID lockdown and doing their best to do boost business by advertising their skill. I hope you make sure not to put wayy too much clickbait title sometimes. we love ur videos.

[@dharmeshnatanta4616]

That's y he banned 🚫 in India

[@162playboyz]

he's a scammer himself

[@SoraXKokiri]

Nah, pretending to paint something you didn’t isn’t marketing it’s called art theft.

[@challenge991]

You went to Nepal and went to Thamel (Tourist market) and called their business tactics a Scam. Even after seeing how they make these paintings and how much they get paid!! Are you Thanka expert? As you mentioned to check prices online. So if you want to show Nepal as a scam trap for tourist, then you are free to leave.

[@pseudophp]

Many paintings were fake or cheap prints. Stop acting like you know anything about art.

[@challenge991]

@@pseudophp when you talk about Thanka paintings they are all imitation in one way or the other. And price of art is usually determined by an artist.

[@rajberry2326]

The thing is that these guys don’t force you to buy… and they were walking here and there in the road because their shop or school is not visible until these guys shows you… you can’t called them scammers?? Scammers are those who trick you or cheat you to buy such things. Please be careful for such words… AND ONE MORE IMPORTANT THING FOR YOU IS THAT THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT ALREADY PUT YOU IN BLACK LIST… don’t make such mistake in nepal BY Saying such thing otherwise you will have 2 more countries to put you in black list… INDIA AND NEPAL HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIPS AND WE CALLED IT (ROTI BETI KA RELATIONSHIP)

[@devendramalla]

Other Tourists Come Nepal to See Nepal & Spend Money, Karl Came to Nepal not to See Nepal but to Meet his Indian Wife coz he is Banned From Entering India for a While & He is Making Money in Nepal Through Clickbait Videos .So Figure who is the Real Scammer Here.

[@kantynory2840]

Wow really? Did’t know that. Why is he banned in India?

[@flosyd7891]

He is a cheap tourist guy

[@devendramalla]

@@kantynory2840 I don’t know the Details but he said India Banned from Re entering coz he was Doing Business in India which is not allowed to do since he is in Marriage Visa in India.Maybe there are other reasons but thats what he tells.

[@ashimacharya3776]

True😂

[@avinashrai2613]

@@kantynory2840 one of the main reason why he was banned in india is He joined the anti government rally last year And also due to reason of defaming India because of his these types of content.

[@prasannadahal5512]

Karl servos in NZ charge me so much for whatever I buy compared to the same stuff in a grocery store. Have I been scammed? Should I take a pic of the storeperson and post it online calling him/her a scammer? Pls advise

[@ValorantGiggles]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@aaronderossett3998]

@RV VR aww, sour grapes much?

[@aaronderossett3998]

@RV VR You really are doubling down on the whole asshole vibe huh...

[@reedbitwindalynes7879]

@@aaronderossett3998 and u're enabling it... Guess what that make you?🤭😌🙄

[@jamesjameson4566]

No, servos {kiwi} are very nice people

[@missionsimkhada8316]

Commonly it's thanka but believe me it costs the same for us Nepali too❤️ it's overly expensive because it's a work of art and really beautiful presentation of tradition. Mainly painted with gold reflecting Nepali tradition❤️ don't get it wrong. But of course this seems so fake ❤️

[@user-um2uf9zq4c]

Honestly as someone who has travelled SE Asia, I was interested in Nepal, seeing these comments makes me rethink that. If your mentality in Nepal (as shown in the comments) is that overcharging tourists and guilting them into buying in the fist shop you take them to 'isn't a scam' and 'is friendly and normal' then I really have no interest in visiting. Why would I want to travel there and spend my hard earned money, only to be charged more than 2x the cost and half the quality of something I can buy down the road? Why would I want to travel somewhere where the locals think this is OK? I could travel to plenty of other places who will value the money I earn as much as I do and won't rip me off. Good video, bad comments. Edit: Had something similar happen in Cambodia, once I left, I realised that I actually would have purchased more, but I just couldn't trust that I wasn't being overcharged. This kind of attitude is stupid and everyone loses out. If you sell high quality at decent prices, people want to buy more. If they walk down the road only to realise they could have paid less for better, they feel cheated and will spend less money everywhere to avoid that feeling.

[@mirajane2154]

Art is subjective . An artist can charge what ever they want on their product. If you feel like you are being overcharged and its over your budget dont buy it , walk away instead of calling locals scammer. Even we locals pay that range for those paintings and decors. You dont have problem with big brands charging 1000% higher than their actual cost but have problem with small sellers. seriously ? And Please i humbly request you not to come to nepal as we dont need negative stingy tourist like you. Who knows next time you will be complaining about resturants having different price menu. ps. you and karl are the kind of tourist who wants product cheaper than the wholesale rate and still complains it to be high.

[@user-um2uf9zq4c]

@@mirajane2154 "Art is subjective ." This is not art, this is a reprint, it is a copy, it is not original therefore it is OBJECTIVELY either a good copy or a bad copy. Only the original has subjective value. "An artist can charge what ever they want on their product." And a scammer can scam as much as they want, what is your point? "Even we locals pay that range for those paintings and decors." You pay more for a bad quality copy than a good quality copy? Then you are a fool. " Please i humbly request you not to come to nepal " No worries there, definitely won't be now. There are much nicer countries closer to Australia anyway, but I'll make sure to tell my coworkers and friends that you guys think ripping people off is normal and you get defensive when called out on it. I'll make sure to pass on the message that you don't like 'stingy tourists' who don't want to be ripped off paying more for low quality copies. You only want gullible fools who are happy to pay more for less.

[@mirajane2154]

@@user-um2uf9zq4cfirst of all its a painting not a printed copy !! The thanka painting you see in videos takes months of work in detailing. Since u have all the time to bad mouth about nepal take some time to learn how the art is actually done! And, u can tell who ever you want and also make sure to explain ur stupid reasoning to hate on a country which you dont even know a thing and have knowledge about .

[@user-um2uf9zq4c]

@@mirajane2154 No, you don't understand what a print is. Copying someone else's work IS NOT ORIGINAL. A print is not a 'printed copy' it just means something that is not original. It's copied from the original. Someone else copying The Mona Lisa is STILL JUST A COPY. IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW GOOD IT IS. Lol... yes, the reason is that you locals seem to think ripping people off is fine, you don't know what a print is, but you expect people to pay for them.

[@user-um2uf9zq4c]

@@mirajane2154 This is the entire problem. YOU have no idea what value is, no idea what something is worth. You literally CANNOT/WILL NOT see the difference between an original artwork and a copy of an artwork. There are millions and millions of very talented 'paint-by-numbers' artists, it requires very little talent and even my grandfather with severe Parkinson's painted a beautiful copy of the last supper. It WAS WORTHLESS BECAUSE IT IS NOT ORIGINAL. Just because someone spends time doing something does not give it value. Is that too hard to understand? There are thousands of AMAZING artists out there who make ORIGINAL paintings ON COMMISSION... MUCH better quality than those shown here and much cheaper... and they live in the US or Australia. They are also Original. I think maybe you guys live too close to China if you really struggle to see the difference between a copy and an original piece. The value of art is almost always based around originality and exclusivity, if anyone could just re-paint an artwork, then ALL art would instantly lose value and Monet would be worthless. Again, this is not even the problem, I don't expect you to understand these things, but I do expect you not to be rude when a tourist tells you this is annoying and makes them feel like a scam BECAUSE THEY ARE being ripped off. Literally no skin off my nose lady, booking my next holiday as we speak, and don't worry I definitely won't be going to Nepal.

[@moosedoggy1631]

Don't really think this is a scam. Prices of art is based on how it is perceived. People are paying millions of dollars for NFTs and no one has any idea what that is!

[@hongkongluxuryhotels9804]

True ✅

[@sheldonaubut]

@moose doggy -- If they are passing the artwork off as something they themselves created, but they are lying then that is an outright "scam."

[@raza.y]

NFTs not a good example to take as they are also scam

[@ayoogorkhali9262]

@@sheldonaubut you seems like a nepal hater you're everywhere dude

[@Eagleclaw43567]

Nft is just like art work, a way to launder your money

[@sabithpulukkool3649]

This is what happens when you run out of content and desperately make videos to make them go viral with such titles. Scammers are the one's like in your computer related antivirus videos. These are sellers and not scammers.

[@ChristopherBurgessTaskbar]

No. All lies. 1. He called himself a "artist" not a "seller" 2. Misleads about the single hair 3. "His school" ... where he has never painted at 4. "Top school" signposted in English 🙄 5. "Old monastery" written in English - This is a tourist trap 6. 20 rolled up painting on a desk - selected one at random and that one was his! The chances of that!! Stop

[@vahsirartapaham4578]

@@ChristopherBurgessTaskbar stop ? all of that can be termed a sales technique . Do you believe all the ads that you see in TV ? Or you think they say the complete truth , never exaggerate , never put up an act ? .

[@vahsirartapaham4578]

@@ChristopherBurgessTaskbar The scam was his ridiculous categorization of art in the end . Into beginner , master bla bla as if they are levels in cod . Art is subjective

[@saurabhjungkarki2706]

Hey there, I'm from nepal and one of sir karl's very old viewer. Actually, love watching his videos getting to know about the scams that happens in different part of world..i basically assumed him to be a very nice guy as he informed us viewers about the scams and i assumed it to be really very useful. Though, after watching this video i'm too disappointed..i clearly know how we locals treat the visitor in our country..we love to serve people from different part of world who visit our country..we basically try to communicate with you assuming you to feel comfortable around.. To every bright side exists some dark side, everyone knows that..but in this video, everything he goes through seems he himself is trying his best to show himself to be scammed.. i dont know what his problem is, he has alternative to simply say he doesn't want any goods he's okey with no company. While talking about the art, every piece of art created is unique..no rates or levels is supposed to be put onto art.. thanka represents our culture, art of living and basically everything..the person in video surely wanted him to buy one of the piece though he didn't create any buy or die situation..sir, can't it be called as promoting the local art instead of scam..? You could say that you didn't want to buy and could leave easily..there was no problem.. Each thanka painting requirs years of practice..the artist simply devote their whole life trying to be better..the art itself takes months to prepare.. people who know all this passion, effort know how to respect the art but sir you're simply out of the league.. Maybe i'm being too fierce about this topic but..is being friendly a crime..?? I'm done after this video sir..the actual scammer is you..who prepares such fake content just for views..?? I have also come to know about your history in india.. it's your personal matter so i don't want to disclose it.. But sir, you're in our country we respect every person here..i just want to request you to please..don't just spread hatred just for some traffic in your channel.. Thank you..love from nepal..❤️

[@relevantthought1800]

ya exactly my feelings and my words ✅u analyse and said it all in a nicest way possible

[@Porkoro]

as an artist, I think up 3k for a student thank painting that’s really good is justifiable. I’ve studied thanka and some of the students work is amazing, pay for the art not the level of an artist.

[@maherxd149]

Well u look like one of those scammers tbh 😂

[@meowritz]

I wouldn't call it a scam but they kind of play on tourists feelings so they leave more money in Nepal, i hope that those guys aren't scammers and whoever "falls" for their "scam" can pay for improving these guys conditions and that the money doesn't go to bad places

[@rajeevmaharjan7298]

They are not scammers… we Nepali honest business… This @karl spreading hates all over

[@notinmyUSMC]

@@rajeevmaharjan7298 You are wrong. Karl is right.

[@semginlhouvum6739]

@@notinmyUSMC Karl is wrong,

[@sharma566]

Karl is always wrong every where he saw scam

[@meowritz]

@@sharma566 No i don't think Karl is wrong, i think he's just so used to the life in south Asia that he's grown suspicious of alot of people trying to make money, its understandable

[@milanhappy8665]

Showing you around and talking to you in English is not a scam bro.. all the people you shown are either shop keepers, salesman or restaurant owner who is trying to sell their services you don't like it don't buy it just walk away..bro don't called them scammer ...

[@fulltimehustler3979]

Right? What a stereotypical white man to call them scammers!!

[@amankc7226]

Thangka paintings requires skill, time, patience and experience so it is certainly not going to be cheap. What I will say is don't buy it, if u don't know what thangka paintings are. Problem is not the price of it, but the quality.

[@jasrajzlimbu8463]

I have been to Nepal for more than 4 times, never been scammed ever. Most of the time I have booked my room at Thamel. Business individuals will approach you if you happen to pass near their establishments that's natural. “Two men looked out from prison bars, One saw the mud, the other saw stars.”-Dale

[@seymortities1211]

U from Nepal Boi lol ofcourse they won't approach u

[@jasrajzlimbu8463]

@@seymortities1211 nope, I am from Bhutan

[@seymortities1211]

@@jasrajzlimbu8463 yea but u not from America or Europe so to them your one of them Boi don't act surprised

[@jasrajzlimbu8463]

@@seymortities1211 I am sharing my experience so do not act surprised, keep your information with yourself

[@seymortities1211]

@@jasrajzlimbu8463 your experience is irrelevant to the situation Boi keep your experience to your self

[@animalsworlds1161]

If you want to buy their products then buy don't say scam and all . everybody wants to sell their products. Look at the size of painting and this is not book where are same everywhere.

[@MrDeceptacon88]

No..say scam..if their orices are 4x normal

[@cfneal1459]

good point!

[@youtubeuser206]

@@MrDeceptacon88 Nike sells 5$ shoes from Bangladesh or China for 200$ in America, Apple charges $2000 for a phone that cost them $200, it's called capitalism

[@MrDeceptacon88]

@@youtubeuser206 yeah at least your getting quality...fake crap deserves nothin...btw those 5 dollar nikes are fake ones lol

[@youtubeuser206]

@@MrDeceptacon88 how much do you think Nike pays their sweat shop workers per pair? I doubt it's more than 15$

[@jagdishprabhu4033]

Nice video. Nepal people are the most humble people here in India. You always target bad side and spread hate, show some beautiful places of Nepal then you will be recognised in a good way. I hope you are not blacklisted from Nepal as well, like you are blacklisted here in India. It will be great if you show some scams from New Zealand. It's easy to target other's country. Thank you

[@cryptoripper0109]

He won't be able to walk outside in New Zealand without 5 policemen checking 💉💉💉ID and facemask then only within 5km from home.😂😂

[@omshah9282]

" *You see the World through your Eyes* " if yor eyes are pure you will see world pure and if they are dirty you will see the world dirty.

[@sandeepkaushal1000]

you shouldn’t be slave of china or pakistan even you r hindu country….what a shame ….u can do anything for money though

[@GTMarmot]

@@omshah9282 False. Facts and statistics exist. It's not all subjectivity and bias.

[@jackisbak69]

You're full of shit, he's gets recognised all the time by indian fans.

[@nagitoyup6929]

If this is a scam, scam is present in every part of the world . Common example is your car dealer and mobile phone company.

[@danielloh2166]

The definition of scam are called "Dishonest Scheme", they sell some goods to tourist but the price are multiple expensive than the local. If this not scam i dont know what to said

[@vladimirchylik6754]

1:48 .. Rule No. 1: Never trust someone who says that he's a painting.

[@elneserato3766]

hehe so your a vladimir

[@Googleofdiscord]

Hes a painting 😂

[@mahotsavbhattarai236]

Karl be over using the word " SCAM ". It's a scam if they keep you in the dark, they straight up came upto you and asked politely would you like to buy. So not a scam mate. Anyways now go and enjoy Nepal. Give yourself a break❤

[@purefoldnz3070]

Anyway they were trying to rip him off.

[@eddie1173]

They’re all scamming as not one is an honest living and all will be trying to take advantage. The degree of the scam can be argued but nothing being shown here is sincere. Wake up and smell the Chai!

[@purefoldnz3070]

@@eddie1173 Yes exactly. They are selling students work for a price double that a master would.

[@rojalshrestha1088]

@@eddie1173 why? R u a Chai seller? Try to respect people and who ever infront of u not like direct blaming as a scammer. Grow up u Chai seller

[@frankdsouza2425]

@@rojalshrestha1088 Rojal, Rojal; What on earth are you trying to say ???

[@Interesting_ard]

I just realized, you came to Nepal to meet your wife because you can't go to India due to blacklisting, and Nepal is most convinient for your wife due to open boarder which is completely understandable. BUT BUT BUT what do you do? ' hmm let's make expose videos on Nepal and show how scammy this place is'' . See the problem here is, you can atleast show some courtesy or gratitude by showcasing some good place like maybe Harald bald does and promote this welcoming place along with your scam videos in a balanced way. Not that you don't show good stuff, but showing only bad stuffs will surely undermine all the good stuff Nepal has. Being a famous KZbinr we can expect better from you. And it's been 2 years, the tourism sector had been in ruins and you come here and just make scam, avoid this that, hustlers video. Hope you show more balance contents.

[@pseudophp]

If you want to see nice videos of Nepal, look up nice videos of Nepal.

[@atritrikavansa430]

🤣🤣🤣

[@liveradio_ie]

It's not a scam. They just try to make living. There is no law saying asking huge price is legal. If you do not want you do not buy. No force involved.

[@cnukem]

Have that same energy when you get scammed sometime in life 🤣

[@pttgaming7016]

@@cnukem buying handmade painting is not a scam bro

[@salvatore3915]

@@cnukem touch some grass .handmade item requires many effort

[@ayanokawanegucci7230]

@@salvatore3915 when you are the one making it yes , not when you print it and sell it as something YOU made

[@aakritigurung727]

karl Rock when his mother gave him birth karl rock: Namaste dosto so i have been scammed to be born by this women

[@aakritigurung727]

@@tteokbokki4628 HE is undisputed brand ambassador of the word 'SCAM'

[@KB-yw2bc]

Price depends upon place to place . Multiple times i bought cloth from supermarket with higher price but later i found same cloth can be bought cheaply with street vendors . It is higher in supermarket because they have to pay rent of shop,tax and many more.Price depends upon place to place . Master can easily draw painting with less effort but student have to work hard for it . In my point of view it is not scam . If you try to bargain they surely reduce the price . The cup of black tea in mountain region is 450 but in kathmandu it is 15 rupee . Should we say higher mountain region hotels is scamming people . ? If they sell buffalo by telling cow then you can call scam . By comparing price you can't brutally prove it is scam. So much negativity in your mind .I think you need some motivation.

[@2Survivor]

Nice like your words

[@pukaradhikari1906]

Don't bother expalining bro. He just sells the word SCAM for content.

[@saramshagorkhali101]

I am a international student in Australia I pay 16k per semester for my tuition while a domestic student pays less than 5k a semester at most for the same content and syllabus am I being scammed ? I need advice Mr Karl.

[@pratapshrestha4650]

You are scammed 🤣🤣🤣

[@saramshagorkhali101]

@tee has nothing to do with that I am showing you that if your a foreigner your more likely to get priced more regardless of where you go so does that make it a scam ?

[@saramshagorkhali101]

@tee that's pretty ignorant of you to say he is being charged differently or saying that convincing people to buy things is a scam. I want you to really reflect on why you said that. If iPhone creates an advertisement convincing people to buy things is that a scam ? when KZbin forces you to watch ads trying to convince you to buy things is that a scam ? do you know what marketing is ? You are assuming many things that have not been clarified in the video the first store clearly were making hand crafted thangka we have little to no information in the second store. Plus you also have to factor in quality of material, experience of the painter. This is probably the most crucial thing people from the west need to realize, you are going to a 3rd world country where there isn't proper governance like in the west so business practices are different, a big part of doing business in Nepal is bargaining. I think you just need to use a little common sense sometimes.

[@saramshagorkhali101]

@tee Tero comment ko reply structure herdai malai tha bhaisakyo ta Nepali ki ta Indian hos. Dherai definition ko furti na dekhaye huncha. I’ve presented you with legitimate facts and you reply to me with some “learn the definition” bullshit. Your ignorance is really shining.

[@noeldabreo6130]

I dont think anyone is scamming anybody..just looks like they are making a living doing some fine paintings..unlike in the west where people pay way too much for rubbish ... i would not be so judgmental as to write off anyone trying to make a simple living...also its really really sad and premature on your path calling them scammers

[@asisd5773]

Right....Karl sees scammer in everyone he speaks I think. They were just doing plain marketing for their products.

[@apuapustaja4444]

If a stranger came up to me and insisted I see his artwork, I'd be tempted to ask him if he's a narcissist.

[@WillJohns-tr1zt]

I’m an artist and I only show those who want to see . I don’t even tell many I’m an artist

[@KARMA-vd4zk]

There are so many Nepalese who are now Against Karl but me as a Nepali I think what he did is so helpful for the tourists who are yet to visit in Nepal Please change you behavior and be loyal Loyalty is only thing that everyone likes to purchase. Now I want Karl to show the good parts as well.

[@sagarparajuli2385]

I m not exactly against him but dont even support him because dont u think he is also posting videos for money as well. Its not that he is doing for people to be aware and spend so much time making such video. He is looking for content as the scamers looking for tourist.

[@azunkor422]

​@@sagarparajuli2385 well it doesn't cost us money to watch these videos

[@sagarparajuli2385]

@@azunkor422 it does cost ur more valueable asset _ time

[@azunkor422]

@@sagarparajuli2385 that's the point of KZbin. I watch it to pass time

[@opensource7301]

Two types of tourist: 1. Heraldo Baldeiri aka Harald 2. Karl rock " Heraldo investigates, Heraldo approves!"

[@amritgrg4914]

It's not a scam we have to pay more than 2000$ for an iphone which is just 1000$ plus in your country now can I say apple is doing scam in Nepal?wtf are u trying to prove?

[@squishthatcat2685]

If they lied about themselves being an artist, then it’s a scam. Can’t believe how ridiculous the comment is. I’m here to support you Karl .

[@FailureManagement]

You haven't squished a cat yet soooo does that mean oh no nvm ...

[@dkjal3]

Saying 390 rupees for that painting was straight up disrespectful. Seriously dude?

[@marcusrambo4737]

why they tell him price in USD just because he is white?

[@anonymoust2905]

If u r tourist than in Thamel they will tell price in USD … it’s not abt race or white thing.. chill mate … it’s just to make u easy..

[@laxmankarki6952]

390 rupees!!! Give me a break 😅😅 premium condom cost more than that

[@vandermonke4178]

@@marcusrambo4737 yea so they understand the valuation in a currency the whole world's aware about

[@a6m5zero47]

I have seen western painting which looks like a drawing of stick man cost million. This is a traditional neplese buddist painting which is painted by hand. Good quality painting should not be restricted to certain price and the owners should charge whatever the price they feel like. They should be able to chagre million if they want.

[@acho5424]

I wouldn't account these as scams. They are hustling. Please, you making video of them (making money) out of it is no less a scam either. A famous saying in Nepal " जुन थल मा खाने, तै थल मा मुत्ने। " सले चोर।

[@TailcoatGames]

Scam “a dishonest scheme; a fraud” Synonyms: swindle They are taking advantage of those who they deem to be out Of touch then pressuring those gullible or stressed enough do to being far from home Who mind you are also in a enclosed store into overpaying

[@veersingh8696]

Aise comment pe reply nahi karega ye scammer ka baccha

[@TailcoatGames]

@@veersingh8696 lol

[@TailcoatGames]

@@veersingh8696 good point

[@omshah9282]

@@TailcoatGames he was not replying to you

[@avagrego3195]

I was alone and taken in with the art scam by a pretty young girl claiming to be an art student in Bejing. She took me to a secluded factory area, I bought a "painting" and fled - I did not feel safe. In Cambodia I was scammed out of a $33 can of formula. Someone stole my wallet containing $50 us in Vietnam. Chalk it up to experience and I still love SE Asia.

[@kabirkhanal4319]

Karl's intention is not bad but if Nepal is portrayed as a "country of friendly scammers " ,(that Nepal is not). Thats wont be a good idea. Every country has negative and positives. I think one's motto of life should be spreading positively. These people are just the salesmen trying to sell their products. If he don't want that he can ignore them. He was banned in India for some reason. There are lots of cults in Europe or America too. He should better expose that.

[@craigr4763]

I get you but he lives in India hence he makes videos in this region.

[@soojansth]

I don't see any scams here. They're just businessman promoting their business! Simple!

[@CeleryMan666]

I don't see any murder here. They are just killers stabbing people to death! Simple!

[@omshah9282]

" *You see the World through your Eyes* " if yor eyes are pure you will see world pure and if they are dirty you will see the world dirty.

[@JunkBondTrader]

Lol you're just the sucker who can't see through deceit.

[@JunkBondTrader]

@@omshah9282 I disagree with this quote. There is truth to it, but I'm a pretty optimistic person... I've just been around the block, and can spot scams/manipulation from a mile away. There is good and bad in this world. Why not see both?

[@soojansth]

@@CeleryMan666 then why the heck you go near to a murderer and request them to kill you?

[@chessmtl2010]

For many auto rikshaw drivers are scammers when they charge you more when it’s raining and there is high demand, but airline does the same in peak seasons, it’s just a business. This is a logic of these scam busters.

[@MrAlexislondon]

i actually had a similar type of scam in Cairo. Some guy tells you he is an artist, takes you to his work place (shop) and tells you that he will give you one of his paintings for "free", but you just need to give a donation lol... you can see where this is going..

[@prajwol0011]

This happens in most of the tourist destination. Please do not spread negativity.

[@permanentcaptain]

If that is a scam then you will find scan in every small grocery shop located everywhere . Justify that one .

[@diwastheboss]

9:28 he says that he is not forcing you to buy. How can you call it a SCAM?

[@pf4773]

Love your video, Karl, because I do so much art buying when I travel. Your experience in Nepal is interesting---I've never had some guy approach me in the street to buy art from "an art school." However, your advice is fair warning: do NOT respond to folks who approach you on the street for business :). To add to previous comments, if you land in a country and are gone in a few days, it's really hard to find a high quality artist who is not using an expensive gallery, and will offer a great price to you. It really does take time. I was in Puerto Vallarta recently, asked around for a particular type of beaded art by the Huichol tribe, and went to an open-air market. I walked around for hours, found a family-run shop that was loaded with nice pieces, and bargained for several pieces at great prices. HOWEVER, later that day, I went into an actual art gallery, and the owner had beautiful pieces (better than the other shop) and was willing to give me unreal prices for the better pieces. It was too late---I had already had a representative piece of the Huichol tribe and could not buy another one. So, again, as a tourist with limited time you will make mistakes, but honestly, as long as you are getting something original that looks beautiful (not an out and out scam) you'll be ok.

[@destroyinghaters]

This was not a scam, they just trying to sell their products, if you don't like them or don't like the price, keep walking

[@leonardhpls6]

@@destroyinghaters selling items at over double the price is clearly a scam

[@thevolner]

But Karl what if the first gent was actually just a fan of yours, who came out to greet you?

[@allex4463]

I was also thinking the same thing, why would that person try to scam him knowing he will upload a video about it on youtube.

[@binodmaharjan7516]

I take back my subscription. Felt I have been scammed all these time. That seemed to be a desperate one trying to prove somebody as a scammer. That was gross. Sorry not welcome !!

[@olderbutnowiser6701]

Very instructional and of course saying “No” is the answer. So a great video. But this is no different to many other countries (all?) around the world. They need to make money and the tourist is the easier target for them. I experienced similar within Europe over 40 years ago. Be wary of strangers that approach you. They speak for a reason!

[@gernotg8480]

Can you help me??

[@aaronderossett3998]

when you refer to tourists as "targets," you are demeaning your own argument...

[@binayjaiswal2193]

Every country do same to sell their products. But if u r not interested please don't waste their time and just say NO any carry your own work.

[@aaronderossett3998]

@@binayjaiswal2193 It happens in every country, and even those are scams. Im American and it bothers me that if you came to visit our country, someone would try to scam you out of your money. Its wrong and we need to stand against it no matter where it happens.

[@horacecomegna335]

@@binayjaiswal2193No, it’s so much more fun wasting an hour of their time! 😂😂😂

[@leosav.4382]

Thank you, Karl for exposing these sales scams. Ignore comment critics' low self -esteems

[@nimasherpa3956]

Bhaiyaji! stop showcasing the bad stuff ( happens everywhere - u get scammed in USA too). I get the feeling you are on a mission to embarrass Nepal in public.

[@salvatore3915]

Yo American haina.european ho

[@saramshagorkhali101]

@@salvatore3915 yo European haina New Zealander ho

[@omshah9282]

" *You see the World through your Eyes* " if yor eyes are pure you will see world pure and if they are dirty you will see the world dirty.

[@jessicalimbu7855]

Karl stop trying to make everything look scammy. I know you thrive on making scam videos but I could only see different painters selling their products at their price point. Most of the thangkas are also made by these hardworking professionals who have perfected their craft. The students practicing were also doing a wonderful job. I'd definitely buy.

[@thapanirajan]

You made a solid point, I was about to mention same point.

[@mylifewithanimals]

Then go buy

[@thapanirajan]

@B Bee People differ on ideas, don't they? Will you please be logical? And more importantly learn some basics to deal with people on public forum. Don't use your S***** words with your disguise identity.

[@saramshagorkhali101]

@B Bee ta chai khub janne bhaye chas hai ? muji euta garib desh ko manche afno livelyhood ko lagi approach gardai cha, hami k japan korea ho ra ? desh ko awasta her paila, yethartha k cha hamro desh ko ? Nepal ma matrai hunna yesto sales technique yeta australia ma jhan siddai mobile ma call garchan salesmen haru, ghar kinne bela middlemen real estate agents le unnecessary commission khancha.

[@eyefoundu2812]

@B Bee k ko scam? Thamel tourist area gayepaxi wholesale rate ma pauxas? Force pani garya xaina family palna ta ho gaira uniharu ni Tourist area ma dherai naliye ka linxa bhan🤣

[@rameshdhital5553]

Karl gets scammed coz he is always searching for scammer but Haraldo investigates so he never got scammed.. If scammed also, he simplifies it.

[@UMANGPLAYS]

Harald says it's ourageous and tries to deduct the price coz he knows people would ask more money from foreigners but he did pay 450 Rs for God soup and Snickers tho 😆🤣

[@dThapa966]

@@UMANGPLAYS 250 rs for Snickers in that altitude is actually a very very fair price. Think of the people carrying all that food up there.

[@sunchavox]

@@UMANGPLAYS in Lukla around 2013 I paid 100 rupees for a glass of hot water so it seems fair. Coz everything needs to be airlifted or they have to pay high fare for shipping/transport.

[@Eaglesandwillows]

In Nepal right now. I checked out your video because after two weeks of being here, i am experiencing at times “hard” feelings for locals trying to scam me, giving me wrong change, high prices orcalling me rude if i don’t want to talk on the streets (big introvert here, it’s very hard for me to be stopped all the time, sometimes three people in less than a minute! So i learned to just bow my head, greet and keep on walking no matter what, especially when my social battery is too low and/or i am starving!) I truly love Nepal and Nepalese people, and i don’t want this to change even if at times they try to trick me. Ps. I would say that this happens more in big cities like Kathmandu and Pokhara, in small towns i never had such problems. Thank you for your video, it made me feel better!

[@grg131]

I don't know these salesmen are trying to act smart or your trying to act OVERSMART. First of all you have no intentions to buy or even bargain while every shopkeeper will tell you a higher price first in tourist area but your there for the footage where you can defame whoever you wants to claim as a scammer. People like you should stay in your own country and sort out your own problem instead roaming around others countries and making money out of youtube by sharing selfish content like this.

[@marcusrambo4737]

just stop scamming tourists then he wouldn't have any content

[@pratik11-v7x]

@@marcusrambo4737 so where is scam in this video?

[@josefgurungdenmark5625]

Karl is the scam in this video. He is shitty guy not like Dale or haarhald. They Will help people in need

[@reedbitwindalynes7879]

@@marcusrambo4737 man, u must be out of ur mind if u think this was a scam... Or maybe u r spending too much time inside ur mom's basement... This poser fishes for these kinda videos, in one of his videos he even said im undercover when a "fan" approached him in india... That was an amazing art and those people were marketing their product, this guy is cheap as hell, anyone can tell this guy wasn't interested in buying that product and see fault in the product no matter how good it was.. when u r fishing for something u are gonna catch it sooner or later and this guy was fishing for a "scam" content so hard he just caught it, but in this case he was fishing for a tuna, instead he caught a discarded toilet seat.. as in he didnt catch what he was looking for, unfortunately, and his fishing skills seemed questionable😂😂😂

[@fahadhossain2969]

This Guy Has Got No Life Except Just To Find Out Scam All Day Night @ Long.

[@ayoogorkhali9262]

Man this guy is just trying to ruin the country image this happens almost everywhere around the world they are just tryin to hustle for some money for the family dude need to get out of nepal asap otherwise if i see you on the street you're really going to get in trouble fr just posting negative things making the local who are actually friendly look bad on the internet

[@nicholasutopia]

Namaste, now I don't agree with all his videos but one thing I'm very certain is when comes to Nepal, current government is full of corruptions and Thamel full of scammers and they are the ones who's tarnishing your country's reputation...and btw I came across in 2015 when the earthquake happened, while everyone was helping the victims, some Nepalis in Thamel have worked together with some groups of Chinese to cheat donation funds and that did really triggered me.

[@ayoogorkhali9262]

@@nicholasutopia ofc there are scammer in every country there are alot in thamel too even we locals get scammed sometimes but this guy already made like 3 4 video about scame in Nepal and dude has not been outside thamel area everyone who is traveling to Nepal knows thamel is a tourist hotspot ofc he's gettin scammed there, Nepal and kathmandu is not just thamel area its more than that may be he should get out from the shady place and explore the real beauty this country has to offer and thanks for helping us in 2015 visit again soon and stay away from such shady places

[@freeman908]

As a Nepali, I can't decipher the mumbling so unfortunately can't help you. Yes, the culture of bargaining is rampant everywhere in Nepal even for us Nepalis When you go to shop to buy a cloth, you can never be sure if the price is 1X or 2X or even 4X. All depends upon checking online.

[@Yourebeautyfull]

The price is not the issue. The issue is that these are copies, while they are lying to their costumers that they are authentic pieces made by themselves. If I bought an art piece from a famous artist, copied his work, and sold it for the price of the original, that would be theft. The people who are the victim of these scams are the actual artists.

[@dipeshacharya4159]

Scam? Where? Maybe you are used to buying in fixed price stores. Karl's parents: Carl please take us to a 5 star hotel. karl next day: The biggest scammers in my family. They tried to make me pay x times the price in y dhaba.

[@kailashmishra5702]

Nepal has a concrete law for defamation, and in this video you have done actually that: you defamed their character intention. I hope they seek legal remedies against your vicious actions, intentionally construing hardworking sales person as scammer. I think you telling those artist as scammer is consciously or unconsciously racism from your part. You should ask yourself what makes you think they are scammer: is it because they are brown? You may deny my allegation, but think deeply. Is your rational that they are scammer funneled by your subconscious racism?

[@kailashmishra5702]

@@magingi I stand by the comment I made about racism. One’s unconsciouses bias does not disappear because one has married another race. We are shaped by cultures and values we are brought up with, and many time people do not realize the unconscious bias one inhabitants. The west is nefarious in teaching people false stereotypes about people who are not similar to them. They may connote ones niceness as “scam” as Karl does in his video. West has such a individualist culture that communal thing as showing arts as act of unkindness, thus they would be exploited.

[@saramshagorkhali101]

Oh man it’s so difficult to explain this to people. All of us have been conditioned to think that western practices of business are correct. Practices outside of what occurs in the west is incorrect. Things people fail to realise is the western way of conducting business maybe correct for their country as they have proper governance and infrastructure. You honestly can’t carry that same mentality and go to a different country specially a developing one like ours. In most western countries you don’t even bargain, bargaining is a massive part of business in our country. The whole system of conducting business is different.

[@saramshagorkhali101]

@@magingi bro you put into words so beautifully what I’ve been I’ve been thinking of lately. I’ve realised that in the west they are constantly “scamming” their population but because they are perceived to be governed by “policies and laws ” that we trust the system. To give you an example if you want to study in Australia as a international student you will have to pay more than double of what a domestic student will pay for the same content. Is that not a scam ? Just because they have made policies regarding international students they can charge us x3 the price ? Furthermore I complete my entire bachelors in English but when I try and get my registration I have to prove to the governing body that I can speak English ? So I end up paying 400 dollars for a test but wait for the test results come with a expiry date. As if to say that once my results expire I will magically forget to speak English so I have to spend another 400 dollars to prove that I can speak English. It’s so weird to think that we easily accept and tolerate being “scammed” by western companies and business and governments but quick to defame people from 3rd world countries.

[@GFINHK]

@@magingi That's not how racism works. However, I do agree with the rest of your comment

[@indinarai5739]

Karl & Harald Baldr both bloggers are in Nepal however, I found Herald’s vlog so much entertaining with positive vibes and Karl’s vlog including his face gives me very negative vibes.. Get lost from our country or else our government will banned you like India..

[@anonymoust2905]

Harold ra Karl lai compare nagarum.. they are unique in their own way…. Karl j dekhyo tei nai video banayo, usko right cha ..But yo title chai bhaena … thikai cha ta ktm yo thulo scam ho bhanae ta ktm jasto ramro thau ta kai bhaena ni world ma travel ko lagi hoina..👍

[@indinarai5739]

@@anonymoust2905 That’s what I felt.. Ma jastai sabai le same feel garnu parcha vanne pani chaena.. Nepal ko bloggers le Nepal ko barema scam video banawosh na .I appreciate that tara kaha kaha bata aayera , full details taha navai view increase garna kina Nepal ko barema , Yaha ko negative kura ko filming kina garnu. You know little knowledge is dangerous..

[@wildfellow9063]

I know how u are feeling. As nepali esto herda hurt hunxa ekdum kinaki we know nepal is not like this. Tara xordinus usle pani informative videos banauna khojya for tourists planning to visit nepal so they can avoid these things and have a great stay. Direct rudely answer nadim k garnu offend vayeni hami humble hospitable people ho hamro bata esto words ramro dekhinna. Hope u take ur words back.😔

[@indinarai5739]

@@wildfellow9063 Nop, I mean it and I can’t take my word back..