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The nature of the Thai people makes Thailand a really good country to use a [[hitchhiking letter]] if you can't speak thai. You will often find yourself surrounded by locals who are willing to help you, but who are not familiarized with hitchhiking and cannot speak any English, which may lead to you being dropped at police offices or bus stations. The letter makes these situations much easier, and the hitchhiking in Thailand drastically faster.
=== Exception: the taxi mafia in the tourist areas such as [[Phuket]] ===
In some tourist areas like [[Phuket]] the taxi maffia is in charge. You ''have'' to specify at least 3 times that you are not going to pay. "No money", "no taxi", "free ride", rinse and repeat. [[User:Guaka|guaka]] ([[User talk:Guaka|talk]]) had a nasty experience with a guy who suddenly wanted 500 baht for a short ride. He then actually called the police. The corrupt police was actually ready to go to the police station so [[User:Guaka|guaka]] ([[User talk:Guaka|talk]]) settled with paying 400 baht (100 baht was not enough). (This was after 4 very nice rides across the island, including a free veggy dinner in a restaurant.)
See also http://phukettuktuks.com/
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