Thread: Should I really feel guilty or hide behind the "I'm just doing my job" excuse?

Wait up.

He turns up in another country..and his credit card declines? So he either has no money and/or his credit card is dodgy?

Then he asks you if he could pay cash, but then he tells you that all he has is $10 and a declined credit card? So how was he intending to pay cash for the room?

Then it just so happens that he can't call his father because the phone company...what...they don't accept cash money in their phone boxes? And he has no mobile phone? (That's a cell phone for you yanks)

So he travelled across half of North America without no cash, a non-functional credit card and no mobile phone or other way of contacting home? And then he was jumping up and down in front of you...just hoping you'd throw him a lifeline??

I would be pretty suspicious about this guy. Either he is VERY shifty, or he's an actual complete moron who has demonstrated that he is so dumb that nothing you do could possibly help him. Either way, I think you'd probably find he's the kind of guy who gets around by taking guys like you for a ride.

Originally Posted by MrShrike

Wait up.

He turns up in another country..and his credit card declines? So he either has no money and/or his credit card is dodgy?

Then he asks you if he could pay cash, but then he tells you that all he has is $10 and a declined credit card? So how was he intending to pay cash for the room?

Then it just so happens that he can't call his father because the phone company...what...they don't accept cash money in their phone boxes? And he has no mobile phone? (That's a cell phone for you yanks)

So he travelled across half of North America without no cash, a non-functional credit card and no mobile phone or other way of contacting home? And then he was jumping up and down in front of you...just hoping you'd throw him a lifeline??

I would be pretty suspicious about this guy. Either he is VERY shifty, or he's an actual complete moron who has demonstrated that he is so dumb that nothing you do could possibly help him. Either way, I think you'd probably find he's the kind of guy who gets around by taking guys like you for a ride.

I'm agreeing with you on the VERY shifty part. Colombians are very tricky people. His luggage was probably filled with cocaine.