Things I Imagined Doing To the Myanmar Bros Who Stole Our Money (and Why I Didn’t Do Them)

I know! I’m still talking about the robbery. I have other things to write about, I swear, but they involve things like processing photos and, like, work. So for now, lists will have to do.

 Things I Imagined Doing to the Myanmar Bros Who Stole Our Money

1. Pointing menacingly with my umbrella tip and giving my best scowl while passing them on the street.
2. Making a deal with the bro who led us to his sketchy, stealing money changer/bus ticket seller friends to help us get our money back.
3. Approaching facilitator bro and saying, “I know what your friends did” before backing up slowly.
4. Marching right up to the counter and demanding my money back.
5. Taking a creeper photo of the establishment and sending it to the Myanmar tourism board.
6. Using the tip of my umbrella to pry up the umbrella of one of the bros trying to avoid my passive aggressive glares on the street and saying, “Hi!”

What I Actually Did

1. Gave dirty, dirty looks to the bros when I saw them on the street.
2. That’s it.

Why I Didn’t Confront Them

1. If a person is willing to steal, they may be willing to commit other crimes that might hurt more than my pocketbook.
2. If the rumors about what happens to Myanmar citizens who screw with tourists are true, I didn’t want to go to the authorities. Even if the scammers are terrible people, I couldn’t justify pulling the trigger and sending someone to their horrible punishment in a Myanmar jail.
3. I loved Yangon so much, I got over the ordeal relatively quickly, and didn’t want to depress myself or worry when I could be enjoying the place!