The tourists apparently started haggling after being charged 1.50 dollars for a cup of tea :michael-laugh:
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The tourists apparently started haggling after being charged 1.50 dollars for a cup of tea :michael-laugh:
(NSFW in case some folks find mild violence upsetting)
It fucking floors me every time I read stuff on travel that's usually written by westerners (not necessarily anglos, though I am unfortunately one) on some poorer places, and people write about how to avoid scams and avoid overpaying, but then you run the conversion to the local currency and it's like a fucking dollar at the most. Absolutely no skin off the traveler's back, but can mean a good day's wages for whoever's involved. Fucking wild.
Even for condescending tourists they're fucked up. Like, my dad once wrote a travel guide for Jamaica; he pretty consistently states that you should heavily tip all the people serving you, in US dollars if you can, because they'll remember you for it. Condescending, sure, but pragmatic.