In our tuk-tuks -2 tuk-tuk for 5 people - we went to a store where there were thousands of pashaminas, artifacts and many other interesting things. The salesman's eyes were glittering with happiness seeing 5 eager tourists enchanted with all that he presented us, so many colors and textures, so many options. At first, we were scared with the prices: Rs 3,000 rupees, oh no... Then we would calculate it in US dollars: menos de $50.00 for a silk scarf, not bad, but you know...the prices for foreigners, basically aliens, are so much more than regular prices. I bargained and I got my scarf down to $2,000 rupees and then, when I went to pay, I asked for more discount, he gave me 15% more. I felt so smart that I felt like laughing. But I know he was probably laughing because he knew he was the smarter. As we say in Brazil: "Ri melhor quem ri por último." (Laughs best who laughs last.)
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Julio 2016
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